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Sweetwater Reporter
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 ■ Page 7
Sammy Baugh Classic begins
BY RON HOWELL
Sports Editor
The seventh annual Sam-
my Baugh Classic makes its
return to Mustang Bowl on
Thursday, with three games
on tap this year.
Sweetwater and Roscoe
are playing in the Classic
for the seventh straight
year but are facing differ-
ent opponents than in 2010,
and two new teams — Rotan
and Ranger — will be squar-
ing off the final day.
Roscoe (0-1) will be seek-
ing its first win when it plays
Hawley (1-0) in Thursday's
opener at 7:30 p.m., while
Sweetwater (1-0) — which
is coming off a 10-0 season-
opening win over Vernon at
the Bowl — will be taking
on No. 9-ranked Monahans
(1-0) Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Ranger (0-1) and Rotan
(1-0) wrap up the Classic on
Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Sweetwater is 5-1 and
Roscoe 4-2 in the Classic.
At last year's event, the
Mustangs — whose only
defeat was in the 2009
Classic — routed Levelland
46-14 in the second game
of a Friday doubleheader
while Roscoe played Satur-
day and was defeated by
Stamford 41-12.
This Friday's Monahans-
Sweetwater game continues
a rivalry that dates back to
the 1980s and '90s when
the teams were in the same
Class 4A district before mo-
ving down to Class 3A.
Monahans edged Snyder
23-20 in its season opener
last week, knocking Snyder
— which was No. 10 in Class
3A — out of the rankings
and making the top 10 for
the first time. It was the
Loboes' third straight vic-
tory over Snyder in the past
two years, two of the wins
by three points or less.
Roscoe hopes to duplicate
last year's 19-6 win against
Hawley, but the Bearcats
figure to be a tough oppo-
nent after a 43-7 victory
Mustanj ps, Aj g ies differ
in their conference goals
COLLEGE STATION
(AP) — Texas A&M can't
wait to get out of the Big
12 Conference. SMU would
like nothing more than to
join the league.
The first weekend of the
college football season pres-
ents a number of intrigu-
ing matchups, but perhaps
none is odder than No. 8
Texas A&M hosting the
Mustangs on Sunday. The
usual questions around a
team's first game have been
overshadowed by a second
straight year of conference
realignment — with a twist.
SMU, which currently
plays in Conference USA,
has been the only school
to publicly campaign for an
invite into the Big 12 if the
Aggies leave as expected.
"I think we add stability
to an (automatic qualifier)
BCS conference, especially
in our region," SMU ath-
letic director Steve Orsini
told The Associated Press.
"So our goal is to return to
the AQ, BCS status that we
used to have. They didn't
call it that back in the old
Southwest Conference, but
our goal is to resurrect our-
selves to get back there."
Unlike last year, when
Nebraska, Colorado and
others were all relatively
secretive about switching
conferences, Texas A&M
Texas beats T-Bay
with good pitching
and Hamilton HR
ARLINGTON (AP) -
Scott Feldman was spot-
on when he finally got a
chance to start again for
the AL West-leading Texas
Rangers.
Feldman threw six score-
less innings in his first start
this season, combining with
four relievers on a three-
hitter in a 2-0 victory over
the Tampa Bay Rays on
Tuesday night.
After winning 17 games in
2009 and being the Rangers'
opening day starter last
year with a new contract,
Feldman was in the bullpen
after missing the first half of
this season recovering from
offseason knee surgery.
After seven relief appear-
ances since July 22, he got
a spot start when Texas
decided to skip 10-game
winner Matt Harrison's
spot in the rotation so the
left-hander could get some
extended rest.
"The worst part of it was
probably in the offseason
when I was on crutches for a
couple of months," Feldman
said. "Maybe they'll run me
out there when a guy needs
a rest again or something
like that. I don't even know
what the plan is. More than
anything, it's just good to
contribute."
The only balls Tampa Bay
hit out of the infield against
Feldman (1-0) were the two
singles he allowed. There
were 12 groundouts, four
strikeouts and two runners
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President R. Bowen Loftin
came right out and said
last week that the Aggies
are exploring their options
and are interested specifi-
cally in the Southeastern
Conference.
The SEC reaffirmed its
12-school membership
but kept the door open for
expansion.
While the Aggies are look-
ing to improve their stand-
ing, the Mustangs are ready
to prove that they belong in
a BCS conference.
Joining the Big 12 would
certainly be a big step for
a program that as taken
years to shed its dark repu-
tation stemming from the
1980s pay-for-play scandal
that resulted in the NCAA's
only so-called "death pen-
alty" punishment.
