Although Tuesday night played a significant part in the student body president election, the final debate Wednesday between John Clay-brook and Thomas McNutt was a reminder that the final results are yet to be determined.

Students gathered at the George Bush Library to find two empty chairs on a dimly lit stage. The de-bate, scheduled to start at 7 p.m., was pushed to 7:15 p.m. due to McNutt’s participation in a spe-cial session of the Student Senate. Claybrook arrived first, gathered his notes quietly, until McNutt entered with the entourage that is his cam-paign team.

The first question addressed Ag-gie values and how both candidates have exhibited those values through their campaigns. Claybrook opened the debate with a joking response when he commented that the mod-erator was dressed like him. How-

ever he quickly set the serious tone the debate would follow.

“We have respected the opinions of others, respected the idea that people are different. We have done a fantastic job of collaborating with

all kinds of different groups across campus,” Claybrook said. “This has been the main focus on everything we’ve done. That is what has gotten us to where we are right now.”

McNutt began his response ex-

plaining his tardiness, and how his participation in the special session of the Student Senate, where he dis-cussed whether or not certain ser-vices should be outsourced to pri-vate companies, exhibited some of the values of his campaign.

“This is possibly the biggest stu-dent services change in over two decades at Texas A&M, so I needed to be there and talk with Chancel-lor Sharp and represent our values. And I think that’s a good example of exactly what we have done when it comes to the Aggie values — selfless service,” McNutt said.

The candidates also discussed the move to the Southeastern Confer-ence and the challenges the move poses for A&M. McNutt stressed the move will benefit A&M because of the similarities between the Uni-versity and the SEC.

“I think it’s a great fit to go to one of the [oldest] and established con-ferences in the country, when we are an established university; one of

the most tradition rich conferences in the country when we are a tra-dition rich university; arguably the best athletic conference in the coun-

try, and we strive to be the best in that area,” McNutt said.

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A&M System Chancellor John Sharp explains outsourcing plans to the Student Senate and custodial workers Wednesday evening at the General Services building.

System chancellor says employees will be taken care of throughout outsourcing

Sharp questions

Student Senators and facilities service employees discontent with the recent an-nouncement of outsourcing facilities services led Student Body President Jeff Pickering to take action.

Pickering called a special session Wednes-day night to hear from Chancellor John Sharp about the decision to begin the process of outsourcing facilities services. Outsourcing would transfer management responsibility of facilities services to a private company.

For students, this could mean aesthetic changes to campus or new on-campus dining options. Staff members fear it could mean the loss of their jobs. Dozens of service employees turned out to protest.

Sharp said the goal behind outsourcing student services would be to increase rev-enue. He said the easiest place to start is with Dining Services.

The on-campus food service has been los-ing money for the past six years, Sharp said, and, if outsourced to a private company, the problem could be solved.

In the coming weeks, students can expect

to see private company representatives on campus conducting surveys to learn which foods students would like and what it would take to get students to eat on campus.

“Most of the other universities within the A&M system have a system of privatized food service,” Sharp said. “And the student surveys are always excellent.”

Sharp and University President R. Bow-en Loftin will appoint a committee of nine members, including one student, with the job to analyze proposals and make a decision on whether or not to privatize.

Appointing only one student voice in

the committee raised concerns among the Student Senate.

“This is a change that will significantly af-fect students,” Student Senator Andrew Jan-caric said. “I do not think that having only one student voice on a nine-member, non-bind-ing advisory committee is enough of a student perspective for this very important change.”

Student Senator Mark Womack shared

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Thomas McNutt speaks as John Claybrook listens Wednesday at the George Bush Presidential Library Auditorium.

See Sharp on page 3

See Debate on page 3

student body president runoff

When the results of the senior yell leader elections came in late Tuesday night, Nel-son Ingram was the only candidate to secure a spot as an outright winner with the then sole majority of the votes. A runoff for the remaining two slots was declared for Drew Nelson, Hunter Skoog, Josh Light and Sa-

mantha Ketcham.The need for a runoff proved unneces-

sary when the Election Commission an-nounced a mistake in calculating the voting percentage Wednesday. The errors were the result of the way the votes were calcu-lated; instead of being divided solely by bal-lots cast for senior yell leader, votes were di-vided by the total ballots cast in the election overall — including votes cast for student body president, Residence Hall Association president, Student Senate, etc.

