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Wednesday, February 7,1990 The Battalion Page 9 Univ. of Texas-ArHngton Unlv. of Texas-ArUngton (OH) at Sam Houston State Univ. Texas-Pan Am Unlv. Texas-Pan Am (DH) Lamar University (DM) at Louisiana Tech at Louisiana Tech (DH) at Northeastern Louisiana (DH) at Northeastern Louisiana LSU LSU(DH) Southwest Texas State (DH) at Sam Houston State Aggie invitational * Iowa State * Washington State * St. John's Missouri Missouri (DH) Southwestern (DH) Texas Tech Texas Tech (DH) Hardin Simmons Univ. (DH) at Baylor at Baylor (DH) Sam Houston State Rice Rice (DH) Stephen F.. iiV.i ts, only year. Thu 17*19 Austin (DH) > at Texas at Texas (DH) Texas Southern Univ. (DH) TCU TCU (DH) Houston Houston (DH) at Arkansas at Arkansas (DH) SWC Tournament at Austin Texas 3 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. t p.m. 3p.m. t p.m. 5 p.m. 2p.m. TEA 3 p.m. 1 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 12 p.m. 7 pan. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m, 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m TBA Frl. Sat Tue. Wed. Sat.>Tue. Frl. Sat. Tua. Frl. Set. Tua. Fn. Tua. m Sat Turn. Fri. Sat. Tue. Fri. Set. Fri Sat Fri Sat r s... 1990 (( ontinued from page 8) ■ them are pitchers. ■ Sophomore third baseman Travis Williams saw more action than any ■ the other returning postion play- Bs. He played in 49 of the Aggies’ ■s seemintitp games, and hit .271 with six home all season runs. , the AggiesWhen All-American John Bying- eone comiBn was hurt, Williams stepped in landingdt ®d was named the Most Valuable Btyer of the Aggie Invitational ghtupwWurnament. Williams will start at Bird base this season. ament, the 1 Sophomore Trey Witte played in andthetof^O games as a second baseman and A&M haifcsigua'ed hitter. He hit .321 with a State anc 14 runs batted in. He’ll start the sea- ! Series. Bn at second base. ■Sophomore shortstop Jason Mar- All-AmeriaiNl played in 26 games and hit .417 lO-hitteriir ^ at-bats. Marshall returns as a ad lostonltB^' starter, and Johnson said he’s re t ) ial ^improved his defense, their lucl!B^ lc ^ ers ^ onn ‘ e Allen, Pat Sweet . ini^pd Steve Hughes are the only re- ^ Bining Aggies who pitched at least Binnings last season. =*xtend inlol A,len > a righthander who is ex- l i .[.peaed to be the ace of this year’s ° in nve»h, posted a 9-1 record last season <m . nfth a 4.66 earned run average. :)U i Lawler said Allen has made Cn Banges in his mechanics, and that Blen will be a more dominanting „ i o.i|Bcher this year. * ieS ’ 'iSweet is a solid lefthander, who Hies on control and ground balls foi outs. Last year, Sweet showed his Brability by leading the Aggies in games started and innings pitched. He posted a 10-3 mark, pitching 116 innings in his 17 starts. ■Hughes pitched 53 innings of re- lef last season, and won both of his decisions. This year, he is expected to work in middle relief and as spot starter. Other returning players include Tim Holt, John Wood, Jeff Bernet, Scott Daniels and Blake Pyle. Re turning pitchers Brent Gilbert, Sean Lawrence and Kerry Fruedenberg also will throw for the Aggies. Holt is expected to win the cen- terfield spot this season. Coach Mark Johnson Johnson said that he likes Holt’s de fensive talent, but questions his abil ity to hit. Wood has been battling Pyle for the catcher’s role this Fall. Johnson said that he likes Wood’s throwing arm and leadership, but would like to see the senior improve his offen sive production. Bernet will start at first base this year. Although he only played in 18 games last season, the sophomore had an excellent fall, Johnson said. Pyle, who spent time at both catcher and first base last season, will challenge Wood for the catcher’s spot. Pyle proved that he could hit last season, compiling a .378 average in 22 games. If the Aggies need him, he may also spend some time in the designated hitter’s role. Johnson concedes that the Aggies won’t hit as well this season as they did last year, but he likes his pitching staff. “I feel good about the depth of our pitching staff,” Johnson said. Wood, who has worked with the pitchers, agrees. “Our pitching staff is as deep as anybody’s,” Wood said. “They’ll carry us.” Wood also likes the junior college transfers. “They come from good programs, and they’re ready to play,” he said. “They’ve got experience and it won’t be like having freshmen out there.” With the loss of their top eight hit ters, the Aggies’ pitching and de fense will have to be better this year than in 1989, when A&M scored an average of 9.8 runs per game. “We’ll have a lot more low-scoring games this year,” Allen said. Coach Lawler isn’t worried about the quality of hitting or defense. And he sees the whole new lineup as a blessing. “Our hitting will come around, and our infield is solid,” he said. “Actually, I think it’s a blessing that we have no big hitters coming back. “If we had just one guy, like John (Byington) back, he’d nave to try to carry the team, and we’d lean on him. With a whole new lineup, we start fresh.” With eight starters gone, the ama teur draft hit the Aggies hard. Only time will tell if that makes the young Aggies become hard hitters. Marshall stepping in at shortstop Soph maintaining concentration as season starts ALAN LEHMANN iThe Battalion Staff ■Jason Marshall has some big cleats to fill. The sopho- nore shortstop from Abilene will be counted on to take )ver for All-American Chuck Knoblauch. ■Marshall played in 26 games last season, mostly as a gSckup. Although he was highly-recruited out of high icnool, Marshall didn’t mind waiting for playing time >eliind Knoblauch. _He said it was a fun learning experience, and it gave lim a chance to observe A&M’s outstanding 1989 in- ield. irif I could mold the perfect player, I’d want (John) lyington’s intensity at the plate, Chuck’s (Knoblauch) nlthe field, and (Terry) Taylor’s fluid motions,” Mar- htll said. “Taylor’s natural abilities are unreal.” »U1 three were taken in the June amateur draft, and lave signed professional contracts. raViarshall knows that a lot will be expected of him this leason, but he also expects a lot from himself. He said his goals for 1990 include being named to the All-Southwest Conference team, keeping his errors down and hitting around .330. Last year he hit .414 in 29 at bats. He also had 10 runs batted in, indicating his clutch-hitting ability. “I don’t think people expect me to hit for a high aver age, but I have high expectations and I think I can hit,” he said. However, Marshall’s highest concern going into this season is mental, rather than physical. “I think that my biggest goal is to stay on an even emotional keel the whole game,” he said. “I need to take the same mentality into every game, and raise it when I have to.” Marshall said he might be too intense to play at his- best every day because it drains his energy. 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