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Friday, March 28.1980
University Daily Kansan
Javhawks face hectic schedule
By KEN DAVIS
Sports Writer
What do you do when you're scheduled to play eight games in four days with only a seven-member pitching staff? While panic builds, the team is determined. Kansas baseball coach, has found another
Temple eliminated two games from the hectic KU schedule. The Jayhawks were slated for double-headers tomorrow, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Tempel's new schedule has KU slated for only six games, less if the weather doesn't cooperate.
The Jayhawks begin their Quigley Field diamond marathon at 1 p.m. tomorrow, facing North Dakota State in a doubleheader. KU will host Kearney State at 1 p.m.
on Sunday in one nine-inning game.
The Jayhawkers will oppose Missouri Western in a 1:3 p.m. double-header on Monday. The Emporia State game rounds up with Missouri at 5 p.m. on Tuesday with another single game.
"When I made the schedule up I had nine pitchers in mind—not seven." Temple said yesterday. "But I decided we couldn't play that many games. I just didn't want to help them, so I took a break season, you don't want to hurt them by bringing them back without rest."
TEMPLE SAID that Mike Watt, 1-2, and David Hicks, 1-0, would hit the mound for KU tomorrow if the games aren't can-
If plants aren't spoiled by inclement weather, Temple he said he would start Randy McIntosh, 34; and Clayton Fleenor, 12; on Monday and Jim Philips, 54; on Tuesday.
called because of rain. Kurt Kaifes, 2-0, will open the Sunday game.
Temple will be left with only Mitch Lubin for bulpen duty. Lubin had been scheduled for an earlier start this week, but rain had curbed the cancellation of KU's (twin) wash in shoulder.
"If you have a 10- or 12-man pitching staff, you can 'dam' dawn near every day," she added. "The couple of games with risk an injury. We're already flirting with disaster at our other
WITH AN 18-man roster, KU can't afford many injuries. Several players have minor injuries already. Temple's main concern recently has been Juan Ramon, a catcher. Ramon pulled a hamstring last week but is ready to return to action. Temple said. Ramon is leading Community College transfer, is leading the Averyhawks in hitting with a 439 average.
Wet field conditions this week have forced the Jayhawks' worksouts to be held inside Allen Field House, a situation that Temple isn't happy with.
"it's going to hurt us if we have to stay in here very long." Terme said.
Kansas, 134, will put a seven-game winning streak on the line.
McRae's home run lifts KC past Cards
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—Hal Mcae raced a two-homer in the sixth innings and Dennis Leonard, Gary Buehrle combined to pick a five-hitter to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 exhibition win over the St. Louis Cardinals yesterday.
Mrae connected for his home run after a lead doubled by the Royal's U.L. Washington off St. Louis right-hander in a split, each pitched six innings, as did Leonard.
The Cards' lone run came in the bottom of the sixth. Ken Oberkellf singled with two men out and then circled the bases on Keith Hernandez* double to left-center.
But Leonard fanned Ted Simmons to end the uprising. Christensen came in and pitched two scorers innings, and mislead the final of five F. Louis hits in the 8th.
MMcRae had three of the Royals nine hits. They improved their exhibition record to 7.6. The Cards are now 7-8.
Boznango sheds pounds, gains confidence
By PATTI ARNOLD
Sports Writer
Time has changed Gay Boznango, the catcher on the KU softball team.
Three years ago, Bonnango, or Bosz,
was born in New York. He was a hardy
cutter who was 48 with joy.
Bonnango is still 5-2, but since her first year
she has shed more than 25 pounds and only a
few hours a day.
"WHEN I WAS a freshman, I didn't even know when I was on the bus! I tasted of fat when I sat down on it contributing all I could to the team. Once I lost the weight I felt better. I have more energy. I feel better."
"Now I don't feel like I would ever be too tired to catch. They have to drag me out before I would say I was too tired to play."
Not only has Boznango's attitude about playing changed, her catching skills have
improved also. Last year Bozmango did not allow a passable ball and had a 1,000 fielding average. But that glossy statistic wasn't always that high.
During Bozonga's freshman year, Paula Woolworth was KU's catatcher. But on the annual spring swing South, Woolworth hurt her ankles and Bozango was forced into action.
