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Friday, April 21, 1989 The Pantagraph g)lnS Rookie wins for Cards SPORTSWATCH ftJLB when he got Hubie Brooks to hit into a double play and struck out Tim Wall-ach. Worrell retired the side in the ninth for his third save. "He had as good a fastball over seven innings that I've seen this year," Rodgers said of Hill. "We had our chance in the eighth inning and couldn't do anything. The Cardinals snapped a 2-2 tie in the fifth as Ozzie Smith singled, moved to second on an errant pickoff attempt and third on a grounder.

Smith then came home on Pedro Guerrero's sacrifice fly off rookie Randy Johnson, 0-3. In the sixth, Tony Pena walked, moved to third on Milt Thompson's single and scored Hill's single. St. Louis made it 5-2 on Vince Coleman's sacrifice fly. Hill was 0-2 at Louisville this year but he said he didn't really have good stuff until yesterday.

"I don't know why, but I pitched a lot better up here than I had all year," he said. "I had a good fastball that I used to set up my forkball." Herzog, who sent for Hill after Magrane went on the disabled list with colitis, said he wanted Hill to have seven or eight wins before calling him up later in the season. "You don't like to bring youngsters up before they're ready, but we haven't had much choice the way our pitchers have been getting hurt," Herzog said. Todd Worrell pitched out of a bases-loaded, none out jam in the eighth ST. LOUIS (AP) Rookie Ken Hill knew he would get a chance in the big leagues.

He just didn't expect it would be so soon. Hill earned his first major league victory and drove in a run as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated Montreal 5-2 last night, snapping the Expos' four-game winning streak. Hill, 1-0, was called up from Class AAA Louisville when the Cardinals lost their third starter this season (Joe Magrane) to injury or illness. Hill pitched seven-plus innings and allowed five hits.

"Whitey (Herzog) told me when they sent me out in spring training that I would get my chance, and I was ready for it," Hill said. W. Michigan to name Donewald By BRYAN BLOODWORTH Pantagraph sports editor Sources in Kalamazoo confirmed that former Illinois State University basketball coach Bob Donewald will be named head coach at Western Michigan University today. Western Michigan officials said there is a news conference scheduled for 11 a.m. CDT to introduce its new coach.

Done- wald and his family were en route to Kalamazoo last night and unavailable for comment. The 46-year-old Donewald replaces Vernon Payne, who resigned after seven seasons. He inherits nine returning players and three starters from Western Michigan's 11-16 team last year. Donewald compiled a 208-121 record in 11 seasons at ISlh He was fired last month from the Redbird helm because of ISU's inability to improve finishes in the Missouri Valley Conference over the past few years, and bis reluctance to support departmental activities and booster functions, according to ISU athletic director Ron Wellman. Mets hand Cubs 4th loss in row innings and allowed four hits for the victory and Roger McDowell finished for his first save.

Gooden improved to 16-3 lifetime against the Cubs. Calvin Schiraldi took over for Mike Bielecki in the seventh and walked Kevin Elster leading off. One out later, Mitch Williams, 0-1, relieved and walked Len Dykstra. Jefferies then singled to center to tie the score and send Dykstra to third. Wilson's grounder to second scored Dykstra with the go-ahead run.

Williams entered the game with six saves in six save opportunities. Johnson said. "He'll hit, but I just wanted him to back off from all the pressure. "When Teufel got injured, I decided I'd give Jefferies a time at-bat. Those kind of hits can take you out of a slump." It was a welcomed opportunity for the rookie.

"I figure I was going to be glued to the bench once again," Jefferies said. "I was very frustrated the last few games and Davey spotted it right away." Dwight Gooden, 3-0, pitched seven Angels' Schofield on disabled list ANAHEIM, Calif. Shortstop Dick Schofield, suffering from a muscle strain in his chest, has been placed on the 21-day disabled list retroactive to April 12, the California Angels announced yesterday. last played on April 11, has a strain and minor tear in his right pectoralis muscle. The 26-year-old Schofield is hitting .240 in eight games this year.

Gladden may play this weekend MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota Twins left fielder Dan Gladden won't be munching on apples and corn on the cob for a while, but he might be back on the playing field this weekend after suffering a jaw injury in Wednesday's warmups. Gladden looked away while playing catch with teammate Randy Bush and, when he looked back, was struck in the face by Bush's throw. He suffered what doctors call a "dental fracture," in which he sustained damage to several teeth below the lower gum but didn't actually break his jaw as was first feared. Gladden batted once as a pinch-hitter in yesterday's 7-2 win over Detroit. Hershiser won't miss turn LOS ANGELES Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser, who came out of last Saturday game against Houston because of a twinge in his right elbow, will take his regular turn on the mound tonight against the San Francisco Giants.

