Theatre department presents Godspell to TAMUK stage

43rd Jazz Festival scheduled
March 26-27
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The South Texan
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Tuesday March 23, 2010
www.tamuk.edu/southtexan
VOLUME 84, Issue 23
President addresses updates, responses to governance audit
Student roundtable discussions, weekly messages among changes resulting from audit
Mary Beth Cleavelin
The South Texan
President Steven Tallant addressed 150
faculty and staff on March 11 to discuss the
updates made since the Governance Audit
conducted in the Spring and Fall of 2008.
Seven weeks into his presidency, Tallant
received the report from the Board of Regents.
“No one mentioned that this was going
on when I was interviewed in August of that
year,” Tallant said.
The audit came with bad marks on all areas, including accountability, leadership, and
human/technological resources.
“They looked at the management of the
university and how we handled issues, and
basically they said we were doing nothing correct,” Tallant said.
One of the main problems the audit highlighted was customer service. The university
has undergone several workshops to address
this issue, including Finance and Administration departments, who have attended 28
sessions.
As for retaining faculty, Tallant meets with
a council once a month to look over a report of
vacancies. They look for patterns of employees
leaving TAMUK and assess why they left.
“We want to know why people are leaving,” Tallant said.
Another communication tool that came
out of the audit was the idea to have student
roundtable discussions. Three times a semester, students join President Tallant in the
Memorial Student Union Building to discuss
issues students have encountered.
“Students have come up with really good
ideas. For example, we are planning on putting sidewalks and lights on Corral [Street].
Students want to be safe, and we want to
help,” Tallant said.
Tallant also has weekly messages, which he
says were not planned. He made one and after
some demand decided to keep them coming.
Staff was allowed to ask questions at the
address after Tallant went through the main
points of the audit and the actions they were
taking.
A few expressed frustration with the
technology used between offices. Tallant responded that $800,000 had been invested in IT
improvements this past year and more were
on the way.
Also, groups among those employed at
TAMUK have been formed to share IT info
and to work out kinks in the system.
Tallant made it clear that, although, many
changes had been made; more were on the
way.
“We’re really working together as a community and people are energized,” Tallant
said. “Nothing is holding us back from being
the premiere university in South Texas.”
Trombone choir
invited to national
workshop, March 18
Performance caps off a March
five-performance series
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Marketing and Communications
Allen Fisher/The South Texan
Director Corey Ranson instructs the cast of “Godspell” during rehearsal.
Theatre department presents
Godspell to TAMUK stage
Play recounts the birth, life, crucifixion of Jesus Christ
Allen Fisher
The South Texan
It is a story that is recognized worldwide which always ends with the
crucifixion of Jesus Christ, but the Texas
A&M University-Kingsville Theatre Department plans to put a modern upbeat
twist on the Gospel of Matthew with
“Godspell.”
“Godspell” will have five performances in the Little Theatre at 7:30 p.m.
on March 24, March 31, April 1 and 2:30
p.m. on March 25 and March 28. All
admission is $5. For more information
call 593-3401.
Taken from the story, “Fest of Fools”
by Harvey Cox which became the infamous Jesus Christ Superstar in the 70s,
“Godspell” is a musical recount of the
birth, life and crucifixion of Jesus Christ
in a comical upbeat prospect from Judas,
set in a modern junkyard. The musical
style will be an infusion of vaudeville,
blues, folk, rap and rock with a theatrical
flair.
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“It’s not a preachy kind of show, in
fact, it evolves around the innocence of
youth,” Corey Ranson, assistant professor at TAMUK and director of “Godspell.”
“There’s lot of schtick in the show
and corniness going on, but masked or
underscored by the same people that Jesus comes to help, talk to, play with him,
laugh with him, tell stories with him and
follow him like his disciples are the same
people crucify him. So there is more than
a religious message to it.”
A cast of nearly 15 students will perform in the production, but even the cast
will be under a slight twist; there are only
two cast members who have set characters, Jesus and Judas. The rest of the cast
will play a multitude of characters some
with their own names in the play.
“I wasn’t planning on a lead roll,”
said Robert Posey, who plays roll of
Jesus. “This is my first year here, never
been in anything like this here at Kingsville, and I’m hoping everything goes
well.”
