2B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - September 23, 1996 SCOREBOARD National Football League Standings Major League Baseball Standings NCAA Football Results American Football Conference East Team W L 1. Indianapolis 3 0 . Miami 3 0 3. Buffalo - 3 1 4. New England 2 2 5. N.Y. Jets 0 4 Central Team W L 1. Houston 2 1 2. Pittsburgh 1 1 3. Baltimore 1 2 3. Cincinnati 1 2 5. Jacksonville 1 3 West Team W. L 1. Kansas City 4 0 -2. San Diego 3 1 .3. Denver 2 1 4. Oakland 1 3 .4. Seattle 1 3 National Football Conference American League National League East Team 1. Philadelphia 1. Washington 3. Dallas 3. Arizona 3. N.Y. Giants Central Team 1. Minnesota 2. Green Bay 3. Detroit 4. Chicago 5. Tampa Bay West Team 1. Carolina 2. San Francisco 3. St. Louis 4. Atlanta 5. New Orleans W 2 3 1 1 1 W 4 3 2 1 0 W 3 2 1 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 East Team New York Baltimore Boston Toronto Detroit W 89 85 80 69 53 L 66 70 75 86 103 Pet. .574 .548 .516 .445 .340 GB 4 9 20 36 T 0 0 0 0 0 Central Team W Cleveland 95 Chicago 83 Minnesota 76 Milwaukee 76 Kansas City 72 L 60 74 80 80 84 Pct. .613 .529 .487 .487 .462 GB 13 19.5 19.5 23.5 East Team W Atlanta 93 Montreal 85 Florida 76 New York 69 Philadelphia 64 Central' Team W St. Louis 83 Houston 78 Cincinnati 77 Chicago 74 Pittsburgh 70 West Team W Los Angeles 88 San Diego ,88 Colorado 80 San Fran. 65 Midwest L 62 70 80 87 92 Pct. .600 .548 .487 .442 .410 GB 8 17.5 24.5 29.5 L 73 78 78 80 85 Pct. .532 .500 .497 .481 .452 GB 5 5.5 8 12.5 T 0 0 0 0 0 West Team Texas Seattle Oakland California Home team in CAPS W 86 83 74 67 L 70 71 82 87 Pct. .551 .539 .474 .435 GB 2 12 18 L 68 69 77 91 Pct. .564 .561 .510 .417 GB .5 8.5 23 East ARMY 35, Duke 17 COLUMBIA 20, Harvard 13 (OT) CORNELL 33, Princeton 27 (20T) DARTMOUTH 24, Penn 22 James Madison 38, BOSTON U. 7 MAINE 58, Rhode Island 19 NAVY 19, Southern Methodist 17 Penn State 41, TEMPLE 0 Holy Cross 38, COLGATE 21 VILLANOVA 49, Fordham 10 Yale 30, BROWN 0 SLIPPERY ROCK 34, Fairmont St. 21 South Virginia 42, WAKE FOREST 7 E. Carolina 23, S. CAROLINA 7 Florida 35, TENNESSEE 29 GEORGIA 15, Texas Tech 12 KENTUCKY 3, Indiana 0 Louisiana State 19, AUBURN 15 Mississippi 20, VANDERBILT 9 N. CAROLINA 16, Georgia Tech 0 Alabama 17, ARKANSAS 7 VIRGINIA TECH 30, Rutgers 14 TEXAS A&M 55, North Texas 0 TULSA 27, Iowa 20 MICHIGAN 20, Boston College 14 Kansas State 34, RICE 7 Notre Dame 27, TEXAS 24 ILLINOIS 39, Akron 7 Lousiville 30, MICHIGAN STATE 20 NORTHWESTERN 28, Ohio 7 OHIO STATE 72, Pittsburgh 0 MINNESOTA 35, Syracuse 33 West Virginia 20, PURDUE 6 WISCONSIN 14, Stanford 0 Toledo 24, E. MICHIGAN 7 C. MICHIGAN 38, W. Michigan 28 MISSOURI 38, Clemson 23 BALL STATE 31, C. Florida 10 West ARIZONA STATE 19, Nebraska 0 Southern Cal 26, HOUSTON 9 BYU 17, New Mexico 14 CALIFORNIA 33, Nevada 15 HAWAII 20, Boise State 14 SAN DIEGO ST. 51, Oklahoma 31 UTAH 45, Fresno St. 17 WASHINGTON 31, Arizona 17 WASHINGTON ST. 55, Oregon 44 WYOMING 22, Air Force 19 .Week 4 Scores Home team in CAPS DETROIT 35, Chicago 16 Arizona 28, NEW ORLEANS 14 KANSAS CITY 17, Denver 14 MINNESOTA 30, Green Bay 21 N. ENGLAND 28, Jacksonville 25 (OT) ICY Giants 13, NY JETS 6 CAROLINA 23, San Francisco 7 SEATTLE 17, Tampa Bay 13 Washington 17, ST. LOUIS 10 BUFFALO 10, Dallas 7 SAN DIEGO 40, Oakland 34 Philadelphia at ATLANTA, inc.. Tonight's game Miami at INDIANAPOLIS, 9 p.m. Bye week: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Houston, Pittsburgh. Week 5 Schedule Sunday, Sept. 29 Houston at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Denver at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Oakland at Chicago, 1 p.m. Minnesota at NY Jets, 1 p.m. Detroit at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Carolina at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Kansas City at San Diego, 4 p.m. Green Bay at Seattle, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 4 p.m. Atlanta at San Francisco, 4 p.m. NY Giants at Washington, 8 p.m. Monday, September 23 Dallas at Philadelphia, 9 p.m. Bye week: Buffalo, Indianapolis, Miami, New England. Division winners in BOLD Yesterday's games Home team in CAPS Detroit 7, MILWAUKEE 5 NEW YORK 4, Boston 3 BALTIMORE 5, Toronto 4 Oakland 13, SEATTLE 11 Texas 4, CALIFORNIA 1 CHICAGO 5, Minnesota I CLEVELAND 6, Kansas City 5 Division winners in BOLD Yesterday's games Home tearm in CAPS ATLANTA 8, Montreal 2 PHILADELPHIA 