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ISIC ' Unit. « H:30 p for more :ca at 84$.j 'i Week Tom •00 p.m.B ^ Pre-Mti 5 Tech M f( •m. in ore infon Jssian Dr. Rich k r her upcc n ' -lub: Guts McCann t Sports Wednesday, March 30, 1994 The Battalion Page 5 call Todd), 764-9026 lean Assit ieeting; is. Forme; < at 260-U! I Atheist' aeral meet: .chry. Call ormation rsday Dance Tj : inform) m. in 26! h 31. Fot ri at /Of-!- ents Asstt mg at 8:3:: all Millet:: inform):. • ty of Prc i: Guest sm speak onj j p.m. in lent Asst, deration e:| i t follow:: ry’s. Call T:|| .re infomia: -v-aiuic ■ Omnipo I; Jimmy Johnson’s replacement can be found at A&M Drew Diener Sportswriter I n Jerry Jones’ latest ploy to completely de stroy tne defending two-time world champi on Dallas Cowboys, he has all but officially confirmed the hiring of a new head coach to re place Jimmy Johnson — a Battalion columnist of regional renown. Sources wishing to remain anonymous for fear that they might be committed to a mental institudon, said that they expect Jones to name die relatively unknown Drew Diener to the most prolific position in professional football. Although Jones was unavailable for com ment, persistent reporters from The Battalion were able to track down the busy Diener. The Texas A&M sophomore explained that he faxed his resume to Valley Rancn shortly after Johnson announced his resignation Tuesday af ternoon in a televised press conference. “I was forced to prepare a resume last week with summer job season upon us and what not,” Diener said. “I have been applying for jobs for about the last week or so and I guess I was just plum lucky to be watching CNN when I was. “Fortunately, I was also near a fax machine.” Many readers may remember Diener, who in January declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft although he never played a down of colle giate football. Diener said that the opportunity to coach the Cowboys has forced him to renege on his candidacy. “I still believe in my abilities to get out on the field and mix it up with the best of em’,” Diener said. “However, I’ve got to take diis See Diener/Page 6 Aggies break three game slide A&Mhoopsters By Jose de Jesus Ortiz The Battalion Hot dog, the Aggies won. It was Hot Dog Night at Olsen Field on Tuesday, and 1,733 hungry Aggies took advantage of 25 cent cokes, pop corn and hot dogs as A&M snapped a three-game losing streak. John Codrington earned his first victory of the season by striking out seven batters in four innings as four A&M pitchers combined to throw a three-hit shutout to lead A&M over St. Olaf 3-0 to end a three game losing streak. Codrington (1-3) said he realized St. Olaf, an NCAA Division III school, was not as good as the teams A&M (19-15) faces in the Southwest Confer ence, but he said the Aggies, after los ing their sixth straight SWC game by dropping a three-game series against Rice last weekend, needed a win to get A&M on a roll. “They are no Texas Longhorns or anything like that,” he said. “But they still had some guys who can hit the ball.” Head coach Mark Johnson did not seem very pleased with the pitching, even though he said he was happy with it. Kevin Ivy/7'/;<? Battalion A&M shortstop Robert Harris (left) tags out St. Olaf runner Jud Sather af ter Sather was caught in run-down when trying to steal second base. “I think the pitchers did alright,” Johnson said. “Well, I think they did alright, and we’ll leave it at that. But I think the key to the game is their pitch er did a good job.” The Aggies had seven hits and scored a run in the second, third and fourth inning, but Johnson said A&M could not handle St. Olaf’s Josh Deck ers’ pitches. “I told the team we did not adjust well to the pitcher,” he said. ‘ He pitched soft, and that was the last thing we needed to see today.” A&M right fielder Chad Allen paced the Aggies to their first after hitting a slow roller to second. Before the second baseman could release the ball, Allen was on first. Allen stole second and reached third as the catcher tried to throw him out. Allen went on to score on a sacrifice fly by Chad Alexander. See Baeba I I/Page 6 Aggie softball to play UTSA in new park By Stewart Doreen The Battalion The Texas A&M softball team will start play in their new home, The Lady Aggie Softball Complex (capacity 1750) after returning from an 18-4, three-week road trip. The Aggies road swing included in cluded a no-hitter by Kim Gonzalez over the 1 8th-ranked University of Virginia and another tournament title at the Lady Seminole Invitational. The tournement win has the Lady Aggies excited about their play and their re turn home. "We’re more of a seasoned team becuase of the long trip,” Head Softball Coach Bob Brock. “Their pretty excit ed about being at home and being on their new field.” The Aggies, who raised their record to 34-13, will play a double header against the University of Texas at San Antonio Lady Roadrunners at the new park located on Olsen Road across street from Olsen Field. The first game starts at 5 p.m. receive awards for ‘93-’94 season By Nick Georgandis The Battalion A season full of shining accomplish ments was recognized Tuesday night as the College Station Hilton hosted the 1994 Texas A&M Basketball Banquet. Special tribute was offered to the five graduating seniors on the Aggie squad: Tony Barone, Jr., David Edwards, Chuck Henderson, Brett Murry and Michael Smith. The quintet was honored with a short video presentation on each player, a few words from head coach Tony Barone and a jewelry box engraved with the words: “Champions think championship thoughts.” Coach Barone and his assistants also handed out awards for outstanding achievement to several players. Edwards won two of the honors, the Loraine & Breezy Breazeale Free Throw Proficiency Award and the “Coaches Award”-the equivalent of the team’s most valuable player. In his words about Edwards, Barone said his point guard for the last three sea sons is one of the best players he’s ever seen. “(Edwards is) a true success story based on his, devotion to a game he loves more than anything,” Barone said. “But to get a degree, that means much more than basketball itself.” Also receiving awards during the din ner were junior Corey Henderson as the recipient of the Daniel Scoates Garner Academic Extra Effort Award, Michael Smith as the “Most Improved” player and junior Tony McGinnis as “Mr. Defense”. Assistant coach Mitch Buonaguro gave the “Windex” award for rebounding to Murry, and praised his performance as a tenacious all-around player. “Whenever we (coaches) would talk about the games, his name always came up as a guy we could count on, ’ Buon aguro said. See Awards/Page 6 Society md Cons from M seliii^ : .ills O Workshop f: erson Hil Center 1 ' iformaM* cs: Voltf ng Gain (: i and ?tl High Scki a.m. 10 ^ side the} 1 nega , infom# inti electio® JSC. 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