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Show The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS Friday, June 2, 1995 Huskers’ Punter Will Get His Kicks in Baseball Now THE ASSOCIATED P NEWYORK — California :ByBrettPrettyman ‘River Deaths looked to the future and took outfielder Darin Erstad with the first pick in Thursday's baseball draft. Oakland has more immediate plans for pitcher Ariel Prieto. a Cuban defector it selected. Erstad, the punter for national champion Nebraska, maynot make it to the majors for several years But his departure from Nebraska may open an immedi- ‘MayPrompt ate opportunity for former Tubing Bans Judge Memorial High kicker The Green River below Flamng Gorge is world famous as a rout fishery. Anglers are attract~ed to the breath-taking canyon ‘with stunning views and incredi~hble fishing. But for the second year in a Srow, an angler has died while tfloating the river. + Sunday, Dale Harper, a 53Syear-old Phoenix resident, was {found in a back eddy about 142 + miles above the Little Hole access area, seven miles below the dam. The cause of Harper's death thas not been determined — an auHtopsy is pending — but officials Ebelieve it was drowning or hypohermia. Harper was in a mini-pontoon craft. Its maker does not recomlend the model Harper was in fielder, hit .410 in 57 games Andy Bilanzich, who joined the Cornhuskerslast fall Erstad, a 20-year-old out- or rivers. especially not whiteEwater runs, but Harper was wear- ing a lifevest Even beforethis incident, offiials had proposed banning float ubes and other assorted watertaft from the upper section of heriver. In March 1994, 16-year-old Joeph Solosth of Vernal was drifting downtheriver in a float tube a inodified inner tube designed pforflatwater use — whenthe tube yped and became wedged un- eder a rock. 5 By the time two fishing guides ¢found him, Solosth was dead. § The ban waspresentedthis year Fand Fred Houston, recreation forfester of the Flaming Gorge NaBlional Recreation Area,is sifting Fthrough what he saysis “signifi#eant” public response ~ Houstonsays he proposed banthing watercraft not designed and erecommended bythe manufactur- Fer for white-water use on the AEsection of the river — from the Edam downto Little Hole — strictHyfor safetyand liability reasons. If the proposal is signed by the FForest Supervisor, use of water- craft guided and propelledbyfins Fon theoperator's feet, unless speErifically designed for white-water puse, will be limited to the lower section of theriver. Flippers will be required to as‘sure proper control and a spare lipper will haveto be attached to »the craft. At one point, watercraft sers will have to leave the river fand walk around Red Creek Rapd Houston says there is signifi- Feant opposition to keeping float “tubes off the river. Oneletter re~ceived by the Forest Service, from FSandy Mark Johnson, is r Safety is initially brought to -the forefront of the controversy,” Treads Johnson’s letter. “My unrderstanding is that the safety is- ve involves near-mishaps by ¢those who use float tubes andthat rthe first fatality occurred during ©1994 - The real motivation for the new tregulations. Johnson asserts, is f that some se ban on float tubes */'as an ideal method to reduce Povercrowding” on the popular stretch of the river. But Johnson Heels one group of users should Pinot be sacrificed just for the benePit of othe ft “Whatever happened to the +principle of Multiple Use, detsignedto protect public resources Mor the benefit of many rather tthan the benefit of a few?” reads tthe letter = “Thereare alot of things that fean be done, short of banning Efloat tubes, that will maketherivter safer for first-time float-tuShers, said Johnson. “Everydeath fis tragic, but one death a year pdoes not [necessitate] a new regu- elation,” = ‘Houston hopes to present pubFlic comment and the proposal to othe Forest Supervisor in midine. oO LEFTY KREH IN TOWN f Reknownedflyfisherman BerShard Lefty’ Kreh will speak toTmight the Stonefly Society Din- rmer and Auction at Little “America $: Tickets will be available at the floor. The programbegins at 6:15 pin + Kreh will autograph books on SSaturday at the Sugarhouse An*gler's Inn, 2292|S Highland Dr., from 8:30 a.m,-2 p.m, From 10: ©11:15 a.m. Kreh will give a casting “demonstration at Fairmont Park. Throughout the day, Kreh dem- onstrat@ fly-tying ' ‘ for the Cornhuskers this year with 20 doubles, 19 homers, 76 RBIs and 11 steals. California had been expected to choose him and probably will have to pay a signing bonus of more than $1.55 million, the amount it cost the New York Mets to sign last year’s top pick, Paul Wilson. Draft Turns Pine View’s Bowers . Into a Fan of the New York Mets Prieto, who defected to the United States, was ruled eligible for the amateur draft by the commissioner’s office even though he’spitching for