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'he Battalion Sports Page 7 • Monday, February 22, 1999 oftball finishes third in home tournament ^P) - Protesii idem School Di in counselorsfe: esbians. s and other Git the Mesquite:, ring suchtti or Feb. 11, i Oak Lawn D las Gay and president oi .aid the district':; tie that many, :iere need t< o.” ■sperson lent John Hon ak were too po: priority fi s issue, butte ‘ces,”Cemose>;:: i was part taff attends oi ling and eatingi rom Mesquite ecommend: &M’s Hollie Hayden slides safely into second against the University of New Mexico Fri- advocate,” B: ay at; the Aggie Softball Complex. A&M lost, 6-1, on the way to 2-3 tournament record. an that induce' sinful, alone to change pec yew Mexico takes Aggie Invitational title i-Williams, a evelopmentai ializes in gay y should kne 1 for beings,; ler self-destr BY BEN WESTBROOK The Battalion The Texas A&M Softball team finished ird this weekend in the Aggie Invitation- while dropping three games and falling 10-4 on the season. The University of ew Mexico went home with first place, • i , tishing the tournament 5-0. mas 1 The women began tournament play Fri- ly with Auburn University, beating them J7.0. In the second game of the evening, IS Oil u'TW Mexico handed the Aggies their sec- id loss with a 6-1 drumming. The women dropped another one Sat- '.day, losing to Penn State 7-6. Their sec- id scheduled game against New Mexico as cancelled due to bad weather. The Aggies had a chance to nab second ace Sunday but could not get it done, los- ug to! Auburn, 4-0. Amy Vining was the attack Serb J>sing pitcher for the Aggies, giving up 10 cits in seven innings of work, set forTlies- The loss was made worse as Hollee are not en laydpn, the Aggies’ center fielder and critical questic^ading base stealer, came up with a bro- >uld enforce ben arm after sliding into second base, niansmuststi ‘That is a huge loss for us,” softball he plantogb tach Jo Evans said. “Hollee has been an rovince, A/H qpacf player for us. She earned the start- •hakingdeck gspot after the first game of the season s difficult,’ .' id has been out there ever since. She is s of talking st threat on the bases, and she is a true lead- re really deci‘ f batter, which is something we haven’t uid death.’ id. She will be tough to replace.” ’porters, deefc Tbe women rebounded from the xinian approv [iburn game with a 4-1 win over Penn ght the Albania ice (AP) - dele (tie At-1 eadway to- L settlement, \ er Serbs nor the six-na-. nnot earn Aggie Invitational Feb. 19-21 Game 1 (Friday): A&M 3, Auburn 0 Game 2 (Friday): New Mexico 6, A&M 1 Game 1 (Saturday): Penn State 7, A&M 6 Game 1 (Sunday): Auburn 4, A&M 0 Game 2 (Sunday): A&M 4, Penn State 1 State. The Aggie bats came alive by hammering nine hits against the Nit- tnay Lions. Rachel Lewis led the way with a 3-3 performance and Vining shook off the loss to Auburn while pick ing up the win for the Aggies, improv ing her record to 6-2. The women will be traveling to Cal ifornia this upcoming weekend to com pete in the UC Santa Barbara/Easton In vitational. Home runs, fists fly at Olsen Baseball Team goes to 8-2 with victories over UT-Arlington BY AARON COHAN The Battalion The 13th-ranked Texas A&M Baseball Team swept a three-game series this weekend against the University of Texas at Arlington. The Aggies put it to the Mavericks with strong pitching and effective hitting. “We had solid pitching and hitting all weekend long,” sophomore rightfielder Daylon Holt said. “It was good to get some momentum going with both things working for us.” The first game of the doubleheader was more physical than the average ballgame. The highlight of the game for many was a scuffle between senior co-captain Steve Leonard and four members of the Maver icks’ squad. Although details were sketchy on why the fight broke out, Leonard’s teammate Kenny Sundstrom said he thought Leonard was fine. “It was hard to stay back in the dugout,” Sundstrom said, “but Steve had things under control.” Casey Possum hurled another strong per formance in the baseball portion of the con test. The junior pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout while striking out six. Helping out Possum was junior center fielder Stephen Truitt, who smacked two home runs to help guide the Aggies to an 8-0 win. “I am feeling real relaxed right now,” Truitt said. “There isn’t any pressure on me to hit, so it’s becoming real easy to get on base.” The second game was capped off by the pitching performance by Chance Caple. The junior righthander whiffed eleven batters while not giving up any runs in seven innings of work in the Ag gies’ 12-0 win. Led by juniors Daylon Holt and Steve Scarborough, the Aggie bats went to work again, banging out 16 hits. The two combined for a perfect day with three hits and two RBI’s a piece. The finale game Sunday afternoon was an all-around effort by the Aggies. The A&M team overcame two early er rors to get the job done. The 7-1 win helped coaches and fans alike to see the ability of possible third starter Chris Russ. The sophomore righthander pitched seven strong in nings, even without his top pitch. CARINO CASAS/Thi Battalion The Texas A&M Baseball Team moved to 8-2 on the season with a three-game sweep of the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks over the weekend at Olsen Field. The Aggies won the Saturday doubleheader, 8-0, 12-0, and the Sunday game, 8-1. A&M Baseball vs. UT-Arlington Feb. 20-21 Game 1 (Saturday): 8-0 — A&M W Possum (2-1) L Ashlock (0-2) Game 2 (Saturday): 12-0 — A&M W Caple (2-1) L Sanchez (0-3) Game 1 (Saturday): 7-1 — A&M Leading the Aggies again was Holt, who crushed his seventh