Cast Members
• Jesus: Robert Posey, music
major
• John the Baptist/Judas: Michael
Lee Mendez, chemistry major
Ensemble:
• Miguel Venegas, theatre major
• Rick Saenz, theatre arts major
• Aaron Adame, theatre arts and
communication major
• Taylor Maupin, theatre arts and
history major
• Melody Gaines
• Leah Lizzett Luna, communications major
• Katelyn Cotton, theatre arts
major
• Cassandra Clarke, theatre major
• Bianca Martinez, education
major
• Laurie Guajardo, theatre arts
major
The Texas A&M University-Kingsville Trombone Choir, under
the direction of Dr. Oscar Diaz Jr., assistant professor of musictrombone, was invited to play at the prestigious Eastern Trombone Workshop in Fort Myer, VA March 18.
The Eastern Trombone Workshop (ETW) has become one of
the largest annual events for trombone in the world. The workshop’s mission is to give students, performers and educators an
opportunity to meet and share ideas, talents and opinions about
the world of trombone. The workshop is held at Brucker Hall-The
U.S. Army Band’s performance center-located on historic Fort
Myer, Virginia, just across the Potomac River from the nation’s
capital.
ETW regularly hosts participants throughout the nation and
abroad. It is the only professionally organized and staffed trombone workshop or conference in the United States. Soloists, educators and students-as well as university and college trombone
ensembles from around the world-attend the workshop annually.
According to Diaz, choirs interested in performing at the ETW
submit a recording and past programs of the music that was
performed. The Texas A&M-Kingsville Trombone Choir was one
of five university trombone choirs from across the country chosen
to give concerts at this year’s ETW.
“I thought we had a good shot at being selected because I sent
in some good recordings of the trombone choir, but I wasn’t sure
because many great trombone choirs send in great recordings
every year,” said Diaz. “The hard work of the students really paid
off and I couldn’t be more proud of them.”
Past university ensembles that have been invited have been
from the Julliard School of Music, the University of Texas at Austin, Louisiana State University, the University of North Texas and
many other top trombone schools.
“Although this recognition received is one of my greatest
teaching accomplishments, the greater reward is the preparation
that all 22 members of the trombone choir have given to perform
a concert to the highest quality, especially when the choir consists
of all undergraduate music majors,” Diaz said. “Every other university performing at the ETW has graduate students performing
in their respective choirs. That is a major accomplishment for our
students and our music department.”
Diaz said that the ETW will provide the students with the
great experience of listening to master teachers teach and master
performers perform.
“It is a chance for them to bring what they hear and see back
to Kingsville, to use their gained knowledge on their own learning and performing,” Diaz said.
Sixth annual Chavez march set for March 31
Edwin Vasquez
The South Texan
The sixth annual Cesar Chavez March will
be March 31 at noon.
The march will begin at the Business
Building on the north end
of the campus and finish
on the south end of the
Memorial Student Union
Building.
The march is sponsored
by the Pre-law society
and Sigma Delta Pi, the
Spanish Honor Society.
This year, the march
will honor the memory of
Marcos Benavides, former
Chavez
Assistant Director of the College Assistance
Migrant Program (CAMP) at Texas A&M
University-Kingsville’s Special Programs, who
died Jan. 24. CAMP is an educational program
that helps students from migrant and seasonal
farm worker backgrounds succeed in college. “Mr. Benavides helped students make
the transition from migrants to the world of
college and university studies,” Emilio Alaniz,
vice-president of the pre- law society, said. “It
is proper that we recognize him by dedicating
this year’s Cesar Chavez March in his honor.”
The first 100 people present will receive
medals and the first 200 will be given a
commemorative t-shirt.
Miriam Villanueva, president of Pre Law
Society, said the March should be special for
students at TAMUK.
“The March symbolizes the struggles he
faced and his ability to peacefully demonstrate
for changes in the treatment and working
conditions of the migrant workers in the
fields,” Villanueva said.
Guest speakers include Faustino Erebia
Jr., community leader; Mary Gonzalez,
TAMUK assistant vice-president of student
affairs; Loida Gonzalez Gallegos, former
CAMP student will give a presentation on her
experience as a migrant student at TAMUK.
Spanish student from Department of
Language and Literature instructor Marco
Iniguez will form a mono-poem dedicated to
Cesar Chavez.
The Mistress of Ceremony will be Dr.
Michelle Johnson-Vela, associate professor of
Spanish and co- advisor of Sigma Delta Pi.
