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n< Jay •April; Monday • April 13, 1998 The Battalion Ep PTIi d t q Iggie my questions, pleas# it 845-3313 VEEm y, will give i “The Rise i as A&M Jniversity, will (In English) ititled “Mexico, the country. Vluseum of lission $3.00) Celestial.” utonoma de glish) poet, winner of : Arts in Mexico artment of I acknowledge served) >.00) rst American W odern and Classic 4 ssistant Provost ^ The Department 0 se. The Black-e)^ Texas two-steps all over Texas A&M Aggies were unable to defeat opponent’s supply of pitching in 0-2 weekend series with Longhorns r, lom staff and wire reports ennis team gigs CU Horned Rrogs the No. 36 Texas A&M Women’s nnis Team (15-8) defeated the No. 31 iBlorned Frogs 5-4 Thursday at the ary Potishman Lard Tennis Center. Hs good to get any win, especially jfhfe road," Coach Bobby Kleinecke lid. "All we have are tough matches jm here on out.” He match was tied at three after hglls play concluded, but A&M was tie [o take two out of three in dou- as play for the win. 1 In doubles, the Aggies were led by e teams of Eva Marcial and Kathryn Hand Lisa Dingwall and Vanessa aoks who won their matches 8-4 IIf •7 respectively, lifj singles play, A&M was led by onpa Robolledo who won 6-2 and 2 to improve her overall record to ‘ ‘^"T-5 and 18-4 in dual match play. j.p.BEATO^-Be Aggies will host No. 5 Texas Wednesday at the Omar Smith n, for the starto' -nnis Center at 5:30 p.m. —la se ball wins two ainst Nebraska e No. 14 Texas A&M Baseball 1 H took two out of three from Ne- nt RprrpatinniV'-Ba this weekend in Lincoln and at 695-8843fo':W vec! t0 31-13 overall and 14-7 inference. Omega: Meettcrff 10 Ag© 65 lost game one 4-3 on a Retirement Hor ;: p 0u t" bases “ ,oaclecl double off starter 3 Koldus B Rupe who falls to on the Year- Bie Aggies would bounce back on Is a Batta//on sei# urda y t0 swee P the doubleheader rorn student a J and 9 ' 4 - Case V Fossum threw activities Items^ h1 innings and struck out 11 to ,o later than three# L| p his seventh win of the sea- e desired run date #1 Chan ce Caple threw 5.2 innings nes and notices?i lief to P ick U P his seventh win of win notberunM#Nason in game three. In the doubleheader, first base- tan John Scheschuk hit three home uns, including a grand slam and Irove innine runs. Scheschuk has 12 ersforthe season. 'ead Coach Mark Johnson picked lis 600th career win with A&M's ■victory on Saturday. By Robert Hollier Staff writer Coming off a 3-1 home stand last week end, including a two-game sweep over No. 11 Missouri, the Texas A&M Softball Team (28- 20-1, 4-6) was looking to build on the mo mentum and improve its conference stand ing. Unfortunately, the Aggies were unable to do either as they lost a pair to the No. 9 Texas Longhorns (38-11,6-4) this weekend. On Friday, the Aggies lost game one 4-0 in Austin with Christa Williams, a former Olympian and UCLA standout, throwing a complete game shutout. She scattered four hits over seven innings, striking out 11 and only walking one. The Longhorns scored one run in the second, two in the fifth and one in the sixth for the victory. Williams improved her record to 20-2 while freshman Amy Mining fell to 9-4 on the season with the loss. In game two at the Aggie Softball Field, things did not get much better for the Aggies as they fell to the Longhorns again by the score of 8-2 in front of 796 fans. Texas started the scoring in the top of the first when second baseman Nikki Cockrell belted a solo home run over the left center field fence to give them a 1 - 0 lead. The Aggies would answer right back in the bottom of the first when sophomore left fielder Angie Long singled, stole second and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt. Sophomore shortstop Jamie Smith ground- BRANDON BOLLOM/The Battalion Sophomore outfielder Angie Long slides into home plate safely in the first inning against Texas. The Aggies lost both weekend games to the Longhorns to drop their Big 12 record to 4-6. ed out to short to score Long and drive in her 14th RBI of the season. The score would remain tied at one until the fifth when Cockrell singled in her second run of the game to give the Longhorns a 2-1 lead. In the top of the sixth, everything fell apart for the Aggies as the Longhorns sent 11 batters to the plate and scored six runs to give them an 8-1 lead. In the inning, the Longhorns had five hits, including two doubles, two walks and an Aggie error to plate the runs. Most of the damage came against fresh man starting pitcher Ashley Lewis who threw five innings, giving up five runs on seven hits, striking out four and walking five in the loss. Lewis’ record fell to 11-7 on the year. “I couldn’t find the strike zone,” Lewis