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ishman second baseman Angie Long dives for the ball during practice at the Lady Aggie Softball Complex.
ferez silent but deadly
By Nicki Smith
The Battalion
The Texas A&M Softball Team’s
overall record of 4-8 may look a bit
under the weather, but the Lady Ag
gies still have high hopes for the
season. A&M is prepared to wrap up
its home stint today in a double-
header against Stephen F. Austin
University at the Lady Aggie Softball
Field at 5 p.m.
Ending a four-game losing streak
by beating Sam Houston State Uni
versity 13-0 at the Aggie Invitation
al last weekend, Head Coach Jo
Evans said the Lady Aggies are pre
pared to pick up where they left off.
‘As a whole, we are not con
cerned with the way Sam Houston
plays or with the players they
have,” Evans said. “We need to
worry more about our own squad’s
consistency and how we play out
there on the field.”
Even though the Lady Aggies
have three weeks until Big 12 Con-
By Sara Duesing
The Battalion
I he only stands 5-foot-3, but last year she led
kher team with 27 runs batted in. She is not
'very loud, but throughout her collegiate ca-
Sshe has a .289 batting average. Now entering
r final year on the Texas A&M Softball Team,
■Perez has overcome what some call a dis-
Ivantage because she is smaller and less vocal
another players.
“It really depends on how you
ok at it,” Perez said. "I’ve been
ijs size for as long as I can re-
lember. Sometimes I even forget
stjwsmall I am.
“When people say ‘I’m bigger
nan you,’ I say T don’t care —
pl/eryone is bigger than me.’”
Perez was a walk-on her fresh-
llfyear and has since started
^ game at either third base or
Iter field while leading in the
jpg lineup.
■Gina is a very consistent
er,” A&M Head Softball Coach Jo Evans said,
msively, she puts the ball in play and makes
1 contact. Defensively, she takes charge and
rs a lot of ground. She is very aggressive and
ot afraid to dive for a play.”
enior teammate Mya Truelove said Perez is
a very outgoing or loud player, but she has
le a long way in four years.
She has stepped up a lot vocally, but Gina
tie of those silent leaders,” she said. “She
“Gina is extremely
valuable because
she gets it done
both offensively
and defensively.’’
Jo Evans
A&M head coach
doesn’t tell you what to do, she shows you by
doing it herself.”
Evans said the team looks to Perez because she
gets the plays made, not because she is vocal.
“Not everyone is going to be outgoing,” Evans
said. “But she has a tenacity and a determination
to be the best. The players respect her ability and
her love for the game.”
The senior from San Antonio said her most
memorable moment in her years at A&M occurred
when the team made it to regionals
her freshman year.
“It was exciting to be a part of
that after I walked on,” Perez said.
Evans said Perez is a key com
ponent of the team because of her
aggressiveness and experience.
“Gina is extremely valuable be
cause she gets it done both offen
sively and defensively,” Evans
said. “She is pretty hard-nosed
and is willing to put in extra time.”
This season, Perez is fourth on
the team in batting average, hit
ting .275. Last weekend, Perez
recorded her first home run on the season
against Sam Houston State University.
Perez said she attributes her success to su
perstitions. She wears the same visor and hair
ribbons in every game.
“One tournament she left the ribbons behind
and had someone’s parents buy her some at the
store,” Truelove said.
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Dave House, The Battalion
Senior Gina Perez walked on her freshman year
and now hits at the top of the batting order.
Welcome Aboard
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ference play starts, freshman sec
ond baseman Angie Long said the
Lady Aggies need to use the games
against SFA as a tool to help them
prepare for some tougher games
they will face down the road.
“We got off to a slow start, but
our teamwork is good and we stick
behind each other,” Long said.
“Games like this help us work on
not settling on easy runs by taking
things lightly, and going seven in
nings straight.”
For the series, A&M has a com
manding 23-4 record against the
Ladyjacks, including a sweep in last
year’s doubleheader. However, SFA
has played eight more games than
the Lady Aggies and is at .500 with
an overall record of 10 -10.
Additionally, the Ladyjacks went
3-2 at the Louisiana State Universi
ty Tournament, and are holding
batters to a .280 average.
Senior left-fielder Heather Hay
den said the Lady Aggies can expect
to outscore SFA, but can not take
the team lightly.
“They are a very scrappy team,
but at the same time, we all have
played at a high level,” Hayden
said. “When they play us they treat
it like it is a World Series game.
They really go into the game want
ing to beat us, so we can’t play like
we expect to win.”
Currently, senior first baseman
Mya Truelove leads the Lady Aggies
with a .333 batting average and is
one of five A&M players who have
recorded single home runs.
Two grand slams, hit by sopho
more Kami Tucker and Long,
grace the Lady Aggie offensive
charts while defensively, junior
Trina Solesbee leads the pitching
staff with a team-best 1.72 earned
run average.
This weekend the Lady Aggies
will head to the 1996 Olympic
Games softball facility to participate
with 17 other teams in the NFCA
Leadoff Classic Tournament in
Columbus, Ga.
Lady golfers finish
third at Monica Welsh
By Lara L. Zuehlke
The Battalion
The No. 11 Texas A&M
Women’s Golf Team broke
its three year winning streak,
placing third in the Texas
A&M Bookstore/Monica
Welsh Memorial tourna
ment at Pebble Creek Coun
try Club.
Going into the second
day of the tournament the
Lady Aggies were third be
hind Louisiana State Uni
versity and Texas Christian
University. The Lady Ag
gies were not able to
move up on the second day of the
tournament. LSU won the tourna
ment finishing eight strokes
ahead of TCU.
A&M junior Jamie Hullett fired a
three-round total of 231, placing
sixth. Aggie junior Isabelle Rosberg
also placed in the top 10, tying for
seventh place, shooting a 233.
A&M Head Coach Jeanne Suther
land said Hullett played well
throughout the tournament.
“Jamie played well yesterday and
today, and she never gave up,”
Sutherland said.
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Senior Isabelle Rosberg chips the ball on
to the green at the Monica Welsh Memorial
Tournament Tuesday.
Teams had to brave the rainy
weather throughout the tourna
ment, and Sutherland said the
rainy weather made playing con
ditions difficult.
“The scores for the whole tour
nament were high, and I think we
could have played better,” Suther
land said. “I was extremely proud
of my players, though, because
they never once complained
about the weather.”
The Lady Aggies’ next competi
tion will be March 8-10 when they
travel to San Jose, Calif., to com
pete in the Spartan Invitational.
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