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A 1 T p.m, T1 ie Dom Friday, October 21,1988 The Battalion Page 11 Battalion Football Picks Doug Walker Assistant Sports Editor d.p. Cartoonist Jerry Bolz Sports Writer Cray Plxley Assistant Sports Editor Hal L. Hammons Sports Editor Reveille Mascot Anthony Wilson Opinion Page Editor : Rice at Texas A&M Aggies by 21 Aggies by 24 Aggies by 21 Aggies by 14 Aggies by 17 Aggies by 88 Aggies by 10 Arkansas at Houston Cougars by 7 Hogs by 1 Cougars by 7 Hogs by 6 Hogs by 4 Hogs by 24 Cougars by 6 Baylor at TCU Frogs by 6 Bears by 7 Bears by 3 Bears by 1 Frogs by 1 Bears by 7 Frogs by 2 Penn State at Alabama Tide by 4 Lions by 3 Lions by 3 Tide by 4 Tide by 10 Lions by 7 Tide by 7 UCLA at Arizona Bruins by 10 Bruins by 14 Bruins by 12 Bruins by 10 Bruins by 11 Bruins by 3 Bruins by 14 Indiana at Michigan Michigan by 3 Michigan by 1 Wolverines by 4 Michigan by 4 Hoosiers by 6 Michigan by 4 Michigan by 3 Air Force at Notre Dame Irish by 14 Irish by? Irish by 10 Irish by 10 Irish by 24 Falcons by 1 Irish by 21 BC at West Virginia UWV by 13 UWV by 7 UWV by 14 UWV by 6 UWV by 17 Eagles by 2 UWV by 10 Maryland at Duke Devils by 3 Devils by 7 Devils by 6 Devils by 3 Terrapins by 3 Terps by 4 Devils by 1 Washington at Oregon Huskies by 7 Huskies by 7 Huskies by 7 Ducks by 6 Huskies by 4 Huskies by 5 Huskies by 9 Cowboys at Eagles Eagles by 10 Eagles by 7 Eagles by 7 Eagles by 1 Eagles by 10 Cowboys by 6 Eagles by 12 Oilers at Bengals Oilers by 3 Bengals by 7 Bengals by 6 Bengals by 3 Oilers by 3 Oilers by 9 Oilers by 4 i Record 9-2-1 (.818) 9-2-1 (.818) 10-1-1 (.910) 10-1-1 (.909) 8-3-1 (.720) 8-3-1 (.727) 9-2-1 (.818) ! Overall 66-17-1 (.786) 62-21-1 (.756) 62-21-1 (.747) 59-24-1 (.708) 53-30-1 (.636) 48-35-1 (.578) 9-2-1 (.818) * Dodg •curve) ers Continued from page 9) ng in 1972 and ending with a five- me victory over Los Angeles in 1974. The Dodgers are 5-13 overall in World ties play, including 5-4 since moving Los Angeles. The awkward Hatcher, again in the eup for Gibson, continued to lead a armed life. He homered in the first in- ig after Frankin Stubbs’ single and put s Angeles ahead for the 1 Oth time in postseason games. Hatcher’s home run was his second of series; he hit only one in 191 at-bats ring the season. Hatcher later singled, iking him 4-for-4 with two home runs inst Davis this week after previously ing 2-for-14 in his career against him. Davis, signed as a free agent last De cember after being released by the Ath letics, made his former club pay in the fourth. Hatcher led off with an infield single, diving headfirst to beat third baseman Camey Lansford’s throw, be fore the next two batters struck out. On a 3-0 count, manager Tom Lasorda gave the sign to hit instead of take, and Davis did. The Dodgers’ designated hit ter, who had only two home runs during the season, sent a deep drive into the right-field seats for a 4-1 lead. Oakland’s best opportunity came in the third. Lansford and Tony Phillips opened with singles and finally got the crowd going. Walt Weiss, the ninth- place batter, sacrificed the runners into scoring position and Stan Javier scored ill it cokes:: /illalfo M2818 2th Man pntinued from page 9) ainst Texas’ Eric Metcalf in the |tical prelude to the Cotton Bowl. Questions were asked. It was won- red if the 12th Man would be a ture of the Aggie football team much longer alter such a dismal son. (There was a last word from the suffering 1987 T2th Man dur ing the Cotton Bowl. It was Warren ■rhorst who nipped the Heisman Trophy winner’s towel and dashed off the field causing an uproar. ■ jSo what?” the 12th Man said. Ifiey may have been pulled against Texas but Sherrill had the confi dence to leave them in for Tim Brown. jThe 12th Man is most probably - Hre to stay — problems or not. jThe 12th Man will be here for as i long as I’m here,” Sherrill says. “I’m ; very pleased with what they have i done