University Daily Kansan, April 9, 1985
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SPORTS
NEWS BRIEFS
Softball team wins 4. loses 2
The women's softball team compiled a 42 record this weekend, taking wins from Creighton, Kansas State and Nebraska.
KU split a doubleheader with Creighton on Friday, shipping by the Bluejays 1-0 in the first game before losing the second game 4-2.
In the first game, Tracy Bunge picked up her 10th win of the season, allowing three hits and striking out five.
Both right fielder Ann Brent and shortstop Cherie Wickham had two hits for the Jayhawks.
Creighton came back in the second game as the Bluejays got six hits off losing pitcher Kim Tisdale. The loss was the first of the season for Tisdale.
Kansas began the Big Eight season with a doubleheader on Saturday, defeating KState 6-3 in the first game and Nebraska 1-0 in the second game.
KU defeated K-State 1-0 before falling
in Nebraska 4-2 in nine innings.
Kansas traveled to Manhattan on Sunday for another round with K-State and Nebraska.
The Jayhawk's 3-1 Big Eight record
the team a first place tie with
Nebraska will face Barton County
Community College today at 2:30 p.m.
at Jayhawk Field.
Royals happy with new turf
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals unveiled their new artificial surface in the 1885 season opener against the Miami Ducks and the players gave it a solid endorment.
"There will be less wear and stress and backs," said Kansas City third baseman George Brett, who suffered a broken leg playing on the old Royals Stadium surface.
Second baseman Frank White likes the new surface because, for the first time in years, he can wear steel spikes at Royals Stadium. The old Tartan surface was like a woven rug; it has no give and therefore the players have wear rubber-shoed shoes or mylen clothes.
"It makes a big difference when you can wear spikes." White said. "You can be more sure of your footing when you plant (your feet) with steel spikes than with nylon. It was almost impossible (on the old turf) because it was so hard. But on this stuff, you don't even feel like you have shoes on."
"It's springing," added center fielder Willie Wilson. "You can get a better start when you run."
Anderson makes it to opener
DETROIT - Detroit manager Sparky Anderson was released from the hospital yesterday morning in time to take part in their first game of the 1965 baseball season.
Anderson was examined by doctors after a sound night's sleep and was told his swollen, inflamed left leg was well enough to permit him to manage Detroit as it begins defending its 1984 world championship.
The Tigers' manager was told his alment was treatable as an outpatient. Members of the Tigers team, who beat San Diego 4-1 in the World Series, were scheduled to receive their championship rings in pre-game ceremonies.
Anderson was hospitalized Saturday after returning from spring training. His leg injury was diagnosed as induction of the vein, nerve and left knee joint.
Cardinals may lose Smith
ST. LOUS – Cardinal shortstop Ozzie Smith says he's preparing himself for being traded.
Smith's agent Eg Gottlieb, and Lou Susman of the Cardinals' executive committee, have not agreed on a contract for seasons after this one, and Smith seems resigned to the fact that he will not be in St. Louis much longer.
"I'm playing Tuesdays" Smith told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch "but beyond Sunday."
The Cardinals opened their regular season yesterday in New York against the
"I'm going to play as long as I'm here," Smith said. "I've never got into the management level. They're going to do what they have to do.
"Any time something like this happens, it makes you wonder. Over the last month, it's been looming. It is being loomed big. If it happens, it happens. But if I'm going to go somewhere, I'd like to go ahead and do it and get settled in where I'm going. It doesn't have to drag on this way if it's handled right."
Toney to miss next 4 games
PHILADELPHIA  The Philadelphia
towners yesterday placed Andrew Toney on
the injured reserve list, meaning the last four
 games of the regular season.
Toney, who is averaging nearly 18 points per game, sprained his left ankle in a March 30 game against Chicago and has missed three of the last four games. He played last Friday night against Chicago but sat out Saturday against Indiana
A 76ers spokesman said Toney will be eligible for the first game of the playoffs even though he missed only four. During the regular season, a player on the injured list must sit out a minimum of five games.
Camped from Kansan staff and United
Pacific international reports
Royals get past Stieb for victory in opener
By United Press International
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ace right-hander Dave Stieb of the Toronto Blue Jays may bring out the worst in hitters but he brings out the best in pitchers.
Sieb brought out the best in Bed Black on opening day, Black, the Kansas City left-hander who four hits over 75% of everyday play to the Royals to a 24 victory over the Blue Jays.
Stieb was typically overpowering against the Royals. Through six innings, he limited Kansas City to three hits, including two infield singles, while Toronto clumped to a 10-4 victory. Willie Wilson in the seventh inning dropped the Royals to 8-5 lifetime against the Royals.
