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HE'S STARRING AT CLINTON DETROIT FREE PRESS 2-E Sunday, July 27, 0UBLE HEADSEO AFTER BEFORB Grand Rapids' Rozema Tiger of Future Oakland A's ipili Michigan Players in Minors Following arc Michigan players currently in 'the minor leagues. The statistics are the latest available. Batting GsnsTtnacs' Oakland A's ground ball mainly just keep the ball low. Her It seems like if you get the ball up high they'll hit it pretty good." Much of his learning process, Rozema said, Involves discussions with other pitchers on the team and with the catchers. And he sounds enthusiastic about continuing that learning process with Clinton the rest of the season.

In this second half of the Midwest League's split season, the Tigers are just behind Southern Division leader Quad Cities. "We're right In the race this half," said Rozema. "We haven't been scoring many runs, but I think the hitting is going to come around the second half." Rozema said he hopes to play winter ball after this season. "You just sign in for it, and they pick the prospects they want to play." At the moment, Rozema looks like a genuine Tiger You get HAIR results at REPLACEMENT CENTERS 17517 W. 10 mt, Southfiehf, M.

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Mall brief resume to: State Manager, PO BOX 1 297, East Lansing, 48823. BY BRIAN BRAGG Fret Prtss Sports Wrlttr Eighteen-year-old David Rozema has been a professional baseball player for all of six months now, and he seems to be enjoying it immensely. Rozema, a righthanded fireballer for the Tigers' Clinton (Iowa) farm team, is among the pitching leaders in the Class A Midwest League. He celebrated his first half-year in pro ball last Monday with a 4-3 victory over Quad Cities, his fourth straight win, and he'll go after No. 5 in a row against Waterloo on Sunday.

Rozema, a Grand Rapids Central alumnus, worked mostly in long relief for Clinton the first few weeks of this season. He showed enough promise to convince manager Jim Leyland he should be a starter and that decision has paid off. ROZEMA is issuing less than two walks per nine innings of work. He strikes out more than three enemy hitters for every base on balls and he's allowing only about six hits a game. "I've been trying to spot my pitches fastballs on the inside corner or the outside corner," said Rozema.

"But tha coaches tell me it's not too good to be doing that for my age. They don't want you to try to spot it." "I throw about three-fourths fastballs, and the rest curves or sliders. "I'm working on the slider right now. I just learned how to throw it this year, and it's a good pitch. It looks like a fastball except it breaks down.

I use it when I need a strikeout or a double-play ball." THE 6-FOOT-4, 190-pound Rozema was signed by Tiger scout Bob Sullivan last January after being picked in the fourth round of the secondary phase of the player draft (for prospects who had been drafted earlier). Rozema had been chosen by the San Francisco Giants in the primary phase a year ago after 11-3 and 11-4 marks his last two seasons at Grand Rapids Central. The Tigers gave Rozema what he calls "a decent bonus" and shipped him to Clinton on the banks of the Mississippi. Overall, Rozema is 9-4 this season with an earned run average well under 2.00. He and teammate Steve Trella are among the top five hurlers in the league.

As a itarter Rozema is 7-2. An 18-year-old moving into pro baseball has to make adjustments, both in life style and playing style. "I'm out a little on my own now," the youngster said. "It's the first time I've ever moved away from home you learn to take care of yourself. But we really don't do.

anything except sleep, eat and play baseball." ON THE PLAYING field, Rozema said, the most important adjustment has been "learning to use your head." "You have to make 'em hit your pitch, make 'em hit the Nam Tol Address FORMATION ON: Fusion Transplant Info. Wtavini Implant Adiandt I Tern 11 I Ml Nl ht Rob Ellis, Grand Rapids Sacramento 42 12 0 .323 Terry CoWns, Midland Albuquerque 12? 22 41 0 9 .318 Ernest Whltt, RosevIHe Bristol 112 14 34 1 9 .304 El Paso 314 42 94 1 36 .304 Mike Squires, Kalamazoo KnoxvWe 27 44 83 3 40 .301 Al McLaughlin, Warren Reading 279 44 82 0 17 .294 Nick Popovlch, Battle Creek Pulaski 80 19 23 1 .288 Jeff Sovern, Battle Creek Denver 204 33 58 11 37 .284 Mike Hart, Portage Quebec City 244 42 75 4 24 .282 Bob Pleasant San Jose 288 57 80 2 34 .278 Mark Saber, GrossePte. Niagara FIs. 80 18 22 1 9 .275 Tucson 95 20 24 1 9 .274 Marvin Lane, Detroit EvansvMe 148 27 44 5 22 .242 Glenn Redmon, Aden Park Phoenix 300 30 78 3 44 .140 Toledo 257 32 64 14 37 .257 Paul Diakonow, Detroit Shreveport 212 34 54 8 38 .255 Dick Billngs, Troy Tulsa 28 7 7 0 3 .250 Lakeland 313 29 78 1 29 .249 Eddie Gates, Detroit Quebec City 176 22 40 4 24 .227 Mike Paciorek, Detroit Danville 215 29 47 3 29 .219 Mike Grace, Pontiac Tampa 252 19 55 2 24 .218 Todd Cruz, Detroit Rocky Mt. 303 45 63 10 52 .208 MarckGlegler.Milford Montgmry.

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