Hershiser, 2-1 with a 1.98 earned run average in 22 innings of work this year, will oppose Kelly Downs, 1-1, in the opener of a three-game series. Berra nets drug conspiracy charge MORRISTOWN, N.J. Former major league infielder Dale Berra, son of Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra, was arrested yesterday and charged with conspiring to buy cocaine, authorities said. Berra, 32, was among 23 people named in warrants issued after a six-month investigation, Lee Trumbull, the Morris County prosecutor, and Police Chief Jay White said in a joint statement. Berra was arraigned yesterday and bond was set at $5,000.

NEW YORK (AP) Manager Davey Johnson didn't expect to use Gregg Jef feries. In fact, he didn't want to. Gregg Jefferies broke a l-for-28 slump with a game-tying single and Mookie Wilson's grounder scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as New York beat Chicago 4-3 last night, sending the Cubs to their fourth straight loss. Jefferies was on the bench at the start of the game and was inserted when second baseman Tim Teufel suffered a hip flexor. "I really prefer not to use him," Jj Illinois State pitcher has major plans Redbirds to host Indiana State Illinois State University's baseball team will play host to Missouri Valley Conference leader Indiana State this weekend at Redbird Field.

Doubleheaders beginning at noon are scheduled both Saturday and Sunday. Indiana State will bring a 5-3 conference mark into the series. Illinois State is tied for second with three other teams at 4-4. 7 7 1 111 A f'fr- By RANDY REINHARDT Pantagraph staff Pitching for the Chicago Cubs intensified Ed Stryker's desire to play in the major leagues. No, that is not a knock on the Cubbies.

Stryker, one of Illinois State University's top pitchers this spring, got a taste of life in the big leagues last summer throwing batting practice for the home team at Wrigley Field. "It was a real kick being around those guys and seeing the way they worked," said Stryker, a lifelong Cubs fan who grew up in Mount Prospect. "Just being around the atmosphere makes you hungry to get there yourself." Stryker, who joined the Redbirds after two years at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, was recommended to the Cubs by his pitching coach at Oakton, who had to quit throwing batting practice for the Cubs during the week because of other commitments. "Jose Martinez and a couple other Cubs coaches got hurt so they needed somebody every day," said Stryker, who is 2-1 with two saves and a 3.48 earned run average for the Redbirds. "They wanted me to throw fastballs in the same spot every time." Though Stryker could not experiment with other pitches, he felt the experience with the Cubs aided his development.

"(Cubs pitching coach) Dick Pole helped me quite a bit," said the ISU junior. "He helped me work on my circle change (up)." Redbird coach Jeff Stewart also thinks Stryker's stint with the Cubs helped him improve. "There's no question it helped him," Stewart said. "Ed is the perfect example that to train your arm you need to throw. And he was well-supervised." Stewart was impressed with Stryker's durability when he saw him pitch last summer.

"I saw him pitch four days in a row (with the semipro Park Ridge Orioles Cowboys sign No. 1 choice Aikman IRVING, Texas The Dallas Cowboys ended weeks of NFL draft speculation yesterday by signing quarterback Troy Aikman to a rookie-record six-year, $11.2 million contract. Aikman, who played at UCLA and who will be the No. 1 choice in Sunday's NFL draft, said he hoped that within five years "the fans will be comparing me with Roger Staubach." Aikman's contract included a signing bonus believed to be worth more than $2 million. The 6-foot-3, 217-pound Aikman, who played two years at UCLA after transferring from Oklahoma, was 204 with the Bruins.

He completed 60 percent of his passes and threw 41 touchdown passes with only 17 interceptions. Gastineau contemplates NFL return PHOENIX Former New York Jets defensive end Mark Gastineau may be about to make a comeback. Gastineau, who retired in mid-season last year to be with actress Brigitte Nielsen, his fiancee thought to have cancer at the time, has been discussing a return with the Phoenix Cardinals of the NFL. "I had one of the best years of my life last year," he said after meeting with the Cardinals "She got sick and it changed my perspective on how important (football) is. Now she's healthy and we both want each other to be good in our careers.

I still want to play football." and the Cubs), and I didn't see any fall off in consistency," Stewart said. "He can throw every day." "My arm seems to come back pretty good," said Stryker. "Because I'm not a power pitcher, it's easier for me to come back pretty quick. It's been a big asset for me." Stryker, who will play in the Ja-! yhawk League in Kansas over the; summer with Redbird outfielder Scott-Lothery, has been used as a starter and a reliever at ISU, but he said he; doesn't have a preference. "I've done so much of both since Oakton," he said.

"I just want to pitch as much as I can. I love to play the game, and I love to pitch. I want to get as many innings as I can." "He's done a good job. He's been ex-' actly what we expected of Stewart said. "He can throw three pitches (fastball, curveball and change up) for strikes.

