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BY REECE FLOOD
The Battalion
The Texas A&M women's basketball
team will try to win its third home game
in a row against the 13th-ranked Iowa
State University Cyclones tonight at 7
p.m.
A&M is coming off a 80-66 loss to
the Oklahoma State Cowgirls on the
road. But the team still has the momen
tum of two-straight home victories
against Baylor University and the Uni
versity of Missouri on their side.
Senior forward Prissy Sharpe thinks
the home court advantage might give the
Aggies an edge.
"It gives us confidence at home, con
fidence in what we can do here in the are
na,” Sharpe said. “With a ranked team
coming in here we need that.’’
TheAggies(l 1-12,3-10 Big ]2)vvill
have their work cut out for them when
they take on the Cyclones (19-5, 10-3
Big 12).
1SU is at the top of the Big 12 Con
ference standings, and is coming off a
101 -66 victory against the University of
Missouri.
The Cyclones have earned their suc
cess this season at the hands of four play
ers, all of whom are averaging over 10
points per game.
Stacy Frese and Angie Welle are
helping the Cyclones by averaging 14.5
and 14.4 points per game, respectively.
Teammate Megan Taylor is earning 13.1
points per game, while Desiree Francis
chips in 13 points a game.
A&M women’s basketball coach
See Iowa State on Page 11.
SPORTS
THE BATTALION
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Warren dominates in A&M loss
Bearkatpitcher throws complete game, four-hitter in 2-1 SHSU victory
BY DOUG SHILLING
The Battalion
GUY ROGERS/Tmi Batiauon
A&M freshman center fielder Eric Reed (I) and sophomore right fielder Carlos Sepulveda chase after a ball
in the Aggies’ 2-1 loss to Sam Houston State University Tuesday in Huntsville.
HUNTSVILLE — It was almost a
perfect day for A&M freshman pitcher
Zach Dixon.
Making his first start, Dixon did
about every thing one could do to win a
game, holding Sam Houston State Uni
versity to two runs and six hits in 7 1/3
innings pitched.
The only problem was that his first
start came against Bearkat pitcher Andy
Warren.
Warren, fresh off a two-hit shutout of
Rice University last week, did Dixon one
better, allowing only one run on four hits
as he threw a complete game to lead the
Bearkats to a 2-1 victory over the Aggies
Tuesday.
“Warren was very, very good today,”
A&M baseball coach Mark Johnson
said. “I don’t know a lot of ballclubs that
would have beaten him today.
“The bright spot was that Zach Dixon
threw very well. We had a freshman go
out there for his first start and gave us a
great chance to win. It’s just discourag
ing that we didn’t get some more runs. I
contribute that a lot more to Warren than
our hitters.”
It looked as if A&M would jump on
Warren early in the game as he loaded
the bases in the first inning on a single by
A&M junior right fielder Daylan Holt
and giving up walks to sophomore third
baseman Greg Porter and freshman
shortstop Ryan Wardinsky.
A passed ball by Bearkat catcher
Foreman allowed Wardinsky to score for
a 1-0 A&M lead.
With runners at second and third and
only one out, the Aggies seemed poised
to break the game open, but Warren
pitched out of the jam, getting A&M
freshman first baseman Travis Wong to
strike out swinging and sophomore des
ignated hitter Jeff Freeman to ground out
to shortstop to end the inning.
A&M kept the pressure on in the sec
ond inning, getting runners on second
and third with two outs. Warren once
again found his way out, getting
Wardinsky to strike out swinging to es
cape with no damage.
After struggling the first couple of in
nings, Johnson said Warren finally set
tled down and found his rhythm.
“If you can get him early, you're all
right,” Johnson said. “But if you let him
stay in the ball game and get going, he’ll
start hitting his spots really well. He
struggled early and I wish we could have
scored some more in that first inning. I
thought he gained steam after that first
couple of innings.
"We put ourselves in a position to win
the game every inning. We had men on
base and men in scoring position and
Warren just threw tough pitches. He did
n't make a lot ofmistakes when he got in
those spots.”
Meanwhile for the Aggies, Dixon
was on cruise control. He did not allow
a runner past first base through five in
nings and had allowed only three hits.
Then, in the sixth inning, he made his
only mistake of the game. With Bearkat
left fielder Aaron Dieudonne on first and
one out, SHSU third baseman Kelly Ed-
dlemon sent a Dixon pitch over the right
field wall, giving the Bearkatsa2-1 lead.
The one-run lead was more than
enough for Warren as he shut down the
Aggies the rest of the way.
A&M tried to manage a rally in the
ninth, getting runners on second and
third with two outs, but Wardinsky
popped out to right field to end the game.
Johnson said that even though he
took the loss, he was impressed with the
performance of Dixon.
“1 thought Zach threw extremely well
for a freshman,” Johnson said. “To come
in there and throw strikes, and olTspeed
pitches, he did a very good job and got
our attention again. As a freshman he can
come in and start helping us right now.”
The Aggies return home Friday as
they begin Big 12 conference play with
a three-game series against the Kansas
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