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■ Aprils; Sports ponday, April 6, 1992 The Battalion Page 5 |Aggies go cold ech raids A&M bats in Lubbock nas dee: From Staff and Wire Reports damn LUBBOCK — The Aggie baseball team found theTexas Tech Red Raiders to be no match when they visited Olsen Field three weeks ago. This weekend, it was a different story. Mark Brandenburg pitched a six-hitter Sunday, leading Tech to its second win over the Aggies in the three-game series, 3-1. The loss sent A&M closer to third place in the Southwest Conference stand ings with a 12-9 league record and 25-13 overall. Tech improves to 23-16, 12-12 in 1 SWC action. ^ The A&M offense never made the trip to Dan Law Field. Overall, the Aggies picked up only two runs and thirteen hits in the three-game series. 'The finale of the series was played Sunday after Friday's match was post- oned due to cold weather. On Saturday, A&M's Brian Thomas singled home pinch-runner Tim Holt in the 10th inning to give the Aggies a 1-0 win in the first game of a doubleheader. Holt was running for Rob Trimble, SWC STANDINGS Cbnferefice Overall : mmrn. mmmm mm Texas 17 4 III!!!! Ilil A&M 12 9 25 13 Baylor 12 12 mrnm 15 Tech 12 mmmm mm$$m mm Rice wimm 13 23 mm Houston mmmi 14 18 19 TCU 7 14 mmmm 20 saidni w ho led off the Aggie 10th with a double. I irector ublican Ss Tech later managed to get runners on first and second with one out, but a double play, the fourth turned by the Aggies, iry 34,00k 125 deafc us amoiif rid. -eeks, Uni led thefe A&M track has trouble in Austin From Staff and Wire Reports t time wf andidate mount a e presideir vner of a; iter soft*, Jttingin;; on hissta!_ AUSTIN — The Texas A&M track ill not beta team struggled to the finish this weekend at the 65th Annual Texas Relays. A&M’s 4 xllO meter shuttle team placed second in its event on Friday and was the lone bright spot at the meet held at Austin's Memorial Stadium. The team of Nic Pollard, Richard Mur- h rings ini phy, Rick Smith and George Vendiola ran Fla. - ok l a time of 59.14, bowing only to South- ktions, sa western, who finished in 57.76. rotempki A&M also grabbed fifth place in the > thepMel 1600 meter relay on Satqrday. ended the game. James Nix (6-3) won in relief of Jeff Granger, who went eight and one-third innings allowing no runs despite eight hits and four walks. J.J. Varney (3-2) was the loser despite holding the Aggies to three hits through nine innings . John Macatee (4-2) went the distance in the second game as the Raiders won, 1- 0. Macatee allowed just two hits with one walk and a strikeout. Brian Harrison (4-3) was the loser for A&M. In the bottom of the fifth, Jeff Boyd- ston singled to score Kent Blasingame for the game's only run and Tech's first score over the Aggies in over 16 innings. The Aggies face SWC-leading Texas Longhorns this Friday at Olsen Field. The Aggies were hoping to finish higher before going into the Texas A&M relays this Saturday at Anderson Track and Field Complex. Two long-standing records held by former stars Billy Olson and Johnny "Lam" Jones were among 11 meet marks to fall this weekend at the Relays. But possibly the most impressive feat was the seven victories by Blinn College, which became the first two-year school named the meet's outstanding team. The Buccaneers set national junior col lege records in two of their four relay vic tories. Three of their titles came against collegiate competition. . . i a/, RICHARD BUCKNOR/ The Battalion A&M hurdler Nic Pollard runs a leg of the 4x110 meter shuttle hurdles on Friday at the Texas Relays in Austin. The relay team finished second in the event. Tennis teams win and lose Men down Baylor, Tech The Battalion News Services The Texas A&M men's tennis team swept a pair of Southwest Conference matches this weekend to improve their record to 15-3, 3-0 in SWC play. The Aggies defeated Baylor Uni versity 8-1 Saturday in Waco. The