1989_03 The Daily Collegian March 1989

              Sports
Caijfornia State University, Fresno
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1989
One more
win needed
By Marcus Musacchio
Sports Writer
After a disastrous first half, the Bulldogs defense came
alive to shut down the scrappy Spartans of San Jose State in
a much needed 73-59 victory at Selland Arena last night.
The Bulldogs ended their three-game losing streak to even
their record at 13-13 overall and 8-9 in conference. Despite
leading 37-36 at the half, coach Bill Berry's hard-luck
Spartans were slapped for their 15th straight loss. San Jose
Stale dropped to 1-16 overall and 5-21 in the Big West
Kevin Stevenson had a career high 20 points, nailing
fotirof-four from three-point range and pulling down six
rebounds m the process.
Jervis Cole scored his 1.408 point early in the second half
to surpass Roy Jones (73-'76) and move into fourth place on
the all-time FSU scoring list. Cole finished the game with
14 points to bring his career point total to 1,416. He also
contributed four rebounds and two blocked shots.
Wilben Hooker ended his drought of late, putting in 12
points including a three-pointer. Hooker now has 44 treys,
just two short of the FSU season record.
The Spartans scored the last four points of the first-half,
including a last second jumper by forward Craig McPherson
to go up by one at intermission.
"I don't know if I've ever been more down after the fust
half," said Ron Adams, adding that San Jose's tough
penetration had something to do with the Bulldogs early
trouble. The Spartans were .520 from the field in the first
half, including several shots which Adams termed 'unusual."
One such shot came when Tom Desiano tossed a pass inside
which accidentally rallied through.
Adams thought San Jose out-played his team in the first
half and said thai they couldn't get inside early as they wanted
to, due lo turnovers. Adams was most disturbed by his
teams first-half defense. "When we don't play good defense.
we're not very good." said the coach.
Fresno Stale's defense came out tough and allowed the
Spartans only 22 points in the sccond-hajf. San Jose's hot
shooung turned ice-cold under the Bulldog defense, which
allowed them to hit only .333 from the field in the last
period for a game average of .440.
Please see WIN, page 10
Mark Mirko/Ooiry Collegian
San Jose Stats forward Crakj McPhwson (tort) want S-tor-11 from tha fteW and 5-8 form the line to no avail
as Frtsno Stata and Jervis Cole (right) defeated the Spartans 73-59.
fDogs send Beavers packing
By Mark Garcia
Sports Writer
For the first five innings of Thursday
night's baseball game, the Fresno State
Bulldogs were, to use an old sports
phrase, just plain flat Luckily for
them, five innings does not a complete
game make.
With one run in the sixth and four in
the seventh, FSU came from behind to
defeat the Oregon State Beavers 5-2 at
Beiden Field. It was the Bulldogs si nth
Knight win to run their record to 9-6
The Bulldogs' winning rally came
with two outs in the seventh when four
straight batters reached base off losing
pitcher Jeff Ous (0-1).
Eddie Bustamante drove in Steve
Hosey. whose single extended his
hitting streak to 12 games, with a
single up the middle to tie the score at
2-2.
Steve Vondran then hit a rouunc
grounder to third baseman Troy Haugcn
who tried to force Bustamante at second,
but was late with the throw.
It proved to be costly as the next
batter, second baseman Tcrancc Frazier.
dropped in a wind-aided bloop double
between three fielders to bring in Bus-
tamante with the winning run.
"That play really helped us because it
prolonged the inning and then we got
lhe rally going after that," said Head
Coach Bob Benrteti, "u really picked-up
the ballclub."
Center fielder Tom Goodwin finished
the scoring with a line dnve single to
center scoring Vondran and Frazicr. his
second and ihird RBI's of the game.
Rich Crane, (3-1). weni the distance
Crane pitched
great. He was in
control all
through the game.
—Bob Bennett
for the victory giv.ng up eight hits
with two walks and 10 strikeouts.
Crane struggled early, as did the
team, but came on strong at the end as
he reined 15 of the last 19 OSU bailers.
"After wc scored a couple of runs I
started to get fired up and that got me
through the rest of the game," said
Crane.
"Crane  pitched  greaL   He   was   in
control all through the game," added
BcnnetL
Crane's only mistake, however, came
in the second when Otis blasted a 2-2
change-up over the right field fence to
give the Beavers a 2-0 lead.
While Crane was struggling, Otis
was strolling along with a one-hitter
through the first five innings.
"We started off flat and just watched
him throw for five innings," said
Bennett, "then we started lo get things
rolling."
Vondran led-off the sixth wiih a
single to lefi,exiending his hitting
streak to 10. and scored on a triple by
Goodwin to cut die lead to 2-1.
"1 thought Goodwin's hit really
sparked lhe club and that carried into the
next inning," said Bennett.
After Goodwin's two-run single in
the seventh, Ous was relieved by Dave
Shoppc who slopped the FSU rally and
retired the Bulldogs in order in the
eighth
The Bulldogs continue their series
with the the Beavers (4-1) tonight al 7
p.m. and tomorrow at 1 p.m.
Scheduled to start for the Bulldogs
tonight is Erik Schullsuorn (2-1, 2.31)
and Steve Wolf (3-0, 4.70) is scheduled
for tomorrow.
Carpenter
saves day
It was Terry Carpenter day in Las
Cruces, New Mexico: Tratrsday.
The Fresno State University
freshman pitcher recorded wins in ail
three of the Bulldogs' games on
opening day of the Mexico Slate
Rcadninncr Invitational,
Carpenter had complete-games
victories against Okiaboma and No.
16 Arizona State, by scores of 9-3
and 64). respectively.
In between, she picked up a win in
relief against Oregon. She replaced
starter Carie Dever, who had given
np two runs in the top of the third,
after 2 1/3 innings. The Bulldogs
went on bo win the game 5-3.
The three wins boosted FSlXs
record to 8-0. Carpenter, who struck
out 12 batters on ihe day, improved
to 5-0.
Fresno State will face No. II
Minnesota, New Mexico State and
North Eastern Louisiana today. The
tournament finals  will be played
The six runs- FSU gave ;«p
Thursday were ^'^kuCjtOafiti-'bf
the BuUdogs tins season. Carpenter's
shutout against Arizona State was
ner third in five wtmgs this season.