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JOHN C. L1VAS • THE BATTALION
Right fielder Cory Patton celebrates with teammates after hitting his
pe-winning basehit Sunday afternoon against No. 6 Baylor.
By Dallas Shipp
THE BATTALION
After splitting the first two
games of the series, the No. 23
Texas A&M baseball team over
came a rough start Sunday to beat
No. 6 Baylor 4-3, giving the
Aggies the series over the Bears
two games to one.
Junior right fielder Cory
Patton hit a two out RBI single
into center field that scored fresh
man catcher Kevin Whelan from
third for the game winner.
A&M junior right hander Matt
Famum had a rough first inning
where he allowed two runs early
but settled down until he was lift
ed in the top of the sixth by junior
reliever Scott Beerer.
Beerer walked the first batter
he faced, loading the bases but
came back strong to retire the
next ten. Beerer allowed no runs,
no hits and struck out three to
earn the win for the Aggies.
Baylor Head Coach Steve
Smith said that Beerer's perform
ance was the key for the Aggies.
“Beerer retired ten in a row
after walking the first guy, that’s
where the credit belongs in the
game, he did a heck of a job,”
Smith said. “Beerer outper
formed our bullpen and (A&M)
outperformed us defensively
throughout the game.”
Beerer said he told A&M
Head Coach Mark Johnson that
he was ready to pitch as long as
Johnson needed him.
“I was ready to go and I knew
I had my stuff today,” Beerer said.
“I was ready to rock. I went in
there and got the job done.”
The Aggies dug themselves a
hole in the top of the first. Baylor
center fielder Chris Durbin led off
the game with a single into left
field. Durbin stole second base
and advanced to third on a wild
pitch by Famum.
Right fielder David Murphy
followed with an RBI triple and
later scored on an RBI by Bears’
first baseman Ross Bennett, giv
ing the Bears an early 2-0 lead.
The Aggies would get the two
runs back in the fourth thanks in
large part to back-to-back errors
by Baylor third baseman Paul
Witt, who finished the game with
five defensive errors.
“When you play a great team
like A&M, especially down here
(at Olsen Field), you can’t make
five crucial errors,” Bennett said.
Baylor settled down in the top
of the fifth thanks to a lead off
solo home run by second base-
man Mark Saccomanno, giving
the Bears a 3-2 lead.
A&M scored a run in the bot
tom of the eighth to tie the game
at three, setting the stage for
Patton’s ninth inning heroics.
Whelan led off the ninth for
the Aggies with a single to right
field and advanced to second on
a bunt by junior second baseman
Erik Schindewolf. Whelan then
advanced to third on a groundout
by junior shortstop Matt
Alexander. Baylor reliever Zane
Carlson walked freshman infield-
Baylor
er Cliff Pennington to put run
ners on the comers for Patton
with two outs.
“From the first pitch Cliff was
up there I wanted them to walk
him,” Patton said. “I would have
been completely happy if Cliff
would have gotten the hit but it’s
a great opportunity to get the win
ning hit for your team.”
Patton delivered the game win
ner with a shot into center field.
Bennett said he thought the
crowd was a big factor in
Sunday’s comeback win.
“They feed off the great crowd
down here,” Bennett said. “This
is the premier college baseball
environment. It’s the toughest
place we’ll play all year.”
Johnson said that he was
impressed with his team’s per
formance and the way it battled
back to win.
“It was a well pitched ball
game. 1 was disappointed we
didn’t hit the ball better but it
turned out to be a great finish for
us,” he said.
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Women’s tennis team overcomes Wake Forest
By Blake Kimzey
THE BATTALION
It could have been a few degrees
larmer, but the weather did not deter
he Texas A&M women’s tennis team
front handing the visiting Wake
forest University Demon Deacons
heir 16th loss of the season. With the
1-3 win, the No. 29 Aggies improve
to 11-7 on the season and have a
»eekto prepare for a Friday double-
leader with Sam Houston State
University and Texas Tech University
lithe A&M Tennis Center.
A&M Head Coach Bobby
Kleinecke said the elements played
a factor in how his team performed
on Saturday.
“It was extremely windy today,”
Kleinecke said. “The wind did not
allow you to play your normal game.
We didn't play great tennis, but we
did what we needed to do to win.”
The Aggies firmly took care of
business at all three doubles spots,
led again by the No. 38 doubles
pairing of juniors Jessica Roland
and Roberta Spencer. It has been an
impressive stretch for Roland and
Spencer, as they manufactured their
11th consecutive victory at No. 1
doubles. Freshmen Seva Iwinski
and Nicki Mecham then picked up
their own doubles win, giving
A&M a 1-0 cushion going into sin
gles play.
Ashley Hedberg, the Aggies’
lone senior, said her team had been
cautioned before the match to take
Wake Forest seriously. The Demon
Deacons had failed to register more
than one win before coming to
College Station, which was a point
of caution for the Aggies.
“We were probably more
focused today,” Hedberg said.
“They are a difficult team. Coach
Kleinecke had warned us about tak
ing this team lightly and he wanted
us to come out ready to play.”
Roland was ready to play. She
was able to capture the momentum
from her doubles play to set the tone
for the Aggies in singles play.
Roland made quick work of the
Demon Deacon’s best player, sopho
more Karin Coetzee at No. 1 singles.
Roland has won 12 of her last 14
matches, and is in the midst of a
five match-winning streak. WFU
Head Coach Brian Fleishman said
he could tell that the Aggies looked
focused, ignited by strong doubles
See Tennis on page 9
SPORTS IN BRIEF
A&M defeated in 10th inning
The Texas A&M softball team fell to the
Missouri Tigers, 6-5, in the 10th inning on
Sunday. A rare throwing error from senior Aggie
catcher Selena Collins allowed Missouri's
Melanie Fisher to score the winning run.
The No. 20 Aggies fell to 26-12 on the season
and 4-2 in Big 12 play, while Missouri upped its
record to 19-13 overall and 4-2 in conference.
Chudy, Ags win national titles
Texas A&M archer Dawn Chudy and the A&M
archery team each won indoor national titles
during the weekend. Chudy's individual victo
ry was accompanied by respective second and
fourth place finishes from junior Lorinda
Cohen and freshman Kristi Nelson.
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