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Sunday, May 20, 1990 The Clarion-Ledger 7D MISSISSIPPIANS IN THE MINORS i we Stat oollog playora College Player Pot. Teem CI. Org. Avg HI It 31 NR Rftl SB Misiiulppl College Buit-y, Wayne SS Birmingham AA While Sox .286 71 4 6 2 0 0 4t Jackson Statt Chamborlaln, Wet OF Buffalo AAA Plratoi .252 37 131 12 33 0 JO I OleMiss Colo, Pooeye OF Durham A Braves .224 25 67 15 2 0 1 7 5 Southern Mississippi Cooloy.Frod OH Madison A Athletlct .231 37 117 la 27 7 1 7 23 0 Southern Mississippi Cronk, Doug IB Charlotte A Rangers .265 31 132 14 35 4 17 0 Mississippi Delta JC Dukes, Willie OF Winter Ha vn A Red Son 24 70 a 13 5 0 0 II East Central JC Glenn, Loon IB Beloll A Brewers .207 31 101 14 27 3 1 4 II 4 Southern Mississippi Graves, Kenny St. Lucie A Mett .174 12324000 40 Mississippi State Grayum, Richie OF Charlotte AA Cubs .222 36 99 14 22 4 0 3 92 Mississippi State Hlldreth, Brad SS Wausau A Orioles .342 16 31 13 1 0 2 1 Mississippi Statt Hurst, Jody OF Lakeland A Tigers .282 30 1 17 9 33 3 1 2 15 6 OleMiss Kesslnger, Keith SS Wausau A Orioles .190 35 131 17 26 0 0 9 1 Delta State Kraft, Mike OF Springfield A Cardinals .251 37 120 9 33 7 1 1 17 1 OleMiss Ladnler, Doric DH Memphis AA Royals .143 2 7 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Southern Mississippi Love, Sylvester OF Stockton A Brewers .190 32 100 17 19 7 4 1 12 4 Jackson State McDougal, Julius SS Pawtucket AAA Red Sox .103 II 29 1 3 0 0 1 4 0 OleMiss Padget, Chris OF Rochester AAA Orioles .230 27 84 14 20 4 0 3 19 0 Delta Statt Tucker, Scooter San Jose A Giants .311 35 119 20 37 11 0 2 25 4 Rust Williams, Jerront OF Peoria A Cubs .258 36 128 16 33 7 2 1 10 Mississippi State Wlnford, Barry Gastonla A Rangers .240 30 100 13 24 I 0 0 9 0 Iff Pyw Othar atata playara I 1 Hometown Player Pos Team CI.

