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Diamond Dogs cage Tigers The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise Wednesday, February 20,1985 Page 5A ByJOHNK. COKHKTT Sports Editor One of the pieces needed to complete the Texas Lutheran baseball puzzle this season was Coach Ray Kali successfully locating a good leaeloff hitter. Knter Larry Lawrence. The Bulldogs' center fielder- showed he is ready to assume the leadoff responsibilities Tuesday afternoon at the Fairgrounds Park as he went four-for-five at the plate and drove in three runs to spark the local collegians to an easy double header- sweep of the Trinity Tigers by scores of 7-1 and 17-0. "He's just what we've been looking for in a leadoff man," said Katt after the twin wins.

"He can get on base and he can run." The Bulldogs, continuing a streak of good hitting that has raised their mark to 6-2, punched out hits in the twinbill, but solid pitching performances ('(implemented another balanced Bulldog triumph. Tom Soinrners registered a short, although effective, no-hitter in the five-inning run-rule second game, while De.Juan Oakes blanked the visitors over the final six innings in going the full seven innings in the opener. Although Oakes gave up 12 hits, the TLC defense registered two double CHASING down a pop fly is Texas Lutheran second baseman Jim Wheaton. The Bulldogs crushed Trinity in a twinbill Tuesday to up their mark to 6-2 on the season. (Staff photo) Fitch, Chambers fined NEW YORK (AP) Houston Rockets Coach Bill Fitch and Seattle SuperSonics forward Tom Chambers have received fines and suspensions for intentional contact with officials in different games, the National Basketball Association said Tuesday.

Fitch was suspended for two games Tuesday night against Dallas and Wednesday night at Phoenix and fined $3,000. Chambers was suspended for one game, Wednesday night at the Ixxs Angeles Clippers, and fined $3,000. Both incidents occurred in games Saturday night. NBA Vice President Scotty Stirling made the rulings, saying, there is no excuse for physical contact of any kind with a referee." Fitch's run-in with referee Paul Mihalak came 35 seconds the second quarter of a game at Cleveland. Fitch, protesting a foul, was assessed a technical, then a second technical when he continued to complain, the NBA said in a release.

The NBA said at that point, Fitch made physical contact with Mihalak, grabbing the whistle from his neck. Chambers was assessed two technicals and ejected with left in Seattle's game against Kansas City. He had lost the ball out of bounds and possession was awarded to the Kings, at which time Chambers became abusive and pushed referee John Vanak, the NBA said. Call your sports 379-5402 SAVE and On stock brokerage commissions by using FIRST NATIONAL BANK'S Personal Discount Brokerage Service Once your account is opened, FIRST NATIONAL BANK will process your trading orders promptly. their trading brokers, Depositors Discount Brokerage Service.

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Offensively, Lawrence opened the first Carrie with a leadoff double and scored nil sacrifice fly by Doug Parks (ha! spearheaded a three-run rally. Richard Miller did most of the damage later with an two-run double and a solo home run. no-hitter was icing on the cake as the Bulldogs pounded out 12 hits in the second contest sending 14 batters to the plate in an 11-run third inning. (ireg Felling started the outburst with a two-run homer, Jim Wheaton added a run-scoring double, Lawrence drove in three more runs on a bases-loaded double, Alvaro Villalon notched an r.b.i. single, Felling's second at-bat in the inning produced a run-scoring triple and Bill Block ended the scoring avalanche with a two-run homer.

The Bulldogs continue their rion- conferrience turn-ups Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. at the Fairgrounds Park when they take on Schreiner College in another double header. John R. Corbett Sports Editor Kibbles Bits Trinitv TLC WP-Oakcs Trinitv TI.C WP-Somrners 1 1 Isl (inmc) 1(K1 000 0-1 Ml 012 X-7 7 1 il-Oi I.P-Krlli'r Milli-r ill. (Znrifiiimr) ono on- 02i 111 4X- 17 12 0 -Oi Felling ill; RlmikMi.

Baseball talks heat up NEW YORK (AP) The Major League Players Association on Thursday will reopen the delicate issue of free agency, which caused the 1981 baseball strike, and respond to several management proposals as contract talks continue between players and owners. On Tuesday, owners made several proposals, including a seven-game league playoff to replace the current five-game format, and outlined procedures it would like to follow for expansion from 26 to as many as 32 teams, "Thursday, we're going to respond to these issues, if we're ready," said Mark Belanger, former Baltimore shortstop and now a special assistant to union head Don Fehr. "And we'll talk about expansion, minimum salary and free agency." Players are concerned not only with classification of free agents but also with the re-entry draft, which the union says serves only to limit the movement of players. The union has said it would favor doing away with the draft entirely, allowing a free agent to sign with any team that shows interest. The seven-week midseason players strike of 1981 resulted in the current system that ranks players to determine the type of compensation teams receive for losing free agents.

The current minimum yearly salary for a major league player is $40,000. While declining to be specific, Belanger said the union wants this minimum raised. While saying expansion is "probably in the best interests of all," Belanger said there were an "initial number of problems" in management's proposal. "There ain't no way St. Mary's is going to come to the Doghouse and take away our Kibbles and Bits" TLC renter Darryl Gowens Thursday night at Texas Lutheran College, one of the more one-sided local rivalries hits the floor when St.

Mary's and TLC hook it up for the second time this season in a game that should produce the favorite for the Big State Conference championship. Besides the obvious factors such as a home advantage in the playoffs, the game could be the biggest in recent memory for the whole program at the local college. ft's called getting over the The "hump" has always been the Rattlers. St. Mary's has dominated the local college basketball scene for so long that they have become the local equivalent to what used to go on at UCLA.

Many pretenders to their throne have put up roadblocks, but come March it was the Rattlers making their way to Kansas City for the NAIA National Tournament. So what's the difference this year with the Rattlers already owning an 82-68 pasting of the Bulldogs in their first meeting? Maybe none, but behind the stats are some other revealing numbers. The Bulldogs, who are scoring at a blistering 87.fi points per game, have shot less than 40 percent from the field just three times in compiling their 21-7 record. Twice they won despite poor shooting, the other time was during the Rattlers' earlier win and the 'Dogs feel it's time to show their true colors. "We didn't play our game last time," admitted senior captain Lenny Draper who leads the conference in scoring.

"We just looked forward to it too much. We're going in a lot looser because we have already clinched the playoffs. We want to set the record on them." The "record" is one this year's TLC team set as a goal way back in October. The school record for victories was tied with their victory over St. Kdward's Saturday and the Bulldogs would like nothing better than to make the Rattlers the 22nd victim and bust the record book.

"Playing at East Texas Baptist may prove our hardest game this year," warned TLC coach Newton Grimes referring to Saturday's conference finale in Marshall. "I felt our games last week were more door-die than this game, but St. Mary's is a very important game to us, our program, TLC and the community. When I look at getting over the hump, I look at us having to win the right two games and then go to Kansas City." While a loss to the favored Rattlers would hardly tarnish an already successful season at the local college, a victory just might propel the Bulldogs into a situation where they could control their own destiny in the comfort of their own gym. And, as several other teams have already experienced, the Bulldogs are pretty protective of their Kibbles and Bits in the Doghouse.

Last Sunday's "Sports Stumper" asked to name the stadium used by the New Orleans Saints before the construction of the Stadium. Today's trivia question comes from the world of the former nickname used by the New York on Sunday. Toro volleyballers triumph The Briesemeister Middle School volleyball teams lost just one out of four matches Tuesday against Salado. copped a 15-11 victory. The seventh grade team won but the team fell 5-15.

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