THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012
PAGE 3B
Baylor holds lead, Aggies barely ahead of UT
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1. BAYLOR BEARS (38-8, 18-0)
The Bears are good. They're super good. They've played 18 Big 12 games and won them all. They've already clinched at least a share of the conference crown. They've simply out hit, pitched and out classed all of their opponents.
2. TEXAS A&M AGGIES (31-13, 11-7)
The Aggies sit third in the conference standings, one game behind the Texas Longhorns. Why are tin the two spot then? Because they just took their weekend series from the Longhorns, winning two of three. Unfortunately, with only six conference games left, there is no way they can win the Big 12 regular season title.
3. TEXAS LONGHORNS (25-16, 12-6)
One who dominates the Big 12, but here they are any way, sitting second in the conference standings in a down year. There is still a faint glimmer of hope for the Longhorns in the conference race. They must win their last six conference games, and Baylor must lose its last six. The two teams face off the last weekend of the season.
4. OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS (26-17, 11-7)
The Cowboys have rattled off six straight conference victories and eight overall. They sit tied with the Aggies for third in the conference. Their next series is with in-state rivals Oklahoma. This series could decide who earns fourth place in the conference. Oklahoma sits just 1.5 games behind the Cowboys.
5. OKLAHOMA SOONERS (28-16, 9-8)
The Sooners have won five straight in conference play. They swept the Missouri Tigers two weekends ago. The Sooners came to Lawrence over the weekend, and won both games. Sunday's was cancelled due to rain. They close their season with Oklahoma State and Baylor.
6. MISSOURI TIGERS (23-19,7-11)
The Tigers have dropped two in a row in conference play. They have the Border Showdown and a series with Texas left in their season. Barring a major collapse, the Tigers will qualify for the conference tournament easily.
7. TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (25-22, 5-13)
The Red Raiders have possibly disappointed the most of any team in the Big 12 this season. They are loaded on offense, hitting .299 as a team, but the pitching allows 4.08 runs a game. They will face off with Texas A&M and Kansas State to end their season. They need to finish strong to insure that they finish eighth or better to qualify for the Big 12 Tournament.
8. KANSAS (17-27, 4-13)
The Jayhawks had an opportunity to pad their lead for eighth place over Kansas State against Oklahoma this weekend. Instead, the offense struggled all weekend and lost both games. Kansas only scored three runs in two games. Their series with Kansas State in two weekends will likely decide which team from Kansas will make the conference tournament and which will miss out.
9. KANSAS STATE WILDCATS (19-26,3-15)
The Wildcats have dropped their last 10 conference games. The pitching has constantly let the Wildcats down this season They allow a conference-worst 5.55 runs per game and it's not even close. They allow 1.16 more runs every game than the Kansas Jayhawks, the next highest ERA in the conference.
BASEBALL
Guillen criticizes players, says adjustments are imminent
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MIAMI — Ozzie Guillen headed to the airport Monday evening for a six-hour flight — plenty of time to decide how to shake up his slumping team.
The Miami Marlins fell deeper into last place in the NL East with a 9-5 loss Monday afternoon to the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Guillen said something needs to change.
It might be the lineup. Guillen criticized his players' failure to change their approach at the plate or on the mound.
"If you cannot make an adjustment, I will make it for you," he said. "I'm going to make a very drastic change. I don't know which one yet, but I'm going to make an adjustment. I'm pretty good at that. That's my job."
The Marlins have lost eight of their past nine games, and the latest defeat was galling because it came against Arizona's Patrick Corbin,
making his major-league debut.
One day after falling behind 8-0,
the Marlins trailed 7-0 by the fifth
inning. Fans booed for the second
game in a row.
"Can you blame them?" Guillen said. "I was booing, too. It's a shame, because we've got a better ballclub than we've showed. The last couple of games, things got out of hand — very lousy baseball, period."
The Marlins, expected to contend for a division title after an offseason spending spree, are 8-14 as they begin a nine-game trip Tuesday in San Francisco.
"We are too good to continue to play the way were playing right now," shortstop Jose Reyes said. "We need to turn it around quickly."
The 22-year-old Corbin, a left-hander called up from Double-A Mobile, struck out six and allowed three runs in 5 2-3 innings. Cody Ransom and Justin Upton hit two-run homers for Arizona, and Willie Bloomquist had a two-run double.
Miami tapped into a 1-2-3 basesloaded double play and committed three errors, including one on a misplayed bunt that led to a five-run inning.
Mark Buehrle (1-4) endured his worst outing this season. Facing Arizona for the first time in his 370 career start, the left-hander lasted only five innings and allowed seven runs — four earned — and eight hits.
"I guess it could get worse," Buehrle said. "We won eight games this month. We could have won none. We've got to keep going at it."
Struggling closer Heath Bell gave up two runs in a non-save situation in the ninth. His ERA rose to 10.80.
"Everybody knows he has struggled," Guillen said. "Everybody knows he has a lot of problems. Make an adjustment, and hopefully it can work."
After the Marlins threatened in the first inning, they didn't manage another hit off Corbin until the
fifth, when John Buck singled and pinch-hitter Donnie Murphy homered.
Miami's Austin Kearns hit a two-run homer in the seventh.
"At least we fought back," Reyes said. "We put some runs on the scoreboard. That's good. But still we lost the game. It's kind of disappointing for us, because we're better than this."
The Marlins fell to 2-6 against left-handers with a batting average of.188.
Thanks to the retractable roof on the Marlins' new ballpark, a rainout may have been averted for a second day in a row. Announced attendance was 31,008, and the afternoon crowd included 12,000 schoolchildren who generated a high-pitched din throughout the game.
There were jeers from the adults in the crowd during Arizona's five-run fourth inning.
"I'd be booing us too, the way we're playing." Buehrle said.
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Arizona Diamondbacks' Patrick Corbin throws against the Miami Marlins in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Miami.
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