BLACK WAS WELL aware of Steib's career dominance of his teammates, especially after the Royals fell behind 1-0 in the second inning on Buck Martin's sacrifice
"Every pitch you make is critical because you know he's not going to give any (runs) up," Black said of Stieber. "That's the way it's done." He's one of the best pitchers in baseball.
"I knew I couldn't give up three or four runs. I knew I had to keep it close - 1-0, 2-0 no runs. We can't get the gets four or five runs we are going to take him. It is that simple. He won't let you."
Stieb has the lowest earn run average of any American League pitcher in the last five years at 3.19 and he is even better against the Royals. In addition to his eight career wins, Stieb has a 3.05 career ERA against Kansas City. He made three starts against the Royals last season and pitched three complete games with one shutout.
STIEB STARTED HIS second straight
Alstar Game last JUNE. He finished last
game in the league.
won a career high 17 games in 1984 for the Royals, who won the Western Division. So Kansas City Manager Dick Howser wasn't issued by the good pitching in the season opener.
"I expected a low-scoring game." Howser said. "We don't wear Stieb out. We have never worn him out. No one does. And Buddy kept us in games all last year."
Darryl Motley led off the seventh inning with a double down the left-field line but Stieb got the next two Royals before hitting 9. to hit Conception with a pitch. When he shook the outfield-double over the head of Toronto left-fielder George Bell to score both runners.
"We're very confident when Dave is on the mound." Martinez said. "He can beat anybody — it's a matter of how good he's going to be that day. Today he wasn't very good — and he still only gave up five hits and two runs. When he is good, it's no contest."
BLACK CARRIED A three-hitter into the eight inning but allowed a two-out single to Lloyd Moseby. After Black walked Bell, Howser summoned relief ace Dan Quisternbaum and forced the Mullinks on a fly ball to let to get the Royals out of the inning and earn his first save.
"It was definitely a pitcher's day," said Black, who also struck out three and issued just the one walk. "The wind was blowing in from left. It was a tough way to hit. There were several well-hit balls on both sides that were knocked down by the wind."
Back-to-back singles by Jesse Barfield and Jeff Burroughs, followed by a sacrifice fly by Martinez, gave Toronto a 1-0 lead in the day-long crowd in Kansas City history. 41,086
The teams will resume the three-game series tomorrow night after taking off today. The Royals will send Danny Jackson, who is playing against the Cardinals, to Toronto will be Danny Alexander. 17.4 to 19.4
Steiner's pitching helps KU take double-header
By MIKE BRENNAN
Sports Writer
Kansas pitcher Jon Steiner played two different roles in a double-header against Missouri Saturday in Columbia
Steiner started the first game of the day, and with relief from John Quinn, helped KU to a 7-6 victory. In the second game, Steiner came in as a relief pitcher in the seventh and shut down the Tigers' bats, saving a 7-6 win for Paul Henry.
Saturday's victories gave KU a split of the four-game series with Missouri. The Tigers beat Boston 10-9.
Kansas, in third place in the Big Eight with a 3:3 record, returns to action at 3 p.m. tomorrow against Benedictine in a game at KU's Quigley Field.
BEFORE THE START of the inning,
Stolem told Marty Pattin, head baseball
coach, that he could throw if he needed him. Pattin told Steiner to warm up in the bulpen. When Quinn got into trouble, he decided to put Steiner on the mound.
Pattin said that when he handed the ball to Steiner, he said, "Coach, watch this."
In the second game, Quinn was a relief pitcher for the Jayhawks. He ran into trouble in the bottom of the seventh inning. Quinn walked the first batter, Russ Perkins. The next batter, Dave Otto, singled, advancing Perkins to third
Steiner went to work and got Mike Chuck Christenson. Marcus Ader theor- chuck Christenson. Marcus Ader theor-
a dribber in front of the plate and catcher Rob Thomson threw him out. Mack Patek came in as a pinch hitter and fled out to right fielder John Hart for the victory.
"Steiner threw good in the first game. Paul said, "We accomplished what I said."
The Jayhawks trailed 2-going into the fifth inning of the first game and started the sixth.
IN THE FIFTH, KU got two runs and added one in the sixth to the game at 5. But the Tigers scored once in their half of the innings to retake the lead 6-5.
Thomson led on the seventh inning for Kansas and singled. Center fielder Todd Schweigert reached on an error by pitcher Bob Faron. After a sacrifice by designated Dan Christie, first baseman Phil Doherty scored, scoring Thomson and Schweigert.
Quinn came on in relief and got the save. But pitchers Charlie Buzard and John Heeney, who Pattin considers the aces of the staff, could not hold the Tigers.
