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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, April 19, 2000
KANSAS BASEBALL Baseball team signs catcher, two pitchers
Two high school seniors and one junior college transfer have signed letters-of-intent for the Kansas baseball team, coach Bobby Randall said yesterday.
The two pitchers and one catcher will be welcome additions to the 'Hawks depth as five seniors will graduate in Mav.
Joe Costello, a 6-foot-5-inch right-handed pitcher from Pembroke Pines, Fla., is a senior at Charles Flanagan High School. He compiled a 35-13 record with a 2.79 ERA and 143 strikeouts in his four-year career. The senior went 60 last summer while pitching for the Coral Springs Pokers — a Connie Mack League Florida State Champion
Randall said Costello's impressive pitching talent caught his eye.
"He has a chance to contribute."
"He has a chance to contribute to our team right away," he
The second signee is Billy Schmitt, a 6-foot-1-inch catcher from Green Valley High School in Henderson, Ne. A two-year letterman in baseball, he was named all-division his junior year while hitting .475 with 12 steals and a team high six homers.
Randall was enthusiastic about Schmitt's commitment to Kansas.
"He will add depth to our catching corps by bringing a powerful bat and a strong arm with him to Lawrence." Rangall said.
The 'Hawks also signed Randy Strann, a 6-foot right-handed pitcher from Garland, Texas, who currently is a sophomore at
Brookhaven Junior College In Texas. He also spent one year at Richland Junior College, where he set a league record with 12 saves his freshman year.
His arm will be quality addition for Kansas next season. Randall said.
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"His talent and experience will be assets to our baseball team," he said.
BOSTON MARATHON
Two wheelchair racers disqualified in Boston
BOSTON — The Boston Marathon has disqualified two aled-bodied competitors from entering the wheelchair race.
"To the best of my knowledge, that's never happened before," said Marja Bakker, a member of the Boston Athletic Association's adjudication committee.
BAA spokesman Jack Fleming said yesterday the names would not be released, as is race policy for disqualified participants who did not finish in the money.
"The wheelchair division is for motion, with an impaired range of movement," Fleming said. "That's what it's for. We have a division for people who can run."
It has been 20 years since Rosie Ruiz took a trotley to the finish to temporarily claim the women's title in Boston, an infamous incident that spurred organizers to add checkpoints and video surveillance to protect against cheaters. In most years, six to 12 people are quietly disqualified.
McGwire takes week to rest injured back
MLB
ST. LOUIS — Mark McGwire will take a full week off because of his injured back, although he made major strides yesterday.
His back felt much better, four days after he received a cortisone shot, and he hit three home runs in one three-swing sequence in batting practice. He was not in the lineup for the St. Louis Cardinals' game against the San Diego Padres, but manager Tony La
Russa said he would be available for pinch hit duty.
"I'll probably try not to do it."
but if the game was on the line and we were out of players, I'd use him," La Russa said.
McGwire said he was up for anything and was optimistic about starting tomorrow.
If he does not play tomorrow, La Russa indicated McGwire probably would be placed on the disabled list.
Barkley plans to play last game versus Suns
NBA
PHOENIX — In a dress rehearsal for his farewell appearance last night in Houston, Charles Barkley said he probably would be in uniform when the Rockets met the Phoenix Suns.
Barkley did not plan to play. He
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might make a cameo appearance against the Suns, a team he led to the NBA Finals in 1993.
There had been hints that Barkley
During Houston's shoot-around yesterday, he said his knee was not fit enough to play in consecutive games.
Barkley called an end to his 16-year career after he ruptured a knee tendon Dec. 8 in Philadelphia
But, after rehabilitation, he will make a final appearance in the Rockets' last game tonight at home against Vancouver. He wants to end his career by walking off the court, not being carried off.
Bucks' leading scorer healthy for playoffs
ST. FRANCIS, Wis. — Ray Allen will not end his breakout season in street clothes, and the Milwaukee Bucks are breathing a whole lot easier.
Allen, the Buck's 'leading sooner, will be able to play in the Buck's first-round playoff series starting this weekend at Indiana or Miami. Allen sprained his left knee Monday night during the Buck's 'playoff-clinching victory over Orlando.
Allen and coach George Karl will wait until after this moming's shoot around to decide whether Allen, who has not missed a game in his fouryear NBA career, will play in the Bucks' season finale against the Washington Wizards.
An MRI yesterday was negative, revealing a sprained medial collateral ligament but no tear. Allen was listed as day to day.
Karl said he would recommend that Allen skip tonight's game and rest for the playoffs.
career-high 22.3 points per game while emerging as the Bucks' most reliable scorer, wasn't available for comment while undergoing a day of tests. He has played in 295 consecutive games, starting all but one.
Allen, who is averaging a
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Philadelphia captain suffering headaches
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The return of Eric Lindros, the sidelined Philadelphia Flyers captain, still is uncertain because of lingering headaches.
Lindros, recovering from a Grade 2 concussion, remained in Philadelphia yesterday while his teammates were in Buffalo for Game 4 of their Eastern Conference playoff series. On Monday, Lindros consulted by phone with his neurologist Dr. James Kelly of Chicago.
"We don't know when he'll return," Flyers representative Zack Hill said.
The Fliers led 3-0 going into last night's game in their best-of-seven opening-round playoff series.
Last week, Lindros was cleared to ride a stationary bike. Lindros has missed 17 games, including the final 14 of the regular season.
The Flyers are trying to avoid talking about Lindros, stripped of his captaincy last month for criticizing the 'eam's medical and training staff. Lindros said the Flyers misdiagnosed the severity of his concussion.
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Baseball vs. Texas Tech at 2 p.m. at Hoglund Ballpark.
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Kansas relays at Memorial Stadium.
Men's Tennis vs. Texas Tech at 1 p.m. in Austin, Texas.
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