Show B2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday March 1 2002 i i It takes three to make a game go right for Ags and Southtwinbill today against Oregon (7-ern Utah (9-The Aggies also will play No 6 Sat- Washington (14-3- ) and BYU (7-' the finale with coming Sunday urday vs UNLV (9-Their goaj for the tournament: to put together that elusive complete game Last Thursday the Aggies held Southern Utah to just six hits and one run over eight-plu- s innings Problem is USU managed just three hits and didn't push a runner across home plate Before that on Feb 16 against Stanford the Aggie offense belted nine hits and scored three times The defense was also solid for the most part committing just one error But the mound work was subpar By David Cordero staff writer 3) 9) Pitching defense and timely hitting are the foundation upon which winning joftballteams has aspirations of are built Utah State becoming such a squad Yet one piece of the pie has been missing most of the year And which slice that is differs from game to game "We either pitch and play defense well and don't hit or don't pitch well and play defense and play catch-u- p all game" Aggie coach Debbie Bilbao said "We ask that they do three things well If we do that wc probably win" USU will compete in the Red Desert Classic at ‘St George this weekend Five games are scheduled to take place starting with a noon 8) 9) (1-1- 0) sure she gets her front foot down Smith has become more consistent with her stroke "I've been confident and calmer in the box" Smith said It's translated into a 667 slugging percent- Sevens runs were surrendered All earned As a whole the staff has struggled allowing 130 baserunners in just 67 23 innings pitched "We need to flat out get better as a pitching staff" shsaid "If we start pitching well we'll win ballgames Leg work does trick To say Breanne Smith is carrying the offense is to state the obvious She is only batting 370 with three doubles a triple and a home run on a team with a 193 average and 11 extra base hits Without her the Aggies would be hitwith six extra base hits 174 ting So far her statistics are heads and heels above last year's when she finished with a 193 ayerage And there is a reason for that Smith formerly Nickle said Bilbao has made a few adjustments to her swing that has Smith using her legs moreto generate power By inverting her knees slightly and making Utah State softbaN takes on Oregon SUU today age "She's setting a good tone for us" Bilbao said of her senior "She's going out with a pretty big bang" Fresh hurler in control One of the bright spots on the staff is Lindsay Janssen a true freshman Although she has an ERA of 317 this season Janssen has walked just 12 batters and hit two in 46 innings That may be impressive for a newcomer but for Jannsen it's been her modus operandi throughout her career "I don't like die idea of giving away free bases" she said "That's one of my biggest pet peeves" Irvine falls Sf- to Beach Utah pastes Memphis at Delta Center LONG BEACH Calif (AP) — Kevin Roberts scored 21 of his 27 points in the Second career-hig- h half as Long Beach State beat UC Irvine the Utah Jazz Donycll Marshall scored 20 points and Bryon Russell added 13 on shooting as the Jazz beat 0 the Memphis Grizzlies in second their Thursday night February home The 49ers jumped out to a quick 9 lead after 7:00' of play 22-- UC Irvine (20-- 9 13-fought back with a 22-- 8 run to take a 0 lead with 5:10 left iri the first half Jordan Harris sparked foe Anteafep comeback scoring 20 of his 29 points in die first 5) 14-7- 31-3- game One week after Sarah Hughes won the women's figure skating gold medal at the Delta Center the Jazz returned home for the Erst time since Feb 2 after being displaced for nincgamcs by the Winter Olympics “Wc weren't used to the white uniforms" joked Karl Malone whb scored 10 points “We went out and got comfortable on the road We know why we had to do it because of the Olympics hut it was nice to be back" Hughes’ victory was a stunner but the Jaz refused to allow another upset against Memphis After losing twice to the Grizzlies this season Utah dictated the pace from tipoff this time ' “Wegot out on the defensive end" Malone said “We got a nice lead froni the start Guys were 'unselfish with the ball" Rodney Buford scored 1 3 points and Shane Battier had 12 but the Grizzlies jost their fifth straight Utah established control with an 18-- 9 run midway through the first quarter and led 33-2- 0 after the opening period It was 3 1 -- 33 at the break and the Jazz led by 20 points then 30 then 40 in the second half Scott Padgett's basket with 2:08 to The 49ers led 40-3-9 at the break and opened tlte second half with a 15-- 4 run to take control Irvine’s Jerry Green the Big West Conference’s top scorer averaging 206 points scored 23 before fouling out Miller out Madden in '' Padgett scored 13 points and LaRue hadl2 points and 12 assists The reserve point guard set the tone for the night with 2: 18 remaining in this first quarter taking s feed from Andrei Kirilenko for his first NBA dunk “I didn’t try anything fancy just a little something" LaRue said Thai’s when everyone knew it would be afyn night for the Jazz Several 44-poi- nt zlies “Tonight was a disgrace’’ Memphis coach Sidney Lowe said “We did nothing right Nothing We didn’t defend We didn't remember what to do defensively Thewhole scheme it was a disgrace” MIAMI ( AP) — Chris DiMarco would rather be leading the PGA Tour money list in November than late February alihough it hasn’t happened by accident Just ask Tiger Woods currently 29 places ' behind oij the money list and two strokes behind DiMarco after the first round Thurs- 'day of the Genuity Championship “He's playing beautifully” Woods said ' “He's hitting good shots and he’s rolling the ball well' There’s no substitute for having a lot of confidence and he obvioysly has a lot of confidence because of the way he’s play- - players on the Utah sideline turned to look at John Stockton as if to