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Sports Tuesday, March 23,1993 The Battalion Page rs cti M^r V\ A MICHAEL PLUMER Assistant Sports Editor TWS pole sitter has a bright future in racing H e has partici pated in organized rac ing for 10 years. Success has come easily during that time, as he racked up win after win in the different classes that he has competed in while he has climbed the rac- Ingladder. rage Jones could be con sidered a grizzled veteran except for the number of birthdays he has en countered. Twenty. At a time when most people his age are deciding what field to enter, Jones already has his pedal-to-the- metal career out of first gear and into second. With youth, hope springs eternal. "If things work out, then maybe I can hopefully catch a ride with the big boys," Jones said with his mil lion watt smile. "It is neat to see a lot of the older guys who used to be where I am at rignt now in my ca reer. "They are always wishing me luck." The big boys Jones makes refer ence to compete on the NASCAR cir cuit, the major league of stock car racing. Jones held the pole position for Sunday's NASCAR-ARCA Shootout at Texas World Speedway, which featured three "big" names: Darrell Waltrip, Ken Schrader and Dale Earnhardt. Competition like that can only make Jones a better driver while possibly bringing attention from a tig-name sponsor who could make his dream come true. "Racing those guys is. fun because it is a challenge," Jon^s said. "Right now,! need to produce Because I am not like a Dale Earnhardt. He has deni it fer years and hag been sue= lessful at it. "Flue, he h§§ the insuranee ef a fulhtime ride. I need g£@ng@f§ See Plumor/Pe@e 8 Aggies to host Bearkats at Olsen Fourth-ranked A&M will put 25-3 record on the line against Sam Houston State University tonight By WILLIAM HARRISON The Battalion Texas A&M baseball returns to Olsen Field today to play a one-game home stand against Sam Houston State, trying to shake the rainy weather that has dogged the team during the recent road trip. Although his team won a February contest against the Bearkats 7-0 in Huntsville, A&M Coach Mark Johnson said he expected the same things from the Sam Houston team he has faced in previ ous efforts against them. "We play them usually three times a year ana they are not intimidated by us," Johnson said. A&M returns home with a record of 25-3 and ranked fourth in the nation by Collegiate Baseball and fifth by Baseball America. Johnson said he expected Olsen Field to be ready for play despite heavy rains on Monday, which seem to have followed the Aggies from a rainy extended road trip over Spring Break, which cost A&M two games out of the eight-game trip. Johnson said A&M performed strong in their Spring Break's road trip, with the team's pitching keeping them in the games. As a testament to that, in each of A&M's three losses this season, one run determined the margin of their oppo nent's victory. Through March 14, A&M led the Southwest Conference in pitching with a combined earned run average of 2.26, and Johnson said he has no major complaints about the team's hitting, which was an overall .297 but last in the conference. Johnson said that off the field factors have proven to be more immediately frustrating than his players' statistics. "We've fought the rain and that was disappointing. We won five out of six. Texas A&M shortstop David Martin stretches for a ball earlier this season at second base to force out a runner. The Aggies The Battalion will host the University of Sam Houston Bearkats tonight at 7 for one game. Hot dogs will be sold for 25 cents during tne game. sat in the hotel room a lot, but I was pleased in the way we handled ourselves in a new setting," ne said. A&M took all the games in their road swing through Louisiana against the Uni versity of New Orleans - 9-5, 4-3, and Southeastern Louisiana - 5-1. The Aggies then took their first two games in a double header, 8-2 and 6-0 from Texas Christian before losing a 3-2 contest behind Horned Frog pitcher Kelly Johns' career-high 13 strike out perfor mance. Johnson said he was disappointed in the team's outing, but overall was pleased with A&M's first conference series. "We didn't hook up well, his (Johns') curveball was a problem for us. We had him on the ropes, he threw strikes and the credit goes to him," Johnson said. "It will be important to start off strong, you don't want to start off slow because there's not enough time to catch up." The Aggies will send freshman pitcher John Codrington to the hill for the second time this season against the Bearkats. Codrington, a right-hander with a 2-0 record and a 3.60 earned run average, al lowed only one run in five innings of shut-out baseball against the Bearkats, but did not get the victory because A&M scored their seven runs with five in the seventh inning and two in the eighth. A&M is sponsoring a 25 cent hot dog night for all fans attending the Sam Hous ton game which starts at 7 p.m. Defending SWC champs ready to start work on '93 gridiron campaign STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS The defending Southwest Confer ence Champion Texas A&M football team will begin preparing to defend it's title in earnest this anerneon as spring eentaet drills begin at 4il0. The Aggies will werk Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and §atur= day this week before meving en t§ a Monday through Thursday sehedule Slocum the following two weeks, before wrapping up Spring practice on Wednesday, April 14th. "We're excited about getting back on the football field," said A&M head coach and 1992 SWC Coach of the Year R,C. Slocum. "Last year we were one of the youngest teams around and the spring is an important time f© gain additional knowledge of our system," he added. The Aggie goagning staff will also be gendugting a high sgheol goaehing glinig on Friday and iaturday, Mareh 2bth and 27th Nerv Turner, assistant head eoaeh/offensive coordi nator and quarterbacks coach for the defending World Champion Dallas Cowboys will be a guest lecturer at the clinic. Turner and Slocum were assistant coaches at the University of Southern California under John Robinson in 1981. "We are holding this goaehing glinig in appreciation for the hospitality the Texas high school eoaehes have shown us over the years," ileeum said A&M will be looking to replace five starters from last year's eenferenee championship team. "This spring will he an important time to find replace ments for those quality players," Hloeum said, ATTENTION May 1993 Graduates Graduation is only 7 WEEKS away! Ar YOU ready to be one the few, the proud, the EMPLOYED ??? THE CAREER CENTER CAN HELP YOU WITH: • On-campus Interviewing • Career Advisine • Career Library Resources • Mock Interviews • Seminars on Interviewing Techniques. Resume Writing, and Job Search Skills Don't graduate without using one of A&M's most valuable Job search resources... 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