WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2002
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 3B
Baseball returns after snow delay
By Ryan Wood Kansan sportswriter
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Junior infielder Casey Spanish readies himself for a catch as sophomore Ryan Baty backs him up. The Hawks play Avila College this afternoon at Hooldun Ballpark.
The chilly weather hasn't been favorable to the Kansas baseball team this season.
Five games have yielded to the winter conditions in the past week, and coach Bobby Randall has seen enough.
The Jayhawks (8-0), ranked 31st in the nation by the National College Baseball Writers' Association, take on Avila College at 4 p.m. Kansas is intent on playing, despite snow on the field as late as vesterday.
"Hopefully, Mother Nature will take care of that for us," Randall said. "but if we have to, we will."
The Jayhawks have not played since defeating Milwaukee-Wisconsin on Feb. 23. Randail said the 11-day layoff would have an obvious impact.
"It's like we're starting over again," Randall said. "There's no excuses. In some ways, it helped some our guys heal some of the things that plagued them. It got our pitchers refreshed, but at the same time, they're not getting their innings."
Avila, a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes school
out of Kansas City, Mo., is just getting the 2002 season underway. Today's game will be their first and only game against a Division I school this season.
"The Eagles are young this year," Avila coach Ryan Howard said. "They are going to rely on their five senior pitchers to carry them through the season."
Senior Randy Strann will start on the mound for the Jayhawks, but Randall plans on using a variety of hurlers.
"We're going to pitch several guys so we won't burn them up for
the weekend," Randall said.
Today's game will be the final tune-up before Big 12 Conference play begins. The Jayhawks will play host to No. 19 Texas A&M in a three-game set starting Friday.
"We know that A&M coming in is an extremely good baseball team," Randall said. "We have to be ready for them." Notes
Today marks just the second time that Avila and Kansas have faced off. In their only other meeting, on March 20, 1995, the Jayhawks won 22-11.
Kansas Baseball
at Hoglund Ballpark, 4 p.m.
Friday start of three-name
Today: against Avila College
set against Texas A&M
Yesterday's postponed game against Oral Roberts has been rescheduled for April 2 at 5 p.m. in Tulsa, Okla. The two teams also will meet on Mar. 24 in Lawrence.
Contact Wood at rwood®kansan. com. This story was edited by Sarah Smarsh.
Delayed softball home opener today
After snow muddied field, Kansas could play Pittsburg doubleheader
By Ali Brox Kansan sportswriter
After rain caused the game cancellations last weekend at the Sunshine Classic Tournament in Tallahassee, Fla., senior outfielder Christi Musser said the Kansas softball team just wanted to play.
The team was supposed to play its home opener against Washburn University yesterday, but the weekend's snowy weather left
Jayhawk Field unplayable.
In order to get more experience and time on the field, the Jayhawks added two opponents to their schedule this week.
Kansas will play Pittsburg State today at 3 p.m. and will take on Emporia State tomorrow at 4 p.m. Kansas and Pittsburg State may play a doubleheader today if both games can be fit in before dark.
"We enjoy traveling, but it does take a lot out of you." Musser said about the Jayhawks' out-of-town tournament schedule. "It'll be nice to be at home."
Pittsburg State and Emporia State both play in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The Gorillas bring a
3-5 record to today's game. The Hornets play their first game of the season today in Emporia against Friends University before battling the lajwhacks tomorrow.
The Jayhawks hope to continue working on finishing games strongly. While in Florida, Kansas twice jumped out to early leads before relinquishing one in a 5-4 loss to No. 18 Florida State. In their next game, the Jayhawks barely held on in the seventh inning for a 4-3 win against No. 22 Mississippi State.
The tough games against ranked opponents and additional games such as the ones this week should help the Jayhawks as they prepare for the conference season.
Kansas Softball
Today: against Pittsburg State Field, 2 pm
tomorrow: against Emporia State at Jayhawk Field, 4 p.m.
"The game against Florida State was a learning experience," freshman pitcher Serena Settlemier said. "We're getting better at playing for the entire game." Settlemier said that fixing such mistakes now would help them to play better in conference competition.
Contact Brox at abrox@kansan.com. This story was edited by Sarah Marsh.
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