4, New York 3 PITTSBURGH 11, Chicago 3 CINCINNATI 6-6, St. Louis 3-0 FLORIDA 6, HoustonO SAN FRANCISCO 7, Colorado 3 SAN DIEGO 3, Los Angeles 2 e0" OKLAHOMA STATE 31, Utah St. 17 Wild Card Standings Division I College Football Leaders American League National League Baltimore Seattle Chicago Boston 85 70 83 71 83 74 80 75 1.5 3 5 San Diegp Montreal 88 85 69 70 2 JETER Continued from Page 11B Boston Red Sox. With the score tied at 11 in the bottom of the 10th and'two out, Jeter singled up the middle to knock in the winning run, his third hit and third RBI in six at-bats. Jeter's teammates mobbed him at first base as the win brought the Yankees one game closer to their first division title since 1981. Think about it. Just four years ago, instead of rounding the bases in Yankee Stadium, Jeter rounded Palmer Field to get to Couzens Hall. He took the same 100-level intro courses and walked the same Ann Arbor streets as any freshman on campus. The 18-year-old shortstop started out one step ahead of every body else. A fast learner, an astute student. "I pretty much have been playing with older players all my life;" Jeter says. "I grew up kind of quick, so I'm just used to it." But more than anything, he is used to success. When the Yankees traveled to Detroit a few weeks ago for a three-game series with the Tigers, the colors of the empty seats stuck out more than the bodies. But Jeter's fan club showed up, name- ly his parents, his high school coach and Freehan. Three of the most important cornerstones of his young life watched as Jeter returned to his home state once again. And while the media and fan atten- tion centered around Yankee teammate Cecil Fielder and his return to Tiger Stadium for the first time since his trade to New York, Jeter found time to chat with family and friends. But this time, he stood on the field instead sitting in the stands. "We used to come to Tiger Stadium a lot" Jeter said. "I was a Yankee fan, so we used to come watch the Yankees play. My dad took me to a lot of regular-sea- son and playoff games, so it was always a dream for me to play in Tiger Stadium." At Kalamazoo Central, Jeter excelled quickly in his two years of varsity base- ball. He hit .557 in a full junior season and .508 in only 23 games as a senior, due to a severe ankle injury. "He has a lot of natural ability" said Jeter's high school coach, Bob Zomel. "He has good foot speed and a good arm. But what I believe has made him the ballplayer he is today is his excellent work ethic. "He was always the first one on the field, the last one off." Freehan saw all of Jeter's talent during his junior year and knew he was some- thing special. "I saw him in some field ... and want- ed to see what he was doing when nobody was there" Freehan said. "He was the first one there, and he took a zil- lion ground balls before even the rest of the team got there. "I liked his work ethic and his demeanor in a game. His enthusiasm and ability were very, very impressive:' Soon after Jeter's junior season, the Michigan coaches had Jeter come down to Ann Arbor for a recruiting visit. Jeter saw a football game, met some of his possible teammates and watched a prac- tice. Jeter committed to Michigan in the early signing period in November: Jeter was taken aback by the athletic and academic combination the University presented him. "I remember there being a lot of peo- ple," Jeter said. "It was a good academ- ic school, and school always came first. (Michigan) just seemed the perfect fit for me." But not for long. After Jeter's senior season, he was selected as the sixth pick in the June 1992 amateur draft - the first high school player chosen. In a lit- tle more than a month, the Yankees signed Jeter to a minor league contract with a bonus that stated New York would pay for Jeter's education. What a deal. Jeter was able to attend his top school and play for the major league organization of his dreams. And he was being paid for both. Immediately after signing, Jeter was sent to the Yankees single-A affiliate in Tampa where he struggled in his first year. Jeter stuck around until the end of the summer and then went to play winter ball in Florida. He fared better in his sec- ond year in the minors, hitting .295 at single-A Greensboro. Jeter came back to Ann Arbor in the fall of 1993. He lived in an apartment and practiced with the Wolverines but didn't take classes. He spent most of the time