Kyle Jackson, commissioner for the Elec-tion Commission, said that once a concern

was raised, the results were quickly assessed by the Election Commission and Informa-tion Technology, IT.

“This method of using the total number of voters who cast a vote in the specific race has been the procedure for several years, and [the miscalculation] was truly an over-sight this year,” Jackson said.

Once the miscalculations were correct-ed, the final results revealed that Ingram led with 61.98 percent, followed by Nelson with 52.06 percent and Skoog with 51.50

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Correction crowns Nelson, SkoogFinal primaryresults◗ Ingram, 61.98 percent◗ Nelson, 52.06 percent◗ Skoog, 51.50 percent◗ Light, 50.32 percent◗ Kectcham, 22.43 percent

See Yell on page 3

Yell leader runoff proves elusive for woman candidate

Runoff voting opensStudents can begin voting in the runoff election Thursday at 8 a.m. and have until Friday at 5 p.m. to be counted. Student body president candidates Thomas McNutt and John Claybrook advanced past the primaries.

editorial | 3Enough with the dramaThe student body deserves an election devoid of interference.

This is a change that

will significantly affect students.”

— Student Senator Andrew Jancaric

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Robert Weick, a father and small-business owner from Philadelphia, Pa., has a unique passion in life —Marxism. For the past seven years, Weick has trav-eled as a professional actor to universi-ties around the United States to present a discussion on the economic and social ideologies of Karl Marx. Weick made an appearance at Texas A&M Monday to deliver the presentation. It marked his 219th performance throughout the United States.

Karl Marx was a German socialist known for his revolutionary econom-ic philosophies in “The Communist Manifesto.”

“Marx believed that profit was not as important as meeting the needs of indi-viduals. To him, capitalism was sick and violent,” Weick said.

Patrick Slattery, professor of phi-losophy of education, invited Weick to A&M and organized the event. Slattery said Marxism is a relevant topic because of society’s discontent with economic in-equality, as demonstrated by the Occupy Wall Street Movement. While Marxism is not a popular theory in capitalist-U.S., Slattery said that students’ views need to be challenged.

“Karl Marx is a controversial figure, but people need to be exposed to his ide-ologies, so that they can approach new ideas without preliminary prejudices,” Slattery said.

Students gathered around the Sul Ross Statue at noon on Wednesday to meet with Weick for a discussion about current economic policies and social jus-tice. Weick appeared dressed as Marx, and delivered an in-character speech about the dangers of capitalism and the

need for Americans to unite to exercise collective influence against capitalist failure.

Paola Perez, philosophy and educa-tion graduate student, was one of the first to engage Weick in a discussion about Marx’s political beliefs. She asked what Marx would have thought of the violence that many times accompanies political change.

“I grew up in Chile, where speaking out against the government and voicing your opinion could result in being im-prisoned or killed,” Perez said. “That is why Marxism is interesting to me. On one side, he encourages people to work together, to unite. But I have seen the consequences of that. My government brought violence against people who stood up to them. So I am not so sure Marx was right.”

The noon-day discussion was fol-lowed later that night by “Marx in Soho,” a play written by Howard Zinn that portrays a Karl Marx comeback to life, questioning the economic prob-lems of modern-day America. Weick, advocating as Marx, decried the United States’ greed and pursuit of profit of any cost, saying capitalism always leads to a winner and a loser.

“You say America has progressed?” demanded a costumed Weick. “Amer-ica says it is the great model of world capitalism, but your nation is robbing its own people. People are sleeping on the streets. The United States’ Gross National Product last year was 10,000 billion dollars. But tell me. Where is it? Who is profiting from it? Less than 500 individuals control three thousand bil-lion dollars in business assets. Are these 500 individuals more hard working, or valuable, than the single parents strug-gling to provide for their children?”

Michelle Smith, education curricu-lum and instruction doctoral student, said that the ideas talked about in “Marx in Soho” apply to modern-day problems.

“I found a lot of the ideas inspirational, especially because they apply to modern issues. Occupy Wall Street is comparable to his proletariat and bourgeoisie fight for influence. The rich go to office and rule things, and no positive change seems to be happening,” said Smith.

According to Marx and Weick, capi-talism cannot change these economic problems — it causes them.

