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d. 11 Aggies prepare for highly-ranked non-conference showdown with No. 12 Rice University in College Station
By Michael Taglienti
Staff writer
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;en I'ield.
Aggies swept a doubleheader
Nebraska Saturday to win the Big
^^■es 2-1. With the win, the Aggies im-
)vel their record to 31 13 and 14-7 in
[Bi?12.
Th ! Aggies were led by junior first base-
njtilm Schesehuk who had three home
is and nine RBI in the doubleheader.
Rice (31-13, 18-3) is coming off a two-
neberies with the New Mexico hobos in
HjHthcy scored an astounding54 runs.
HHn more incredible is the fact that Rice
^^ne series, winning 2B-7 on Saturday
ilqsing 27-26 on Sunday. Junior center
der Bubba Crosby led Rice, batting 10-
for|the weekend with five home runs,
ill be up to the A&M pitchers to shut
[this potent Rice lineup. Sophomore
litljander Chance Caple usually pitches
Tut ;days, but he pitched five and two-
tda innings in relief on Sunday to pick
thtwin in the second game of the dou-
forti
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bleheader against Nebraska.
Right now Coach Mark Johnson said
that he does not know who is going to
pitch against the Owls.
“I don’t know who is going to throw for
Rice is a very good
team and we want to do
very well against them.”
Mark Johnson
Texas A&M Coach
us. We have to wait for practice to see how
the arms recovered from the weekend,”
Johnson said.
Johnson said that although it would be
easy for the team to look forward to the
Texas series this weekend, he thinks the
team will be ready for Rice.
“The team is going to be ready to play,”
Johnson said. “The thing that is very hard
is that we have the Longhorns looking at us
RYAN ROGERS/The Battalion
Texas A&M outfielder Steven Truitt (No. 8) will lead the Aggie attack when the baseball
team takes on Rice University in a non-conference game tonight at 7 p.m. at Olsen Field.
on Friday, so it would be very easy for us to
look past Rice for obvious reasons (the ri
valry), plus it’s a Big 12 game. The Rice
game doesn’t carry near the implications a
Big 12 game does, but we are aware that
Rice is a very good team and we want to do
very well against them.”
Schesehuk said the Rice game is impor
tant because it has regional implications.
“Rice is a big game in that they are
highly ranked, and we definitely need to
pick up a win to help our regional status
and maybe even help us get a regional
bid,” he said.
Junior centerfielder Jason Tyner said that
despite some recent struggles the team is
happy with where it is right now.
“We are doing all right. We have given
away a few games, but that is to be ex
pected over the course of the season. You
look at the major leagues and the best
team in the league loses 60 games every
year, so we like where we are right now,”
Tyner said.
Johnson said despite some setbacks, he is
happy with where the team currently stands.
“Well I think every coach would like to
be a little bit better,” Johnson said. “I’m not
disappointed. We’ve put ourselves in posi
tion to have an opportunity to win and go
to the Big 12 tournament and regionals.
“We could fall flat on our faces, but
what you want to happen as you approach
the stretch run is to have a chance to win
the tournament and regionals. We still
have a lot of goals in front of us, and I’m
happy with that.”
Jowboys bolster rushing attack
eu back provides relief for overworked Smith, Gailey says
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Free
|ht running back Chris Warren
|d to a three-year, $2 million
contract with
the Dallas Cow
boys Monday,
jeopardizing
the jobs of Sher
man Williams
and Herschel
Walker.
The deal also
could mean a
reduced work
load for Emmitt
Ittth in coach Chan Gailey’s of-
fisebecause ofWarren’s ability to
Ih ihe ball, making him a valu-
j§third down receiver. Warren
pt45 passes for 257 yards last
for Seattle.
r e think Chris has a lot more
this career and he will com-
ent Emmitt,” owner Jerry
i said. “He has been in the
e nine years like Emmitt, but
hs 1,000 fewer carries and we
■fortunate to have a back of
Jaliber.
e want to be smart about the
Iber of carries Emmitt has over
the next several years. We’ll have
Emmitt doing what he does best
for the next couple years and he
will be our starter.”
