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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
FRIDAY. APRIL 1. 2005
As Baty fills in for an injured Ryne Price at second base, freshman John Allman took the opportunity to play Baty's spot in the outfield. Allman is currently hitting .391 and went 5-9 with two RBI in the Nebraska series.
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Junior outfielder A.J. Van Slyke has had success at the plate, hitting .320 and leading the Jayhawks with 29 RBI.
With a 7-3 record at home, Texas A&M faces a Kansas team coming off a 7-6 victory against Lamar. Compared to Kansas'.313 team batting average, Texas A&M is hitting just .278 as a club.
At the plate, the Aggies have been feeding off the momentum
"We're trying to win five of the nine series," he said of the Big 12 schedule. "If we win five of nine during the course of the year, we'll make the Big 12 tournament and most likely the NCAA tournament as well."
The first pitch is at 7 p.m. at Olsen Field.
As the season enters the must-win conference stretch, Price said he knew what he expected from his team.
Junior outfieldler Gus Milner continues to lead the way from the clean-up spot in the Kansas lineup. Milner is batting .357 and leads the team with nine doubles. He was one of only two Jayhawks to hit a home run against the Cornhuskers and collected three RBI in his first Big 12 series.
Now batting .313 as a team, the Jayhawk lineup consists of seven starters hitting .300 or better. Nebraska outscored Kansas 24-14 in the series, but the Jayhawks proved their offensive ability by getting 27 hits against the Cornhuskers' 29.
On the mound, the Jayhawks will likely face the Big 12's copitcher for week four, sophomore lefty Jason Meyer (5-1), who has a 3.35 ERA.
In game one, junior right-hander Kodiak Quick (7-2) may see a couple of innings in relief. He is holding batters to a .251 average and has a 3.29 ERA. Junior right-handed closer Don Czyz (2-1) will most likely see significant time on the hill. In his 31 innings of relief this season, Cyzz has a 2.32 ERA and 37 strikeouts. As a staff, the Kansas pitcher have a 3.87 ERA, just more than the Aggies' 3.26.
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On the mound, the Aggies can expect to face tonight's scheduled starter Mike Zagurski. The senior left-hander (4-2) has a 4:21 ERA and struck out a team-high 62 batters this season.
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"If we swing the bats as well as we did [against Nebraska] I think we are capable of going in there and winning two," Price said.
of senior outfielder Andrew Baldwin's six-game hit streak. During the streak, Baldwin is hitting .583 and has eight RBI. His game-deciding solo home run in the seventh inning against Lamar was his second home run of the game and third of the season.
Junior shortstop Cliff Pennington, the best offensive starter, is hitting .398 and leads the Aggies in home runs (5) and RBI (25).
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Gruber credited some of her drive to succeed to Campbell, whom she considered a coach, supporter and friend.
record times in a the spring freestyle and butterfly. Only KU swimming legend Tammy Thomas has matched her times.
"It takes a tough guy to coach 30 girls year after year," she said. "He understands my disappointments and reminds me there's always something to improve on."
If Gruber decides to leave swimming, she said she really wanted to work in athletics. She said she would eventually like be an athletics director or an associate director.
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"Amy has left her mark on the Kansas swimming program," he said. "You never replace someone like Amy."
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But regardless of her decision concerning her future in swimming, Campbell said the KU swimming program would miss her.
Kansas continues losing streak
In a doubleheader against Wichita State yesterday, the Kansas softball team extended its losing streak to four games.
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Kansas lost the first game 5-4 in eight innings, instead of the normal six, and fell 7-3 in the second match-up.
In the first game, the Jayhawks
collected 10 hits, including a home run over the left field fence from Serena Settlemier, junior pitcher and co-captain, in the fourth inning. But the Shockers picked up two runs in the eighth inning and picked up the victory.
In the second game, the Shockers rallied in the bottom of the sixth. The team scored five runs and gained a 7-3 lead, and the Jayhawks were unable to come back.
The team's next game is this weekend against Texas A&M. The Jayhawks will play the Aggies at 2 p.m. tomorrow and at noon Sunday at Arrocha Ballpark.
Drew Davison
ATHLETICS
Kansas negotiates Adidas contract
The University of Kansas Athletics Department could make a formal announcement about a new apparel deal with Adidas as early as next week.
"We have been talking to several apparel companies regarding our next apparel deal," said Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director for external affairs. "When we do sign a deal, it will put Kansas in the upper echelon of such deals in college athletics."
Marchiony declined to confirm whether the department would officially switch to Adidas as its new apparel sponsor.
Ross Fitch