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Monday, April 11,1988rThe Battalion/Page 9 V, Sports r. Aggies sweep Baylor, • grab share of 1st place i April [ 24aH(j| Pari gh Mat haver ientift ’er, % hey kadi eluding i «to set rushedj trd (he ipeared seeking iut hett: themre : Direm By Am ssistant Sports Editor WACO — The Texas A&M baseball team completed a sweep of Baylor Saturday with 3-1 and ■5-0 wins, moving into a tie for the lead of the Southwest Confer ence. The wins moved A&M to 36-8 . . on the season and 8-1 in SWC I Cl play. The Bears are now 17-22 A&M and Texas are alone at the top of the standings; all other Jill conference schools have SWC re- y y | cords below .500. Texas lost the first game of a Saturday doubleheader to Rice 6- 4 for its first conference defeat of the season. Strong A&M pitching was the key to the Aggies’ success. Sean Snedeker threw a four- hitter in the opener and only al lowed an infield single in the last five innings of the seven-inning game. The Aggies broke the game open in the fifth inning. With the ful p. score tied at one, Tom Carcione wassiica l ec l with a double. Mike Easley followed and reached on an error and stole sec- md base when no Bear infielders covered the base. Andy Duke followed with an infield single to load the bases, nd Kirk Thompson’s fielder’s hoice forced Carcione at the plate. But Chuck Knoblauch singled o bring Easley and Duke in. In the second game, Fred Ris- 11 waniii very i idone!: with hi encefoii All thret jeifoiw cen and Scott Centala combined jtwithQ for another four-hitter. I L Sean Snedeker Centala came in at the begin ning of the sixth inning and sealed the win by striking out six of the last eight batters he faced, including the last four. The Aggies had 11 hits in the game, but they only put them and four Baylor errors together for three runs — none earned. Terry Taylor hit a deep drive over centerfielder Mike Robison’s head with one out in the fifth. Ro bison reached the ball, but it fell out of his glove, allowing Taylor to go to third. Scott Livingstone singled Tay lor home for the game’s first run and stole second. Tim McWilliam singled Livingstone home. Two more errors led to an in surance run in the sixth. Knob lauch reached first on a fielder’s choice — the second out of the in ning — and was picked off, but the first baseman made a poor throw to second, and Knoblauch was safe. Taylor followed with an easy fly to left field that fell out of Trent Stroth’s glove, allowing Knoblauch to score. Friday the Aggies beat the Bears 10-4 behind seven-hit pitching from Randy Pryor and Nick Felix and a two-run homer byjohn Byington. Livingstone said, “The pitchers are doing their jobs. They’re throwing strikeouts, doing what needs to be done. It’s a big com fort when you lead 3-0 on 11 hits.” A&M Coach Mark Johnson also had words of praise for his pitching staff. “I’m pleased with our perfor mance. It’s good to get complete games, even in seven-inning games. “A big key is to have Nick Felix and Scott Centala in the bullpen, ready to come in.” Livingstone said the Rice win over Texas was nice, but the Ag gies are capable of taking care of themselves. “We’re not looking for help from anyone,” he said. “We’re going to do it on our own.” The sweep made 15 straight victories for the Aggies over Bay lor. “I don’t know how that works,” Johnson said, “but I’m glad to get three more.” . ended ilt'ofihel A&M men’s tennis team falls to Arkansas did really 'he said, he 23rd-ranked Texas A&M •n's tennis team was nailed 9-0 Fri- ■y by Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. ■In singles play, A&M’s Dean Johnson lost to Mike Brown 6-4, 6-4; Arkansas’ Donnie Wood beat Steve Kennedy 6-1, 6-2; and Augusto So lano of Arkansas defeated Shaun O’Donovan 6-1,6-4. In doubles play, the team of Sy- lano Simone and Solano defeated A&M’s Kennedy and O’Donovan 7- 6, 6-4; Cha Boon Im and Derrek Brooks defeated A&M’s Wayne Green and Mike Chambers 6-3, 6-4; and Arkansas’J.P. Mieny and Wood beat Johnson and Craig Whitteker 7- 5, 6-2. Lady netters bucked by Mustangs; A&M loses 9-0 in 2nd SWC defeat By Curtis L. Culberson Assistant Sports Editor Eighth-ranked Southern Method ist handed the Texas A&M women’s tennis team its second conference loss Saturday in a devastating 9-0 de feat at the Omar Smith Tennis Cen ter. The Lady Aggies, ranked 25th, fall to 16-6 on the season and 5-2 in the Southwest Conference putting them behind SMU and Texas in the conference race. Lisa Keller, who recently moved into the No. 1 seed, was a bright spot for A&M, taking the No. 9 player in the nation, Jennifer Santrock, to three sets before losing 6-4, 3-6, 3-6. After losing the first two games in the second set, Keller fought hard to stop Santrock's comeback with ag- ressive net play. But Santrock’s con sistent good play and some unforced errors did Keller in. A&M’s Gaye Lynn Gensler played a tough second set against Jean Marie Sterling in the No. 2 seed. Gensler dropped the first set 6-3, but took the second to a tie-breaker by winning several long volleys late in the set and coming to the net to hit sniashes before losing the set 7-6. No. 3 seed Cindy Churchwell was defeated 6-3, 6-2 by Claire Evert, the little sister of pro tennis player Chris Evert. In other singles action, Susan Wil liams fell to Debbie Ceccato in twin 6-2 sets and A&M’s Traci Nix took the second set away from Tammy Christensen before losing 3-6, 6-2, 6- 2 in the No. 5 seed. Derryn Haygarth took a 5-3 lead in the second set after losing the first 3-6, but SMU’s Kim Galdo won four straight games to win 5-7. SMU won the three-all games, A&M Coach Bobby Kleinicke said. “We just go beat today,” he said. “They’re as good as the others in the top 10. “I’m proud of the way we fought and we’ll bounce back.” The Lady Aggies are in action to day in San Antonio against Trinity and face Arkansas Friday at home at 1:30 p.m. Texas A&M’s Lisa Keller returns a volley against SMU’s Jennifer Santrock during Saturday’s match at the Omar Smith Tennis Center. Award .ward 5ords erAwd ;mic * mericai etyS* irsan^ nderS* and f' E rds TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY ird rds as* THE SOCIETY FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW VENTURES PRESENTS: Mr. Don Ganter owner of The Dixie Chicken speaking on Getting Started in Business” Wed., April 13 at 8 p.m. in Room 102 Zachary FREE refreshments ...Everyone Welcome Residence Half aggaJ Association Applications for the following Directors and Associate Directors are now available in 215 Pavilion. Directors: Fundraising & Development Public Relations N.C.C. Casino Associate Directors: Freshmen Leadership Adopt-A-Fish Programs Facilities & Operations Freshmen Programs RHA Affairs Historian Internal Affairs External Affairs Applications due April 15,1988; in 215 Pavilion LAST CHANCE!! MINORITY ENGINEERING PROGRAM AWARDS BANQUET WHEN: Friday, April 15, 1988 at 6:30 pm WHERE: Memorial Student Center Room 201 COST: $8.00 for Students** and $ 15.00 for Faculty** THEME: “Limitations Without Boundaries!” SPEAKER: Dr. Allen Letton ALL FACULTY AND MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING STUDENTS WELCOME ** TICKETS ON SALE UNTIL APRIL 12th, 5:00 pm ** In Room 204 Zachiy Engineering Center Call Battalion Classified 845-2611