Smith rushed for more than
1,000 yards last year for the seventh
straight season but averaged only
4.2 yards per carry and scored just
three touchdowns.
Jones said no decision had been
made on the status ofWilliams and
Walker for the 1998 season.
Warren was a fourth-round
draft choice who became one of
the NFL’s best backs before Seattle
released him last month in an
economy move.
In eight seasons, Warren rushed
for 6,706 yards, breaking Curt
Warner’s team record of 6,705 on
last season’s final play.
He rushed for 1,000-plus yards
for four straight seasons, including
a team record and AFC-leading
1,545 yards in 1994. Last year, he had
847 yards and four touchdowns.
Warren played in the Pro Bowl in
1993, 1994 and 1995.
He became expendable when
the Seahawks signed Ricky Watters,
a five-time Pro Bowl running back,
to a four-year, $13 million contract,
including a $5 million signing
bonus last month.
Clarence Shelmon, Warren’s po
sition coach in Seattle, now is the
Cowboys’ running backs coach.
Warren also knows Cowboys offen
sive line coach Hudson Houck, who
coached with the Seahawks in 1992.
“I saw what he could do at Seat
tle,” Shelmon said. “He’ll help our
offense and give Emmitt some rest.”
If the Cowboys release Williams,
a former second-round draft pick, it
would count only $150,000 against
their salary cap.
Walker has spent the past two
seasons as a kick returner and back
up running back.
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New York robbed of eighth spot
T he NBA season that everyone has been wait
ing for has finally reared its intense head —
the Playoffs!
For those of you tired of boring regular season
games and those late-season Denver Nuggets - Dallas
Mavericks matchups, get ready because games that
mean something are on the way.
Non-Duncan Rookie of the Year
Anyone who watches basketball and doesn’t
have a vegetable for a brain knows that Tim Dun
can will take Rookie of the Year honors. Heck, he
might even make first-team All-NBA. However, for
that parting-gift, runner-up category, how about
Nets forward Keith Van Horn.
The Utah alum overcame an early-season injury to
rebound (literally) well. Van Horn put in a season-
high 33 points against Toronto on Sunday at an im
portant time in the playoff race.
Pencil in Brevin Knight and Ron Mercer as a close
second and third, respectively. Knight is second in the
league in steals at a 2.46 per game clip and Mercer
has provided a nice complement to Antoine Walker
on Rick Pitino’s Boston squad.
Washington Wizards. What a Waste.
The Wizards are all-but-eliminated from the Eastern
Conference playoff race. With the
amount of talent on their roster, last
year’s sweep by the Bulls was
thought to be a simple preview of
the greatness for which Washington
was destined. It turned out to be a
flash in the pan from one of the
most talented teams in the league.
Chris Webber (22.0), Rod Strick
land (17.8) and Tracey Murray
(14.8) are all in the top-50 in scor
ing and Strickland leads the league
in assists with a 10.5 average. The
core of Strickland, Webber and Howard had champi
onship written all over it, but with team conflicts and
lack of effort, their limidess talent got them a golf
game in late April.
Coach Bernie Bickerstaff was so disgusted at a recent
game that he walked off the court before the game was
over. Look for general manager Wes Unseld to make
sweeping changes on the roster before next season.
“Happy Easter, Everybody!”
Those were the words out of Tim Hardaway’s
mouth after referees ruled that Allan Houston’s
buzzer-beater actually didn’t beat the buzzer in
Sunday’s Knicks-Heat game.
The shot — which clearly left Houston’s hand before
time expired according to replays — would have given
the Knicks a crucial 83-82 victory and pushed them up
a half game on the New Jersey Nets.
Please see Knicks on Page 6.
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