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The South Texan March 23, 2010
The TAMUK Roundhouse
Movie Club will be screening
Hoosiers and The Foot Fist Way
on Thursday March 25th
in the Student Union Building room
221A at 4:30 p.m
On
the
road
TAMUK Piano, Voice Studios
visit four local high schools
Michael Bolman
The South Texan
Unity organization sells fried Oreos during Spring Fling as hundreds of TAMUK students
flood University Boulveard on Wednesday March 10. Over 100 organizations took part by
either selling food or hosting a mini event near their booths. Music was provided by a live
band called Oh So Texan
The Texas A&M University-Kingsville Piano and Voice Studios went on
tour to local high schools as part of a
Quality Enhancement Program March
11 and 12.
Joachim Reinhuber, a professor
of music, took the Piano and Voice
studios on a tour of South Texas to
visit four different local high schools.
The tour took place in the Rio Grande
Valley and in Laredo.
“The students are all part of either
my piano studio or the voice studios
of professors Kenneth Williams or
Melinda Brou,” said Mr. Reinhuber.
“The students had to provide proof of
public performance ability through an
audition recital two weeks ago.”
The Voice and Piano Studios will
be performing piano/voice duets by
a variety of different composers who
lived from the late 16th century to the
late 19th century.
“The students performed piano
and vocal solos, and also piano/voice
duets by composers like Beethoven,
Schumann, Faure, Quilter, Monteverdi, Scarlatti, and Bach,” Reinhuber
said.
The Tour visited McAllen Memorial HS, Harlingen High, Weslaco
High and the Vidal M. Trevino School
for Fine Arts and Communication in
Laredo. The tour was preceded by a
performance at Epiphany Episcopal
Church in Kingsville on March 10.
“The Piano and Voice class will
continue after spring break with
video recording sessions which will
result in videos for the students to use
for auditions for scholarships, festivals and grad programs,” Reinhuber
said.
BIGGEST loser is the BIGGEST winner
TAMUK hosts 12-week weight loss program to win cash prize
Katherine Robinette
The South Texan
The Campus Recreation and Fitness
Center is hosting The Biggest Loser,
TAMUK-Style.
This 12-week program began Feb. 8 and
runs through April 30. The top 3 males and
the top 3 females that lose the most weight
are TAMUK’s Biggest Losers.
“There are prizes for the top 3 contes-
tants of each gender, which makes this
program a great way to motivate participants to lose weight because it gives each
individual a reason to strive for success,”
Eric Gentile, Kinesiology major and head
of the Biggest Loser event, said.
The first place prize is $300, second place
prize is a $100 bookstore gift card, and the
third place prize is a $50 bookstore gift
card.
Each participant will weigh in during
registration and at the end of the program.
Currently 12 women and 7 men signed up
for the contest. Winners must lose at least
10 pounds.
“I believe the biggest stressor for individuals who are overweight and wanting
to lose weight, is the goal to stick with the
workouts. You have to be able to push
yourself and realize that results are not go-
TAMUK jazzes it up
Nearly 600 high school, middle school students
to attend the 43rd Annaul Jazz Festival March 26-27
Claudia Garcia
The South Texan
The 43rd Annual Jazz Festival will
take place on March 26 and 27 in Jones
Auditorium.
Approximately 30 local middle
schools and high school jazz bands,
including bands from Austin, Weslaco,
Corpus Christi and Laredo, are expected
to participate in this two-day event.
“It has always been very successful
and I feel that it will be again this year.
We try to make our festival educational
and enjoyable for all who attend,” said
Paul Hageman, chair of the music department. “The festival is run primarily
by our music students who always do
a great job. We have the best students
anywhere.”
These bands will have the opportunity
to compete with their peers, learn from
the headlining artist and perform with
other student jazz musicians.
The bands will compete for ratings
and for 1st and 2nd place in each UIL
classification; also, an overall winner will
be chosen.
Bands receive a plaque for a 1st division rating and a trophy for a 1st or 2nd
place designation within their UIL class.
Students can also win individual honors
by being selected for the All-Star Jazz
Band.
The Jazz Fest will also feature Jazz
recording artist The Jeff Hamilton Trio.
The Jeff Hamilton Trio performs all
over the world and as the rhythm section
for the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.
Hageman spoke with Jeff Hamilton,
drummer of the trio, about coming to
TAMUK to participate in the Jazz Fest.