said. “I went flat on the mound and my pitches weren’t breaking. I just lost some of my control.” “I was very disappointed with myself af ter the home run,” she added. “It was sup posed to be an inside fast ball, but I left itr over the plate.” r The Aggies would add another run in the seventh when sophomore third baseman Stephanie Trumbull singled home Amy- Lawler, but it was too little, too late. Head Coach Jo Evans was not pleased' with her team’s offensive performance as- A&M only managed a total of seven hits and two runs in the series. i “That’s not going to get it done,” Evans said. “We were out-pitched and we were> out-hit. It’s discouraging; we didn’t showr up to play today. I give them a lot of credit;^ they outplayed us.” Senior catcher and captain Marianne McGuire agreed, adding the team couldn’t- get the big clutch hits. “We didn’t get the hits when we needed ■ them the most,” she said. “We just couldn’t put two hits together and we didn’t score.” . • Evans also said the most frustrating, thing about the series was watching Nikki' Cockrell, a former Aggie, have a great se-> ries against her former team. Cockrell' went a combined 3-7 with four RBI and two runs scored. Next, the Aggies will take a short break from their conference schedule when they travel to Huntsville on Tuesday to play a dou*- bleheader against Sam Houston State. Aggies dominate at Invitational Wade len’s tennis wins itch against NU [he No. 17-ranked Texas A&M en’s Tennis Team experienced a |y visit to the mountains in Cel lo as they fell to the No. 41- Iked Buffaloes, 5-2, Friday in Big 12 Iference play at the Kittridge Ten- 3 Center on the CU campus, the Aggies’ loss ranks as their |st of the season in terms of their lonenfs ranking. The previous |e of the Aggies’ dual match loss- lave been to teams in the top 15 ionally and all on the road. A&M II to No. 6-ranked Louisiana State, 3,in Baton Rouge, La., in early Feb ary and fell to No. 8-ranked Texas, 3, in Austin in early March, ffhe Aggies bounced back from Fri- y’s loss to beat the No. 72-ranked President oftfe braska Cornhuskers, 4-3, on Sun- yatthe Devaney Sports Center on e Nebraska campus. The Aggies im- >Veto 12-4 overall and 5-2 in Big ■Conference play. IThe Aggies continue league play as p face the No. 25-ranked Baylor Irs on Friday at 1:30 p.m. in Waco. By Michael Ferguson Staff writer The spectators began to gather in the stands of the Frank G. Anderson complex Saturday evening, ea gerly awaiting the return of Larry Wade, who had not competed since winning the National Cham pionship in the indoor hurdles. Ex pectations were high, and the se nior All-American did not disappoint, smoking the competi tion with a NCAA automatic qual ifying time of 13.50 seconds for a victory in the 110-meter hurdles. That is how the majority of the day went for the Texas A&M Track and Field Team, who at the A&M Invitational this past weekend, compiled over 20 top-3 finishes in their best all-around performance of the season. Following the race, Wade spoke about his return to competition after the lengthy absence. “It feels really great to finally get a race under my belt,” Wade said. “Qualifying for Nationals takes a lit tle pressure off of me for the rest of the season.” Coach Ted Nelson further alluded to Wade’s return. “It was a real plus getting Larry Wade back,” Nelson said. “ 13.50 for the first meet is just outstanding.” Sophomore Desmond Powell and freshman Bashir Ramzy rounded out the crew of hurdlers, finishing 3-4 in the 110-meter hurdles. Sophomore Jason Jacob won the men’s hammer throw with a throw of 176 feet, 7 inches. Junior Mike Lowrance finished second in the discus. Sophomore Jon Nance placed second in the pole vault, with fellow sophomore Travis Grasha placing fourth (first among collegiate competition) in the javelin. In the jumps, junior Toya Jones finished third (sec ond collegiately) in the long jump and Ramzy finished second in the triple jump. Sophomore Jonan Lannefors and junior Derrick Woods placed 2-3 in the 400-meter dash, and sophomore Travis McAshen finished third in the 400-meter hurdles. The women continued to dominate their events with many impressive performances. One of those performances was turned in by senior All-American Adrien Sawyer. Sawyer placed third in her first long jump competition of the outdoor season and fin ished second in the 100-meter hurdles, just behind Angie Vaughn of Texas, one of the top hurdlers in the nation. Sawyer’s time of 13.07 seconds in the hurdles is not only a career best, but also automat ically qualifies her for the NCAA Championships at the end of the season. Senior All-American Rosa Jolivet continued to make her presence felt, finishing second in the 400-meter hurdles for the second straight week. She also finished third in the 100-meter hurdles with a high provisional qualifying time of 13.22 seconds. Sophomore Chimika Carter also had an impressive meet, placing fourth in both the 100-meter hurdles and the long jump. The trio of throwers, freshmen Meshell Trotter and Megan Koonce and junior Kelli Schrader, had a domi- “It was really a quality meet, and we had some quality performances. 