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Show Page 82 — THE DAILY HERALD, Prove, Utah, Moaday, May 20, 1996 pr JAZZ: . ——— » (Continued from Page Bi) LE QUOTE 2 @ "1 mostly stayed’around the house. But bdid take a heating trip to oneof those Canadian pro Jim Gantner, Mil waukee Brewers infielder, desorib- 4 2 - ‘on, Stocktom’s injury, if eeSe oe Maat loon Go ask Stock,” he said. “We got a motto on this icam that when you suit up, there's Mo excuses and ing his Off-séasep abuividies. BASEBALL play.He's suiting up and he’s playing and he don't make excuses. ° @ WAC tournament champion CalNorthridge advanced to the NCAA baseball tournament by knocking off Santa Clara twice on Saturday in a best 2-of- 3 NCAA “playin” series in Santa Clara. The 13th- “| have trouble figuring out what guys on my team are hurt,” said Kar! of the Stockton issue. “I twice in three games in Provo in early May to secure the WAC title, Jost to the Broncos 2-! on Friday all speculate on that.” Getting back to the power forward think we controlled him more than we've ever controlled him.Is that because he’s hurt or is that because of the defense? I'll let you ranked Matailors who beat BYU matchup, while Malone guards Kemp then won 7-0 and 7-1 Saturday to when the Sonics are on offense, the reverse is not true when the Jazz have get the bid Erasmo Ramirez and Benito Flores were pitchers. Eric Gillespie three-run homerinthe and Grant Hohman Malone, Karl pri Ervin Johnson on the neiorleav- limited Fehon Spencer ing pairing @ Uintah beat Union 9-2 Saturday to winthestate 3A baseball title at Hurst Field in St. George, The Edmonton Trappers ralhed Kemp to guard vely Kar!reiterated that the Sonics will still oman single-cover Malone,at least while Johnson is in the game. Karl called the Game ! blowout games the Trappers came from behindto win. Salt Lake led 4-0 a fluke and said there's a simple reason to expect a much tighter outcometonight. bottomof the ninth Saturday to pride,” he said. “You're lookingat a basketball team that has two Hall ig the third ume tn four Thursday. but lost 5-4 in I innings. They won 7-1 on Friday thenlet a 2-i lead slip away in the “| think it’s very simple — lose 3-2. Sunday, the Buzz led 2-0. 3-2 and 4-3 beforeleiting the Trap pers get away with another win. Tom Quinlan’s RBI sing! into homeplate to score the winning run from Matt Speizio’s run-scorin single in the bottomof the inning ited Eumontonto victory TENNIS @ In Sunday's Daily Heraic'. AP Photo Philadelphia's Kevin Stocker, right, siides while ‘he Braves, Smoli roll past Reds, 9-5 By The Associated Press Nis Meet were incon Judge with 8, Woods Cross. Ogden, Provo and Mountain C Olympus and Murray with ith 4. and Pleasant Grove, Springville and Sky View with |, Timpview sophomore Nie Losee beat West sophomore Ian Tomb 6-2. 6-4 in No. | singles to wintheonly individual state title for a local netter COLLEGE @ @ioradoState athletic director Toi Jurich, who has led one of the school’s most successful twoyear periods, reportedly is seekir thewacant athletic director jobat WySming. Jurich met with Wyomingofficials last Thursday and.wasscheduled to meetthis moming with Colorado State presi dent Abert Yates. “I've heard a rumor, but nothing is confirmed. Yates:sutd Sunday: “1 don’t see any reasendoxpetin a bidding war. We wilfitty te do the best we can to Pp good people. Tom Jurich has been goodfor CSU and madevery Fred McGritf talked with typical understatementafter hitting his 300th career homer. “Pye stil got 400 or more to catch Hank Aaron.” McGriff said after connect Sunday in the Atlanta Braves’ 9-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds MeGriff has hit at least 20 homersin eachof his nine full seasons. He is batting .353 this year with 1] homers and 40 RBIs in 43 games John Smoltz is just as hot. He becamethefirst nine-game winner in the majors, allowing twohits in seveninnings. Smoltz (9-1) retired his last 11 batters. “You never like to say as a pitcher that you want to work on things, but there are times during a game, guys in the order, when you can work onthings.” he said. “Eve been able to homein onthat and be as goodas I can be.” In other Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 5. S: an Francisco swept New York 1-0 and 6-2, Colorado beat St. Louis 10-3, ibution. We'd