“You think capitalism has tri-umphed?” said Weick. “Because Wall Street was bailed out? Yes, it has tri-umphed. But over whom?”

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Let students decide

EDITORIAL

The student government elec-

tion commission and judicial court

required three hours Tuesday eve-

ning, dragging on through 1:30 a.m.

Wednesday, to deliberate about the

Thomas McNutt website controversy,

with potential ramifications for the

candidate’s eligibility. Given the cir-

cumstances, it should have taken

20 minutes.

Sitting in the Governance Room,

listening to arguments from both the

election commission and the McNutt

campaign, two things became pain-

fully obvious: There was a lot of con-

fusion surrounding the issue, and not a

single person in the room knew how

to properly assess the value of Mc-

Nutt’s website. There were conflicting

numbers, conflicting expert opinions,

conflicting accounts of discussions

between McNutt and commissioners.

You name it, they disagreed about it.

Amid a haze of testimonies and

obscure election rules, the commission

appeared to lose sight of its mission:

protecting the student body’s right

to decide.

McNutt received 4,924 votes

from students — but the figure really

doesn’t matter. If 25 students voted

for McNutt, student government has

an obligation to respect and protect

that student voice. If SGA wants the

student body to respect its mission and

authority, the mere idea of invalidat-

ing students’ electoral opinion should

be offensive to all within the organiza-

tion, and the act of doing so avoided

at all costs. Yet the commission and

judicial court felt it appropriate to give

the possibility serious consideration.

And let’s not forget the appeal’s

central issue: a website.

A campaign website has never won

an election. Candidates and campaigns

win elections, and it seems incongru-

ous to consider penalties that could

lead to disqualification for undervalu-

ing a relatively insignificant service —

which leads to another issue.

Campaign violations exist to

prevent campaigners from interfer-

ing with the University’s educational

mission and to ensure that no candi-

date gains an unfair advantage. They

do not exist to generate bad press for

competitors or to disqualify candidates

by pushing them over the $1,800

expense threshold. Unfortunately,

if McNutt’s $500 website violation

had been upheld by the J-Court

— bringing McNutt within $10 of

disqualification — there were at least

two violation submissions from other

candidates (though, as we understand,

neither from John Claybrook), that

could have disqualified McNutt.

We are tired of election bickering,

of candidates tattle-telling about the

number of supporters standing around

banners (regulated by the election

commission), where supporters can

and cannot wear costumes advertising

their favorite candidate (regulated by

the election commission) and whether

a live animal is present at a campaign

location (regulated by the election

commission). No campaign — Mc-

Nutt’s and Claybrook’s included —

is completely innocent of finger

pointing.

Both remaining candidates have ex-

pense levels of approximately $1,650.

We want and expect the candidates

and election commission to prevent

petty violations and expense ceilings

from impacting students’ right to de-

cide the next student body president.

Because, quite frankly, this is get-

ting ridiculous.

Robert Carpenter, editor in chiefsenior applied math major

Alec Goetz, planning editorjunior English major

Naila Dhanani, opinion desk editorjunior biomedical sciences major

Taylor Wolken, opinion columnistsenior economics major

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John Claybrook and Thomas McNutt prepare to answer a question during the runoff election debate Wendesday night at the George Bush Library. Claybrook and McNutt touched on hot topics such as the move to the Southeastern Conference and outsourcing non-academic services.

Claybrook said he doesn’t want A&M to change because of the move, and maintain the traditions and standards that separates the University from other schools.

“It’s my hope, as student body president, that we will align as student leaders, align as a student body and say we want to continue to be Texas A&M,” Claybrook said. “We must stick to those traditions. The student body president plays an incredible role in this in the upcoming year. It’s my promise to make sure we continue to be who we are.”

A question forced the candidates to ad-dress if outsourcing certain services would be a positive or negative change for the Uni-versity. Claybrook defended the students’ in-volvement in the administration’s decisions.

“We wouldn’t have as much of a say as students and what’s going on with student services. This University is one that is stu-dents-first. We want to make sure that we maintain that level of accountability with

administrators, we want to have a voice in everything that happens,” Claybrook said. “We want to make sure the cost is low, it’s affordable and that we make sure the jobs and benefits for our staff at this University are not hurt in anyway.”

Looking at Claybrook, McNutt responded that there have been some discrepancies sur-rounding this issue. He assured the workers would be taken care of, but said that he is in favor of whatever ultimately benefits the students.

