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Page 5 • Tuesday, March 9, 1999
Joe DiMaggio
dead at age 84
MIKE FUENTES/Thk Baitauon
freshman Neal Stephenson slides safely into second base during the Aggies’ 6-1 victory over the
Isiting Iowa State University Cyclones Saturday at Olsen Field.
DIMAGGIO
gs travel to face Cougars
&M Baseball Team looks to move to .500 in road games
BY AARON COHAN
The Battalion
I One of the hardest problems a
Baseball team has is winning on the
mad. Despite a perfect 13-0 record at
jttlsen Field, the Texas A&M Baseball
jf- Beam has produced only a 2-3 record
pletj In the road, but has now moved up
givi to No. 3 in the nation thanks to a
?el. sweep of the Iowa State University
wymydones this past weekend.
hotiH “j was really happy with the per-
i gi'fcrmance of the team as a whole this
te. Beekend,” A&M coach Mark John-
lon said. “I was impressed with our
ott Bitchers because each one gave us a
lhance to win.”
i The Aggies improved their over-
1 record to 15-3 and have not been
linked this high in three years. A&M
las posted some impressive wins
fJjj.s season, winning 12 of its last 13
pntests.
f-J Thesday will be one of the Aggies’
^Biggest road tests of the year as they
travel to the confines of Cougar Field
to face the University of Houston at
7 p.m. The Cougars are in a rebuild
ing process this year but have man
aged to post an 8-8 overall record.
Preseason favorites to win Con
ference USA, the Cougars have had
a tough schedule in the early part of
the season. The Cougars have lost
four straight, but have played the
likes of No. 19 Baylor University
and No. 16 Cal. State-Fullerton.
Houston is led by junior Brandon
Caraway, who boasts a .403 batting
average and has helped the Cougars
to an overall team average of .271.
The defensive side has not been
quite as strong for UH, as the Cougar
pitching staff holds a 4.25 ERA.
Despite the stats, the Aggies
know how hard it will be to win at
Cougar Field.
“We have to be mentally pre
pared to play at their place,” sopho
more Daylan Holt said. “They are a
real tough team to play at home.”
A&M will look to exploit the
Cougar pitching with a heavy bar
rage of hitting. The Aggies are boast
ing a team batting average of over
.350, headed by preseason All-
American Daylan Holt.
The right fielder leads the Aggies
in nine offensive categories, includ
ing home runs (9), RBIs (33), and
runs (23). A&M is averaging over 9.5
runs per game, which has given
their pitching staff leeway to work
with this season.
The probable starter for A&M will
be sophomore Chris Scarcella. The
righthander has seen limited action
this year but has been effective in his
appearances, with a 1.80 ERA and
four K’s in five innings of work.
Holt said the Aggies know these
Thesday games are just as important
as the conference games to be able
to host a regional series again.
“We just need to go over there
with our guns loaded because it’s a
win we need to have,” Holt said.
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — He
was simply and forever the Yankee
Clipper, amazing America with The
Streak, captivating it with his class
and inspiring wistful lines in litera
ture and song.
Joe DiMaggio died at home Mon
day, surrounded by family and
friends, following a five-month bat
tle with lung cancer.
At age 84, “Joltin’ Joe” has left
and gone away.
But his legend lingers, shoulder-
to-shoulder with
the likes of Babe
Ruth and Lou
Gehrig, his fellow
Yankees. Very few
others could mea
sure up to them
on the sports
scene this century.
DiMaggio un
derwent surgery
in October, bat
tling complications for weeks after
ward and even falling into a coma
briefly during his 99-day hospitaliza
tion. But he also astounded his doc
tors by repeatedly bouncing back.
DiMaggio left the hospital Jan. 19
to recuperate at home, where his
bed was decorated with a sign that
said, “April 9. Yankee Stadium or
Bust.”
He died shortly after midnight,
said Morris Engelberg, his longtime
friend and attorney. At his bedside
were brother Dominick, a former
major league outfielder; two grand
children; Engelberg; and Joe Nac-
chio, his friend of 59 years.
Tributes poured in from base
ball’s past and present.
Ted Williams, who shared the
spotlight with DiMaggio in 1941 by
batting .406 for Boston, the last time
anyone batted .400, said: “There is no
one Ted Williams admired, respected
and envied more than Joe DiMaggio.
