1992_05 The Daily Collegian May 1992

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Choose your Athlete-of-the-Semester
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' Hello again, Bulldog fans. Remember
us? The end-all, be-all of collegiate
newspapers? The so-called "Only
Independent News Source" for Fresno
State?
Alas, the end of the semester is upon
us, bringing with it finals, stress, zits—
the whole kit 'n kaboodle. But the most
exciting sign that summer is almost
upon us is me introduction of the ballots
for the Daily Collegian's Male and
Female Athlete of the Semester. Oh,
the splendor of it all.
LastsemesterJarneyHarrisandDina
Farage of the FSU cross country team
used a late voting surge to win the Fall
award.
The Spring balloting figures to be
much closer, with several candidates
having all-American, all-Big West
Conference and Olympic-contending
marks. To help you get a better grasp of
the candidates' achievements, here's a
quick rundown the men (women will
be featured tomorrow):
Male Candidates (in alphabetical
order)
Greg Anderson—After opening the
season with a huge win in the Rolex
ITCA NorCal Tournament (the first
player to whvt|>e tourney who was not
from Stanford or Cal), Anderson rolled
through the Big West with few setbacks.
Coupled with partner Mike Noel, he
earned the number two doubles title at
the BWC Championships in Ojai last
weekend. *
Wil Hooker—The 64 senior made
a tough but successful switch to point
guard for the Bulldogs in 1991-92 and
rewarded himself by becoming the all-
time leading scorer in Fresno State
history. Hooker scored 31 points
against Gonzaga in the finals of the
Coors Light Classic at Selland Arena, a
game FSU won in overtime. —
career first all-time in scoring (1739
points) and steals (182) and second in
assists (344). This season. Hooker led
the team in scoring average (15.6 ppg)
arid became the fast player in school
history to accumulate at least 1,700
points, 400 rebounds and 300 assists.
He was a second team, all-Big West
selection this season.
Reggie Jackson — The FSU triple-
jumper has rebounded fronvhis well -
documented automobile accident to
become a dominating force in the Big
West. Jackson earned his fourth- I
straight all—American honor when he
finished sixth at the NCAA Indoor
Championships with a leap of 54-1/2. ■
Lorenzo Neal — Fresno State's
version of two-sport star DeionSanders
not only ran over opponents for the
Bulldog football team this season, but
he turned them over and pinned them
on the wrestling mat. Neal captured
the Western Athletic Conference title
in the heavyweight division and
qualified for the NCAA
Championships in March. Ranked 10th
in the nation at one point, Neal finished
seventh at the NCAAs in Oklahoma
City.
Jim Patterson — At present,
Patterson is tied for the national lead
with 12 wins (he has two losses), the
6-1 senior right-hander has dominated
his opponents and has helped put the
Bulldogs in the driver's seat for the Big
West Conference crown and a possible
return trip to the College World Series
in Omaha, Neb.
Other Bulldogs to consider — Gerry
Abas (wrestling). Tod Bernard
(basketball), Brant Brown (baseball),
Roshawn Tames (shot put). Todd;
Johnson (baseball), Peter Klinovsky
(tennis), Per Nyman (golf) and Todd
Riech (javelin).
Athlete-of-the-Semester
(Male)
I    I Greg Anderson, tennis
[U Wil Hooker, basketball
| ] Reggie Jackson, track
Lorenzo Neal, football/wrestling
Jim Patterson, baseball
I j Other        '	
You may vote as many times as you wish, and all ballots
must be turned in to The Daily Collegian office by
Thursday, May 14. The women's ballot will be printed
tomorrow, with both men's and women's winners being
announced in the final issue of The Daily Collegian on
Friday, May 15.
A look at pro baseball happenings
Adam Brady	
Sports writer
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The major league toenail season is
almost one-sixth of the way over and so far
the early consensus among fans is: what is
going on?
. So far the 1992 season has been far from
normal, mainly because of the addition of
the third league. In the majors we now
liav^tiwNUOieAUandtl^DUUiati^the
disabled list
Jheinjured list has had about 90 or so
•players' on it since opening day, and as
salaries go up, we will just see more and
more guys decting to sit out rather than
risk having that riamstring injury get worse
and keep mem from lifting their money for
the rest of the year. «
WmVtne bur*n**-6f^sdre backs; bad
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shoukiers, and hangnails taking up the DL
and leaving holes in major league rosters,
the standings have been a bit out of the
ordinary.
In the cellar of the AL East, everything is
normal, however. The Cleveland Injuns
are once again in last place and out of the
pennant race before June. They are 9-17
and already eight games back of the two
- teams ttod for rust   TotonftOamdaMtimore.
Ualuumre?! Wait a minute, what aw
they doing in first? The Orioles have
celebrated their new stadium. Oriole Park
at Camden Yards, with a 16-8 record so far.
The Os have won a whopping five in a
row. They did not win much more than
five the whole season last year. How do
you explain a team whose starting*!! neup
includes such household names as Brady
Devoeaux, Chris Hoiles, and Tun Hulett?
Pitching, man.
The Orioles have Ben McDonald, Mike
Mussiiia.andi«wry«xruiredR
doing the job as starters with Greg Olson
kx)kingunhittabteasa closer. OsonaJready
has five saves and Mussina, who nobody
had heard of prior to^b year, looks likean
All-Star with a perfect 4-0 record.
Also, Devereaux and Hoiles, whose
WaeuaTJcards are the ones kki» usually
throw a way, are both tied rOT firm m the AL
with six home runs apiece.
Speaking of home runs, remember Mark
McGwire? He bkariirig the irajcc leagues
with 13 home runs, and if he keeps up this
pace, which he won't, he will finish with
about 84 on the season, which is not too
bad. Last year McGwire hit %2 home runs
batting average. This year he has a goatee,
an ugly kx>king perm hecalls a haircut, and
seems to be a new man. Not only is he
knocking the ball out of the park, but he is
sixth in the American IwunamlulUngata
349 cup.
In the National League, the Braves fans
r*vesudcterdystof>ped chopping. The team
that last year looked like the next dynasty
in baseball a in fifth place in the NL West
Willi a aleUor 12-13 nxunl. However, tins
Anderson,  Mark   McLemore,   Mike'   and struggled 4o get to the 200 mark tn
strong west is so nomwe itgfu
now that the Braves are only one and a half
games outornrstana tne utt-paceL/ougers
are just three back.
Hopefully when those on the DL got
bored chewing sunflower seed sand decide
to comeback and play, baseball will become
more normal, or at least as normal as it can
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