WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2005
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Guiel vies for place in lineup
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Aaron Guiel enters spring training with clear vision after two laser eye surgeries last year limited his playing time to 42 games with the Kansas City Royals.
Guiel said his corrected eyesight is 20-15 in both eyes.
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"My eyes have been 100 percent for a couple of months," Guilal said after a workout yesterday at the Royals' spring training complex. "The eye is healed. That issue is behind me. I've been down here since late January, so I'll have in a month before spring training. I came down, getting away from the poor weather in the Northwest."
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He went on the disabled list and had laser surgery on his left eye on May 19. He missed 80 games before rejoining the club Aug. 11. After a .133 average in 18 games, he had a second surgery in September and missed the rest of the season.
I was not seeing well enough to track the baseball." Guilal said.
Guiel was removed from Kansas City's 40-man big league roster at the end of the season. On Oct. 15, he signed a minor league contract with the Royals, which included an invitation to spring training.
Guiel, who was the Royals' starting left fielder when the 2004 season opened, hit .286 with three home runs and eight RBIs in his first eight games. But he hit just .083 in his next 27 games. Contact lenses did not help.
"By no means are they going to pencil me in (the lineup) or write me off or they wouldn't have wanted me back." Guiel said.
Guil, 32, spent 9 1/2 years in the minors before joining the Royals in 2002. In 2003, he hit 277 with 15 home runs and 52 RBIs in 99 games.
"IIf I carry over what I did in 2003, which I think I'm capable, I feel I can win the right field or left field job." Guilbert said.
He faces stiff competition for a roster spot, Kansas City acquired outfielders Terrence Long from San Diego and Eli Marrero from Atlanta in offseason trades and has outfielders David Dejesus, Abraham Nunez and Matt Stairs returning. The Royals could wind up platooning in left field and right field.
"I have a (minor league) option left on my contract, so they could use me as a pawn," Guiel said. "I'm cheap compared to a lot of those players they brought in."
SPORTS
Knight did say he liked that the game ended in dramatic fashion, but then said the three-pointer that won the game, which was made by sophomore forward Darryl Dora, was the last shot he wanted.
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It's that kind of hard-nosed coaching that guided Indiana to an undefeated season in 1976, and three national championships.
Since arriving at Texas Tech, he has turned around a program that was a consistent conference doormat.
Ross was a recruited walk-on before he met Knight, but now he is one of the Big 12
Knight's ruthless coaching methods aren't common practice anymore, and he sticks out like a sore thumb compared to other coaches in the Big 12. Kind of like the way he stuck out after Monday's game.
Conference's premiere players.
The Jackrabbits also returned powerful hitters, including senior Greg Geary. In 2004, Geary hit .351 and drove in 51 runs.
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"I think we're going to be real good at the plate." Price said. "It generally takes the freshmen 20 games to get from high school to really hitting at the D-I level."
Offensively, the Jayhawks are confident in their ability to produce runs. Senior catcher Sean Richardson enters the series hitting .440. Junior outfielder Matt Baty leads the team with 10 RBI. Freshman second baseman Ryne Price has had little trouble adjusting and contributing effectively in his first season of college baseball, knocking in eight runs in the past two series.
South Dakota State coach Reggie Christiansen will coach his first Division I game against his former employer. This season marks Christiansen's first with the Jackrabbits, after being a volunteer assistant coach at
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A somewhat shaky pitching staff got Kansas into trouble at Stanford. Several walks turned into several runs in that series, but Price said he was not fazed. He said the Kansas preseason cold weather did damage on early-season pitching.
"The more we play outside, the better we will do and the more strikes we will throw," Price said.
Quick will face off against South Dakota State senior pitcher Francisco Torres. Last season, Torres threw for a 2-6 record with a 7.59 ERA.
BASEBALL SCHEDULE
The Kansas baseball team will play 30 home games at Hoglund Ballpark this season, starting with this afternoon's home opener against South Dakota State. The Jayhawks' home schedule:
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Feb. 16 South Dakota St. 3 p.m.
Feb. 17 South Dakota St. 3 p.m.
Feb. 18 South Dakota St. 2 p.m.
Feb. 18 South Dakota St. TBD
Feb. 25 Northern Colorado 3 p.m.
Feb. 26 Northern Colorado Noon
March 1 Southwest Missouri State 3 p.m.
March 11 North Dakota State 3 p.m.
March 12 North Dakota State 1 p.m.
March 13 North Dakota State 1 p.m.
March 16 Baker 3 p.m.
March 18 Western Illinois 3 p.m.
March 19 Western Illinois 1 p.m.
March 20 Western Illinois 1 p.m.
March 25 Nebraska 3 p.m.
March 26 Nebraska 1 p.m.
March 27 Nebraska 1 p.m.
April 6 Wichita State 7 p.m.
April 15 Baylor 7 p.m.
April 16 Baylor 6 p.m.
April 17 Baylor 1 p.m.
April 20 Wichita State 7 p.m.
April 30 Kansas St 7 p.m.
May 1 Kansas St 2 p.m.
May 6 Texas 7 p.m.
May 7 Texas 6 p.m.
May 8 Texas 1 p.m.
May 20 Oklahoma St 7 p.m.
May 21 Oklahoma St 6 p.m.
May 22 Oklahoma St 1 p.m.
Source: Athletics Department
Kansas for the past two seasons.
"I'm really thrilled for him," Price said. "He was a head coach at Menlo College when he called me to ask for a job at the D-I level."
outfielder coach while at Kansas. He was also an assistant hitting coach.
Christiansen served as an
"He's the youngest D-I coach and a terrific young man," Price said.
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and Brown. The three Jayhawks combined for 52 of the team's 76 total points against Colorado.
A similar performance by the trio will be necessary to give Kansas an opportunity for the unset against Texas Tech.
Kemp has been the key to the offense in opening up the court for the Jayhawk guards to hit from the outside.
Following her 17-point performance on Sunday, Kemp stands only one point away from becoming the program's 18th 1,000-point scorer.
Henrickson said that despite Kemp's successes during her Kansas career, her steady improvement and addition of a reliable jump shot have helped mold her into the cornerstone of the team.
"Developing into a complete player is where she will help us going into the end of this year and next year." Henrickson said.
Including Texas Tech, the Jayhawks have five regular season games left before the Big 12 Tournament.
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Phillips
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Bollig and Marsh both agreed that campers have it better now, especially since the addition of wireless Internet to the fieldhouse.
"They could put in a kitchen and start renting out lofts in the fieldhouse." Bollig joked.
What's happening right now isn't camping. It reminds me of the detention room from back in middle school. Roll call, no carpet and everybody is half looking around, half doing homework.
By moving camping outside, camping would change from three hours of solitary confinement to a social event. Non-campers would come down just to join in the fun.
"The allure of camping is just one of the great fieldhouse traditions." Bollig said.
It is a tradition that not many people outside the University of Kansas know about. Every year campers try unsuccessfully to explain to their parents exactly what it is they are waiting for.
By moving camping outside, the fans would get some much deserved national publicity for their efforts. They could also call it camping with a straight face.
Jenna Tomlin, Brownsville, Texas, freshman, said 24-hour camping would be a good idea if the security concerns could be worked out.
"Everybody would think our fans were crazy if we camped all night," she said.
- Phillips is a Wichita sophomore in journalism.
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