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Wednesday • February 12, 1997
ggies split doubleheader with UTA, 5-4, 6-5
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It was a strange day for baseball at
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With runners on the corners and the
game tied at 6-6 in the bottom of the
seventh inning, UTA pitcher Ronny Car-
roll was called for a balk while faking a
pick-off move to first base. The balk al
lowed A&M pinch runner William Gray
to score from third base and give the Ag
gies the 6-5 victory.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen one end
that way,” Stephens said. “I’ve seen it
with a base runner on third but not on a
pick-off attempt at first. I’ve never seen
it before; it was kind of weird.”
The unusual Game 2 ending fol
lowed another unlikely finish in Game 1
of the twin bill.
After the Aggies rallied to send the
game into extra innings, UTA junior out
fielder Michael Kopecky singled in the
top of the eighth inning and then scored
on the third off A&M reliever Jamie
Smith’s three wild pitches to give the
Mavericks a 5-4 win.
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Another similarity between the two
games was that UTA built up big leads
in both and then watched the Aggies
clawed their way back.
Stephens hit a pair of two-run
homers to spark comebacks in each of
the day’s games.
“It (the two home runs) would have
been a little sweeter [with a sweep],”
Stephens said. “I’m just glad that I
could give our team a lift in those cer
tain spots and tie the ballgame up with
one. It felt good.”
UTA went into the bottom of the
seventh inning with a 4-1 lead. The Ag
gies took advantage of a Maverick
pitching change and rallied to score
three runs in the inning, to send the
game into the extra frame.
With one out, senior shortstop Rich
Petru singled to set up the first of
Stephens’ shots, this one to left center
field. Later in the inning, Gray, pinch
running for Hunter, tied the game on a
fielder’s choice by freshman third base-
man Steve Scarborough.
The Aggie comeback would not be in
vain in Game 2. After the Mavericks built
a 5-1 lead going into the bottom of the
fifth inning and looked primed to com
plete the sweep, A&M posted another
impressive rally.
The Aggies scored four runs in the
bottom half of the fifth inning to climb
back into the game.
Freshman third baseman Sean
Heaney led off with a single and ad
vanced to third on a base hit by All-Amer
ican Jason Tyner, who was 5 for 9 on the
day. Heaney scored on a base hit by junior
second baseman Brian Benefield and
Tyner scored on a sacrifice fly by Petru.
Stephens followed with his second home
run, just clearing the right field wall.
See Baseball, Page 10
Stew Milne, The Batealion
Sophomore outfielder Jason Tyner is caught in a rundown between third base and home plate
Tuesday afternoon in the first game of the doubleheader against UT-Arlington.
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atalie Tucker carries on family legacy in A&M basketball
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T he Tucker family name and Texas
A&M Women’s Basketball go hand
and hand. Freshman guard Natal
ie Tucker is carrying on the Tucker legacy
her older sister, senior guard Lana Tuck
er, started four years ago.
The younger Tucker has established a
place for herself on the Lady Aggie squad,
seeing action in 20 games this season.
She got her first career start against the
University of Oklahoma, where she
scored a career-high 13 points.
Tucker is averaging 12.1 minutes, and
3.3 points per game and has dished out
31 assists for the Lady Aggies.
The Georgetown (Texas) High School
superstar decorated the school’s history
books, setting career records in points
(1,753), assists (610) and three-point field
goals (192). Tucker came to A&M after a
stellar senior year, averaging 19.2 points,
5.8 assists, 4.3 steals and 6.3 rebounds.
A&M Assistant Coach Lisa Jordan said
Tucker’s diehard work ethic has chal
lenged the other players.
“Natalie has a very positive attitude
and aura about her,” Jordan said. “She is
a hard worker, like Lana, in that she will
show you how hard she will work and ex
pect you to work just as hard.”
Tucker said the transition from high
school to college raised several challenges.
“It (college) is much more physical,
but mostly it’s a mental game,” Tucker
said. “You have to learn how to be tough
and to fight through the ups and downs
you face when you’re a freshman.”
Tucker began playing basketball in
the second grade, soon after Lana be
gan playing.
Although she is the younger of the
Tuckers, Natalie said she does not feel
like she has to prove herself to anyone.
“I’ve never really felt like I’ve been in
her (Lana’s) shadow,” Tucker said. “I
think because I am several years
younger, people don’t expect me to be
quite up to her level. We don’t play the
same position, so it’s not like we really
compete for playing time.”
In high school, Tucker was recruited by
several schools, including Baylor Univer
sity, San Diego State University and New
Mexico University. But she chose A&M so
she could play alongside Lana.
She was also impressed with the ca
maraderie between the team members
and coaches.
“I wanted to come here partly so I
could play with Lana, because I thought
it would be fun to play with my sister,”
Tucker said. “I also really like that the
coaches care about us so much. It’s like
we’re a family, because everyone is close
and cares about each other.”
Tucker’s playing time with her sister
unexpectedly has been cut short by a
knee injury Lana suffered during the
game against the University of Colorado,
' ending her collegiate career.
Tucker said she is disappointed Lana
cannot finish out her senior year, but she
expects the team to work past losing their
team leader and co-captain.
“I just feel so bad for her because I
know how badly she wanted to finish her
senior season,” Tucker said. “I really think
this team is going to take it (Lana’s ab
sence) all right because we’ve already
been through so much this year.”
Senior forward Melissa Rollerson said
Natalie’s play has stepped up a notch
throughout the season, and she expects
Tucker to continue improving.
“Natalie has matured and is more
physical, because she knows at this level
you have to be physical and can’t allow
for any lapses,” Rollerson said. “She is the
point guard, so she has to run the show.
She is really quiet and hasn’t learned how
to be real vocal yet, but I’m sure that will
come with time.”
As for now, Tucker plans to continue
building on her game, knowing that if she
follows her older sister’s footsteps, she
will not go wrong.
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Engineering (WISE), an organization
of women graduate students, staff
and faculty will host its fifth annual
all-day professional and career
development conference.
The conference "Adapting to a Changing World" which will take
place on Saturday, February 22, 1997, at the MSC on the Texas A&M
campus, will focus on giving participants the skills and insights need
ed to succeed in the scientific and technological workplace of the
year 2000 and beyond.
Participants will select from topics such as:
A Room of Your Own: At the Top,
How to Get Your Research Funded,
Sex Differences and Evolution,
Conflict Resolution, and others.
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NASA and current Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of
California, Santa Barbara, Dr. France Cordova.
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nancy@isc.tamu.edu for registration information. Free child care
will be provided on site. Registration deadline is February 19.
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College of Engineering
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