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Packers sign Dotson to three-year contract GREEN BAY (AP) — Santana Dotson, the Tampa Bay Bucaneers' fourth-leading all-time zydeco leader, signed today with the Green Bay Packers for a reported $1.6 mil lion over three years. The Packers believe that Dotson will offer more pass-rushing help from the inside, an issue the team hoped to address in free agency. Dotson has 23 sacks in four season, including 10 as a rookie. The acquisition of Dotson, a 26- year-old fifth-round draft choice out of Baylor University, leaves in ques tion the future of nose tackle John Aquarius, an unrestricted free agent. Pitching dooms Astros in 13-5 loss to Dodgers VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Todd Hollandsworth hit a grand slam in the first inning and finished with five leisters Thursday to lead the Los An geles Dodgers to a 13-5 victory over the Houston Astros. Hollandsworth, competing with Billy Ashley for the starting job in left field, hit his bases-loaded blast off Houston starter Darryl Kile, then added a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Hollandsworth, who has started four of the Dodgers' first six games in left, has three hits in 13 at-bats with a team-leading eight RBIs. Doug Drabek, who replaced Kile in the fourth inning, gave up five runs on six hits with four strikeouts and two walks. Scott Bankhead gave Up three runs on three hits in one- plus innings. SCORES ROUNDUP NBA Hornets 11 9, Mavericks 105 Warriors 95, Rockets 86 UPCOMING EVENTS A&M Golf The Lady Aggies will travel to Austin to play in the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic this weekend at the Great Phils Golf Club. A&M Softball The Lady Aggies will host the Aggie Mini Tournament Friday through Sunday at the Lady Aggie Softball Complex. A&M Baseball The Aggies will host the Conti nental Airlines Aggie Classic this weekend at Olsen Field. Red Raiders romp over misfiring Aggies □ No. 7 Texas Tech routed Texas A&M, 85-57, in the first round of the SWC Dr Pepper Classic. By Phillip Leone The Battalion DALLAS — If you want to know what it feels like to step in front of a moving freight train, just ask the Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Team. The Aggies were steamrolled Thursday night by the Texas Tech Red Raiders 85-57 in the first round of the Dr Pepper South west Conference Classic at Reunion Arena in Dallas. Despite shooting a dismal 36.7 percent from the field, the Aggies managed to hang tough with the conference regular- season champions in the first half. One of the main factors in A&M’s first- half success was keeping Tech’s senior for ward Jason Sasser under wraps. Sasser, the SWC Player of the Year, only scored three points in the first 20 minutes. Containing Sasser and poor shooting from Tech kept the Aggies in the game, and the Red Raider lead was only five points at the break, 37-32. Tech Head Coach James Dickey gave the Aggies’ aggressive defense credit for a close first half. “A&M came and played very, very physi cal,” Dickey said. “They were real aggressive inside, and that gave us some trouble.” But any hopes of an Aggie upset were quickly dispelled when A&M hit only two baskets in the first nine minutes of the sec ond half. Tech took advantage of the Aggies’ shoot ing woes to go on a 20-4 run that proved to be the thorn in A&M’s side. Sasser, who had 14 of his game-high 17 points in the second half, believed a special Red Raider quality spurred the early second period charge. “We’ve got spurt-ability,” Sasser said.’’When the pressure is on, players like to step up, and this team always seems to come through.” A&M sophomore guard Kyle Kessel said Tech’s run was because of a combina tion of things. “I thought Tech played well defensively,” Kessel said. “But we just didn’t knock down our shots, we had some open looks. The shots just didn’t fall.” A&M’s 30.8 percent from the field for the game is evidence that the Aggie offense nev er got on track. The frigid shooting percent age was a season low for A&M and the sev enth-worst in school history. The 28-point margin of defeat tied A&M’s second largest margin of the season. Besides Sasser’s resources in the second half, A&M Head Coach Tony Barone point ed to Tech sophomore center Tony Battie as a key to the Red Raider win. “Last season, he was a freshman and now he’s a sophomore — that’s obviously made some difference,” Barone said. “He was very impressive down low for Tech tonight.” Battie dominated inside and finished the game with 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. The defeat dropped A&M to 11-17 on the season, but the evening for the Aggies was not without its bright spots. The Aggies nailed six three-point shots to set a school record of 164 for the season. Guard Derrick Hart, who poured in four of those six treys, set the record for three-point field goals in a season at 74. The victory was Tech’s fifth straight in the opening round of the SWC tournament and pushed their season mark of 26-1. Tech will face Rice University in the semifinals of the Dr. Pepper tournament today at 6 p.m. Stew Milne, The Battalion Texas A&M's Tracey Anderson has the ball slapped away during a frustrating second half Thursday night in Dallas as Tech's Jason Sasser looks on. Matzke’s Long Road to Aggieland The A&M senior third baseman leads the team with five homeruns. Photo by Dave House, The Baitauon By Kristina Buffin The Battalion Senior third baseman J.J. Matzke was born with a baseball and bat in his hands. Matzke was born when his father was a junior in high school. His fa ther played for Coach Freddy Carl ton at Texas City High School, and although he was just an infant, Matzke was taken to ail of his fa ther’s senior year games. “I started playing young and grew up playing baseball,” Matzke said. “We had the same high school coach, and I am the first sec ond-generation player at my high school.” Throughout junior high, Matzke and his friends all dreamed of going to A&M. However, Matzke was not recruited by A&M and decided to play for the University of Houston. “When I was not