Page 10 University Daily Kansan, March 11. 1981
Baseball team wins two; at home today
By ARNE GREEN Sports Writer
As winter baseball practice wound down last week, Kansas Coach Floyd Temple said that improved pitching would be the key to the team's success. But yesterday it was hitting that carried the Jayhawks to a 9-4 and 17-5 sweep in their season opener at Emporia State.
Third baseman Russ Blaylock and pitcher Kevin Clinton provided the power in the first game, hitting back-to-back homers in the sixth and seventh innings back from a 4-3 deficit to put the game out of the Hornets' reach.
THE JAYHAWKS grabbed an early 2- lead with single runs in the first two innings by capitalizing on a pair of wild balls in the next inning on an error of their own.
After the Hornet's 'Andy Hoffman」fled off the third with a single, Clinton threw the ball on a sacrifice bunt and Hoffman scored. Clinton then gave up two more unearned runs on a two-run homer by Brad Hill.
Kansas evened the game at 3-3 in the fourth inning on a triple by Blaylock and a sacrifice fly by right fielder Joe Heeney, only to fall behind on an Emporia State home run in the bottom of the inning.
The fourth-inning blast was the only earned run given up by Clinton, who won the game, scattering four hits and striking out five.
CLINTON ALSO collected four RBI
on two home runs, while Blaylock went 4-for-4 and scored four runs.
The second game was never in doubt as the Jayhawks jumped on the Hornets for 12 runs in the first two innings.
Senior first baseman Brian Gray肝 KU with a 3-for-4 performance, collecting two doubles and five RBI. The doubles gave Gray 40 for his career and the RBI boosted his total to 102, both tones on the KU all-time list.
Center fielder Dick Lewalen had two hits in the game, knocking in four runs and Heene added three RBI in a pair of singles.
SOPHOMORE JIM Phillips picked up the victory in the nightcap, working six innings, up up three runs on five hits.
Temple said he was pleased with the team's performance the first time out.
"I was particularly impressed with our righthanded hitting against lefthanders," he said.
Gray also said he like what he saw.
Gray also said he like what we saw.
"As far as first games go, this is the best we've looked since I've been here." he said.
"We never would have done this well if we hadn't been outside all winter."
THE JAYHAWKS hope the weather holds up for their home opener today, a 1 p.m. doubleheader against William Jewell at Quinney Field.
the same young team he started at Emporia State.
Temple will have a pair of left-handers take the mount for the Jayhawks for their first game of the season before home fans. Freshman Ryan Dobbins and Randy McMishtn the second. Temple is expected to start basically
Before the season Temple expected to play his team into shape in these early games, but a warm winter changed that.
"When we started to prepare for winter practice I had some valid concerns about getting ready to play this spring," he said. "We had two
"Pitching kept us out the last two years. I hope pitching will get us into the tournament this year. That's the name of the game. Pitching."
Floyd Temple
position changes happen since last fall. Second base and shortstop need a lot of time to work together. The second baseman (Roger Riley) is in a new position in the third baseman (Hylock) and the shortstop (Nejucci) just since this last.
"THE GREAT WEATHER has enabled us to accomplish some things we thought would be a problem."
However, Temple said he thought Riley would do a good job at second once he made the adjustment.
"We used him some there his freshman year before moving him to third and then to the outfield last year," he said. "I think Roger has adapted well. He's an intelligent player and he's an overachiver as ever at effort."
Senior Roger Riley, who played third base and outfield the last two years, was forced to step in at second that year. The coach was declared academically ineligible.
RILEY, A career 348 hitter, said,
"It's a little different turning the double play, but I'm getting really comfortable with it now."
The left side of the infield is being filled by junior college transfers Blaylock at third and Nezuil at short.
Blaylock, who transferred at semester, was impressed in spring drills and won the startling job.
"Russ has stepped in and done a good job," Temple said. "There is always a transition from junior college and he had done well."
