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Monday • February 24, 1997
&M finishes third at Aggie Invitational
ByNicki Smith
The Battalion
Jlie Texas A&M Softball Team’s
{foie debut was spoiled by some
mpi competition as Colorado
&te, Creighton University and
Houston State University
Ipeted at the Aggie Invitational
Vnament at the Lady Aggie Soft-
|Complex this weekend,
llthough the Lady Aggies started
nd ended with a bang, their overall
■nament record of 2-4 and a third
lace finish showed that the team
tiflhas some kinks to work out be-
1 •they start Big 12 Conference play.
Head Coach Jo Evans said the
Lady Aggies were disappointed with
their performance the first two days
of the tournament.
“We definitely could have played
better defense on Friday and Satur
day,” Evans said. “Our hitting was
all right against Sam Houston in the
first game, but our defense let us
down the next three games against
Colorado and Creighton. It took us
until Sunday to come back after be
ing discouraged the first two days.”
In its first game, A&M irpproved
its overall record to 3-4 as they slid
by the Sam Houston Lady Kats 3-2.
The Lady Aggies were down 2-1
until junior catcher Amy Schmaltz
smashed a two-run triple in the
sixth inning.
Schmaltz said the Lady Aggies
had trouble getting key hits
throughout the game.
“We needed to get the key hits at
the right time,” Schmaltz said. “We
would make mistakes on defense,
but would have trouble bouncing
back from them.”
Not only did the loss put the
Lady Kats on a six-game losing
streak which spanned the entire
weekend, but it also put their record
at 4-10, giving them a last place fin
ish in the tournament.
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Meanwhile, Colorado . and
Creighton battled it out for first
place, but each ended up going 5-1
for the weekend.
Colorado earned first place by
run differential with 37 overall runs,
to finish three runs over Creighton.
Evans said Colorado played well
and were the toughest team the
Lady Aggies played.
“They were the most consistent
team out here,” Evans said. “Their
pitcher did a nice job, and the team
hit the ball really well. They really did
n’t outplay us, but were aggressive
and got the big hits at the right time.”
Despite the four losses the Lady
Aggies suffered, the team wrapped
up the tournament with a 13-0
shutout over Sam Houston.
Senior center-fielder Gina Perez
scored an infield home run and se
nior pitcher Lori Gioco hit a home
run over the right field fence.
Sophomore Kami Tucker put
herself on the RBI charts as well, hit
ting her first career grand slam
home run early in the first inning.
Senior left fielder Heather Hay
den said the Lady Aggies worked to
gether as a team and learned a lot
about what they need to improve
on in the future.
“It is still the beginning of the
season, and as each game goes by,
we get better and better,” Hayden
said. “We were able to get more
key hits in a row to earn runs to
wards the end. If we cut down the
mistakes in the field we should be
doing fine.”
The Lady Aggies will enjoy more
time at home as they host Stephen
F. Austin University Wednesday at
the Lady Aggie Softball Complex.
Rogge Heflin, The Battalion
hman shortstop Jamie Smith questions the umpire's call after she catches the ball against Colorado.
lady Ags pick up first conference win, 7-2
By Sara Duesing
The Battalion
In its first Big 12 Conference match, the
Mas A&M Women’s Tennis Team over-
Tie the University of Nebraska Saturday
Vie Omar Smith Tennis Center, 7-2.
JVrappingup a six-game homestand, the
iLady Aggies (5-1 overall, 1-
) Big 12) defeated the Com-
niskers (4-1, 1-1) with a
I itrong singles showing.
tiie Lady Netters shut
Jt Nebraska in singles
■isenior captain Nancy
Mgwall leading the way
kitli a 6-2,6-3 victoiy over
|V®raska freshman star
■dra Noetzel. Fresh-
jn Lisa Dingwall beat
liie Yang 6-4,3-6,6-2, as
lior Vanessa Rooks de-
fed Lisa Hart 6-3, 6-1.
Ithough this was the
Jt meeting between the two teams,
bjiks said the Aggies did not waste time
ltdering what they were up against.
J 1 We didn’t really think about how they
|)uld play before the match,” Rooks said,
jjust played our own game, did really
Land I’m proud of everyone.”
■Following Rooks’ victory, sophomore
(onica San Miguel routed Jennifer
hoste 6-4,7-5. Junior Monica Rebolledo
bat Adrianna Dulic 6-2, 6-2 and senior
le Beahm wrapped things up with a 6-
“They (Nebraska)
really make you
work hard and
make you hit the
balls.”
Bobby Kleinecke
A&M head coach
0, 6-3 victory over Gina Pelazini.
A&M Head Coach Bobby Kleinecke
said he was excited about the singles
performance.
“Nebraska is a good team,” Kleinecke
said. “They really make you work hard and
make you hit the balls. Winning the singles
was real important.”
The doubles competi
tion brought two match
losses for the Lady Aggies as
the sister duo of Dingwall
and Dingwall fell to Noetzel
and Thoste 8-5. Likewise,
freshmen Leslie Dees and
partner Kathryn Scott, were
defeated 8-5 by the team of
Hart and Yang. However,
Beahm and Rooks were
able to overcome Dulic and
Pelazini for a 8-3 win.
"They (Nebraska) play a
difierent type of doubles,
and we did not adjust,” Klei
necke said. “If they had played normally, we
would have had a better chance. But, you
have to give them credit because they did
what they had to do to win.”
The Lady Aggies now prepare them
selves to travel to San Diego, Calif., where
they will face San Diego State University and
the University of San Diego before return
ing home for another four-game stretch.
“Overall, I feel really good about the
way we played,” Kleinecke said. “We came
out and did a good job.”
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Rony Angkriwan, The Battalion
Senior Nancy Dingwall backhands the ball against the
University of Nebraska at the Omar Smith Tennis Center Saturday.
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