Because of my close relationship with
the DiMaggio family, I feel a very
deep personal loss. ”
Major League Baseball commis
sioner Bud Selig said he idolized
DiMaggio: “I never saw a player
who was as graceful. There was an
aura about him that was amazing. ”
The Hall of Fame flag in Cooper-
stown, N.Y, was lowered to half-
staff, and a wreath was placed
around DiMaggio’s plaque. U.S.
flags at Yankee Stadium, including
the one in left field’s hallowed Mon
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President, others
praise Yankee star
(AP) In mid-century, when
baseball stood above all American
sports, Joe DiMaggio symbolized
what fans loved about the game.
Fifty years later, he had lost little
of his star quality.
To those who knew him and
to those who merely admired
him, DiMaggio was the quin
tessential American hero.
“This son of Italian immi
grants gave every American
something to believe in,’’ Presi
dent Clinton said.
“He became the very symbol
of American grace, power and
skill. I have no doubt that when
future generations look back at
the best of America in the 20th
century, they will think of the Yan
kee Clipper and all that he
achieved.”
“In this century, there have
been three baseball players who
transcended their sport to be
come part of American legend,”
Vice President Al Gore said.
“Where Babe Ruth was known
for his power and Jackie Robin
son was known for his courage,
Joe DiMaggio was known for
dignity and grace.”
ument Park, were also at half-staff.
DiMaggio roamed center field
and ran the basepaths for 13 years,
playing for 10 pennant winners and
nine World Series champions de
spite missing three years because of
service in World War II.
He batted .325 lifetime with 361
home runs. He won three American
League Most Valuable Player
awards, appeared in 11 All-Star
games, and entered the Hall of Fame
in 1955. For 50 years, he was intro
duced as “the greatest living player.”
Only twice did DiMaggio bat less
than .300. He accumulated 3,948 to
tal bases and drove in 1,537 runs. He
finished his career with 2,214 hits.
DiMaggio served briefly as a vice
president and coach for the Oakland
A’s and as a member of the board of
directors of the Baltimore Orioles.
When he was not traveling, DiMag
gio lived alone in his home on ex
clusive Harbour Island, Fla.
SPORTS IN BRIEF
A&M golf recruit
wins Mexico title
Texas A&M Women’s Golf Team
recruit Lorena Ochoa of Guadala
jara, Mexico, captured the Mexican
Women’s Amateur Championships
Friday.
Ochoa, who signed a letter of in
tent with the Aggies in November,
recorded a three-over-par 291 to
win the four-round tournament by
nine strokes.
‘T’m really proud of Lorena for
winning the tournament,” A&M
coach Jeanne Sutherland said.
“Winning a tournament of this cal
iber shows the potential she has to
be an outstanding player.”
Aggie sophomore Marta Ostos,
who captured the Big 12 Fall Preview
title in October, placed sixth with a
score of 76-76-73-79=304.
Baseball America
ranks Aggies third
The Texas A&M Baseball Team
moved up to third in the weekly
Baseball America poll following a
three-game sweep of the Iowa
State University Cyclones this
weekend.
The Aggies (15-3) currently trail
No. 1 Rice University (20-3) and
No. 2 Florida State University (16-
3).
A&M jumped ahead of the Uni
versity of Miami, which was ranked
third last week but fell to seventh in
the latest poll.
The Aggies are one of four Big
12 teams in the Baseball America
Top 25. The University of Texas
(15-6) moved up two spots to No.
10. Texas Tech University (16-5)
and Baylor University (15-5) also
moved up to 18th and 19th, re
spectively.
Doubles pair named
February’s top duo
Texas A&M sophomores Shuon
Madden and Dumitru Caradima
were named National Doubles
Team of the Month Monday by the
Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
The Aggie duo, who have
recorded a 13-1 overall record and
a 4-1 dual-match record, are
ranked No. 1 in the nation. The
pair is the first A&M doubles tan
dem to earn the top national rank
ing.
The Texas A&M Men’s Tennis
Team, which leads the Big 12 with
3-0 conference record, boasts a 6-
0 record and is ranked 14th na
tionally.
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