8B = THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2002
SOFTBALL
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outs, senior shortstop Courtney Wright hit a solo home run over the right field wall that put Kansas up for good, 3-2.
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Senior catcher Katie Campbell blasts a two-run home run in the second inning of yesterday's game against Southwest Missouri State. Campbell's homer put the gave the Jayhawks an early 2-0 lead.
"She's a very big part of our offense," Bunge said referring to Wright. "If she's good, we're a better team. So we really need her, and I'm going to stick with her."
Neither team did much offensively until the bottom of the fifth when the Jayhawks struck again. Settlemiier singled up the middle but was then out on a fielder's choice at second after a Wright bunt. An error by the second baseman allowed senior center-fielder Shelly Musser to reach first safely and moved Wright to second.
Kansas started well offensively in game two. Senior third baseman Megan Urquhart walked with two outs in the bottom of the first and advanced to second when the catcher overthrew first on a pick-off attempt.
Freshman first baseman Lindsey Weinstein followed with a double past the shortstop that scored Wright and advanced Musser to third. A squeeze bunt by Urquhart scored Musser, and
Senior designated player Leah Tabb traded places with Urquhart at second when she hit a double to the centerfield wall that scored Urquhart for the 1-0 lead.
"Their corners are back a little bit, Megan's been struggling, that's a great opportunity to have her do something successful for us that can be a big run and can put the other team back on their heels a little bit." Bunge said. "And it was perfect. It was in the right spot and to top it all off she head's up because nobody's at second base covering so she not only gets the squeeze down, she gets to second base."
Settlemier allowed just one hit in the next two innings and ended the game by striking out the final two batters.
Kansas had a 3-0 lead
Kansas plays again today in a doubleheader against Wichita State University. The action
starts at 3 p.m. at Jayhawk Field. Wichita State, the second straight Missouri Valley Conference opponent for the Jayhawks, is currently 15-21 overall and 8-5 in conference.
Lindsey Craig does most of the pitching for the Shockers and is 12-12 with a 1.93 ERA. Tina Lewis leads the Shockers at the plate with a .320 batting average.
Probable Kansas starters for today's games are sophomore pitcher Kara Pierce in game one and junior pitcher Kirsten Milhoan in game two.
Contact Brox at abrox@ kansan.com. This story was edited by Angela Cox.
PACEY
him in an I-mean-business tone that the University paid him enough money to buy Gooden a bus ticket back to California. Gooden persevered and now Williams said he is going to "twist a few arms" to get the junior's No. 0 jersey in Allen Fieldhouse's rafters.
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If Gooden leaves, it would be the most sensible, down-to-earth thing he will have done in his three years at Kansas. Going to the NBA is the right decision for
Heart and pride can do funny things to a person and those are what Gooden has been wrestling with this week. He jokes about wondering why he ever left the warm climate of scenic California for Kansas, but he loves Lawrence. He has said it was his second home and he never expected that he would have taken so well to Mount Oread.
him because it will give Gooden financial security for the rest of his life. But that doesn't mean the jump to the pros is the best decision for him.
leaving the University for the NBA and no one can fault him for that. We would all make the same decision if given the opportunity.
Sometime in the future, Williams will recruit a player with better basketball skills than Gooden and that player might even lead Kansas to a national championship. But there will never be another Jayhawk with the combination of talent and charisma of Drew Gooden.
Gooden will probably end up
- Pacey is an Issaquah, Wash.. senior in journalism.
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