The NCAA canceled
SMU's 1987 football sea-
son and the school decided
not to play in 1988, either.
The Mustangs posted only
one winning record over the
next 20 years.
over DeLeon in their sea-
son opener. Hawley plays
in District 2-2A, Division II,
while Roscoe is a member
of District 7-1A, Division II.
Ranger-Rotan is an all-
Class lA matchup. Ranger
is in District 9-1A, Division
II; Rotan is in District 7-1A,
Division II with Roscoe.
Craig Slaughter of Sweet-
water will be trying for his
second straight Classic win,
while Jonathan Haseloff of
Roscoe is seeking his first
Classic win as head coach.
Though not the Classic's
sponsor for the first time in
many years, TSTC will again
present a $500 scholarship
to each school in honor of
the team MVP for each of
the three games. The schol-
arship will be first given to
the MVP if he chooses to
attend TSTC. If he does not,
the money can be used by
any students at the school
who attend the college.
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Schedule of Games
THURSDAY, SEPT. l
7:30 p.m.
Roscoe (0-1) vs. Hawley (1-0)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 2
7:30 p.m.
Sweetwater (1-0) vs. Monahans (1-0)
SATURDAY, SEPT. 3
7:30 p.m.
Rotan (1-0) vs. Ranger (0-1)
Group to look at A&M replacements
KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer
The Big 12 board of direc-
tors has formed a committee
to look at possible replace-
ments for Texas A&M if the
Aggies leave the league as
expected.
Missouri Chancellor Bra-
dy Deaton, who serves as
the board chairman, said
Tuesday that the commit-
tee could also address the
possibility of expanding the
conference even if Texas
A&M stays put. He said
the committee is looking
at expansion in the "broad-
est context" and will make
a recommendation to the
board concerning whether
expanding the conference
"by one or more members"
is beneficial.
Deaton said the Big 12
board has not received noti-
fication that the Aggies plan
to leave.
The Aggies have said they
are interested in joining the
Southeastern Conference
and they received a letter
from Big 12 Commissioner
Dan Beebe on Monday out-
lining the withdrawal proce-
dure — including "financial
provisions," presumably
exit fees — if they go.
Texas A&M spokesman
Jason Cook would not pro-
vide any other details of the
letter or comment on what
A&M's next step might be.
Texas A&M President R.
Bowen Loftin sent a letter
to the Big 12 last week for-
mally telling Beebe they are
exploring their options.
The league's board of
directors addressed the
possible departure of the
Aggies last weekend.
There is concern that a
departure by the Aggies
could jeopardize the future
of the Big 12, which is down
to 10 teams after Nebraska
(Big Ten) and Colorado
(Pac-12) left the league in
July. Loftin has said the
Aggies would consider
how their departure would
impact the future of the Big
12 before any decision is
made.
There has been a lot of
speculation about possible
schools that could replace
the Aggies if they leave and
Deaton says the conference
is ready to "act aggressively
to assure a strong Big 12 for
the future."
So far, the only school
to publicly express interest
in moving to the Big 12 is
SMU, now in Conference
USA. Athletic director Steve
Orsini said he has had
informal talks with Big 12
officials for some time to
inform them of the school's
improvements and growth.
caught stealing in the 18
outs recorded while he was
on the mound.
"He kept it down in the
zone and did an outstand-
ing job," manager Ron
Washington said. "We cer-
tainly needed it."
Josh Hamilton had a tow-
ering homer for the Rangers,
hitting hit the first pitch of
the sixth inning thrown by
rookie right-hander Jeremy
Hellickson (11-10) deep into
a second deck of seats in
right field. It landed an esti-
mated 449 feet from home
plate, his 19th homer, and
broke a scoreless tie.
Michael Young followed
with a double and scored on
a single by David Murphy.
Mark Lowe, Darren
Oliver, Mike Adams com-
bined for two no-hit innings
to set up Neftali Feliz for his
26th save in 32 chances. It
was the Rangers' 16th shut-
out this season.
The Rays, held scoreless
for the 13th time this sea-
son, had two runners on
with no outs and got two
balls out of the infield in the
ninth. But Feliz finally got
out of the jam when Evan
Longoria grounded into a
game-ending double play.
Feldman struck out four
with one walk while throw-
ing 88 pitches, right in the
range of what Washington
had said before the game.
"He had given us every-
thing he needed to give us,"
Washington said.
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