PORTS
The Battalion"
Tuesday • June 1.
Where they
STAND
American League
East Division
W
L
Pet.
Boston
26
16
.619
Detroit
20
24
.455
Baltimore
19
23
.452
Toronto
17
24
.415
New York
16
25
.390
Central Division
W
L
Pet.
Cleveland
31
11
.738
K.C.
22
18
.550
Mlwaukee 18
23
.439
Chicago
15
25
.375
Minnesota 12
32
.273
West Division
W
L
Pet.
Texas
27
17
.614
California
27
18
.600
Oakland
24
20
.548
Seattle
23
20
.535
Monday’s Games
Cleveland 4, Baltimore 3
Detroit 6, New York 1
Toronto 4, Boston 3
Texas 4, Milwaukee 2
Kansas City 10, Seattle 9
Oakland 1, Chicago 0
California 9, Minnesota 1
Today’s Games
Chicago at Oakland, 2:15
p.m.
Baltimore at Cleveland,
6:05 p.m.
New York at Detroit, 6:05
p.m.
Boston at Toronto, 6:35
p.m.
Texas at Milwaukee, 7:05
p.m.
Kansas City at Seattle,
9:05 p.m.
Minnesota at California,
9:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W
L
Pet.
Phildphia 28
14
.667
Montreal
25
19
.568
Atlanta
23
19
.548
New York 16
27
.372
Florida
13
28
.317
Central Division
W
L
Pet.
Cncnnti
29
14
.674
Chicago
23
19
.548
Houstn
19
22
.463
St. Louis
18
26
.409
FTtsbrgh
16
25
.390
West Division
W
L
Pet.
Colorado 25
19
.568
SF
23
21
.523
SD
20
22
.476
LA
20
23
.465
Monday’s Game
Cincinnati 11, Colorado 6
Today’s Games
Atlanta at Montreal, 6:35
p.m.
Houston at Philadelphia,
6:35 p.m.
Los Angeles at Pittsburgh,
6:35 p.m.
Florida at New York, 6:40
p.m.
San Francisco at Chicago,
7:05 p.m.
San Diego at St. Louis,
7:35 p.m.
Cincinnati at Colorado,
8:05 p.m.
Thomas turns heads at Oilers minicamp ®
File Photo
Former Texas A&M running back Rodney Thomas was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the third
round of this year's NFL draft. Thomas compiled over 3,000 rushing yards at A&M.
□ The former Aggie standout is
expected to contribute heavily
on special teams for Houston.
HOUSTON (AP) — It’s been nearly two
months since the NFL draft and the Houston
Oilers still can’t believe the heist they pulled
off with their third-round pick of Rodney
Thomas.
If anything, the Oilers’ disbelief has grew
last week with Thomas’ strong showing
through the first three days of minicamp.
Oilers’ head coach Jeff Fisher now expects
the 5-foot-10 running back from Texas A&M
to make an immediate contribution on spe
cial teams — at the -very least.
“We think we’ll be able to use Rodney as a
role player,” Fisher said. “He has some pass-
catching abilities, so we would like to utilize
him out of the backfield. He conceivably
could carry the ball eight to 10 times a game
to spell Gary (starting running back Gary
Brown).
Much speculation circled in the pre-draft
week that the San Francisco 49ers would
take Thomas with the 30th selection overall.
San Francisco needed to fill a hole at the
running back position after losing Pro
Bowler Rickey Watters to the Philadelphia
Eagles as a free agent.
That prediction fell through when the
49ers traded up to the 10th pick in the draft
and selected UCLA wide receiver J.J.
Stokes.
“We were just fortunate and surprised
that Rodney was still on the board in the
third round,” Fisher said. “We had heard
that some other teams considered taking
him higher, and I know we had him rated
high.”
With all that praise, Thomas might be ex
pected to have an overinflated ego. But the
rookie from Grove ton is humble.
“My main concern is just to get a job, and
that means making the team,” Thomas said.
“In that regard, I’m sure I’m no different
than any of the other rookies here. Houston
always has been like a second home to me.
Making this team would be a dream come
true.”
Thomas thinks the Southwest Confer
ence’s tarnished image in football might
have diminished his chances in the draft. It
didn’t, however, diminish his abilities.
“We don’t get as much attention as some
of the other conferences, so I’m not sure how
many people actually knew what kind of
player I was,” Thomas said. “Whether people
want to accept it or not, we have some pretty
good players coming out of the SWC.”
Thomas didn’t get much fanfare outside of
Texas because he split time at A&M with
Greg Hill, who now plays for the Kansas
City Chiefs, and Leeland McElroy.
In four years with the Aggies, Thomas
rushed for 3,014 yards and 41 touchdowns,
but he started in only 17 of 44 collegiate
games.
During his career, A&M compiled 42
wins, tying the best four-year total ever at
A&M. “I’m just glad we were able to get
him,” said Oilers running backs coach Sher
man Smith. “When we looked at all the run
ning backs, Ki-Ja Carter was the cream of
the crop. But you had to put Rodney right up
there in the top five to 10 backs.
“I won’t mention any names, but Rodney
is a lot better than some of the backs drafted
ahead of him.”
Rangers win
sixth straight
□ Juan Gonzalez hits
his third home run in
as many games.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Juan
Gonzalez hit his third homer in
three games and Roger Pavlik
won his fourth straight decision
as the Texas Rangers beat Mil
waukee 4-2 Monday night for
their sixth consecutive victory.
Gonzalez, who missed the
Rangers’ first 35 games with a
bad back, sent a pitch from
knuckleballer Steve Sparks 407
feet down the left-field line for
his third homer of the year and
a 1-0 lead in the second inning.
