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ith only 16 games remaining, 14 against
conference opponents, the Aggies are
looking to gain momentum before the
he 100-meter hi: B erence tournament the first weekend in May.
j nieter hurdles:: 'hey are currently 1-3 in conference play but are
rien Sawyer who: O0 ^ in g forward to hosting double-headers against
American total in ^ arHas anc * Missouri this weekend,
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oughest softball conference in collegiate play with
east)ii of DurabiiPur teams ranked in the top 10 and six in the top 25
Vhile the indoors If the USAToday/NFCA poll. Oklahoma leads the
ved as extremely vay at No. 5, followed by No. 6Texas, No. 8 Missouri
sisting of six mee; ind No. 10 Oklahoma State. Nebraska is ranked No.
rse of seven weeks Bnd Texas Tech made the cut at No. 23. Kansas
iparison to the on: in| Texas A&M also received votes.
The grueling oultbll
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the span of eleven B^gainst nine nationally ranked opponents this
stretches from FI ieason, the Aggies have posted a single victory. The
brnia with stopsalll
in Pennsylvania,liM
Montana.
Aggies beat No. 19 Oregon in the Sacremento State
Tournament on March 19.
Three of their eight losses to ranked teams have
come from conference foes. Nebraska swept a
double-header last weekend and Oklahoma State
beat the Aggies in February in a non-conference
tournament game.
And The Runner Is Going
With ten stolen bases this season, senior out
fielder Tanya Klecker needs only six to break
A&M’s career stolen base record of 45 held by Judy
Trussell (1984-87) and Carrie Austgen (1981-83).
But it is freshman outfielder Tiffany Esters who is
stealing the show with 16 stolen bases in 17 at
tempts. Amy Lawler is not far behind with 13
steals in 17 attempts.
Error Prone
The Aggies have a much higher winning per
centage when playing relatively error-free ball. In
41 games the Aggies have committed 71 errors.
While posting their 23 wins, the Aggies hold a 10
error margin over their victims,35 Aggie errors to
45 opponent’s errors.
But in 17 losing efforts, the Aggies have com
mitted 36 errors compared to just seven for their
opponents.
Philip Peter is a senior
journalism major.
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New Texas A&M Coach Melvin Watkins will construct a new Aggie team for the 1998-1999 season in Reed Arena.
Freshman forward Michael
Schmidt had his first taste ofWatkins
and was impressed by his demeanor.
“I think he’s a real good man,”
Schmidt said. “He wants to get
down to business. He wants to
have fun off the court, but on the
court, he’s all business.”
Watkins
Continued from Page 1
Watkins must also revive interest
in a program that has not seen con
sistent winning since the days of
Shelby Metcalf.
“We’re going to work awfully hard
to capture a little enthusiasm next sea
son and put out a product that’s excit
ing and has a chance to win games,”
Watkins said. “This university has a
long tradition, and we will go in and be
very aggressive (in recruiting). A&M is
on the top of the totem pole.”
■PORTS
Briefs
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ies head into
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10-meter hurdles:?
".deroV.’hfselc’Vustin for Relays
■ he Texas A&M Men’s and
Women’s Track and Field Teams will
compete in the
Texas Relays to
day through Sat
urday at Royal
Memorial Stadi
um in Austin.
The No. 12
women’s team
and No. 20
men’s team will
be competing
against perenni-
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Arizona April 3-5, |T he women’s team will have 17 of
Bnembers competing, and the men’s
sh Imports :e a |r iwill have 18 members in action,
i Becker has beentj The Aggies are coming off a strong
ith the touch so® win S at the Florida Relays in
with her second j ^ a ' nesvi ' le ’ Florida last weekend, bring-
le "Mo’’morialar:‘ n S home four gold medals. Senior
it the Betsy Ravil'^ ri en Sawyer (100-meter hurdles),
ore from Lund l v '^ eshman Esther Eisenlauer (javelin),
ly helped the tea:: fr eshman Meghan Koonce (discus)
er play, especially®- 1 ^6 men’s 1,600-meter relay team
ivitational In sev« e al1 g° lden for the Aggies.
> this year she has® * was P |eased wit h the perfor-
stroke averagewiW nces we had last week,” Texas
ibelle Rosbergi Coac h Ted Nelson said. “We
t 76 52 The senioir 1 2 ood efforts from both the men’s
i Sweden. Exact# women’s teams.”
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heir passports awl
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;ht be in a differerj
ad Coach Jeanne k SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San An-
id obviously is noipo Spurs have signed veteran Brad
to the far readiesfraus to a 10-day contract,
hr talent. f Lohaus, a 6-foot-ll, 230-
iound forward, began the 1997-
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Al Italian League.
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Boston Celtics in
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of the 1987 NBA
Draft. Since then
he has played for eight different NBA
ams, including the Spurs during the
995-96 season.
Texas Tech pitcher
yagTcom draws suspension
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas
[ech right-handed relief pitcher Steve
'atkins is no longer enrolled at the
Smiversity after being suspended
from the team for unspecified rea-
ons,the school announced.
Officials would not elaborate on
'atkins’ suspension or departure,
Jtiting federal law.
I Watkins was 2-0 with a 3.26 ERA
In 19.3 innings this season. He was
| sophomore in his first season at
ech after transferring from Lubbock
hristian University.
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