sports Battalion/Page 15 February 23, 1982 TANK MCNAMARA by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds iccken, Flores A8cM starters /is- W? TOM? TURME.R, TitlS IS? TVt ESU ATULETIC IS-IT TAE ENVELOPE WnWIUE "S EMORMOOS STATE Ey.CEU£MCE committee. PICTURE OF TUE E&U1 RX3T0ALLftOTESAL CLASS OF 'ES ? HAVE YOU OPEMEC? OUR PLAYER. WlTA TiAE&IG EYES 'FlU.TvA»E0OY'S RDSE-0OAA-. ANP WTEREP UMlfORM? Baseball team opens today SEEM EO SUEY PWTiM' UP COMCOe? 1 MU’T OPENEP AMY , MAIL 'CEPT PIAY6CY SINCE JANUAR/. by Frank L. Christlieb Chandler’s 1981 squad, which finished 35- Chandler, who will rely on Bobby Taylor Sports Editor 16-1 and 10-10-1 in the Southwest Confer­ (3-2, 3.82 ERA) as his top reliever, will prob­ he Texas A&M baseball team, ranked ence. Three newcomers to the Aggies’ start­ ably experiment with his pitching staff be­ [iber 14 in the national pre-season polls, ing lineup will be first baseman Titus Wells, fore deciding upon a set rotation. ns its season today by hosting the St. third baseman Grant Priess and leftfielder St. Mary’s is led by first baseman John -’s University Rattlers in a double- Ronnie Risinger. Kosub, who had a .333 average last season ier at 1. The Aggies, who finished with an overall while helping the team to a 25-16 overall he Aggies’ Rick Luecken, 5-2 with a 2.86 average of .298, will have a great deal of record. The Rattlers, defending co­ quickness and pitching strength, Chandler in 1981, starts the first game, and champions of the Big State Conference, said. He said he believes that the Aggies will North Stars come back |id Flores, 8-3 with a 4.92 ERA, will start compiled a 15-3 record in 1981. easily surpass last year’s record of 72 stolen econd game. The second game will start St. Mary’s pitching is its weakest point, as ut 3 this afternoon. bases. Senior Steve Davis, who finished with a Coach Elmer Kosub returns only one starter from last season. David Coveil, who had from deficit to win 8-7 atcher Jo£ Szekely, shortstop David 6-1 record after being inserted into the Inard and centerfielder Billy Cannon starting rotation when Luecken was injured only a 1-5 record, should start one of today’s United Press International period. with four goals in a five-minute [three top returnees off Coach Tom last April, will begin the season as a starter. games. BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The North Stars responded span. It wasn’t exactly playoff hockey. “It’s two points and that’s ab­ out it,” said Minnesota Coach exas still sliding Glen Sonmor, whose North ROCK ’N ROLL... Stars spotted Hartford a three- goal lead Monday night but ral­ DIRECT FROM AUSTIN lied for an 8-7 win. “You’ve got Red Raiders’ late rally sinks Longhorns to play better defense than that in the playoffs.” United Press International up when the coach probably play. They were the last in a 23 another throw away and Steve Although the playoffs are still ie University of Texas bas­ had.” of 24 performance from the line Smith threw in a jump shot. Fin­ six weeks away, last year’s Stan­ il team has had so much ill The astounding comeback by the Longhorns. ally there was a steal of an in­ ley Cup runner-up already has ne this year it probably allowed Texas Tech to clinch no James Swannegan hit what bounds pass and a basket by opened a 13-point lead on SAT. FEB. 27 that there is a sorcerer worse than a sixth-place finish in appeared to be no more than a Johnson with 27 seconds to go second place St. Louis in the where with a little doll the SWC race, which means the token basket with 1:06 left that that put the Raiders ahead. Norris Division. Hartford, hav­ NATIONAL GUARD :d like a Longhorn that has Red Raiders will be home next trimmed the Tech deficit to Texas finally got the ball ing lost its last six games, is last in ARMORY lole lot of pins in it. Monday night for a first-round seven, but during the next three down court only to miss two the Adams Divison, 21 points nd if there is, the sorcerer game in the league’s post-season quarters of a minute the Lon­ shots