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SPORTS 23,20( ( ust ssess^ t sell, he 5 HE BATTALION 7 Monday, February 23, 2004 lemens, Pettitte report to spring training By Mark Babinek THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Roger :mens and Andy Pettitte had si arrived at spring training inday when Houston Astros anager Jimy Williams mounced that neither one start on opening day. the decision to go with oy Oswalt came as no surprise the ex-Yankees. Red, a “limy and I talked about it a 3,onec !" niple of weeks ago and that’s rsta9e T»iv we talked about it,” said. “To me, all the lys are deserving. We’ve all ill our opportunities to start n /gw Kiting da y. &Cat Si one of three jldovers from last year’s rota- malong with Wade Miller and im Redding, is one of the best ciing pitchers in baseball. But Jcwas hampered by chronic TE kitchen, i 00 . 979-7#^ vices 'ft! ce range» ream* AX B-CS. i or 979-5S linvillea. icob al 979 azos* to! m i n j ur i es i n 2003 and had iiterpetM iigery in the offseason to cor- itthe problem. Clemens and Pettitte were an, onst4e Astros’ two big offseason ijiiisitions, but Williams to go with Oswalt [list Barry Bonds and the I Francisco Giants in mstonon April 5. “He has come through the ome evwinDi system and he was ijiited,,, three times with his Bin, and basically could have idled it in,” Williams said. (WAFsa lie could have said, Tm 175 depos i nee( i an operation, I AP ' Tithurt myself if I try to con- ind ne * J me pitching.’” Utilities w j|| g 0 secont ] ill the ea^ jjanon, followed by his pal i-525-607f toens. Miller, the club's open- 12day starter in 2002, will pitch ith.and Redding is No. 5. He’s got a lot of pitching s, free DS. - 146. ome, Co* irk. PrW ■ch 1st 0 2bditn/1Wt'- route, avail g. Lois-:'' tiissal/irw- i-9pm), A- ritepm#'. 1 jnn-2:30pm|. )yrs. In oft (in, Ste.® /alk-insrf rice by r, Short SPORTS IN BRIEF Aggie men's house? tennis wins first iisinci# ton f erence test Itie Texas A&M men’s tennis team opened Big 12 play with a 7-0 blanking of lie University of Nebraska Saturday in Lincoln, Neb. Ihe No. 9 Aggies dropped ontyone set on the day in matches. juniors Lester Cook Matijevic got back a winning track by Nebraska sopho- »e Gerhard Posch and pordose Rivera, 8-4. ‘Allinall, I thought it was a good effort by our group across the board,” said A&M head coach Tim Cass. “We we needed to come outand play well in doubles, thought we did that. then able to carry over to singles play. I ghl we posted some teallygood scores through- otiffhe lineup." Aggies will travel to er, Colo., to face the University of Colorado at 1 .Monday. 9193, Counsel rabieiT** ntity Slow 1 est growb) 95/mo, Cal ping in W tor- tbey 1 * fering M* ,, Located ,11255-8$ jom, ThTfrnt 1 til a° s ' , lia. y TonW 'wiiiTsft Operator 1 ' a. Big ^ group ions 1-8^ i jkiTri^ /,SE todi) 3 s&d^ 48 b# Golf finishes eighth in Hawaii The Texas A&M men’s golf team opened its spring sea- last week with an eighth-place team finish at John Burns Intercollegiate tournament altheleilehua Golf Course inWahiawa, Hawaii. The Aggies finished with founds of 283, 280 and 286 Wednesday, Thursday Friday respectively, for a three-day total of a 15- iinderpar 849. was led by senior Tasker, who finished n a tie for seventh place lividually after rounds of i, 67 and 70. Finishing out e Aggie scoring were jun ior David Schultz (t22nd, senior Stephen Reed , 215), sophomore Parr (t41st, 215) nd senior Parker Briley )7th, 227). The team title was won by ie University of Arizona flha31-under par 833. A&M will see action next o March 6-7 at the Louisiana Classics in Lafayette, La. over there,” Yankees manager Joe Torre said in Tampa, Fla. He would know. Setting up the starting rota tion two weeks before exhibi tion games begin gives the pitchers time to prepare their throwing routines in February, a luxury Pettitte said he and Clemens never had in New York. “Usually that’s top secret where we come from,” Pettitte said. “For us, this is great.” Oswalt, a 19-game winner in 2002, was on the disabled list three times last season. But he returned to the mound and won four games down the stretch as Houston’s bid to catch the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central fell just short. “If I go first or I go third it doesn’t matter,” Oswalt said. “It’s an honor, so of course it’s special, but I don’t see (the others) behind me. I see them with me.” Despite constant pain and limited action, Oswalt, 26, went 10-5 with a 2.97 ERA in 21 starts last year. His 2.92 ERA the last three seasons is better than either Clemens or Pettitte. Williams’ decision was partly to reward Oswalt and to position the left-handed Pettitte between the team’s top right-handers. “I basically thought that way after the season, before these other two big pitchers came in,” Williams said. “But we’re cer tainly happy to have them.” Williams told the pitchers of his final decision just hours after pitchers and catchers underwent physicals and prepared for the first workout of spring training. Pettitte signed a $31.5 million, three-year deal with the Astros in December. That helped convince his friend and fellow Houston- area resident, Clemens, to end a brief retirement and join the Paul J. Bereswill • KRT CAMPUS Roger Clemens pitches in the first inning of game four of the 2003 World Series on Oct. 22, 2003, against the Florida Marlins. Clemens signed with the Houston Astros over the off-season and arrived at spring training Sunday. Astros for $5 million this season. The signings have led to the most anticipated season in recent memory for Astros play ers and fans. “You look across the (locker) room and there are two legends wearing the same uniform as you,” reliever Kirk Saarloos said. As for their first day of work outs with the Astros, Pettitte said everything felt fairly normal except going through NL-style bunting and baserunning drills. He talked about getting schooled in the art of sliding and bunting, things the Yankees didn’t exactly stress on reporting day. Clemens, also switching leagues for the first time, chided Pettitte at a news conference. “Surely you knew all that, right?” he said. Brad Ausmus, the veteran catcher assigned to help the for mer Yankees learn NL lineups, said he wasn’t surprised by the rotation order and believes the team has four No. 1 starters. “You could put their names in a hat and pull any one out,” he said. “I’m confident with any one of those guys, and I think most of the team is.” Safe! Evan O'Connell • THE BATTALION Texas A&M junior left fielder Andrew Baldwin slides in safely at third base Friday during the Aggies' 1 3-3 win over South Alabama. A&M swept the Jaguars over the weekend by winning 8-0 Saturday and 4-3 Sunday. A&M is now 7-0 on the season. 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