1 H OLSEN M field TICKET OFFICE P The Battalion PORTS Photo By Ryan Rogers/The Battalion ie Alone Sweet home-field advantage turned sour for the Aggies when [were eliminated by the Bulldogs in the championship game at Olsen. A&M falls to Mississippi State in regional From staff and wire reports The Texas A&M Baseball Team (46-20) fell one game short of going to the College World Series in Omaha when they fell to Mississippi State Univer sity 11-5 in the championship game on Sunday, May 24. The Aggies were hosting the Central Re gional as the No. 2 seed for the first time since 1993, the last time they made it to the World Series. The Aggies started the tournament on a pos itive note with a 17-0 thrashing of University of North Carolina - Charlotte. Casey Possum threw six innings of three-hit ball and Kyle Hollie threw the final three innings for the save. A&M belted out 20 hits, including three each from Jason Tyn er and Steve Scarborough. The Aggies followed up that victory with a 4- 3 win over MSU Saturday night. Ryan Rupe gave up three early runs but settled down to throw eight innings giving up nine hits and three runs with four strikeouts. The Aggies scored two in the fourth on Chad Hudson’s home run and one run in the fifth and seventh. In the rematch with the Bulldogs, the Aggies fell 10-9 with Chris Russ picking up the loss. The Bulldogs jumped on A&M early with three runs in the first and added runs in the second and third. The Ag gies responded scoring four runs in the first three innings, but were never able to catch them. MSU put the game away in the seventh, scoring four runs to give them a 10-5 lead. A&M scored two in the seventh and two more in the ninth to close the gap, but couldn’t push across the tying run. On Sunday, in an elimination game, the Ag gies defeated Washington 6-4 with Possum pick- Tyner ing up his second win of the tournament throw ing six-and-a-third innings, giving up four runs on six hits. Senior Eric French came in to throw the final two-and-two-thirds innings for the save. When Washington seemed to have the momen tum, freshman Daylan Holt belted a two-run homer in the fourth to tie the game. The Aggies added two runs in the sixth and seventh innings to give them the win and send them to the championship game. The Aggies scored three runs early in the game on a three-run home run by John Scheschuk and added two more in the second but MSU scored runs in five consecutive innings, including five in the second, and shut the Aggies down for the rest of the game to send the Bull dogs to the World Series in the 11-5 victory. Scott Sandusky, Possum, Scarborough and French were named to the All-Region Team. In the 11-5 loss, Tyner got his 107th hit of the season, breaking a single-season A&M record held by Chad Allen. reasons why you should r GMAT. course tier ntin« ■the ig ex)' Dynamic Instructors Oir instructors have not only achieved high scores on the GMAT, buf they have also excelled in our rigorous training process.They know what it takes to bring out the best in their students. You’ll Score More Princeton Review student's GMAT scores improve an average of 80 points*. With an average final GMAT score of 590, TPR students significantly out-score students from other GMAT prep courses. Courses for the July CAT start June 13. Spaces held on a first-come, first-served basis. Call today to reserve your seat. Call or visit us at 409.696.9099 www.review.com 'According to a recent ICR study. The Princeton Review is not affiliated with Princeton University or GMAC. THE , PRINCETON REVIEW HaDive int© with the MSC Vrsu^I Arts Committee! Field Trip t® S