“He was very interested in coming
to TAMUK to perform. From there, we
worked out the details,” Hageman said.
On March 26, the Jazz Fest will kick
off with the middle school competition
from 3:30 p.m to 6 p.m.
At 7 p.m the evening concert will
begin featuring the TAMUK Jazz Band
III and the Trio, who will perform songs
from their recently released recording,
Symbiosis.
Awards for the middle school competition will be presented during the
concert.
On March 27, the high school jazz
band competition will begin from 8 a.m
to 5:30 p.m. From noon to 1 p.m the Trio
will conduct a jazz clinic in the Recital
Hall of the Bellamah Music Building.
“They will discuss musical techniques
used by the trio and by a jazz band
rhythm section. Everyone is invited to
the clinic, which is free,” Hageman said.
The evening concert begins at 7 p.m
and will feature the TAMUK Jazz Band
II, with the Trio serving as a big rhythm
section.
The Trio will also join the TAMUK
Jazz Band I as they perform standards
such as “Georgia on My Mind.” Awards
for the high school band competition
will be given during the concert.
Admissions for the evening concerts
are $10 per person and can be purchased
through the music department office at
361-593-2803.
The South Texan Staff
Editors
Amanda Marcum, Editor in Chief
Jaime Gonzalez, Managing Editor
Claudia Garcia, Associate Editor
Nndy Oheri, Editorial/Opinions Editor
Mark Molina, Sports Editor
Edwin Vasquez, Spanish Editor
Photographers
Artie Leal
Video Team
Sabrina Reyna, Video Editor
Noe Longoria, Associate Video Editor
Contributors
Allen Fisher
Katherine Robinette
Raymond Cleboski
Edgar Chapa
Cartoonists
Sabrina Salinas
David Salazar
Ernest Palacios
Lab Director
Angela J. Palacios
Digital Media Staff
Michael Bolman, Online Editor
Paul Camarillo, Online Sports Editor
Advertising Manager
Jennifer Garcia
Advisers
Dr. Manuel Flores, Don M. Fisher
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ing to happen overnight,” Gentile said. “I
think that this program gives these individuals a head start. I hope that they come
to realize with a little hard work and good
eating habits that they can have a healthier
lifestyle.”
For more information, contact Campus
Recreation and Fitness at 361-593-3059 and
on the web: http://osa.tamuk.edu/recsports.
Editor’s Note: Every
week The South
Texan will share a
“green” tip of the
week to help students
identify easy ways to
help protect the world
around us. Send
your suggestions
to thesouthtexan@
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Green Tip
of the
Week
Keep TAMUK
beautiful
By Sabrina Salinas
The South Texan
Congratulations TAMUK, this week’s green
tip is dedicated to you. In these past few
weeks efforts for recycling have been seen
more and more around the university campus.
Recycling bins have been used properly
and efficiently. Colleges all over campus have
placed bins in their buildings that have made
it easier for students and staff to make use of
them.
Another noteworthy action made by students was the use of the recycling bins, set out
by the Javelina Students for Sustainability
organization, this past Spring Fling.
A few tips to keep this great leap going is to
remember that plastic bottles, aluminum cans
and cardboard can be recycled. If you live on
campus, your recycling can be placed in the
blue colored cages around campus.
Another step that can be followed to make
your recycling easier is to set up your own
recycling method at home. This will facilitate
your recycling in the future.
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The South Texan - March 23, 2010
Kingsville Symphony Orchestra
Spring Concert
Sunday, April 11 at 3 pm. at Jones Auditorium
Tickets can be purchased at :
Kingsville Convention and Visitors Bureau
Kingsville Chamber of Commerce
TAMUK Music Department
KTAI hosts Battle of the Bands at Jones Auditorium
Contest was part of radio station’s 40th anniversary celebration
By Claudia Garcia
The South Texan
Head bangers, guitar
wailers and even a horn
ensemble took the stage
when the university’s
radio station, KTAI,
hosted “When Hogs
Fly,” a Battle of the
Bands contest in Jones
Auditorium, March 11.
Five bands were
entered into the
competition and each
were given 20 minutes
onstage to play their
songs.
Gino Flores from Z95,
Uncle Sam from C101 and
Richard Mettey, a former
program director and DJ
for KTAI, were in charge
of judging the bands.
