The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, April 21, 1999, Image 7

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,V,,KE FUENTES/Thh Battauon
Vice! ggie freshman Martina Nedorostova hits the forehand during singles
rd re. ; lay against Baylor University’s Katja Kovac Tuesday at the Varsity
tu : )nnis Center. Nedorostova won the match in three sets.
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| Aggies beat Baylor
5 in fight for seeding
^ Womens tennis team closes in on 2nd place
, direcio JY SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
The Battalion
■rsity A8r| : a
‘thernei While it is said that baseball
/id fe t a game of inches, the Texas
Women’s Tennis Team
it of I 'ould probably say that tennis
-d recipirlal well after Tuesday’s 5-4 vic-
i seniority over Baylor University
Draughi ears at the A&M Varsity Tennis
Comp, enter.
jdent . : :j In the featured match at No.
adrnin ; sifegles, A&M freshman Marti-
ngC.Et a Nedorostova benefitted from
crucial shot
R a jp hat dribbled off
lie j ie|iet onto the
. pth|r side to de-
ERSit -jat B ears ’
iatla Kovac, 6-
—^^316, 7-6 (8-6).
After Kovac
I ought off three
I ^natch points to
[_ ^ven the decid-
gltie-breaker 6-6, Nedorosto-
'a’s shot hit the top of the net
H fell over, giving her a 7-6
ead
I Nedorostova closed out the
naich on the next point to give
l&kl a 4-2 lead after the singles
>ortion of the match.
I “This match is never over till
he last ball is hit,” A&M coach
lobby Kleinecke said. “We had
hree or four of those (net cords)
(b against us, but they all even
Hltl”
^Jhe Aggies grabbed a 2-1 lead
)ff the play of junior Kathryn
{cott and sophomore Eva Mar
tial, who each posted victories
it fjo. 5 and 6 singles respec-
KLEINECKE
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tively, against the Bears.
“They’re playing very well
right now.” Kleinecke said.
“Both of them kept their heads
up and gave us a chance to
win.”
The Bears won at No. 2 sin
gles to even the match 2-2, set
ting the stage for the heroics of
Nedorostova and freshman Leah
Killen.
The two freshmen were both
on the court against their re
spective opponents in the final
two singles matches of the day.
Killen defeated Baylor’s Horten-
sia Hernandez 6-1,4-6, 6-4, mo
ments before Nedorostova’s vic
tory.
“That was big to win both of
those.” Kleinecke said. “We had
two freshman on the court there
so I wanted to win one. But win
ning both was great.”
Baylor won at No. 1 doubles
to cut the Aggie lead to 4-3 but
Killen and Marcial were domi
nant in winning the last five
games of their No. 3 doubles
match for a 8-3 win that
clinched the team win for the
Aggies.
“We had gotten a little flat in
the doubles. “ Kleinecke said.
“Sometimes at 4-2, it is tough to
close these matches out.”
After the game, talking about
Nedorostova’s fortunate shot off
the net, Kleinecke said he might
soften his stance about the
breaks evening out.
“They may even out.” he said
“But I’d give up all the ones that
went against me for that one.”
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Sports
Page 7 • Wednesday, April 21,1999
Mistakes cost Ags versus Houston
A&M Baseball Team commits six errors en route to 15-5 loss
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MIKE FUENTES/The Battalion
First baseman John Scheschuk attempts the tag during the Aggies’ game
against the University of Houston Tuesday at Kyle Field. The Texas A&M
Baseball Team lost to the Cougars, 15-5.
ter Greg Porter scored on a Scarbor
ough sacrifice fly to slice the lead to
BY DOUG SHILLING
The Battalion
Playing their fifth game in as
many days, it was understandable
that the Texas A&M Baseball Team
came out a little sluggish against the
University of Houston Cougars last
night.
The third-ranked Aggies never
shook off the rust however, as they
committed six errors, four by junior
shortstop Steve Scarborough, to fall
to the Cougars 15-5 in front of 3,615
fans at Olsen Field.
The six errors by the Aggies were
the most in a game since the 1995
Regional Tournament at Miami, Fla.
against the Universtiy of Massachu
setts.
