The Battalion: April 17, 2014

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was rocked by a fertilizer plant blast, seized the nation’s attention and started on the road to recovery.

365 days later, where is the town now?

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GAME SHOW GOES VIRAL

Q&A:

Right place, right time for A&M student on Wheel of Fortune

Allison Rubenak, lifestyles desk editor, sat down with Shelby Edmiston, sophomore industrial distribution major, who won second place on the College Wheel of Fortune in an episode aired April 11. She is the subject of a popular video clip where one of the other contestants mispronounced the final answer.

we could screw up and get embarrassed and so my nerves just went sky high, and I was like ‘Okay Shelby, don’t mess up.’ I just blurted out the answer, what I thought it was and luckily I got to win the prize, which was cool.

THE BATTALION: What was going through your mind when Julian Batts mispronounced “Achilles” on the show?

EDMISTON:Everyone was silent, like you could hear a pin drop. After it happened, Pat Sajak was trying to alleviate the pressure, like make jokes, but the whole crowd was silent and they cut to a commercial and you still — during the commercial no one talked. It was just completely silent.

EDMISTON: I kind of was in shock because once all the letters went up, and I thought the puzzle was over and he had to pronounce it right and he didn’t. So once he mispronounced it, I got so much more nervous because I realized

A&M showers Olsen with 20-run outing The Battalion he Texas A&M Aggies started their four-game home stand at Olsen Field with a 20-2 victory over the Abilene Christian Wildcats. Corey Ray improved his record to 3-0 during his 10th appearance and first start of the year on Wednesday night. The junior worked the Wildcat lineup for five shutout innings, allowing just four hits in the process. Ray struck out five and walked one. On the offensive side, the Aggies started their 22-hit performance early, scoring runs in each of the first five innings, including home runs from Logan Nottebrok and Ryne Birk. After a scoreless sixth frame, A&M pushed across seven more in the seventh inning.

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Sophomore outfielder Cali Lanphear (second from right), pictured with teammates prior to the game, hit a grand slam Wednesday. The Battalion

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he No. 21 Aggie softball team took an early lead and never looked back as it routed the Sam Houston State Bearkats 11-2 in a non-conference matchup Wednesday night at the Aggie Softball Complex.

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Junior industrial distribution major Shelby Edmiston competed in the April 11 See Fortune on page 4 episode of Wheel of Fortune.

Aggies oust Bearkats 11-2, brace for Florida series

Head Coach Jo Evans said she was glad to see her players showing confidence. “I thought Jenna Stark in particular really stroked the ball well,” Evans said. “Cassie [Tysarczyk] is feeling See Softball on page 4

Tennis aims for first SEC crown The No. 10 men’s and women’s tennis teams are prepped to begin their quest for their first-ever SEC championship this week in Nashville, Tenn., and Columbia, Mo., respectively.

THE BATTALION: What were the host and the crowds’ response in that moment?

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Every Aggie starter had at least one hit in the ballgame with Birk leading the way with a 4-for-5 performance. Birk totaled three runs, drove in three of his own, and had two extra base hits and a walk on the night. The Aggies (23-15, 7-8 SEC) now prep for a three-game series against another set of Wildcats in SEC rival Kentucky. The No. 19 Wildcats are fresh off a sweep of No. 9 Louisville. Senior Jason Jester had his first career start last week against Vanderbilt in a 10-4 win, and head coach Rob Childress is expected to start the former closer to kick off the home stand. Daniel Mengden (2-5, 4.05 ERA) and Grayson Long (41, 2.47 ERA) are the expected starters for Saturday and Sunday.

The No. 1 women and No. 4 men will continue their schedule of outdoor competition on Saturday at the LSU Alumni Gold Invitational.

Grad student designs new game Curriculum and instruction graduate student Abby Perkins has designed a game to help students “break away from the daily rat race” and learn about the global effects of earthquakes at the same time.

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