rch 6,1992 Friday, March 6, 1992 The Battalion Page 5 1 oma State, > 20 teams, , Kent, still nament as allenges of w good we )oys down 've proven yone. Now stently play he next lev- :ah en shooting -ady Aggie ecke said. i her reach, to be easy mpetition. to be at the beat BYU's layer. But ) rise to the 97 ?race Mbert Burditt ith four fouls :areer high3f )int shooting ftime lead, mghorns hit two each by ad with 13:W n to get bad 9-0 run fora d on for a 46- asket during ^ear said. "(Af- :ie Houston d, 'Should 1 ' 1 was just m. 1 didn't a situation when I just ■en equaW icr and soi xperienced ; tne two are ough a sea- is the Aggies aference cel- at the pluses are far out- ises, but the aade to come eem worth- &M, but he stayed at r. said. "He ScM and he he liked the lay he came because one vife, 'Dad’s ies this year, t of that.'" as long as e Barone on be someone leir actions a p pens, thef other, a, we have a ters and tfj ira troopers,' ie less par^ better off we no don't uH' workings ol my attention na be miser am of Texas tot offered a TT backcoud i s first two r>uld do bet- ;-ribute right s-ople aren’t -» ders said yer, but he t^ram at the ►« a walkon scholarship t<e it away, his son w id contribn- "Somedaf "best 3-poiol doesn't pla! may be tho »n or it may *;sn't pay 1° Outdoor track opens in Laredo The Battalion News Services Texas A&M's outdoor track and field season will begin this weekend at the Border Olympics in Laredo. The outdoor season be gins for the Aggies after a success ful indoor track season. For the first time ever, both the men's and women's team finished in the upper half at the Southwest Conference Championships in the same year. Based on the indoor success, A&M head coach Ted Nelson feels confident about this year'’s outdoor campaign. "We are coming off a really strong indoor season where some young athletes found out what it's like to compete at the collegiate level," Nelson said. "Our finishes at the SWC Indoors has given our young people some confidence and we hope that will carry over into the outdoor season." "The Border Olympics will give us a good indication of how some of our younger athletes have made the transition to college competition." Rockets cool off Heat HOUSTON (AP) - Otis Thorpe had 23 of his 25 points in the first half and Vernon Maxwell hit seven of 10 from 3- point range, leading Houston to a 114-93 victory over Miami on Thursday night. Hakeem Olajuwon had 13 of his 22 points in the fourth period, and Kenny Smith added 20 points and nine assists. Maxwell finished with 25 points. Reserves Brian Shaw and Kevin Edwards led Miami, which has lost four straight. Shaw had 20 points and Ed wards added 17. Houston now is 6-2 since in terim coach Rudy Tomjanovich took over Feb. 18. A&M baseball resumes SWC play today against Baylor Softball tourney this weekend Continued from Page 3 Tim Holt as possible replacements for Smith. But Johnson also knows the Aggies will miss Hickey and Smith. "There's no question, when you take away your three and five hitters,! can't pretend to tell you there's no difference," he said. “There are both two quality offen sive players." He a/so said that defensively the Aggies will be belYihd because the double play combination of Hickey and shortstop Jason Mar- : shall will be broken up. Tonight's game starts at 7 p.m. Jeff Granger is schelduled to pitch for the Aggies. Granger is 3-1 on the season and has a 2.20 ERA. He leads the Aggies in strikeouts with 33. Granger was named the South west Conference Co-Player of the Week after his performance in the Oscar Mayer Classic in Minnesta. Granger got the win against Mis sissippi State after throwing ten innings of shutout baseball in the Aggies 5-0 win. Saturday, the teams play a doubleheader at 2 p.m. The Ag gies will start pitcher Brian Harri son in the first game, who is 2-0 on the season with a 2.10 ERA. The starting pitcher for the second game has yet to be determined. A&M is 12-5,4-2 in SWC play. The Bears are 9-8, and 3-6 in SWC action. The Aggies are ranked No. 21 in the nation by Baseball America and No. 25 in Collegiate Baseball. A&M comes into the series with something to prove after be ing swept by the Bears last season in College Station. Johnson knows the Bears will be a tough challenge for th6 Ag gies. ' " "Baylor is a good ballclub," he said. "They should have taken two out of three games from Texas. They play very well. They hit the ball well and they have ca pable pitchers. "I know the scouts have been very impressed with their pitch ers. There are going to be some guys there who are going to be tough to contend with. We've got our hands full, there's no doubt it and we're going to have a little different dimension with the two injuries." A&M leads the overall series 141-99-4. Marshall leads the Aggies in hitting. The shortstop is hitting .433 on the season and also leads the Aggies in RBI's with 13. Mar shall was named MVP of the Os car Mayer Classic. Continued from Page 3 After opening the season with a 2-4 performance in the Arizona Softball Classic, the Aggies bounced back to win all six games and bring home the championship in the Northeast Louisiana Mardi Gras Classic. Senior third baseman Rhonda Halbert, who is the team's leading hitter with a .387 batting average, was named the outstanding defensive player of the Classic, anchoring an Aggie defense that gave up only one run in the last 38 innings of tourna ment play. Freshman Jennifer Mortensen, who Brock and his squad have looked to for support since losing All-American Missi Young to an injury, was named the tourna ment's outstanding pitcher. Mortensen went 4-0 during the Classic and didn't allow a run in 23 innings pitched. Brock said Mortensen was one of the new players he thought the home crowd would be ready to see in action. "I think a lot of people are go ing to really be excited about see ing Jennifer play," he said. "She's been successful at just about every age level, and I think the crowd here will enjoy seeing a pitcher who can dominate like she can." During tournament play, each of the ten teams will play three games a day, with three games being played at a time. Games are sched uled each day for 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 5:30 and 8 p.m. A&M will play its first game at 12:30 p.m. today against Northeast Louisiana on Lady Aggie Field. The Aggies biggest test will be Sunday at 10:30 a.m., when they take on the University of Missouri. The Tigers have given up only three runs all season on their way to a 4-0 start. Senior Karen Schneider will provide the largest offensive threat to A&M pitching, as she en ters the tournament with a .692 batting average. After the weekend tourna ment, the Aggies will travel north to take on Illinois State on March 10 and 11. 12th Man Notebook TEXAS A&M LACROSSE: A&M Lacrosse team will play three games this weekend at Zachary Soccer Field. Saturday, A&M will face Cy-Fair High School at 11 a.m. At 1 p.m. the lacrosse team will play the University of Houston. Sunday, the Aggies will face Rice University at 11 a.m. For more information contact Kyle at 693-9386. The 12th Man Notebook runs every Thursday in The Battalion. Submissions are due by 5 p.m. Wednesday. 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