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By Kent Larsen
Sports: Baseball Season Ends, One Mormon in Playoffs
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- The Major League Baseball season finally ended, a week
later than expected, and just one Mormon player ended up in the playoffs.
Relief pitcher Dave Veres of the St. Louis Cardinals will likely pitch in
relief in some of the Cardinals games over the next week. Meanwhile, the
NHL's season began, and two of the three known Mormon players have already
appeared in games.
Both position players in baseball finished with good seasons. Last year's
National League MVP, Jeff Kent, didn't play as well this year, but still had
the second best season of his career, and just barely missed hitting .300
for the year. Meanwhile, Dodgers' backup center fielder McKay Christensen
ended up hitting .321 over 53 at bats in what may be called his rookie year.
Among starting pitchers, Toronto's Roy Halladay ended up with both the best
record and best ERA among pitchers, at 5-3 and 3.16, closely followed by the
Phillies' Brandon Duckworth. But two other good starters, Garret Stephenson
and Jaret Wright, both missed the majority of the season because of
injuries. Relief pitcher Kyle Farnsworth of the Chicago Cubs ended with the
best ERA, 2.74, followed by Veres, with 3.70.
In football, San Francisco's Derek Smith gave a standout performance on
defense, getting credit for 10 tackles, six solo, and a part of one sack,
clearly the most notable performance of the week. Other Mormon players
either did not play in this past week's games or turned in performances in
line with past weeks. Hockey players Aaron Gavey and Steve Konowalchuk both
hit the ice this past week, and both players recorded two assists for the week.
Senior PGA tour golfer Bruce Summerhays, meanwhile, earned another top ten
finish, tieing for 7th in the Turtle Bay Challenge and earning $48,000. Of
the four Mormon golfers in the PGA, only Dan Forsman was cut, with Jay Don
Blake leading the group by tieing for 23rd for a $33,600 purse.
[If the listings below aren't clear, try looking at them with a mono-spaced
font, such as courier - Ed.]
Baseball
Major League Baseball
Position Players:
McKay Christensen CF Los Angeles Dodgers
G AB R H HR RBI BB SO Avg
This Week 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
YTD 35 53 7 17 1 7 3 12 0.321
Minors 85 330 61 89 8 28 35 63 0.270
Jeff Kent 2B San Francisco Giants
G AB R H HR RBI BB SO Avg
This Week 6 24 5 7 1 10 2 1 0.292
YTD 159 607 84 181 22 106 65 96 0.298
Pitchers:
* Brandon Duckworth SP Philadelphia Phillies
G W-L S ERA IP H R ER BB SO
This Week 1 0-1 0 8.31 4.3 6 4 4 3 2
YTD 11 3-2 0 3.52 69.0 57 29 27 29 40
(MH) Shawn Estes SP San Francisco Giants
G W-L S ERA IP H R ER BB SO
This Week 1 0-0 0 67.51 0.7 5 5 5 0 1
YTD 27 9-8 0 4.02 159.0 151 78 71 77 109
Kyle Farnsworth RP Chicago Cubs
G W-L S ERA IP H R ER BB SO
This Week 2 0-1 1 6.77 1.3 3 1 1 0 2
YTD 76 4-6 2 2.74 82.0 65 26 25 29 107
Mike Fetters RP Pittsburgh Pirates
G W-L S ERA IP H R ER BB SO
This Week 2 0-0 2 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
YTD 54 3-2 9 5.51 47.3 49 32 29 26 37
Roy Halladay SP Toronto Blue Jays
G W-L S ERA IP H R ER BB SO
This Week 1 1-0 0 0.00 9.0 2 0 0 0 8
YTD 17 5-3 0 3.16 105.3 97 41 37 25 96
Jason M. Johnson SP Baltimore Orioles
G W- L S ERA IP H R ER BB SO
This Week 1 0- 0 0 7.20 5.0 6 4 4 3 4
YTD 32 10-12 0 4.09 196.0 194 109 89 77 114
