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Texas A&M Baseball Team, coming off a 1-2 weekend trip to the Uni-
>ity of Arizona, will face Southwest Texas State University Tuesday at
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Sandusky and Ryan Rupe left. So
far replacing them has been a
team effort as sophomore right
fielder Daylan Holt has stepped
up his power, leading the team
with five home runs and 19 RBIs.
John Scheschuk has been his
steady self, batting .478 to lead
the team. Junior ace Casey Pos
sum has already whiffed 19 bat
ters in his first two starts.
“Our veteran players have real
ly helped the team gel together
since we started Fall practice,”
Scheschuk said.
But the real excitement has
come from the transfers. Stepping
in at third base is junior Blinn
transfer Dell Lindsey. Starting all
six games, Lindsey has not only
been a compliment in the field but
a force at the plate. His .350 bat
ting average and team leading six
walks have helped the Aggies put
big digits in their run column. An
other bright spot has been se-
Fhe Texas A&M Baseball Team
look to get back on track today
en they host Southwest Texas
e University.
fha Aggies finished up a three-
le road trip Sunday when they
ted the University of Arizona,
tough the Aggies lost the first
', their bats came alive in the se-
finale to aid them to a clutch
) win. Despite their problems in
first two games, senior first
eman John Scheschuk believes
: it wasn’t all that bad.
It went pretty well given our
performance Friday and Satur-
,” Scheschuk said, “but obvi-
ly we need to practice and work
ier to get better as a team.”
Vith newcomers at a few posi-
is.fthe Aggies have yet to see
signs of distress. A major
stion coming into the season
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BY SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
The Battalion
L egendary former Marquette University
men’s basketball coach A1 McGuire once
said, “The best thing about freshmen is
that they become sophomores.”
The Texas A&M Women’s Basketball Team is
certainly looking for bigger and better things
next season from freshman guard LaToya Rose.
The period of adjustment most freshman play
ers go through in making the transition from be
ing the best player on their high school teams to
trying to learn a role on a college team was not
easy for Rose. Not used to coming off the bench,
Rose struggled early in the season but has come
on strong as of late, scoring a college career-high
13 points against Baylor University Feb. 13 and 10
points in the first meeting with Baylor Feb. 3.
“In high school, I was the star player. Here I
was working for playing time.” Rose said. “I told
a reporter once that it was like going from the
headlines to the sidelines. But I am learning to
get better to help the team out.”
Rose grew up around athletics. She first
played basketball at age 6 and attended basket
ball camps starting at age 13. One of her cousins
is former St. Louis Cardinal wide receiver Roy
Green and another is current A&M senior guard
Kim Tarkington, who grew up with Rose in Mag
nolia, Ark.
Rose was a freshman and Tarkington a senior
when the duo led Walker High School to the
state semifinals in 1995.
Tarkington said she recognized Rose’s poten
tial early and sees similarities between Rose and
herself in terms of adjusting to college basketball.
“At first, she started off scared, a typical
freshman.” Tarkington said. “She has been hid
ing it, but now that she’s gotten the opportuni
ty to score, she’s doing it.“
Rose narrowed her college choices down to
A&M and the University of Arkansas, a school
that competes in the Southeastern Conference,
the best conference in the nation for women’s
basketball. She committed to A&M because of
the proximity to family and friends but was sur-
SALLIE TURNER/Thk Battalion
TOP: A&M guard LaToya Rose looks to be a
major player for the Aggies in the years to
come.
RIGHT: Rose has come up big in recent weeks
for the A&M Women’s Basketball Team, scor
ing 10 points against Baylor University Feb. 3
and a career-high 13 points against the Bears
Feb. 13.
prised when Coach Candi Harvey and her
coaching staff left. But once Peggie Gillom was
named the Aggies’ new coach. Rose saw the
positives of the new staff.
“I figured that with Coach Gillom coming in
that everyone would be on the same level,” Rose
said. “She didn’t really know any of us so we all
would have to earn our time.”
Rose has improved in almost every area of the
game during her time at A&M. Known as a pro
lific scorer in high school, she has made enor
mous strides in the areas of defense and moving
away from the ball. Her demeanor off the court
has improved as well. Her teammates and coach
es call her “Tank Dawg“ because as A&M admin
istrative assistant Jennie Vance said, “She’s about
it; there’s no limits to her.”
With her confidence rising, Rose’s recent
play has sent a message to the rest of the Big 12
Conference — she will be a force to be reckoned
with in the near future. The “Tank Dawg” is on
the loose.
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