Show w-- iiirriiiiiHw‘i i V— '"1 13 Utah State soccer 14 Mayor Leagues 15 The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday August 30 1998 Inside Utah State QBs are green race for starting job with Jensen in front Three-ma- n ms is the series profiling the 1998 Utah football term by posiHon Benza had in five games last year com- By 8hawn Harrison sports writer Logan starts ttw 98 tootbal sea- ton with a bang Page 14 puzz fall at Omaha OMAHA Neb (AP)— Chris Hitcher Bit two two-ru- n home runs to lift the Qmihi Royils to a 6-- 4 win Saturday Sight over Salt Lake ia Pacific Coast league baseball Hatcher broke Omaha’s single-seasRBI record with a two-nhomer in the sixth inning that pulled the Royals within 3--2 Previously he had been tied with Glean Davis who had 97 RBIsia 1994 Hatcher then lopped 100 RBIs with his homer in die bottom of the eighth that brake a tie at 3 The fbur-Rnight gives him 101 for the season and he upped his mmordeague leading home ran totd to 43 Luis Ortiz followed Hitcher's sixth-innihomer with a solo shot that tied die game A sacrifice fly by Pellow gave Omaha its sixth nm later in die eighth Roland De La Maza (9-3-) pitched three relief to pick up die vicbarings of one-ru- n tory Greg Hansell gave up a ran on three hits in the ninth but got his 12th save - pleting f One thing is for sure when the Aggies take the field Sept 3 in the season opener against Utah — the starting arterback will have no fports briefs on m accessed each week but he will probably be out at leata six to eight weeks seen action - Gone from a year ago is Matt SauL He finished his two-yecareer at USU as die school's fifth leading passer of all time with 5385 yards With Sauk graduated and Benza hurt it would seem senior transfer Riley Jensen 6-- 0 208) would be a ar 9-- o 8 1 passes for 166 yards and a touchdown “When we came into fall Brian Benza was still in the mix" said Arslanian who Aggls update — Page 14 coaches the quarterback position His injury happened early so emotionally and mentally we’ve adjusted from mat point We will have someone start for us that has never taken a map in a major college football game “We can’t worry about it It's a fact Those circumstances are facts" Benza’s throwing shoulder will be Division I experience When sophomore Brian Benza 206 pounds) had to have shoulder surgery less than a week into fall camp that left first-yeUSU head coach Dave Arslanian with no experienced signal callers ar sure bet for the starting job But Arslanian still han't named a starter: “No" said the coach when asked if Jensen was the guy Friday night after a scripted scrimmage at Romney Sta- dium "We're still mulling some things over I learned a lot more about some of die guys tonight We'll watch the film and evaluate it" Jensen who was a junior college at Snow College before transferring to BYU then Senior quartarback Jensen Is aiming to be the starter for the seeson opener Sept 5 when Utah comes Riley See GREEN on Rage 18 to town Morrill inks two names BI 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God bless America" — Owe outfielder Sammy Sosa efier kitting Us 53rd home run Li night )R COPY transition smoother for everyone involved in our program" Morrill’s three assistant coaches include Randy Rahe Tony Fuller and u celebrated wildly then the players waved their hats during a victory lap ‘I wu really scared because their hitters were coming up and I thought they were going to hit one off ine but I pitched it tow and they didn't” Frazier aid holding his home run ball hi the final baring he held Fbrukawa to a single and struck out Sugata fta-zi- er and finished the went See TITLE on Page 18 Bucks name new coach ST FRANCIS Wis (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks landed the coach they coveted and George Kari got the relationship he craved The Bucks hired the former Seattle Supers Sonics coach on Saturday to replace Chris Ford who wu fired four days earlier and owner Herb Kohl confirmed the deal wu for approximately $20 million over four years Not only did Kari get the big salary he wu looking for but he also got a large say in team decisions a voice he Leked in Seattle where he wu fired this summer after the team failed again to reach the NBA Finals Kail 47 who wu 384-15- 0 in his 6 12 years in Seattle wu set to sign a one-yedeal an analyst with Turner Sports this ar u season when Kohl called him on Friday Dan Veriin Rahe has spent seven seasons under Morrill while Fuller hu been with hbn for two years and Verlm for five Rahe and Fuller applied for Morrill’s vacant position at CSU but the Rams McKay last week and all three are now on the USU campus Morrill and his staff have been busy during their short time signing two new recruits to National Letters of Intent Joining the USU basketball program Brennan Ray and are sophomore-to-b- e true freshman Eric Schmieder Both will be eligible to play this season forward who Ray is a 6-- 6 played at Mesa (Ariz) Community College in 1996 before going on an LDS mission for the last two years He