1993_02 Insight February 1993

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FSU Athletics— This Week
February 14
Today
Women's Basketball vs. San
Women's Basketball  vs.
Diego State, 7:30 p.m.
Men's  Baseball   @   012
Sacramento State, 7:30 p.m.
Wrestling vs. fill Oklahoma, 12
Stanford, 1:00 p.m.
iuMli
Men's Tennis @ #11 USC,
noon
February 15
1:30 p.m.
Men's Baseball @ttl2 Stanford,
Men's   Baseball   @   #12
1:00 p.m.
Stanford, 1:00 p.m.
February 13
Women's Softball vs. ttl UCLA,
February 16
Men's Basketball @ Air
1:00 p.m.
Men's Baseball vs Pacific,
Force, 7:30 p.m.
IndoorTrackandField@ UNR,
7:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m.
February 10,1993
Page 7
Major leaguers attend alumni game
By Dave Donnelly
Special to Insight
Major League Baseball has been renamed "the show" by major leaguers
abroad. Perhaps it has been affectionately renamed because it is so hard to
get to "the show." It is the dream of
every little league, high school, college
and minor league baseball player.
Yet the percentage of athletes that do
make it is small, almost microscopic.
Fresno State's Head Coach Bob
Bennett has had numerous baseball
players drafted by a major league club.
Currendy there are six players in the
major leagues and 29 in the minor
leagues.
On Jan. 30, several of those players
returned to their old stomping grounds
to compete in the annual FSU alumni
game at Bciden Field. These players
included Mark Gardner, Tom Good win,
StcveHosey, Bobby Jones Eddie Zosky,
Brant Brown, Terance Frazier, Chris
Falco and Philip Romero. These guys
didn 'tdisappoint the largest crowd ever
to see an alumni game.
Gardner pitched the first inning, allowed two hits and struck out two .
Gardner was at FSU until 1985. He had
a 24-5 record with a 352 ERA.
During his senior season Gardner was
named second-team All-American by
the American Baseball Coaches Association and Baseball America Magazine. He was also named Player of the
Year in the Pacific Coast Athletic As-
In 1985, Gardner was drafted by the
Montreal Expos.
"It was exciting." Gardner said. The
feeling was electrifying. It all starts
when you're young."
Gardner spent four years in the Expo
farm system before being called up to
the major leagues in 1989. In three
years with the Expos Gardner compiled a 28-33 record with a 3.96 ERA in
94 appearances. He started 87 games.
During the off season Gardner was
traded to the Kansas Cily Royals. He
was anything but disappointed although
he enjoyed his stay in Montreal.
Gardner will have to make adjustments to the new league. He will have
to deal with the designated hitter.
"The Royals have a great organization and we'll have a real good team,"
Gardner said. "It's going to be quite a
different ballgame."
Bennett said thi s could be good for the
right-hander.
"I think he'll enjoy it, not that he
didn't like Montreal" Bennett said.
"He'll be in the United States, which is
a different tax structure and he'll be
closer to his wife. He feels like he's in
the big leagues. I think that's a big plus
for a ball player plus he likes the organization. They (the Royals) feel it's a
big deal that they have Mark Gardner
on their team. In the National League
he was taken out of a lot of ball games
when the score was 1 -0 or 2-1. Now he
won't have to worry about that.
Unlike Gardner the other alumni have
not entrenched themselves in the major
leagues yet, Goodwin, Hosey, Zosky
have spent time in the big leagues but
have yet to spend an entire season with
the bigclub. However, this could be the
year that changes.
Goodwin was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was the 22nd pick in
the first round of the June 1989 draft.
He hit 350 in three seasons with the
Bulldogs. He is the career leader in hits
with 287, stolen bases with 164 and
runs scored (207).
Goodwin has been called up to the
major leagues several times, but has
never spent an entire season with the
Dodgers. However that may change
this season. Spring training starts Feb.
18 and Goodwin has been invited to
Vcro Beach for a shot at making "the
show."
"I'm excited," Goodwin said. "It's
great to get an opportunity to make the
club."
"I've never seen anybody run like
Tom Goodwin," Bennett said.
Bennett has been in the game of baseball for a lot of years and has some
advice for the Dodgers.
"Put him in the outfield and let him
play," Bennett said. "I'd let him play
this year if I wanted to win a pennant
because he can do things [wiih his
speed]. He's got that kind of speed.
He's more than a one-dimensional
player because he's a real good outfielder. I don't think I'd take (Brett)
Butler out of the outfield because he
also has talent. But they're banking on
the big guys. Strawberry and Davis,
again this year."
Jones will also be invited to spring
training this season. Jones was drafted
by the New York Mets in the first round
of the 1991 draft. He was the 36th pick
overall.
He was almost untouchable for the
Bulldogs. The right-handed pitcher led
the Bulldogs to the College World Scries with a 16-2 record and a 1.88 ERA
in 1991. He also had 18 complete games
and was named NCAA Player of the
Year by Collegiate Baseball.
"I was excited; I figured I'd be
drafted," Jones said. "I was happy being chosen by the Mets. I have no
pressure on me."