and Smith was fouled on out of fourth place and the last *4°° advanced admission ’tjust use another pin Mon- tournament. ghorns went into shock. They the rebound. He made one out playoff spot. ight. He used a stake that Texas, meanwhile, lost its could not even manage to get of two free throws to increase *5°° at the door aimed right at the Lon- ninth conference games in 10 the ball past mid-court while the the Raiders lead to two with “I know they’re not going to ns’ heart. tries and will go on the road for Red Raiders were scoring eight eight seconds left and a wild shot be in the playoffs, but we will,” hanks to a magnificant its first-round game. Texas points to go in front. by Virdell Howland at the buz­ Sonmor said. “We were real ehi at the free throw line, Tech is 8-7 in SWC play, Texas is First the Longhorns threw the zer failed to go in for Texas. sloppy in our end.” pas was finally on the verge of 6-9. ball away under a withering Red “All we had to do was get the ^ing another Southwest Conference action continues Raiders press and Jeff Taylor ball in bounds and get fouled,” Hartford grabbed a 3-0 lead TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM TEXAS AGGIE BOOKSTORE | lonference game — which tonight with TCU, still hoping quickly scored for Tech. Then Lemons said. “We threw the ball on first period goals by Dan l|| fculd have been only its second for a finish as high as second there was a charging foul against directly out of bounds twice, Bourbonnais and Chris Kotso- AND R0THERS BOOKSTORE 1 a month. place, visiting Texas A&M, the Longhorns and Charles with nobody standing there. Ev­ poulos, followed by Doug Sulli- TICKET INFO 693-1665 ^Hhe Longhorns were ahead, which is currently tied for Johnson scored. Next there was erybody played hard.” man’s goal at 6:41 of the second 1 §56. with less than 70 seconds second, and the Houston photo by C. «| P1/' But W£en th,e bLUZ?er Cougars, sharing second with winded it was I exas I ech that the Aggies, traveling the few vest Louisas the winner, 67-65. miles to play Rice. ram of Miwf Just sat there and watched No matter how Rice fares ,1 ttn\l,| said disheartened Texas against Houston, the Owls game Silk Dress Special c j #ch Abe Lemons, “and I still with Texas next Saturday will e un a; |nJt |je|jeve Jt pve neVer felt decide the seventh and eighth lis low.” seeds in the SWC tournament. itsfi ...nothing compares to the Tech coach Gerald Myers, In Lubbock, the Longhorns Ibis in his 11th year with the turned a three-point halftime luxury of silk, the depth of K Raiders, said: “This defi- lead into a nine-point advantage color or the fed of the rich ■y was the greatest comeback in the opening moments of the ft /' ■. *■ fabric. Silk dresses go second period and Texas still led 1 *?ve had since I’ve been here. - ie quite honest it all boiled by nine when James Tandy hit i anywhere, from work to iwn to our guys not ever giving two free throws with 1:31 to evening cocktails and beautiful dresses are a classic. For one week My we ijtve wi*-: ^ ’.. ev poward Payne’s v. a? ry Wright iipip&f ace ft rent Gil* oach resigns third ph« mmw i iwrfM : jpp g wmr^ ^ - om Metn| United Press International their first losing season in 17 third platt, BROWN WOOD — Howard years this season, posting a 10- n Quagla jayne University’s head basket- 17 record. Story had an overall lace tail coach and assistant coach, 52-23 record in three years with man Cool fhester Story and Billy Wil- Howard Payne. t. r • r ■ ■•••■ • |ace iams, resigned Monday, Howard Payne was in conten­ cott Win4 “The two coaches felt their tion for the Lone Star Confer­ third platt pignations as of today would ence title when the league’s lead­ .f. obby Sn rive the basketball program a ing scorer, Kenneth Wallace, (heavyweAnce to develop under a diffe- was declared ineligible at mid­ i:i Ait» sent direction and we agreed,” term. Four conference victories won thethool President Dr. Ralph A. were forfeited and the Yellow I fpjft nts. UT. 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