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38 Baseball I a ii The News and Observer Raleigh NC Sunday May 27 1990 64 Area players in the minors Czamik's no-hitter gets official OK Listed below are the statistics for minarleague baseball players who ore natives of the area or played at on area college Plovers ore listed with their school or hometown position current Professional team class and organization Key to colleges Atlantic Christian (AC) Campbell (C) Duke (D) East Carolina (ECU) Elan (El Louisburg (LC) North Carolina (UNC) NC State (NCSU) St Augustine's (SA) Wake Forest (W) (Through Thursday's games) Batting He gets it done with a fastball in the mid-80s a curve and a combination curve-slider a "slurve" An occasional changeup is mixed in and he is working on a forkball "He's been a good solid pitcher for us" Bulls manager Grady Little said "He's aggressive and challenges the hitters His fastball kind of bores in on the hitters" Czarnik did not give up an earned run until his 13th appear- ance of the season and after Thursday's eight innings of score- less pitching he was at the top of the Carolina League with an 081 ERA He has given up only 22 hits in 41414 innings walking 11 and striking out 29 avg ab II 2b 3b hr bi sb 300 22 60 18 4 0 3 12 0 301 38 146 27 44 6 2 5 24 )0 310 29 84 10 26 5 0 1 14 0 317 46 16 1 35 51 7 1 2 15 22 238 36 122 14 29 2 0 0 12 13 232 30 82 8 19 1 1 2 11 0 291 22 55 11 16 5 0 0 4 0 276 32 116 16 32 I 3 1 11 3 211 44 141 13 31 6 3 1 14 3 248 33 113 7 28 8 0 0 15 0 297 33 118 20 35 6 0 2 19 3 316 21 38 6 12 3 0 0 10 0 169 21 77 10 13 1 0 3 7 0 214 33 103 13 22 I 1 1 17 0 221 34 122 11 21 7 0 1 11 1 228 43 161 29 38 6 2 4 22 7 333 8 27 7 9 0 1 1 3 1 100 310 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 162 31 99 6 16 2 1 0 3 1 222 9182410000 224 36 98 7 22 3 00 7 0 227 42 150 17 34 10 1 2 26 1 "My thoughts were that when they got the hit in the eighth inning it was over" Czarnik said Friday "But an asterisk is always interesting" As is Czarnik 23 a former University of Detroit pitcher with a degree in journalism who works part-time in the offseason as a sports writer for a national wire service and has covered NHL and NBA games He leads the Bulls in one-liners and the league in earned run average Czarnik (the is silent) does an excellent Chris Berman imitation and he has dubbed many of the Bulls with nicknames similar to those given big-leaguers by the ESPN announcer Here's a sampling: Josman "Sears and" Robles Kevin "Storm the" Castleberry (after he went "over the wall" with in an early-season homer) David "Bury My Heart at Wounded" Nied Theron "My Shoes Are Un" Todd and his own tag Chris "The Deposed Russian" Czarnik "I'm a ham I guess and I amuse myself even if I don't amuse anybody else" Czarnik said then grinned "And I have been accused of amusing nobody else at times" But he is completely serious about his pitching and has been since he was signed as a free agent in June 1988 by an Atlanta Player Mickey Billmeyer (61CSU) Quad Citv (A Angels) Butch Davis (ECL1)01 Albuquerque (AAA Dodgers) Doug Davis (61CSLI) Edmonton (AAAAngels) Jim Faulk 11001Vest Palm Beach (A 'mos) Lindsay Foster (LC) ss Kinston (A Indians) Howard Frei lino (UNC) lb Jackson (AA MOO Greg Fulton tAC130 Calgary (AAA Mariners) Kelly Heath (LC) 3b ScrantonWS (AAA Phillies) Jeff Kieft (E)3b Palm Springs (A Angels) Bryn Komi (Nati) 3b Jacksonville (AA ExPos) Jesse Levis (UNC)c Kinston (A Indians) Dwight Lowry UNC) dh Indianapolis (AAA Expos) Billy Masse (119F of Albany (AA Yankees) Jim McNamara (t4CSULC San Jose (A Giants) Matt Merano LAIC) Birmingham (AA White Sox) Timmie Morrow (Graham) of Gastonia (A Rangers) Done 11 Nixon i LC 1 of Rochester (AAA Orioles) John Posey (C)cChorlotte (AACubs) Jeff Ramsey (LC) dh Rockford (A Expos) Rob Stieoele WF 2b Frederick (A Orioles) Doug Stronge (NCSU) 3b Tucson (MA Astros) Tracy Woodson (14CS11) 311 Vancouver (AAA White Player Scott Banana ((iNC) Caigary (AAA Mariners) Brian Barnes (Roo Ropids) Jacksonville (AA Expos) Greg