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y 30, 1994 Jonday • May 30, 1994 ■ with his idress. [ ^PORTS ning sen- How should the nators to 11 1 • rs of P art fetros spell relief? mmistra- A / “win be p-i-t-c-h M-i-t-c-h igs other- ss, the Fac- iew officers r. Mark H. chold, a itor from College of ineering, elected ker. r. Pierce E. trell, Jr., re of Engi- as deputy S. Kaplan, College of ;ted to the osition. 50 serve on mittee in- 1 D. Reed, ire; Dr. Al- ?e of Medi- Mazzullo, ances and Dr. James ege of Lib- Steven M. e of Liber- Lady Aggies defeated at regionals f. Battalion ig major laturday, mother, hall for “Wild Thing, you make my butt sting. ” -Randy Quaid from “Major League II” That, my friends, should be a rallying cry for all Houston Astros fans. It should be the song fans sing to Astros' man ager Terry Collins every time Mitch Williams takes a walk from the bullpen to the mound. It should be the re sounding chorus that floats up to owner Drayton McLane’s box to remind him of the lunacy of sign ing the man who lost the 11993 World Series to a $2.5 million contract. When he takes that j walk, there is no loud mu- 'sical accompaniment, but [wouldn’t be surprised to hear the announcer say, ‘Welcome to Major League i relief pitching. Sort of.” The only problem for Houston is the reality of the whole situation. Un like Quaid’s fictitious speedballer, Houston’s Wild Thing i real. And he definitely qualifies for his nickname. The numbers don’t lie when it comes to this con clusion. Of the 19.0 in nings Williams has pitched, he has walked 23 Please see Williams/Page 4 Aggies fail to No. 1 Arizona Wildcats in back-to-back shut-outs By Mark Smith The Battalion From a season that began with modest expectations, the Texas A&M softball team ended the 1994 regular sea son ranked No. 11 in the NCAA Top 25 Poll and landed a trip to a NCAA regional tournament in Tucson, Ariz. The Aggies were excited to get a chance for postseason play, senior co-captain Jen nifer McFalls said. But they had just one problem; they were facing the No. 1 Univer sity of Arizona Wildcats on their home field. “It is kind of intimidating to face the number one team in the nation,” McFalls said. “You have to respect the number one team.” There were four teams in the Arizona region: A&M, Arizona, Rutgers and Cani- sius College. The Lady Ag gies and the Wildcats were the only two ranked teams in the group. “We felt it was a two-team tournament,” McFalls said. “We were prepared to play. We felt we had improved since the first time we had played them (Arizona).” A&M began the regular season facing the Wildcats for three games in a tournament in Arizona. Of the three games, A&M lost 0-14, 1-2 and 0-8. A&M’s luck did not fare any better against Arizona during regionals. In their first meeting, A&M managed only three hits off of Wildcat pitcher Susie Parra. The 5-0 shut out improved Parra’s record Stew Mllne/THE Battalion A&M freshman third baseman Teresa Howell prepares for the pitch during one of the spring games. to 29-1 and put A&M in the loser’s bracket, facing Cani- sius College. After the Lady Aggies de feated Canisius 9-0, they once again met Arizona for the championship game. Since the Lady Aggies came from the loser’s bracket, they would have had to de feat the Wildcats twice in or der to advance to the Softball College World Series. Unfortunately, A&M would not have the opportunity for a second game. Parra would once again befuddle the Ag gies. Allowing only two hits and striking out 11, Parra shut out A&M while going the en tire seven innings. The win improved the Wildcats’ record to a remark able 60-3 and dropped A&M to 56-20. Despite losing in the Ari zona regionals, head coach Bob Brock felt A&M had a successful year. “We had 10 new players and (by going to the region als) we really built on the fu ture,” Brock said. With all of the new talent coming in, Brock said he was modestly optimistic about the team’s success for the 1994 season. However, they surpassed his expectations, he said. “Our biggest goal at the be ginning of the year was to get to the playoffs,” Brock said. “Near the end of the season we said, ‘To heck with the playoffs. Let’s go to the World Series.’” P? re 3 Rockets squeak by Utah, own 3-1 series advantage SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Houston Rockets survived a poor offensive game by Hakeem Olajuwor. a gutsy comeback from the Utah Jazz and a botched job by the Jazz timekeeper to win Game 4 of the Western Conference final 80-78 Sunday. In a low-scoring game in which Houston led from the first quarter on, the Jazz rallied within 2 on John Stockton’s 3-pointer from the corner with 13.5 seconds left. Sam Cassell then committed a push-off foul trying to free himself for the inbounds pass, and Utah got the ball back with a chance to tie it or go ahead. Utah inboanded, passed the ball four or five times until Tom Chambers got it in the lane. He lost control, though, missed a 4-footer, and Houston rebounded, running out the clock. Unser takes Indy, says Penske car made it ‘easy’ INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — This Indianapolis 500 belonged to a machine more than any man. With Al Unser Jr. behind the wheel, Roger Penske’s superpowered engine dominated Sunday’s race the way no piece of machinery has for more than two decades. “Thank you to Mercedes- Benz,” said Unser, celebrating his second victory in three years at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “You know, they made it easy to pass everybody down the straightaway. This is a super car. It went the distance.” ilion ting ions te i of Tice nt. e , stop )om in Donald 3313. And you thought you could only afford macaroni and cheese. ■dilor is, Christine idie, Warren rd and Julia nd spring lolidays and X 77840. ixas A&M n the Division 3 Reed e Battalion For call 845-0569. day through full year. 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