* Omar Olivares RP Pittsburgh Pirates
G W-L S ERA IP H R ER BB SO
This Week 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
YTD 45 6-9 1 6.55 110.0 123 87 80 42 69
(MH) Garret Stephenson SP St Louis Cardinals
[On the Disabled List - out for the season]
(MH) Dave Veres RP St Louis Cardinals
G W-L S ERA IP H R ER BB SO
This Week 3 0-0 0 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 2 4
YTD 71 3-2 15 3.70 65.7 57 29 27 28 61
(MH) Jaret Wright SP Cleveland Indians
G W-L S ERA IP H R ER BB SO
This Week [On the Disabled List - out for rest of season]
YTD 7 2-2 0 6.52 29.0 36 23 21 22 18
Coaches
Iorg, Garth 1st Base Coach Toronto Blue Jays
Please help us find out if the following are Mormon:
Scott Eyre RP Toronto Blue Jays
Ryan Jensen SP San Francisco Giants
Minor Leagues
All Minor League Seasons are now over. However, we are still
interested in identifying Mormon players in the minors, especially
those at the AAA level. Also of interest are those playing in foreign
leagues, such as Japan and the Venezuela winter league. Here are the
minor league players we know:
AAA
Minors
Banks, Brian Catcher Calgary Cannons (Florida Marlins)
Perez, Santiago CF Portland Beavers (San Diego Padres)
Secrist, Reed 1st Base Nashville Sounds (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Please help us find out if the following are Mormon:
Nate Tebbs SS Richmond Braves (Atlanta Braves)
Ron Wright 1B Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
John DeSilva SP Las Vegas 51s (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Jeremy Lambert SP Memphis Redbirds (St Louis Cardinals)
Basketball
NBA
The NBA's season preseason games begin October 5th. Regular season begins October 30th.
WNBA
The WNBA's season has ended for 2001.
Football
NFL
Quarterbacks
Ty Detmer
G GS Att Comp Yds TD Int RushAtt RushYds RushTD
This Week 0 0 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0
YTD 1 1 42 22/212 1 7 2 5 0
Joe Germaine Kansas City Chiefs
G GS Att/Comp Yds TD Int RushAtt RushYds RushTD
This Week 0 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 0
YTD 0 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 0
Scott Mitchell Cincinnati Bengals
G GS Att/Comp Yds TD Int RushAtt RushYds RushTD
This Week 0 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 0
YTD 0 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 0
Offense
Greg Clark San Francisco Forty-Niners
G GS Rec Yds TD RushAtt RushYds RushTD
This Week [Injured -- Hamstring]
YTD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Todd Heap Baltimore Ravens
G GS Rec Yds TD RushAtt RushYds RushTD
This Week [Injured -- Ankle]
YTD 2 1 7 73 0 0 0 0
Chad Lewis Philadelphia Eagles
G GS Rec Yds TD RushAtt RushYds RushTD
This Week 1 1 4 38 0 0 0 0
YTD 4 4 16 139 2 0 0 0
Brandon Manumaleuna St Louis Rams
G GS Rec Yds TD RushAtt RushYds RushTD
This Week 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
YTD 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Itua Mili Seattle Seahawks
G GS Rec Yds TD RushAtt RushYds RushTD
This Week 1 0 2 42 1 0 0 0
YTD 4 2 4 63 1 0 0 0
Offensive Line
David Dixon Minnesota Vikings
G GS
This Week 1 1
YTD 4 4
Edwin Mulitalo Baltimore Ravens
G GS
This Week 1 1
YTD 4 4
John Tait Kansas City Chiefs
G GS
This Week 1 1
YTD 4 4
Kyle Turley New Orleans Saints
G GS
This Week 1 1
YTD 3 3
Defense
Marcus Bell Seattle Seahawks
G GS Tkls Solo Assist Sacks Int Fumb
This Week 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