He's an intelligent pitcher." Stryker said the desire to pitch in the major leagues has been burning deep inside him long before his experience with the Cubs. "I've wanted to play in the majors ever since I was 2 years old and my dad gave me a ball and glove," he said. "I played in the back yard every day." 1 -J' The PantraphSTEVE SMEDUEY Illinois State's Ed Stryker pitched in last summer when the Chicago Cubs needed a batting practice pitcher, and hopes to return to the major leagues in the future as a player. College football playoff plan for 1990s presented which play Division I football, including teams from the Southeastern, Atlantic Coast, Southwest and Big Eight conferences. Other members include leading independents Notre Dame, Penn State and Florida State.

The playoff would exclude the Big Ten and Pacific-10 conferences, which have their own television package, the paper said. Bowl sources said the CFA has been studying a playoff system for the past four months and considered more than 40 plans before deciding on the one revealed Wednesday, the paper said. It said the plan calls for a selection committee similar to the one that picks the field for the NCAA basketball tournament. The committee would pick and seed the 16 teams for the playoffs. The top eight seeds would host first-round games on campuses.

The four quarterfinal, two semifinal and championship games would be held at current bowl sites yet to be determined. ATLANTA (AP) A proposal for a 16-team national championship college football playoff beginning in the 1990s has been presented to bowl representatives by the College Football Association, a published report said yesterday. Such a plan could earn participating schools millions of dollars, but would virtually eliminate the present bowl system. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that CFA Executive Director Chuck Neinas unveiled the plan at a closed meeting With eight bowl representatives in Atlanta Wednesday. Attending the meeting were officials from the Orange, Sugar, Cotton, Holiday, Citrus, Fiesta, Liberty and Peach bowls, the newspaper said.

Neinas was unavailable for comment yesterday, according to a secretary at the CFA office in Boulder, Colo. She said he probably would discuss the issue on Monday. The CFA is a group of 63 schools Arizona hires Rosborough as aide TUCSON, Ariz. Former Northern Illinois University coach Jim Rosborough has been hired as an assistant basketball coach at Arizona, school officials announced yesterday. Rosborough, 45, joins the staff of Lute Olson for the second time, having been an assistant under Olson at Iowa from 1975-83.

Rosborough replaces Wildcat assistant Kevin O'Neill, who became Marquette's new head coach on April 8. At. Northern Illinois, Rosborough compiled a 28' 56 record in three seasons. Salukis sign Walther Lutheran star CARBONDALE Andrew Amaya, an all-stater from Walther Lutheran in Melrose Park, yesterday signed a basketball scholarship with Southern Illinois. Amaya, who made The Associated Press Class A All-State team this year, is a 6-7, 210-pound center.

He averaged 19.7 points and 10.9 rebounds this past season for the Broncos. Newspaper won't distribute posters DETROIT The Detroit News said yesterday it will suppress posters commemorating Michigan's NCAA basketball championship rather than risk compromising the eligibility of Wolverines guard Rumeal Robinson. The University of Michigan asked the newspaper on Wednesday not to distribute the three posters after NCAA officials said Robinson's appearance on two of them violated the association's bylaws. The News began accepting orders for the posters shortly after Michigan won the NCAA title on April 3. Robinson is pictured on two of the front-page reproductions, and coach Steve Fisher appears on the third.

From Pantagraph wlr aarvlcas Griffey, Mariners beat Sox (after the strikouts). I knew exactly what he was saying. I can't repeat it, though. The fourth time was a new at-bat, though. Nothing special." Scott Bankhead, 1-1, allowed five hits en route to his first complete game since Aug.

16, 1988. Barry Jones, 1-1, took the loss in relief of Melido Perez. "When you pitch like that it makes it look easy, don't it," Seattle manager Jim Lefebvre said. "Bankhead had good command of his pitches and he kept the ball down. He's a competitor.

He's got a lot of grit." With the score tied 2-2, Mario Diaz opened the seventh with a single off Jones and moved to second on Harold Reynolds' grounder. Griffey scored Diaz with a bloop single to left and Alvin Davis followed with his first home run of the season. Davis has hit in 11 straight games. "You hit the ball hard time after time and the game is decided by a little blooper," Lefebvre said. "It's a funny game, isn't it?" CHICAGO (AP) Ken Griffey Jr.

made his father proud last night. With Ken Griffey Sr. watching from the press box, his son singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Seattle Mariners beat Chicago 5-2 last night, sending the White Sox to their fourth straight loss. Griffey who plays for Cincinnati, took advantage of a Reds' off day to watch his son. "Yep, I was real nervous," the younger Griffey said.

"I could see him.