Volume 126 Issue 100
kansan.com
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
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Whether this happens or not next season is of course yet to be seen. However, when you're one of the oldest players and a senior on the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team, those are the types of acts that are going to be expected.
Edited by Cara Winkley
if tharpe wants to be a positive influence not only on the team but around campus as well, these are the types of acts he must conduct.
COMMENTARY Tharpe photo shows poor leadership
It is a shame Self had to answer a question about such a subject in the first place. After all, it was meant to be a press conference for Wiggins, and it is the only one where he can announce and celebrate his dream of making it to the NBA.
Self told the Topeka Capital-Journal, "Obviously, we are aware and had it brought to our attention this weekend. Certainly extremely disappointed with what transpired and the judgement that went along with it. To say anything else publicly would be something that would be inappropriate at this time. It will be handled internally. It will be addressed, and it will be handled internally."
Self got his first chance on Monday when he was asked about the photo following Andrew Wiggins' press conference.
If marpe needs guidance on how to be responsible while using social media outlets like Twitter, he needs to look no further than his own teammates.
Instead of joy there was a bitter taste left, not because Wiggins won't be in a Jayhawks uniform next year, but because his day was somewhat tainted from the actions of another player.
In early March, Wiggins tweeted about issues involving campus safety awareness as well as telling people to follow @ JayhawkersKU and the #growku campaign. Needless to say, those couple tweets got more favorites and retweets than any University Twitter account would have.
By Matt Corte sports@kansan.com
In an age where college athletes' lives are seen more off the court than ever before, it's imperative that players start taking responsibility for their actions, especially on social media.
How much of a disturbance this will cause to the program is something we'll find out in the coming weeks or perhaps months, but for now coach Bill Self will have to do his best job remedying the situation.
Unfortunately, Naadir Tharpe never got this message. The soon to be senior and leader of the Jayhawks next year was the most recent culprit of a Twitter mishap involving a lewd photo.
Whether the photo was posted for a minute or a day is irrelevant, as it was still enough time for it to circulate the internet and cause commotion among sports fans.
jamari Trayor in Chicago.
We will have to wait and see what punishment Bill Self will hand down to Tharpe, but another suspension could be looming for the point guard.
As mentioned in Bill Self's quote, any disciplinary action will be handled internally by the basketball program, which apparently is a process Tharpe is getting way too familiar with. Just this season Tharpe was suspended internally for one game because he participated in an unauthorized summer league game while visiting teammate Jamari Traylor in Chicago.
BASEBALL
Ka'iana Eldridge appeals the call, raising the baseball after a play at the plate that resulted in a run for the Wichita State Shockers. Kansas beat the Shockers 4-2.
Kansas beats in-state rival WSU
SHANE JACKSON sports@kansan.com
Coach Ritch Price trotted out to home plate before Kansas' 4-2 victory over in-state non-conference foe Wichita State with a rather unique lineup card for home plate umpire Bill McGuire. In Tuesday night's matchup at Hoglund Ballpark, conference RBI leader Connor McKay and designated hitter Dakota Smith, who hit a walk off double on Sunday, were not penciled in on the scorecard.
"McKay has a slight hamstring and with how cold it was I didn't want to take a chance," Price said. "We were going to use Dakota out of the bullpen, it was to prepare him to pitch tonight."
Jayhawks got on the board first when junior third baseman Aaron Hernandez took the first pitch he saw outside to right center to score
sophomore second baseman Colby Wright. The Jayhawks were not done there.
Mkay's replacement in right field, freshman Joven
nelder Michael Suiter single, to complete a four-run, six-hit inning after the Jayhawks were hitless in the first."Anytime you get four runs to
"Any time you get four runs to put on the board, it's easy to pitch because you know have room to work with."
DREW MOROVICK junior starting pitcher
Afenir, pinged an infield single to third base and turned on the wheels to reach first safely in what should have been the third out, which scored senior catcher Ka'iana Eldredge and Hernandez.
"For a freshman to make really good hustle play, it was really a big play on his part, it was a game changer, could earn him some more playing time." Eldredge said.
Afenir would later score in the inning off a junior left
Morovick got the nod on the mound and picked up his sixth win to push his record to 6-1 on the year. He had a six-inning outing, allowing just two runs off seven hits.
put on the board, it's easy to pitch because you know you have room to work with," said junior starting pitcher Drew Morovick.
The Shockers only scored twice, both in the fourth, despite out-hitting the Jayhawks 10-9. A leadoff walk was followed by a RBI double by senior second baseman Dayne Parker. Parker later scored on a sac fly to right. These were the only runs earned by the Shockers, thanks to superb defensive play by Kansas.
