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'Y * April a fuesday • April 14, 1998 Sports nged, itwouldbt protest wasupk] nee seconds of; W san Antoniosuccf^' tieen madeonai 1 Norm Nixon ^oth teams to... ailed for a jump md the game s eventuallyv d that since ‘i s should havel- hot ( )'Brien agreed, ayed 4 1/2 Min regulation, ish in Miami th 4.4 seconds left! ove past Alonzo mrles Oakley the ball in the (fa one last attempt® ball leaving Hoe ing, but refereefc 1 outcomestoodt ) seconds. ioftball team breaks from Big 12 with SHSU as A&M hopes for repeat performance of earlier Bearkat doubleheader sweep BRANDON BOLLOM/The Battalion nan Ashley Lewis and her Aggie teammates ke on Sam Houston in a non-conference game. By Robert Hollier Staff writer The Texas A&M Softball Team (28-20-1,4-6) will take a short break from its tough conference sched ule when they travel to Huntsville to play a double- header against Sam Houston State this Tuesday. Earlier in the year, the Aggies swept a dou bleheader from SHSU at the Aggie Softball Complex, and A&M Coach Jo Evans expects her team to repeat the performance. “We played them well earlier in the season,” Evans said. “We have to go out and play them well, and I think we can beat them twice.” The Aggies have been on a roller-coaster ride the last three weeks. They were swept by No. 8 Nebraska in Lincoln and A&M took two games from No. 11 Missouri. Then the Aggies were swept by No. 9 Texas. "We just need more consistency and more ag gressive play,” Evans said. The Aggies only managed seven hits and two runs against Longhorn pitching last weekend, and Evans and the team know that will not result in many victories. “That’s not going to get it done,” she said. “We were out-pitched and out-hit, and it’s discour aging. We can play better.” Senior catcher and team captain Marianne McGuire agreed, adding the team needs to hit bet ter in the clutch if they want to score more runs. “We didn’t get the hits when we needed them,” McGuire said. “We aren’t getting the hits, and we didn’t score.” Evans believes the Aggies may just need a change of fortune. “We just need a couple of breaks,” Evans said. “We hit the ball hard against them (Texas), but we hit them right at people. If we had hit the ball in the right spots, you never know what could have happened.” “We can’t get discouraged,” Evans added. “When we scored our first run against them, we had perfect execution. We just need to do that more consistently.” Although Sam Houston will not provide the same competition as some of their Big 12 oppo nents, Evans and the Aggies know anything can happen in this sport. “They have some quality players, and Shelly Blair is a good pitcher,” Evans said. “They are very aggressive at the plate, and they can make some things happen.” Next, the Aggies will travel to take on Okla homa and Oklahoma State next weekend. Both series will be doubleheaders. ggies wave goodbye Wade returns; Fobbs Omar Smith Center lost to track and field feshman Shuon Madden experiences nd of perfect A&M record in Boulder Jp 111 *5 jUWJJSJ* g he No. 17 Texas A&M Men’s Tennis Team (12-4, 5-2) will travel to Waco on Fri- lay to take on No. 25 Baylor at :3()p.m. and will return home totheOmar Smith Tennis Cen- 'er<m Saturday for a 6 p.m. pitch against No. 39 Kansas. metown Boy Makes Good [Cody Hubbell, a freshman in A&M Consolidated High ool, has won four of his last matches, including a three- | victory against North Caroli- that clinched the dual match the Aggies. [Hubbell usually plays in the 6 slot for A&M, but has victo- playing No. 2 against Mis- ri and No. 4 against Nebraska. t With The Old... The Aggies will take on Kansas urday night in what will be the jt match played at the Omar ith Tennis Center. With a victory over the Jay- ks, A&M will have closed out last season there in style, with erfect9-0 record. In With The New The Texas A&M Varsity Tennis lenter is set to open in June, and Smith is being billed as one of the top five outdoor tennis facilities in the nation. Its 12 courts will allow the men’s and women’s teams to play dual matches simultaneous ly, and it should have room for ap proximately 1,500 fans. It is already slated to host next year’s Big 12 Championships. The new center is located be hind the new Reed Arena on West Campus. It will replace the old Texas A&M tennis center named after Omar Smith. Rocky Mountain Low In the Aggies' 5-2 loss to Col orado last Friday, freshman Shuon Madden saw his bid for a perfect season end in a straight- set loss to the Buffaloes’ Artur Rusiccki. Madden, who has been named the Big 12 Player of the Week for the past two weeks, also lost in A&M’s Sunday win against Nebraska, but he was playing in the No. 1 slot instead of his usual No. 3. Al Lazarus is a sophomore journalism major. 