Bennett said Jones would have been
called up to the Mets last season if it
wasn't for the expansion draft,   •
"If they would've called him up then
he would've been one of the first guys
thrown into the draft." Bennett said. "I
believe he'll start at triple A and in two
Hector Amezcua/Special to Insight
Tom Goodwin went 4-5 in the Annual FSU Alumni Game on Jan. 30\The 'Dogs opened play last weekend.
to three weeks he' 11 be their third, fpurth
or fifth starter.
Hosey spent time in the big leagues
last season with the San Francisco Giants. He played in 21 games and hit
.250 with one home run and six RBIs.
The right-handed outfielder played at
Fresno State through 1989 when he
was drafted in the first round^with the
14thpick.
Zosky played in 26 games at shortstop for the World Champion Toronto
BlueJays.Hehad34atbaisandhit.176
with ihree RBIs. He was also drafted in
the first round of the 1989 draft.
Bennett said the sky's the limit for
Hosey and Zosky.
" I see Hosey playing in the big leagues
next year and starting to move toward
being one of the big guys in the game,"
Bennett said. "He's a good all-around
player. He's got a good throwing arm,
he runs well, he's got good power and
he's 'tuned in' so he'll be a big-time
player.
"Zosky's a big-league shortstop.
When he makes it he'll be the guy that
you measure other shortstops after. He's
struggled a little bit up until this point,
probably the pressure, probably a little
tight. I can see him being in the big
leagues".
Brown and Romero arc the newest
'Dogs to be drafted. Both players finished careers at FSU after the 1992
season. Brown was drafted by the Chicago Cubs and Romero by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Maybe one day they will make their
dreams come true and join Gardner,
Goodwin, Jones, Hosey and Zosky in
"the show."
1993 softball preview: Fresno State enters the WAC
•>Diamond Lady
'Dogs start new *ra
with youthful spirit.
Fred Lee	
Sports Editor
You can always count on Christmas to be held on December 25.
You can alwayscounton Michael
Jordan's 30-t- points a game and
you can always count on Fresno
State's Women's Softball team
to be ranked in the top five in the
nation every year.
The College World Series has
become a very familiar meeting
place forthe Bulldogs. They have
attended each of the last six, placing second in 1988, '89 and '90.
Seven of the 19 players listed
on this years roster are freshmen.
In fact the average collegiate experience of the entire team is
Margie Wright, head coach.
only 1.2 years. Still Head Coach
Margie Wright believes the' Dogs
will be very competitive in the
W. A.C. and in postseason play in
1993.
Joining FSU in the W. A.C. will
be Cal State Northridgc (#14
preseason),New Mexico.Sacramento State, San Diego State,
Southern Utah and Utah.
Two veterans that will lead FSU
into battle this year arc senior
pitcher Marcie Green and junior
shortstop Kim Mahcr.
Green, 23-8 with a 0.63 ERA
last season, hopes her senior year
is just as productive. Green ranks
7th in career victories and 5th in
career shutouts at FSU with 45.
Maureen Brady and Lisa Mize
culminate a solid rotation.
Kim Mahcr, two time A1I-CWS
selection, will anchor a solid infield forthe 'Dogs. Maher will be
looking to improve on her already impressive offensive stats.
She led the 'Dogs in almost every major offensive category last
season and is approaching career
marks in HR's, RBI's and
doubles.
Melisa Thatcher (3B). Tiffany
Martinez (IB) and either freshman Jennifer McNatt or freshman Jo Pini will finish up the
Off The Wall.
JANUARY 30 PROVED TO BE A RECORD BREAKING
DAY FOR FRESNO STATE ATHLETICS:
* ROBERT FOSTER SET A NEW FSU INDOOR TRACK RECORD IN
THE 5SM HURDLES. FOSTER'S 7*36 ECLIPSED THE OLD MARK
OF 7*54 SET BY FRANK WILLIAMSON IN 1981.
* 800M   RUNNER SHANNON LEIDER BROKE HER OWN RECORD
OF 2X14.20 BY RUNNING z:o8.94 AT THE HOLIDAY INN CLASIC
IS RENO, NV.
* YVETTE TRISTAN LOWERED TEAMMATE AMY DOWNS-
RECORD IN THE zooM BUTTERFLY FROM 2:08.42 TO 2:06.26
infield.
The real question mark will be
in the outfield. Donna McDaniel
will be the only regular starter
returning. Rcdshirt freshman Jen
Henry and junior Jennifer Donncr will be against the top two teams
are the likely candidates to round in the country, UCLA and Ari-
out the starters. zona. Saturday's game against
FSU will be put to the test early #1 UCLA at Bulldog Diamond
as four of their first five games will start at 1:00 p.m.
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Mims said ihat thecallercanbefoundif
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figures out who he is from something he
says.
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tell anyone because the mystery of his
identity is pan of the control he wants to
achieve.
The Fresno Police Department, the
Sheriffs Department and the Campus
Police Depirtment recommend that all
calls received be reported immediately.