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By True Brown
THE BATTALION
After picking up wins in two
three games against Big 12
al Oklahoma last weekend,
he Texas A&M baseball team
pums to the road for a Tuesday
ame at Lamar University in
leaumont. The contest will be
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ig 12), and begin a two-week
reak from league play.
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urth place.
“We've won three out of four
lig 12) series,” said A&M
head coach Mark Johnson. “It’s
too bad we got swept, and it
would have been nice to get a
sweep against Oklahoma, but
that would be awful greedy.
Oklahoma just came off win
ning two of three against
Arizona State on the road, so
maybe we shouldn’t be so
greedy. I don't think we’re out
of the hunt.”
A&M’s hitting came alive
against the Sooners, something
that did not happen against the
Cornhuskers, who handed A&M
its first consecutive shutouts
since 1994.
The Aggies’ 34 hits against
OU were a far cry from the 13
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Nebraska, and hitting has been
key to A&M’s wins.
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THE BATTALION
Carry a big stick
Freshman Gregory leading A&M’s offensive assault
STUART VILLANUEVA • THE BATTALION
In her first season in collegiate softball, Texas A&M impact on the Aggies’ lineup. Gregory leads the
right fielder Adrian Gregory has already made an Aggies in batting average and on-base percentage.
By Micala Proesch
THE BATTALION
The No. 22 Texas A&M
softball team has had its share
of success this season, and
freshman phenomenon Adrian
Gregory is delivering the brunt
of the damage. Gregory cur
rently leads the Aggies in sev
eral major batting categories.
Gregory boasts a team-lead
ing .366 batting average, a .459
on-base percentage and is tied
with senior Lisa Klam with 34
hits on the season.
Despite her loud entrance
onto the college softball scene,
Gregory remains modest about
her performance and is dedicat
ed to helping out the team.
”1 am just trying to pull my
part and help out the team,”
Gregory said. “As long as I am
helping my team out, then 1 am
happy. I don’t really think about
individual stats.”
Gregory came into Aggieland
as the top recruit of head coach
Jo Evans’ freshman class after
having an exceptional high
school career. Gregory pitched
for Livingston High School and
was a three-time all-district
MVP selection and a three-time
all-state selection.
Evans said Gregory has
adjusted well to college softball.
“Adrian played for a smaller
high school, but she is very com
petitive and hard-working, and
she has made a great adjustment
to the college level,” Evans said.
Gregory finds softball at
A&M much more of a challenge
than softball in high school,
however, she said the challenge
makes it much more exciting.
“In high school, everything
was given to you, and you didn’t
really have to earn anything,”
Gregory said. “But now, it’s a
whole different game, and
everyone here is as good or bet
ter than you, and they all want to
be here so you have to work a
lot harder to earn your position
and to earn respect.”
Gregory is the starting right
fielder for the Aggies this sea
son and serves as the primary
backup for shortstop and second
base. Since Gregory pitched in
high school, the adjustment
from the infield to the outfield
has been a unique learning
experience for her.
“It was really hard adjusting
at first, since I had always
played in the infield,” Gregory
said. “But the coaching staff
was really supportive, and they
made the transition a lot easier
for me. I just like to play, and
whatever gets me playing time
is what I will do.”
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