Booker (E) Phoenix AAA Giants) Mike Christopher ECU) Albuquerque (AAA Dodgers) Chris Cole (E) Reno (A Indians) Bobby Davidson (ECU Columbus (AAA Yankees) Jeff Hortsock (NCS11) Son Antonio (AA Dodgers) Frank Humber (INF 1 Bakersfield (A Dodgers) Jake Jacobs ECU) Appleton (A Royals) Scott LoOgek (UNC) Peninsula (A Mariners) Bill Melvin (LC) WinstonSolem (A Cubs) Sox) Pitching sv1 era us sv ils scout When the Braves needed a pitcher at Idaho Falls a rookie league team the scout remembered Czarnik who had just completed four years of pitching at Detroit and was graduated with a 30 grade-point average The timing was right Czarnik arrived in Salt Lake City where Idaho Falls was playing and started that night "I didn't pitch great" Czarnik said "But I stayed in the starting rotation If I had gotten there a day earlier or a day later I might have been in the bullpen "I had an average year and if I had been in the bullpen I might not have been back" Czarnik 4-5 with a 492 ERA for Idaho Falls in '88 improved last season at Burlington of the Midwest League Working mostly out of the bullpen he had a 277 ERA with four saves and a 5-4 record This season he has done a little of everything for the Bulls getting two saves and lately filling a gap in the starting rotation caused by injuries Czarnik 5-1 has been a starter in his last three outings with two straight victories before the no decision against the Spirits "I'm just happy pitching" Czarnik said "If I'm doing well enough that they keep giving me the ball then I feel like I am accomplishing something" The Bulls squaring the series at 2-2 also were potent at the plate banging out 15 hits DC Campbell who has hit safely in 15 of his last 18 games blasted a two-run homer to trigger a five-run outburst in the sixth Moments later David Brust belted a three-run shot over the same right-field wall Meanwhile Brian Champion continued on a personal tear with two more hits The big first baseman is batting nearly 400 (19-for-49) since returning from Class AA Greenville "I'm really confident at the plate more relaxed and making contact" he said By BILL WOODWARD Staff writer Call it a no-hitter with an asterisk Durham Bulls right-hander Chris Czarnik went through the scheduled seven innings in a 2 Wr04 i Carolina League game Thursday night without seen Aoli giving up a hit to 47! the Winston- Salem Spirits 6 t'4--' Although he de- kw parted after the eighth inning t't'' icy with the score 0-0 in a game the Czarnik Bulls lost 3-2 in 14 innings Czarnik will be credited with a seven-inning no-hitter That was the verdict Friday said a spokesman for Howe Sportsdata the official statistician for the minor leagues Put an asterisk beside it but Czarnik's seven innings of work in the second game of a double-header will go down as a no-bitter Czarnik pitched eight innings giving up only a two-out hit in the eighth Winston-Salem pitcher Bill Melvin a former Athens Drive High standout also had it going he surrendered one hit in the first seven innings and two for the eight innings be worked Vazquez By AJ CARR Staff writer DURHAM Forget the ninth inning Forget that Winston-Salem scored four runs in its last at-bat What the Durham Bulls want to remember about Saturday night's game is the first eight innings when they played nearly perfect baseball and laid the groundwork for a 9-4 Carolina League victory Unlike in their three previous one-run decisions with the Spirits the Bulls came out charging and parlayed pitching power and flawless defense into a one-sided treat for the 5876 Durham Athletic Park faithful Melvin a 23-year-old right-hander is 2-2 with a 389 ERA in his second season in the Carolina League The duel with Czarnik was his best outing of the season he said Friday "I've been pitching pretty well all year" Melvin said "I've been in the bullpen for about three weeks but will probably get some more starts" On Thursday Melvin walked four and struck out four as he worked eight shutout innings "I had good concentration" Melvin said "I had a real good fastball and