Org Avg AB 2B 3B HR RBI SB Jackson Carter, Dennis OF Greenville AA Braves .000 2510000 10 Jackson Hodge, Tim OF Dunedln A Blue Jays .152 10 33 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 Gulfport Lawton, Marcus OF Vancouver AAA White Sox .194 30 98 11 19 4 1 0 5 1 Petal Lotl, Bill OF Bakerstleld A Dodgers .202 34 124 11 25 1 1 2 13 3 Pontotoc Pegues, Steven OF London AA Tigers .219 33 128 12 28 2 2 1 16 3 Gulfport Weaver.Trent SS Chston-Sc A Athletics .244 23 78 7 19 2 1 1 11 2 Ocean Springs Weidie, Stuart OF New Britain AA Red Sox .128 15 39 5 5 2 0 0 3 4 Stata oollaga pilchara Former Mississippi State standout Richie Grayum is currently sliding into The Clanon-Ladger third with the Cubs' Double-A team. College Pitcher Team CI. Org. W-L ERA GS SV IP BB SO Jackson Statt Farmer, Howard Indianapols AAA Expos 2-3 5.64 8 8 0 44.2 53 IB 28 OleMiss Fossero, Jeff Canton-Akrn AA Indians 1-1 1 17 15 0 2 15 1 13 2 8 JacksonStatt Freeman, Marvin ScrWil-Bar AAA Phillies 2 4 5 09 7 7 0 35 1 39 19 33 Delta State Hosteller, Tom Shreveport AA Giants 1-0 1.73 4 4 0 26 0 22 4 28 Delta Statt King, Doug Cedar Rapds A Reds 1-0 3 60 3 0 0 5.0 7 1 4 Mississippi State King, Steve Quad City A Angels 1 2 3.16 10 1 0 31.1 24 13 36 Southern Mississippi Lindsey, Darrell Clearwater A Phillies 4-3 4.14 8 8 0 45 2 50 8 20 OleMiss Miller, David OklaCity AAA Rangers 4-4 4.11 8 8 0 50 1 49 22 31 Mississippi State Mullino, Ray Peoria A Cubs 0-0 6 00 4 0 0 6 0 6 3 6 OleMiss Musselwhitt, Darren Kenosha A Twins 1-1 3 24 7 1 0 16 2 17 4 10 Jackson State Pettiford, Cecil Reno A Indians 4-2 2 32 6 6 0 31 0 21 18 73 Southern Mississippi Rapp, Pat Clinton A Giants 1-5 3.53 7 6 0 35 2 39 IS 25 DeltaState Ray, John Chston-Wv A Reds 3-2 5 28 11 1 0 29 0 35 14 18 OleMiss Renfroe, Laddie Iowa AAA Cubs 3-0 2.41 13 0 5 18 2 18 3 12 DeltaState Rogers, Kevin SanJose A Giants 6-0 1.14 8 8 0 55 1 37 15 69 JacksonStatt Sanders, Earl Knoxvllla AA BlutJays 2 0 1.96 16 0 2 23.0 22 22 IS OleMiss Uhrhan, Kevin Lynchburg A Red Sox 1-0 .00 2 0 1 7.2 5 2 9 Mississippi College Watklns, Tim Denver AAA Brewers 0-0 2.25 2 1 0 4.0 4 1 OleMiss Wright, Skipper Durham A Braves 1-2 1.82 13 0 2 29.2 20 10 30 Mississippi State Young, Pete Wst Plm Bch A Expos 5-0 209 8 8 0 51.2 51 11 75 is a suirpsis foe cayy Othar atata pltchara Hometown Pitcher Team CI. Org.

W-L ERA GS SV IP BB SO Liberty Coleman, Dale San Antonio AA Dodgers 1-1 4.38 12 0 3 24.2 29 7 14 Columbus Richardson, Ronnie Winter Havn A RedSox 0-1 5 09 5 2 1 172 19 12 8 Starkvillt Sanford, Meredith Cedar Rapds A Reds 3-2 3.32 7 7 0 43 1 27 13 53 Madison Stancel, Mark Huntsville AA Athletics 2-2 2.57 13 2 2 35.0 29 19 17 Copyright By Howe Sportsdata International, Complttt Through 51890 By Donald Dodd Clarlon-Lsdgsr Staff Writer When it came time for Richie Grayum to pack his bags and head for a minor league destination this spring, no one was more surprised than Richie Grayum. Grayum, a former Mississippi State player, is playing for the Chicago Cubs' Class Double-A team in Charlotte, N.C. He is the first of the Bulldogs' heralded 1989 team to make it as far as Double-A. "I feel lucky to be up here," Grayum said. "It was more of a surprise than anything else.

I started working out with the Double-A team, but I thought they'd move me down a level. I hit the ball pretty well, and they decided not to move me." Other players drafted off State's 1989 team (which was 54-14 and took part in the NCAA South Regional) are relief pitcher Pete Young, outfielder Jody Hurst, shortstop Brad Hildreth and catcher Barry Winford. All four are playing Class A ball. If there were Vegas odds on which of the five players would make it to Double-A ball first, Grayum would likely have been the longshot. Grayum had the lowest batting average (.276) and suffered through a late-season slump.

