SPORTS
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2005
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Freshman infielder Ryne Price reaches for a ground ball during a game against Baker on March 16. The Jayhawks lost two of three games to Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., this weekend and will face Wichita State at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Wichita.
Kansas comeback
Series ends with victory for Jayhawks
BY MATT WILSON
wilson@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
The Jayhawks made a comeback at yesterday's game after they lost two of three games to Oklahoma, dropping their third straight Big 12 Conference series.
At yesterday's game, the Jayhawks responded well, scoring seven runs in the first
inning. Senior outfielder Matt Baty kick-started the inning with a lead off single, his first of three hits on the day. The Price brothers were busy as well, with freshman second baseman Ryne Price homering and junior shortstop Ritchie Price singling in two runs and crossing the plate once.
The Jayhawks were on cruise control the rest of the way to win 9-3.
Junior pitcher Kodiak Quick picked up his Big 12-leading eighth victory against just three losses. Quick allowed three runs, struck out six batters and walked only two.
Ritch Price was pleased with the way the team bounced back to win yesterday.
Ritchie Price said he was disappointed but was glad to get that last victory.
"Down two games to none, you tell your players to keep fighting," he said.
"The two close losses were tough," he said. "Our defense needs to be better for us to be successful."
The Jayhawks started strong in their second game. Senior designated hitter Travis Dunlap kicked off the scoring with his second home run of the season. The inning was highlighted by
senior catcher Sean Richardson's two-run triple, giving Kansas an early 4-0 lead.
After pulling to within two runs, Oklahoma exploded in the fifth inning. Eight runners crossed the plate in large part to three Jayhawk errors and gave the Sooners a 10-4 lead. For the weekend, the Jayhawks committed a total of six errors.
ROWING
The Jayhawks rallied in the seventh inning. Kansas scored five runs to cut the lead to 10-9 behind junior outfielder Gus Milner's inside-the-park home run. It was his sixth homer of
Kansas loses Cup by one second
BY KRISTEN JARBOE
kjarboe@hansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
The KU women's rowing First Novice Eight comes down the final stretch against the Kansas State First Novice Eight. The Jayhawks lost this race by six tenths of a second and another race by just half a second. Kansas State took home the Kansas Cup by winning three of the four races Saturday morning at Tuttle Creek Lake Resevoir in Manhattan.
Less than a second separated the Kansas women's rowing team from the Kansas Cup this weekend.
Kansas State edged out Kansas by one point.
This is the team's first loss in six years of Kansas Cup competition. The dual match-up was Saturday at the Tuttle Creek Lake Reservoir in Manhattan. K-State won 9-8.
Kansas lost three out of the four races, but each by only a few seconds. The lone victory came in the First Varsity Eight. Kansas finished in at 6:36.6 and K-State finished in 6:45.6.
"I'm really proud of them, especially the win from the Varsity Eight," coach Rob Catloth said. "I'm disappointed about not winning the team part, but it's good that we won that race."
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Taking first in the First Varsity Eight is worth the most points.eight.
Winning the Second Varsity Eight earns five points, winning the First Novice Eight earns three and winning the Second Novice Eight earns one.
"I'm just ecstatic about this win," coxswain Crystal Reed said. "We never let up, stayed tall, and powered right through it. We got off of the water with a fabulous feeling."
The feeling was shared by the team. The victory was exciting for the whole team, assistant coach Jennifer Myers said.
All the other races ended with tight finishes. The Second Varsity Eight boat team crossed the finish line thinking it had
won. The team lost by less than a second, coming in at 6:33.3 with K-State at 6:32.8.
"The First Novice Eight and the Second Varsity Eight were within seconds of each other," Catloth said. "They were all really close races that could have gone either way."
Kansas at 6:35.6.
For the First Novice Eight, K-State came in at 635.0 and
sprint at the finish.
"They kept the lead until the last 250 meters," Myers, who coaches the Novice team, said. "We need to work on a better
After K-State won two straight races, the last chance to take the Kansas Cup was a victory in the Second Novice Eight. The team couldn't pull in the point needed to win the regatta.
