Mike Schooler

Every day, Mike Schooler grabs a newspaper and searches for a Seattle Mariner boxscore. Some days, he's lucky and he finds one. Some days, he's not and must wait for the West Coast scores to get to Jacksonville, Fla. Schooler, a graduate of Garden Grove High School who also pitched for Golden West College and Cal State Fullerton, is accustomed to being a little closer to the action than this.

One day Seattle Mariner Manager Lou Piniella is talking about a possible bullpen-stopper tandem of Mike Schooler and Norm Charlton. The next day Schooler is on the waiver wire. That's life in baseball's current economic climate, where the latest business trend, known as down-sizing, threatened to stamp out Schooler's career in March.

Mike Schooler, the Seattle Mariners' career leader in saves, was given an unconditional release.

Mike Schooler, the Seattle Mariners' career leader in saves, was given an unconditional release.

The Blue Jays, held hitless for eight innings by Seattle's Mark Langston, rallied for three runs in the ninth today and beat the Mariners 3-2, with George Bell driving in the winning run with a bloop single off reliever Mike Schooler. Langston had shackled the Blue Jays through the first eight innings, allowing only one baserunner, on shortstop Omar Vizquel's error in the seventh. But in the ninth, Langston unraveled quickly. Tom Lawless, pinch-hitting for Lloyd Moseby, led off the inning with a solid single to center, ending Langston's chance to become the first Seattle pitcher to hurl a no-hitter.

Mike Schooler is definitely back. Six months after first feeling the pain in his right shoulder, he has returned to his role of stopper for the Seattle Mariners. There were some doubters, even a few in the team's front office, but all along Schooler knew he would return. On Sunday, Schooler picked up his third save since returning to the Mariners on July 8. He pitched one inning in a 12-inning, 5-2 victory over the Angels for career save No. 83--tops in club history.

One day Seattle Mariner Manager Lou Piniella is talking about a possible bullpen-stopper tandem of Mike Schooler and Norm Charlton. The next day Schooler is on the waiver wire. That's life in baseball's current economic climate, where the latest business trend, known as down-sizing, threatened to stamp out Schooler's career in March.

John Alvarez and Ray Roman combined to drive in five runs, leading a team of Cal State Fullerton alumni to an 8-6 victory over another Titan alumni team Sunday at Titan Field. Alvarez, who hit a home run and drove in three runs, and Roman, who homered and drove in two runs, played for the "Alumni B" team, which featured Dodger third baseman Tim Wallach. Mike Schooler of the Seattle Mariners earned the victory.

Edgar Martinez's three-run homer snapped a string of 182 at bats without a home run as the Seattle Mariners beat Minnesota 6-4 today, dropping the Twins into sole possession of last place in the American League West. Martinez hit seven home runs in his first 134 at bats but none since May 24. He also had only one RBI in his previous 17 games. Ken Griffey Jr.

The Seattle Mariners have called up reliever Mike Schooler, a former Cal State Fullerton pitcher, from their triple-A team in Calgary, Canada, the team announced Friday. Schooler was 4-4 with a 3.21 earned-run average and 8 saves for Calgary of the Pacific Coast League. He struck out 47 and allowed 33 hits and 6 walks in 34 innings. To make room for Schooler, reliever Julio Solano, who had a team-high three saves, was sent to Calgary.

Mike Schooler is definitely back. Six months after first feeling the pain in his right shoulder, he has returned to his role of stopper for the Seattle Mariners. There were some doubters, even a few in the team's front office, but all along Schooler knew he would return. On Sunday, Schooler picked up his third save since returning to the Mariners on July 8. He pitched one inning in a 12-inning, 5-2 victory over the Angels for career save No. 83--tops in club history.

Every day, Mike Schooler grabs a newspaper and searches for a Seattle Mariner boxscore. Some days, he's lucky and he finds one. Some days, he's not and must wait for the West Coast scores to get to Jacksonville, Fla. Schooler, a graduate of Garden Grove High School who also pitched for Golden West College and Cal State Fullerton, is accustomed to being a little closer to the action than this.

The Blue Jays, held hitless for eight innings by Seattle's Mark Langston, rallied for three runs in the ninth today and beat the Mariners 3-2, with George Bell driving in the winning run with a bloop single off reliever Mike Schooler. Langston had shackled the Blue Jays through the first eight innings, allowing only one baserunner, on shortstop Omar Vizquel's error in the seventh. But in the ninth, Langston unraveled quickly. Tom Lawless, pinch-hitting for Lloyd Moseby, led off the inning with a solid single to center, ending Langston's chance to become the first Seattle pitcher to hurl a no-hitter.

Junior left-hander Dion Beck scattered six hits over 7 innings and recorded his first win as Cal State Fullerton beat the University of Arizona, 7-4, in a nonconference baseball game Thursday night at Titan Field. Beck, a transfer from Cerritos College, struck out six, walked three and improved his record to 1-2. Keith Watkins gave Fullerton (4-4) an early lead with a two-run homer in the third inning.