a good changeup It was exciting to be involved in that game It's one I'll remember" WINSTON-SALEM cis bl Williams dh 3 1 1 0 Blair 2b 3010 Adames 2b 1 1 1 0 lb 4100 Scott 3b 3 1 1 2 Jensen If 4 0 2 1 Roberson rt 4 0 1 1 White ss 3000 Taylor 2000 Welch 0000 Ramsey cf 3000 Totals 30 4 1 4 DURHAM ab bl Campbell It 4 1 1 Mordecai ss 5 2 3 0 Mitchell dh 5 1 2 1 Champion lb I 0 2 1 Robles lb 1 0 0 Alice() cl 4110 Brust 3b I 1 2 3 Deak 3121 Maldonado 1 000 Castleberry 2b 4 0 1 0 Cole rt 3210 Totals 38 15 Winston-Salem 000 000 004 4 Durham 002 115 00x 9 1 Durham 2 3 Durham 10 Castleberry Roberson (3) Brust (2) (6) Winston-Salem (P ER BB SO Caballero 1 V3 20000 Gardner (L 1-1) 9 7 6 3 1 Di Bartolomeo 1 3 2 2 0 0 Smith 2 10010 Durham IP ER BB SO Vazquez (W 2-2) 9 7 4 4 3 1 by Vazquez Deak by Gardner Umpires: Plate Barket Bases Dezelan A-5816 Bulls breeze past Spirits 94 bb so 01 643 2 2 0 7 9 3 7 5-1 248 10 9 0 6143 4 5 33 68 1-0 208 17 0 5 213 19 13 11 1-0 131 12 0 0 202 1 18 6 11 4-4 325 11 9 0 6321 65 19 36 1-5 333 12 5 1 46 56 4 20 2-4 459 9 9 0 49 42 29 35 1-4 466 18 0 6 )9v3 16 9 12 3-I 404 6 5 0 35 4 36 9 30 1-5 516 6 6 0 2923 37 12 12 2 -2 189 9 5 0 37 26 15 32 3-4 383 8 8 0 4471 41 22 19 4-3 300 7 7 0 36 26 22 25 0-0300101 3 101 0-7 605 9 8 0 4125 47 16 27 )3 277 9 9 0 55'3 57 12 55 3-5 492 10 10 0 53 63 22 26 0-4 464 18 0 2 21 v3 21 9 12 4-2 288 9 9 0 59v3 47 11 55 1-0 211 14 0 6 211 11 12 16 Howe Sportscloto International Bronswell Patrick (Winterville)Modesio (A Athletics) Cecil Pettiford (Groham) Reno IA Indians) Andy Reich (LC) St Lucie (A Mets) Cory Satterfield (C) St Petersburg (A (ordinals) John Thoden (UNC) Rockford (A Expos) Thompson (Four Oaks) Charleston SC (A Padres) Dave Trautwein (UNC) Tidewater AAA Mets) Mike Trembley D) Visalia (A Twins) Dovid Wolters tC New Britain (AA Red Sox) Marcos Vazquez 1-2 with a 365 ERA coming into the game was masterful on the mound through eight innings Confident and in command of his pitches he took a three-hit shutout into the ninth Then things went awry as the persistent right-bander walked two batters and gave up three hits yet hung in to complete the job "1 didn't run out of gas 1 ran out of concentration" Vazquez said Manager Grady Little said: "He hasn't had that kind of command of his control but tonight he was putting his fastball where he wanted it He was getting the ball in on the hitters well" Durham Bulls statistics (Through games of May 24) Batting 2b 3b hr bi bb so sb es 19 27 II 0 4 13 21 31 5 4 7 6 12 2 0 1 5 5 14 0 0 7 1 28 3 1 2 11 8 26 8 2 5 21 22 5 0 1 8 9 25 4 1 15 30 5 1 3 17 8 20 2 1 4 9 23 2 0 1 13 8 14 5 3 3 04000003001 10 20 1 1 3 13 I 36 1 0 2 4211 1062170110 5113009514112 29 43 9 2 2 12 29 19 7 6 2 20 37 5 3 2 22 19 28 8 4 21 7 16 3 0 3 14 6 15 0 0 3 11 28 0 1 1 11 15 16 6 4 3 4 8 2 0 1 2 4 4 0 0 1 118 334 Se 10 24 15 6 156 282 47 27 88 era 9S cqsho er bb so Player position Edwin Alicea Dave Brust int DC Campbell ot Kevin Castleberry int Brian Champion int Popeye Cole Of Johnny Cuevas of Brian Deak Ken Herring int Phil Maldonado Keith Mitchell of Mike Mordecai int Josman Robles int Theron Todd ot All others TOTALS 220 31 123 119 26 67 215 31 130 183 37 120 286 27 105 211 31 83 222 7 18 183 34 109 233 30 90 20? 29 82 291 40 138 25S 36 145 222 25 12 231 31 121 231 42 231 1445 Player Brian Cummings Chris Czarnik Dave Karasinski Rich 10119tOil Eddie Mathews Nate Minchey David Nied Rodney Knee Pat Tilmon Marcos Vazquez Preston Watson Skipper Wright All others TOTALS 2-1 0 5-1 2 21 2 22 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 10 3-3 01 3-0 2-2 I2 11 12 3 13 01 2419 14 Tar Heels ousted Pack wins Continued from page 1B NC State will play at 7:30 pm If South Florida defeats Miami the Wolfpack will face South Florida If Miami wins the first game State will meet the loser of the East Carolina-Citadel match NC State seeded second improved to 47-19 as it bounced back from a first-round loss to The Citadel Sixth-seeded Stetson 33-31 had to take the field 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