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Inc. and is L TOD y Permission. Kinko's requires written permission from the copyright holder in order to reproduce any copyrighted materials. EXP 8/30*98 T his Thursday, the decath- letes and heptathletes will travel to California to com pete in the Mt. SAC Multi-Compe tition, with the rest of the team traveling to Austin on Saturday, April 18, for a five-way meet. Fallen Fobbs The Texas A&M Track and Field Team is coming off their best all-around performance of the season this past weekend at the A&M Invitational. The meet included the success ful return of senior Lairy Wade to the outdoor season, but also saw the Aggies suffer the loss of senior sprinter Billy Fobbs, who injured his hamstring in the 100-meter dash. This further hindered the Aggies in their quest to return theft 4x100- meter relay team, which included Fobbs, to action in defense of their national championship of a year ago. Freshmen Contributions This spring, the freshman class of athletes on the Texas A&M Track and Field Team have really stepped up their performance, es pecially in the outdoor season. Esther Eisenlauer is one of the top javelin throwers in the na tion and has already qualified automatically for the NCAA Championships at the end of the season. Also in the javelin, Lau- ryn Miller and Jennifer Parker finished 2-3 this past weekend at the invitational. Meshell Trotter has been domi nant in the throws all year, includ ing the indoor season, and contin ues to impress in the hammer throw and the shot put. Megan Koonce burst onto the scene this past weekend winning the discus and finishing third in the hammer. Kris Allen and Bashir Ramzy ap pear to be the next in a line of great Aggie hurdlers. Ramzy also com petes in the jumps. Allen and Joel Nelson could be future A&M sprinters as well. These freshmen should continue to produce for years to come. Imported Goods Several athletes competing on the track and field team are from outside the United States and con tinue to make their presence felt. Freshman Eisenlauer is originally from Saarbrucken, Germany, and her family currently resides in Wadgassen, Germany. Freshman Joel Nelson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and currently calls Surrey, British Columbia, home. He won the Canadian junior national championships in both the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes. He is currently up for consideration for the fourth leg of the 4xl00-meter relay team. Sophomore Jonan Lannefors was born in Vasterfarnebo, Swe den, and his family currently re sides in Vasteras, Sweden. Lan nefors is a mainstay of the Aggies’ 1600-meter relay team and fin ished second in the 400-meter dash this past weekend. - Michael Ferguson is a senior business management major. c&cm CONTINENTAL CUISINE WITH A GOURMET TOUCH Share a fine dining experience with your special people ? 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All majors welcome. Experience not required. For more information, call 845-3313. CHAT & CHEW with Dr. Malon Southerland Vice President for Student Affairs April 16 11:00 - 1:00 PM MSC Memorial Student Center Discuss questions Voice concerns Light Refreshments AGGIE WRANGLERS AN AGGIE TRADITION FOR THIRTEEN YEARS angvw Do you love country & western dance? Would you like to perform for others? Would you like to represent Texas A&M in Texas, across the nation, as well as internationally? Then we’ll see you at... TRYOUTS!! Mandatory Informational Meetings: (You must attend one of these meetings to be eligible to tryout) When: Wednesday, April 15 MSC 292B 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, April 16 MSC 292B 6:30-8 p.m. Who: Anyone interested (come even if you’re just thinking about trying out) Applications will be distributed at the meeting, and will be due by 5 p.m., April 28 in the Aggie Wrangler cubicle in the Koldus Building. 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