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Wunsch
Continued from Page 7
to be the best Tve ever
coached," he said.
Wunsch is the man that adds
depth to the already potent
arms of Granger and Trey
Moore and the rest of the staff.
"We have above average col
lege pitching in the one through
seven slots of our staff." John
son said.
He also added that sopho
more Brian Parker may have
stepped up to fill the role as a
closer in what will become an
important role throughout the
Conference and Regional tour
naments.
In a comparison with stable-
mate Granger, Wunsch has
sparkled on the mound with an
impressive 12.9 strikeouts per
nine innings pitched compared
to Granger's 10.7. Wunsch has
also stymied opposing batters to
a minuscule .201 batting aver
age, only slightly higher than
Granger's .187.
Wunsch says he feels no
pressure in being the number
two man in the rotation.
"There's really nothing tough
about it. In fact, Jeff and I have a
competition between us for
strikeouts," Wunsch said.
Johnson agreed that Wunsch
should not feel added pressure
pitching behind Granger.
"I don't think there is any
pressure on him. I try not to get
to wrapped up in numbers so
there really is no number one or
number two pitcher, per say/'
Johnson said.
"To earn respect you've got
to earn it and right now I'm
working on getting it." said
Wunsch on the subject of being
overshadowed by Granger. "Jeff
has proven himself time and
time again and I'm trying to
prove myself now."
Kelly Wunsch has proven
something this season. He has
shown doubters that he is no
longer the lifetime 8-9, 4.94 ERA
pi teller that he was the last two
years.
"I think my confidence level
is much higher this year," Wun
sch said of his his season. "I've
worked harder and developed
my breaking bail more."
Recent back stiffness has lim
ited Wunsch to starts in the;
Texas Christian and Houston
series, but he pitched four solid
innings against the University
of Texas-Arlington allowing no
runs on two hits while fanning
five.
His next start was scheduled
for the rubber game of a three
game series with Lubbock
Christian, but it was rained out.
"I was kind of angry, I mean
I wanted to get back into the ro
tation and pitch seven or eight
innings," Wunsch said. "Be
sides, it was Lubbock Christian
and Jeff had just struck out 21
the night before."
Wunsch is coming off his
best and most important outing
this year as he notched his fifth
victory in a 4-3 win over Texas
Tech this past Saturday.
He whiffed a career high 14
batters, the most important two
came with the bases loaded in
the seventh inning with the Ag
gies up by just one run.
Wunsch was dominating,
striking out eight of the first
nine hitters he faced, while al
lowing just five hits in seven full
innings of work.
Wunsch realizes that despite
his successes, he does need to
improve in some areas.
"(I need to) work on keeping
my pitch count down so 1 can
stay in the game longer. I'd also
like to work on more consistent
control," he said.
Johnson added that Wunsch
has been improving steadily
during the season.
"He's a better pitcher than he
was one month ago and we look
to see more of that as the season
finishes up," Johnson said.
The Major Leagues might
steal another ace as it appears
that Jeff Granger will be joined
by Wunsch in departing the
confines of Olsen Field after this
year.
Johnson believes that both
have the talent to make it pro
fessionally.
"They have a great chance to
make some money and a lot of
people have been watching
them," he said.
Wunsch said that even a dis
appointing post-season would
probably not effect his decision
to go professional, but he
warned that he would not rule
out returning to A&M. "I will
cross that bridge when I come to
it," Wunsch said.
The Aggies will try to remain
atop the polls as they play host
to Sam Houston Tuesday and
Texas Southern on Wednesday .
Both games will begin at 7 p.m.
at Olsen Field.
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Polls have the Aggies on top
Continued From Page 7
Johnson
Johnson said that the rankings
did not figure into the regional se
lection process, but this late in the
season, the rankings carried more
significance.
"There's more credibility in the
April rankings, (and) more of a
match with the coaches'
thoughts,"
Johnson said.
"If you're
ranked up
there in the top
where they can
seed you num
ber one or pos
sibly a number
two, you've got
a pretty good
chance.
"The thing
is, the ranking
done by the NCAA Committee
has nothing to do with what Base
ball America, Collegiate Baseball
or the coaches have to say," John
son added.
