Wednesday, March 23, 1994
Sports
The Battalion
Page 7
Aggies take error-prone Crusaders
By Jose de Jesus Ortiz
The Battalion
It took six errors by Mary Hardin
Baylor University Tuesday night,
but the Aggies finally broke their
four-game losing streak as they
downed the Crusaders 9-6 at Olsen
Field in front of 1,334 fans.
With the Aggies’ “disappoint
ing” pitching, Texas A&M head
coach Mark Johnson said A&M (18-
12) rallied behind the play of
Stephen Clay brook, who scored one
run, stole two bases, had three hits
and reached base the five times he
went up to bat.
“He (Claybrook) has a hot bat
for us right now,” Johnson said.
“Stephen is a guy we have been cir
cling the wagons around here, late-
iy-”
In the bottom of the seventh in
ning, with the scored tied 5-5, The
Aggies scored four runs without
getting a hit.
An error by the Crusaders’ third
baseman David Suarez allowed
A&M’s Billy Harlan to reach first
base. Harlan, later, stole second
base.
Two batters later, MHBU pitcher
Craig Pollard walked Chad Allen, to
place men on first and second with
one out. Harlan, then, went on to
score when MHBU second baseman
Abe Zarate hobbled a shot by Chad
Alexander.
The Crusaders changed pitchers,
bringing in Cedric Allen, who had
been batting as die designated hitter
for MHBU (13-10).
A&M catcher Billy Carroll wel
comed Allen with a sacrifice fly to
right fielder Bobby Weimer.
Chad Allen challenged the
throw by Weimer and collided with
the Crusaders’ catcher, Micah Wells
for the run. Wells left the game
holding his nose and did not return.
Alexander placed the Aggies
ahead 8-5 when Claybrook readied
base for the last time as Zarate com
mitted his second error of the in
ning by overthrowing outstretched
first baseman Jose Padbron.
One batter later, Lee Fedora was
walked to load the bases. A&M
shortstop Robert Harris was also
walked to drive in the final rim of
the evening for the Aggies.
After dropping a tnree-game se
ries against the University of Texas,
Claybrook said he was glad A&M
ot back on the winning track and
id not care how the Aggies won.
“We are going to take W’s
(wins) when they come,” Clay
brook said. “When the other
See Baseball/Page 8
Photos by Maty Macmanus/The Battalion
(Above) Stephen Claybrook, 16, swings at a pitch. Claybrook
went 3 -for-5 at the plate Tuesday night against Mary-Hardin
Baylor.
(Left) Chad Allen, 9, collides with the Crusader's catcher, Micah
Wells, at home plate during the seventh inning. Wells left the
game with a nose injury.
A&M men’s mile relay win
NCAA championships
By Stewart Doreen
The Battalion
Mike Miller, member of the
A&M mile relay team, predicted a
national title after the SWC In
door Championships, and the
! mile relay team defeated the na
tion’s best to end a season of tri
als and tribulations as the nation
al champions.
The team of Stacy Zamzow,
Miller, Dante Bolden and Danny
McCray won the NCAA Indoor
I Championship with a time of
3:06.51. The Aggies, after a
! lackluster preliminary round,
showed the heart that brought
the team to the Championships
in Indianapolis. They used a
combination of flawless handoffs
and strategic running to hold off
perennial powers, Baylor and
Georgia Tech.
Zamzow, who is considered
one of the best lead off men in
the country, lead off the relay
and got the Aggies off to a fast
start. His 46.6 split and ability to
hold back a strong contender
from Baylor gave the Aggies the
early lead..
“Being out front was the key,”
Zamzow said. "Every time we
run with the lead we’ve won.”
Miller would spread out
,A&M’s lead even further with his
time of 46.8. Miller turned it on
over the last 1 00 meters to ex
tend the lead. This kick is some
thing that has been a trademark
for Miller in his 600-meter races
this year.
Bolden then took the baton
and ran a 47.0 quarter-mile. De
spite being chased down by the
Baylor runner, Dante and anchor
McCray used a perfect exchange
to give A&M a lead that McCray
would not lose. McCray turned
on the afterburners with 150
meters to go and finished with a
45.7 split and the title.
“When you win a National
Champion in track, it can not be j
disputed,” McCray said. “The
See Relay/Page 8
L.A. radio station says
Johnson to coach Lakers
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Retired
basketball star Magic Johnson is
j returning to the Los Angeles Lak-
I ers to coach the team, according
to broadcast reports. However, a
team spokesman denied the re-
. ports Tuesday night.
Radio station KMPC said it had
three sources for the report,
I which said Johnson would re
place Randy Pfund.
Additionally, a KCAL-TV re
port said Pfund had been fired
and a news conference was
planned for Wednesday. The
KCAL report cited its own, inde
pendent “very reliable” sources.
A Lakers spokesman reached at
the team offices late Tuesday said
no coaching changes were
planned. The spokesman identi
fied himself only as “Ray.” The
team’s assistant public relations
director is Raymond Ridder.
An associate of Johnson’s
agent, Lon Rosen, said Tuesday
that she knew nothing about an |
impending deal.
NBA commissioner David
Stern, reached at the Knicks-Bulls !
game in New York, would nei
ther confirm nor deny the re
ports.
“Anything that would bring
Magic back would be good for
the league,” he said.
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