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SPORTS 11
Thursday, April 20,1989
Lady Ags clip No. 16 Sam Houston
Seniors excel in last home game; Newkirk and Crainer homer
By StanGolaboff
SPORTS WRITER
It was a fairy-tale ending to fairy
tale careers for the three senior Lady
Aggie softball players Wednesday
night as the Texas A&M softball
team swept a doubleheader from
16th-ranked Sam Houston State, 3-2
and 6-0.
Seniors Carrie Heightley, Erin
Newkirk and Tory Parks, appearing
in their last home games, helped to
lead the Lady Aggies to victory.
Newkirk was 3-for-7 with one home
run and four runs batted in. Height-
A&M softball
• Score: A&M wins two 3-2 and 6-0
over Sam Houston State.
• Record: 25-21.
• Next game: Friday doubleheader
against Northwestern State of Loui-
iiana at 3 p.m. at Natchitoches, La.
ley was 4-for-7 with a double and
one RBI and Parks went l-for-6 with
one RBI and was on base three
(imes.
While at A&M, the three seniors
have won a national championship,
finished second once and tied for
fifth. They have made three straight
trips to the softball World Series and
have helped A&M compile a 163-63
record the last three years.
The three seniors were honored
between the games by the Maroon
Club, the Women’s Athletics booster
club.
In the first game, SHSU (31-15)
tried to ruin the seniors’ farewell
party as they scored quickly. SHSU
scored in the first inning and threat
ened to score again in the second.
However, center fielder Newkirk
threw out Melissa Tyler at the plate
as she tried to score from second on
asingle by Shonta Garr.
SHSU led 1-0 until Heightley got
atwo-out double in the third to score
Renee Blaha. The score stayed tied
until the tenth inning as the Ags
played uncharacteristically good de
fense.
A&M (25-21) had committed 99
errors coming into Wednesday’s
games. The Aggies made just one er
ror all night and raised their record
to 19-7 in games in which they com
mit less than three errors.
SHSU took advantage of A&M’s
Photo by Dean Saito
A&M catcher Erika Ericksson tags out SHSU’s Melissa Tyler
at the plate in the Lady Aggies’ 3-2 first game win.
only error of the night in the tenth
inning. Lori Nesmith started the in
ning on second base under the inter
national rule and Debi Robertson
reached on a throwing error by
Michelle Mayfield.
“We played outstanding defense
tonight,” A&M Head Coach Bob
Brock said. “Michelle’s error was
questionable because I thought we
got her (Robertson) on the tag.”
SHSU then took the lead when
Tyler singled to score Nesmith.
A&M quickly responded in the
bottom of the inning. Mayfield
started the inning on second. Bar
bara Kajs singled to center and May-
field moved to third.
Renee Blaha was intentionally
walked to load the bases and May-
field scored when SHSU left fielder
Christy Roschal misplayed a fly ball
by Parks.
“We got lucky with Tory’s ball be
cause it was one of those balls that
had eyes — that helped to keep us
going,” Brock said.
Heightley hit into a force play at
home and Newkirk came up with the
bases loaded and one out. Tyler fell
behind in the count and Newkirk hit
a 3-2 pitch into left to single home
the winning run.
“I felt good tonight and it was nice
to get the hit for the team, plus it was
against Sam Houston and I love to
beat Sam Houston,” Newkirk said.
In the second game, the Aggies
took no time at all in taking control
as the seniors again led the way.
In the bottom of the first with two
outs and Heightley on first, Newkirk
did her John Byington impersona
tion as she smashed her third home
run of the year over the left-field
fence giving the Ags a 2-0 lead. It
would be all they needed.
“She threw me the ball I like to
hit,” Newkirk said. “It was over the
plate — it was meat — and I knew it
was gone when I hit it.”
A&M scored again in the second
when sophomore Stacey Crainer hit
her first career home run to lead off
the inning.
“Our seniors played great and I
was really glad for them to go out as
winners,” Brock said. “But I think
our young players did an outstand-
ingjob defensively and hitting-wise.
“I was excited for Stacey getting
her first home run and I think she
was a little excited herself.”
Crainer may have run the fastest
home run trot ever seen at an A&M
game.
“I didn’t think it was a home run
and I thought it bounced of the
fence,” she said. “When I rounded
second I couldn’t understand why
everyone was laughing and then
they told me it hit the scoreboard
and it was a home run.”
A&M finished the Uadykats off
for good in the fifth when Parks sin
gled in Kajs, then Newkirk singled in
Blaha and Heightley to end the scor
ing.
A&M pitcher Dana Mitchell (25-
20) scattered four hits in the second
game and pitched her 11th shutout
of the season. She struck out two and
walked four batters on the night and
limited the Uadykats to 11 hits and
two runs.
A&M’s Kephart named in steroids case
FROM STAFF & WIRE REPORTS
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The
strength coach at Texas A&M was
charged with importing anabolic
steroids in South Carolina and three
former University of South Carolina
assistant football coaches were in
dicted Wednesday for allegedly pro
viding athletes with the muscle-
building drug.
The indictments came as Athletic
Director King Dixon said South Car
olina reopened an internal investiga
tion into the charges. The university
probe was halted after the grand
jury investigation began.
Keith Kephart, a former strength
coach at South Carolina, was
charged with conspiring with “other
members of the USC athletic com
munity” to bring steroids into the
state and dispense them without pre
scriptions.
Kephart faces a maximum of five
years in prison and $302,000 in fines
if convicted on all five counts.
James W. Washburn, Thomas E.