“Its very interesting
to be back and a part of
KTAI’s 40th anniversary,”
Mettey said. “It reminds
me a lot of what we used
to do for the department
and at Mesquite Grove.”
The bands were
judged based on their
presence, audience
enthusiasm, musical and
vocal talent and their
overall performance. Bands included
Barbarism is for Bears,
Day of Reckoning,
The Vanessa Valdez
Band, Chamber of
Pain, Los Pamoranas
and last year’s winner,
Flashdance.
During each
intermission where the
bands set up, Sonny “The
Wolf” Garcia, the event’s
Master of Ceremonies
held small games for
audience members to win
KTAI t-shirts.
“It was nice to see
a variety of people but
what I liked most was
seeing all the DJ’s here
and being involved and
doing what they love,
which is listening to
music,” Christin Rycroft,
Program Director for
KTAI, said.
When it came time
to announce the winner,
some consolation awards
were given out.
Barbarism is for Bears
was given the Rising Star
Award, Day of Reckoning
won the Synchronized
Head Banging Award,
The Vanessa Valdez Band
won the Best Dressed
Award, Chamber of
Pain received the Guitar
Solo Award and Los
Pamoranas got the Best
Dancer Award.
There was a small
drum roll given by the
audience, as Garcia
prepared to announce the
winner of “When Hogs
Fly” and the winner was
Flashdance.
“It feels good that we
won; it would’ve felt
the same if we had lost,
which would have been
epic,” JD Trevino, the
band’s guitarist, said.
This is Flashdance’s
second Battle of the
Bands victory as they
won last years “Hog
Wars” as well.
The band includes Sam
Chavez at vocals, Gene
Bautista at keys, Trevino
at guitar, James Sendejo
at bass, Andres Reyna at
drums and Omar Perez at
piano/guitar.
The band has been
playing together for three
years, and they have
entered six competitions.
As the winning band,
Flashdance received a
cash prize and are able to
cut a demo with Freddie
Records in Corpus
Christi.
“This event was a
complete success; the
bands were good, and
you could tell that they
were prepared,” Rycroft
said.
Claudia Garcia / The South Texan
Day of Reckoning performs at KTAI’s Battle of the Bands.
Claudia Garcia / The South Texan
Flashdance was this year’s Battle of the Bands winner.
A&M-Kingsville beginning new dual
enrollment program with Calallen ISD
By Edwin Vazquez
The South Texan
Texas A&M UniversityKingsville and Calallen
ISD established a new dual
enrollment program that will
be taught at the new TAMUK
Calallen campus in northwest
Corpus Christi, next fall 2010.
The new joint program
is designed to allow highachieving high school juniors
and seniors the opportunity
to earn college credit for two
courses per semester while
earning high school credit for
those same courses.
“The program will allow
high school students to
simultaneously earn college
credit toward a postsecondary
degree at TAMUK and also
will count as credit toward
their high school diploma,”
Manuel Lujan, TAMUK vicepresident of enrollment, said.
University standard
general education core classes
in areas including English,
math, political science,
computer science and speech
are scheduled to be offered
beginning fall 2010.
Classes, which will target
high school juniors and
seniors, will be taught by
A&M-Kingsville faculty.
Students in the dual
enrollment program will
earn college credit at reduced
tuition rates.
As the program develops,
administrators will consider
adding additional college
classes and possible summer
courses.
Students participating in
the TAMUK Dual Enrollment
Program will be responsible
for adhering to all policies
in the TAMUK Student
Handbook.
“Students should
understand that the amount
of work necessary to succeed
in dual enrollment courses
may be greater than of
high school courses. In
addition, dual enrollment
courses became a part of
student’s permanent college
transcripts,” Lujan said.
Dr. Rex Gandy, TAMUK
provost and vice president
for academic affairs, said the
purpose in offering the dual
enrollment courses in Calallen
is to offer additional choices
of courses for the students,
while allowing the high
school students to continue
with traditional AP courses
and extracurricular high
school activities.
Two wings of the current
Calallen Middle School will
be re-wired for emerging
technology and will serve
as the central location for
the dual enrollment classes,
according to Calallen ISD
superintendent Dr. Arturo
Almendarez .
Almendarez said he
hopes to have as many as
100 students participate in
the dual enrollment program
beginning in the fall semester.
