Show C8 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday August 18 2002 Title Justin Creech Clark Cory Kramhule Brady Murray and Kasli Cliristemarn all followed with KBI contributions Slowly that 6-- 2 lead was expanded upon with two runs in the third iwo in the fifth undone in the sixth All the while the Wolverines were tr mg to keep pace closing the gap Jo by the bottom of the sixth It looked as though Providence was making its moveas it loiided the bases with no ‘oujs that stana chasing Blue Sox starter Nick Oldroyd (four earned rails two strikeouts) I lowcver reliever Alex I lansen kept the damage to a minimum striking out the powerful Derek Waddoups while allowing only one of three inherited runners to score "I told him I was voting him MVP just for that one strikeout" said Clark himself selected as team MVP for the season Clark hud two of his four seventh KBI in the seven-ru- n inning The Blue Sox put five -4 Ags Continued from Cl He sprained his right foot in a collision with comcrhack Mark Estelle on Wednesday Estelle braised his hip but should return Monday Curtis has been wearing a protective hoot the past few days “It’s getting better every day" Dcnnchy said “I expect we will take him out of the bool over (lie weekend and we'll take it from there I'm not worried about Kevin He came back in as good shape as anyhody'we have He knows Line Continued from Cl lack in game experience tliey more than make up for in size Compared to the past few yeara this defensive front is huge “We had some great players last year but we were undersized” McMahon said “We are bigger up front and more athletic” That is an understatement By (he end of last season ends Onaindia who was third on the team in tackles last year with 65 and led (he team in tackles foi loss ( 14) and sacks (9) and Duncan tipped the scales at M3 and 23 1 pounds respectively hit i mii who took over a starting spot when Duncan was hint tipped the scales at 230 founds Then there was 01 m i) in (lie middle at 23S pounds going up against 300 poind offensive linemen '1 here will be no lack of size problems this 290 Jorge Tapia Ronald and pounds) Tupea (6-1 285) will anchor the intcrior pari of the line Tapia a junior with 20 starts under his belt w ill be the leader of the Unit I !c is the lone lineman to start every game fast year ' Ijipca played as a true freshman last year and started the final seven ganiiis of the' season He fnay he young in class rank hut this sophomore gained invaluable experience a year ago “KonaldTupea plays like a senior jind tsa physical ' leader'’ McMahon said is emoour our talker “Jorge tional leader ' “Every defense has got to have good defensive tackles ' 'and we feel we've got softie ’ ' We’re ' pretty gtxrd ones bigger stroriget andmore physical They understand the ' pKist important thing is gitJ " ting off the football playing physical1 We're going to be as : good as our tackles" Bicking up Tapia and Ttipea are sophomore Jamies Robin-- 1 son (6-- 2 265) and redshirt freshman Ryan DeQuillettes -- ycar-Tackle- s -2 ' ’ I " I i! i s ii s : V Moorer ATLANTIC CITY o two-tim- now and I always will be But this is business” said Tfta (41-Business indeed Attacking immediately after the opening bell Tua backed Moorer into the ropes and hit him in the head with a hard left Moorer backed away and was on the ropes on the other side when Tua delivered a crushing right to the chin and a left to the back of the head Moorer (43-3-- 1) sank into a crouch dazed as referee Rudy Battle waved a halt to the fight ns 3) Despite-scorin18 runs nobody other than Clark really stood out more than the next Brent StavenaHerald Journal with the umpire In the fifth inning Saturday night Providence manager Dennis Udy goes of Tournament the State Beehive the Udy was tossed from the game and Ns during championship Wolverines fell to the Blue Sox 1 5 toe-to-t- oe player “Everybody just came together when we needed it" Creech said “That’s how we won this game” B-- semifinal win over Pocatello Mackintosh went five and “I was just trying to spot pitches and let my defense A strong pitching effort by Jason Mackintosh was just what Providence needed in its innings giving up just one run while scattering work” Mackintosh said seven hits David Webb had a big offensive day for the the offense” The coach also pointed out the few days off may have a “silver lining" as well With Curtis sidelined other receivers have had to fill in “Some young guys like Donta' Candler get more reps which gets them more ready to go which helps make us better” Dennehy said “I’m very optimistic Kevin will be able to go full speed by the middle of next week” So is Curtis “It looks a lot worse than it is” Curtis said “They are making me wear this boot I told them I don't really need it” Tlie walk-o- n who led the nation last year in receptions per game with 91 said this is the first time he has missed practice with any kind of injury He doesn’t like it “It’s been really weird” Curtis said “It is a little different sitting on the