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    'he Battalion
Sports
Page 7 • Monday, February 22, 1999
oftball finishes third
in home tournament
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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
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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.
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Defense not enough versus UT
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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.