“This will not sacrifice the campus work-ers, the people that are serving us. If it deliv-ers a better product to the students at a better cost then I support it,” McNutt said. “We all know that the private sector encourages competition, it brings efficiency that can’t

be seen in other realms. If we get a better service at a better price for the students, and the workers are taken care of, I support it 100 percent.”

Students in attendance included supporters for both candidates. Luke Williamson, fresh-man business major and McNutt supporter, said McNutt conveyed who he was and what the campaign had been striving for.

“I think his passion came across very clear-ly, especially in regards when he presented tangible ideas, and I think he presented his ideas in a way that wasn’t taking Claybrook down at all, but rather building up the stu-dents,” Williamson said.

Peter Rozanski, freshman civil engineer-ing major and Claybrook supporter, said Claybrook represented who he was and stayed true to his campaign.

“I think he was very true to himself and spoke on his convictions, was very practical and did not shy away from any questions,” Rozanski said. “He stuck to whatever plan he had beforehand that he and his campaign had outlined, and I think he did a very good job of that.”

DebateContinued from page 1

Jancaric’s opinion, but also expressed con-cerns involving the establishment of pri-orities. Womack said the university should prioritize maintaining the quality of these ser-vices, keep the costs reasonable for students and take care of current staff.

“I feel that most students on this campus very highly value the staff that we have here,”

Womack said. “For me the idea that there would be any sort of jeopardy to even just a few of [the staff] is unacceptable.”

Sharp said, referring to his past experiences with outsourcing, that staff workers rarely lose their jobs, but some management posi-tions may change.

Student Senator Will Pittman said he doesn’t think outsourcing is a good idea be-cause of the people who will be affected.

“People that staff these buildings are the people that actually run this place, and with-

out those people we can’t function as stu-dents,” Pittman said.

Pickering said he presently didn’t have an opinion on whether or not outsourcing would be beneficial for the University, but did voice his opinion on major policy chang-es such as these.

“My opinion on any matters that have to do with major policy shifts is that even when you are just looking into them you have to do it slowly, you have to do it carefully, and you have to do it meticulously,” Pickering said.

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SharpContinued from page 1

University custodial faculty protests Chancellor Sharp’s plans to outsource facilities services at Student Senate’s special session Wednesday night at the General Services Complex.

percent, while Light received 50.32 per-cent of the votes and Ketcham came in with 22.43 percent.

Jackson continued to say that, after the corrections were made, the next step for the Election Commission and IT was to check

the results of the rest of the races.“We spent an hour going over calcula-

tions from the other races to ensure the same mistake wasn’t made for any of them and [found] that the senior yell race was the only one affected,” Jackson said.

David Benac, current senior head yell leader, explained that because four candi-dates received a majority vote, the top three were chosen, per election regulations. This ruling culminated in Nelson and Skoog be-coming the final two new senior yell leaders.

The news was broken to the candidates in a meeting called later Wednesday morning. Ketcham, who would have been the first fe-male to reach the runoff stage, said that after the new results were presented, everyone was given time to digest and discuss them.

“Of course, I was a little disappointed … especially as it was exciting thinking [I’d] made it to the runoffs, … but at the same time, I’m very excited for the guys — I think they will represent us [Aggies] well,” she said.

Nelson also expressed his thoughts on how Ketcham and Light were affected by

the recalculated results. “I think it’s unfortunate that they

[thought] they were going to have another shot and then this happened,” Nelson said.

Nelson, a non-reg — not a member of the Corps — said he was relieved the cam-paigning aspect of the process was over, and excited at the prospect of joining Ingram and Skoog, both cadets.

“When Mr. Jackson told us the results, I was just happy to know I got to be part of the team. I really don’t think [not being in the corps] makes me too different as the guys elected are all good friends of mine. I’m just really excited to get to serve with them,” Nelson said.

Ingram also said that he didn’t feel Nel-son’s non-reg status would have an affect on the group and that he, too, was excited about the coming year.

“We five are a team now, and we are all just ready to serve! I couldn’t be more ex-cited and ready to get started,” Nelson said.

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Students hold yell leader campain banners at Harrington Square

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Sharp fields a questions while speaking to students Wednesday.

