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Page 3 • Monday, June 2, 2003
‘UNBELIEVABLE’
A&M commits seven errors in two games,
loses four run lead in game two meltdown
By Dallas Shipp
THE BATTALION
It was in the bottom of the
eighth inning, Texas A&M All-
American closer Scott Beerer
was on the mound and the
Aggies were up by four against
the University of Houston in
the final game of the College
Station regional Sunday night.
More than 4,500 fans were
ready to celebrate the Aggies'
first trip to a Super Regional
since 1999 when the Aggies
advanced to the College World
Series.
But the celebration ended
when Houston scored two runs
in the eighth, two runs in the
ninth and a game-winning run
in the bottom of the 10th to
beat the Aggies 7-6.
It was the third time this
season and the second time in
one day that Houston (36-28)
came from behind to beat
A&M.
Houston head coach Rayner
Noble said that he couldn't
have been prouder of the ways
his team fought through the
loser’s bracket after losing its
first game on Friday.
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‘‘This is definitely the
biggest win in my time here at
U of H,” Noble said. “It’s just
unbelieveable. I can’t say
enough about our guys, it real
ly chokes me up.”
Noble said his team fought
the heat and lived off of inten
sity and emotion to advance to
the Super Regional, where the
Cougars will meet the Rice
Owls.
Cougar center fielder Michael
Bourn led the way offensively
for Houston with three hits, an
RBI and three runs scored,
including the tying run in the
bottom of the ninth.
Houston pitcher Ryan
Wagner came in to pitch the top
of the tenth and retired the side
to earn his sixth win of the year
for Houston.
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JP BEATO III • THE BATTALION
1 closer Scott Beerer delivers a pitch during the eighth inning Sunday
it. Beerer entered the game in the seventh, but gave up two runs.
the Aggies jumped out to a 6-2
lead with the help of solo home
runs by Cliff Pennington, Scott
Beerer, Justin Pouk and John
Infante. Pouk and Infante
scored two more runs in the top
of the sixth.
Robert Ray struck out seven
batters and gave up two runs
(one earned) on four hits in 6
2/3 innings to earn a curtain
call from the A&M fans. But
his effort wasn’t enough to
hold off the Cougars.
Beerer entered the game
with two outs in the bottom of
the seventh but gave up two
earned runs in 1 1/3 innings of
work to cut the lead to two.
“There was nothing left in
the tank tonight,” said
Beerer,who was lifted in the
ninth for Kyle Parcus. “I knew
Parcus had a better shot than
me. It wasn’t that I didn’t want
the ball, I just wanted to win
for the team.”
But Parcus didn’t fare any
better than Beerer did, giving
up two earned runs in the
inning to tie the game.
Matt Farnum pitched the
10th inning and gave up the
game-winning run on a throw
ing error to first base that
would have ended the inning.
A&M committed five errors
in the first game, including
three in the first inning. The
errors proved costly, as
Houston picked up a one-run
win and forced a second game
with the Aggies.
A&M head coach Mark
Johnson said it was a tough loss
for him and his players.
“Everybody but one team
loses in the end and it’s always
frusrating when it ends/’
Johnson said. “Give Houston
credit. They had to win two
ballgames and they came out
and got it done.”
It was the second time in
Johnson’s career as head coach
add the Aggies were beaten
twice on Sunday to be eliminat
ed from a regional at Olsen
Field.
In 1989 A&M was ranked
No. 1 in the country and lost
twice to LSU on Sunday to
end their season short of the
College World Series.
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PHOTOS BY JP BEATO III • THE BATTALION
Above: Players from the University
of Houston celebrate on Olsen
Field after defeating Texas A&M 7-
6 to clinch a spot in a Super
Regional. Houston won after a
throwing error by A&M pitcher
Matt Farnum in the bottom of the
10th inning.
Left: University of Houston right
fielder Matt Farrington slides safe
ly into third base under the tag by
A&M third baseman Cliff
Pennington after a wild pitch by
Aggie starting pitcher Robert Ray.