Kate Wozniak/KANSAN
Missouri had been averaging nine runs a game before the series and showed Buzard why in Fridays game. The Tigers bombed Buzard for nine runs and 10 hits. Heeney suffered a similar barrage Sunday when he gave up nine runs on eight hits.
"Our whole season hinges on good pitching," Pattin said. "Some of our pitchers are making too good of pitches. I am still looking for a fourth starter."
Kansas continues conference play at noon Saturday in a double header against
Charles Stearns, KU senior, attempts a diving backhand. The action happened in Saturday's match against Oklahoma's Mark Collins at the Allen Field House courts. The Jayhawks defeated Oklahoma 8-1.
Tennis teams beat OU; narrowly lose to OSU
By MIKE BRENNAN
Head tennis coach Scott Porelman had a big smile on his face Saturday as he picked up a few stray tennis balls left on the courts at the Alvamar Tennis and Swim Club.
While he was walking, Perelman said,
"You gotta love them 'Hawks."
Perealman had just watched the men's tennis team defeat Oklahoma 8-1. Earlier in the day, the women's team defeated the Sooners 5-4.
Oklahoma State was in Lawrence Friday, and the Cowboys defeated the men 5-4 and the women 72. Sunday, the men narrowly defeated Wichita State 5-4.
"This was the biggest day of the program, without a doubt, since I've coached here," said Perelman about the women's victory at the U.S. Open, "our guys really handled themselves well."
THE MEN NOT only had to face the two top teams in the Big Eight conference in Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, but they also had to face inclement weather. Gusty winds caused a lot of problems Friday, and then the rain forced the match to Alvamar.
The wind wasn't as bad on Saturday as it was on Friday, but rain again forced the matches to Alvamar. When Saturday's rain started falling, Kansas had won four of the five completed singles matches, except for the No. 6 singles. KU's Dave Brody was batting Oklahoma's Brad Schiedegger in the third set when the raine came.
The match was moved from the Allen Field House courts to Alvamar with Brody leading
Marie Hibbard took the air out of the Maries earlier in the day in a single match that was a bit too close.
"THAT WAS THE turning point for us winning big today," Perelman said. "He took the air out of them."
Lisa Gipson was Hibbard's opponent and took a 6-3 decision from Hibbard in the first set. Hibbard fought back and won the second set 6-4.
Hibbard stuck to her baseline game and forced the match into a tiebreaker in the final set. She won the tiebreaker 7-5, giving KU a 4-2 advantage going into the doubles play.
3. 2. Brody then lost the next two games and was down 4-3 in the final set.
"The Hibbard-Gipson match was a battle," Perealman said.
"Indoors, the pace of the ball is a ... faster. Brooke, to a baseliner like me it ..." mottage.
But Brody loosened up as the match progressed and won the next three games for the victory.
"I love being down," Runnels said. "That puts the pressure on them. It's my favorite tone."
Laura Runnels and Hibbard won their No. 3 doubles match, which gave KU a 5-4 match victory. Runnels also won her singles match, but it wasn't easy.
RUNNELS WAS DOWN 3-5 in the first set and won the set 7-5. She was also down 3-0 in the second set but rallied back for a 6-4 victory.
Stormy weather hinders golfers at William Jewell
The women now have earned 15 points toward the conference championship in three matches. The men have gathered 12 points in just two matches.
By TONY COX
Sports Writer
The men's golf team went to the William Jewell Invitational Friday with the idea of getting experience for some players that hadn't seen much action this spring, but a familiar enemy hindered the Jayhawks as they placed fifth in a 22-team field.
Winds, sleet, hail, heavy rain and heavy snow made for a mounting tournament.
BAD WEATHER HAS been a problem for the Jayhawks all season, Randall said. It has
"We went to get some other guys an opportunity to play, but the conditions were
Missouri Southern, another highly ranked Division III team, won the tournament.
limited practice time, keeping the team from playing up to its potential.
He said, however, "Even if we are playing
no business losing to a lower division school.
Randall said the teams KU faced at William Jewell were good, including Nebraska Wesleyan, the top ranked Division III team in the nation.
"There are some things you just can't catch up with," he said. "Golf is not a game where you work extra hard for 10 days and everything is OK. It's a long-term process."
Chuck Thyault, Barrington, III., sophomore, was KU's leading individual golfer in
the tournament. He shot rounds of 77 and 78 for a two-day total of 155.
"IT WAS NICE to see Thyfauld, who had "very high credentials coming in and then not being well this spring, play very well and have played well, and chance to play in a tournament." Randall said.
Thyfaft has a chance to break into the five-man squad that KU will take to the Oral Roberts Invitational on April 22, Randall said.
