Page 12 The Battalion Monday, April9,199Q| Astros, Scott open season at home against Reds TCTT/"kXT / A D\ 'T’U „ > 1 A j 1 S /"N /-» • Havel HOUSTON (AP) — The Cincin nati Reds, who traditionally open the National League season at home, will instead visit the Houston Astros Monday night where another tradi tion will be celebrated — the Astro dome’s 25th anniversary. The Astros were supposed to start the season April 2 in Cincinnati, where the Reds have missed only two home openers since they became charter members of the National League in 1876. Weather caused Cincinnati to miss scheduled home openers in 1877 and 1966 and the 32-day labor dis pute killed the 1990 opener. Tom Browning, 15-12 with a 3.39 earned run average last season, will Pregame ceremony to mark Astrodome’s 25-year anniversary be the opening day pitcher for new Reds manager Lou Piniella. Mike Scott, 20-10, who became the Astros’ fourth 20-game winner last season, will start for the Astros. Not being able to open the season in Riverfront Stadium takes some of the thrill out of being the Opening Day pitcher, Browning said. “We’re not going to be at home, so it’s not going to be as big a deal,” Browning said. “The crowd’s not going to be part of the hoopla.” Cincinnati opened its season on the road in 1877 because its opener was rained out. In 1966, the opening series with the Mets was rained out and the Reds started the season in Philadelphia. Cincinnati has a 52-53 record in NL openers. The Astros will celebrate the 25th birthday of their indoor arena with an old-timers’ game between former New York Yankees and Houston players. The two teams played the first of ficial event in the Astrodome on April 9, 1965. with Mickey Mantle christening the new facility with a home run off Turk Farrell. The Reds, who in 1989 finished in fifth place, 17 games behind cham pion San Francisco, hope for fewer injuries this season. “There was no continuity on our team last year,” rightfielder Paul O’Neill said. “Every day there was a different lineup. Somebody else was out. That’s why we struggled as a team.” O’Neill missed six weeks with a broken thumb. He was part of an injury list that included every position starter at some point in the year with the ex ception of first baseman Todd Ben- zinger. The Astros are continuing a youth infusion into their lineup by placing power-hitting, strikeout-prone Eric Anthony in left field. Half of the Astros’ starting eight has less than six years combined ma jor league experience. Anthony (49 days in the majors) will join centerfielder Gerald Young (2 years, 89 days), catcher Craig Big- gio (1 year, 99 days) and third base- man Ken Caminiti (1 year, 137 days). “There are areas where exp ence is more important,” Astros gee eral manager Bill Wood said. “But all things being equal, tk young player is better. He’ll be mort enthusiastic. He hasn’t reached tk stage where security kicks in. Hesiil! has a lot to prove. Houston finished third in theNl West last year, six games behindtit champion San Francisco Giants. The Astros also are depending® starters Jim Clancy and Bill Gullid- son to perform well. Clancy, 7-14, had an off-season in 1989 and Gullickson has pitched in Japan the past two seasons. Game time is 7:30 p.m. GDI. De Rich; Associate The Den nor nearec with state and Attorr each talkin swapping a; A k/ntl And botl day’s ballot! “When v Richards tc Midland real fight is Mattox t he would ards in his that there’ within this our talents, The win Republicar Williams in liams won right last than 61 pe The bin m sponsored by "McDonald’s ® Mickey D’s Arcade™ Now open at the Univ. Dr. Location Entries Open: April 2 Entries Close: April 10 Men’s Baseball Hitting No entry fee! Competition Date: April 16 Entries Open: April 9 Entries Close: April 17 WomerTs Softball. Hitting No entry fee! Competition Date: April 23 • Entries for the 11th Annual Penberthy Softball Tournament will remain open through April 17. Tournament will be played April 20-22. Entry fee is $40 per team. For more information, contact Tom Reber at 845-7826. • RAINOUTS will be rescheduled and posted by 2:00 pm the following day. Check the notebook inside the Recreational Sports Office for new dates and times. Captains - be sure