Sports
Page 16 Tuesday, June 8, 1982 The Michigan Daily
OAKLAND A'S TAKE HURLER
Ontiveros drafted in second round
By RON POLLACK necessary arsenal of pitches to make it since Coach Middaugh has been calling has won 21 games against 13 losses.
in the pros. pitches for me. But I don't think it According to Ontiveros. it made no
One waiting game ended and another should be a problem since we usually difference what pro team drafted him
began yesterday for Michigan pitcher "I have a pretty decent curve ball," agreed on what pitch should be for these stats and his arm.
Steve Ontiveros. he said. "That's been my bread and thrown."
The first wait ended for the junior butter pitch. I have four pitches, the APPARENTLY Middaugh was "It didn't matter who I went to, a
when the Oakland A's drafted him with fast ball, curve ball, slider and change calling the right pitches for Ontiveros, draft's a draft and I'll play with anyone.
the last pick in the second round of up. So if I do go pro, I'm confident I'll for the 6-0, 175-pounder compiled a 6-2 If I do get the chance to go to the
baseball's summer free agent draft. do well since I do have four pitches. I'll record this past season and a 1.94 ERA. majors, Billy Martin is as good a
Now the right-hander must wait to see just have to learn when to throw them, During his three years at Michigan, he manager to play for as any."
if the A's will offer him enough money
topass up his senior season at Michigan.
"IT'S HARD TO tell if I'll go pro,"N
said Ontiveros. "It depends on what
they offer me. But if the offer is right, I ;...NN'
would like to go pro. Education is im-
portant to me, however, and if the offer
isn't right I'll come back for my last
yesr of school."
If he doesn't sign with Oakland, on-
tiveros says that he'll work on
strengthening his right shoulder which
has ,given him troubles in the past
because of tendonitus.
"If I don't sign, I'll work with weights
to work on my shoulder which is what
has given me problems. It was better in . > -
May, and that's when Oakland saw me.
I have a lot of confidence in my arm
now. I don't want to say that's it's bet-
ter for good because then something will
go wrong with it. But I think it's in pret-
ty good shape.
"MY MAIN worry this whole year
has been to throw without pain. I
changed my whole motion, and now my
body is in unison with my arm rather
than in front of it and the arm dragging
behind. It's less effort.".., -.:'
Should his arm troubles 'be behind Al"
Should irs a es be ehinSTEVE ONTIVEROS shows the form that made him a second round draft choice yesterday. Dily Photo
him. Ontiveros believes that he has the
Jacobson, Paciorek earn
Al-American honors
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From staff and wire reports
OMAHA, Neb. - Michigan outfielder
Jim Paciorek and second-basemen Jeff
Jacobson were accorded All-American
honors over the weekend by the
American Association of College
Baseball Coaches. Paciorek was
named to the first team while Jacobson
was a second-team selection.
During the past season, Paciorek set
season's records for home runs (17) and
RBI (65). Among his Wolverine career
records are runs (162), hits (254), home
runs (32), RBI (183), highest batting
percentage (.375) and highest slugging
percentage (.628).
ACCORDING TO Michigan head
coach Bud Middaugh, Paciorek is 'the
finest athlete I've ever coached."
While Paciorek batted .443 this
season, Jacobson, always a good
fielder, hit .389 after hitting .233 last
year.
The following are the first-team All-
American's:
FIRST TEAM
P-Bryan Duquette, Hawaii; Joe Kucharski, South
Carolina; Randy Graham, FresnoState.
C-Robbie Wine,aOklahoma State.
1B-Phil Stephenson, Wichita State.
2b-Mark Wasinger, Old Dominion.
3B-Jim Stewart, Virginia Tech.
SS-JIM PACIOREK, MICHIGAN; John Morris,
SetonHall; JeffLedbetter,FloridaState.
DH-MikeRubel,CalState-Fullerton.
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Doily Photo
MICHIGAN SECOND baseman Jeff Jacobson turns a double play for the
Wolverines. Over the weekend, Jacobson was named to the second team of
the American Association of College Baseball Coaches All-American squad.
Paciorek
..first-team All-American