say “You’re next big guy” “Not likely” Stockton said later John Amaechi scored 10 points as Utah which averaged 3$ percent 'shooting in its two losses to the ' Grizzlies shot 382 percent this time and won for the seventh time in eight games ' ' means more to him than leading the money list in late February “I Want to be there in November" DiMarco said “Someone is going to win ' $900 AX) this week Unless it’s me I’m going to get knocked off” That he was leading after one round was not nearly as strange as the weather that greeted players in Miami After's Wfest Coast Swing in which it was sunny at every stop and the only rain was a light drizzle for a few hours in Los Angeles tire early starters were bundled in turtle: necks and sweaters The temperature was 42 ing The PGA Tour left unusually dry Califordegrees at the start with strong gusts nia and moved across the country to surpris- - ' DiMarco caught a break by starting in the afternoon when the temperatures wanned iiigly chilly Florida The one constant was 65 for V slightly and more importantly the wind DiM£rco who opened with a his best round onBlue Monster at Doral and died for his final 10 holes ' is once again the guy everyone is chasing Still his start was the key —a chip-i- n for ' birdie and birdie putts of 15 and 8 feet to Opening with three straight birdies DiMarco finished the first round wife a begin a rapid rise on the leadertward DiMarco’s only mistake was missing the " Els Ernie over Vijay advantage 17fefairway and failing to get Singh Steve Allan of Australia and Greg : for par from the bunker '' Kraft '0 I DiMarco’s id best “Once you’ve won bnce you kind of get round Doral previous the monkey off your back — and twice you ' Was a 69 In fact' for a guy who went to fee kind of vindicate the first one” said DiMarUniversity of Florida and lives in Orlando’ the Florida Swing has never been too mem-fe- te co whose victory in the Phoenix Open last ' ' month Was his third in the last three seasons v: "it’s not about finishing second or lOfe or j “I don’t think I’ve had too many really 12fh anymore” he said “It’s about win- good Florida tournaments” he said “You :r would think I’d play better: Eve put s lot of m ning” ' DiMarco who had a shard of fee lead at pressure on myself in Florida but I foU j ’ some point in fee final round of his first myself going in this week that I’m going to ferce tournaments this year already has a try to be really relaxed not let myself get in x fee That finishes three and othef way" victory ' ii ' v 1 top-si- M c j 4:55 Utah took a 55-4- 4 lead as baskets by Jeff Johnsen and Nick Jacobson capped a 20-- 8 run Nelson’s three-poiplay with 5:30 left got Colorado State within 57-5- 3 but Utah with the momentum regained nt ar 1 two-ma- v-- with left Utah completed a biro- game sweep of Colorado State The victory assures' ' Utah a tie for first place in the conference with ' Wyoming which beat' Brigham Young 0 also on Thursday Wyoming will host Utah Saturday in the regular season finale for both teams 76-6- reporter' “I had tins opportunity and I wanted to do whatever it took to get it Madden said done” the Thursday “This is where ! want to finish” ' Michaels on “Monday Night Foot- ball” since 1986 is Madden’s first new boothmate in more than two decades: Madden and Pat Summerall were paired at CBS in 1981 then moved to Fox in 1994 along the way becoming the signature voices of NFL games Madden had one year at $75 mil-lion left on his contraqtwith Fox but the network agreed to scrap that deal -- See MADDEN mi B3 Unkind CoABtmed from B1 6 The Grizzlies dosed the deficit to two on a Robbie Smith bucket wife 1:43 left and had a chance to tie about 30 seconds later However White missed while driving to fee hoop and fouled Swindlehurst mi fee ensuing rebound The Umpview senior then made both of his ' free throws "We didntgetfeeeasy baskets we did in fee first halL" Bennett said "But we had our ' chances" an Though opportunity for 'an upset was missed it shouldn't overshadow Logan's unlikely success this seasori After taring 10 renionta graduation a year 48-4- : ' v v ' Jeff Johnsen’s Continued from B1 one-stro- ke i‘ NEW YORK (AP) — Boom! Just’ like that John Madden is in and Dennis Miller is out 'Madden is carrying his inimitable ' mix of enthusiasm opinions and analysis to “Monday Night Football” leaving Fox Sports and agree$20 million deal ing to a four-yewith ABC Sports to pair withAl n Michaels in a booth Miller — a comedian known for obscure references not football smarts — leaves after two seasons and declining ratings Dan Fouts and Eric Dickerson also woe taken off ABC’s prime-tim- e NFL broadcasts while Melissa Stark stays as a sideline ' lead The' play gave Utah a 108-6- 8 margin was the third-wor- st ' in franchise history for the as tour moves to - AP photo Solomon (1) has a tough time getting around Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone during the first Memphis Grizzlies guard quarter of their game Thursday at the Delta Center This was the first home game for the Jazz since Feb 2 Will DiMarco contin ues to roll Utes " on Thursday 14 SAIT LAKE CITY (AP) — If Rusty LuRue dunks in the first quarter it's going1 'to be a great night for 1 86-7- 0 Roberts was and added seven rebounds and blocked three shots as the 49ets (13-1- 6 94 Big West) won their fifth consecutive game Ron Johnson scored 20 points and Travis Reed added 19 for Long Beach in the final regular season game for both teams ' ' '' A-- - I V all of fedr new feceslnft and arduous task After beginning the campaign 4-5 Logan won nine of its next 12 games and was-i-n position to make fee 4A semifinals v So a failure this wks not kids”Benneft our said "They Tmproudof c pwdag played their best basketball today— on the last game of fee season You can't as! r'y-more than feaL" V1 : I ’ ‘j ’ - t S' ' : t' El LuowMtorald Journal LOganfc Ryan- BoMn rigid ItM his shot fatocksd by "J ‘ UmpiriaMa Chris MMs on ThHaday: ' j 'T y' if 'i V-- j' 4 ' s r! i i " y "' :s' |