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Coppell, where he was an All-Dis
trict selection three times and was
All-State as a senior.
Being a young player in a line
up of veterans can mean a fair
share of good-natured abuse, but
Smith said along with that comes
a tutorial process that can only be
learned by being on the field.
"There's a big support from
those guys," he said. "BT (Brian
Thomas) and Tim Holt have really
helped me with my fielding and
hitting. The razing stuff is pretty
much over with, but you still get a
little of it in practice.
Head coach Mark Johnson said
that the experience that is being
passed along to his younger play
ers from guys like Thomas, Holt,
Jason Marshall, Travis Williams,
Mike Hickey and Conrad Colby is
a special aspect of this team.
"You really like to have some
young guys that can play and
some older guys to help them
along," Johnson said. "We went
over to Galveston after the Rice
game, and played a team that is
just getting started at the school
down there.
"All the old guys were grab
bing the young guys as they came
off the field and telling them
things here and there.
'Tt was really heartwarming to
watch the older guys support the
younger guys," Johnson said.
"The young guys look up to the
proceeded to go back to Sot;
most and earn his associate’s
gree.
Last fall, in his first seme:
at A&M, he earned an AcadeJJffiday, Fefc
Achievement Award by pi
of 3.0 oi
Eric Gonzalez and Scott Smith
are two new faces this season
on Texas A&M's baseball team
old guys."
The youth that the three new
starters bring to the Aggies is
something that Smith said adds
excitement to the 1992 team.
"We've got got some great tal
ent, both young and old," Smith
said. "Gonzalez has a lot of pow
er, especially for his size. Trimble
and I are both young and he's go
ing to be a good catcher. He's got
all the tools to be a dominant play
er."
Gonzalez's journey to A&M
took him through some thrills and
spills. He was an All-State per
former at Robstown and a two-
time Junior College All-American
at Texas Southmost JC in 1989 and
1990. Gonzalez signed with the
first team that came knocking —
the Houston Cougars.
He would never even enroll at
the university. Gonzalez failed a
class during the fall of 1990 that he
needed to get into Houston. He
gra d e-poi n t-a verage
ter as a sports managemenlm;
What Houston lost as
ballplayer A&M gained inas
dent-athlete. Athletes can
longer hide from the acaifc
side of life.
Johnson said Gonzalezrtjf.
sents the direction that
must take. Gonzalez sai
realized that he needed to cok|
trate on school.
"At first, I took schoollim
and I only wanted toplIyW
ball," Gonzalez said. "IreafoJ
that I could make good grades
Gonzalez said he rushed
decision to go to Houston, Hex
he now believes that A&Mis[|
best place.
"At first I always wanted
come to A&M, but I got scared
he said. "I signed with Housto: j J
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happy things turned out there
they did."
All three are going to
mistakes that come with inexpel Becaus
ence, Johnson said. Hinundate
Trimble, Smith and Gonzall with one
are just happy to gettheexpei another, \
ence. They've all paid theirdus :• more abo
in one way or another. It's Ids
time to shine.
Barone finds a test in UMKC
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with yourself, you tend to gain
n yc
fidei
confidence.
The Aggies will put their win
ning streak on the line tomorrow
when they travel to Missouri to
take on the University of Mis-
souri-Kansas City Kangaroos, a
team who defeated the Aggies ear
lier this season, 85-79.
Barone knows it will be a
tough game for the Aggies be
cause of Kangaroo guard Tony
Dumas. In their last meeting with
UMKC, Dumas had 29 points.
"(Tony) Dumas is a great play
er," Barone said. "He had 17
points in a row at the end of the
last game. We were up, and he
just knocked us out of the game."
The Aggies trailed the Decem
ber contest by eight points at half
time before coming back to tie the
game at the end of regulation at
72. But the Kangaroos outscored
A&M 13-7 in overtime to come
away with the victory.
For the Aggies, sophomore
guard David Edwards scored 23
points. Forward Damon Johnson
scored 22 points for the Aggies.