But he also had a school-record 25-game hitting "I'm glad to be here (Double-A)," Grayum said. "I know I want to stay here or move up. They (Cubs officials) don't tell you much. I have to hit to stay here, I do know that. I think I'm still a couple years away from getting my shot (at the majors)." Grayum, who is playing mostly left field, was hitting .254 10 days ago before slumping to .222 with three homers in 36 games.

He hasn't committed an error. He hit two homers in a series at Memphis. "I'm pleased with how I'm doing," he said. "This is a big step up from Class A. I like playing left field, that's where I played at State.

But as long as I'm here, or moving up, I don't care where I play." TEXAS LEAGUE STATISTICS good numbers. I talked to Pete (Young) the other day. His ERA was like 1-something and he was 5-0." Young is at Class A West Palm Beach (Expos). Hurst is at Lakeland (Tigers) and Winford at Gasto-nia (Rangers). Hildreth was recently moved up from low A to high A at Wausau (Orioles).

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streak in '89 and hit 35 career home runs, fourth most in school history. The Cubs noticed. They made Grayum their 11th pick in the '89 draft. He turned his fortunes around when he got to Class A Geneva iast summer, hitting .290 with eight homers and 33 RBIs. He also hit well during the abbreviated spring training and earned a spot in Double-A.

"I'm sure some people are surprised I was the first one (to make Double-A)," Grayum said. "Everybody wants to make it. Everybody looks forward to moving up. "I know (the other State players from the '89 team) are putting up Home Runs Davis, Mdl Maurer, Tul Several tied Runs Batted In Deangelis, Mdl Walters, Wch Alfaro, Elp Rodriguez, San Amaro, Mdl Stolen Bases Dixon, Elp Carr, Jck McDaniel, Jck Humphreys, Wch Several tied Club Pitching 8 7 6 32 31 31 30 29 19 14 11 II 9 SO SHO SV KOI AV6 3 23 .391 13 .389 22 .377 29 .367 32 351 31 .350 26 .339 21 .336 13 .330 17 .324 17 .317 31 .312 25 .311 25 307 18 .301 9 .300 16 .297 30 295 25 294 ERA HR BB Shrevprt Jackson Tulsa Wichita San Antn El Paso Arkanss 3.11 325 24 9B 3.20 275 21 101 3.52 253 14 134 3.81 345 21 113 3.90 330 23 148 4.40 370 28 139 4.51 340 22 135 5.63 396 29 154 235 200 208 215 230 246 225 241 2 9 5 6 2 10 3 8 1 11 1 12 2 7 0 5 Midland Pitching Leaders (Minimum 29 Innings Pitched) IP BB SO W-L ERA Young, Jck 43 26 4-2 1.45 2.21 2.23 223 2.95 297 3.09 3.38 3.40 1 Bryant, Tul Cinnella, Jck Kline, Jck Shinall, San Lepley, Ark Beck, Shr Pena, Shr Bones, Wch Hunter, Elp Sager, Wch Meier, Shr Remlingr, Shr Thomas, Tul Hartsock, San Hernndz, Wch Mathews, Tul James, San Austin, Elp Freeland, Elp Holzemer, Mdl Oppermon, Sn Martinez, Wch Elli, Jck Abbott, Mdl Carter, Mdl Shaw, Tul Trudeau, Mdl Alleyne, Ark Picota, Ark Monson, Elp Sparks, Elp Grahe, Mdl Hamilton, Mdl Cormier, Ark Wins Hunter, Elp Several tied Strikeouts Kline, Jck Bones, Wch Hartsock, San Several tied Saves Dewey, Shr Bross, Jck Several tied 41 32 44 37 36 44 40 50 56 46 39 43 33 48 47 35 45 31 36 36 38 35 24 32 33 35 49 39 52 59 48 46 4-1 1- 2 2- 4 3- 0 2-1 3 2 12 .294 2 15 .292 1 25 .291 1 22 .290 33 4-2 33 3-1 36 4-1 1 18 .289 3 15 287 12 33 5-3 3.56 7 21 4-2 3.72 7 24 283 13 29 3-2 3.72 3.77 3.86 397 4.05 4.11 4.17 4.40 4.50 4.50 4.54 4.69 4.71 4.89 4.95 5.02 5.13 5.28 5.50 552 6.53 6.55 7.84 8.03 1 13 .278 12 .277 16 .276 21 .274 4 .274 20 273 19 .273 9 .269 6 .265 17 .260 16 .259 12 .258 14 .258 9 .256 14 .255 17 .254 22 .250 11 .248 8 .245 9 .245 18 .244 18 .241 45 13 23 22 38 26 4-3 2-3 2- 3 3- 0 3-2 3-2 1-1 2-2 1-5 3-1 1 40 49 36 46 1-2 1-3 1-3 1-3 3-2 1-1 1-1 3-3 3-2 1- 2 2- 3 3- 1 2-5 2 5 1 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 3 1 8 .240 1 14 .238 0 2 .237 1 11 .235 0 6 .224 3 14 219 4 20 .218 0 4 .216 1 10 .212 13 .212 1 13 .211 I 6 .198 0 2 .179 self this year that I'm not going to waste any at-bats." Left fielder Henry Rodriguez was named the Los Angeles Dodgers' Minor League Player of the Month for April. Mr.

