6B • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2003
Baseball starts strong
By Daniel Berk
dberk@kansan.com
kansan sportswoman
The Kansas baseball team started its season last weekend playing six games in three days in Hilo, Hawaii. The Jayhawks returned home with a 4-2 record.
The Jaghawks began their 2003 campaign splitting a doubleheader. Kansas dropped the first game 8-7 but regrouped and defeated the Hawai-Iilo Vulcans 9-3 in the second game.
During Kansas' first two games, junior Matt Trible performed strongly on the offense going 5-7 from the plate. Senior Kevin Wheeler and junior Ryan Baty also had solid days as they both went 4-4, and each recorded his first home run of the season.
"They have to be impact players for us," Kansas coach Ritch Price said about Tribble, Wheeler and Baty. "Those three are key to our success."
Senior Pat Holmes and Junior Ryan Knippschild started the two games for Kansas. Knippschild recorded a complete game victory in the second game. He allowed 3 runs on seven hits and struck out seven batters while walking no one.
Kansas split the doubleheader on the second day,losing the first game 7-4 and winning the second,9-4. Freshman Blake Howard recorded the loss,while junior Chris Smart picked up the victory in the second game.
"I think our pitching could be the strong point of this team," freshman infielder Matt Baty said. "We are going to hit the ball and play defense, so all they need to do is get the batters out."
Ryan Baty had another solid day batting as he went 5-6 on the day and had three RBI and scored three times.
The Jayhawks swept the Vulcans, 5-3 and 6-0, on the final day of the road trip. Once again, Ryan
Baty led the charge and moved his team leading batting average to .619. Senior Lance Hayes added a 2-3 day at the plate during the team's second game.
Sophomore Kenny Falconer and Wheeler recorded the teams two victories. Falconer did not allow a hit until the fourth inning and later exited after the sixth inning. Wheeler pitched seven innings of shutout baseball for Kansas while throwing 59 pitches.
All in all, Price is calling the trip a successful one.
"I feel very good about the trip." Price said. "We put our team in game speed, and pitched all 11 pitchers we brought. We definitely had some growing pains, but we also took some steps forward."
Kansas will not play again until Feb. 7, when the team travels to take on the University of Arkansas-Little Rock.
Edited by Jason Elliott
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It happened last year when UCLA knocked off the Jayhawks in Pauley Pavilion. Yeah, freakin' UCLA — which has more national championship than most humans have fingers, winning 11.
But ESPN college basketball analyst Andy Katz was one of the few who could see how fanatics, even at a place as tradition-rich
"It was an exception because they were really excited and Kansas was struggling." Katz said. "But they better be careful where they pick their spots, you wouldn't want this to happen often."
and revered as Kansas, fell to the temptation of court storming.
Yeah, like not at all.
OK, maybe if there is ever a time in the future where Kansas is in the midst of a 20-game losing streak and down 15 points to No. 1 Kansas State at half time. And Roy Williams' grandson, who is
nts first-game after transterring from North Carolina in an attempt to rekindle the fallen Jayhawk spirit, scores 40 points in the second half — including the game-winner with a second left. Then all 630 fans in attendance have the right to, as Jack Buck famously said, "Go Crazy!"
Or next time just stay off it.
Until then, listen to the other 16,200 people screaming. "Get off the court! Get off the court!"
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"The guy deserves it," Bishop said. "He did raise a lot of money for charity."
Versus Cancer Three-Point Attack, because he is the one individual that pushed that across the country, and we've raised millions and millions of dollars on that."
Williams thought the ceremony was an indication of what Kansas was all about.
Jason Bishop, Topeka sophomore, agreed but wasn't sure Missouri would return the gesture.
"This is a unique place," Williams said. "We don't just talk sportsmanship; we act. We don't just talk class; we act it. And we do appreciate great competitors. That's not to say that I liked him during any game that I coached against him, but
our fans, and myself included,
did have a great deal of respect
for the job that he did."
Not all fans wanted to honor Stewart.
"I didn't like him when he was coaching Missouri, and I still don't like him," Ty Pfannenstiel, Ness City senior said. "I didn't think we should all cheer for him just because Roy said we should cheer for him."
—Edited by Christy Dendurent
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