YTD 4 1 9 7 1 1 0 0
Brant Boyer Cleveland Browns
G GS Tkls Solo Assist Sacks Int Fumb
This Week 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
YTD 4 1 12 11 2 0 0 0
Travis Hall Atlanta Falcons
G GS Tkls Solo Assist Sacks Int Fumb
This Week 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
YTD 4 4 10 8 3 1 0 0
Chris Hoke Pittsburgh Steelers
G GS Tkls Solo Assist Sacks Int Fumb
This Week 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
YTD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Junior Ioane Oakland Raiders
G GS Tkls Solo Assist Sacks Int Fumb
This Week 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
YTD 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rob Morris Indianapolis Colts
G GS Tkls Solo Assist Sacks Int Fumb
This Week 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
YTD 3 3 20 8 6 0 0 0
Derek M. Smith San Francisco Forty-Niners
G GS Tkls Solo Assist Sacks Int Fumb
This Week 1 1 10 6 1 0.5 0 0
YTD 3 3 28 19 8 0.5 0 0
Special Teams
Punter
Lee Johnson New England Patriots
G GS Punts Yds TB
This Week 1 1 5 224 1
YTD 4 4 20 890 3
Kicker
Owen Pochman New York Giants
G GS FG/FGA XP/XPA Kicks Yds TB
This Week 1 1 0/ 0 0/ 0 6 367 0
YTD 4 4 0/ 1 0/ 0 16 989 2
Coach
Andy Reid Philadelphia Eagles
Yds Plays PassYds/PassAtt RushYds/RushAtt Poss Pen Yds
This Week 440 61 261 / 29 179 / 30 29:05 8 58
YTD 1394 265 925 / 142 469 / 109 2:04:54 25 189
George Henshaw Tennessee Titans
Yds Plays PassYds/PassAtt RushYds/RushAtt Poss Pen Yds
This Week 185 53 138 / 33 47 / 17 25:01 9 107
YTD 764 182 525 / 109 239 / 64 1:23:41 15 172
Dave Campo Dallas Cowboys
Yds Plays PassYds/PassAtt RushYds/RushAtt Poss Pen Yds
This Week 231 58 123 / 27 108 / 30 28:49 4 29
YTD 889 216 403 / 101 486 / 110 1:43:49 17 133
Darrell Bevell Green Bay Packers
Yds Plays PassYds/PassAtt RushYds/RushAtt Poss Pen Yds
This Week 322 58 253 / 35 69 / 22 28:11 4 26
YTD 1515 260 1032 / 133 486 / 122 2:14:04 17 121
Cut since last season/draft:
Andersen, Jason Miami Dolphins
Ofahengue, Tevita Arizona Cardinals
Olsen, Hans Indianapolis Colts
Pupunu, Alfred Detroit Lions
Unutoa, Morris Tampa Bay Buccaneers
We're trying to confirm that the following are Mormon:
Knorr, Micah Dallas Cowboys (Utah State)
CFL
The CFL season began June 20th. We still have identified only two
Mormon players!
Wide receiver Ben Cahoon of the Montreal Alouettes is LDS, and
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Linebacker Sefa O'Reilly is LDS.
While we are compiling a list of Mormon players in the CFL, that
league doesn't make available player by player statistics.
We have also identified the following possible Mormon players, based
on the 2001 Rosters:
Rob Hitchcock, Hamilton Tiger-Cats -- Weber State
Trevor Shaw, Hamilton Tiger-Cats -- Weber State
Kevin Alexander, Montreal Alouettes -- Utah State
Anthony Calvillo, Montreal Alouettes -- Utah State
Josh Cochran, Montreal Alouettes -- Utah
Neal Fort, Montreal Alouettes -- BYU
Chad Folk, Toronto Argonauts -- Utah
Profail Greer, Toronto Argonauts -- Utah State
Errol Martin, Toronto Argonauts -- Utah
Morgan Welch, Toronto Argonauts -- Weber State
Brandon Dyson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers -- Utah State
College
NCAA - Division I
We plan to begin limited coverage of NCAA Division I football players
and coaches who are Mormon. Here is a list of the players OUTSIDE OF
UTAH we have identified to date. Many of these come from H.B.
