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The Battalion SPORTS 10 jSoftb Monday, April 24, 1989 Aggies win two of three over TCU Knox curtails A&M hitters to give Frogs victory in first game BOM STAFF & WIRE I RUSTON, La. — ield I2th-ranked L< ding the distance a fechsters 2-1 in the ileheader Sunday in The Lady Tecnste ike an 8-4 victory, ihilethe Lady Tech: By Jerry Bolz ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Texas Christian pitcher Kerry Knox held high-powered Texas A&M to seven hits in a 4-2 victory Friday, but the Aggies exploded for 24 runs to win the final two games of the three-game series 14-3 and 10-5 Saturday. Knox, a senior lefthander, bound the Aggies with good placement of his fastball and curve. A&M found themselves in a position they have been in a lot recently — they were behind going into their last at-bat. This time the opposition was stronger than the Aggie hitters. “We’ve been putting ourselves in that position a lot,” said John Bying- ton, A&M’s leading hitter. “We need to get out in front early — it didn’t happen today.” Aggie Coach Mark Johnson Aggie Update • Score: A&M wins two of three from Texas Christian by scores of 2- 4, 14-3 and 10-5. • Record: 46-3. • Ranking: First. • Next games: A three-game SWC series against Houston beginning at 2 p.m. Friday at Cougar Field in Houston. wasn’t discouraged and said a come back win isn’t going to happen every time, but they needed to win the fi nal two games of the series. “I don’t think our guys will be down,” he said. “We need to hook up, win the ball games and get on the road.” A&M (46-3, 13-2 in Southwest Conference), played more like their No. 1 ranking the rest of the series. Eric Albright, who had two home runs for the Aggies in the third game, said the team was not moti vated in Friday’s game. “Yesterday we came out pretty flat,” he said. “Today we showed what we can do. We really came out and played with a mission.” In the series opener, the Horned Frogs started strong by getting their first two men on base. Darren Thorpe and Chad Shipes both sin gled off A&M starter Pat Sweet (7-3, 3-2 in SWC with the loss). Thorpe was running on Shipes hit and made it to third safely. Shipes then successfully stole second and Photo by Mike C. Mulvc} A&M shortstop Chuck Knoblauch makes Chad Shipes in the first game of a double- the first out of a double play against TCU’s header Saturday. The Aggies won 14-3. Thorpe snuck home on the play to give TCU a 1-0 lead. The two caused more trouble for Sweet in the third inning. Thorpe walked and stole second. He moved to diird on a sacrifice grounder by Shipes and scored on a sacrifice by Paul Gonzalez to make it 2-0 TCU. The Aggies worked Knox for a run in the fourth as Mike Easley walked, stole second base and scored on a bloop single by Travis Williams. A&M tied the score briefly at 2-2 in the fifth inning. This time it was Kirk Thompson who walked, stole second and scored on a single by Chuck Knoblauch. The Horned Frogs went ahead for good in the bottom of the fifth as Shipes scored from third base on a double by Tom Hardgrove to put TCU up 3-2. TCU picked up their final run in the eighth when Gonzalez walked and scored on Hardgroves deep fly to center field. Thompson, A&M’s center fielder, lost the ball in the sun. The. Aggies busted loose early in the second game of the series, taking TCLT starting pitcher Scott Thoma for three runs in the first inning. Thompson and Terry Taylor got things started with walks and Knob lauch loaded the bases with a single. Byington hit a sharp line drive to right field to score Thompson and Andy Duke doubled to left to score Tavlor and Knoblauch, giving the Aggies a 3-0 lead. The first inning was just a primer for the second, however, as AM knocked TCU for seven runs on sis hits. Jim Neumann walked and went to’ third on a bunt single hv Blake We and an overthrow to first by Thom. Neumann mi Pyle scored and Thompson went to second on his in field lap and another throwing error by TCU. Thompson scored to make itM See Baseball/Page 11 Total sports network — who needs it? • Score with 12 scores c • Recot • Nex header 4:30 p.i The Lady Aggie freshman Stennan moved to thira on t field and scored wh racenter field to gi\ A&M t< struggle SWC tc FROM STAFFS, WIF The Texas Ai women’s tennis te different results a Conference Cha Fort Worth this w< Arkansas ench men's season with Aggie Coach D the Hogs outplaye Arkansas went I fore falling to Te* a 5-4 count. The women pc suits, reaching th being ousted by T< The Lady Aggi a 6-1 