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WednesdaU- ■ idnesday, April 12, 2000 SPORTS THE BATTALION Page 9 iman inving consistently in prii d oftlce holders since id Republican Party akesperson Robert Black, runs is, Texas is a rty state and that is a veiy lopment for the state.” Republican primaries were I counties in 1996 and 1998,1 I Ians ford County held a primary tw o years ago, county’s reluctantpartyd and a judge showed. No not even the chairperson. "I had an election myself and we waitedii from 7 in the moraine night. Not a soul shower lX afe A&M running back Richard Whitaker dominated the ball-carrying duties in the Aggies’ Cilen Harris, former D ial spring scrimmage. Below: Quarterbacks Mark Farris, Vance Smith and Colby Freeman Party chairperson forthi ;ftfto right) each tried their hand at running the A&M offense. J about 5.400 people. But it made nodifferct ris said, because therewaJ .ratic candidates forcityan® Baseball falls to Bobcats, 6-4 Aggies lose five straight games for first time in 13 seasons PHOTOS BY CHAD ADAMS/The Battalion z I L Lw I I 1 I L y C QL/I I LI IO vT LI IC- II IIOIIL4 QL I LI I I M 11 1^ LI ILJ / vLX I VI L/ I I L71 I OLx • tgs conclude spring drills BY DOUG SHILLING The Battalion nice. ounty Tax Assessor Hderp ipaigned for and held hero® nocrat since 1973. Thisyeewic Texas A&M tbotball team's spring practice 'dice under the GOP bannet pbut ended yesterday as the team had its final flack said the dearth ofDrjftmage and final workout in pads, indidates in statewiderac^Sphey got to moving and that’s the way it goes tering the GOP setTonc tmctimes,” Slocum said. “I thought overall it was rocrats. ptxi scrimmage. I saw some positive things.” The main focus is on who will be quarterback in tefall and all three men auditioning for the job had tnt days. Sophomore Mark Farris had the best day, going 3-of-20 for 168 yards. He led the offense on one iuchdown drive and one field goal drive. Sophomore Vance Smith ended the day 6-of-15 | • • ief aciunr for 65 yards while freshman Colby Freeman was 6- of-12 for 73 yards and one touchdown pass. Freshman running back Richard Whitaker had a solid day with 84 yards on 17 carries while sopho more running back Joe Weber managed only 38 yards on 12 carries. Notes: Senior linebacker Jason Glenn was king of the one-liners during Tuesday’s scrimmage. After the defense stopped the offense on one drive, Glenn trotted off the field and yelled, “Call St. Louis and get the Rams in here.” Then later in the scrimmage, Glenn shouted into the stands and asked if there was anyone in the stands who want ed to play ... Defensive back Jason Frederick was dismissed from the team for disciplinary reasons for violating team rules. BY DOUG SHILLING The Battalion The bleeding did not stop for the Texas A&M baseball team Tuesday night. In fact, it got much worse. Southwest Texas State Univer sity used a four-run sixth inning to send the Aggies to their fifth- straight defeat, 6-4, in front of 3,733 fans. It is the first time since 1987 that A&M has been defeated five straight times. Southwest Texas improves its record to 19-21, while the Aggies fall to 21-21 on the season and 12- 12 at Olsen. “This is a real, real hard time for us,” A&M baseball coach Mark Johnson said. “Since I’ve been here, it’s probably the hardest. The guys are trying hard, but we’re just not hitting right now.” A&M fell behind early when Bobcat second baseman Louie Car mona slapped a two-run double in the second inning to give South west Texas a 2-0 lead. The Aggies chipped away at the lead in the fourth inning when ju nior first baseman JefTFreeman hit a double down the right field line to score junior right fielder Daylan Holt and make it a 2-1 game. A&M pushed ahead the next in ning when sophomore shortstop Ryan Wardinsky smacked a two- run home run to right field to give the Aggies a 3-2 lead. The advantage would be short lived, however. The Bobcats used clutch