win followed Friday's 8-1 victory over Texas Tech University at the Omar Smith Tennis Center. A&M, the No. 19 team in the na tion, had both victories clinched be fore doubles action began. Mark Weaver, A&M's No. 1 sin gles player, was the lone Aggie to lose his match. Baylor's Mark Scales de feated Weaver 7-6, 3-6, 6-3, on Satur day and Tech's Fabio Walker beat Weaver 6-7, 6-3, 6-4. After the Tech match, Aggie coach David Kent said he was pleased with the way his team played from top to bottom. "The depth of the team played ex tremely well today," Kent said. Bernardo (Martinez), Ricardo (Ro- darte), and Richard (Flores), all won their matches in two easy sets. Although Weaver was unsuccess ful in his singles match against Tech, Kent said he led the Aggies to their sweep in doubles. "Everyone played good in their doubles matches/ he said. "Mark played better in doubles than his sin gles. I don't think he missed but one return." Ladies fall to Irish The Texas A&M women's tennis team lost a non-Southwest Conference match to Notre Dame Friday night, 5- 2, at the Omar Smith Tennis Center. The Fighting Irish jumped out to a 4-2 lead after singles play and won the See Notre Dame/Page 6 ? da] Peto’ d Vice Adn his inteiii tee :es nia slavia on rb milil rademy unday he day!* ommunS ;nizing|J ence, e violet gene;' on Sum j-g Pelivi eason"' 1 j- ? pie w’E Sunday ajevo, i edits 1 flic's tlu f _ Cro»! //aV ianderf 1 vision J- 1 app< sa The Big Event Committee would like to thank the following supporters for their part in making the 10th Annual Big Event a tremendous success We would also like to thank all of the organizations who participated and made The Big Event the biggest and best ever! 12th Man Swimming A&M Men's Basketball A.L.O.T. Aggie Alliance Aggie Anthropoligists Aggie Athletes Involved Aggie Orientation Leaders Aggie R.E.A.C.H. Aggie Sisters for Christ Aggieland Staff Aggies for Life AIESEC Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Delta Pi Alpha Gamma Delta Alpha Kappa Alpha Alpha Phi American Marketing Association American Society of Agricultural Engineers Asian American Association Association of Baptist Students Beta Alpha Psi Beta Beta Beta Beta Theta Pi Biochemistry Society Biomedical Sciences Brazos Beautiful Briggs Hall Camp Bryant Camp DeBlassie Camp Knobel Camp Prescott Chi Omega Class of '94 Clements Hall College Republicans COSGA Crocker Hall CSCC Fellowship Davis-Gary Hall Delta Delta Delta Delta Tau Delta Delta Zeta Dunn Hall Election Commission Engineering Scholars Fellowship Environmental Issues Eppright Hall Farmhouse Fraternity F.C.A. Fiji Freshman Programs Food Tech Association Golden Key National Honor Society Grace Bible College Group Hart Hall Hobby Hall Horticulture Society Hughes Hall Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Kappa Alpha Kappa Alpha Psi Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa Delta Chi Kappa Kappa Gamma Krueger Hall Lady Aggie Basketball Lambda Chi Alpha Lambda Sigma Law Hall LDSSA LechnerHall LegettHall MBA/MS Association Mclnnis Hall Microbiology Society Minority Educators Moore Hall Mosher Hall MSC Black Awareness MSC Hospitality Muster NAACP National Association of Homebuilders National Society of Black Engineers Neeley Hall Off-Campus Aggies C ga Delta Phi Parents' Weekend Committee Phi Beta Chi Phi Delta Theta Phi Beta Lambda Phi Eta Sigma Pi Beta Phi Kappa Alpha Pi Sigma Epsilon Psi Chi/Psychology Club Poultry Science Club Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Rotaract Schumacher Hall Sigma Chi Sigma Gamma Ro Sigma Nu Sigma Phi Epsilon Sociology Club Student Y Tau Beta Pi Tau Kappa Tau Kappa Epsilon Underwood Hall United Campus Ministries University Tower Walton Hall Zeta Beta Tau Zeta Psi Fraternity Zeta Tau Alpha And a special thanks to all those individuals who unselfishly donated their time and helping hands. 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