home run of the season. The sweep brings the Aggie’s record to 8-2 overall. The next game is Tuesday afternoon at Olsen Field when the Aggies host Ole Miss. ERIC NEWNAM/Thi: Battalion A&M senior co-captain Steve Leonard scuffles with several members of the Uni- versity-Arlington baseball team during the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader. jrday. Is said thereof banians’ quest' terim three#' rse independer- Defense not enough versus UT 2080 E. 29th St., B' IY SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN The Battalion It was another frustrating after- on Saturday for the Texas A&M en’s Basketball Team as they fell, -'"1-54, to the University of Texas. Bi § 12-leading Longhorns de- K [jj , ated the Aggies for the eleventh 17^7 i^raight time, spoiling a record orIteMARm^iTAiM[basketball crowd of 9,424 E IN A BOTTLE ^g^tis. With the win, Texas (17-10, spere inlove a^-2 Big 12) clinched a tie for the from the past H'K ^gulai season conference champi- tiship while A&M (11-13, 4-10) tapped to eleventh place. Coach Melvin Watkins and UT bach Rick Barnes talked about a *w beginning in the rivalry be- EXA//KIV een the ’Horns and the Ags. SPRAVt “ItI was a great atmosphere.” «■ "7 T I'atkins said. “We need to have ^ I l^ s ever Y night, not just because ANYTRU7 Xas |i S ^ ere ‘ 1 t0 ^ Rick tBat th* 5 ANY u /airy is going to really be spe ll.” “This was a great college bas- 1806-CW : 'tball game.” Barnes said. ’’Both College Sterns were at each other defen ce Location as ^;Vely. This rivalry is going to be •94-2401 yn over the years.” " The game was certainly more n for Barnes than for Watkins time around. The first half was ploHHiUJpoOr shooting affair in which lalllllf ,th teams managed only eight ZOlOS.Co^d goals apiece and ended in a Across from The 2 4 tie. Junior guard Clifton pok had eight first-half points $ 3,50 iiile senior forward Shanne Jones •pi , jided seven points. Black ix 1 The second half remained close 4-11 pJ" Texas sprinted out to a 29-24 .M on a Gabe Muoneke lay-up MONpth three minutes gone by. The (f lead was still five with 13 min- boldcn iff es remaining when A&M re- Local&Pived help from an unlikely Toumaii’ urce - Freshman guard Andy athprman, who logged only nine $1.25 Longnecl inutes for the contest, drained a $ i Well Drink' ng three-pointer to trigger a 9-1 sh Bourbon $2$>gie run to give A&M a 38-35 lead A&M Men's Game Leaders MIKE FUENTES/Tiik Battalion Freshman center Joe White goes up for the contested shot against the University of Texas in Reed Arena Saturday, with 10:28 to play. Leatherman scored all seven of his points in the three-minute stretch. The A&M lead was 40-37 when Texas flexed its championship muscle with a decisive run. Guard Kris Clack nailed a three-pointer from the corner in front of the Texas bench to trigger 13 straight Longhorn points. Shooting guard William Clay, a Bryan native, then hit a three-pointer to give UT the lead for good and Clack made an other three to give UT a 46-40 ad vantage. “Kris and Will’s threes; I think that was the dagger.” UT center see Hoops on Page 10. Points leader: Clifton Cook (19) Rebound leader: Clifton Cook (9) Assists leader: Michael Schmidt (4) ERIC NEWNAMAI he Battalion Junior forward Kera Alexander battles the University of Nebraska in the paint. A&M Women's Game Leaders Points leader: Kera Alexander (14) Rebound leader: Celeria Washington (6) Assists leader: Kim Tarkington (6) Comeback falls short for women against ’Horns STAFF AND WIRE REPORT The Texas A&M Women’s Basketball Team won the battle against Texas on Saturday, but the Longhorns won the war, defeating the Aggies, 65-56, in front of 8,848 at the Frank Erwin Center. After struggling with turnover problems the past few games, the Aggies gave the ball up only 14 times, com pared with 19 for Texas. But the key statistic in this game was rebounds, as Texas pulled down 36 boards, 15 on the offensive end, to 26 for the Aggies. The Longhorns (15-9, 9-5) used a 19-6 run to turn a 15-15 tie at the 10:41 mark of the first half into a 34-21 halftime lead. Texas played solid defensively in the first half, pulling down 28 rebounds to A&M’s 12 and blocking six Aggie shots. Texas also shot better than A&M in the first half, 41 percent to 28 percent, scoring 12 second-chance points and 20 in the paint, taking advantage of their size. The Aggies (7-17,2-12) made a run in the second half, trimming the Texas lead to 58-51 with 4:01 remaining in the contest. With a basket from Prissy Sharpe and a blocked shot and subsequent layup from freshman Cele ria Washington, who was making her first start of the year, the lead was cut to three, and a Kim Tarkington free throw sliced the lead to two at the 2:12 mark. But Edwina Brown, who led Texas with 15 points, showed why she is considered one of the best players in the conference by scoring the next five points to seal the victory for Texas. The Longhorns also received help from Tracy Cook, who recorded a double-double with 14 points and 13 re bounds and from Asha Hill, who cleaned the glass 12 times and contributed nine points. The Aggies improved greatly in their shooting perfor mance in the second half, shooting 16 of 32 from the field, for a 40.4 percentage clip for the contest. Kim Tarkington led A&M in the assist column with six in 39 minutes. Kera Alexander had 14 points to lead the Aggie effort, and Prissy Sharpe added nine points. Aggie freshmen played a big role, as Washington had nine points and six rebounds in her first start of the sea son, while LaToya Rose had seven points in 15 minutes. A&M will travel to Norman, Okla., Wednesday to take on the University of Oklahoma Sooners at 7 p.m.