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Page 5 • Wednesday, March 31,2004
On and off the field
A day in the life of Jana James
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By Ryan Irby
THE BATTALION
Texas A&M junior outfielder Jana Janies stands
ht a fearless, yet small 5 foot 5, but that doesn’t
stop her from being one of the most intimidating
blayers on the A&M softball squad. Aggie oppo
nents know not to let her freckles and strawberry-
plonde mane fool them; James is a terror on the
boftball field.
James made her mark this season as a clutch-
litter with her most recent heroics coming in the
wttom of the seventh inning of last Saturday’s
:ontest with No. 9 University of Oklahoma when
ihegot the best of OU All-American pitcher Kami
[(eiter. James battled through a two-out, 12-pitch at
to single home the winning run her fifth con
secutive game-winner.
Countdown to Student-
Athlete Day
APRIL 6
A day in the life of...
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Lester Cook
I Tennis
tnnm- Jennifer Jones
| Equestrian
CUm* Jana James
1 Softball
Jamie Riojas
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| Basketball
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Football
After leaping over the top of the fence to rob
Texas Tech of a game-winning home run in the Big
12 Tournament last year in a grab worthy of
JP Beato III • THE BATTALION
Junior outfielder Jana James signs autographs for young fans after the softball game against OU last Saturday.
SportsCenter replay, James modestly dubbed it
“probably the third best catch I have ever made.”
However, there is a softer side of James that isn’t
terrorizing opponents with game-winning hits and
highlight-reel diving catches. In addition to being a
starter on the field, James takes the time to be
involved with Aggie Athletes Involved, a campus
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SPORTS IN BRIEF
Aggie baseball posts
victory over Texas State,
10-5 in 11 innings
It took 11 innings and three pitchers,
but the Aggies overcame a two-run
deficit to beat Texas State 10-5 Tuesday
night in San Marcos.
The Aggies scored five runs in the
eleventh off Wildcats pitcher Chris Jean.
Jean was one of seven pitchers the
Wildcats went through Tuesday. The
game went back and fourth as the lead
changed hands three times with the
Aggies taking the early lead going up 2-1
in the second and extending that by one
in the top of the fifth. The Wildcats then
took over with three runs in the bottom of
the third and one in the sixth. A pair of
runs in the seventh and eighth took the
game to extra innings where the Aggies
made a comeback.
Senior second baseman Erik
Schindewolf led the Aggies offense, going
four for five at the plate with three runs.
Left fielder junior Andrew Baldwin only got
one hit Tuesday but made it count, scoring
Schindewolf and center fielder junior
Travis Bartek to take the lead in the
eleventh. Pinch hitter sophomore John
Infante put up impressive stats going two
for two with two RBIs. Senior right fielder
Cory Patton also had a good game with
three hits, one run and one RBI.
Aggie sophomore pitcher Robert Ray
started for the Aggies and threw five strike
outs, but he gave up nine hits, four runs
and had four errors and was pulled in the
fourth. Freshman Austin Creps came in for
Ray, giving up four hits and one run.
Freshman Blake Rampy closed the game
with three strike outs giving up no runs.
The Aggies’ next game is Wednesday
against University of Texas-San Antonio at
Olsen Field at 7 p.m.
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By Ryan Irby
THE BATTALION
The Texas A&M softball team will continue to
face the Big 12’s best as it travels to Waco this
Wednesday to take on No. 21 Baylor University at
6:30 p.m. for Brazos River bragging rights.
A&M (20-15, 2-0) is currently on a two-game
winning streak after defeating No. 9 University
of Oklahoma twice in a pair of one-run victories,
and 5-4. The Aggies had not beaten OU in
over four years and had not swept the Sooners
since 1984.
“There was no give up in our kids,” said A&M
id coach Jo Evans about the pair of wins. “It
was only fight and determination, and you could
see that on the field.”
Baylor (31 -6, 2-0) had a two-rgame sweep of its
n over the University of Kansas in Waco, in
which junior pitcher Cristin Vitek (19-3) tossed a
no-hitter for the Bears. Baylor continues an
impressive 25-game run in which they have had
24 victories.
Something the Aggies will not have on
Wednesday is the invaluable home-field advan
tage they had in the OU series. On Saturday, 822
fans passed through the gates at the Aggie
Softball Complex, the sixth-largest crowd in
A&M history. Sunday’s contest brought 713 to
witness the finishing touches on a historical
weekend.
With the elation set aside and focus turning for
ward, Evans said A&M will look for continued
improvement in a tough battle with the Bears.
“We have decided what standard we are going
to play at,” Evans said. “I always tell the kids that
you don’t turn the corner until you take a few steps
forward, and we are in the process of doing that
right now.”
Wednesday’s action at Getterman Field in
Waco will be the first game in a two-game series
that returns to College Station for the finale on
April 14. The road trip to Waco also marks the
beginning of a four-game stint on the road for the
Aggies that sends them to Ames, Iowa, for two
games with Iowa State before finishing in Austin
with a game against No. 23 Texas on April 7th.
“Our focus now is more on us,” said A&M jun
ior shortstop Adrian Gregory, who homered in
Sunday’s contest with OU. “It’s more on us and
our single at-bats.”
A&M will use the OU stand as a spring board
to carry them forward in a season anticipated to
see the Aggies vying for a Big 12 title.
Oklahoma is predicted to win the conference,
followed by Nebraska.
A&M junior outfielder Jana James, who pro
vided the game-winning hit in Saturday’s thriller,
said the only direction for the fearless Aggies to
go is forward.
“We go in to Baylor on Wednesday, and we are
going to keep going forward from there,” James said.
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