Countless times the Jayhawks made plays defensively to get themselves back in the dugout while leaving the Shockers stranded. In the fifth with runners at the corners and one out, Morovick forced sophomore shortstop Tanner Kirk to hit into a double play to get out of the jam.
"It makes it so much easier to pitch, I trust these guys that when I put a 2-0 fastball, and the ball gets laced, they will be able to make a play on it," Morovick said.
Perhaps the play of the game occurred in the top of the eighth. With Smith on the mound, the Shockers had runners at the corners with no outs looking. Their best hitter junior first baseman
Casey Gillapsie shot one down the right side before first baseman Ryan Pidhaic-huck, who just took the field for Blair Beck, made a diving snag then turned and tagged first for the double play.
"That play won us the game," Eldredge said.
Following its six hit-inning, the Kansas offense only mustered three hits the remainder of the game but was able to hang on. Suiter had a flawless day at the plate with two singles and two walks.
Jordan Piche' came into the seventh rather than his usual closing role to retire the Shockers. He struck out two before handing the ball to Smith. Freshman Stephen Villines picked up his first collegiate save by allowing just one hit in 1.1 innings pitched.
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SOFTBALL
Former standout Kansas player leaves legacy
AMIE JUST
sports@kansan.com
Kansas alumni softball player Maggie Hull-Tietz loved softball ever since she could remember.
"As soon as I could walk I was hitting the ball off the tee," Hull-Tietz said.
"Most people know that they're going to play in college. They're training for that goal," she said.
As for wanting to play softball in college, early in her high school career she didn't know that was an option.
"Being from Lawrence, KU was my dream school to play at," said Hull-Tietz. "We didn't look at any other schools. We committed to KU our junior year in high school."
After Hull-Tietz' sophomore year at Free State, she received All State Honors. Her coaches approached her and said she was good enough to play at a college level, but if it's something she really wanted to do, she would have to work hard.
That summer is when her and her twin sister Rosie Hull started the recruiting process and played for a competitive team. "It was really important for us to play together," said Hull-Tietz.
Hull-Tietz left her mark on the Kansas softball program. In her freshman season, she was one of two freshmen to start in every game. She led
to the All-Big 12 second team for her efforts. Other awards she won that season were the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region Second Team, Team Big Jay Award and Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
In 2012, her junior year, Hull-Tietz started in each game and broke the University's single-season record
"I decided to enter the draft really quickly. It's one of those things you don't turn down."
MAGGIE HULL-TIETZ former Kansas softball player
Irser sophomore season was when things started to mesh together for Hull-Tietz. She started in every game and led the team with a .346 batting average on 56 hits. 14 of those hits were doubles, with nine being home run. She recorded 49 RBI on the season as well. She was named
the team that year with nine sacrifice hits.
with a .409 batting average. She also tied the University's record for runs scored on the season with 46. That season she was named All-Big 12 First Team, Academic All-Big 12 First Team, Team MVP, Capital One Academic All-District and Team Captain.
In her senior season at Kansas, Hull-Tietz started in every game, placing her in the starting lineup for KU in all 210 games in her college career. For the second straight season she broke the KU batting average record, hitting a .456, being the third-best single-season mark in the history of the Big 12. She placed herself at the top of the charts at Kansas being the all-time leader in career batting average with a .368, ranking second the conference. She also broke the school's career RBI record with 140. She was honored with 14 different awards her after her senior season.
"They [the professional teams] were scouting here during my junior and senior year, and I didn't even know," Hull-Tietz said. "I talked to my coach a week before the draft after practice. I
Little do most people know, there is a professional softball league, the National Pro Fastpitch League, in the United States. There are four teams and 20 players get drafted. The season runs from early June to mid August.
decided to enter the draft really quickly. It's one of those things you don't turn down."
Hull-Tietz was selected 11 overall in the National Pro Fastpitch Draft and signed with the Chicago Bandits. In her rookie season she posted a .250 batting average.
"I had a really great experience last summer playing with the most talented athletes in the world, but I have decided to not play this summer. The way that it's set up makes it hard to have a job." Hull-Tietz said. "It was a really really hard decision for me, but I have to prioritize other things in my life."
Hull-Tietz recently got married and accepted a position at Baker University as an assistant softball coach.
"Even though I'm not there [Kansas] anymore, it feels good knowing I left a legacy at Kansas and in the professional softball league," said Hull-Tietz.
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