like to see y.” Jurich Was not available for comment Sunday AUTO RACING @ Therookic-filled Indianapolis COLONIAL: 500 lineup was completed Sunday with three more qualifiers and 53 year-old veteran who hasn't raced an Indy car in nine years. Starting «1! Usrear of the fastest lineup in dn fy HIG Sunday, inaho willlake over Team Menard car in whieh Scott Braytonqualified. Brayton, Who wonthe pole position for theséc: ondstraight year, was killed in a crash during practice Friday. With the qualification Sunday of veteran Hideshi Matsuda and rookies Scott Harringtonand Joe Gosek. the lineup will include17 drivers who have never competed at Indisince 1919 and 1930, @ France's Olivier Panis of France won the Monaco GrandPrix ona wet track Sunday a! and two-time d ding Michael Schumacher crashed on thefirst lap. BASKETBALL @ will take $36mtiffion to keep Michael Jordan withthe Bulls for the next two seasons, and not a nick el less, “That's it. andthat’s the absolute bottomfigure.” Jordan told the Chicago Tribune on Sunday night after the Bulls routed the Orlando Magic, 121-83. in Game| of the NBAEastemConfetencefinals at the United Center. “1 wantto stay here, and I feel like it’s 70-30 that I will, maybe8 D said. “But P'm prepat 20. andso is my family. if it doesn’t happen the ball during the ninth inning (Continued from Page B1) short game, making somecritical short putts, usually for par. You had to have so muchpatience out ’ mn a dity whenthe lastfive twto- somes were a combined 30over ir on the front nine, Pavin mand his misses well enoughito shoot 69 and finish at 272, eight under par. He neededat least a par on the 18th hole to hold off Jeff Sluman, whoshot 68, and instead made a textbook birdie “L suw the master of left-to- Houston beatPitts: 14-3, FloriGe beat Chicago 8 4 II innings and San Diego bea {ontreal 4-3. At Atlanta, Marjuis Grissom led off with a how run, and the Braves beat the Reds for the 1!th ‘aight time, including a four- game sweepinlast year’s NL playoffs. Atlanta has won 12 of 14 overall, while Cincinnati has lost five in a row. McGriff went 4-for-4 with two doubles and four RBIs. He became the 71st player to reach 300+home runs. Phillies 5, Dodgers 4 Jim Eisenreich drove home the winning run in the ninth inning with his fourth hit of the game. stopping the Dodgers’ five-game winning streak. Kevin Stockerhit a leadoff single against Scott Radinsky (0-1) and pinch-hitter Kevin Jordan sacrificed. One out later, Eisenreich grounded an opposite-field single between shortstop andthird. Dave Leiper (2-0) pitched twothirds of an inning at Dodger Sta- dium, aad Ricky Bottalico got three outs for his NL-leading 12th er for birdie after a 2-iron approach at No. 3. But Mediate went back ahead whenhebirdied Coloniai’s toughest hole, the par-S fifth, while Pavin three-putted from the front fringe for a bogey. Mediate proceededtoclip a tree about 50 yards in front of the sixth tee with his drive, leading to another bogey But Pavin also bogeyed No. 6, whichallowed Mediate to maintain his two-shot lead. It disappeared for good when he yed No. 8 from a back bunker and No. 9 with a three-putt fromforever. It took a dramatic 7-iron trom the right trees for Mediate toevenhit that green hhén he Watched Pavinroll in a 40.ffoter for birdie on the ninth, moving’ seven under and one ahead. Pavin saved par on the 10th. them made a solid birdie on the par-5 11th. But Sluman, who was playing twogroupsinfront of him, quietly caught himwith birdies on right today.” third-round leader Rocco Mediate said of Pavin. “He hit some beautiful shots, wonderful shots. little left-to-right, low shots. The wind never saw ‘em.” Pavin’s final-round 69 came on a day when three players — including mild contenders David Duval and Wayne Levi =.100k VN. 12 cada Sad Slumanactually sneakedin front quadruple-boge'y 8s" on the par4 ninth hole. The a e score Sun- whenPavin bogeyed the par4 I4th day was 72.79, leaving only 1 after his tee shot didn’t cut quite far players under par for the tourna- enoughtoclear the trees at the corment. Thats the fewest in a tour ner. “How long didthat lead last?” event this vear. Pavin's total Sluman said. “Ten Seconds?” Pavin caught Sitiman on 15. He matched Paul Stankowski’s eight under par atthe BellSouth.Classic ; hit a, 3-wood oft the tee. then cut a “is the