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Thursday, April 27, 2000

Baylor pounds Isles, 7-1, in final game of season
Five-run sixth inning enough for Big 12 power Bears as A&M-CC finishes inaugural campaign
From staff and correspondent reports
Baylor pinch-hitter Kelly Shoppach's two-run single sparked a five-run sixth inning which led the Bears past A&M-Corpus Christi in the Islanders' last game of their inaugural season.
   The Isles got on the board with a run in the top of the first inning. They held a 1-0 lead until Baylor tied the game in the third as Jaime Bubela drove in Steve Dorneman with two outs.
   The Bears took the lead for good as Mike Huggins scored on an error by Islanders third baseman Ryan Clyde. Baylor then put the game away in the bottom of the sixth, as Matt Williams, Preston Underdown, Tim Hartshorn, Shoppach and Dorneman scored.
   A&M-Corpus Christi finished the season with a record of 23-29.
   Islander softball splits doubleheader with St. Mary's
   The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Islanders will head into its final weekend of play with a 17-35-1 overall record after splitting a double header with St. Mary's Wednesday afternoon in Corpus Christi.
   Melanie Drews picked up her eighth win of the season as she went the distance by scattering six hits, striking out four and walking two en route to the victory. The Rattlers were the first to score putting up 2 runs in the first, and one in the fourth. The Islander offense came back by scoring three runs in the sixth. With one last chance in the seventh inning, Kesty Meitner 2 for 3 with 1 RBI on third base, scored the game winning run on a sacrifice fly to right field by Shelley Oetken which gave them the 4-3 win.
   In game two of the twin bill, A&M-CC fell to St. Mary's 5-2 as Kelly Nixon picked up the victory with a strong seven inning three-hit performance. Nixon struck out nine, and walked none.
   The Islanders will hit the diamond this weekend for their last home stand of the year. A&M-CC will take on Centenary in a double header on Saturday at 6 p.m., and Sunday for a single game beginning at noon.

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