4, Monday • May 4, 1998 The Battalion s <5 c F i tl’l, ggies come home Big 12 champions Record crowds at Olsen, Ferrell Fields witness Texas A&M complete its improbable run for the conference title By Travis Harsch Staff writer A&M rode the pitching of its j_£|| j|esto the Big 12 title this week- id, as the Aggies took two of lee from the Baylor Bears. Ryan tape and Casey Possum com- ■ied to strike out 28 Baylor bat- s on Saturday and Sunday. ■ Baylor coach Steve Smith said le opposition his team faced was lying at a higher level. think we saw two guys the It two nights that’ll pitch in the IW leagues,” Smith said. JlRupe got the Aggies the win Friday night, working a com pete game and striking out 13 in -1 win before an all-time ei ord crowd of 9,151. There Ire 7,351 paying attendees and ■SOO in the left field Aggie Alley, ■ey all saw A&M jump out to I eight-run lead, thanks to five on five hits, including a ^ Iple by John Scheschuk and LU ^iolo home runs from Craig ■zmic and Steven Truitt. ■ Scheschuk said he felt the ear- llead allowed a little relief from le stress that had been building ■ week. rl'The ball happened to fall for m, to jump out to a 5-0 lead in a ]|me of this caliber is huge be- Juse it takes so much of the pres- |re off you,” Scheschuk said. ■ The wind began picking up in le bottom of the first, as a thun- Irstorm approached and after Baylor hit in the top of the second, the rain began to fall, causing a 19- minute rain delay. When action resumed, Jason Tyner singled and stole second. Scott Sandusky then drew a walk and Daylan Holt followed San dusky with a single to score Tyner. John Scheschuk hit a bases-clear- ing triple to make the score 8-0 af ter two innings. That was all Rupe would need, as he allowed only one run, on an Eric Nelson homer in the fourth, the rest of the way. Smith said the strikeouts for the Bears were key in deciding the outcome. “You’re not going to win many baseball games striking out 13 times,” Smith said. Or striking out 15 times, either. Possum sent 15 Baylor players back to the bench Saturday night, going the distance in the 8-4 win that clinched the title for A&M be fore a record crowd of 4,456 at Baylor’s Ferrell Field, including many Aggie fans that were able to turn the bleachers behind the Ag gie dugout into a northern version of Olsen Field. Possum, who pitched for Midway High School in Waco said the homecoming win was made sweeter by the fans. “I’m just glad I had the oppor tunity to pitch here, and being at home made it more enjoyable, to share this with all my friends and all our fans,” Possum said. “I’m glad the fans came out and saw us; M VLJrn\sorsity Ort\s€> FINALS SCHEDULE P )U P) SCIENCE MON' Mav 4 TUB Mav 5 WED Mav 6 THU Mav 7 RHYS 218 2-4 PM PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 RHYS 202 4-6 PM PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 CHEM 101 6-8 PM PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 CHEM 102 8-10 PM PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 CHEM 107 10 PM- MID PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 RHYS 208 9-11 PM PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 RHYS 208 11PM- 1AM PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 SCIENCE SAT 9-May SUN 10-May RHYS 201 4-8 PM PART PART 1 2 PART PART 3 4 SCIENCE MON May 4 TUB May 5 WED May 6 THU May 7 BIOL 1.13 8-10 PM PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 BUSINESS MON May 4 TUB May 5 WED May 6 THU May 7 FINC 341 6-8 PM PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 JS( The Committee for the Awareness of Mexican American Culture presents. . . . Cinco de Mayo Talent Show A Awards Ceremony Tuesday, May 5, 1998 7p.m. in Rudder Theater f 0, % e «y vC^ All are invited to attend donation box located at front entrance Viva BX Congratulations to our new actives! Alicia Brothers Michelle MacMahon Lauren Crawford Niki McClendon Jessica Gerard Stephanie Perez Christie Giebler Brie Peschel Erica Harris Courtney Volney Amberly Husfeld Amanda Wiederhold Lindsay Lupton Carmen Wynn “Love through life in Christ.” MSC Barber Shop Serving All Aggies! Cuts and Styles All Corp Cuts $7. Regular cuts start at ,1 846-0629 Open: Mon. - Fri. 8-5 ‘TST Located in the basement of the Memorial Student Center GOOD LUCK ON FINALS!! From Dr. Malon Southerland Vice President for Student Affairs and The Division of Student Affair; 10th Floor Rudder Tower malon-southerIand(3)tamu. edu