highest in relation to parat a T-tron to aboutsix feet withthe pin tuckedin the right corner. behind a tour event this year. Mediate, Payin and Shuman trap, “That's normally not a pin I each took turns holding the lead. would shoot at,” said Pavin, who Twice Medivte. who held a one- made the birdie putt. “I just felt shot lead over Pavin after three really comfortable, withit.” Sluman turnedv67into a 68 on xpetienced ‘eianged the the’ tee, lettial the wind push his'I-iron shot infolthe right rough leaderbo vard. Hs safely ‘out to the fair- as Re, Stari CupPate 530 pm Baseball at Beaver TBS) * +17Sn p7_NBA 570 AN)Playotts, Jazz at Sonics (TMT, of Aranda Raners at Buee (KISN 570 AM) 10.30 p.m, Softbal, U.S Olympic Thais SPR) ” 1 (PSP) 7 12:90 1290 pam, pm. SorSot Bryan: Gumbel Celebrity web raging (PSP) Gar Atieeet Coneutnng World Championship (ESPX} of Sunday’s National ~~ game. The Phillies beat the Dodgers 5-4. MecGriff's 3001, | career homerhelps team scores from the 4A s the title, but with than 16. Timpviewf rather than second. East tox K sec ondwith 13 points. followed by Timpview with 1]. Logan with 10. waits s Angeles catcher Mike Piazza with solid pars On 16 and 17. then a wedge ole en routeto his 73, and each time he feet on 18, setting up his closing followed with a bogey. He hit the birdie, He had survived, even if he par-S first green in two shots for an wastoo drained to celebrate easy birdie that pushed his lead to “Corey Pavin’s a great guy, a two shots. but he bogeyed NO. 2 to solid family manand a great chamonl od 5 fall to one ahead. Pavin caught him at eight under with a 12-foot- pion.” Mediate said. “If you've got t0 lose to somebody, he's not bad.” save. Bottalico walked Chad Fonville and hit Roger Cedeno with a pitch, then struck out Mike Piazza, Eric Karros and Raul Mondesi s Giants 1, Mets 0 Giants 6, Mets 2 Allen Watson pitched three-hit ball for eight innings in the first game of a doubleheader, and Mark Gardner (S-1) pitched a six-hitter and struck out 10 as San Francisco swept the visiting Mets. Watson (5-3) and Rod Beck combined on a four-hitter in the opener. Mark Carreonhit a sacrifice fly in the sixth off Jason Isringhausen (2-5). Rockies 10, Cardinals 3 Ellis Burks homeredin his third Straight game and Mark Thompson (3-3) pitched a seven-hitter at Coors Field as the Rockies won their fourth straight. Andy Benes (1-7) lost his sev- going to be a war, It will be a bigtime battle (tonight).” UVSC signs center Utah Valley State College basketball coach Jeff Reinert has announced the signing of 6-foot- enth consecutivestart, allowing six runsin six innings. His ERA rose to 5.92. Astros 4, Pirates 3 Jeff Bagwell hit a two-out, tworun single off Jon Lieber (4-2), capping a seesaw ninth at the Astrodome. Pittsburgh overcame a 2-0 deficit in the ninth on Orlando Merced's RBI single off Donne Wail and Mark Johnson's two-run double off Todd Jones (4-1), who blewhis fifth save in 14 chances. Jeff Bagwell’s two-run homer had put Houston ahead in the fifth. Marlins 8, Cubs 7 Terry Pendleton hit an RBI dou- In the second game,the Giants ble in the 11th inning as visiting took a 3-1 lead in the first off Paul Wilson (1-4) on Barry Bonds’ RBI single, Matt Williams’ run-scoring groundout and Gienallen Hill's RBI double. of Famers that know what's happening out there, And Jerry Sloan knows what's happening. It's Florida rallied to win for the [ith time in 13 games. Turk Wendell (3-1) walked Jett Conine with one out and Pendleton followed with a double into the right-field comer. Padres 4, Expos 3 Luis Lopez, who nearly caught Darrin Fletcher's tying single in 11, 272 pound center Leif Nelson out of Riverside, Calif. Nelson playedlast year for the University of Nebraska, but has opted to change schools. “It boiled down to the matterof a difference in philosophical opinions between me and coach (Danny) Nee,” said Nelson.