Primary action◗ In the primary election, McNutt led the fi eld with 34 percent, followed by Claybrook with 21 percent◗ Since Tuesday evening, the four defeated candidates have endorsed the Claybrook campaign

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The Corps of Cadets gath-ered on the Quad Wednesday night for Echo Taps to honor fallen Marine and former H-1 Commander Nathan Ander-son. Anderson was one of seven Marines to die during a mili-tary training exercise Feb. 22 in Yuma, Ariz.

John Kriel, Class of 2003 and former Marine, was a cadet under the command of Ander-son. He said Anderson was the epitome of a Marine officer.

“He put himself second after his country,” Kriel said. “He was training people in a combat zone … Trying to better the other Marines to have success, which is something I think all Marines hold highly — to look out for other Marines.”

Before cadets gathered in formation, Kriel read aloud a letter written by 2003 H-1 Commander Chris Snyder to the current H-1 cadets. Kriel said he read the letter to make sure H-1 knew the kind of guy they were standing out there honoring.

In the letter Snyder said An-derson didn’t need to yell to command respect.

“He did it with sheer pres-ence,” Snyder wrote. “The guy was a physical specimen: big, intimidating. Not once in the outfit, Ross Volunteers, Bonfire or anywhere else did I ever see him fall out of a run, do one less push-up than the guy he was pushing with or ask anyone to do something he wasn’t willing to do himself.”

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At Echo Taps, the Corps of Cadets honors Nathan Anderson, a Marine and Class of 2002, who died in a helicopter crash in Yuma, Ariz.

Corps of Cadets honors fallen Marine

Student born on leap day celebrates fifth birthday

For some, birthdays come but twice every eight years. Yesterday J.J. Luna, sophomore lead-ership studies major, celebrated his fifth birthday on leap day.

“When it’s not a leap year, [my birthday] is just kind of a normal birthday. My mom will get Krispy Kreme donuts for breakfast or something like that to celebrate,” Luna said. “But when it’s a leap year, it’s really huge and over the top and an even bigger deal.”

In the past, Luna’s mother has never failed to disappoint in planning “leapling” birthday par-ties. For Luna’s first birthday, in 1996, she rented out an entire civic center to celebrate the event. For his second birthday, in 2000, she threw a Nintendo 64 blowout party. For his third birth-day, in 2004, she planned for Luna and his friends to participate in an army-scale paintball war in the woods of Colorado. And for his fourth birthday, in 2008, she was able to have the local news sta-tion air a full story about him.

Yesterday was the first time that Luna has been away from home for his leap day birthday, but that didn’t stop his mother from planning some-

thing special.“J.J.’s mom contacted us and asked us to plan a

party for him; she usually does something special for him,” said Daniel Esposito, sophomore his-tory major. “We bought him an army-themed cake and put streamers all over his room — all decked out, you know — and surprised him after he came home from a test.”

Josie Elswood, sophomore recreation, parks and tourism science major, pitched in by baking treats for the special occasion.

“I made him cupcakes in the shape of a five, for his fifth birthday. We’re planning on having a piñata and pin the tail on the donkey, like what he did when he actually turned 5,” Elswood said.

Luna’s friends enjoyed the chance to take part in such a rare birthday.

“It’s very interesting,” said Marshall May, sophomore leadership studies major. “Knowing someone who has that [birthday] is really neat. It’s cool to be able to celebrate it.”

Overall, Luna enjoys being a leap-year-baby, despite not getting to celebrate it every year.

“People make fun of you for it sometimes, but I just brush it off,” Luna said. “I’m special in that way.”

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year’s recently selected Corps Commander, said the news of Anderson’s death hit him hard because the two had a lot in common — both Marines and Company H-1 cadets.

“It instills a sense of pride in you … I’m in the same organi-zation as him, I share the same beliefs as him. And to know that he was doing that to help his country, to help me,” Alex-ander said. “[It’s] overwhelming that some people are willing to give everything for people they don’t even know.

Aggies take care of their own, especially when a fellow cadet dies, Alexander said.

Within just a couple days of hearing the news of Anderson’s accident, H-1 Commander Brandon Sims requested that an Echo Taps be organized in honor of Anderson.

“H-1 ‘Rough Riders’ are here to support Nathan’s family and fellow Marines whichever way we can,” Sims said. “We will honor the sacrifices he made, and the memory of him.”

Sims said Anderson was the third H-1 “Rough Rider” to be killed in the past four years.

