MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2003
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 3B
Texas pitching gouges softball team
By Steve Schmidt
sschmidt@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
Going into Saturday's doubleheader, the Kansas softball team knew the Texas pitching staff was good with a team ERA of 0.61.
After shutting out Kansas twice Saturday, the number decreased.
The Longhorns grounded the Jayhawks, winning 1-0 and 7-0 as Texas continued to bulldoze the Big 12.
Coach Tracy Bunge said she was disappointed with Kansas' hitting—or lack thereof—after a paltry offensive production against Texas A&M and Arkansas last week.
The Longhorn rotation wasn't sympathetic.
A Texas trio of sophomores — Amy Bradford, Lizi Sowers and Cat Osterman — combined powers on the mount and held
Kansas (23-18 overall, 2-11 Big 12 Conference) to one hit and two walks while striking out six. Osterman took the victory in the first game.
Freshman third baseman Nettie Fierrros came up with the lone hit for the 'Hawks with a double down the left-field line during the sixth inning.
The game's only run came in the sixth inning when Longhorn senior second baseman Lindsay Gardner scored off an error by Fierros.
Senior pitcher Kirsten Milhoan started for Kansas and had a shutout going with two strikeouts before junior Kara Pierce relieved her in the third inning. Pierce gave up the one unearned run for the defeat.
In the second game, Texas (35-7, 12-2) rallied at the plate while Kansas remained dormant.
runs in the first inning to glide to the 7-0 victory.
The Longhorns scored four
Pierce started the game but didn't get past the first inning as Milhoan replaced her. With the defeat, Pierce dropped to 15-12 for the year.
Osterman returned in game two to torment the Jayhawks a little more. She struck out 12 Kansas batters and took the victory to bump her record to 20-4.
Three Jayhawks recorded hits, with freshman Heather Stanley delivering a pinch-hit double and junior centerfielder Mel Wallach and freshman second baseman Jessica Moppin each landing a single.
Kansas looks for its third and fourth conference victories today, as Missouri comes to town for a doubleheader. Play starts at 3 p.m.
Mizzou (28-15, 9-4) comes to Jayhawk Field on a four-game winning streak after sweeping the
GAME 1
KANSAS 0- TEXAS 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - R H E
Kansas 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 1 3
Texas 0 0 0 0 0 1 X - 1 2 0
RUMORS
(2/13)
Texas - Army Bradford (4-1, 7/3L) Slover's (11),
Cat Ostram (12/23)
Wink Osterman (19-4)
Slave North
Slave Pierce (15-11)
GAME 2
KANSAS 0-TEXAS 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - R H E
Kansas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1
Texas 0 0 0 1 0 2 X - 7 1
North Carolina - Pierce (1/3), Kristen Milhoan (5)
2/3
Texas - Cat Osterman (5), Lori Sowers (2)
Win. Osterman (20-4)
Save - None
Loss - Porsche (15-12)
University of Missouri-Kansas City and Baylor. The Tigers are ranked third in the Big 12.
— Edited by Lindsay Hanson
Canucks move on to Game 7 in first round
ST. LOUIS — The Vancouver Canucks are going home for Game 7.
Markus Naslund had a goal and two assists as the Canucks staved off elimination for the second straight game, beating the St. Louis Blues 4-3 last night to force a decisive Game 7 in the first-round playoff series.
The Associated Press
Mattias Ohlund had a goal and an assist for the Canucks, who scored two goals in each of the
Whoever wins tomorrow's game in Vancouver will play the winner of the series between Colorado and Minnesota.
first two periods. Vancouver scored twice on the power play in the second period as the Blues repeatedly hurt themselves with ill-advised penalties.
After scoring four goals in the first four games, Vancouver has nine in the last two, putting constant pressure on goalie Chris Osgood.
The Blues made it interesting with third-period goals by Eric Boguniecki and Doug Weight before the comeback fell short. St. Louis outshot Vancouver 13-2 in the third period.
Naslund, who finished second in the NHL in scoring with 104 points, had one assist in the first three games of the series. In the last three contests he has three goals and two assists.
Henrik Sedin and Ed Jovanovski both scored on power-play rebounds in the second period for Vancouver.
St. Louis has never lost a series in which it led 3-1, but the Canucks have come back twice from that deficit to win.
The Canucks were second in the NHL, in goals in the regular season, and their offense has come to life the last two games.
Doug Weight scored his fourth goal of the playoffs and added an assist for the Blues, who trailed 4-1 entering the third period of the
last two games with a chance to end the series.
The Canucks scored on their second shot at 3:49 of the first as Naslund tapped in the rebound of Brendan Morrison's shot that trickled between Osgood's pads but was headed wide.
Weight tied it on a shot from the point on a power play at 10:42 before the Canucks regained control. Ohlund beat a screened Osgood from the left circle during a 4-on-4 at 14:25 of the first.
Sedin made it 3-1 on the rebound of a shot by Ohlund at 8:52 of the second. Jovanovski's rebound shot on another power play made it 4-1 at 16:12.
Jayhawks crushed by stronger Aggies
By Jonah Ballow
jbellow@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
The last regular season match for the No. 74 Kansas tennis team ended on a sour note with a loss to No. 35 Texas A&M 7-0 on Saturday.
Even by not tallying a point in the match, the Jayhawks battled the Aggies in just about every position.
"It was a good match," Kansas coach Kilmany Waterman said. "We have to use this as a positive going into next week at the Big 12 Conference Tournament."
Kansas struggled early by losing two of three doubles matches and the crucial doubles point.
At No. 1 singles, Steinbock started strong by winning the first set against Jessica Roland but lost the next two sets and the match,2-6,6-4,6-2.
At No. 2 doubles, junior Courtney Steinbock and sophomore Paige Brown battled back from a 5-0 deficit to tie the match at 6-6. However, Aggies Ashley Hedberg and Lauren Walker eventually defeated Steinbock
During the No.3 singles match, junior Emily Haylock dropped the first set but was able to capture the second before losing 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to Roberta Spencer.
The only victory for the Jayhawks came from senior Kim Lorenz and freshman Christian Skoda over Danielle Lee and Nicki Mechem 8-6 at the No.3 doubles position. During her last regular season match as a Jayhawks, Lorenz blasted four aces in the victory.
and Brown 8-6.
Kansas finishes the season with a 7-11 overall record and 5-8 in the conference. Tournament play will start Thursday for the Jayhawks, the No. 9 seed.
Edited by Todd Rapp
KANSAS ROWING
Rowing defeats K-State captures Kansas Cup
The University of Kansas rowing team captured the Kansas Cup for the fifth consecutive year Saturday. The Jayhawks took first place in four of the five races, beating Kansas State 15-8 in Manhattan.
"Our goal was to come in and win our fifth consecutive Kansas Cup," Kansas coach Rob Catloth said. "We did pretty well considering the poor conditions that we raced in today."
Kansas dominated the Varsity 4 race by finishing almost 22 seconds ahead of Kansas State, the
biggest margin of victory in Saturday's dual. The Jayhawks also took both Novice races, with times of 6:24.3 in Novice 8 and 9:24.8 in Novice 4.
Kansas suffered its only blemish in the dual in the 1st Varsity 8 race, finishing 6.4 seconds behind Kansas State's 8:07.9 mark.
The Jayhawks won the 2nd Varsity 8 race with a time of 7:58, ahead of the Wildcats' time of 8:00.6.
The Jayhawk rowers continue the spring season Saturday with a trip to Cincinnati for the University of Cincinnati Regatta.
-Jason Hwang
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