Palm Springs in the indepeadant Western League. While previous Cuban defectors werefree agents, baseball officials decided to make them draft-eligible starting this year, even thoughthey're professionals. Prieto’s age is believed to be from 25 to 28, and many scouts say he could be in the majors this season. He is 2-0 with 0.00 ERA at Palm Springs in two starts. Thirteen playersin thefirst round were taken from colleges and 14 from high schools. Thirteen were pitch- rk id David Miller. tb, Clemson. Boeken on iciCores Jef HS, Columbia, $¢ Chicago White Sox. Jeff Liefer, 3b, Lang Cha Huh, stp, Torey a ke Yank Shea Morena of Texas ca MiciaelBares. Pace cade ers. San Diego used the second pick on Ben Davis, an 18year-old catcher at Malvern Prep outside Philadelphia. He quickly agreed to terms with the Padres on a dealthat includes a $1.3 million signing bonus. College Series Opens USA TODAY OMAHA. Neb. — The 1995 Col- lege World Series features one of the event's strongest fields. It starts today with a dream pitching matchup: oneofcollege baseball's best right-handers against one of the top lefthanders. The second-seeded Florida State Seminoles boast the righthander, Jonathan Johnson. He wasthefirst college pitcher taken in Thursday's major league draft (seventh by the Texas Rangers). The No. 7 seed OklahomaSooners — the defending national champion — have left-hander Mark Redman, the 13th player taken, by the Minnesota Twins. ‘Redman — the numbers he has, they're mind-boggling,” said Florida State coach Mike Martin. The junior from Del Mar, Calif., is 15-2 this season with a 2.16 ERA, and 152 strikeouts in 13344innings In the Sooners MidwestII Regional-clinching win against Auburn, Redmanpitched a complete game and struck out 14 for his UCLA Has No Problem on,” said Oklahoma coach Larry Cochell. Johnson, a junior from Ocala, Fla., was 11-3 with a 2.95 ERA. Hestruck out 125 batters in 125 innings. “It's real exciting. He may be the first first-rounder I've ever pitched against,” Johnson said “But having the draft already done takes the pressureoff. None of that stuff matters. Now I can relax and give everythingI’ve got ten get complaints we are overregulating.” Reith said, “There are many foreign student-athletes at NCAA schools. And there is no specific requirement they stay for a specific amount of time. Most stay to get their degrees. A fewdo not.” The Harding affair reminded some of another AustralianNCAA connection, when Andrew Gaze, a long-range shooting spe- cialist, helped Seton Hall reach the NCAA tournament basketball final in 1989. Gaze left schoolafter six months, three days after the loss to Michigan, and later played for Australia's Olympic In the otherfirst-round games, Miami takes on Southern California tonight, while top seed California State Fullerton plays Stanford, and Clemson plays Tennessee Saturday. Coach Jim Morris had guided Miami to CWSappearancesin his first two years there after failing to reach Omaha while taking Georgia Tech to nine regionals. Clemson has never wonin six previous trips to Omaha. Tennessee is back in the series for the first time since 1951 to try and win a national championship.”” For the Seminoles, that would bea first: They've never wonin 14 trips to the CWS, the record for futility. But with this year’s field, it won't be easy. Of the eight regional top seeds, six madeit to Omaha. Fourof the top five, and seven of the top 11 teams in the Baseball Weekly/ABCA Top 25 Coaches Poll qualified and the other, No. 20 Stanford, was the preseason No. 1 leaguer Bruce Hurst and Judd Wilstead— in becoming an early round draft choice: In whathas been considered a mediocreto-poor year for Utah prep baseball taledt, only one other Utahn had reported being drafted as oflate Thursday. Highland shortstop Zac Sorensen was drafted in the 16th round bythe Baltimofe Orioles. Aside from Bowersand Sorensen, Tooele pitcher and shortstop Scott Pratt is the local player most likely to be drafted, but Pratt had notreceiveda call by late Thursday. Viewmontpitcher Troy Beckman add Taylorsville catcher Jared Larsen are also considered draft candidates. In the college ranks, former West standout Ben Byrd, now at SnowCollege, could be taken. Byrd recently committed to play baseball for ArizonaState. Red Wings Quick Learners In First Overtime of Playoffs THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT — It was Detroit's first overtime of the playoffs and the Red Wings wanted to pepper the Chicago goal with shots. It turned out just one was enough. Nicklas Lidstrom’s overtime goal 1:01 into the extra period powered the Red Wings to a 2-1 victory Thursday night in the opener of the Western Conference finals with the Blackhawks. “We said before the overtime that we wanted to get as many shots on net as possible,” Lidstrom said. “So, when we won the draw, Shawn [Burr] went