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CALL VOLUNTEERS IN PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH, INC.® ^ 776-1417 , J/ GENITAL HERPES INFECTION Individuals with genital herpes infection are being recruited for a research study of an investigational antiviral medication. If you would like to find out more about this study, call VIP Research. A monetary incentive will be paid to qualified volunteers who enroll and complete this study. CALL VOLUNTEERS IN PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH, INC.® 776-1417 Double-plays push Aggies past SHSU A&M defense shuts down Bearkats, 9-2 By Doug Foster The Battalion . Texas A&M head baseball coach Mark Johnson wanted to see some improvement on his team and pick up a victory against Sam Houston State University on Wednesday. He hadn't planned on the bonus of breaking any school records. The Aggies, ranked No. 24 by Baseball America, turned in a record day defensively, turning five double-plays on their way to a 9-2 victory over the Bearkats at Olsen Field. The win was the Ag gies sixth straight and moves A&M to 10-4 on the season, while SHSU falls to 1-5. The Aggies jumped on Bear kats' starting pitcher Peter Schan- dua (0-2) for four runs in the first inning and never looked back. The rally started when leftfielder Eric Gonzalez reached on an error, and moved to third on a single to rightfield by designated hitter Bil ly Harlan. Second baseman Mike Hickey then singled in Gonzalez for the first of his three RBI's on the day, and first baseman Conrad Colby followed with a double to rightfield to score Harlan. Hickey and Colby, the third and fourth hitters in the A&M lineup, combined for five RBI's. Colby finished with a 3-for-4 per formance with two doubles. Shortstop Jason Marshall, who is the teams leading hitter with a .416 batting average, continued the rally by doubling to right-cen- terfield to bring in Colby. Right- fielder Scott Smith continued his 13-game hitting streak by singling in Marshall. Johnson said the big opening inning was just what the Aggies needed to get going against the Bearkats. "We've been scoring late in the game all year, and when you start off with four runs in the first in ning it really gets you going," Johnson said. "That seems to break the tension and the pre game jitters a little bit, and really gets your confidence up starting off that well." Sophomore pitcher Kelly Wunsch (1-0) picked up the win for the Aggies, but Johnson worked in five more pitchers be fore completing the game. Johnson said part of his plan going into the game was to give a number of pitchers time on the mound to prepare for the Aggies' trip to Minnesota this Friday. "We got several pitchers some work today, which is what we wanted to do so they would be ready for the weekend, and we got a win against a club that hits the ball very well," Johnson said. The Bearkats collected nine hits against Aggie pitching, but managed to score only two runs, mostly because of the double plays made by the Aggie defense. The A&M offense exploded again in the fourth inning, when centerfielder Brian Thomas led off the inning by striking out, but ad vanced to second when the catch er dropped the pitch and then overthrew first base. Catcher John Keller doubled into right center to bring in Thomas, and Harlan sin gled in Keller. Colby then collect ed his third hit of the day by sin gling in Harlan. Hickey finished off the scoring for the Aggies with a towering two-run homerun to right in the sixth inning. After pinch-hitter Rob Trimble singled and stole sec ond, Hickey blasted his second homer of the season to put the fi nal nail in the Bearkats coffin. Hickey said the big game of fensively was exactly what the KARL STOLLEIS/The Bate: A&M's Rob Trimble slides into second base during the sixth i of the Aggies' 9-2 win over SHSU. Trimble was ruled safe. Aggies needed to gain momentum before going to Minnesota. "This game help a lot," Hickey said. "We were just glad we got to play, and after struggling a little bit, we had a big game offensively and the chemistry between the team is beginning to pick up." Colby, who improved his av erage from .227 to .271 with Wednesday's performance, said the Aggies needed this matchup with the Bearkats. "We didn't want to miss this game," Colby said. "The entire team needed this game to get ready for Minnesota, and we did exactly what we needed to by jumping on them early for runs in Staley leads Lady Aggie netters to win over UTSA 12th Man Notebook The Battalion News Services The Texas A&M women's ten nis team defeated the University of Texas-San Antonio 6-3 Wednes day at the Omar Smith Tennis Center. The Lady Aggies improve to 4-2 on the season. Senior All-Ameri- A&M women's tennis coach Bobby Kleinecke