Farrington finished the game 1-
for-4 with an RBI and a run
scored.
BIG 12 BASEBALL RESULTS
Texas advances with 6-3 win
AUSTIN (AP) — Dustin Majewski went 2-for-
4 with one RBI and Taylor Teagarden had a
two-run single to lead Texas to a 6-3 victory
over Lamar Sunday night to win the NCAA
Austin regional. Lamar (40-18) had forced a
second game with a 6-2 victory over Texas ear
lier in the day.
Bears edge Southern Miss
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - David Murphy
hit a two-run, game-tying double and Josh
Ford followed with an RBI single as Baylor ral
lied with three runs in the eighth to beat
Southern Mississippi 3-2.
The top-seeded Bears (44-21) advance to a
Super Regional for the second time.
7-0 loss sends Nebraska home
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Southwest Missouri
State junior right-hander Bob Zimmermann
threw a complete-game five-hit shutout to
earn a 7-0 win over top-seeded Nebraska and
claim the NCAA Lincoln Regional title.
Six Aggies qualify for NCAA Outdoors
Staff & Wire Reports
LINCOLN, Neb.- Texas A&M
added six more NCAA qualifiers on
the final day of the NCAA Midwest
Regional Championships, bringing
the Aggies’ two-day total to nine
individuals qualified in eight events
for the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Track
and Field Championships.
The Championships will be con
tested in Sacramento, Calif, on June
11-14.
In the regional team race, the
Aggie men’s squad placed second
with 61 points, just 4.5 points behind
champion Minnesota (65.5) and
ahead of host Nebraska and Texas
Tech (56). On the women’s side, the
Aggies were 10th with 25.5 points,
while Nebraska emerged as the
champion with 103 points.
“I’m really proud of the way we
competed,” said(add) A&M coach
Ted Nelson said. “I thought we would
have a chance to do well in several
events here, but we did a little more
than I expected. It’s a tribute to the
guys because they really fought hard.
I’m a little tired of being a brides
maid, but there are about 45 teams
here that would trade places with us.”
“On the women’s side, to get 10th
out of 45 schools is an outstanding
effort. “All of the women who scored
in this meet are young and they will
be back next year, so that looks good
for the future,” he said.
Qualifying for nationals on
Saturday were: Chris Pinnock in the
men’s 110-meter hurdles, Chris Sitka
and Luke Marrs in the men’s javelin,
Ronny Jimenez and Josh Ralston in
the men’s shot put and Angeles
Pantoja in the women’s 800-meter
run. Qualifiers from Friday’s events
were: Fabrice Lapierre in the men’s
long jump, Katy Doyle in the
women’s javelin, Ralston in the
men’s discus and Abby Ruston in the
women’s shot put.
Leading the Aggies on Saturday
was Pinnock, who notched the
Aggies’ lone gold medal of the day.
The senior from Dallas set a stadium
record with a 13.63 clocking in his
victory. A three-time All-American
and the Big 12’s 2003 champion in
the high hurdles, Pinnock was even
with the pack at the first hurdle but
steadily took a lead he - would not
relinquish.
“I didn’t have a very good start,”
Pinnock said. “I wasn’t very happy
with my time but then I learned that
we were running into a headwind, so
I feel better about it now. I guess it
was pretty good considering we were
running in a headwind.”
The victory sends Pinnock to the
NCAA Outdoor Championships on
the heels of victories at the Big 12
Championships and the NCAA
Midwest Regional. At last year’s
NCAA Outdoor, Pinnock was third
with a 13.57 clocking.
“I’m just going to keep working
on my starts and trying to stay
healthy,” Pinnock said. “If I’m
healthy, I’m ready.”
The men’s javelin crew got the
Aggies? out to a fast start in the first
event of the day by qualifying two
individuals for the NCAA Outdoor
meet and contributing 17 points to
the team race. Sitka placed second
with a seasOn-best effort of 224-8,
while Marrs was third with a throw
of 223-7. Also scoring for the Aggies
was redshirt freshman Anthony
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