Arnett's "Cougar Sportsline," with the assistance of Mormon News
subscriber Brent Romney:
Brittain, Brad TE Arizona
Feula, Vince DL Arizona
Fraser, Keoki DL Arizona
Fraser, Keoni DL Arizona
Brittain, Grant TE Arizona State
Fulton, Skyler WR Arizona State
Miller, Matt WR Arizona State
Niko, Damien OL Arizona State
Pace, Tom RB Arizona State
Unck, Mason LB Arizona State
Wallin, Kurt DT Arizona State
Wolfgram, Jared DL Arizona State
Gustaveson, Josh CalState
Jensen, Mark K CalState
Lupoi, Tosh DL CalState
Hoover, Adam QB Cincinnati
Flores, Jeremy P/PK Colorado
Kay, Russell LB Colorado State
Porter, Guy DB Colorado State
Findlay, Garren OL Georgia Tech
Ilaoa, Nate WR Hawaii
Peters, Hyrum DB Hawaii
Peters, Leonard DB Hawaii
Tafuna, Sione OL Hawaii
Ross, Ethan WR Houston
Dunn, Marc QB Kansas State
Brinton, Spencer QB Michigan
Probst, Jake DL Michigan
Weathers, Brad OL Mississippi State
Bowen, Jake LB Navy
Bingham, Ryon DL Nebraska
Brown, Manaia DL Nebraska
Fonoti, Toniu OL Nebraska
Johnson, Cody OL Nevada
Kretschmer, Chance RB Nevada
Fife, Jason QB Oregon
Line, Scott LB Oregon
Loftin, Ryan LB Oregon
Casper, Cameron OL San Diego State
Thompson, Tyson TE San Diego State
Hunter, Tommy TE South Florida
Blackhurst, Cooper DE Stanford
Chambers, Kirk OT Stanford
Giles, Scott OLB Stanford
Heitman, Eric OL Stanford
Leonard, Matt DL Stanford
Schindler, Greg Stanford
Coffin, Junior DL Washington
Kava, William OL Washington
McLaughlin, Derek P Washington
Stevens, Jerramy TE Washington
Ena, Tali QB Washington State
Belshe, Matt QB Wyoming
Gough, David OL Wyoming
Merrill, Peter, DB Wyoming
Ralph, Brock WR Wyoming
Rollins, Josh DL Wyoming
Stansbury-Ieremia, Ed UCLA
Bair, Brandon OL UNLV
Palepoi, Anton DL UNLV
Parkhurst, Matt OL UNLV
Parkhurst, Scott LB UNLV
Mailo, Faaesea OG USC
Coaches
Afoa, Ulima Assistant Coach San Diego State
Chow, Norm Offensive Coordinator USC
Crowton, Gary Head Coach BYU
Holmoe, Tom Head Coach CalState
Leach, Mike Head Coach Texas Tech
Mallory, Rick Offensive Line Memphis
Uperesa, Keith Offensive Line USC
Hockey
NHL
Barrie, Len LW Florida Panthers
GP G A PTS SOG
This Week 0 0 0 0 0
YTD 0 0 0 0 0
Gavey, Aaron C Minnesota Wild
GP G A PTS SOG
This Week 2 0 2 2 4
YTD 2 0 2 2 4
Konowalchuk, Steve LW Washington Capitals
GP G A PTS SOG
This Week 1 0 2 2 0
YTD 1 0 2 2 0
Coach
Peterson, Brent Asst Coach, Nashville Predators
GP PIM MA MN MC
This Week 2 38 0 19 0
YTD 2 38 0 19 0
Soccer
WUSA
The WUSA's season has ended.
Golf
PGA Tour
Jay Don Blake
This Week: Michelob Championship at Kingsmill T23 69-69-74-69 $33,600.00
YTD: Entered 28 events, made cut 18 times, earned $400,246.19
Keith Clearwater
This Week: Michelob Championship at Kingsmill T55 72-66-75-73 $7,840.00
YTD: Entered 21 events, made cut 6 times, earned $60,826.33
Dan Forsman
This Week: Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Cut 71-71
YTD: Entered 24 events, made cut 15 times, earned $340,994.03
Mike Reid
This Week: Michelob Championship at Kingsmill T41 71-69-73-71 $12,600.00
YTD: Entered 13 events, made cut 5 times, earned $47,607.66
Buy.com Tour
* Richard Zokol
This Week: BUY.COM Monterey Peninsula Classic T32 73-74-74-73 $2,700.00
YTD: Entered 18 events, made cut 16 times, earned $170,137.75
Playing on Exemption
Jeff Quinney
This Week: Idle
YTD: Entered 2 events, made cut 1 times, earned $11,400.00
Senior PGA Tour
Billy Casper
This Week: Idle
Year to date: Entered 3 events, earned $6,568.50
Johnny Miller
This Week: Idle
Year to date: Idle
Bruce Summerhays
This Week: Turtle Bay Championship T7 73-71-68 $48,000.00
YTD: Entered 31 events, made cut 31 times, earned $853,341.57
* Mormon News has enough information to make it likely that this
athlete is either Mormon or has Mormon heritage. But we have so
far been unable to confirm this suspicion.
(MH) - Mormon Heritage - This athlete is either an inactive LDS
Church member, or has Mormon heritage.
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