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Javelina Baseball Goes For LSC Championship Friday & Saturday Nolan Ryan Field VOLUME XV, NO. 39 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363 APRIL 29, 2015 Baseball Tries For LSC Title Repeat This Weekend The 2015 Lone Star at 6 p.m. Friday at Nolan Ryan and entered the contest with a 26- Conference baseball champion will Field and the squads play a 20 record. be determined this weekend and doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. Clint Andrews, senior third the race between the top three Saturday. baseman from Sugar Land contenders couldn’t be closer. In the earlier series between (Clements), leads the Javelina Defending champion Texas the teams in Stephenville, Tarleton hitting with a .355 average. He A&M-Kingsville and West Texas won three of the four games. has 11 doubles, five triples and a A&M are tied for the lead with 20- The Javelinas had a non- home run. 12 records and Angelo State is conference game with nationally Brayton Carlson, junior one-game back with a 19-13 ranked St. Mary’s Tuesday night (Continued on Page 2) record. The Javelinas will host Tarleton State in a three-game series while West Texas A&M will host Cameron in three games and Angelo State will host Eastern New Mexico in a three-game series. The Javelinas and Texans will meet in a nine-inning single game Lone Star Conference Baseball Standings (Conference Only) Team W L Pct. A&M-Kingsville 20 12 .625 Softball Seniors West Texas A&M 20 12 .625 Three softball players made their final appearances as Javelinas last Angelo State 19 13 .594 weekend. The senior members of the team are, left to right, Ariel Tarleton State 13 16 .448 Kellogg, outfielder from New Caney; Valerie Ramirez, third baseman E. New Mexico 10 19 .345 from Waco, and Jaeleen Castro, outfielder from San Antonio (Roosevelt). Cameron 11 21 .344 1974, 1975 Football Teams Selected For Javelina Hall of Fame Induction The 1974 and 1975 Texas A&I one of the biggest turnarounds in Texas State, Howard Payne, Sam national championship football college football history, going Houston State, Southwest Texas teams will be inducted into the from 2-8 in 1973 to 13-0 in 1974. State, S.F. Austin State, Sul Ross Javelina Hall of Fame Sept. 11 in Non-conference victories State and Tarleton State. the Memorial Student Union came over Jacksonville (Ala.) The Javelinas defeated Building on campus. State and Monterrey Tech Cameron, a future member of the Green Addresses Football Team LSC, 21-19, in the opening round They will join the 1959, 1969, (Mexico). Former Javelina defensive back Darrell Green spoke to the Javelina 1970 , 1976 and 1979 title teams in Lone Star Conference of the NAIA playoffs and downed football team Friday afternoon while on campus for a youth seminar. the Hall. victories were over Abilene Henderson (Ark.) State, 34-23, in Green is a member of numerous halls of fame including the Pro The 1974 Javelinas staged Christian, Angelo State, East (Continued on Page 10) Football Hall of Fame and Javelina Hall of Fame. Javelina Hash By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs IT WAS AN exciting weekend in Javelinaland as the spring football workouts concluded with the spring game in Javelina Stadium. The tailgate party gave the fans a taste of the fall and the game itself had a regular-season atmosphere. The softball team gained a split with Midwestern State in a four-game series that ended the spring season. Darrell Green was back on campus for a number of events and hosted a youth seminar that drew several hundred middle and high school students. Green is one of the most honored Javelina football players and track stars in school history and is a member of numerous halls of fames including the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Javelina Hall of Fame. Another big weekend lies ahead. The baseball team battles for its second consecutive Lone Star Conference championship as it hosts Tarleton State in a three-game series Friday and Saturday. The athletic department hosts the Region IV-4A and 2A boys and girls track and field championships Friday and Saturday in Football Past and Present Javelina Stadium. There will be more than 1,000 athletes from 107 Darrell Green, second from right, is a former Javelina All-American football player who was on campus high schools taking part in the event. last weekend for activities. Current Javelina players with Green are, left to right, Greg Pitre, junior running back from Hutto; Trevor Moses, sophomore linebacker from Corpus Christi (Calallen), and Christian Garcia, senior offensive lineman from Eagle Pass. THE JAVELINA SOFTBALL team displayed good sportsmanship