03/19/10
Paul Camarillo

Texas A & M Kingsville Javelinas played host to Northeastern State University Riverhawks at Nolan Ryan Field on Friday afternoon in double header Lone Star Conference games. Javelinas won first the game winning 6-2, but lost the second game 6-4 to the Riverhawks.

In the first game, Javelinas' Clifton Thomas went 3-4 with two runs, a double, a triple and a stolen base. Teammate Luis Diaz went 3-3 with a home run and three RBI's. Collectively the Javelinas had a total of 10 hits in the first game.

David de Leon held his own on the mound against the Riverhawks as he only allowed five hits, and two walks over the course of the game. He was able to strike out seven batters earning his fith win of the season, completing two games this year.

Riverhawks managed a run in the fourth and then added another in the sixth on Chris Gallegos' home run. Tyler Patterson was tagged with the loss falling to 4-3 as he pitched 4.2 innings allowing nine hits and five runs.

In the second game, the Javelinas scored early leading for the first four innings until the Riverhawks would take the lead in the fifth. The battle for the lead would ensue over the course of the game, but Riverhawks would emerge victorious in the top of the nineth.

Thomas had three more hits for the Javelinas, scored two runs, and managed another stolen base as he went 6-9 on the day.

In the fifth inning, Chris Sprick sent the ball packing as it travelled over the fence pushing the Riverhawks ahead of the Javelinas. Javelinas' Travis Earles tied the game in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single. Riverhawks would reclaim the lead in the sixth with an unearned run. Earles would respond in the seventh with a two-out, two-run single to give the Javelinas a 4-3 lead.

Riverhawks tied the game in the eighth and then won it the nineth. In the nineth inning, the second batter of the inning reached base on a error on the shortstop, as it came back to haunt the Javelinas, allowing the Riverhawks to two unearned runs.

Riverhawks' Jason Travis picked up his third save of the season as he retired the Javelinas' at bat at the end of the nineth inning. Josh Walker picked up the win after pitching 1.2 inngings shutout relief. Andrew White started the game and went 6.1 innings while allowing three runs before being pulled.

For the Javelinas, Robert Cox went 6.0 innings while allowing three hits, two earned runs and four walks. Taylor Taska was tagged with the loss in 2.2 innings of relief. Travis Earles, Cody Stigall, and Cash Barker each had two hits.

The two teams will meet again on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. on Military Appreciation Day, or catch the game Live on the South Texan Live Feed.

03/15/10
Jamie Gonzalez

With their sweep of the Newman (Kan.) University Jets Monday, the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Javelinas have gotten back to. 500 at 11-11.

A&M-Kingsville 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.

The Javelinas will travel to Canyon this weekend for a three-game Lone Star Conference series against the West Texas A&M Lady Buffs.

Michael Bolman
02/05/10

The numbers are in and the Texas A&M University-Kingsville student enrollment is up for the spring semester throughout all departments. The spring semester has experienced a campus-wide enrollment increase totaling up to 6 percent. “I am very pleased with the enrollment increase and believe we are on the right track,” Dr. Steven Tallant, president of Texas A&M University-Kingsville, said. “The increase demonstrates that by working together as a campus community, we can grow our enrollment. However, I, believe we have seen just the ‘tip of the iceberg,’ and there is still much to be accomplished in the areas of retention and recruitment.”

Although all departments experienced increases in enrollment, the departments that received the most were the colleges of Arts and Sciences, which is up 14 percent, while the colleges of education and engineering were both up 3 percent.“New campus lighting, signage and the cleaning of buildings have made the campus very attractive,” Tallant said. “Also, there is no doubt that the opening of University Village and the soon-to-be-opened student recreation center have both played a significant role in the recruitment and retention of students.” Tallant also described other strategies for retaining students and plans for how the university will continue to do so in the future. “We must continue an environment that reflects pride and excellence. Therefore, we must continue to upgrade our facilities including our labs and classrooms,” Tallant said. “We must also continue to build new residence halls and dining facilities to meet anticipated growth of students.”

Jamie Gonzales March 4, 2010 Photos courtasy of sports information
	The Javelina women’s basketball team saw their season come to an end against the Northeastern (Okla.) State RiverHawks, 85-76, in the opening round of the Lone Star Conference tournament in Bartlesville, Okla. Both teams shot well with the Javelinas shooting 52.8 percent and the RiverHawks right behing at 52.6 percent.
The teams also shot extremely well from three-point range with the Javelinas shooting 40.9 percent (nine-for-22) and the RiverHawks shot 39.1 percent (nine-for-23).The Javelinas were within two points when Dyana Bullinger made jumper with 3:21 that made it 72-70, but Northeastern State answered with a Kendra Dean layup and three-point shot by Megan Fraley to go back up 77-70.A&M-Kingsville continued to battle back and Kayla Naylor stole an inbounds pass with 1:54 left that made it a three-point game. However, the RiverHawks came right back with a layup by Cristy Nitz. Naylor led the Javelinas with 19 points in her final game as a Javelina. Three other Javelina seniors reached double-digits in the game. Angela Franklin had 14 points on five-for-seven shooting, Felicia Soza added 13 and Dyany Bullinger chipped in with 10. A&M-Kingsville finished their season at 18-10, their most wins since 2001. This was also their first appearance in the LSC tournament since 2002.

Dr. Scott Hughes has been selected as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences pending approval from the Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System. He is scheduled to begin his appointment July 1. Most recently, Hughes has served as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Idaho State University. He served as chair of the Department of Geosciences from 2001 to 2008.   His honors include being named Outstanding Researcher at Idaho State University in 2004 and the Best Guidebook Award from the Geosciences Information Society in 2000. In 1999, he became an Elected Fellow of the Geological Society.ica.

He holds a Ph.D. in geology/volcanology from Oregon State University and earned his master’s degree in geology at Northern Arizona University. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in geology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.