sidelines and watching I get some rest but at the same time I feel I'm cheating when f see my teamI will be mates working excited to get back out there After a day or two of sitting ' it’s driving me crazy” Despite the few injuries Dennehy is still pleased with the progress of the team so far At the end of Saturday morn- ing’s practice the Aggies tested theirtwo-minu-te offense The coach was happy with the outcome for the most part As drag on Dennehy pointed out the team has remained “pretty crisp” in practices He also said the team is ahead of where it has Wolverines 5 Pokles NJ (AP) — Everyone knew David Tua had power On Saturday night Michael Moorer quickly found out just how much Samoan The the embarrassed powerhouse e former heavyweight ' champion he calls his friend into seconds 30 him stopping their scheduled Tina friend of Michael's land calling for He bases also stealing praised just about every player who suited up in a Blue Sox uniform How apropos 1 two-thir- ds two-a-da- Wolverines cranking a home run and triple and scoring twice in the first game Webb went yard again in the night-ca- p The 5 foot-11 Tua who came in nearly 20 pounds heavier than Moorer (224) barely broke a sweat But he made $500000 doing ' it Moorer’s share was $425000 Tua threw 16 punches to five for Moorer before the quick ending before a crowd of 4471 “We worked very hard in the gym We didn’t take anything for granted” Tua said He said he wouldn’t call the victory “easy” but then he did just that “The hard work made it easy Not bad for a country boy” Tua said -- been at this point in years past “I like the way they are executing” Dennehy said “Keep in mind they are tired everything is not perfect but they are getting closer We’ve got an awful lot of offense in and an awful lot of defense in Hopefully we can get better timing ami polish some things We need some live reps to see where we are at I hope to get that done Monday” ys 243-pou- nd le ed Aggie head coach Mick Dennehy singled out this position at the beginning of camp calling it a “concern” The main reason is the lack of' Division I game time ' Penciled in to start right now are sophomore Jeremy Guenter (6-- 4 265) and junior college transfer Justin Jackson (6-- 3 262) Guenter saw action in seven games last year mostly inside at tackle “Jeremy is moving better and is stronger” McMahon said “He is vastly improved and is a lot better against the He’s a all the run now way “Justin Jackson has had the best of any of our He came back so much better than he Was in spring football and has shook off the cobwebs of JC ball" Battling for playing time at the ends are redshirt freshman Jim Fackrell (6-- 5 234) and true freshmen John Chick (6--4 230) Jake Stewart (6-- 5 215) and Tim Jessop (6-- 3 221) ' Chick drew praise from Dennehy during the first week of The head coach him for his hard out singled work McMahon was also smiling when it came time to discuss Chick “He is going to be a great great player” McMahon said “He can flat ran He is a ' strong kid that runs a 45 (seconds) 40 (yards)” ' " The youth doesn't bother the coaches Dennehy pointed out they will be in the longer “I’m not worried about age” McMahon said “We are not going to make excuses We are going to come out and play real hard I'm really excited about our defensive nam Sprint -- Dnfroducing PCS Vision' from 0 PCS Buna Cmcuon1 D-e- two-a-da- A Ift clearly a whole new way to look at wireless off-seas- Now you can do more than just male a phone sawn PCS Send and receive oral Chat cal Ybu can take and rend tfgital pictures Play games Download Network (My Sprint built the bigest Special men V Browse the Writ And mow Al in color 'A on our enhanced Sprint Natkmwide S naticriwide network withdvancsd reaching mow than 230 million people for clarity you can seaand hear mumedia sovicas © : t Offer: Get-Start- ed © 500 Anytime Minutest PCS Vision" for$44g ys This PCS Free & Clear Plan with Vision 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Pqtnam ended up starting five games with a shoulder injury He had surgery and in two years A redshirfyear would be the pest medicine “We are going to redshirt “We have learned to debend ' Nate Putnam” McMahon on each other” Tapia said “I said “It’s good for our kids to know it is my job to bring up know we are not going to look Over our shoulder saying OK guys when they are down We have improved a lot and bring in Nate Nate is not our have a lot of depth:” crutch The only way Nate While the middle seemk will come back is with solidified the ends are untest-- 1 injuries” 5) K ter Murray MVP with Oldroyd had a ' single as dia Todd Barr a recent call-u- p from the Aztecs Also don't forget Bingham who drove in his second run of the game that inning courtesy of s walk Bingham scored four times and reached base six times without recording a hit “That's a leadoff hitter' for you” Hansen said Afterwards Hansen took the time to laud assistant coach Mike Hansen who handled game decisions like 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