Wednesday, April 21, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Softball team aims at .500
'Hawks to battle SW Missouri State in doubleheader
By Brandon Stinnett sports@Kansan.com Kansan reporter
The Kansas softball team will be trying to reach the .500 mark for the first time since March 19 today when it faces Southwest Missouri State in a doubleheader at Springfield, Mo.
The Jayhawks (22-23) have made finishing above .500 a priority this season.
"We talked about the fact that we really need to look at making some new goals," Coach Tracy Bunge said. "We want to get back to .500 and get into the top six in the conference."
Kansas is eighth in the Big 12
with a 3-5 record. Kansas had lost nine of its last 12 games the first time it faced Southwest Missouri State this season. The Jayhawks defeated the Bears, 1-0, on March 19 in the Airtouch Capital Classic. Junior Sarah Workman was the winning pitcher in the game, striking out seven batters in seven innings.
"Southwest Missouri State is a team that has always played KU tough," she said. "They get especially fired up for us."
Bunge said she expected another close game.
The Jayhawks will enter today's game on a five-game winning streak. Workman has won her past five games, and the Jayhawks' bats have come alive.
Kansas scored 12 runs on 19 hits in two wins against the University of Missouri-Kansas City on Sunday, 7-0 and 5-3.
Kansas pitcher Melanie DeWinter pitches during Sunday's game against Missouri-Kansas City. The 'Hawks will play a doubleheader against Southwest Missouri State today. Photo by Dan Elvaysov/Kansas
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"We get along really well, and it's easier because she knows me so well," she said. "It's nice to end my career with someone I know."
Sell said having her sister as a coach didn't faze her.
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Injuries continue to slow down Sell
Garrity said coaching her sister has its ups and downs.
"Some days are challenging and others are rewarded," she said.
"Kris needs to be both pushed and supported."
One of Garrity's most important
coaching moments came when
Sell strained two ligaments in her
ankle. Sell sat out four matches,
in which Kansas went 2-2.
Sell said since the injury, she had doubted her playing ability and still wasn't at top form.
"I want to be back at the top so bad," she said. "I just need to keep my focus and get my confidence back."
Since returning, Sell has gone 5-4 and has compiled a three-game winning streak.
After graduating this spring
with a degree in sports management. Sell's tennis career also will come to an end. Sell said she'd like to work in an athletics department or maybe even be a coach.
"When I'm playing well, I have my focus and my confidence, and that's my biggest win," she said.
Sell's final goal as a Jayhawk is to compete at the NCAA tournament in singles. She has never qualified before, but she's confident she can this year.
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Baseball team to play Division II Rockhurst
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It is led offensively by third baseman Mike Simpson, who is hitting 478 with 17 home runs and 62 RBI.
"And knowing that it's not a Big 12 or top-25 opponent will hopefully relax us and allow us to play solid baseball."
Rockhurst is a member of the NCAA's Division II and has a 26-11 record.
If Kansas senior Chris Williams makes an appearance from the bullpen, it will be the 67th of his career. That mark will tie him with Chris Corn for fourth place on Kansas' all-time appearance list.
A win tonight also would bring Randall to within one win of the 400-game win mark of his career.
Kansas' next action will come this weekend when it travels to Texas A&M for a three-game series. The Aggies are ranked third in the nation and are in first place in the Big 12.
Reader Feedback
Edited by Liz Wrister
While I agree with Spencer Duncan that home football attendance needs to be improved, I need to set the record straight on a few facts that were misrepresented in his Tuesday Kansan column.
Listed below are his points with accurate information listed below:
First of all, as a prelude to his comments about ticket prices and promotional strategies, Spencer indicated the game against "Colorado on ABC was embarrassing." The Colorado game was not on ABC. The Oklahoma State game was televised by ABC.
The base price for reserved season football tickets (including next season) has changed little in
- Spencer Duncan: "Stop raising ticket prices... The prices constantly are changing"
three years and will be basically the same next year as it was in 1998. We have added one additional game next season (seven home games, instead of six), but single-game public tickets have not changed since last season. See below regarding the change in single-game student tickets.
Spencer Duncan: "Discounts. There are no huge discounts for families, low-income individuals and large groups."
As the KU ticket brochure has listed for several years, a family ticket has been available for the discounted rate of $40. This has covered two adults and four children.
Also, contrary to what Spencer implied, University of Kansas Athletic Corporation does offer special reduced rates for groups.
Spencer Duncan: "Let
students in for free during certain games."
This has been a common practice for several years. Any student who buys a student combo ticket has received one additional ticket to the season opener at no cost. Also, Spencer seemed to indicate that students are not getting a break on price. It was announced earlier in the year at a KUAC Board Meeting that student single-ticket prices would be decreased next year from $10 to $5.
A simple phone call to the Athletics Department checking facts and plans for the upcoming season would have saved the printing of this inaccurate and misleading information.
Doug Vance University of Kansas Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations
I want to bring to light some of the facts that were not present in Spencer Duncan's commentary yesterday to the Athletics Department on KU Football attendance.
First, this year's home schedule includes seven home games. General public season ticket prices increased by only $18 and not $25, which is the non-conference opponent ticket price. Buying a season ticket provides a price break of $24 compared to buying a ticket to each game individually, which would cost $199 for the season.
Spencer Duncan failed to mention that the KU Football Family Zone season ticket admits two adults and up to four kids for only $280 for the whole season. That is $40 per game for six people to get into Memorial Stadium, which averages out to $6.66 per family member each game. Not a bad price for family entertainment.
The group ticket price for youth is only $5 per child under the age of 18. The group ticket price for adults is $10 per adult. Both prices are 50 percent savings off the regular ticket price. In contradiction to Spencer's
comment, I believe that represents a "huge" discount. As for the low-income youth, the department has a program in place this season for these kids to receive free sponsored tickets to KU Football games and a free T-shirt.
The student football single game ticket price actually was cut in half this year from $10 per game to $5 per game. A "football-only" season ticket is $35, down from $4 a year ago.
In addition, there are 6,300 students on campus each year who have both basketball and football season tickets. If all of these students used their football tickets, which they already own, then the student section would be very full and spirited on game days. However, many Sports Combo students decide not to use the football portion of their combo tickets. It's not a matter of selling more student tickets but of students going to the games and actually using their tickets.
In the same paper yesterday, there was an article about a new student spirit group for athletics called HAWK Club. It stands for "Helping
Athletics Win at Kansas" and its primary purpose is to get students more fired up about football at the University. I think this is a great idea and should be supported by students.
One deal I know of and plan to take advantage of when I graduate this year is the "Recent Grad" season ticket. It's a half-priced season ticket, $88, for any person who has graduated from the University in the past five years. Now that's a pretty friendly young alumni offer.
By the way, the Colorado game last year was on Fox Sports, not ABC. If Spencer Duncan was referring to the Oklahoma State game on ABC, the department provided free admission to the home opener to all KU faculty, staff, and students with a KUID. As I recall, the advertising said it was a way of thanking the campus for putting up with all the construction on the stadium last year.
I suggest that you have your writers check the facts before writing for your paper.
Jason Booker Hutchinson senior
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