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The Battalion
Page 9
Aggies need bats
to make it past
‘frustrating’ play
“In general, the mood is frustration.”
- A&M head baseball coach Mark Johnson
Johnson’s words describe the feelings of the
A&M baseball team. A team that is not falter
ing because of turmoil or lack of talent, but
because of the high expectations they have
placed upon themselves.
The Aggies’ have begun Southwest Confer
ence play 0-6, their worst start in conference
history. These are the same Aggies who were
ranked No. 6 by Baseball America in the pre
season polls and started the season 9-0.
The losses have come against Texas and
Rice, two of the SWC’s best teams. The No. S
Longhorns have amassed a 25-10 record (5-1
in SWC) and Rice is 22-1 1 (4-2 in SWC).
And, the SWC is the best baseball confer
ence in the country. None of the seven teams
in the conference have losing records and
A&M is the cellar-dweller with a 18-15 overall
record.
With the six conference losses, people ask,
"Are the Aggies out of the SWC race?”
Rice head coach Wayne Graham said after
this weekend’s series A&M could not be dis
counted.
Johnson, however, thought the Aggies
would have some serious work to do if they
want to be in the SWC tournament.
“The bottom line is we’re 0-6,” Johnson
said. “With 12 conference games left, we
can’t afford to lose any more (conference) se
ries.”
If a revival is to come for the Aggies, it
See Baseball/Page 10
A&M baseball
to play St. Olaf
By Nick Georgandis
The Battalion
Texas A&M’s baseball team will try to wake up
their dormant bats as they take on the St. Olaf College
Oles, a Division III school, at 7 tonight at Olsen Field.
The Aggie batters managed only three runs in
three games while being swept at Rice this weekend,
and their team batting average in the six conference
games is a lethargic .191, compared to their oppo
nents .286 mark.
Head coach Mark Johnson said the Aggies’ recent
cold spell is simply a part of the overall season.
“We’ve had lots of close ball games and we haven’t
got a lot of breaks, but baseball’s that kind of game,”
Johnson said.
“We’re not wallowing in self-pity, the percentages
simply haven’t been going our way.”
Starting for the Aggies tonight will be sophomore
right-hander John Codrington, who comes into the
game with an 0-3 record. Codrington has been
hampered this season by his recovery from surgery
this fall that removed bone spurs from his elbow.
Assistant head coach and pitching coach Jim
Lawler said he will continue to use Codrington even
though the pitcher is not completely recovered from
the effects of the surgery.
“Even though (Codrington) is not 100 percent,
he’s close enough to use,” Lawler said.
“WeTl probably use Spencer McIntyre and Kevin
Beirne as well, to see how they respond.”
The Aggies will resume Southwest Conference
play on Friday as they begin a three-game series at
Olsen Field with the University of Houston.
Texas A&M shortstop Rob Harris (right) claps in approval of the umpire's call after he slid safely into third
base during the second game of the Aggies' series against the University of Texas. The game was March
19 at Olsen Field. The Aggies lost the game 7-8 and were swept by the Longhorns.
Johnson, Jones have meeting
The Associated Press
IRVING — Both Jimmy Johnson
and owner Jerry Jones emerged
Monday afternoon from an intense
2 1/2-hour meeting and both re
fused to answer when asked sepa
rately if Johnson is still the head
coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
“Nothing has been resolved.
WeTl be back again tomorrow to
discuss where we go from here. We
basically talked about the last five
years and were candid about our
feelings,” Johnson said.
But when asked specifically if he
is still the Cowboys’ coach, Johnson
refused, saying “Jerry will talk to
you later.”
Minutes later, Jones also refused
to answer the question.
The meeting began about 2 p.m. at
See Cowboys/Page 10
Coach Magic pushes Lakers
The Associated Press
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — First, Magic
Johnson drilled the Los Angeles Lakers
in his version of basketball noot camp,
then he ran them in a game until their
lungs burned and their legs buckled.
If the Lakers don’t collapse from
the pace he’s pushing them, they
might be a decent team — though not
likely a playoff team this year.
For the moment, Johnson’s victori
ous NBA coaching debut, 110-101
Sunday against the Milwaukee Bucks,
gives him the highest winning per
centage amonjj active coaches. A few
losses and he’ll have the worst. He
gave himself until early Monday
morning to celebrate.
“Winning as a player, you get to
enjoy it. Winning as a coach, you got
to go watch films,” he said. “I’ll get up
early, 5:30, and watch them. I will en-
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