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Sports
Dream
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Sophomore Amy Vining
excels in role as Aggie ace
BY JASON UNCOUM
The Battalion
It was a childhood dream of Ag
gie softball pitcher Amy Vining to
become part of the traditions of
Texas A&M, but those hopes were
just a glimpse of what the future
held for Vining and for the Aggies.
“It’s been my dream since I was
little,” Vining said. “I have always
wanted to be an Aggie. But I didn’t
expect I would be as successful [in
softball] as I’ve been.”
In her second season at A&M,
the righthander has taken over the
top pitching position for the Aggies
with a bang. Now the young pitch
er has become a cornerstone of the
1999 softball team by means of a
consistent and effective perfor
mance on the mound that keeps the
Aggies in every game.
Vining’s first season as an Aggie
in 1998 was spent in the shadow of
three-time high-school All-Ameri
can Ashley Lewis. But even then,
Vining, from Deer Park, one of the
top softball regions in the state, took
every opportunity to prove her ca
pabilities and help the Aggies win.
“I just hoped that I could help the
team and be consistent,” she said.
Consistency, along with hard
work and dedication, turned Vining
into one of the Big 12’s top pitchers.
The freshman racked up a .647
winning percentage with an 11-6
record, becoming the fourth-best
pitcher in the conference with a 1.14
ERA. In addition to pitching 12 com
plete games and two shutouts, she
held batters to a .218 batting average
for the season.
But 1998 would just be a preview
to Vining’s true contributions to
A&M softball. With Lewis returning
to her hometown, Baton Rouge, to
play for Louisiana State University,
Vining stepped into the top spot in
the Aggie rotation.
Vining has answered the pres
sures of the mound with finesse this
season as she takes her position and
makes the most of it in every game.
Not only has she been named Big
12 Pitcher of the Week three times
this season, but she also has be
come the most effective pitcher in
the Big 12 with a 0.75 ERA.
Vining has 18 wins, eight losses
and one save this season for a .692
win percentage. She has also held
opposing batters to a .195 hitting
percentage while getting 171 strike
outs in 177 innings.
Among the improvements Vin
ing has made in college, according
to Evans, is a finesse in her pitching,
her change-up, keeping her ball
down and improving all aspects of
her game through hard work.
The rise ball and change-up were
mainstays for Vining when she
came to A&M. Since then, she has
added a curve and screw ball
among her best pitches.
“My catchers set my pitches up
really well,” Vining said. “1 try not
to ever put anything over the center
of the plate, and I mix up the pitch
es pretty well.”
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sophomore is 18-8 on the year with a Big
12-leading 0.75 ERA. Vining also has
earned three Big 12 Player of the Week
awards this season.
Leading the Aggies offensively is fresh
man catcher/third baseman Lisa Klam.
Klam is leading the team in several offensive
categories, including batting average (.387),
home runs (10) and stolen bases (20).
Klam said she is ready to get back on the
field after the close losses to the Longhorns.
“It’s frustrating knowing we can beat
Texas,” Klam said. “We’re ready to bounce
back.”
The Aggies as a team are outhitting op
ponents, .291 to .213, with two players be
sides Klam hitting over .340, while the Ag
gie pitching staff has combined to post a
1.14 ERA.
The Aggies lead the all-time series with
Southwest Texas 47-5 and currently are rid
ing a four-game winning streak over the
Bobcats.
A&M will return to conference play Sat
urday with a doubleheader against No. 11
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