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Brones Throw Pokes Twice Friday, 4-2, 12-0EDINBURG - Pitching magicians Wally Lanfrancoand Jack Ewing shutout Har-dm-Simmons University (or 13 consecutive innings alter a shocking stan here Fndav night as Pan American University swept from behind to win its 17th straight ba*“ball victory. 4 2 and 12 0 Pan Am puts its 52-1 record, the best by any major univer-sit) in the United States this season in jeopardy again at 7 p m Saturday in a singleBrvant NotchesNational AwardTUSCALOOSA Ala lt;UPh-Alabama head foubal! coach Bear Bryant. who in 30 seasons has coached teams to 242 wins, has been named recipntrt of a national coaching awardA University of Alabama spokesman said Saturday the National High School Athletic Coaches Association gave the award to Bryant who has coached teams at Maryland, Kentucky. Texas AAM and Alabama to 242 wins In Orlando. Fla. Cany E McDonald executive director of the association, said in a statement. the award is given to a coach whose character and performance embodies those qualities which motivate young men and women to enter the high school coaching field as a career **The association will honor Brvant at its annual tonven* tion in Orlando. June 14rune inning contest against Har din-Simmons H-SU gave Pan Am fits in Friday's opener, leading 2-0 for six innings before the Broncs rallied to save their victory string from being snapped Randy Davis tripled and Greg Austin doubled to deepest left center to give the Abilene team its 2-0 advantage after a Pan Am error in the first inning Ewing then steadied to shut out the Cow buys lt;*i two hits and two walks the re?4 of the way He struck out six to record his third victory in seven days And he caputed his llthstraight win after losing on opening day in Houston An odd situation helped Pan Am s winning rally in the .sixth H-SU led 2-0 w ith a W count on leadoff batter Ricky Bruckwav The lights came on at Jody Ramsey Stadium at 7:22 pm Coach Smith then protested that the lights should be turned off because his teamapparenlly wasn’t used to playing under the lights in West Texas II took about two minuets for the word to be flashed to the ortrol cen ter. located away from the park, where the figfenormally are turned on automatically at twilightAfter the delay. Brockway walked on a 3 2 pitch He then stole second after six ptckoff attempts failed, took third on Ron Lair s fly out and scored on a wild pitch Joe Hernandez also walked and stole second With two out. Wayne Cato walked and Jim Ramey beat out an infield singleto tie it . 2-2 *Steve Castillo bounced atwo-run single up the middle for the two winning runs after Craig Sebek walked to load the basesAnd that was all Ewing needed, although he gave up (wo singles and a walk in the seventh inning to brash with 101 pitchesLanfranco. mixing los pitches like a master chef, cooked the Cowboys on just 70 pitches in the second game He walked three and struck ok three The only two hits off Lanfranco were an infield single and a triple by lon Harrison, the second hit coming when right-fielder Joe Lara gambled at trying a dying catch Lara earned a standing ovation from the over half capacity crowd of ifflO for the two games when he smashed the longest home n»i to leftfield at Pan Am all season Lara cleared the S3-f«4 high screen with a blast that nnst have gone over 400-fert Ifis drive followed a single by Hernandez in the fifth Lara had three straight hits and he and Hernandez each drove in three runsBrockway stole four bases in five attempts Fndav to raise his season total to 49. second in the nation★★★★RMHT a*Mi »Ui m m »~«jmm i-i11HSU OM*Mv«r«tiwi Artlalt;n#n-lt;*i•*0 Mlt; '»ryc*' RAU - !#• t»«9and Ren caw WR f* % 11-1 -MbMmWb MSICONO O AMft-tu mmt- / in»MjAM an MRi-u IIIHSU *-Rd aoafft- Connei.- (11.**•* lt;41 0* ro» Mlt; onRAU Aai . i*ntrrv.c «nlt;:n#,»*ca«r we iai**Anco.v«.U* Gian. M MRRAO. Ura (11 A 2t00
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McAllen Monitor
McAllen, Texas, US
Sun, Apr 27, 1975
Page 47
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