to the net and I just took a shot. I thought it was going to hit Shawn's skate, but it didn’t. And thenI heardit hit the net. It was an unbelievable feeling.” It was Chicago's fifth overtime gameduring the playoffs, but the experience didn’t help. Lidstrom blasted a slap shot from just inside the blueline for his fourth goal of the playoffs. Chicago goaltender Ed Belfour was screened on the shot. His reach for the puck was short and late as it buzzed into the net. NHL PLAYOFFS a eeeFINALS WESTERN CONFERENCEFINALS @ Blackhawks vs. Red Wings < 10 1 43) GAME SUMMARY Chieago ree Detroit O10 re i Fee — 1ag apy Tae ‘Wel 15 secoPerod—2 Bei Prine Be. Shepp 228. Third Period — NoSe Oretine 3, DetroitLidstrom4(Primeay, 101.2 Shots 00 Goal — Chicago 8-4-1.0—14. Detrot 9-11-3124 Powerlay Oppartunes —Chag of 2 Det06% Goalies ~Chicago, Belfour 8-4 (24 shots22 saves), Dettoit Vernon 9:1 (14-13). 3 Referee — Terry Gregson. A— 19,875, It wasthe first overtime vietory at homefor the Red Wingssince March 29, 1960. SUNTANA RACEWAY With Short Stay (of eligibility standards]. We of- pm. Ga Game 5 — Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 21:35 pam. Game § — Loser Game1 ys. Loser Game 2, 535 p.m. Monday, June 5 Game 7 — Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 1:35 pm. Game 8 — Laser Game3 vs. Loser Game4, 5:35pm. Tuesd:ay, June 6 Game 9 Last Game5. Wines Ge 6195po Game 10 — Loser Game7 vs. Winner Gane ednesday, June Game 11 — Winner Game5 vs, Winner Game 9, 5:35 pm Thursday, June 8 Game 12 — Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game8, 3:35pm Friday, June $ Game 19 — Winner Game5 vs. Winner Game 9. 1:35 pm, if as Game 13 — Winner(i Winner Game pm. if Game 14— Winner Game7 ve. Winner Game 10, 5:85 pm, if necessary Saturday, June 10 Game 15 — Championship, 1:35 pm. sixth consecutive postseason win withouta loss. “He may be the best pitcher I've ever had when the heat is Presents: ® Continued From D-1 NCAA.“Thisis the kind of thing that leads to a 500-page manual watching the Chicago Cubs gameontelevision Thursday when results of the first round of the Major League baseball draft were announced. Already anxious, that was more than the 6-foot-2, 225-pounder could handle, so he went outside “to settle the stomach” and shoot some hoops. Basketball turned out to be the perfect remedy. Momentslater, the call came for Bowers, chosen in the third round by the New York Mets. “I figured I would get a call sometime today, from what everyone was saying,” said Bowers. “But you never know. I'm really happy with the third round.” A four-year starter and already a legend in the St. George area because of some prodigious home runs, Bowers expects to report to the Mets’ rookie league team some time in the next two weeks. “Both of the Mets’ area scouts were in here to see me quite often, so I kind of expected they would take me,” Bowers said “They spent more time looking at me than any other club.” So will the 18-year-old phenom, who RLD SERT jum, Omaba, Neb, — All Times MDT foday’s Games s Ollahoma (42-14, 1:35 pm. thera Cal (45-19), 535 pm ine 3 vs, Stanford (39-29), 12:40 With a Pitching Duel By Rick Lawes grew up a Cubsfan, switch allegiances? “| already have,” he said Bowers hit 37 homerunsin his prepcareer, including 15 this year. He also posted a .590 batting average, despite being intentionally walked in nearly one-fourth of iis at-bats. Recently named Utah’s Gatorade Player of the Year, Bowers joins a pair-of other St. George products — former major By Jay Drew THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Pine View catcher Ryan Bowers was $8.00 Family $23.00 Children . Saturday, June 3rd ARMORALL NIGHT AMORA, PROTECTANT Adults % NASCAR Winston Racing Series Nocoy COVER »2 S/O.Beck 1847. WallAve: Ogden 394-4757 sues359-1488 Dene Gn Club for Members 0 ach tod pon Beeryry Late models, Sportsman, Limiteds, Street Stocks, Minis 5142 So. State Murray 288-1488 SUPER MIDGETS $3.50 HiGH SCHOOL NIGHT 1/2 Price with ID chee tomersae12 1-15 Exit 263 [“(N) UTAH vs IDAHO NoAlcohol Served Supermodifieds Qualifying 6:00 pm eet Springville, UT ae CB 298-2980 ronal “A WEEK THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME” June 12 thru June 16 (Ages 8-18) team. UCLAathletic officials did not return phonecalls Thursday seeking commentontheissue. The Los PleaseCall Angeles Times earlier contacted 801-581-8563 ! 15 Ball Pack Please leave your name & address on the UCLA's director of women’sathletics, Judith Holland, whosaid: “It's not unusual for people who. need to be off for something to leave school early as long as answering machine, if no one answers. SPONSORED BY \sO% eres we make proper arrangements for them THOMPSON Harding would have one more year of sportseligibility at UCLA if she completes her coursework andreturns. 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