wu 225-pou- nd before deciding on Utah State In his one season at Mesa the Chandler Ariz native avenged 76 points and 53 rebounds per game while shooting 541 percent from the field and 619 percent from die free throw line His team morning in Hong Kong where Karl wu running a basketball clinic "I love coaching and I wanted to coach this season more than sit out and wait" for other coaching opportunitiea next year Kail said “I probably would drive a lot of people crazy if I sat out “Some people have talked to me about waiting for a real special situation You know wait for a Laker job or wait for a San Antonio job” Karl arid "But if you wait for tiiat other special job it's probably ing with the system a link bit" Over the put six seasons Seattle won more games than any NBA team except the Chicago Bulls whom they lost to in the Karl: Formar Sonic hoadad to MHwaukee to ooach the Bucks 1996 Finals was 30-- 6 and finished fifth in the NJCAA Tournament "He is a nice kid" said Tits Chapman an assistant coach at Mesa Community College "On the floor he is aggressive strong and runs the floor well He scores real well inside the paint He hu a really good work ethic and I would think hie would everyone there He just finds a way to win" Ray who plans on majoring in civil out-wo- rk See MORRILL on Page 17 New Aggie athletic director wants more fans By Shawn Hantaon New Utah State athletic director Bruce Vhn De Velde is looking for more Aggie fens With leu than a wed left until USU opens the 1998 football season time ate Mill good seats available at Romney Stadium Fau and potential Big Blue Chib members can come check them out Monday at die at dium at 11:30 am k "We've got to double our season ticket base or it will be difficult for our programs to grow" said Vu De Velde in an interview Saturday "Then Is potential here which is a good tiling We need people to come back and we also need new people" Since taking over die Aggie athletic department Ally 20 selling mote season tickets and increasing Big Blue and I’ve been in shout euoy Division I statium there is "Far $70 you get a season ticket go to two games litand you’ve already got your money's worth For tle a $100 donation which is tax deductible you can get a puking pan and get two chairbock seats That’s cheap There isn't a bad seat in the house" There are seats still available dose to the line for line those around the 25 to d well $100 donation The chairback seats are getting cup holders this i u u 50-ya- rd u u 30-yar- going to get any mooey from the university We are not going to get any t Jie hired Portland State coach Ritchie recruited by Utah and New Mexico sgortswijtnr Championohlpe men and woman's opening rounds at Flushing Meadows NY what I want and expect should make the Fkazier's teanunatrs leaped on top of him the crowd full of New Jerseyans er FSR — Grand Prix Auto Racing Grand Prix of Belgium at Belgium (afs locaHy across the nation at thtaUme eama-da- y tape) I have decided to join us at Utah State University" Morrill said "All three of them bring enthusiasm and experience to their positions Their familiarity with Saturday claims World Series title WILLIAMSPORT Pa (AP) — “Tming’s a beautiful dung" said Tbms Nobody paid much attention to Chris River manager Mike Gaynot whoae team in the 1995 Wbrid Series “He Gardooe before Saturday went came for us today" But die little outfielder who wu through just But Cattfene’s heroics wouldn’t have coming into the biggest game of his life stole the spotlight mattered without Todd Frazier who hitting home runs in consecutive ts launched the third pitch of the game two-ra-n — including a brio the left field hill He finished the shot — as Toms River NJ won tune by bidding the Japanese to two its first Little League Wbrld Series with hits in die final two Inningi and strika 12--9 victory over Kashima Japan ing out the last batter to end a slugfest “It wu a curve ball When it hit die in which 11 balls cleared the fences — bat I knew it wu gone” Cardone said three solo shots by Kashima’s Tfctsuya Rmikawa and two by Ttfsuya Sugata of die game-winn! Houston 74 Phoenix 68 OT V$K3N tftin Americans triumph Omaha 6 8ak Lake 4 Memphis 7 Tucson 8 1st game 0 Iowa 3 Atauqueraue m- - k we m imviviv Q iwW Minni p Oklahoma 5 6 Calgwy I Diana BuahHarald Journal an more Mate money In order for our budget to grow we need people to join the Big Blue Chib and buy season tickets Programs flourish when they ire funded" there are around 4000 season ticket hold ers With thousands of USU alumni living in die state Van De Velde feels there should be three times that number His goal is to get 10000 for football Having spent time at Kansas State Van De Velde has seen how selling season tickets can change an athletic department's budget Kansas State went from being a cellar dwelling team in the Big 8 to being ranked among die beat teams ia die country and selling 35000 tickets for at least $140 "Demographkally Kansas State Is probably ' off dun we are" Vu De Velde said "wfc arenT selling i i See FANS an rage 18 M m |