Gadd and Thomas Kurucz were
charged with “conspiring to conduct
a program of illegal steroid use by
members of the athletic community,
... particularly by ... the university’s
football team.” The coaches alleg
edly encouraged and monitored the
progress of the athletes using ster
oids.
The three coaches also were
charged with importing steroids into
South Carolina and dispensing the
drug without prescriptions.
Tne charges facing the four
coaches are all misdemeanors. If
convicted on all counts, the three
could be sentenced to a maximum of
four years and fined $301,000.
Kurucz, who left South Carolina
in December 1986 after four years at
the school, also was charged with
one felony count of lying to the
grand jury, which carries a maxi
mum fine of $250,000 and a five-
year sentence.
U.S. Attorney Vinton Lide said at
a news conference Wednesday the
coaches also used steroids.
“I think if you read the indict
ments carefully you may come to
that conclusion,” he said.
Lide declined to elaborate, but
one of the indictments said “Kephart
and others would administer the
steroids to each other to improve
athletic performance and to enhance
physical appearance.”
Washburn, who coached at South
Carolina from December 1982 until
he left after last season to go to Pur
due, said he had been advised by his
attorney not to discuss the indict
ment.
Gadd, who left South Carolina in
December 1986 after four years at
the school and is now an assistant at
Utah, said in a statement that he was
never contacted bv state or federal
authorities.
“At this time, I don’t know any
specifics of the charges,” Gadd said.
“My No. 1 concern at this time is
clearing my name.”
Kephart, whose contract as an as
sistant at Texas A&M expires in
May, had no immediate comment, a
school spokesman said.
Kurucz’ s wife, Mary Ellen, said
her husband was out of town and
unavailable for comment.
The grand jury also charged a
fifth man, John L. Carter of Be-
thesda, Md., with distributing ster
oids to four former South Carolina
players including Tommy Chaikin,
who played from 1983 to 1987. It
was an article co-written by Chaikin
in the Oct. 24 issue of Sports Illus
trated that prompted the grand jury
probe.
NFL needs drafting lessons from Chicago
It’s that time of year.
That wonderful time when all of the NFL’s
general managers are strung out from stimulant
abuse like characters in a Jack Kerouac novel and
the same burnouts are the (un)fortunate
recipients of advice from all sides.
And there is good reason for the double-dose
Di stress and guidance thrust upon front office
types in the spring.
As is commonly known, the draft can make or
break a team. T he Dallas Cowboys are a prime
example of how draft wisdom and foolishness
can have profound and lasting effects.
The 70’s brought the wonder-picks for the
Pokes. Franchise cornerstones like Randy White
and Tony Dorsett came f rom shrewd dealings by
the now deposed Texas A. Schramm. But the
80 s presented an entirely different set of
circumstances.
Rod Hill, the name that causes GM’s across the
league to shudder and recoil in fear, was the
beginning of a floodgate of draft woes for
“America’s Team.”
Yes, the draft blues are what the Cowboys will
be singing Sunday as they prepare to make a
franchise turnaround under the new direction of
Jerry “Hayseed" Jones and his right-hand man
Gorgeous Jimmy Johnson.
Butjust as the Cowboys have doomed
themselves to the NFL cellar with draft boo-boos,
other teams have lifted themselves up to the
upper echelons of the league with draft magic.
The Chicago Bears have built themsleves into
aperennial powerhouse with their first round
Tom
Kehoe
Sports Writer
picks. Mike Singletary, Jim McMahon, Wilbur
Marshall, Willie Gault, Jimbo Covert, Neal
Anderson, Jim Harbaugh and Brad Muster were
all first rounders in the Windy City.
Singletary is THE inside linebacker in the
NF L. McMahon may still be the straw that stirs
Chicago’s drink. Marshall was All-Pro until he
went for bigger money with the Redskins. Gault
was top-nOtch at the wide out for the Bears until
his trade value sent him to warmer climes. Covert
is a boss on the line and is magnificentlv
consistent.
Anderson made the trepidation surrounding
Walter Payton’s retirement purely sentimental as
he was more than readv to fill the backf ield void
left Ln Sweetness. Jim Harbaugh will contend for
a startingjob in camp after filling in as the starter
last year. Brad Muster, last year’s top pick from
Stanford, saw action in every game and will start
this year.
And those are just the first-rounders. Richard
Dent and Ron Morris, to name two, came later.
The Bears don’t use a fancy draft computer.
They’ve never had a policy of taking “the best
available athlete.” And geez, the poor souls, look
where it’s gotten them.
Instead of psycho-analyzing prospects, the
Bears look at the bottom line.
Can he run? Can he block? Can he tackle?
This year could be the blockbuster in Chicago.
They have three, count ’em, three first round
picks — numbers 11, 12 & 25.
Their immediate needs lie in the defensive
line. The Fridge has just about exhausted Ditka’s
patience with his oil-tanker physique. Steve
McMichael and Dan Hampton have bad knees.
The duration of their careers is dubious.
So, the Bears will be looking to make a play for
Outland and Lombardi winner Tracy Rocker.
He is the best down lineman in the draft. They
might have to deal to move up to get him, or
maybe not. A knee injury during his junior
season has made some scouts skeptical.
If not, they may try for Pitt’s defensive end
Burt Grossman, who scouts say is the best pass
rusher of the crop. But he will be even more
popular in rVie early picks than Rocker so more
wheeling and dealing may he required.
However they decide to pla\ it, expect big
things. The Beat s are a draft terror. I hope the
new residents of Valley Ranch take a few notes
on Sunday and Monday because somehow,
somewhere. Rod Hill's little brother is probably
running a good 40 and giving all the right
answers to a rorschach test.
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