More than 250 students
and parents from Calallen
and other districts, including
Odem-Edroy, Agua Dulce
and Banquete, attended a
recent informational meeting
and expressed interest in the
program.
”Our hope is our students
will take advantage of this
opportunity and will have
one, possibly two, years of
college completed before
they leave high school,”
Almendarez said.
To be admitted to the dual
enrollment program, students
must first be admitted to
Texas A&M-Kingsville.
Dr. Duane Gardiner,
associate vice president for
academic affairs said the
program is a win-win for
both A&M-Kingsville and the
high school students who will
enroll.
“We hope this will
attract the best and brightest
students in the area,” he said.
“We expect to keep a large
number of these students here
at A&M-Kingsville after high
school graduation.”
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The South Texan - March 23, 2010
Hoggies win three games against Northeastern State
Javelinas take season series from LSC foe Riverhawks, 3-1
Staff Reports
The South Texan
The Texas A&M-Kingsville baseball team came
up with a pair of important victories on Sunday
following a Saturday rain-out which pushed the ball
games back a day.
Despite the weather the Hogs swept visiting
Northeastern State, 7-6 and 11-1 at Nolan Ryan Field
to win the Lone Star Conference series, 3-1.
The Javelinas, are coming off a split Friday when
they dropped game two 6-4 after winning the first of
those games 6-2
The Victory puts the hogs in the midst of things
as conference play gets deeper.
The Javelinas find themselves with a 13-11
conference record thats good enough for fifth place
as their overall record sits four games over .500 at
17-13 this 2010 season.
In the bottom of the sixth the Hogs rallied, they
scored four runs as , Clifton Thomas and, Brandon
Rohr came through with two-out run-scoring singles
to tie the game.
In the seventh inning, Cody Stigall led off with a
walk and was pinch run for by Jerry Rodriguez who
has been limited to pinch-running duties due to a
hand injury.
With one out and runners on first and second,
freshman Cash Barker came through with a crucial
hit to drive in Rodriguez with the game-winning
run.
Barker went 2-for-3 in the game with two RBI’s
while Thomas finished 2-for-4 with two RBI’s and a
home run. The Hogs finished with 10
hits in the game and won despite committing four
errors.
Freshman Clay Stephens picked up his fourth win
of the season after pitching the seventh inning.
Stephens allowed one hit and struck out three
batters in this outing.
Colby Schindler started the game and went 5.2
innings allowing nine hits, four earned runs and four
walks while striking out six.
For the Riverhawks (13-17, 11-13), Greg Jackson,
Angel Hernandez and Chris Gallegos each had two
hits in the game.
Jackson scored two runs while Hernandez drove
in a pair.
Keith Head pitched 5.1 solid innings allowing
five hits, three runs and three walks while striking
out five before being removed. The loss went to Josh
Walker who walked two batters and gave up the
winning run.
The Javelinas took the momentum from the first
game into the second game as they blew out the
Riverhawks, 11-1 while getting 19 hits.
Thomas went 4-for-4 at the plate with three runs,
two RBI’s and two stolen bases.
Thomas finished the series 12-for-17 at the plate
with eight runs and four stolen bases.
Rohr, Travis Earles and Adrian Williams each had
three hits in the game for the Hoggies.
Rohr added a double, stolen base and four RBI’s
while Williams had two doubles and Earles one
double.
Senior Dan Rogers pitched a complete game
as the Hoggies 10-run ruled the visitors in seven
innings.
Rogers allowed six hits, one run and two walks
while striking out five.
He improved to 4-1 on the season with the win.
The are on the road taking on UH-Victoria in a
Photo courtesty of Sports Information
non conference game on Tuesday starting at 6 p.m.
Cash Barker leads off base during Sunday’s game against Northeastern State.
Javelina softball drop first two games
on road against West Texas A&M
Staff Reports
The South Texan
Photo courtesy of Sports Information
Dalia Marroquin swings during action. The Javelinas look
to rebound against the Lady Buffs in Canyon Monday
afternoon.
After the softball team defeated Newman University Jets in a double-header
sweep, the Javelinas found themselves
at .500 at 11-11
The Javelinas took game one 4-1 and
game two 11-1 in six innings.
Lindsay Brown pitched a complete
game to get the win for the Javelinas to
improve to 9-6 on the year.
She allowed one run on three hits
while striking out three and walking
none.
Amanda Arriaga picked up her first
career win with her complete game,
allowing one run on eight hits with four
strikeouts.
