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Adams said he had so much fun at a baseball game his freshman
year that he kept coming back.
“I’ve always loved baseball, ever since I was a little
kid,” Adams said. “I try to go to every game, but I
usually make it to about two-thirds of them.”
Kourtney Rogers, a junior recreation,
park and tourism sciences major, said
attending A&M baseball games is a
family affair.
“We’re a big baseball family,”
Rogers said. “I used to go as a little
kid. We would drive in every
weekend, and it’s a two and a half
hour drive.”
Rogers said she goes to every
game she can, including away
games. She said she misses about
seven games a season.
“There’s a small group of us
that go to all the away games,”
Rogers said. “We all know each
other. At the first game of the
season, we’re all hugging because
we haven’t seen each other in such a
1 long time.”
Rogers said that most schools do not
have a loud crowd like A&M, except for
one school.
“Nobody really does the heckling as
much as we do, except at [the University of
Texas], where they’re much more vulgar,”
Rogers said. “Probably the worst part about
going to away games is having to put up with the
other team’s fans.”
The friendships and familiar atmosphere keep
Rogers looking forward to baseball games every spring.
“You go into the stands and everyone knows each other,” Rogers
said. “It’s a more intimate crowd than at football games where you
usually don’t know the person standing next to you.”
Styduhar, who supports the football team as an Aggie Hostess,
said even though baseball is not as fast paced as football, it is still a
lot of fun.
“Football is probably my first love, but I would encourage anybody
who hasn't been to a baseball game to go because it’s just so entertaining,'’
Styduhar said. “You get to sit and enjoy the atmosphere, especially in the
springtime when the weather’s always perfect. It’s always worth my six dollars to
go to a baseball game.”
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