Wranglers are seeing a better Hoeme By Kkk Semjnoff The Wichita Eagle About this time a year ago Steve Hoeme joined the Wranglers and was well brutal “I thought since I was going to Double-A I was going to have to overdo everything” be said So In toe process Hoeme’s slider disappeared on him So did his split-fingered fastbalL The only pitch he could throw for a strike was a fastbalL And no matter how good your fastball know that’s your only to get rocked la if the pitch you're Hoeme did A year later though Hoeme has an of his pitches back and baa been toe Wranglers’ best reliever since joining the dub in late April from ClasfrA Rancho Cucamonga (Calif) “My confidence right now is so much higher than it was last year” said Hoeme a Pratt native “That's toe difference” oue earned run and no walks: A for cry from lari season when he gave up five earned runs before recording even one ouL “I got off to such a bad start that men-r I knew I was never going to haves The difference also shows up in Hoeme’s stats In eight appearances covering 12 innings Hoeme has given up just tally L great year” Hoeme said Hoeme ended 1992 with a 631 ERA giving up 48 hits in 35 innings “Perhaps last year's exposure was good for him” Wranglers manager Dave Trembley said “It has him a lot more See HOEME Page 3B