55 nating meet. Trotter won the hammer throw and fin ished third in the shot put. Schrader placed second in both the hammer and the discus. Koonce finished third in the hammer and won the discus with a personal record of 164 feet, 4 inches. In the javelin, freshmen Lauryn Miller and Jennifer Parker finished 2-3, and junior Detrich Clariett placed second (first collegiately) in the triple jump. On a disappointing note, senior All-American sprinter Billy Fobbs pulled up in the 100-meter dash with a mild hamstring injury. Fie is expected to miss two to three weeks. However, Nelson viewed the meet as a successful one. “It was really a quality meet and we had some quality performances,” Nelson said. “Overall, we had a good meet.” Assistant Coach Abe Brown added his thoughts. “We got a lot accomplished today,” Brown said. “We’ve still got a long way to go, but I like our chances.” Green Jacket awarded to O’Meara at Masters AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Mark O’Meara has taught Tiger Woods a lot about life on the PGA Tour. Maybe Woods taught O’Meara how to win a Masters. Closing in a very Tiger-like fashion with birdies on three of the last four holes, O’Meara stole the show Sunday from the great est master of them all — Jack Nicklaus who made a thrilling run at a seventh green jacket. O’Meara had played in 56 ma jor championships without win ning, but when he rolled in a 20- foot birdie putt on the final hole at Augusta National Golf Club that streak ended. When the ball disappeared from sight, O’Meara thrust his arms de fiantly into the air and wrapped them around caddie Jerry Higgen- bothem. The 18-year wait to win a major championship was over. That birdie marked the only time O’Meara led during the four days of play as he closed with a 67 and finished at 9-under-par 279, one stroke ahead of Fred Couples and David Duval. “I don’t think it’s sunk in yet,” O’Meara said after Woods, his close friend and the defending champi on, put the winner’s green jacket on him and gave O’Meara a big hug. “I’ll treasure it for a lifetime,” O’Meara said. “I walked to the 17th tee thinking I could still make two birdies.” That’s exactly what he did, hit ting a great iron to 7 feet on No. 17 and then making the 20-footer on the last hole to become the first player since Arnold Palmer in 1960 to win the Masters by closing with two consecutive birdies. “What does Tiger mean to Mark O’Meara?” O’Meara said. “You know, I compete against him. I have to find some way to get around the advantages he has. 1 think he has brought my game up a bit.” Now the 14-time winner on the PGA Tour with more than $9 mil lion in career earnings can scratch his name off the list of- great golfers who have never won) a major championship. And perhaps O’Meara, 41, and,’ Woods, 22, have both been helped- „ by the golf matches they play in, their community near Orlando,; " Fla., where O’Meara counsels!* Woods on howto handle the pres-'* sure of life on tour. “Mark has been like a big broth-;! er to me,” Woods said. And Woods has taught O’Meara) # some things about his game. When-; O’Meara asked Woods to give hinv> strokes on the par-5 in their friend-- J ly matches, Woods pointed out the! s» advantage O’Meara has. “He says, ‘You’ve got a putter,’”’ 1 O’Meara related. “I said, ‘You’re 1 right’ and the putter won for me)'' this week.” Couples and Duval played well) enough to win but were simply vie- ‘ ) tims of O’Meara’s putter. He aver-! ; aged barely over 26 putts a round )) and with 105 had the fewest in the! tournament on the tricky Augusta; National greens. The tournament appeared headed for a playoff when Duval, playing in the group in front of; O'Meara and Couples, missed a; 20-foot birdie try on the final hole - ) to finish at eight under par. 4 M5C Visual Arts Committee PRESENTS /y - /4a.if A? Artist Reception is on Wednesday, April 15 at 7:30 in the MSC Visual Arts Gallery (second floor MSC, next to the Browsing Library) Refreshments served For more information please contact: jyU. Erin Petersen, Chair. Tel: 409/845-9251 Tr e-mail: vac@tamu.edu or http: //vac.tamu edu 4 Special accommodations available on advanced request. Please cal! 845-9251 to arrange i S Cl«tSS UC 200^ Howdy '00, this is your week!!! 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