to check your schedule the day following a rainout, as yourteam could be playing that night. Forrainqut information call 845-2625. • To make room for the softball playoffs information it was neccessary to move the basketball playoffs information inside the Recreational Sports Office. Brackets are also available inside the Check-out Room and at the 3rd floor basketball supervisor's table , Softball Playoffs are posted across from racquetball court number 2. The Swim Meet has been rescheduled. New dates are as follows: Corps and Fish Prelims Monday, Aprtf 16 7:30 Rain Date Tuesday, April 17 7:30 Divisionals Wednesday, April 18 ..7:30 Rain Date Thursday, April 19 ....7:30 All-University Finals Monday, April 23 7:30 Rain Date Wednesday, April 25 .7:30 Recreational Sports congratulates the winners of the following events: Team Bowling Men's A Split Happens Men's C Pin Heads Men's B Team Box Women's B Deuces CoRec A DSS#1 CoRec B Lucky Strike CoRec C Co-Spam 16 " Softball Tournament Men's A Sportin Wood CoRec B New Sensation 8-Ball Doubles Men's A Matt Me Bur nett Shawn Hitt Men’s B David DeLaGarza David Leahy Women's A Cathy Goedeka Kristen Anderson CoRecA Jeff Stubing Cheri Ordener ......— TAMU OUTDOORS sponsors camping trips, kayak workshops, backpacking excursions, as well as other programs for rock climbers, scuba divers, and general outdoor enthusiasts. All programs are conducted by experienced personnel, and offer participants an oppor tunity for personal growth through challenge and group fellowship. (Registration closes on April 9 forso) Date Rating' Fee*' Kayak Roll Clinic April 10 B $10/12 Windsurfing Ft/Ndamentals April 12,14*** B $15/20 (^Registration closes on April 13 for:) Diving in Cozumel May 14-18 B/l $550/570 Cozumel (non-divers) May 14-18 B $455/475 Q Registration closes April 16 for: ) Rock Climbing Trip April 20-22 I $32/35 Kayak Workshop April 21-22 B/l $45/50 Registration closes April 23 for; J) Kayak Roll Clinic April 24 B $10/12 *B=Beginner, l= Intermediate “Second price is for non-A&M participants ‘The April 10 classroom session is open to everyone Entries and scratches will be accepted through Wednesday, April 11 in the Recreational Sports Office. Penberthy Tournament Honors Intramural Founder The Eleventh Annual Penberthy Soft- ball Tournament will take place April 20-22. The tournament is in memory of Walter Penberthy who has been referred to as the "Father of Intramu rals" for his work in estabhshing the intramural program here at Texas A&M. The intramural program be gan with only the major sports but with the aid of Mr. Penberthy many more sports were added. It didn't matter to Mr. Penberthy if one was an all-star athlete or not; only that one gave their best effort, which is some thing the intramural program strives for to this day. Now is your chance to participate in this exciting program, so sign-up for the double elimination softball tournament while entries are open. Acknowledgements: McDonald's Rec Sports Highlights is spon sored by your local McDonald's Restaurant at University Drive, Manor East Mail, Hwy 21, Texas Ave. at SW Parkway and Post Oak Mall. This ad is a creation of CarrieAnn Wilson, Mark Figart and P.J. Miller. Photographs are by Rec Sports photographers. The TAMU Men's Rugby Team won the Texas Rugby Union Club Championship, Collegiate Division in Hous ton. The Steinlager/Western Collegiate Rugby Championships will be played April 14 & 15 on the Polo Fields. TAMU LaCrosse will play 1 pm, April 14 on the Drill Field. Men's Rugby Hosts Championships The Steinlager/Western Col- brief trophy ceremony imme- Congratulations to the Texas Rugby Union Club Champs! legiate Rugby Championships will be held April 14 and 15 on the polo fields on the east side of TAMU. Preliminary games begin at 10am on Saturday and the semi-finals games begin at 10am Sunday. The champion ship game will commence at 1:30 Sunday afternoon with a diately following. The Steinlager/Western Col legiate Rugby Championships are being hosted by the Texas A&M Men's Rugby Club. For more information about the Championships, please con tact the Rugby House at 846- 3122, Earl Silver at 268-0378, or Paula Opal, at 845-7826. 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