prior to its Saturday doubleheader with Midwestern State at Hubert Field. Baseball Trying For LSC Title Repeat It was senior day for the Javelinas as three players made their (Continued from Page 1) doubles and a home run. Texans and his ERA is 4.89. final appearances with the team. outfielder from Cedar Rapids, Alec Humphreys, junior The TSU cumulative pitching Midwestern State was on the road for its final games and three Iowa, is hitting .318 with five infielder from Midlothian, is ERA is 4.16. of the Mustangs were also playing their final games. doubles, a triple and two home hitting .301 with eight doubles, a The Javelinas will close out their regular-season with the The Javelinas presented a dozen roses to each of the MSU runs. triple and two home runs. Clint Wallace, senior catcher Tarleton series. They will be seniors before the Javelina seniors were recognized. The Texans are hitting .262 as from Corpus Christi (Tuloso- competing in the Lone Star First time I’ve seen this happen and it was a really nice a team. Midway), has a .309 average with Conference tournament May 7-9 gesture. Trevor Renfro, junior 11 doubles, a triple and a home righthander from Richardson at the home park of the league run. (Pearce), has a 4-2 record for the champion. JERON ROBINSON HAD the best high jump in the nation the The Javelinas are hitting .283 week of April 18-25. as a team. He cleared 7-4.25 at a meet in Baton Rouge, La., and beat out Matt Terrones, junior an NCAA Division I field for the gold medal. lefthander from Mesquite, has a 7- Baseball No. 6 in Region Christoff Bryan, freshman at Kansas State, also cleared 7-4.25. 1 record on the mound for the The Texas A&M-Kingsville NCAA Division II South Central Javelinas and he has a 4.70 earned baseball team was ranked No. 6 in Region Baseball Poll ANOTHER RESULT OF the use of the flat seam ball has been run average. the first NCAA Division II South Compiled by the NCAA Division released. Wes Silverberg, junior Central Region baseball poll II Baseball Committee righthander from Katy (Taylor), There are 39 percent more home runs being hit in NCAA released by the NCAA Division II Rank Team has a 3-1 record and a 1.6 ERA. Division I this spring. Baseball Committee last week. 1. Colorado-Mesa The Javelina pitchers have a Coaches are saying the game is now more in balance with The poll will be used to 2. Colorado State-Pueblo cumulative 4.84 ERA. offense playing a much bigger role. determine the six clubs advancing 3. St. Edward’s Tarleton is 20-20 for the year Comments from the coaches show that the college game is into the regional tournament at the 4. West Texas A&M and 13-16 in the LSC standings. more exciting with the new ball. end of the regulation season. 5. Angelo State Jonathan Schmitz, junior In last year’s College World Series, there were only three home Four LSC schools are ranked 6. Texas A&M-Kingsville catcher and first baseman from runs hit in 16 games. in the top six. 7. Tarleton State College Station (A&M Other figures released show that runs scored a game are up West Texas A&M was 8. St. Mary’s Consolidated), is the leading hitter five percent. (Continued on Page 3) ranked No. 4, Angelo State No. 5 (Bold-faced and italicized teams with a .362 average. He has five and Tarleton State No. 7. are in the Lone Star Conference) Upcoming Javelina Events Javelina Hash May 1 – Baseball: *Tarleton State in Kingsville, 6 p.m. By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs General: Region IV-4A, Region IV2A boys and girls track and field meet in Kingsville (Javelina Stadium). (Continued from Page 2) Softball: Lone Star Conference Championships on campus of No. 1 seed. THOSE READING THIS prbably don’t know Bill Hart. May 2 – Baseball: *Tarleton State in Kingsville (DH), 1 p.m. Bill was a long-time sportswriter for the Abilene Reporter-News Softball: Lone Star Conference Championships on campus of and a part of the Lone Star Conference “gang” in the 1970s, 1980s No. 1 seed. and 1990s. General: Region IV-4A, Region IV-2A boys and girls track and There was a close camaraderie in the league between the field meet in Kingsville (Javelina Stadium). sportswriters, sportscasters and sports information directors. May 3 - General: Javelina Athletic Banquet, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife In those days, the SIDs traveled with their teams to events and got Center. to visit with the opponent SIDs, writers and sportscasters on the road May 7 – Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field: Lone Star as well as at home. You communicated with the SIDs and media Conference Championships in San Angelo (Angelo people face-to-face or by telephone, rather than electronically.