“just wasn't working, so I decided to make a change. I shopped around for some jaycee opportunities, but it was a pretty clear-cut decision. UVSC has the most to offer for me both academically and athletically.” Nelson graduated from Arling- ton Highin Riverside in 1994 after averaging 24.7 points and 16.2 rebounds per game his senior year. He redshirted for Nebraska in the 1994-€5 season, then played sparingly fast season. Nelson had a 4.0 GPA at Nebraska, and had a 3.9 average at Arlington. His father. Bill Nelson is a former defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams. Hisstep-father, Rich Simonin, won three national collegiate baseball the top ofthe eighth,hit a sacrifice tiles as a pitcher for Southern Cal pe Mike Dyer in the bottom “Leif is really going to help our program,” said Reinert. alf. Indians’ Belle closesin on team’s oldest mark BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer Albert Belle’s name already dots the Cleveland record book for his power numbers. And lately, he’s been moving up a notch every day in another category. Belle extendedhis hitting streak to a career-high 20 games Sunday, delivering a two-run single that helped the Indians beat the Texas Rangers 8-5. Belle has the longest hitting Streak in the majors this season, and the best by an Indians player since Julio Franco’s 22-game string in 1988. By this time next week,in fact, he could be close to the Indians record of 29, Who holds that Cleveland mark? Is it Earl Averill, currently 15 homers ahead of Belle on the Indians’ lifetime home run list? Could it be Lou Boudreau or Al Ragen, or even Larry Doby, Rocky ever, on dech. “It was the toughest decision I've had to make ina long time,” Texas manager Johnny Oates said. “| felt more comfortable pitching Jay Buhner homered twice. off Mussina, anc Edgar Martinez and DanWilson also hit home runs for the Mariners. Seattle scored 27 tunsin the three-game series but to him as opposed to facing Eddie won only once. with the bases loaded. “Look what Eddie has done in that situation his whole career. There’s no question who you would want to pitch to. There's a reason Murray's hitting behind Belle,”he said. The victory at Jacobs Field gave Cleveland 26 wins in its last 34 Mussina (7-2) allowed seven Tuns and a career-high 13 hits in Six innings. Angels 10, Yankees 1 California took advantagein the first inning, NewYork did not. The Angels stopped a six-game losing streak. games. Tim Salmon and Chili Davishit consecutive home runs as the Charles Nagy (7-1) pitched six innings. Kevin Elster hit his 10th homer for the Rangers, and fin- Angels took 2 4-0 leadin the opening inning against Scott Kamie- ished 5-for-12 with three homers in the three-game series, “We talked about Elster before all three games,butthere is only so much you cantalk about, you have to go out and do it,” Nagy said. White Sox 14, Tigers 3 Robin Ventura and Darren niecki (1-1). The Yankees then loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom half, but couldn't score against Chuck Finley (5-2). Finley settled down and struck out 10. He pitched a six-hitter and didn’t permit a run until Matt Howard's sacrifice fly with one out in the ninth. Rex Hudler and Jorge Fabregas Chicago became only the fourth also homered at Yankee Stadium. man in Cleveland after the turn of team to hit three slams in two Red Sox 12, Athletics 2 the century, back wher the team games, _ Mo Vaughn and Jose Canseco was often called the “Naps” in Ventura hit his eighth career hit consecutive home runs and honor of player-manager grand slam in a five-run third and Boston romped at Fenway Park. Napoleon Lajoie. In 1902, Bradley Lewis hit his first grand slam to Brewers 4, Twins 2 set’a team record by hitting in 29 cap a six-run ninth. Knuckleballer Steve Sparks striilgh games: in’ 191M. Shoeless ‘Detroit, outscored 41-13 in the pitched Milwaukee to its Joe Jaksh Came close with 28, Series, has lost six straight and 26 Straight win and sent host MinIn other games, Chicago routed 30. The Tigers’ ERA rose to a nesota (0 its 11th loss in 15 ait 14-38 ore bees Blue 34, Colavito or Tris Speaker? Actually, it's Bill Bradley. Bradley a solid third base- = Yack 10-1, land 12-2, Milwaukee beat Minnesota 4-2 and ‘Toronto topped Kansas City 3-2. Belle,batting :359, singled during a three-run fourth inning that made it 7-2. His two-out hit came with with runners on second Lewis hit grand slams as visiting , at Camde ‘Yards, giving shaky Mike Mussina his seventh victory. Roberto Alomar hit a three-run homer in the sixth, rallying the Orioles from a 7-5 deficit, 1 Palmeiro and Mark Smith, called up from the minors Saturday, also third and Eddie Murray, one of baseball's best bases-loaded hitters connected for Baltimorey. |