“WHEN PAILA GOT HURT, the first two innings I never even caught the ball, it just kept falling out of my glove.” Borrando was so excited. “I got there times and never even touched the ball.”
it seemed Boznango wasn't a threat at the plate last year, unless she was behind it
Bronnago's batting average was 167 in the 41 games she played last year, and Stannoff used a designated hitter for her right-handed pitching. She put the bat back in Bronnago's hands, and
she has hit .216 through the first two weeks of this season.
In addition to her improved batting average, Boznango has proved she can ease the tension of a tuff game with a woke.
"I JOKE A lot," she said. "That's the reason I play, to have fun. We're close we can say. 'Boy, what a power hitter, when we hit a little dribler. If I'm down, I want this for me. Usually it the way I play, it's something wrong, everybody barks at me."
Catchers often lead the team, but Boznango sees her job as directing cutoff throws from the outfield and pitching pitches.
"The pitcher has to work hard enough to make each pitch work," she said. "My job is to get the pitch out of the air and I have to diagnose the hitter and decide what pitch would get her out of ground, pop it and throw it."
Norman, Okla., has been a place where KU players have been constantly injured. Stanickt said earlier this week that he was glad KU got out of the Sooner tournament last year and ended the last year. Stanickt had to leave his catcher in a Norman hospital with a conclusion.
BOZNANGO, HOWEVER, remembers nothing about it.
"If I ever get hit or hurt, someone will ask me, 'Where are you?', but I don't remember that whole tournament," she said.
But the team remembered, and a rivalry developed between KU and Oklahoma State, whose player collided with Bozomango.
But Boznango said she felt no animosity toward the plaver.
"I found out she was really gun-shy about sliding," Boz said. "She had hurt her leg and that's why she crashed into me."
Being 5-2 and playing catcher, Borrango is subject to injury. But she insisted she was not worried about bigger players coming into home.
"I THINK ABOUT it more now that I've lost weight," she said. "I used to sit back and dare anybody to blow me back off the plate. I've got the advantage on them with what I've gotten. When I'm down and they're in danger, all of us have their腿 and I can block them out."
Boznango is a carefree person who is at KU to have a good time as well as to get her degree in Occupational Therapy. As a memoirist of softball team, she is getting
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Memorial Stadium will switch sports on Saturday in football and track in springtime, the stadium will host the Jayhawk Invitational soccer tournament tomorrow.
The games tomorrow will be divisional round robin, with each team playing two teams from each division will advance to a four team single-elimination tournament on Sunday. The game is at 1:39 p.m. and the finals at 3.
Kansas State, Valley Soccer Club of Des Moines, Iowa, and the Wichita Wheathaws.
KU's squad will play its first game of the tournage at 10 a.m. tomorrow against Rockhurst. The Jayhawks will play again at noon and 4 p.m.
The tourney will begin at 8 a.m. and will continue with 10 games tomorrow and six more, including the finals, on Sunday.
The eight-team field will be divided into two divisions. Division one will include Central Missouri State, Colorado State, and Indiana Division two will include Iowa State,
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Women golfers rained out
John Weltner, assistant sports information director, said yesterday that he
The women's golf season got off to a
fast start in Texas. The women traveled south
to compete in the Sam Houston Invitational,
but the first round of competition was rained
was unsure as to whether the teams would make up the round or if the tournament would be cut short.
Coach Sandy Bahan said she was unsure how her team would fare in the tournament.
"Texas golf is a whole different game because of the hard-pan courses," she said. "We'll have to really be on our short game."
Dam run tomorrow
All participants will run at the same time, with those entered in the short race dropping out at the 6.5 mile mark. The hearter runners will run 13 miles. There are four
Some will wear old tennis shoes and
some will wear running shoes, but all will be ready to run tomorrow in the KU Recreational Services'
second annual Dam Run. The race will
begin at 7 a.m. on Monday.
Interest in the race has grown since last year, Irene Gershoff, director of individual events for Rec Services, said.
divisions, men and women's 39-and-under and men and women's 40-and-older. The top three runners in each group will receive the all participants will receive a T-shirt.
"Last there were 180 runners, but this year we have already registered 250 and expect more than 300 with late registration," she said.
Anyone interested in registering late may drop their day from the list to be fetched at $7. Please also register last registrants. Early entrants paid $4. Businesses will contribute giftes and businesses will contribute giftes.
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