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F or most people, a 94-mph reading
on a radar gun equates to a trip to
jail or a hefty fine, but for Texas
A&M junior Chris Scarcella, it could be
a ticket to baseball's major leagues.
During the 2000 Major League Draft,
June 5-7, the Oakland Athletics selected
the hard-throwing right-hander from
League City, Texas, in the 16th round as
the 480th pick overall.
Last season Scarcella made 12 ap
pearances for the Aggie baseball team,
striking out 29 batters in 311 / 3 innings.
He held batters to a .276 average and fin
ished the season with a 3.73 ERA. Pitch
ing mainly in middle relief, he earned
one save and a win against Southwest
Texas State on Feb. 15.
In 1998 Scarcella earned all-tourna
ment honors at the Big 12 tournament
in Oklahoma City by pitching eight in
nings, striking out a career-high five
batters and only allowing one earned
run in a win against Texas Tech.
Also in 1998, he teamed with Shane
King and current Tampa Bay Devil Ray
Ryan Rupe to pitch a combined no-hit-
ter against Texas-Pan American.
A&M baseball coach Mark Johnson
said Scarcella's ability to throw in the low
90s is attractive to professional scouts.
"Chris is a guy that can throw hard,"
Johnson said. "Since he has that high ve
locity, major league baseball would like
to have that chance with him."
Scarcella said playing professional
baseball has been a dream of his for as
long as he can remember.
He said he realized during his
sophomore or junior year at Clear Creek
High School he had a realistic shot at
playing professional baseball.
Scarcella's 0.76 ERA as a high school
sophomore and eight wins as a junior
set district records.
He was a three time All-District se
lection named to the All-County team
twice. He said injuries his senior year
kept him from being drafted out of
high school.
Scarcella said Toronto and Oakland
had expressed interest before this year's
draft, but he was surprised to be draft
ed so early. He said Oakland is a good
organization with a young team that
should be good for the next few years.
The Oakland Athletics alsoi
A&M outfielder Daylan Holt
players were part of the 1998m;
class, and Scarcella said it is ages I
portunity for both be able to
same team.
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Lakers have to overcome more than Pacers to earn victory in Game
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — All remained not
so perfect Tuesday in Lakerland, while the Pac
ers were starting sentences with phrases like
"When we win Game 4 ...."
Something strange has happened since the
NBA Finals switched cities.
The team that is trailing 2-1 in the best-of-
seven series seems a little more tranquil, a little
more self-assured.
The team that is winning — the Lakers — is
dealing with various and sundry serious issues
regarding its best players: Shaquille O'Neal,
Kobe Bryant and Glen Rice.
O'Neal, shooting 38 percent from the free
throw line in this series, will be fouled plenty more
in Game 4. The Pacers pretty much promised it.
Bryant, who missed Game 3 with a
sprained ankle, was unsure how effective he
would be when he returns Wednesday night.
And then there was Rice, still miffed after
sitting out 10 1/2 minutes of the fourth quar
ter in Game 3.
He remained embroiled in a clash with
coach Phil Jackson — a controversy further fu
eled by comments from Rice's wife alleging
that Jackson's supposed anti-Rice bias stems
from a power struggle with two guys named
Jerry and a secret affection for Scottie Pippen.
Sounds almost like the Chicago Bulls circa
1998, doesn't it?
"When there's frustration, you try to keep
it in the community. But when it seeps out, you
have to do some damage control," said Lakers
forward Rick Fox. "And we're dealing with
that now, here."
Moments before Fox spoke. Rice had end
ed his interview session with these words: "If
people don't think I can be out there doing
things to get this team a win, then ... I should
n't be here."
An NBA public relations official quickly
ended the interview, hustling Rice away after
he had spent the better part of 10 minutes ex
plaining his frustration with being benched
and offering insight into his less-than-rosy re
lationship with Jackson.
Meanwhile, beneath the stands at Conseco
Fieldhouse, Jackson was sounding like anoth-
Against most odds
If the Indiana Pacers battle back to win their series against the Lakers,
they will do something that’s been done only twice in the NBA Finals
Postseason comebacks from a 2-0 deficit in a seven-game series
Team Opponent Series
Boston Los Angeles 1969 NBA Finals
Los Angeles San Francisco 1969 Western Division Semifinals
Baltimore New York 1971 Eastern Conference Finals
Portland Philadelphia 1977 NBA Finals
Chicago New York 1993 Eastern Conference Finals
1994 Western Conference Semifinals
1995 Western Conference Semifinals
Houston
Houston
Phoenix
Phoenix
Source: National Basketball Association
er coach from down the road in Bloomington
as he explained why he and Rice were sup
posedly on the same page.
"I play whom I want to play when 1 want
to play them, and how they play and what
I think is best for the team. That'sit,'j
son said.
What the Lakers seemed to need was
down between Rice and Jackson, a fen
utes for the airing of grievances, or pet
some.aromatherapy (Don't laugh
does it).
Rice said the relationship between
and Jackson was not a "bad" one, while,
son said the two have had a good relafc
all year.
Game 4 and 5 will be Wednesday an:
day night in Indianapolis before these
shifts back to Los Angeles, if necessan;
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