hitting and A&M wi Idness to score four runs in the sixth inning to take a 6-3 lead. With two men out and two men on, A&M freshman pitcher Zach Dixon hit Southwest Texas right fielder John David Janek with a pitch to load the bases. Dixon then walked Carmona to force in Bobcat third baseman Bryan Kent and tie the game up. With the bases still loaded. Southwest Texas shortstop Bryan Anderson hit a bases-clearing dou ble down the left-field line to put the Bobcats up for good. Dixon (1 -3), pitching in relief of A&M senior pitcher Chris Ful- bright, took the loss for the Aggies. CHAD ADAMS/The Battalion A&M junior first baseman Jeff Freeman digs a ball out of the dirt during the Aggies’ 6-4 loss to Southwest Texas State. Dixon gave up four runs on two hits the Bobcats in his first collegiate in 3 1/3 innings of work. start. Casanova gave up four runs Jacob Casanova got the win for on five hits in 5 1/3 innings pitched. Softball preps for Baylor challenge tan at lerits lired. Pat my’s a 'lO over nade ben- s the tout liv- and ring stop and puts liter cur- ants , we ' he I’m gto i. It ive sed Drt- overall, is Lockh mary manufacture! 16 lighter jets. Stout said th; negotiations, thei did a survey of employees to de| skills that would 8 in production. Ai to 300 hadsucliili some will mrwi sembly line tote. In addition to t" on theF-16,thefif operation is the o heed plant pail of the fusekl F-22 fighter and the Japanese F-. 1 Lockheed k several major sale, the past two yes notably 80 United Arab Eras! each to Israel and and 24 to Egypt.!; nalistfor several cfc tracts, including Norway and Chile. Pierre Chao, anil for Credit Suisse | Boston, said the r-f the strike depend: '’® BY BREE HOLZ The Battalion After starting off on the wrong foot, the Texas A&M softball team has won its last three conference games and will travel to Waco to take on Baylor University in a doubleheader. The first game is set to begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday and will be televised by College Sports Southwest. The Aggies are 23-14 overall and 3-4 in the Big 12 Conference, while the Bears have a 21- 24 record and are 1-6 in conference play. A&M and Baylor last met on May 1, 1999 in a doubleheader with the teams splitting games. Baylor beat A&M in the first game, 1-0, and the Aggies were victorious in the second, 6-2. Baylor was swept by the University of Ne braska last weekend in Lincoln, Neb. The Bears lost 8-0 on Saturday and 7-3 on Sunday. However, A&M swept Iowa State Univer sity in Ames, Iowa last weekend with two come-from-behind wins. “I was pleased that we never gave up,” A&M softball coach Jo Evans said. “This was a great boost for our confidence. To get down and come back is huge, and these were great wins for us on the road.” On Sunday, the Aggies scored two runs in the fifth and sixth innings and five in the sev enth for the win. The Cyclones took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning, but in the fifth, junior right fielder Tiffany Esters belted a two-run home run over the left field fence to give the Aggies the lead. In the seventh, sophomore second baseman Lisa Klam found the fence for a three-run home run, her sixth of the season. A&M had 11 hits in the game, while junior pitcher Amy Vining gave up four hits to im-, proveto 15-9. On Saturday, A&M once again fell behind early and were down 4-2 heading into the final inning of the game. Freshman catcher Selena Collins stepped up to the plate and quickly had two strikes against her, but got a base hit and scored Long, • tying the score 4-4. Sophomore Kelly Fergu-! son followed with a single to score Collins for the game winner. ‘ A m r m wiis f * ‘ **/'*’? i , " ' ' , >• i ■'hr }?/? < k { ' 1 m * u/a-; ! 1 . > ' A . : ' *, /.. ! ’: ’ ’’ , • 1 ' 1 , . 5 ' > * • ft A'* • . To work for a company BANNED CY? ACE IT ALOh ling Service itiality ion Risks Test HEAR? MAURI ^layer 0 pm / m apel UC MOORE Former Quaterback Oklahoma Sooners