recruit ed," Matzke said, “I just wanted to play for a Divi sion I school. When Bragg Stockton retired, I had a chance to come here. Now my diploma will say Texas A&M and not Houston.” ; In high school, Matzke played shortstop and led his team to the 1990 and 1992 district crowns. However three months and 30 pounds later, Matzke said he was ready to play third base. “I kind of filled out,” Matzke said. “But I like third base. It is quick, fast, and my main job is to get out in front of the ball.” While playing for the Cougars, Matzke led the Southwest Confer ence with a .397 batting average as a freshman and was named to the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All- America team. “J J. opted to be released when Stock- ton retired,” Head Coach Mark Johnson said. "We knew of his leadership skills, and he was a quality baseball player.” Matzke arrived at A&M last year, and just wanted an opportunity to start. He said it was great to be on both sides of the dugout and he en joyed the friendly bashing that went on at A&M games. “The ragging was never distaste ful,” Matzke said. “But it was neat to see how all the Raggies became my friends after I got here. I never thought coming here would happen. I just wanted to make the lineup and play. I was told I would have the same chance as everyone else.” This season, Matzke has started every game at third base, has posted a .328 batting average and leads the team with five home runs. “He has done well but he has some things to work out, like hitting fly balls,” Johnson said. “But he is hitting and doing drills everyday. “Everyone has their own unique things to work on, and he is working hard to get better.” Defensively, Matzke has been un stoppable. Through 18 games, his fielding percentage is .960, and Johnson said his play at third base has been crucial to the team. “He is an outstanding defensive player,” Johnson said. “He is a solid infielder at that side. “He is one of our leaders and he has been playing well.” Matzke was named as one of the co-captains this fall with junior Ja son Stephens. He was selected by the other play ers on this team and said it was a great honor to be chosen. “It was awesome to be selected,” Matzke said. “It will go down in any book as one of the greatest honors to be bestowed on me. It means that my teammates have faith in my abil ity to lead. I want to lead by exam ple, so I bust my butt.” Despite his individual accomplish ments, Matzke is purely a team player. He said his main goal is to play at Omaha, in the World Series. “Winning is a lot better and it outweighs playing,” Matzke said. “It is just an honor to play.” Off the field, Matzke was named a GTE All-Academic American. Matzke said it was a personal goal to keep his grade point average above a 3.0 when he came to A&M. “It is tough when you have to practice four hours a day,” Matzke said. “But I take pride in my grades.” Matzke does not know what the future holds for him, but he said he will always has his education. “I’ll be happy with whatever hap pens,” Matzke said. “I’d give them money if they let me play pro base ball. But my education that I will re ceive will be worth much more.” Lifeguards Needed Sweetwater Pools, Inc. in Houston is looking for leadership-oriented individuals to run our pools this summer. Training will be offered- must have or willing to take Lifeguard Training, First Aid, and CPR courses. You will manage as well as lifeguard. This is a full-time summer job (40 hours per week/6 days per week). Salary range $800.00- $1,000.00 per month plus swimming lessons and bonus. Assistant Managers as well as Lifeguards are also needed. Call between the hours of 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri. to set up an appointment for an interview. (713) 270-5946 The Battalion ... is now accepting applications for the following positions for the remainder of the spring semester: Reporters Sportswriters Web Page Designer ALL POSITIONS ARE PAID! To pick up an application^ come by 013 Reed McDonald, located behind the Bus Stop Snack Bar. For information, call the newsroom at 845-3313. The Battalion is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing diversity. People of all races, religions, genders or sexual orientations are encouraged to apply. The Texas A&M Student Publications Board is accepting applications for The Battalion The Battalion (including on-line and radio operations) (including on-line and radio operations) Summer 1996 Fall 1996 Qualifications for editor-in-chief of The Battalion are: Be a Texas A&M University student with a minimum 2.0 overall and major GPR at the time of appointment and during the term of office; Have at least one year experience in a responsible editorial position on The Battalion or comparable student newspaper; or have at least one year editorial experience on a commercial newspaper, or have completed at least 1 2 hours journalism, including JOUR 203 and 303 (Media Writing I and II), JOUR 301 (Mass Comm Law) and JOUR 304 (Editing for the Mass Media), or equivalent. Aggieland 1997 Qualifications for editor of the Agg/e/andyearbook are: Be a Texas A&M University student with a minimum 2.0 overall and major GPR at the time of appointment and during the term of office. Have at least one year experience in a responsible position on the Aggieland or comparable college yearbook. Have demonstrated ability in writing through university coursework or equivalent experience. Have completed or be registered in JOUR 210 (Graphics) or equivalent. Application forms should be picked up and returned to Francia Cagle in the Student Publications office, room 230 Reed McDonald Bldg. Deadline for submitting application: 5 p.m. Friday, March 22, 1996. Applicants will be interviewed during the Student Publications Board Meeting beginning at 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, 1996. Texas ASM is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. The Student Publications Program is committed to increasing diversity and urges people from under-represented groups to apply. • -'.v. 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