victory over san Williams, Ro Cindy Church we and Traci Nix w< matches. Mawdsle ler teamed for th winning the only c Their next vii Methodist, fell 5-2 MOVI ...EVI AND SURF Sports. It’s the one topic that affects the lives of most Americans in one way or another. Whether you are a die-hard sports fan or related to one, the activities often shape your lifestyle. Within the past decade, one television network has come to the forefront in sports coverage. I’m talking about ESPN. Before the emergence of this wonderful 24- hour, all-sports TV channel, life for the sports- hater was easy. When I was younger and my father made all the decisions about what we watched, I had to accept the fact that I could either watch whatever sport was on television or not watch it at all. I’ve grown to enjoy watching football and baseball games and even catch myself reading the sports pages occasionally to catch the latest scores. But sports is hardly my favorite pastime. Now, thanks to ESPN, I can watch all the sports all the time. And it’s not just the main events, such as football, basketball, baseball and golf. ESPN also covers the less publicized sports — wrestling, fishing, snow-skiing, tractor pulls, CBA basketball, beach volleyball, hockey, college athletics, skateboarding and various miscellaneous shows, just to name a few. Is a 24-hour sports channel really necessary? Who, besides the participants and their families really cares about watching skateboarding or beach volleyball tournaments? Sure, they are fun to watch for a few seconds, but you would have to be extremely bored to spend more time than that. However, I must admit that the scenery during the volleyball games adds interest to the matches. ‘Part of the network’s appeal is probably due to the wide variety of events they cover. Some people are probably crazy enough to spend hours watching tractor pulls, but I’d rather go shopping for tractors. At least I’d be interacting with people. Their sports coverage also includes wrestling, a sport previously limited to late-night weekend time slots. Tm so thrilled to have even more oportunities to watch grown men in outrageous costumes throw each other around the ring. What would the world do without adequate coverage of the fishing tournaments? It’s bad enough to actually go fishing, but to watch it on TV? You don’t even get to play with the worms. If you are unfortunate enough to miss all these exciting sports, ESPN comes to t he rescue by having three 30-minute sports update shows, highlighting the day’s events. ESPN does a good job covering every sport imaginable, but their behavior and the behavior they evoke from fans is less than desirable. For example, when ESPN covered the Texas j A&M-University of Texas baseball series two weeks ago, they came to College Station and turned Olsen Field upside down. Platforms had to be set up for their cameras, the regulars were forced out of the press box, and the fans turned into suckers, willing to do anything to get on television. In the final game, one fan moved from his seal two sections away, approached the ESPN cameraman with a homemade sign combining j the letters E-S-P-N and an Aggie slogan, and j asked if he could be shown on televison for the people at home. The moron then moved about 15 seats away and nonchalantly positioned himself with the sign facing the camera. Do you really think he was watching the game? I doubt it — he just wanted his friends to tell him they saw him on i TV. I guess his day was made when the cameraman finally focused on him. But the foolish behavior doesn’t stop there.A group of lot mer students and their families, who were sitting close to the cameraman behind home plate, became ecstatic when he focused on them. The thumbs were all in the “gig ’em’’ position and their smiles extended the widths of their faces. If they only knew the red lights, signifying the camera was in use, were not lighted, the smiles probably would have disappeared. Our baseball team deserves national recognition, but we cotdd do without the uproar caused by ESPN. The fans can be themselves and resume their pre-celebrity behavior and we can all enjoy the games. BI0ENVIR0NMENTAL ENGINEERS, READY FOR A CHANGE OF PACE? The Air Force can make you an attractive otter—outstanding compensation plus opportunities for professional development. You can have a challenging practice and time to spend with your family while you serve your counfry. Find ouf what the Air Force offers bioenvironmentai engineers. 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