said the Lady Aggies won without using their best effort. "The entire team played flat, but they did the things neces sary to notch the win, Kleinecke said. "We need to start playing with some enthusiasm and take charge out on the court. can Lynn Staley led the Lady Ag gies with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over UTSA's Florentine Schneider. Five of A&M's top six tennis play ers won Wednesday. Christine DiNardo, A&M's No. 2 seeded player, lost to UTSA's Denise Garza. "We were able to overpower UTSA, but we won't be able to do that against Rice." The Lady Aggies open the Southwest Conference season against the Owls in Houston on Feb. 29. The match begins at 1:30 p.m. TEXAS A&M LACROSSE: A&M will play Southwest Texas State on Saturday, Feb. 29, at 1 p.m. at Zachary Soccer Field. For more information call 693-9386. A&M will play Trinity University on Sunday, March 1, atlla.m. ( at Zachary Soccer Field. TEXAS A&M HANDBALL: The Texas A&M Combined Men's and Women's Team defended their national championship for the fourth consecutive year in Chicago on Feb. 20-23. The Women's Team won their fifth consecutive national title, while the Men's Team placed No. 2 in the nation. Sharon Baylor became the Women's Open National Champion. TEXAS A&M JUDO TEAM: The A&M Judo Team competed inthe Texas Senior State Championships in San Antonio. The Aggies fin ished second out of 15 teams. The judo team will be at the University of Texas to participate in the Texas State Collegiate Championships this Saturday. The 12th Man Notebook runs every Thursday in The Battalion. Submissions art due by 5 p.m. Wednesday. The Notebook is a service available to sports dubs and non-profit organizations at Texas A&M and in the Bryan-College Station area. Submissions are run on a first-come, first-serve basis and arcsubjectto editing. Questions? Call 845-2665. Baylor wins WACO, Texas (AP) - David Wesley and Alex Holcombe each scored 17 points to lead the Baylor Bears to a 76-62 Southwest Confer ence victory over Southern Methodist Wednesday. The victory leaves the Bears (12-13) and Mustangs (10-15) knot ted at 4-8 in.conference play. The teams are tied for sixth place. Kelvin Chalmers scored 12 and pulled down 12 rebounds for Bay lor, while Lindsey scored 13. Lewis and Mike Wilson scored 16 apiece to lead the Mustangs. Baylor, which snapped a five- game losing streak, sprinted to an early 18-3 lead that was aided by the Mustangs ice-cold shooting. SMU opened the game missing their first 12 shots from the floor, scoring on three free throws. Gerald Lewis's shot with 11:47 left in the first half was the first SMU field goal. Foster Continued from Page 7 is probably all gone now, so the focus of this game should not be the matchup, but the showcasing of the legends. The focus should also be on the unselfish reason they are playing. The proceeds from this game are all being given to chari ty- Anyone who watched Jabbar and Erving play knows that is ex actly how they would want it to go and is the only reason they would play again. Both were very generous within their com munity during their day, and both gave back what they were given during their career. Erving and Jabbar are given complete credit with populariz ing the game. Jabbar's skyhook and Dr. J's free throw line dunk and patented finger roll made be lievers out of many. Without Dr. J and Kareem, basketball would not be what it is now. They also showed the world something everyone loves to see. That is a clean, competitive fire that always made for all-out ef forts and some of the best show downs ever in the NBA finals. Once the Doc and his Sixers final ly got a center to hold Jabbar, namely Moses Malone, Erving got his much deserved world championship ring. During those heated matches, sportsmanship was never sacri ficed by either player in pursuit of a victory. They always kept their cool, stayed friends, and when it came time to honor one, the other was always there. When Erving decided to hang up the sneakers, he was treated with great hospitality in every coliseum in the NBA on his final visit. No matter how big the ri valry, the Lakers, the Forum and Jabbar provided the fondest good-bye of all, as Kareem pre sented Dr. J with a rocking chair for his retirement. The day Jabbar called it quits, his farewell tour was just as pleasant, and Erving made sure he went out with a bang as well. They proved to the world that people could be career ri vals, and remain friends as well. That is one of the biggest reasons these guys are heroes. And that is exactly what this matchup will be. A chance for fans to see what basketball is all about — Competition between two guys who are true heroes, both on and off the court. 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