Johnson is now injured and is not
expected to play for the remainder
of the season.
With just six games remaining
in the regular season, Barone is
looking for continued improve
ment in his team.
"I just want to continue to im
prove," Barone said. "If we start
looking and adding up what we
can do the rest of the way, that
would be very dumb.
"We have to take care of to
day's practice and that is the most
important thing for us."
Edwards leads the Aggies in
scoring, averaging 15 points a
game. Senior forward Shedrick
Anderson is the only other Aggie
averaging in double figures, scor
ing 11 points a contest.
Aggies will
resume SWC
chase tonight
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his experienced hitters will com
through as the season progress
"We've got a couple of gut
who aren't hitting well, butfe
are going to," he said. "Ml
Hickey, Conrad Colby and Brii
Thomas are all going tohitovi
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ing it right now. Thatearlyslum
is characteristic of good hitters,
cause they are just not quite real
yet, so I'm not worried abouttk
because they will come around’
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to Huntsville on Tuesday totalil
on the Sam Houston State Univa
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high-stakes races will be held
here. I can see the day when a
fourth jewel of horse racing's
triple crown will occur here —
the Texas Derby.
Before parimutuel horse rac
ing came to Texas, people had to
look elsewhere to watch the
sport. Louisiana Downs, Oak-
lawn in Arkansas, and Reming
ton Park in Oklahoma are only
successful because Texans cross
the border en masse to place $2
bets.
While the hierarchy in the
state legislature were whining
and complaining that they
couldn't pay their bills, millions
of tax dollars were rolling into
neighboring states from Texans .
Now, we can watch an excit
ing sport in our own backyard,
and reap the benefits from others
doing the same thing.
Even people who don't like
horse racing will be intrigued by
the sport. On the day of the Ken
tucky Derby, millions of people
who have no interest whatsoever
in horse racing, enjoy watching
the race on television.
They see the partygoers all
fancied up in their suits, their
funny hats, and their mint juleps
Afterwards, they watch an excit
ing race of majestic thorough
bred horses and become enam
ored with it.
That's the draw to horse rac
ing. That and maybe winninga
few bucks.
Texas will benefit greatly
from the sport. Cities like Grand
Prairie will benefit from the jobs
that will come as a result. Citi
zens will benefit from the enter
tainment provided.
A successful race track might
make the city of Grand Prairiea
more inviting place to be.
I hope so. I live there.
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These Questions for the:
1992 AGGIELAND
Please answer the following questions as completely as possible. If the
Aggieland staff chooses to use your answer, you will be quoted in the yearbook. After
you have answered the questions, please return your answers to the Aggieland Office inOl 1
Reed McDonald ASAP. Include your name, classification, major, and phone number with
your answers. Thanks for your cooperation Ags.
1. What was your most outrageous party stunt while attending A&M?
2. What is the strangest place you have ever gone to the bathroom while at A&M?
3. Where do you go out to have fun and why do you go there?
4. Have you had a homesick experience while attending A&M? Please describe.
5. What will you do after graduation?
6. Where would be the ideal place for you to live after graduation?
7. What is your favorite building on campus and why?
8. What is the most exciting thing you have done while you have been at A&M?
9. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done while at A&M.
10. Have you had any long distance relationships while attending A&M? How did it
turn out?
11. What will you remember most about A&M after graduation?
12. What does Aggie Bonfire mean to you?
13. (Seniors) How did it feel to walk through the H20 fountain during Elephant
Walk?\\(Juniors) Describe what you did to the seniors during Elephant Walk.
14. Describe what Aggie spirit means to you.
15. How did you feel when the Aggies beat SMU and confirmed going to the Cotton
Bowl?
16. Describe the emotion at the 1991 Lu. game.
17. How did you christen your Aggie ring? How long did it take, etc.
18. What are your feelings about the sexual harrassment issue in the Corps?
19. Was senior bootline worth the wait? WTy or why not?
20. Have you ever participated in roll call at Aggie Muster? What was it like?
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