After the sweep the Texas A&MKingsville softball team took to the road
and looked to keep their momentum going against the No.17 West Texas A&M
Lady Buffs but came up short 4-2 and
6-5 at Lady Buff Yard.
The team dropped the first two but
look to rebound as finish up the series
Monday
In the first game, Kim LeComte had a
hand in every run the Lady Buffs (22-9,
4-1) scored.
He scored a run in the first, hit a solo
home run in third and a two-run homer
in the fifth.
Sarah Blair added two hits, a double
and an RBI.
Blair also picked up the win by pitching a complete game allowing seven
hits, two runs and two walks while
striking out seven.
The Javelinas (11-13, 3-2) put
runners in scoring position in the second
and third innings, but did not score until
Lindsey Brown’s solo home run in the
sixth inning.
They added another run in the seventh inning.
Cassie Anderson had two hits and
an RBI while Dalia Marroquin had a
double.
Brown took the loss after allowing
nine hits, four runs and one walk while
striking out six in 6.0 innings.
In the second game, the Javelinas
jumped all over Lady Buff starting
pitcher Shelbey Cockrell scoring five
times in the first two innings. Kaycee
Bryan had two hits and scored twice in
the first two innings while Melissa St.
Clair had a two-run single.
Unfortunately, the Javelinas could not
keep the lead as LeComte tied the game
in the bottom of the second inning with
a two-run homer.
After LeComte’s home run, neither
team was able to score.
The Hoggies struggled to get anything off of Marci Womack and Brown
was able to get the key outs against the
Lady Buffs.
Finally, in the bottom of the seventh
inning Blair ended the game with a
walk-off home run to lead-off the inning.
Womack picked up the win with 5.1
scoreless innings of relief.
Bryan finished the game with three
hits for the Javelinas.
The two teams will finish up their
series with one game on Monday at
11:30 a.m.
Cactus Cup meet successful for Javelina track team
Track team places first at 2010 IBC Bank Cactus Cup meet
Staff Reports
The South Texan
The Texas A&M-Kingsville
men’s track and field team won
the 2010 IBC Bank Cactus Cup
on Saturday by 11 points over
neighboring Texas A&M-Corpus
Christi at Javelina Stadium. Following in third and fourth place
was Incarnate Word and UT-Pan
American, respectively.
The Javelinas won four of the
eight field events and four of the 11
track events.
Freshman C.J. Griggs was the
biggest winner
Griggs was busy as he won the
long jump (22-11) and triple jump
(48-0.75), but was not done there.
Griggs also ran the fourth leg
on the winning 4x100-meter relay
Photo courtesy of Sports Information
team that clocked a 42.77.
Javelina track team celebrates Cactus Cup win after claiming victory over three
The team featured Kendrick
other universities.
Carter (Brazoria/Angleton HS),
Kenneth Gibson (Miami, FL/Coral
Gables HS) and Charles Wells
(Roanoke/Keller HS) along with
Griggs.
The team’s time is 1.92
seconds off of last years Lone Star
Conference 4x100-meter team of
Abilene Christian (40.85)
Wells won the 100 meters in
11.64 against a strong head wind
chasing the 10.52 time of last years
winner Desmond Jackson. Carter
came in second in the 100 meters in
a time of 11.83.
Senior Ted Dugie(Yorktown/
Yorktown HS) won two events and
took second in a third event.
He won the pole vault (13-5.25)
and javelin (181-7) and was second
in the 110 hurdles (17.93).
Other winners for the Javelinas
were Tommy Singletary (Bay City/
Bay City HS) in 200 meters and
Sergio Rios (Brownsville/James
Pace HS) in the 400-meter hurdles. Singletary won the 200 in 22.60
as he and Gibson finished 1-2 in the
event.
Rios easily won the 400-meter
hurdles in a time of 55.65 which
is just short of Angelo State’s 2009
LSC winner Ryan McWilliams
who put up a 54.04 at last years
conference meet.
Guillermo Martinez (Donna/
PSJA Memorial HS) took second in
the event.
The Team looks to improve on
these times as they look ahead to
the LSC track meet .
The Conference meet will be
held on May 7th in San Angelo.
The Track Team will look to
continue it’s early season fortunes
at UT-Arlington for the UTArlington Relays on March 26-27th
starting at 8a.m on both mornings.