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By Kent Larsen
Sports: Kent Blasts Three Homers
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- LDS second baseman Jeff Kent hit three home
runs last week to jump into the new baseball season in the same form
he left it last Fall -- as an all-star and league MVP. Other Mormon
players in the majors, however, didn't fare as well, nor did four of
the five Mormon pro basketball players. The exception was Mark Madsen
who had a strong week. Meanwhile, most Mormon golfers took the week
off.
Kent's home runs left him with 7 RBIs for the six games played last
week. Wally Joyner, on the other hand, managed just two hits in 14 at
bats, a little worse than last week. Among the five Mormon pitchers,
only the Giant's Shawn Estes pitched well, giving up just one run
over six innings in his start against San Diego. Worse was Omar
Olivares, who gave up seven earned runs in five innings for a 12.60
ERA in a start against Cincinnatti.
Meanwhile, in basketball, Mark Madsen scored 10 points in the 35
minutes that he played over three games, the equivalent of 17 points
if he'd played a full game. Both Shawn Bradley and Scot Pollard were
a little off their normal performance, Badley scoring 7 points per
game and Pollard just 5 points per game.
In golf, Jay Don Blake and Bruce Summerhays were the only Mormon pros
to play this past weekend. Blake tied for 71st in the Worldcom
Classic on the PGA tour while Summerhays tied for 24th in the
Countrywide Traditional on the Senior tour.
Baseball
Major League Baseball
Position Players:
| Brian Bean | Catcher | Chicago Cubs |
| [Playing in Minors for Iowa Cubs] |
| McKay Christensen | Center Field | Chicago White Sox |
| [Playing in Minors for Charlotte] |
| Wally Joyner | First Base | Anaheim Angels |
| | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | Avg |
| This Week | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .143 |
| Year to date | 9 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .174 |
| Jeff Kent | Second Base | San Francisco Giants |
| | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | Avg |
| This Week | 6 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | .269 |
| Year to date | 12 | 46 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11 | .239 |
Pitchers:
| Shawn Estes | Starting Pitcher | San Francisco Giants |
| | G | W-L | S | ERA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| This Week | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.50 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Year to date | 2 | 0-1 | 0 | 7.20 | 10.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| Kyle Farnsworth | Relief Pitcher | Chicago Cubs |
| | G | W-L | S | ERA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| This Week | 3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3.85 | 4.7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Year to date | 5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.84 | 6.3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Mike Fetters | Relief Pitcher | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| | G | W-L | S | ERA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| This Week | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Year to date | 4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.25 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Omar Olivares | Starting Pitcher | Pittsburg Pirates |
| | G | W-L | S | ERA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| This Week | 1 | 0-1 | 0 | 12.60 | 5.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Year to date | 2 | 0-2 | 0 | 8.18 | 11.0 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Garret Stephenson | Starting Pitcher | St Louis Cardinals |
| [Currently on the Disabled List] |
| | G | W-L | S | ERA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| This Week | 1 | 0-1 | 0 | 4.50 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Year to date | 1 | 0-1 | 0 | 4.50 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Basketball
NBA
| Shawn Bradley | Center | Dallas Mavericks |
| | G | Min | FG/FGA | Reb | Pts | Ppg | Pp60min |
| This Week | 4 | 109 | 9/ 24 | 35 | 28 | 7.0 | 15.4 |
| Year to date | 80 | 1961 | 214/438 | 592 | 567 | 7.1 | 17.4 |
| Travis Knight | Center | New York Knicks |
| | G | Min | FG/FGA | Reb | Pts | Ppg | Pp60min |
| This Week | 4 | 13 | 1/ 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 9.2 |
| Year to date | 43 | 239 | 9/ 49 | 48 | 27 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
| Mark Madsen | Forward | Los Angeles Lakers |
| | G | Min | FG/FGA | Reb | Pts | Ppg | Pp60min |
| This Week | 3 | 35 | 5/ 9 | 9 | 10 | 3.3 | 17.1 |
| Year to date | 69 | 620 | 53/106 | 149 | 133 | 1.9 | 12.9 |
| Scot Pollard | Forward | Sacramento Kings |
| | G | Min | FG/FGA | Reb | Pts | Ppg | Pp60min |
| This Week | 4 | 72 | 6/ 17 | 21 | 20 | 5.0 | 16.7 |
| Year to date | 74 | 1565 | 174/387 | 438 | 470 | 6.4 | 18.0 |
| Mark Pope | Center | Milwaukee Bucs |
| | G | Min | FG/FGA | Reb | Pts | Ppg | Pp60min |
| This Week | 3 | 53 | 3/ 5 | 4 | 6 | 2.0 | 6.8 |
| Year to date | 62 | 927 | 61/135 | 146 | 149 | 2.4 | 9.6 |
WNBA
The WNBA's season begins May 28.
Football
NFL
The NFL season has ended.
CFL
Wide receiver Ben Cahoon of the Montreal Alouettes is LDS, but I don't
yet have a source for statistics on him.
XFL
Offensive Line
Eric Bateman - Las Vegas Outlaws
Juan Johnson - San Francisco Demons
[No statistics available]
We have also identified the following possible Mormon players and
would appreciate if anyone can confirm either that they are or are
not Mormon. Letting us know if any other player is Mormon is also
appreciated.
Blaine Berger - Las Vegas Outlaws - Played for Utah, from Idaho Falls
Richard O'Donnell - San Francisco Demons - Played for Weber State
Golf
PGA Tour
| Jay Don Blake | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Worldcom Classic | T71 | 74-68-73-73 | earned $6,895 |
| Year to date: | | Entered 12 events, made cut 9 times, earned $222,418.66 |
| Keith Clearwater | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Idle | | | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 5 events, made cut 0 times, earned $0 |
| Dan Forsman | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Idle | | | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 6 events, made cut 5 times, earned $68,492.16 |
| Mike Reid | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Idle | | | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 2 events, made cut 1 times, earned $15,566.66 |
| Mike Weir | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Masters Tournament | T27 | 74-69-72-72 | earned $40,600 |
| Year to date: | | Entered 9 events, made cut 8 times, earned $1,255,540 |
| Richard Zokol | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Idle | | | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 4 events, made cut 3 times, earned $15,330.00 |
Senior PGA Tour
| Billy Casper | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Idle | | | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 2 events, earned $6,568.50 |
| Johnny Miller | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Idle | | | |
| Year to date: | | |
| Bruce Summerhays | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | The Countrywide Traditional | T24 | 76-70-70-70 | earned $16,252 |
| Year to date: | | Entered 9 events, earned $176,367.00 |
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