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Wed. Feb. 3,1999
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Wednesday, Feb. 3 is
Disabilities
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Discussion Panel
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Texas A&M’s Faculty and Students discuss and answer
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The TAMU Buck Weirus Spirit Award
1998-1999
Sponsored by the Association of Former Students
Buck Weirus Spirit Award Applications are now available for
undergraduate and graduate students in the following locations:
President’s Office, 8th Floor Rudder
The Association of Former Students Reception Desk
Vice President for Student Affairs, 10th Floor Rudder
Office of the Dean of each College
Office of Graduate Studies
Student Activities Office, Suite 125 Koldus Building
Multicultural Services Department, Suite 137 MSC
Commandant’s Office, 102 Military Sciences
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This Award recognizes students for outstanding contributions to the
student quality of life program at A&M and honors Richard “Buck”
Weirus ‘42. Highlight accomplishments of Mr. Weirus: Served as
Executive Director of the Association of Former Students from 1964-
1980, established the first computerized alumni association in the
country, established the Century Club, the initiation of the President’s
Endowed Scholarship program and the Visitor Information Center,
was an active member and past president of the San Antonio A&M
Club.
Applications Due by 5:00 p.m., February 9, 1999 at the Clayton
Williams Alumni Center Reception Desk. Gook Luck.
Batter
A&M Baseball ready to battle
for Big 12 supremacy in 1999
BY MICHAEL TAGLIENTI
The Battalion
T he boys of summer are back.
The sound of a metal bat strik
ing a leather ball is being heard
across the country as college base
ball kicks off.
With a lot of seniors returning to
play for their teams, the Big 12
looks to be one of the top confer
ences in the country again this year.
The Big 12 tournament field has
been expanded to eight teams so
every team in the conference has a
chance to make the conference
tournament.
The University of Oklahoma got
a jump on the rest of their Big 12
competitors when they played
three Atlantic Coast Conference
teams in the Disney Baseball Bash
going 2-1 in the tournament. The
rest of the conference schools open
their season within the next two
weeks.
NORTH
• Missouri Tigers
The Tigers have been the only
team from the Big 12 North to get
into the conference tournament in
the first two years of the conference.
Mizzou set a school record with 110
home runs last year but will have to
replace Big 12 home-run champ
Ryan Fry, whom they lost to gradu
ation. Pitching should be a strength
with the return of starters Justin Stine
and Ryan Jamison and ace reliever
Chris George.
Players to watch: Chris George
RP (6-1, 2.83, 4 sv), Jake Epstein
IB (.319-15-52)
• Kansas Jayhawks
The Jayhawks are looking to im
prove on last year’s injury-plagued
campaign that saw 14 different
players miss games due to injury. If
the Jayhawks stay healthy, they
could push Mizzou for supremacy
in the North. Expect the Jayhawks
to be the other North team in the
conference tournament
Player to watch: John Nelson
SS (.342-4-28)
• Kansas State Wildcats
KSU lost their best hitter off a
team that was 9-19 in conference last
year. The Wildcats hope a new ball
park will mark a fresh start for their
program. KSU returns one of the top
relievers in the Big 12, but they will
need to find some hitting if they ex
pect to play in the postseason. Ex
pect the Wildcats to fight it out with
Iowa State for the conference cellar.
Players to watch: Andy Silva
OF/RP (3-1, 2.66, 8 sv, .291)
• Iowa State Cyclones
The Cyclones have been the
black sheep of the Big 12 during their
first two seasons in the conference.
ISU, which has to start the season
with an extended road trip each year
because of the cold weather in Iowa,
tend to get off to a poor start which
only snowballs when conference
play begins. ISU lost a lot to players
to graduation and transfers and will
need to find some pitching to get out
of the Big 12 cellar.
Players to watch: Aaron Runk
OF (.360-6-24)
SOUTH
• Texas A&M Aggies
If the Big 12 title was determined
on paper the Aggies would be the
runaway winner. By statistics alone
the Aggies have the most talented
team in the conference. Unfortunate
ly, the game is played on the field,
and A&M has questions to answer
before it can repeat as champ.
The Aggies need to find a Sunday
starter and a closer. Khaled Ballouli
and Chris Russ are the most likely
candidates for the stopper role. Look
for Ballouli to also see time as a Tues
day starter. Shawn Shumacher will
start at catcher. Shumacher is a
transfer from Texas who has im
pressed Aggie coaches and major-
league scouts with his bat. First
baseman John Scheschuk led Team
USA in hitting last summer.
If the Aggies can find a Sunday
starter and play strong defense, they
will have a good shot at repeating as
Big 12 champions.
Players to watch: Casey Possum
P (12-2, 3.74, 129), Chance Caple P
(7-1, 3.79), Steve Scarborough SS-
P (.310-4-42), Daylan Holt OF
(.316-7-48)
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• Baylor Bears
The Bears lost a lot off their sec
ond place team to graduation, but
senior Jon Topolski returns along
with Jason Jennings to lead Bay
lor’s quest for the Big 12 title. The
Bears have enough talent to make
a run for the title, but it will depend
on their pitching. After losing Kip
Wells to the first round of the ma
jor league draft Baylor will look for
Jennings to carry the load.
Players to watch: Jason Jen
nings OF-DH (11-4, 126 SO, .327-
18-58), Jon Topolski CF (11 triples),
Eric Nelson 2B (.317-13-50)
combo in the Big 12 in Shane Wright
and Josh Bard. Bard is the top catch
er in the Big 12 and the top catcher
in the nation this side of USC’s Eric
Munson. Sophomore transfer Clan
cy Possum (brother of Aggie Casey
Possum) should add depth to Tech’s
staff. Look for Tech to compete for
the title.
Players to watch: Shane Wright
P (14-1,2.71), Josh Bard C (.383-17-
71), Brad Ralston P (3-4, 5 saves, 54
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• Nebraska Cornhuskers
NU finished 24-20 in a weather
shortened season last year. The
Huskers will try to blend 21 new
players into their team after a suc
cessful recruiting campaign. Expect
the Huskers to struggle early with an
inexperienced team that might be
dangerous late in the season.
Players to watch: Ken Harvey OF
(.373), Jay Sirianni P (5-4, 44 SO)
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ier bats. Expect the Cowboys to
compete for the title.
Players to watch: Billy Gaspari
no 2B (.336-13-59), Matt Smith P (6-
3, 3.16), Josh Holliday C (.309-18-
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Greek Life
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What: Non-Denominational Bible Study
When: Tonight, 8:30 p.m.
Where: Tri-Delt House
Who: James Moore,
former ZAE at Texas A&M