It was Gonzalez’s second
consecutive home run. He hit a
two-run shot in the eighth in
ning on Sunday night in Arling
ton, sending the Rangers past
the Chicago White Sox 3-2.
John Jaha’s two-run homer
off Pavlik, his team-leading
sixth, gave the Brewers a 2-1
lead in the bottom of the second
inning.
Pavlik (4-1) scattered five
hits, walked two and struck out
six in 6 1-3 innings. Sparks (1-
2) gave up eight hits with four
walks and four strikeouts in his
first complete game in the ma
jors.
Family tradition spurs decathlete
□ Kendall Matsen hopes
to follow in his sister's
footsteps at A&M.
By Nick Georgandis
The Battalion
When Texas A&M fresh
man decathlete Kendall Mad
den takes the field this week
end at the United States Ju
nior National Track and Field
Championships in California,
he will be a fresh face with a
familiar name.
Madden, who was redshirt-
ed by the A&M track and field
team during the regular sea
son, is the younger brother of
Kalieen Madden, the greatest
heptahlete in Texas A&M his
tory.
Kalieen, who graduated from
A&M in 1993, was an All-Ameri
can that season, and holds the
top 10 heptathlon scores in A&M
history.
During her time at A&M,
Kalieen won three Southwest
Conference titles in the decathlon
and two more in the high jump.
“My sister was very good at
the heptathlon when she was
here,” Kendall said. “She’s the
reason I came to A&M.”
Kendall has followed his sis
ter’s footsteps in winning events,
after beginning competition in
track and field while in the
fourth grade. In high school in
Center Point, Kendall was the
star of his team, racking up the
most points in six straight meets
in 1993.
He won the district and re
gional pole vault championships
"Next season, I
think my role
on the team
Su ^
will grow."
— Kendall Madden
gfip. ^
Texas A &M decathlete
in 1993, and qualified for the
state meet. Besides excelling in
track and field. Madden was also
an all-district football player, and
lettered in both basketball and
baseball.
Upon reaching A&M, Kendall
was redshirted mainly because of
the wealth of talent A&M pos
sessed in the decathlon. Already
on the team were 1994 SWC
champion Richard Harrison,
SWC second runner-up Ryan
Theriault, Travis Maher and Ja
son Brack een.
Kendall was one of five incom
ing freshman decathletes, but
A&M Assistant Track Coach
Juan De La Garza said Kendall
was also redshirted because he
was not yet familiar with all of
the decathlon events.
“He came out of high school
without competing in all the de
cathlon events,” De La Garza
said. “He hadn’t done the shot
put or the discus, but he has
done very well in learning
them.”
Kendall learned the re
maining decathlalon events so
well during the year that he
took first place in the event in
his first-ever collegiate meet
on April 22 in San Jacinto. He
compiled a score of 68.15 while
his Aggie teammates were
competing at the SWC Cham
pionships in Austin.
Kendall said his ultimate goal
is to become an All-American at
A&M, just like his sister.
Next year, Kendall will be one
of A&M’s main decathletes, along
with the four competitors from
this season. With the large num
ber of decathletes coming back,
Kendall said he will attempt to
expand his value to the team in
other areas.
“I think I’ll do the pole vault
and some sprints and most of the
indoor events,” Kendall said.
“Next season, 1 think my role on
the team will grow.”
Alexander signs dea
with Astros
The Houston Astros anf
Monday that they have sign!
A&M outfielder Chad Afe
third-round choice in thejt
agent draft. The 6-foot-l-inc
pound Lufkin native hit .38/
home runs and 70 runs bailee
games for the Aggies thisyw
named to the first teamoi
Southwest Conference squadt
Alexander improved drsr
from a .306 average with
home run in 1994. In hisi
year, he hit .220 in limitedac
Rockets' uniforms^
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unveil new uniforms from ate
tie Atlantis during its upcom
ing with the Russian spaces?
cials said Monday.
Johnson Space Center
woman Billie Dea son said
asked about the possibility la?:,
The Rockets will annot'l
new colors and logo durir;- f
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launched in less thantrv; ,
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Ailing Griffey leadi
All-Star balloting
NEW YORK (AP) —Ker
who will miss the All-Star
cause of a broken wrist, ,
vote-getter among AL placff
voting for the July 11 gamt
ton, Texas.
The Seattle outfielder ha
votes, followed among our
Rickey Henderson of Oa
80,800 and Kirby Puckettoi
at 76,697.
The other leaders: Baltic
stop Cal Ripken (123,193
second baseman Robert!
(68,954). Chicago first base
Thomas (66,214), New™
baseman Wade Boggs (8i
Cleveland catcher Sand
(68,954).
Balloting continues th'
26. Starters will be announce
A&M baseball team
season ranked 12to
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP)-lf
teams in the final Collegiate
poll, with final record andpc
The poll includes resultsfror
lege World Series.
Team Record
1 .CalStFullerton
57-9 -
2.USC
49-21
3. Miami,Fla.
48-17 :
4. Tennessee
54-16 -
5. Florida State
53-16 : :
6. Stanford
40-25 •
7. Clemson
54-14 -
8. Oklahoma
42-16
9. Auburn
50-13 -
1 0.Texas Tech
53-14 4'
11. osu
46-19 :
12. Texas A&M
44-22 *
1 3. Wichita State
53-17 :
1 4. Alabama
42-23 •
15. Rice
43-191
1 6. LngBch St.
39-25 :
1 7. Mississippi
40-22 ■
18. LSU
47-18 1
19. Pepperdine
36-19 :
20. Florida Inti.
50-11 4|
21. Cntral Florida
49-13 i'
22. Fresno St.
41-22
23. Texas
44-19 t
24. Winthrop
41-17 4]
25. Nrth Carolina 39-23 -
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