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THE BATlji schen d Virginia, -rson Ed Ni c [ Wednesday ies Tyson of re| nient service 5 paid tor eacli 'any hired communities as higher wages.a. Sports SECTION THE BATTALION Thursday, April 4, 2002 Texas freshmen shine as Horns down By Micala Proesch THE BATTALION ■ The Big 12 showdown between ^ "I J l r In. 21 Texas A&M and No. 20 I Iniversity of Texas turned into a ■owcase of the Longhorns’ fresh- ^ len, as a pair of Texas newcomers Cl Tl'Vipjlthome runs in the seventh inning - 111 lii.l ^ the Aggies 2-0. t I The game remained scoreless II gi |i> Ito the top of the seventh inning, LJ.W IU lien A&M pitcher Jessica SI taper (14-6) hung a pitch over 4. |e plate that UT freshman Wynter ITT ££l(limer slammed over the center fence for her fifth home run of p|e season. “1 was more patient at the plate in is at bat," Turner said. “I just wait- 1 for my pitch and went with it.” A&M knew that Texas was I pable offensively, and while ;y played errorless ball in the :ld. Slataper faltered in the sev- the attorney pith and was unable to finish the Tenn.-based l»tiie out strongly. We mainly targeted Gardner ife-savins irM^id Wynter, because we knew we exas Family Co Ainsley Miller, enough to fit ii r father’s hand' rn, is at theceote , Texas (AP argued befor upreme Coun y that state and I lowed the parer; four months p Texans to use first pick in draft on Fresno State QB Carr >ute overw >uld have been sn sh he hospitakaso! lo what it could ive. was bom Aug. Women's Hospital oday she is blind a etarded, living in odd of contracie eizures in talk orWtoll Leltner.fe aid tkfanulyw ■esusctow severe had to stop them at the plate,’’ said A&M head coach Jo Evans. "Jessica pitched six great innings, but you can’t get the ball up on Wynter, and you have to be able to finish it out.” Later in the inning, Texas fresh man Tiffany Anders took a ball deep to left field, belting the first home run of her career and giving Texas a 2-0 lead. The Aggies had a chance to come back in the seventh, as Adrian Gregory and Selena Collins reached base on a walk and an infield hit before Kelly Ferguson laid down a bunt to put both run ners in scoring position. The Aggies were unable to capitalize on the opportunity, as Texas freshman pitcher Cat Osterman struck out Crystal Martin to end the game. Osterman (22-6), who was named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for the fourth time this season, lived up to her hype, striking out 14 batters and allowing only one hit in the shutout. She said she was not getting as much movement on the ball as she liked, but she was still able to come through in the clutch and shut down A&M’s rally attempt in the seventh. “In the seventh they had their 3, 4, 5 and 6 batters up who are all having great seasons, so I really had to focus on putting more move ment on the ball,” Osterman said. “I couldn’t exactly focus on the strikeout, I just tried to keep the ball on the ground.” Osterman also snapped A&M senior Kelly Ferguson’s 17-game hitting streak, the longest recorded streak in A&M history. With the win, Texas (33-9, 6-0 Big 12) extends its winning streak to eight games, and remains atop the Big 12 standings. The Aggies (28-9, 2-4 Big 12) hope to bounce back tomorrow against Southwest Texas at the Aggie Softball Complex. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. JOHN LIVAS • THE BATTALION Texas pitcher Cat Osterman throws a pitch in the Longhorns’ 2-0 victory over Texas A&M on Wednesday at the Aggie Softball Complex. Osterman pitched one-hitter, striking out 14 batters. HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston tn u.’ithhnwVM exans know the ultimate success for to »»™»^, ostNFL teams | ies at q U a rt erbaek. So when the Texans make the first election in the NFL draft on April 20. he team will choose Fresno State quar- [erback David Carr. That announce- , unusual in that it came more than two weeks before the draft, was announced Wednesday by owner Bob McNair, although the decision was made by general manager Charley Casserly and coach Dom Capers. “To win. you have to have a good (pteiback. Charley and his people have lookedat this long and hard,” McNair clvince fhs&Tf r s ^' know enough about Carr that ed withouiL-^ — id. ers issued m 11 t "no heroic® to save her d it in the file. iital, however, stale and lei* I red resusciC [ that its own i-saving efforts rn weighing m jr about i $ of id indicated Sit grams, officials say ilities resi nternal i -esuscitation we feel like we know who he is.” The Texans had been expected to go for Carr all along, although Oregon’s Joey Harrington is regarded as good a quarterback prospect by some NFL teams. In 37 games at Fresno State, Carr completed 62.8 per cent of his passes for 7,849 yards, 70 touchdowns and 23 interceptions. As a starter, he had an 18- 8 record. As a senior, Carr led the nation with 4,308 yards passing and 42 touchdown CARR passes, becoming only the sixth quar terback in NCAA history to throw for more than 4,000 yards and more than 40 touchdown passes in the same sea son. He led the Bulldogs to an 11-2 record last season. Carr finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting and won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award as the nation’s top senior quarterback. The Texans’ announcement Wednesday came as no surprise. Casserly had previously acknowl edged that Carr was likely to be his choice over Oregon Harrington and others, like North Carolina defensive end Julius Peppers. “We felt he was the best player in the draft,” Casserly said. “You got a real solid individual off the field and a real talented individual on the field.” While the Texans are impressed by Carr’s accurate passing and strong work ethic, Casserly said the team also likes that his personality is well grounded by his family life. Carr and his wife. Melody, have been married about three years and have a son. McNair said discussions with Mike Sullivan, Carr’s agent have been going well and the team believes a contract will be worked out soon. “He’s going to be a rookie. 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