Baseball

July 18, 2002 Bugger, Dawson Among NCAA-II Baseball Leaders       Mark Bugger and Travis Dawson, who helped Southern Illinois University Edwardsville baseball to a 33-23 record this past season, were among the nation's leaders in hitting, according to the statistics released by the NCAA.       Bugger, a junior from Edwardsville, was 55th on the national list with a .414 batting average. A second team All-American, Bugger led the Cougars with 91 hits, the second best single-season mark in school history. Next season, Bugger needs 26 hits to pass Mark Briggs (1995-1998) on the Cougars' all-time hits list.       Dawson, who has now moved on to play for the River City Rascals, batted .409 this past season. Both Dawson, of Collinsville, and Bugger previously were named All-Region.       As a team, SIUE was among the national leaders in doubles (20th at 2.23 per game) and triples (12th at 0.48 per game). -siue-