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Friday, April 14, 1978
University Daily Kansan
Jeltz finds home at second base
By KENDAVIS Staff Writer
At the conclusion of the 1977 University of Kansas baseball season KU baseball coach Tom O'Connell
Temple found himself with an infidel that had only one returning starter. Only third baseman Lee Ice remained a fixture in the Jayhawks' infield. KU had to find replacements for first baseman Carl Heinrich, who graduated, second baseman Ron MacDonald, who signed with the New York Giants on stop Jeff Watson, who used in his eligibility.
Those vacancy signs have long since been replaced—replaced with some players who have filled in the holes better than anyone could have hove for.
FRESHMAN BRIAN GRAY has things under control at first base and Monty Marlin, a transfer from Garden City Bobcats, to first stop. Both have been pleasant surprises.
But the new face at second base has been a special surprise. Steve Jeltz, Lawrence freshman, has moved into the KU baseball field to play a lone fanfare. But he is getting the job done.
Since Lawrence High does not have a baseball program, Jeltz played for the Lawrence American Legion team for three seasons. Last year he led the club with 33 points and led the league in second level bitter on the team with a 379 average and clubbed five home runs.
Jeltz is a gifted athlete. At Lawrence High School Jeltz had an outstanding career as a running back, played basketball for the University of Texas and played in three relay events while running track.
"BASEALL IS ISING to become my favorite sport," Jelzad said. "It used to be that football was my main interest. I thought about going out for football, but now I don't want to go get hurt. I wouldn't be able to go anywhere in football anyway.
"I've played baseball all my life. I played Legion ball and that's a big thing around here because we don't have high school ball, they they're finally going to get it next year."
Jetsz choose to play baseball at KU and
to Temple. The Jetsz will happy with that
the 9-10, 100-pound team. The 5-10,
100-pound team.
"Steve played Legion ball and we always knew he could run and throw." Temple said. But he had trouble running because the glove was a little high in the field. But he worked hard last fall and his contact at the plate has been better. Quite frankly, his hitting has been a surer one.
currently hitting at .313 clip and has performed well in the field.
"I know the things I'm doing wrong," Jelzell said. "I'm not satisfied with my hitting so far but I know it'll come around. I'm not afraid of worry about it—that's the worst thing to do.
AFTER KU'S FIRST 14 games Jelts was the second leading hitter on the squad with a .400 average. Since then he has gone into a little slump but Jelts isn't worried.
IN THE FIELD, things have been tougher for Jeltz than it appears. This is Jeltz's first season at second base. He had played in the major leagues and he says the transition has not been easy.
"I took a long time to get used to," Uzel said. "I've learned a lot of things here. I played shortstop all my life and it's a big game. I've done all right, thanks to good coachuim."
"I have to give Coach Temple a lot of credit for helping my hitting. I fortunate that he had the patience to help me. I was lunging at the ball when I came here instead of waiting on it. I would usually hit the ball when it struck and I wasn't getting my full power into it."
Jeltz has three doubles, two triples and eight runs batted in after 26 games. He has drawn 12 walks and has struck out only five times.
Jeltz had to battle another freshman, Roger Riley, for the starting role at second. Riley, from Independence, Mo., is another converted shortstop.
"I didn't make an error in Legion ball last year and then I got here and I couldn't catch a gound ball at second. I have a tendency once every in a while when the ball is hit to move where I should move if I was playing shortstop."
KU travels to Iowa State to begin conference race
Bv JIM BLOOM
"His fielding has been sound," Temple
Staff Writer
Big Eight division play opens today for the University of Kansas baseball team when they travel to Ames, Iowa, to take on the Iowa State Clones.
KU baseball coach Coach Flood. Temple and his Jayhawks hope to get off to a good start in college.
Temple said he did not know what to expect from the Cyclones.
KU left yesterday afternoon for the four-game series with a 18-7-1 record. The Cyclones enter the games with an 8-9 record.
"IF WE JUMPED out to a good start, it will help us later on in the stands. Temple said. "That's what we did last year and ended up in second place in the division."
KU won three of four games against Iowa State last year at home. The Jayhawks finished second to Missouri in the Eastern Conference and Iowa finished third and Iowa State was last.
in its last outing, Iowa State lost a double-
header to Northern Iowa University. 9-4 and 8-6.
her talent has changed since last year so I don't know how good they are," Temple said. "I would say they have similar perceptions of the music, it will be tough playing on the road."