Since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, 26 Aggies have lost their lives, Anderson being the most recent and third killed outside of Iraq or Afghanistan.

Alexander said it takes a strong will to volunteer in the face of a war. He said Anderson inspires him want to stand up and do his part.

“[It’s] an honor to call myself

J.J. Laura,sophomore leadership studies major, was born on Feb. 29, or leap day.

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a Marine after him, to follow in his footsteps. I hope that I could live up to the expectations and the standards he set for himself,” Alexander said. “I know he is greatly missed.”

Garrett Schubert, Class of 2010 and former H-1 cadet, said H-1 does the tasks that actually matter while out there in the military.

“When you lose an H-1 ca-det … that is an extra blow to the United States,” Schubert said.

Justin Perkins, Class of 2002, traveled from Houston to pay respects to his former classmate and cadet.

“You can’t say enough about guys who go through every-thing that’s part of the Corps, and then to be a commander of his outfit, those are the kind of guy you want to hang around with,” Perkins said.

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Junior Tyler Naquin went 4-for-5 Wednesday after-noon to help the No. 5 Tex-as A&M baseball team sweep Northwestern State, 8–1, in a two-game series at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.

Coming off a 14-10 vic-tory Tuesday night against the Demons — where the Aggies trailed 10–1 in the sixth inning and rallied for the victory — they were able to bounce back for an 8–1 win and the series sweep Wednes-day afternoon.

“I thought we played as well as we have in a long time, probably since that first weekend series,” Texas A&M head coach Rob Childress said. “I was proud of the way we played in every facet of the game: offensively, defen-sively and on the mound.”

Right-handed freshman Corey Ray made his pitching debut for the Aggies, going seven innings, giving up one run on six hits, while striking out four batters.

“I was really proud of Corey Ray’s performance,” Childress said. “That’s about as well as I’ve seen him pitch in a while. He got rattled a little bit in the first inning. The one walk he had, they made him pay for it, but after that he really settled in and pitched a heck of a ball game. It’s important for us. We’ve got another guy that we can count on in the middle of the week.”

Despite giving up the lone run for the Aggies in the first inning, the Spring, Texas, native was commanding his pitches, earning a shaving cream pie to the face of ap-proval by his teammates after the game.

Sophomore Parker Ray and senior Estevan Uriegas, both striking out two batters apiece in relief, followed Co-rey Ray with shutout innings.

“I just started hitting my spots and let my defense do the work,” Ray said. “I have a great defense behind me and a great catcher.”

The Aggies’ bats came alive in the fifth inning, scor-ing five runs. The maroon and white had 15 hits on the

afternoon while four Aggies had multi-hit performanc-es. Junior shortstop Mikey Reynolds set his personal best, notching three singles in the win.

Naquin completed his fourth career four-hit game Wednesday afternoon against the Demons, as the right fielder leads the team with a .522 batting average. Naquin also collected his 16th career outfield assist, throwing a Northwestern State base run-ner out at second base on a laser throw from right field.

“It’s a blessing to have the

opportunity to be able to wear this uniform and be able to be out here and play on a great team under a talented coaching staff,” Naquin said. “They [the coaches] just tell me to go out there and play, let everything take care of it-self and don’t think about it.”

The Aggies will return to the diamond Friday evening, for a three-game weekend series against Big 10 favorite Michigan State at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park. First pitch for Friday’s game is set for 6:35 p.m.

AGGIE ATHLETICS

Junior outfielder Tyler Naquin went 4-for-5 to help the Aggies pull off an 8-1 victory and the series sweep.

Game review◗ The Aggies had 15 hits on the day with four players garnering multiple hits including junior outfi elder Tyler Naquin, junior shortstop Mikey Reynolds, senior third baseman Matt Juengel and senior fi rst baseman Jacob House. ◗ Naquin made his 16th career outfi eld assist Wednesday after gunning down a runner from deep right fi eld to second base. ◗ Freshman pitcher Corey Ray walked only one hitter and struck out four in his fi rst win as a starter. ◗ Reynolds claimed a career-high single-game hit total with three hits. ◗ The Aggies play defending Big 10 co-champion Michigan State Friday at 6:35 p.m. to kick off a three-day series.

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Freshman pitcher Corey Ray gave up only one run and six hits in his seven-inning pitching debut.

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