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JR BEATO/Thk Battalion BY REECE FLOOD The Battalion The Texas A&M women’s basketball keep part of the mons|am will try to bring its record to .500 >olicyholder for repay ed vehicle is fixed nil ien it takes on the University of Mis- luri Tigers at Reed Arena at 7 p.m. The Aggies currently have a 10-11 ord, 2-9 in the Big 12 Conference, but e hoping to have a winning record by :ason’s end. A&M women’s basketball coach leggieGillom said she thinks this is an i for betterment ordy nportant game to w in in order to ac- olicyholders’autorepar n an industry customir is insurers to repairtlial ; it back to the condition ic of the accident 'said resident of thtioutfi- implish that goal. “Yes, we’re losing, but still we can personal auto insurance dvage the season,” Gillom said. “It’s allow it,” Comynsaid ot like it’s not reachable to have a w in- certainly disagree will ing record. We’ve got to keep going, neral’sopinion.Itisonl lopefully, the girls can do that." The Aggies went through a nine- lame losing streak before breaking it nth a victory over Baylor University, iophomore guard LaToya Rose said that ice Information^ 1 ^ fter ending the streak, she noticed a le group that repress ompanies being sued ing the vehicle to its pm adds costs Johns said required to replace® >6 vehicle with a : is going to be eonsid and will drive up insii' s said. hange in the Aggies’ attitude. “I think our confidence was a lot bet ter," Rose said. “Once we came out with Baylor, even before that game, every body was talking like ‘yeah, we can beat them.’ ” But last weekend, the Aggies lost 58- 44 in a contest against the University of Texas Tech in Lubbock. Gillom pointed to A&M’s 26 turnovers as the main rea son for the loss. “We didn’t play smart,” Gillom said. “We gave the ball up. We had too many turnovers and they scored off our turnovers. If we hadn't given the ball to them 26 times, it would have been a dif ferent story.” The Aggies hope to correct these mis takes when they face the Tigers (16-6,6- 5). But it will be no easy task as the Tigers are riding a four-game winning streak. Despite the loss in Lubbock, A&M is still confident that they can go out and win. Senior forward Prissy Sharpe said See Even on Page 8. sports THE BATTALION Page7 A&M baseball team downs SWT GUY ROGERS/Tm: Battalion A&M freshman David Evans rounds second base after his home run in the fourth inning of the Aggies’ 11-6 win over Southwest Texas University Tuesday in San Marcos. BY DOUG SHILLING The Battalion During the first part of the season, A&M freshman centerlielder David Evans and the rest of the Texas A&M baseball team have been mired in a slump. Who would have known that all it took to break out of that slump was a trip to Evans’ home. Playing just 15 miles down the road from his home town of Buda, Evans led the Aggies with a five-hit day as A&M notched its most runs all season in an 11 -6 win over Southwest Texas University Tuesday in San Marcos. “You always root for that when a guy goes close to his house and he’s got all his family here,” A&M baseball coach Mark Johnson said. “When you go home you want to do well and I’m really glad for David.” Evans led the Aggies’ offensive outburst, going 5-for- 5 with a home run, two RBI and a stolen base. Fellow freshman shortstop Ryan Wardinsky also had a spectac ular day, going 4-for-4 with three runs scored. Evans said doing well in front ofhis family and friends at home was a great experience for him. “It was nice coming back to my hometown and play ing in front of all my family and friends,” he said. “1 just need to keep it up and play like this everywhere.” Evans started off the game with a bang in the second inning when he laid out and made a spectacular diving catch to rob Southwest Texas second baseman Louie Car mona of a hit. The Aggies jumped on the board first in the third in ning when sophomore leftfielder Carlos Sepulveda hit a bases-loaded, two-out double that cleared the bases to give the Aggies a 3-0 lead. Southwest Texas (4-6) came back in the bottom of the inning and scored two runs off freshman pitcher Ryan Warpinski to pull within 3-2. Warpinski had to leave the game with tightness in his elbow in the middle of the inning. Junior pitcher Chris Scarcella (1-0) came into the game in relief of Warpinski and picked up the win. A&M junior right fielder Daylan Holt made his pres ence known on the day in the fifth and sixth innings. I lolt narrowly missed a home run in the fifth when he sent a pitch from Bobcat pitcher Chad Massengale ail the way to the left field wall. He made sure and got it right the second time when he blasted a pitch from Bobcat pitcher Dickie Gonzalez over the wall to give the Aggies a 10-2 lead. Holt, who finished the day 1 -for-5 with 2 RBI, said he thought he should have had two home runs. “I knew the second one was gone,” Holt said. “The first one, the guy hung me a slider, perfect pitch, but I got out in front of it.” Southwest Texas made things interesting in the sev enth inning, scoring four mns, capped off by a two-run home run by Bobcat third baseman Chad Winkelmann to close within 10-6. Evans put the game away for the Aggies in the ninth when his RBI single scored freshman first baseman Steven Ponder to make it an 11 -6 game. Massengale (0-1) took the loss for the Bobcats, giv ing up 5 runs on 4 hits in 2 1/3 innings. The win pushes the Aggies' record to 3-5 on the year. A&M returns home for eight of its next nine games start ing this weekend with a three-game series against the Uni versity of Arizona. Holt said Tuesday’s game is hopefully the start of a good stretch for the Aggies. “This is the way we’re capable of playing,” 1 lolt said. “It’s about time. That’s the way we can play. We have a lot of freshman like David Evans, who had a great game, that can hit. I lopefully this is the start of something good.” 1 he applauded rece; companies to stop tal deductions. “Howeva e sure that policyho! ids they are entitled K panics play by the sail* Everybody Scores! REGISTER WITH MYBYTES.COM RND SCORE BIG! business for 30 wide, including , for bright indi- >rs for positions sal world work iclude free pay- EOE. 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