with his girlfriend, who graduated from Michigan last year. The shortstop glided through the minors in 1994, being promoted to Albany and Columbus, the double-A and triple-A affiliates, respectively. The awards started to pile up - Minor League Player of the Year awards from USA Today, The Sporting News and Baseball America. Rushing Player, School Hanspard, Texas Tech Henley, Kansas McGee, Mississippi State Davis, Iowa State Harley, East Carolina Faulk, Louisiana State Staley, South Carolina Smith, Indiana Thompson, Oklahoma State Autry, Northwestern Enis, Penn State Parker, Oklahoma Morgan, Air Force Passing Player, School Blanton, San Diego State Sarkisian, Brigham Young Wuerffel, Florida Clement, Miami (Fla.) Darnell, Central. Michigan Huard, Washington Barnes, California Fien, Idaho Moreno, Colorado State Wallwork, Wyoming Sauter, Minnesota Fouts, Utah McNown, UCLA Receptions Per Game Player, School Harris, Wyoming Wilkins, Nevada Cleveland, Central Florida Saraf, Wyoming Noisy, Nevada Griffin, Idaho Benton, Miami (Fla,) Stokley, SW Louisiana Knox, Western Michigan, Roberson, Fresno State Jenkins, Utah State Baker, Nevada-Las Vegas Kent, Tennessee Att. 87 59 49 108 78 43 87 99 122 83 64 26 56 Yds. 601 388 373 539 509 322 470 466 621 445 435 287 402 Avg. 6.9 6.6 7.6 5.0 6.5 7.5 5.4 4.7 5.1 5,4 6.8 11.0 7.2 YPG 200.33 194.00 186.50 179.67 169.67 161.00 156.07 155.25 155.25 148.33 145.00 143.50 134.00 0 . 0 Att. 96 129 66 71 115 46 87 141 112 184 82 116 44 Comp. 59 89 41 50 68 27 54 94 63 117 51 76 29 Yds. 1002 1350 646 611 1108 463 755 1277 1068 1612 741 865 394 TD 11 13 7 6 11 4 7 10 9 10 4 8 1 Points 182.8 182.4 179.3 167.8 164.7 163.2 159.2 159.1 157.5 151.9 151.8 150.9 148.6 : GP 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 Rec. 46 33 40 32 24 24 22 22 28 21 27 27 20 Yds. 656 338 523 477 349 310 365 266 257 310 420 294 372 RPG 11.50 11.00 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 7.33 7.33 7.00 7.00 6.75 6.75 6.67 JOE WESTRATE/Dail Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter could have been fielding grounders for Michigan this spring, instead, he decided to sign with New York, and after a short stay in the minor leagues, is now in the majors in the thick of the pennent race. While Jeter progressed quickly through the minors, life in the minors was different from high school ball. "(The minors) are not as easy as peo- ple may think;' Jeter said. "You get used to playing every day, being on the road, living out of a suitcase. It's a tough expe- rience" After his second full year in the minors, the question was not if he was going to be called up to the majors, it was when and how soon. On May 29, 1995, Jeter made his major league debut at Seattle, going hitless in five at-bats. Zomel made the trip to Yankee Stadium to see his home debut. Jeter and Zomel had agreed that his high school coach would be there for the home opener, and that's what happened. Jeter says that whenever he has a chance, he is going to get his degree at Michigan. But he doesn't have the time to do that now. The rookie is right in the middle of a pennant race. EU In his trip to Detroit three weeks ago, Jeter looked relaxed talking to his team- mates, signing autographs for fans who knew Jeter was a Michigan kid, and chatting with his family and friend;. ' In the opening game against the Tigers, it didn't take long for Jete to make an impact. He tripled on the first pitch of the game. The Yankees went: on to win 9-8 in a four-hour marathon. The rookie finished the night 3-for-5 with one run and two RBI. This wasn't some younger Derek Jeter. This was the Derek Jeter that should get used to. Derek Jetet probably be around for a long time. His mother couldn't be happier at how her son has grown up. Like basebal pundits all across the nation, she i amazed how quickly he has developed. "I'm very proud of him because this i what he wanted to do" Dorothy said " feel at this point of time, he's a couple o years ahead of where I expected him t be. He succeeds in everything he put. down. He just works hard in everythig Work ethic and success. Two thing that Jeter is accustomed to. Success a bat, success on the field, success in the clubhouse, success at home. With: the pace that Jeter is going at in just hid rookie year, there are no limits to wha he might do. The University of Michigan H( :)CKEY BAND U. ~II I Rock Climbing Trips Grand Ledge, MI I .I