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Wednesday, March 21,1990
Sports Editor
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t’s not how you’re ranked,
it’s how hard you play the game.
That should be the 1990 NCAA
Tournament’s motto.
It stands to reason, due to the fact that
all the high-ranked teams are being
knocked off by Cinderella clubs. I mean,
who expected Duke, UCLA, Clemson,
Minnesota, Xavier, Ball State and the
run-and-gun offense of Loyola
Marymount to make it to the Sweet 16?
I didn’t.
I And the thing that gets me is the teams
they defeated in order to reach their
current status in the tournament.
[ • Duke 76, St. John’s 72
| • UCLA 71, Kansas 70
| • Clemson 79, La Salle 75
• Xavier 74, Georgetown 71
! • Ball State 62, Louisville 60
• Loyola Marymount 149, Michigan
115
We’re talking some major upsets, and
these are only a few of the teams that
Ihave shown real hustle on the court
during this year’s tournament.
| So for all of you ladies who may be
wondering why your boyfriends have
been glued to the tube all through Spring
Break and more than likely for the rest of
this month ... 1 have an answer for you.
It’s because the top seeds are droping
like flies.
For example: Three of the No. 1 seeds
(UNLV, Connecticut and Michigan St.)
are still alive. But only one of the No. 2
seeds (Syracuse) is still afloat, and they
won their last game by only two points in
See Snyder/Page 12
Aarrgh: Ags scuttle Pirates’ ship
By ALAN LEHMANN
Of The Battalion Staff
No. 17 Texas A&M extended its winning
streak to seven games as the Aggies beat
Southwestern 5-1 and 8-5 Tuesday night in
front of 1,7 15 at Olsen Field.
The Aggies pounded 21 hits in the dou-
bleheadei and needed most of them to put
away the pesky Pirates.
Southwestern, now 28-11, stayed within
striking distance of A&M until the closing
stages of each game.
The Aggies scored three runs in the bot
tom of the sixth inning to put away the First
contest. Despite outhitting the Pirates 13-4
in the second game, the Aggies needed a
run in the seventh to open their three-run
lead.
A&M got big performances from center
Fielder Tim Holt and freshman Brian
Thomas. Holt was three-for-four in the
nightcap, while Thomas had two hits in
three trips in each game. In the second
game, each slapped a triple and had two
runs batted in.
Thomas has been on a tear lately, hitting
.500 in his last 20 at-bats.
“I’ve been real conFident at the plate,”
Thomas said. “I know what pitch I want,
and I’ve been going with them real well.”
Thomas’ hot streak has helped ease the
S ower loss since Dan Robinson suffered a
roken upper jaw Saturday. Robinson will
be out inaeFinitely.
Thomas has started every game since the
middle of the Aggie-Continental tourna
ment last week, and he played sparingly be
fore. The playing time has been a pleasant
surprise to Thomas, who expected to be
redshirted this season.
“Even as late as Christmas, I was expect
ing to be redshirted (this season),” Thomas
said. “Out of the blue, Coach (Mark) John
son came to me and asked me if I wanted to
start hitting. I took advantage of it, and it’s
turned out really well.”
All the Aggie hitters slammed the ball in
the nightcap, as eight of the nine starters
collected hits. Left fielder Chad Broussard
was 2-for-3, Trey Witte was 2-for-4 and se
nior catcher John Wood slapped an RBI
single in two trips to the plate.
A&M grabbed an early lead in the night
cap as it scored two in the First and one in
the third.
Holt started the Aggie rally with a single
and scored on Thomas’ triple. One out
later, Thomas scored on David Rollen’s
A&M’s Blake Pyle steals second in Tuesday’s Southwestern doubleheader.
double.
Starting pitcher Sean Lawrence held the
Pirates hitless in three innings of work. The
Aggies third inning run came when Holt
singled, moved to< second on a wild pitch
and scored on Thomas’ single.
In the fourth, Jason Bullard relieved
Lawrence and didn’t fare as well. The right
hander allowed only three walks, but all of
them scored as the Pirates scored two in the
fourth and three in the sixth.
The Aggies just managed to stay ahead
with a four-run fifth inning. Shortstop Ja
son Marshall led off with a single and ad
vanced when Wood’s bunt was misplayed
by the First baseman. Both scored on Holt’s
triple.
Thomas walked and Travis Williams fol
lowed with a single that scored Holt. Rollen
walked and, one out later, Broussard’s sin
gle scored Thomas.
Bo Siberz came in to pitch the seventh in
ning for the Aggies and shut the Pirates
Photo by Phelan M. Ebenhack
out. He went the final three frames, giving
up one hit and striking out two. Siberz
picked up his second save of the season
while Lawrence got the win and improved
to 2-0.
Johnson used two pitchers in the First
game also — starter Brent Gilbert and re
liever Steve Hughes. Johnson said he had
planned to use a lot of pitchers.
“That was a set thing,” Johnson said. “We
See Aggies/Page 12
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