so far this year.” out wait. here is no need to speculate about the team and its problems be cause the athletes will be the first to ■ say that 1987 was not a vintage year. There is no hiding the fact, and the guys have no need or intention to shove aside the sad truth. JFhey know about last year. Seve- ! ral of them played through last sea son's foibles and failures. But in the tradition of optimists and winners, “That was then — this is now.” iThe 12th Man athletes know they have ground to make up and are dy- the 12th Man, says the team mem bers are out to prove themselves and show that they can play with finesse. “There are those people who say he (Sherrill) doesn’t have confidence in the 12th Man if he calls for the ball to be kicked away from a certain receiver. He is the boss, and I defi nitely believe he has confidence in the guys,” Hughes says. “Coach Sherrill called the squib kick and the pooch kick against Tech. We are trying to make things |Ve want to be the best kickoff team in the South west Conference. That is our goal for the season.” Bubba Hillje Two-year starter year of paid pi 1 iglhcoim*' luiyoiuiilvW cy U.S. riii«n3* oiutimntis* 1 ) ithclor'swy snhawiwi^ 1 irttidiiW** icivilha’IW inpatalt®^ iihcti'p.Wkd lavvifcr.k' 1 I'nipMsIwc: 226-2445 Placeiroil ing for a chance to show that they I are new and improved, i After all, they had been waiting quite a while before getting their premiere against Texas Tech. 'Bp his year the 12th Man have a goal—just ask them. BWe want to be the best kickoff team in the Southwest Conference,” twb-year starter Bubba Hillje says. Thu; is our goal for the season.” ■pThird year 12th Man and two- yeat starter Garry Sorrell agrees that being the best in the SWC is in their sights. : ‘We needed something to focus onjinstead of just running down the field trying to hit someone. We needed to believe that we could have the best return average in the con- ferience.” ■This may sound ambitious for stu- dents-turned-athletes, but coming from these gung-ho guys it all sounds possible. : Sherrill says the goal of being the best in the conference is one set by the 12th Man, but he says he thinks the players could see the realization of that goal. “We have some determined and confident young men out there this )ear,” he says. “They’ve held on av erage 12-yard returns per game so (they seem headed for success.” [ Jim Hughes, graduate assistant to “These guys are playing for pride. They are not scholarship players, and the time they sacrifice for 12th Man may be cutting into school, work and other activities. They work as hard as the schol arship players, and their enthusiasm makes them a special part of the Aggie football team. Being a part of the 12th Man is a big commitment.” Jim Hughes Graduate assistant to the 12 th Man happen out there and do the unex pected,” he says. “We wotdd like to get down the field and maybe cause a fumble.” Hughes says the 12th Man is play ing about seven players who had never gone down before the Tech game but that the team is a strong group. “T hese guys are playing for pri de,” he says. “They are not schol arship players, and the time they sac rifice for 12th Man may be cutting into school, work and other activ ities. They work as hard as the schol arship players, and their enthusiasm makes them a special part of the Ag gie football team. Being a part of the 12th Man is a big commitment.” Being a part of the team is what most the 12th Man players see as a privilege and bonus to their college experience. It is a balancing act be tween grades and football. Sorrell, who was a walk-on de fensive back before becoming a 12th Man member, relishes his position on the team. “I would rather be on the 12th Man than a walk-on,” he says. “Be ing a 12th Man has prestige around campus because most everyone can identify with us. They know we are out there because we want to be — scholarship or not.” Second-year starter