Houston also recorded 18 hits
against the Aggies, a season-high for
an Aggie opponent.
Despite the long stretch of games,
A&M head coach Mark Johnson said
that fatigue was not a factor for the
team.
“I just can’t buy that,” Johnson
said. “I told the guys we weren’t us
ing any of those, excuses. I thought
we were ready to play. 1 think we
were over the Baylor series. We
knew that we had.out hands full and
that it was an important game for
both teams.”
Things started off rough right off
the bat for the Aggies as freshman
pitcher Khalid Ballouli gave up three
runs in the top of the first.
The Aggies broke through on the
scoreboard in the bottom of the sec-
ohd as senior designated hitter Eric
Sobek led off the inning with a home
run to right field to cut the Cougar
lead to 3-1.
The Aggies once again cut into
the lead in the bottom of the fourth
as senior first baseman John
Scheschuk scored on a Scarborough
sacrifice fly to cut the lead to 3-2.
Errors plagued the Aggies in the
top of the fifth as the Cougars scored
four unearned runs with two outs on
an error by Scarborough to pad their
lead to 7-2.
Despite the errors by Scarbor
ough, Johnson said that he was not
discouraged by his shortstop’s per
formance.
“We all have those games where
nothing goes right,” Johnson said.
“I’ll still pick Screech (Scarborough)
over the other shortstops I’ve seen
around the country.”
The Aggies came back in the bot
tom of the inning as sophomore
right fielder Daylan Holt hit his
team-leading 21st home run of the
season to center to cut the Cougar
lead to 7-3.
But as quickly as the Aggies tried
to comeback, the Cougars respond
ed, as they scored three more runs
in the top of the sixth to increase
their lead to 10-3.
Once again, the Aggies started
their comeback in the bottom of the
inning, as freshman designated hit-
10-4.
Junior third baseman Dell Lind
sey tacked on another run for the
Aggies in the bottom of the eighth as
he hit his 11th home run of the sea
son to make it a 10-5 game.
The Cougars exploded in the top
of the ninth however as they scored
five runs to put the game out of
reach.
Softball team hosts Bearkats in home finale
MIKE FUENTES/The Battalion
The Texas A&M Softball Team celebrates following sophomore Tiffany Ester’s game-tying home run
against Oklahoma State University Sunday.
BY BEN WESTBROOK
The Battalion
The Texas A&M Softball Team will close
out its regular-season home schedule at 3
p.m. at the Aggie Softball Complex against
the Sam Houston State University Bearkats.
The Aggies are coming off a tough week
end in which they dropped three of four
games to Big 12 conference rivals University
of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University.
However, the Aggies maintain their No. 19 na
tional ranking despite falling to 4-6 in the Big
12.
The women will look to end the home sea
son on a good note by beating up on the
Bearkats for a third time this season. The 35-
13 Aggies paired off with SHSU earlier this
season in Huntsville, beating the Bearkats by
scores of 5-0 and 12-1. The first game of that
twin bill saw sophomore pitcher Amy Mining
throw a career-high 12 strikeouts.
Steering the Aggie offense for the women
this season has been freshman Lisa Klam,
who recently was named co-National
Strength and Conditioning Association All-
American Athlete for the 1999 sports season.
Klam received the award for her performance
in the weight room during the off-season.
The freshman holds the all-time Aggie soft-
ball records for the 20-yard dash (2.81), the
40-yard dash (5.04) and the vertical jump (25
inches). Klam leads the Aggies this season in
seven offensive categories, including batting
average (.373), runs (30), hits (57) and home
runs (10).
She also is only three steals away from set
ting the A&M softball single-season stolen-
base record, which has stood at 24 since the
1981 season.
The rest of the Aggies are doing pretty well
at the plate as well, outhitting their oppo
nents, .289 to .221.
The Bearkats are struggling through a sub-
par season with a 18-34 overall record, Sam
Houston State has been outhit by opponents
.253 to .236. this season, while its pitching
staff has battled to a 3.88 ERA, compared to
opposing pitchers’ 1.88 ERA.
The Aggies return to Big 12 action this
weekend with doubleheaders at the Universi
ty of Missouri and the University of Kansas.
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