The rest of the infield is set with seniors Brian Gray at first and Juan Ramon at catcher coming off solid years.
NEUZIL PLAYED two years at Barton County and last fall won the shortstop job.
"He's a fine competitor and an aggressive baserunner," Temple said. "I think he will develop into a fine player." The team also be able to swim the bat for its too, too.
Gray hit .323 last year, second on the team to Matt Gundelfinger, who passed up his senior year to turn pro. Ramon chipped in with a .357 average while alternating between designated hitter and catcher.
Dick Lewallen returns. he led KU freshmen in hitting last year with a 36 average and is the strong defensive goaltender, another good fielder, will start in light.
The left field starter is still uncertain, Temple said, but walk-ons Tim Heinemann and Jim Heeney have the inside track.
"I PLAN to give those youngsters the opportunity to play for us," he said. "Kevin Clinton can also play left field."
The Jayhawks will play several games and a tournament in Texas during spring break before beginning the Big Eight schedule. Temple and the teams are confident that the team will be one of the top teams in the conference.
"I do think that with proper development as we gain more experience we will have a good chance of success," he said. "I feel good about this ball club."
In the outfield, only center fielder
"I think we will be really competitive in the Big Eight," he said. "Some of the young players from last year are really big, and some we are sitting in really good shape."
Ramon said the team has more depth this year.
Clinton agreed.
"LAST YEAR we didn't have pitching, but had good hitting," he said. "This year we're an all-around good team. From one to nine we have solid wins."
Temple summed it up best.
"Pitching kept us up the last two years," he said. "I hope pitching will get us into this year. That's the name of the game, Pitching."
KC rips Boston in Florida, 8-3
by United Press International
FORT MYERS, Fla.—The Kansas City Royals got their season off to a good start yesterday.
The Red Sox tied the game on home runs by Jim Rice in the fourth inning and Dwight Evans in the top of the fifth. The Royals had scored their five runs off Steve Crawford, the second of three Boston pitchers.
The defending American league champions broke a 3-1 tie with one run in the fifth inning and four more in the sixth for an 8-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the exhibition opener for both teams.
Amos Otis singled in Willie Alkens, who had led off with a double, to score the single run in the fifth. The four-run sixth inning was a result of three ground ball singles, errors, a walk and a sacrifice fly.
The Royals scored once in the second on an Otis double and a bunt single by Frank White and twice in the third when Boston starter Mike Torres walked Hal McAke, Akens Otts in succession and Clint Hurd in third. Mitch Kujawski scored John Wathan's ground ball scored Akens for the Royals' other run.
Royals' Manager Jim Frey played most of the regulars from last season's World Series team. Missing was All-Star third baseman George Brett, who had surgery to remove hemorrhoids on Feb. 28. Brett is not expected to return to the team until late March.
Men's tennis team beats Baker in outdoor meet
Yesterday afternoon Kansas's men's tennis team did something it hadn't done this season. It played outdoors and won the second time this season.
The Jahways defeated Baker, 81, but few were pleased with KU's play. Coach Randy McGrath said the team won by 20 runs, and doors after playing indoors all season.
Weyne Straw, a senior and KU's No. 1 player, said that the difference in the ball's speed—it travels faster indoors—and the wind caused him to play his worst match of the season. The wind was the biggest problem, he said.
"It's a big equalizer until you get used to it," he said. "Today was a frustrating day."
Sewall described Baker, an NAIA
school, as a much weaker team than the Jayhawks. He said that the KU team members had some problems preparing to play the meet.
KU's struggle in its first outdoor meet was unexpected. After KU's indoor meet last week at Nebraska the team were confident about playing outdoors.
"WE'LL DO better outdoors," Sewall said then.
The Jayhawks next outdoor meet will be a tournament in Baton Rouge, La. next week. The team will also play in the state championship the trip south during spring break.
AURH ELECTIONS
KU had finished third in the Nebraska meet behind Ol'Reberts and Nebraska. Kansas State was fourth.
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