May, he is not. So far, he is hitting .167 (9-for-54) through 15 games this month. Shreveport: Shortstop Andres Santana was placed on the disabled list with a bruised right thigh and should be out two to three weeks. Tulsa: Right-hander Phil Bryant was named Texas League pitcher of the week for May 7-13, then was promoted to Oklahoma City of the American Association. He was 4-1 with a 2.2 1 earned run average for the Drillers.

Also moving to the Class AAA team was right-handed reliever Wayne Rosenthal, 2-2 with a 2.40 ERA and four saves. Wichita: After five years at Class-A Waterloo, Greg David has had nothing but success with Wichita. He had a league-high hitting streak of 24 games through Friday. MONROE MAT1C PLUS SHOCKS The Clarion-Ledger WICHITA, Kan. Angelo Cuevas' grand slam high-; lighted a six-run seventh inning Saturday night, and Jackson took a 6-2 Texas League victory over Wichita.

The Mets have won three of four games in the series and are 4-5 on the road trip. Today's series finale begins at 2:15 p.m. Mets starter Rocky Elli, 2-3, gave up a first-inning solo home run to Dean Kelley, but it proved the Wranglers' only hit in six innings against him. The lefthander, who won for the first time since opening night, walked one and struck out three. Steve Davis led off the Mets' seventh with a single.

He stole second base and eventually scored on Javier Gonzalez' bloop single. The catcher ended an 0-for-16 slump. An error and Howie Freiling's single loaded the bases. Wranglers starter Jeremy Hernandez, 3-1, walked Chuck Carr to give the Mets the lead. After Rich Holsman relieved Hernandez, Cuevas drove an 0-2 pitch over the wall.

The Mets' left fielder extended his hitting streak to seven games. Wichita scored an unearned run off Aguedo Vasquez in the eighth. Vasquez gained his first save with three innings of work. Alex Jimenez, 7-for-10 in the series, had 3 of the Mets' 11 hits. Wranglers third baseman Greg David went 0-for-3, snapping a 24-game hitting streak.

It was only the third time in 22 games that the Mets were able to win after their opponent scored first. The Wranglers are in first place in the Western Division, and the Mets are in last place in the East. Mets outfielder Terry McDaniel has been placed on the disabled list with a hamstring cramp. 24 95 EACH INSTALLED Provides quicker, more consistant response to rough and uneven roads. Provides outstanding ride control and comfort.

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