THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009
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Unfortunately for the Jayhawks, their run for Omaha ended when they fell short of making it out of the Regionals round in the final game against North Carolina.
Kansas competed in the Chapel Hill Regional in Chapel Hill, N.C., as the number three seed. Kansas started off on the wrong foot, losing to Coastal Carolina 11-3 in the first game.
In that game, Kansas jumped out
On the brink of being eliminated early, Kansas rebounded with a 16-0 victory against the number four seed. Dartmouth University.
to a 2-0 lead in the first inning thanks to senior catcher Buck Afenir's two-run home run. Afenir went 3-for-3 on the day, scoring four runs.
The Jayhawks were able to keep Dartmouth from scoring thanks to the left arm of junior pitcher Shaeffer Hall.
Hall threw for a complete game, allowing only five hits and getting six strikeouts.
"We had to," Hall said in a press conference on May 30 about pitching the whole game. "With some upcoming games, I had to go deep."
Hall said he focused on one inning at a time to help him get
"My compliments to North Carolina. They certainly deserve to be a national seed."
Price had nothing but praise for his starting pitcher.
through.
"I think after we got beat up yesterday on the mound, especially when you need to turn your team around, you start with the starting pitcher," Price said in a press conference on May 30. "And he was really special today."
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With the victory against Dartmouth, Kansas went 1-1 and played the second seed Coastal Carolina Chanticleers again in the semi-finals. The Jayhawks won 5-1. "Obviously they're one of the top programs in the country, and it's a
great win for Kansas," Price said in a press conference.
Kansas got an early lead thanks to sophomore right fielder Brian Heere's single that allowed junior second baseman Robby Price to score 1-0. It wasn't until the seventh inning before either team scored another run.
Catcher Jose Iglesias scored the only run for Coastal Carolina off a home run in the top of the seventh inning. But the Jayhawks responded in the bottom of the seventh scoring three runs, including a single by junior shortstop David Narodowski into left field, allowing freshman first baseman Zac Elgie and senior
center fielder Nick Faunce to score.
With that victory, Kansas faced the number one seed North Carolina in the Regional finals. The winner would move on to the Super Regionals and have a chance to play in the College World Series.
With the help of pitcher Adam Warren, the North Carolina Tar Heels held the Jayhawks scoreless until the ninth inning. Warren pitched 6 and 2/3 innings, allowing only five hits and striking out eight batters.
"He kept us in check most of the day, and hats off to him," sophomore third baseman Tony Thompson said of Warren in a press conference on May 31. "He was a fantastic pitcher, one of the best we've seen all year."
Thompson was the only Jayhawk to score a run against the Tar Heels, hitting a home run in the ninth inning before the Jayhawks fell to the Tar Heels 12-1.
"My compliments to North Carolina," Price said after the game. "Certainly they deserve to be a national seed."
Although its journey to Omaha came to an end early, the team was pleased with the way season turned out.
"I think we put Kansas baseball on the map with what we've done this year." Thompson said.
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Senior Nickesha Anderson took seventh in the 200-meter finals on Saturday with a time of 23.66 seconds, which was strong enough
Hayes both qualified for the Outdoor Championship. Bonds qualified in the women's 1500-meter run with 4 minutes, 26.04 seconds. Hayes qualified in the men's 110-meter hurdles with 13.37 seconds.
to get her an at-large bid to join her other three teammates in Fayetteville.
Anderson, Bonds and Hayes will compete in the preliminary rounds of their track events this Thursday. The 110-meter hurdles are at 5:50 p.m., the 200-meter at 6:10 p.m. and the 1500-meter at 7:55 p.m.
Anderson was the only Jayhawk to receive an at-large bid.
Tarasova will be the first to compete for Kansas at the Outdoor Championship on Wednesday in the qualifying round of the hammer throw event at 1 p.m.
— Edited by Kristen Liszewski
NFL
Roland Harper sentenced to a year of house arrest
CHICAGO — Former Chicago Bear Roland Harper was sentenced to a year of house arrest Tuesday for acting as a front man in a $1.5 million fraud involving a landscaping contract for Chicago public schools.
U. S. District Judge John W. Darrah also required the 56-year-old former fullback to perform 200
hours of community service and pay $25,000 in restitution and forfeit $50,000. He'll also serve two years of probation, including the year he is confined to his home.
Harper, who was in the same backfield with Walter Payton, pleaded guilty last year to mail fraud. Defense attorney Patrick J. Cotter said Harper is now broke and faces an array of civil lawsuits stemming from his efforts to be successful in the business world.
"Roland Harper may have been a
great football player but he is a terrible businessman." Cotter said.
Harper, who is black, was hoping to learn the landscaping business but soon found himself the front man in a plot by a white landscaper to get a contract set aside for a minority firm, Cotter said. Harper went into the contract with honest intentions, his attorney said.
Landscaper Aiden Monahan was sentenced in April after pleading guilty as the mastermind of the fraud.
Associated Press