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jqJ ednesday • June 10,1998 The Battalion PORTS '’ossum makes iuccessful USA laseball debut From staff and wire reports pe USA Baseball Team began icir 1998 summer season by beat- dglhe Mexican National Team 7- „ be l ore 1,032 fans at its new Hi orbett Field in Tucson, Ariz., on aturday night. ■ISA starter Casey Possum (1- ), a Texas A&M sophomore left- jHlded pitcher, gave up nine hits ver seven innings to notch his rst victory of the season. He struck out nine and issued one in his first outing of the summer f 1998. Possum only allowed one arnod run in the fifth inning. ■he Americans jumped out to nearly 2-0 lead in the first inning, lead they would never relin- uieh. After the one Mexico run in c | nelfifth, the USA team countered 1 Htl one in the sixth to recapture ie|two-run advantage. ■yan Ludwick, a sophomore utjfielder from UNLV, led off the eventh with a solo home run to left elp, his first one of the season. The ■ericans added one run in the eventh and two more in the eighth a put the game out of reach. ■JSA reliever Shane Wright, a .’exps Tech junior, gave up one run in he ninth to make the final score 7-2. Childers graduates early Recruit receives diploma from Trinity Valley High, will play for Big 12 Champion Texas A&M in fall From staff and wire reports Texas A&M soccer coach G. Guerrieri announced Tuesday that Amber Childers will graduate from Trinity Valley High School in Arlington a year early to play for the Aggies this fall. Childers led Trinity Valley to the 1997 Southwest Prepara tory Conference State Champi onship and guided the Texas Image '81 club team to the Un- der-17 State Championship. She is currently a member of the Under-16 National Team and is a member of the Under-18 Na tional Team Pool, made up of 36 players from which the national team will be chosen. "Amber is one of the most talented and proficient young players in the country," Guerrieri said. "Her game fits in perfectly with the style that has won cham pionships for A&M, and I'm confident she can help us in our cause for the future. "I expect her to immediately improve our line-up and am excited about the possibilities she brings to the success of our program for the next four years." Childers joins teammate Nicky Thrasher, who left Franklin High School in El Paso a year early to play for A&M in 1997. Childers joins the 1998 recruiting class of Michelle Royal (Martin High School; Arlington), Anne Tam- Guerrieri porello (Berkner High School; Richardson), Cameron Chorn (Highland Park High School; Dallas), Jodie Mitchell (Midland High School; Midland), Jamie Mar- Her game fits in per fectly with the style that has won championships for A&M, and Tm confident she can help us in our cause for the future.” — G. Guerrieri Texas A&M soccer coach den (Norman High School; Norman, Okla.) and Lau rie Lovoi (West Brook High School; Beaumont). Royal is participating in this month's Under-20 National Team Camp, making her and Childers the fourth and fifth Aggies to play with U.S. National Teams this year. Texas A&M will play season preview matches at the Aggie Soccer Complex against Oregon on August 27 and a former students team on August 29 before open ing the 1998 regular season with a home match against North Texas on September 1. Rockets trade Kevin Willis; Raptors part with Rogers, first-round picks HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Rockets forward Kevin Willis, al most traded to Toronto last February, finally became a Raptor in a trade for forward Roy Rogers and the 16th and 18th picks in the June 24 draft, the teams announced Tuesday. "This was a great opportunity for us because we had the ability to get two No. 1 picks and a former No. 1 pick in Roy Rogers," Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich said. "However, our appreciation for Kevin Willis made this decision very difficult be cause of everything he has done for the Houston Rockets and the entire city of Houston." Willis was one of the Rockets' steadiest performers last season. He started 74 regular season games and averaged 16.1 points and 8.4 rebounds. He is scheduled to earn $2.1 million this season. Willis was involved in a regu lar-season trade with the Raptors in February that would have sent guard Damon Stoudamire to the Rockets. That deal fell apart and Stoudamire eventually was traded to Portland. "Kevin is flattered that Toron to would trade two first round picks and a third player for him to play in Toronto," said Steve Woods, Willis' agent. "Last Febru ary, it was a bargaining manipula tion whereas today it is based on Toronto wanting to bring in a sea soned pro and an outstanding basketball player." Toronto obtained JH| the 18th pick from ^||| Portland deal. The 4 1| 16th pick originally belonged to New York. Rogers has played for Vancouver, Boston and Toronto in his two NBA seasons. The 6- foot-10, 235-pound Rogers has averaged 5.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots in 97 professional games. The Rockets won back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995 but they have failed to return to the title game since Utah elimi nated them from the first round of the playoffs this spring. The average age of the Rockets' playoff roster this season was 32.6, leaving the Rockets with a goal of getting younger for next season. They already owned the 14th pick. Charles Jones, 41, and Clyde Drexler, 35, already have announced their retirement and trading Willis sent another 35-year old packing. The Rockets still have two of their superstars. Hakeem Olajuwon and Charles Barkley, both 35. MSC L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness [angr l ! (flL Incek ■I on h; Fellowship Presentations: Community, Household & Environmental Policies in status of Hacienda TabL Bolivia Yucatan. 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