The Battalion
SPORTS
7
Tuesday, February 20,1990
Sports Editor
Richard Tijerina
845-2688
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Cornelius Patterson knows he’s no
Bojackson.
Patterson, a speedy wide receiver
for the Texas A&M football team,
came out for baseball this spring and
won a spot on the Aggie roster.
Although he has played sparingly
usually as a pinch runner so far this
season, Patterson said he’s often
compared to Jackson, America’s fa
vorite two-sport athlete.
“People call me ‘Bojackson’,” Pat
terson said. “But I’m not trying to
follow in his shoes or anything.”
Patterson has little in common
with Jackson and doesn’t see himself
as another Bo.
That’s evident if you’ve ever seen
Patterson play baseball. Bo breaks
bats as he walks off the field. Patter
son breaks a smile.
Patterson said he’s glad to be a
part of the 1990 Aggie baseball
team, even if his part is small. So far,
he’s played in four games and was
hitless in his only plate appearance.
Although Patterson has been regu
lated to the role of pinch runner, he
said he’s not bothered by it.
“I respect the guys in front of
me,” Patterson said. “They’ve been
there a while, they’re experienced
and I’m just coming in. I’ll just have
to wait my turn.
“I’m just trying to help the team
out. Anything I can do, I’ll do.”
Still, Patterson is reluctant to say
he’s satisfied with being a designated
runner.
“Being a complete ballplayer is
i what everyone dreams of,” he said.
“But I’ve accepted my role, and I re
spect the guys in front of me because
they have more experience than I
do.”
Patterson’s football mentor, re
ceivers coach Robert Ford, said that
Patterson is a positive influence off
the field.
“Cornelius is a very pleasant
'young man,” Ford said. “He’s a real
good student, and sings in the
church choir.”
Patterson proved that nice guys
don’t finish last when he became a
hero in his first collegiate baseball
game. In the Aggies’ Feb. 9 season
opener against the T&niversity of
Texas-Arlington, Patterson came
into the game in the bottom of the
10th inning to pinch run.
He stole second base, and took
third on a wild pitch that bounced
only a few feet away from the
catcher; a feat most runners couldn’t
Junior Cornelius Patterson is living a two-sport lifestyle at
A&M as a wide receiver (I) and outfielder (r) for the Aggies.
have pulled off.
Patterson’s speed convinced UTA
to intentionally walk Dan Robinson
and Blake Pyle to set up a possible
force play. Then Patterson scored
the winning run when left fielder
Chad Broussard smashed a single
past the third baseman.
“It was sort of like a dream,” Pat
terson said. “I mean, my first colle
giate game as a baseball player, and I
score the winning run.”
It may have felt like a dream, but
it wasn’t Patterson’s first big moment
on a baseball field. He starred for his
high school baseball team in Moss
Point, Ms., and lettered three years
in the sport.
Patterson hit .325 in the leadoff
spot and played centerfield in high
school.
“I had a little pop in my bat,” he
See Patterson/Page 8
Davis considering possible A&M coaching offer
FROM STAFF & WIRE REPORTS
Texas A&M Athletic Director
John David Crow is scouring the na
tion in search of a head coach for his
basketball program.
And while interim coach John
Thornton is among the possible re
placements for Shelby Metcalf, who
resigned Jan. 22 after 27 years with
A&M, Crow already has contacted
University of Idaho Athletic Direc
tor Gary Hunter and asked permis
sion to set up a formal postseason in
terview with Idaho basketball coach
Kermit Davis.
Davis said he is interested in a va
cancy at Texas A&M, but is “very
happy in Moscow. ”
Hunter has given A&M permis
sion to set up the postseason inter
view with Davis, 30, the second-
youngest NCAA Division I coach in
the nation.
“I think that’s a basketball job that
not just Kermit Davis, but everybody
else in the country feels has tons of
potential because of the recruiting
base in Texas and the dollars you
have,” Davis said. “I’m very flattered
to be considered by a great univer
sity like Texas A&M.”
Crow said he asked Hunter for
See Kermit Page 8
No. 8 Aggies
defend 7-0 mark
against Lamar
By ALAN LEHMANN
Of The Battalion Staff
The No. 8 Texas A&M baseball
team will defend its 7-0 record Tues
day when they host Lamar in a 1
p.m. doubleheader at Olsen Field.
The Aggies shook their offensive
woes Saturday as they thrashed Pan
American 7-2 and 8-1.
They managed a season-high 12
hits in the nightcap, and got a grand
slam in the first game from right
fielder Dan Robinson.
Junior pitcher Rich Robertson
won the Coppertone National Player
of the Week award. Robertson, a
transfer from San Jacinto Junior
College, struck out 12 Pan American
batters and allowed only one run in
seven innings to improve his record
to 2-0.
Robertson isn’t the only hot Aggie
pitcher.
The A&M staff has combined for
a 0.90 earned run average.
Robertson and senior Pat Sweet
share the team lead with 2-0 records.
Jason Bullard, another San Jacinto
transfer, leads the team with two
saves.
The Aggies moved up to No. 8 in
the latest ESPN/Collegiate Baseball
polls. It is the highest ranking A&M
has had this season, after spending
11 weeks ranked No. 1 last year.
Coach Mark Johnson said that
he’s happy with the pitching staff.
“I can’t say enough about our
pitchers and the job Coach (Jim)
Lawler has done with that group,”
Johnson said.
“They are throwing the breaking
ball for a strike and staying ahead of
the hitters.”
Robinson, a junior San Jacinto
transfer, has emerged as the Aggies’
offensive leader.
He leads the team in hits (7), aver
age (.333), runs (8), runs batted in
(9), homeruns (2) and stolen bases
(4).
The probable starters tor Tues
day’s games are Brent Gilbert and
Sean Lawrence.
Gilbert has pitched in one game
and has a 0.00 ERA in his 2.2 in
nings of work. Lawrence, a sopho
more from Oak Park, Illinois, hasn’t
pitched this season, but was 2-0 last
season.
Lamar will counter with Shad
Smith (1-0, 4.76 ERA) and Michael
Stewart (1-0, 3.86).
The Cardinals are 3-3-1 for the
season after losing to Sam Houston
2-1 in the opener of a doubleheader
and tying 4-4 because of darkness in
the nightcap.
After the doubleheader, the Ag
gies take to the road for six games
Friday through Monday.
They will play three games against
both Louisiana Tech and Northeast
Louisiana.
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