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A&M will play two at Nebraska this weekend. in two- By Nikki Knight the battalion The No. 23 Texas A&M soft- kail team will travel to Lincoln, )ieb„ to face the No. 13 University of Nebraska this neekend in a two-game series ttiatwill ultimately decide the jig 12 champion. The Aggies are 5-9 this sea son against top-25 teams. Aggie junior infielder Adrian Gregory said that Wednesday light's 11-1 run rule win over the University of Texas continued ie team’s momentum and will ieamajor asset this weekend. “We couldn't have more con fidence going to Nebraska," Gregory said. A&M head coach Jo Evans aid she is impressed with the way trieam is playing right now. “1 can’t ask for anything sore than what they’re giving lid what they’ve given the past jetosix weeks,” Evans said, 'to made me the most excit- idwas that when we made mis- akes. we didn't panic. We real- kstayed focused.” That focus will be key going $ this weekend as the Aggies 31-16. 13-1 Big 12) look to itch first place in the Big 12. ktbraska is a close second bow ser, taking its first and only con- aence loss Wednesday night mu the University of Kansas, 3- lAftera winning streak that last- si all through conference play, it loss to Kansas was tough for Uteska (36-13, 12-1). Comhuskers head coach tala Revelle was not avail- iMetor comment Thursday. A challenge the Aggies will face in Nebraska is the consis tency in offense that the Comhuskers have shown in con ference play. The team’s batting average is .301 going into this weekend. Junior second base- man Anne Steffan and Nicole Trimboli lead the team with .365 and .322 batting averages. Nebraska senior pitcher Peaches James has an earned run average of 0.69, slightly worse than Aggie senior pitcher Jessica Kapchinski’s 0.27, the current best in the league. A&M junior outfielder Jana James, who hit the game-ending walk-off home run Wednesday night against Texas, is excited about the matchup this weekend. “We’re feeling really good about ourselves after scoring all those runs,” she said. “We’re taking that to Nebraska.” The two games this weekend will determine the final league standings for the Big 12 and the team placement heading into the Big 12 Tournament. Kapchinski said the morale is high going into this weekend. “We just need to keep it simple,” she said. “We gotta go up to Nebraska and take care of business.” A&M travels to Oklahoma for Big 12 Outdoors By Craig Martin THE BATTALION The Texas A&M track and field team will travel to Norman, Okla., this weekend to compete in the Big 12 Outdoor Championship. The annual event is the most important of the season and will showcase each of the 12 teams in the conference. Last year, the University of Texas won the Big 12 men’s championship, with the Aggies taking a close second place, narrowly edging out the University of Nebraska. The A&M women’s squad took sixth place overall. A&M head . coach Ted Nelson said he feels his team is more than ready for this weekend’s event. “1 am expecting the team to compete hard and represent Texas A&M well. 1 think the men’s team will be in con tention for the championship and could take home first place,” Nelson said. “I'm also looking for the women's team to place anywhere from third to sixth place which would be very good for us.” The Aggies will be com peting in every event with the exception of the men’s hammer throw. This year's conference championship is taking place three weeks ahead of schedule due to graduation and various final exams taking place at some of the schools. The event will be held at the brand-new track facility at the University of Oklahoma, which is less than a week old. The new track’s installa tion, which was completed last Sunday, forced additional teams to travel to College Station for the Texas A&M, Invitational two weeks ago. Oklahoma was scheduled to have a meet the same weekend as the A&M Invitation meet, but due to the unfinished construction on the track, had to move it to College Station. Junior Andrew Gamble will compete in the triple jump and long jump for A&M and is look ing to finally show the rest of the See Track on page 8 It Is the most important meet of the season and we have so much on the line. We really want to win. — Andrew Gamble Texas A&M junior field athlete I! ill Be a Leader in the Army National Guard, and get the respect of soldiers who will look to you for leadership. You’ll also get career training, money for college and opportunities to develop management skills - plus special training to prepare you for advanced positions. 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