Johnson said that the rankings
should not affect his team's play
and attitude on the field.
A&M's other co-captain, Brian
Thomas, said the weekend's
sweep over Tech showed the ca
pabilities and potential of the
team against a good opponent.
"I think people are looking at
us and seeing tnat we're improv
ing as the season's going on."
"(Tech) was on a hot streak
and so were we. There were just
three great baseball games we
won that no one really blew any
one out."
This is the first time A&M has
been ranked number one since
May 22, 1989, when A&M's 11-
week stretch at number one was
snapped after the Aggies lost to
LSU in the regional playoffs that
year.
Johnson compared the 1989
team and this year's team, saying
that pitching is the main strength
of this year's squad.
"The '89 team was very offen
sively oriented; a very strong de
fensive team position-wise. We're
hitting over .300 and fielding over
.960, so we've got to say we've got
strength in those areas, also,"
Johnson said.
"There's not a lot of offensive
output compared to the '89 team,
but I'd always rather have good
pitching. Good pitching will al
ways beat good hitting."
A&M finished second in con
ference last year and second in the
regionals in Gainesville, Florida,
missing qualification to the Col
lege World Series. A&M has not
been to a College World Series
since 1964.
Harlan said that he and
A&M's other co-captain Thomas
felt the Aggies should have made
it to the College World Series last
year, and that there were enough
returning players to keep the
team hungry.
"I think it's going to be good
for us that there's a bunch of guys
off that regional team last year
that know what it's like to lose
and feel that hurt of having to
come home being so close."
Thomas had a different angle.
"I kind of just blow last season
off," he said.
"We're just out having fun this
year, and it's going to be a good
year."
Plumer
Continued from Page 7
McElroy was almost thrust
into playing a season early.
Due to the Warren Gilbert af
fair that cost Hill his eligibility
for the 1993 Cotton Bowl,
Thomas was the only tailback
who was an upperclassman on
the team.
Defensive back Wilbert
Biggens was moved to tailback
to help ease the loss but A&M
coaches asked a big favor of
McElroy. A favor that could
cost him a whole year of play
ing time, even if McElroy only
stepped on the field for one
down against Notre Dame.
McElroy was to be used as
an emergency backup, if injury
befelled Thomas. In a team
sport, he made a team decision.
"After discussing it with my
family, we decided that it
would he the best thing, not
only for me but the team," the
Beaumont Central product said.
"It actually depended on the
situation if I played. They (the
A&M coaches) would not have
just thrown me in the game.
"If Rodney got hurt and the
game was on the line then I
would have played. Biggins
was back there so I didn't think
it would come down to me
playing. For example, if we
had been way ahead or way be
hind and Rodney got hurt then
there was no way I would play.
"It had to be a must situa
tion."
Playing behind Thomas and
Hill must have rubbed off on
McElroy. During spring prac
tice, he constantly made slash
ing, darting runs that some
times left A&M defenders grab
bing for air.
McElroy said those type of
runs are his style.
"I am definitely more of a
slasher and not a bull runner,"
he said. "Watching Greg and
Rodney has helped me out be
cause I see the little things that
they do and the small adjust
ments they make.
"Just being around those
guys is great because they put
on a clinic in practice which has
helped me a lot." l "
While McElroy is being
taught the nuances of the col
lege game right now, he wants
to someday be the tutor. He
strives to be the "go-to" guy
when the game is on the line,
but right now his path is
blocked.
No problem.
"I don't mind waiting, be
cause I was raised to have pa
tience," he said. "I do want to
be the type of person that is de
pendable and consistent and
that can make a big contribu
tion to the team.
"To do that this season, I
need to stay healthy and be
ready when called upon. An
other thing I need to do is keep
improving which I think I have
done during spring practice."
Right now, McElroy said, the
most important thing is for
A&M to keep posting wins.
"A&M has a winning tradi
tion and that was one of the
reasons that I decided to come
here," he said. "I wanted to be
part of that; I wanted to go to a
winning place where I thought
I could contribute.
"Playing is important, but
winning is at the top of the
list."
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team player.
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