Brian Ed wards agrees with his teammate. “I don’t have a future in football," he says. “I’m out there to do a good job and contribute, and students can relate to that. I don’t think the 12th Man have that football attitude that intimidate some people. “I’m a student and then an ath lete. My education is number one, but I do want to be out covering kickoffs,” Edwards say. The 12th Man is a self-described unit within the football unit. The players help out by running drills with the scholarship athletes or be ing a part of a scout team, but they do have their own separate identity. “We are a close group of guys within the A&M football family,” Sorrell says. “We don’t always go around with the scholarship guys, but we do have good interaction with them. “We study, hunt, fish and just hang out together. The 12th Man guys are all pretty close, and we en joy getting together off the field.” But most agree that the excite ment comes when they take the field. “I get a thrill just being out on Kyle Field when 60,000 people are screaming,” Brian Carpenter says. Carpenter is a third year 12th Man who hadn’t played football in high school. “The 12th Man was a totally new experience for me. I’m nervous and excited every game whether I play or not,” he says. Hillje, a former walk-on, says playing for the 12th Man was a per sonal goal. “I come from a small town, Co- tulla, where people said I would never see any playing time at a Divi sion I college. Now I get to play on the 12th Man. “When I was out on Kyle Field and heard my name over the loud speaker, I knew I’d finally made it,” he says. “It was a relief to see some action.” For some of the 12th Man players, time on Kyle Field is nerve-racking as well as exciting. “I wasn’t waving my towel very much against Texas Tech, and some of the guys gave me a hard time about it,” second year 12th Man Kirk Pierce says. “I guess I was a little ner vous when I got onto the field. After the first kickoff, I settled down.” Sorrell says some of the players who have been on 12th Man for a while try to help out the new players Kyle Field jitters. “I’m nervous myself, but I have some experience and try to get ev erybody to concentrate on the job in stead of nerves once we are out Randolph's K-Bob Saturday Bucket of Beers $6 00 11-5 pm 6 bottles domestic beer Fajita Plate $4 95 flour tortillas filled with beef or chicken & served on a plate with refried beans, Mexican rice and hot sauce 809 University Dr E. next to the Hilton 846-7467 Sunday When the Dining Hall is Closed. ► Hamburgers • Fajitas < • Chicken • Steaks • Seafood • Sandwiches Lansford with a sacrifice fly that made it 2-1. Hershisher then walked Dave Hender son, bringing up Jose Canseco. This was the Athletics’ chance, and everyone seemed to know it. But baseball’s most dominant pitcher was better than the game’s top hitter, and Canseco grounded into a forceout. It was Canseco’s 16th straight at-bat without a hit since his grand slam in Game 1, in cluding six futile tries against Hershiser. Rick Dempsey, subbing for the hurt Scioscia, doubled home another insur ance run in the sixth. Not that Hershiser needed it, though. Oakland needed five runs to win at that point, and that was more than Hershiser had allowed in his last 97 innings. “We have some deter mined and confident young men out there this year. They’ve held on av erage 12-yard returns per game so they seem headed for success.” Jackie Sherrill there. We know we only have a cer tain number of plays to shine, he says. “The kickoff is our specialty and we must do it well.” So nerves and performance pres sures weigh down, but the 12th Man Kick-off Team is ready for a chal lenge. The players are out there for the entire Aggie audience as a sym bol of student participation in what has become an important feature of Aggieland. Sorrell sums it up best. “We are out there for everyone. 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