Reed called the regatta bitter sweet because she was happy about the victory, but wished the other boats could have placed first as well.
"These losses were just heartwrenching because they were so close," she said. "We missed the Kansas Cup by one point and we just needed those wins. I'm
happy about our boat, but I feel for the rest of them, to lose by a second basely."
The team also had to adjust to some of the uncontrollable elements, like rough water and high winds. Weather conditions are always a variable in the team's regattas, Catloth said.
Next weekend the team travels to Camden, N.J., to compete
in the Knecht Cup. April 16-17. The regatta brings in anywhere from 20 to 40 teams.
"Coming off these past two weeks, we'll see what we can do against these teams," Reed said. "Last year, we made so many progressive steps. This year, we're going all out."
- Edited by Austin Caster
TRACK AND FIELD
Jayhawks garner top honors in Texas
BY PATRICK SHEHAN pshehan@kansan.com KANSAN SWIPERWITTER
The Kansas track and field team finished the Texas Relays with Texas-sized performances.
The highlight of the relays was the men's distance medley relay, the only first place finish for Kansas at the Texas Relays. Senior Jeremy Mims, juniors Benson Chesang and Cameron Schwehr, and freshman Matt Baysinger earned the first-place finish with the time of 9:40.95.
"Distance medley is an event that Arkansas has owned," coach Stanley Redwine said. "It was good for those guys to beat them."
Senior Amy Linnen continued her record-setting year with a second-place finish in the pole vault. Linnen's vault of 13 feet, 7.25 inches is second in the Kansas record books for women's outdoor pole vault. Her training partner, freshman Ekaterina Sultanova, finished fourth with the vault of 13 feet, 3.5 inches.
"One good thing between the two is experience," Redwine said. "With a senior and a freshman, Amy has more than Kate, and both of them are doing extremely well."
The second half of the track and field team had success at the State Farm Invitational in Emporia. Sophomore Kara Euler won the women's 200-
"I was pleased with 400. I've had problems with finishing the way I should," she said. "In the 200 I came behind for the win.
meter dash. She finished in 24.76 seconds. The Emporia senior also won the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.97 seconds.
"My drive for today proves I can do it when I'm ahead or behind."
Senior Erin Wessely won the women's pole vault. She finished with a jump of 11 feet, 11.75 inches. Sophomore
Redwine said Euler had been training well, and the coaches were pleased with her performance.
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WOMEN'S GOLF
Golfer swings strong wins first tournament
BY TRAVIS ROBINET
trobinett@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Coming into her college golf career, Amanda Costner had a goal to win a tournament. Now she can say she has.
Costner, a sophomore, won her first collegiate tournament during the weekend at the Lady Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind., shooting a one-over-par three day total of 217.
"I was nervous, but I kept telling myself one shot at a time," Costner said. "I knew I could do it with my teammates and coach supporting me."
Costner finished three strokes ahead of Camille Blackerby of Texas Christian and Nicole Melton of Texas A&M.
Costner
T h e Jayhawks collectively shot a total of 912, a score good enough to finish sixth out of 13 teams, which was their best finish so far this spring.
Costner led the way, and O'Neill said her play was a catalyst for the rest of the team.
"They were very consistent," coach Erin O'Neill said. "It was a good showing, and we actually see some of the work we've been doing pay off."
"They are looking to see what she's doing," O'Neill said. "It will help motivate them to work harder."
Costner's key to winning was consistency. Her scores for each round were 73, 71 and another 73. She said she played steadily all weekend and didn't have any big scores. Preparation was another reason she played as well as she did.
"Well, lately our team has been working on short game, such as wedge shots and knockdown shots," she said. "That helped prepare me for this tournament because I had a lot of those."
To stay calm and patient throughout the tournament, Costner said she thought about her routine and swing. She went into the last day with the same mindset as the first two rounds, even though she was tied for the
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