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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
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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.
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3 Koldus B Rupe who falls to on the Year-
Bie Aggies would bounce back on
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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
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April 15 at 7:30 in the MSC Visual
Arts Gallery
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Refreshments served
For more information please contact:
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Tr e-mail: vac@tamu.edu or
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