The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, March 22, 1995, Image 7

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    Wednesday • March 22, 1995
Gonzales to play in
Japan for U.S. team
Texas A&M senior golfer Anthony
Rodriguez has been named to the
United States team for the USA-
Japan Matches June 30-July 7 in
Japan.
Rodriguez is one of six NCAA
Division I college golfers selected for
the team. The USA-Japan Matches
are sponsored by Sports Nippon
Newspapers in cooperation with the
Golf Coaches Association of America.
“It’s great to see Anthony receive
this recognition, “A&M coach Bob Ellis
said. ’He is very deserving of the
honor of representing his country and
college golf at this level."
Rodriguez was an honorable
mention All-American as a junior and
has won three tournaments so far in
1994-95, the most victories of any
player in the country.
In nine tournaments this season,
Rodriguez is a combined two-under
par in 25 rounds of competition. He
has finished in the top 20 of all nine
events he has competed in, including
six finishes in the top six.
Allen named SWC
Player of the Week
Texas A&M outfielder-pitcher
Chad Allen was named Southwest
Conference Co-Player of the week for
games played from March 13-19.
Allen earned All-Tournament
honors in both the SWC First Pitch
Tournament and the Aggie
Continental Airlines Classic. He
enjoyed a .467 average during the
SWCFPT and also stole four bases
during the ACAC.
Allen shared the honor with Baylor
shortstop Scott Morrison.
Men’s tennis team
ranked 15th in poll
The Texas A&M men’s tennis
team leaped 20 spots to No. 15
nationally in the Rolex Collegiate
Rankings released Tuesday. It is the
highest ranking for the Aggies since
the final 1985 national poll.
“We’re very excited about the
ranking, but we have to keep
improving, “ Aggie head coach David
Kent said. “I’ve really been proud of
what this team has done this year.
They are a team of fighters and they
never give up.”
Another big jump in the polls came
from the doubles team of junior Blake
Arrant and senior Bernardo Martinez.
The duo made their debut at the No.
40 spot in the nation this week.
Basketball banquet
to held held April 13
Texas A&M students are invited to
the Aggie Basketball Banquet on
April 13 at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
Students may watch the festivities
from the upper sections of the
coliseum free of charge(meal not
included).
The program portion of the event,
featuring player awards and a
highlight video will begin at 8 p.m. on
the floor of the coliseum.
Meal tickets, which include parking
validation, can be purchased by the
public for $25. Dinner will begin at 7
p.m. on the floor of the coliseum. For
more information, call 845-4531.
"Players coacli earns respect
Stew Milne/THt Battalion
Head coach Mark Johnson eyes the action at Olsen Field as he
gets ready to instruct his players.
□ Head baseball coach
Mark Johnson is work
ing on his tenth win
ning season in a row.
By Tom Day
The Battalion
Mark Johnson knows a lot
about winning.
As head coach of the Texas
A&M baseball team for the past
ten seasons, he has never
coached a losing squad. More
importantly though, Johnson
knows a little something about
respect of players, a major key to
his winning ways on the base
ball diamond.
Called a players’ coach by
many, Johnson earns the respect
and all-out effort of his players
through attention and honesty.
“We keep a well-organized
program and have a good rela
tionship with the players,” John
son said. “Honesty is a plus, so
we tell our players up front what
their role is and what’s involved.
“We care about the whole stu
dent, not just the ballplayer.”
Having the respect of his
players, Johnson’s coaching style
brings out their best efforts.
“Every player I’ve known
here has never said anything
negative about him,” sopho
more pitcher Ryan Rupe said.
“The players like him a lot, and
when he tells you something to
do, you do it out of respect for
him because you don’t want to
let him down.
“He is different than other
coaches that sometimes put
"Honesty is a plus,
so we tell our play
ers up front what
their role is and
what in involved."
— Mark Johnson,
head baseball coach
added pressure on you or expect
more than you can give. With
Coach Johnson, if you do your
best and give 100 percent, he is
content with that.”
In his playing days, Johnson
was an All-WAC outfielder and
Redemption the answer for Bailey
□ Even after transferring to A&M,
Jeff Bailey's batting average still
hovers around the .400 mark.
By Kristina BufYin
The Battalion
Jeff Bailey wants another chance.
After his team lost to Duncanville in the finals
of the state championship his sophomore year of
high school, the Texas A&M first baseman is de
termined to play well and .. .
help the Aggies win the
Southwest Conference
championship.
