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Page 5 • Wednesday, February 12,
Big 12 picture gets clearer as season unfolds
kggies among teams in middle tier of conference
There are few certainties in
this world, such as how the Big
12 Conference basketball stand
ings will look once all the cards
areonthe table on March 8, after
nal horn blows for regular-
season play.
is certain, however, that this
season's play has seen the Big 12
s separated into three dis-
groups: the dominant, the
average and the mediocre.
The top tier of the conference
is made up of No. 13 Oklahoma
Slate (7-1 Big 12), No. 5
llahoma (7-2), No. 6 Texas
1-2), and No. 9 Kansas (7-1).
Finding themselves in the
niddle of the pack are No. 21
Missouri (5-3), Colorado (4-
4), A&M (3-5) and Texas Tech
(3-5).
And the three teams stuck in
the Big 12 cellar are Iowa State
(2-6), Baylor (1-7) and
Nebraska (1-7).
While anything is possible
within the three tiers, here is how
the Big 12 should finish going
down the home stretch.
I. OKLAHOMA STATE
File Cowboys (18-3, 7-1)
have been drastically underrated
this season and should finish
strong with a big win at home
against Texas. OSU will have a
tough contest in Norman against
the Sooners in a game that could
determine the Big 12 title.
2. OKLAHOMA
The Sooners (16-4, 7-2) fell
in their first matchup with OSU
in Stillwater and must win their
second game in Norman to have
a chance at the Big 12
Championship. OU’s final game
of the year is against Texas, a
team that knocked off the
Sooners earlier this past week.
3. KANSAS
Their Big 12 loss on the road
to Colorado will end up costing
the Jayhawks (17-5, 7-1) a shot
at the Big 12 title, but they will
remain a favorite come time for
the Final Four in New Orleans.
4. TEXAS
If Texas can come away with
wins on the road against
Oklahoma and Oklahoma State,
then the Longhorns (16-4, 7-2)
will win the Big 12 outright; but,
don’t count on that happening.
Neither OU nor OSU has lost a
home game this year, and the
Sooners have won 33 straight in
Norman.
5. MISSOURI
Missouri has a fairly easy fin
ish having already played Texas.
The Tigers (14-5, 5-3) will finish
the season with a big win over
Kansas at home. Their first
match up was a close one in
Lawrence, Kan., but this time,
the Jayhawks will travel.
6. COLORADO
The Buffaloes (14-7, 4-4),
have been dominating at home
this season with home wins over
Texas and Kansas, which have
been key for this up-and-coming
team. Watch out next year. If it
learns to win on the road,
Colorado could break into the
top pack in the 2003-04 season.
7. TEXAS A&M
A&M will have its biggest
game of the year tonight at Reed
Arena against Missouri. In order
to finish above .500 for the first
time in nine years, the Aggies
(11-8, 3-5) must win three of
their final eight games. With
tough outings coming up on the
road against Texas Tech and
Kansas, home games are must
wins for the Aggies.
See Big 12 on page 7
AL1SSA HOLL1MON • THE BATTALION
Texas center Jason Klotz fights for a rebound against the Aggies. The
Longhorns are among the elite teams in the Big 12 Conference.
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By Pete Burks
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fas A&M shortstop Scott Beerer tags A&M Corpus Christi’s
Jaime Landin at Tuesday’s season opener.
When one thinks of the powerhouse teams
that rule the kingdom of college baseball,
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi doesn’t typically
come to mind.
However, the Islanders (1-1 overall) began
their season as if they were an elite team,
pounding the defending national champion
University of Texas, 5-0 in Austin. Needless to
say, the Islanders came in with every intention
of ruining the Aggies’ opening day game, and it
took a game-winning home run and a little
Olsen Magic to keep them from doing so.
The Islanders quickly jumped out to to a 2-
0 lead in the top of the second thanks to their
tough hitting against junior Aggie pitcher Brian
Finch coupled with an untimely error by senior
Aggie third baseman, Tim Petru. A&M Head
Coach Mark Johnson was frustrated by his
team’s slow start.
“They threw a lot of offspeed pitches, which
is really tough to face early in the season,” he
said. “We didn’t do a good job with runners on
and less than two out.”
In the bottom of the fourth, the Aggies final
ly awoke from their slumber, erupting for three
runs of their own against A&M-Corpus Christi
starter, Jim Hammon, who led the shutout
against Texas in the Islanders’ first game.
Junior right fielder Cory Patton led the A&M
barrage by launching a moonshot over the right
field fence, nearly hitting the train tracks behind
Olsen Field.
While the run surge kept the game close in
See Opener on page 7
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