"We're going to do a lot of practicing and film viewing getting ready for Oral Roberts and Thyface has helped himself," Randall said.
"We're looking at all of our players for a tithir golfer Things will be quite competitive for us."
the next tournament, I have opened it up and the five people that are playing the best right at that time will go."
USUALLY, ONE OR two golfers are assured of making the trip based on past performance, but that's not the case for the Oral Roberts Invitational. Randall said.
At William Jewell, David Pettle, Manhattan freshman, shot rounds of 80 and 76 to finish at 156. His 76 on Saturday was the lowest single-day score for the Jayhawks.
Chris Cejka, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, junior,
scored 164 on rounds of 83 and 81. Mark
Puntency, Leavenworth senior, shot rounds of
78 and 81 for a total of 159. Kevin
Gustafson, Leawood junior, shot rounds of 83
and 78 for a total of 161.
O'Connor wins high jump at Texas
Bv DAVE O'BRIEN
Sports Writer
An O'Connor won the high jump and Scott Huffman finished third in the pole vault in their first trip to the prestigious meet, which on the Texas-Kansas-Drake relays circuit.
A couple of freshmen the Kansas track
Texas. Texan Relays this weekend in
Austin, Texas.
O'Connor, who already has won all America honors indoors, cleared 5 feet, $11\frac{1}{2}$ inches for her first victory of the outdoor season. Huffman, who set the KU freshman record in the vault indoors, cleared 17-4 to finish in a three-way tie for third. He was awarded third place because of fewer misses at the lower heights.
STINE LERDAILH. THE meet two'time defending champion in the shot-put, finished second this year at 51-13$. Denise Buchanan was sixth at 49-32%.
Rose Wadman also set a school record in the heptathlon, finishing 10th with 4.873 points. The heptathlon, held Wednesday and Thursday before the rest of the meet, was won by Carol Lewis, sister of Olympic gold-medalist Carl Lewis.
Lisa Bossch set a school record in the disc, finishing fifth with a loss of 104-11.
"It was a real good meet overall," women's head coach Carla Coffey said. "Ann O'Connor is still coming on. She's been consistent all year."
"And Denise (Buchanan) had her best series of throws ever in the discus."
TEXAS WASN'T THE only locale for track and field this weekend, as KU athletes also competed in Manhattan and Cape Girardeau Mo.
KU pole vaulters took four of the top six finishes in the Kansas State Invitational.
Lance Adams, competing unattached,
cleared 15-10 to win the event. Dennis Malley
also cleared 15-10 to finish second, Darrell
Barnes cleared 14-6 and Scott Raine was
ninth, also at 14-6.
Men's head coach Bob Timmons said, "As it has been all year long, we pretty much
dominated the vault. That's obviously our strongest event."
KU also scored well in the long jump and the javelin.
Raymond Mitchell was second in the long jump at 23-11-1 and Sharriff Hazim was fifth at 23-11-2. Hazim also finished second in the high jump at 6-8.
Dan Stankar finished third in the javelin with a 260-6 face. Chris Halsey, competing under his former coach, was fourth.
Creighton also finished third in the 200-meter dash in 22.19.
Mike Miller was second in the 110-meter hurdles in 15.28 and third in the 400-meter hurdle.
Dalzell was also a member of KU's winning 1,600-meter relay team, along with David Lane, Kelly Klicrease and John Creighton KU's winning time was 3:16.6.
GREG LEIBERT AND Greg Dalzell set the Jayhaws on the track. Leibert won the 1,500-meter run in 3:48.4, and Dalzell was second in the 600-meter run in 1:51.4.
Wille Puckett, running unattached, finished fourth in the 100-meter dash in 10.85
Joe Manuel was fifth in the 1,500-meter run in 3:52.2, and Bruce Connelly was sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:48.5 to round out the Jayhawks' scoring.
"I felt we did a real good job, considering the weather conditions," Timmons said. "It was very cold and there was a downpour at times."
"It was a tough day at the races."
THE KANSAS WOMEN'S team also had a tough day at the SEMotion Relays at Southeast Missouri State.
Jaci Tyai led the Jayhawks with a second-place finish in the high jump at 5-8. Tyta also finished sixth in the long jump at 19-41.
Kim Jones was third in the long jump at 20-0 and Kart Haghzy was fifth in the discus at 19.4.
KU's distance medley relay team of Angie Helmer, Jones, Kelly Wood and Susan Glatter finished sixth in 12:13.62, Helmer, Wood, Glatter and Trish Mangan also combined for a fifth-place finish in the 3,200-meter relay in 9:21.9.
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