“I want to be able to win
the SWC and will do what
ever it takes to win,” Bai
ley said. “Losing the state
championship drove me to
work out hard in the off
season and I think it is a
real possibility if we con
tinue to work hard.”
Bailey transferred to
A&M after playing two
years at Alvin Junior College. As a sophomore,
Bailey hit .396 with 17 home runs and 57 RBIs
season.
and was named All-Conference and an All-Amer
ican.
"He came in the fall with what we call a ‘bar
arm,”’ Johnson said. “But he has broken that
down to a shorter stroke and has had a pretty
good year so far.”
Bailey’s good year has included a .397 batting
average, three home runs and 17 RBIs.
“He is hitting close to .400 and is a good hitter,”
head coach Mark Johnson said. “That is why we
recruited him, because he hits the ball well.”
Even though it is still early in the season,
Johnson believes that Bai
ley will continue on his
hitting streak.
“He is showing signs
that he can hit .400 in a
season,” Johnson said. “He
has not shown signs of
breaking down yet, he has
the hot bat.”
Bailey contributes pow
er as well as an ability to
play consistently. He has
— Jeff Bailey played in 26 of the Aggies
28 games this season as ei
ther the first baseman or as the designated hitter.
See Bailey, Page 8
"Losing the state
championship
drove me to work
out hard in the off
SuperSonics still have Rockets’ number
HOUSTON (AP) — Sarunas
Marciulionis scored 20 points off
the bench and Gary Payton hit
two free throw with 16.5 seconds
left, helping Seattle hold off the
Houston Rockets 104-102 Tues
day night.
The Sonics snapped Hous
ton’s five-game winning streak
and won for the sixth time in
seven games.
Payton’s free throws gave
Seattle a 103-99 lead but the
Rockets got within one again on
Kenny Smith’s 3-point basket
with 6.8 seconds.
But that’s where the rally
ended as Detlef Schrempf hit a
free throw with 5.6 seconds left
and the Sonics beat the Rockets
for the third straight time this
season.
The Rockets fell behind 58-
51 in the third quarter, contin
uing a second quarter swoon
before Vernon Maxwell
brought Houston back into the
game with four 3-point baskets
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was named All-Region at the
University of New Mexico from
1964-67. He played professional
baseball in the New York Mets’
organization for the next three
years before becoming an assis
tant coach at his alma mater in
1970.
Over the next fourteen years,
Johnson was an assistant at
New Mexico, the University of
Arizona, Mississippi State Uni
versity and A&M be
fore taking the head
coaching reigns for
the Aggies in 1985.
Assisting under
coaching greats such
as Jerry Kindall in
Arizona and Ron
Polk in Mississippi,
Johnson picked up
valuable experience.
“I’ve been fortu
nate,” Johnson said.
“I’ve been in great
classrooms and
learned under a good
group of coaches that include
hall-of-famers and national
coaches of the year.”
Rupe said Johnson’s knowl
edge of the game has him pre-
See Johnson, Page 8
Glenn Johnson/PHOTO courtesy of Johnson Photography
Lady Aggie softball coach Bob Brock instructs his players prior to a
game.
Interesting future in
store for Brocks team
in the quarter.
The Rockets maintained a
slim lead in the fourth quarter
until Seattle got the lead back
on Payton’s 3-point basket with
3:47 left and the Rockets never
led again.
Payton scored 19 points for
Seattle and Schrempf finished
with 18.
Clyde Drexler led the Rock
ets with 22 points and Hakeem
Olajuwon had 21 points and
eight rebounds.
□ With three national
championships. Bob
Brock eyes the new
Big 12 conference.
By Shelly Hall
The Battalion
When Texas A&M sports fans
talk of a national championship,
they need look no further than
the home dugout at the Lady
Aggie softball field.
In 14 years of coaching at the
collegiate level, Texas A&M
softball head coach Bob Brock
has led six softball teams to the
College World Series and has
come away with three national
championships.
The start of his success as a
See Brock, Page 8
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coach at A&M originated from a
friendly suggestion.
“I had originally worked in
law enforcement in Waco,”
Brock said. “I had friends that
thought I had missed my call
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coach.”
From that original suggestion
came more opportunities in
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tion at Baylor became available.
“The head coach at Baylor got
fired,” Brock said. “I started at
Baylor for a couple of years and
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Although Brock had no ties
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