The top two teams in the division will play in a postseason tournament May 17-21 in Oklahoma City against the top two teams from the Western division. The winner of the tournament will then represent the Big Apple NCAA Basketball championship tournament.
Tuesday KU split a double-header with importers in the first game. KU won 3-0. Wednesday, KU split a doubleheader with importers in the first game. KU won 3-0.
The Cyclones are hitting .323 as a team.
KU has a .301队 batting average.
The KU quintet for today's meet is Craig Palmer, Jim Doyle, Doug Platner, John Michaelis and Tom Pearson. Also playing in the meet will be the rest of the squad. Even though their scores will not count, it will be important for them to play well.
Golf team seeks better scores
"AM JUST wait for us to start
him," said coach Jon Hanna
said, "I know we will do it."
Hoping to get moving after a slow start this season, the KU men's golf team will face Kansas State, Missouri and Nebraska today in a home meet at Alvaran Hills Golf
KU, K-State and Missouri will be competing at Manhattan tomorrow.
"I don't know who I will take to Manhattan tomorrow, but I will look at all the scores, including the guys whose scores don't count, and make a decision," Hanna
psychotically, this could be a crucial weekend for the Jayhawks. With the home course advantage, they hope to put it together.
Hanna said Nebraska was the team to beat in today's tournament, which will be played on all three nines. But he still expects a strong showing from his team, he said.
iowa State is led by right-fielder Jeff Trungier, .491, and left-fielder Kelly Summy, .407. Starting infielders Al Benson, first base, and Jon Juhlin, second base, also are hitting over 300 to give the Cyclones power at the plate.
But Iowta Slay is having problems with its pitching. Its staff earned run average is 18.7. He's not a big part of the team.
For KU, it will be the same pitching rotation. Dan St. Clair and Terry Sutcliffe will start today's games, and Dave Rusch willchen will pitch in timorow's double-bider.
> probable starters against KU are Keeth Rangers, 3-0, Dave Anderson, 1-1, and Gary Larsen, 2-1. Cyclone coach Clair Rierson said to fill his rotation for a fourth starter to fill his rotation.
recently KU has been getting strong performances from catcher Andy Gilmore. Gilmore has hit two home runs in KU's last three games.
jetz has played an important part in KU's swimmer to switch this speed. The Jayhawks are using the hit-and-run and the stolen base more than they have in the past. Jeltz has put his speed to use, swiping five bases, and has yet to be thrown out.
said, "He is an outstanding athlete and after playing shortstop all his life he has adapted quite well. He is doing a good job turning that into that and that's what you need at second base."
"I feel like every time I get on first I have to get on second," Jeltz said. "If it's not late in the game, I'll try to go to third if I see the opportunity,
I MORE OR less have the green light for
wanting I want to go. I have to be
smart about when I go. Still, I amble a lot. When I get a hit I watch the outfielders. If the ball is bobbled, I'll try to take the extra drive, just takes one little bobble and it try "it."
Five stolen bases are quite a decline from the 1960s, when the baltic ball. Temple says Jelts will add to that deficit.
"He hasn't stolen a lot because with the situations we've had he hasn't had the opportunity." Temple said. "He's gotten on base a lot in game in a game where we've had a seven- or eight-run lead. I don't believe in running up the score on a team. We might hit and run when we're ahead that much but we won't do any base running."
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TRYOUTS:
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Tuesday 5:30-7:00
April 18
Wednesday
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Preliminaries
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Watch the KU Spirit Squad in action: National Collegiate Cheerleading Championships April 24, 1978 on CBS.
KU expects rough match
Some rugby teams, according to KU rugby coach Dave Hay, play "cheap," or
The only way to take care of that, he said, is to play dirty right back.
"It’s not as much fun to play that way," he said, "but if they want to set the game said. That is what I do."
The Wichita Rugby Club is one such team.
KU will play A and B games against the club tomorrow in Wichita. The Jayhawks will stay in Wichita Sunday to play the Old Yellers, another city rugby club.
"Most of the Old Yellers are guys that used to play for KU." HAY said, "so we know a lot of them. It should be a good game."
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