THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY APRIL 10
SPORTS
5B
BASEBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
lowa freshman catcher Dallas Burke tags Jayhawk sophomore Greg Herbst during the first inning on Wednesday at Duane Banks Field. Herbst had tow hits in Kansas' 9-3 victory.
"He got that clutch base hit yesterday and follows it up today with a two-run single in the first," coach Ritch Price said. "It shows he's making progress and it shows he's getting closer to helping us on the weekend."
After coming off a game in which Kansas scored on five runs on 17 hits on Tuesday, it increased its production by four runs with only three fewer hits on Wednesday. Elgie finally saw some other Jayhawks join in on the fun with six other players having at least one RBI.
Sophomore third baseman Tony Thompson provided the power again for Kansas. His team-leading ninth home run in the top of the ninth punctuated what was a successful series sweep and provided a much needed jolt in the Jayhawk lineup. On Tuesday, all 16 of Kansas' hits were singles. While they only managed three extra-base hits on Wednesday, Thompsons long drive was a sight for sore eyes. Specifically, Price's eves.
"I don't remember the last time I saw 16 singles in one game."
Price said. "It was nice to see him drive a ball the other way."
The nine runs were plenty for junior right-hander Brett Bollman. After not starting a single game in his career for Kansas, Bollman picked up his fourth win as a midweek starter. It wasn't pretty as Bollman had to work around the seven hits he allowed in the five innings.
"He's done a nice job," Price said. "I was pleased he was able to find himself and get to the fourth and fifth."
But with senior first baseman Preston Land getting a rest for this week and his season going back and forth between good and bad stretches, Elgie was glad to have perhaps gotten over his freshman hump with more playing time on the way.
“At first, even in the fall, it was a lot more swings that I was used to each day.” Elgie said. “I was a little tired before we even started the games. I've gotten used to that and starting to feel a lot more comfortable.”
Edited by Heather Melanson
box score
Kansas 301 0 01 022 -9 141
lowa 111 1 000 003 -9 391
| Kansas | AB | R | H | RBI |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Narodowski SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanfield SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Price 2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Heere RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Afenir C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thompson 3B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Elgie LF/1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Faounce CF/LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Herbst DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lisher 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brunansky CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 14 | 8 |
iowa B R H RBI
Toole SS 5 0 1 1
Hoef 3B 4 1 2 0
Muller CF 3 0 0 0
Brown DH 4 1 2 0
Cataldo 1B 4 0 2 1
Zeise 2B 3 0 1 1
Burke C 4 1 0 0
Pacha LF 3 0 0 0
Willis RF 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
E-lowa: Burke (3) Kansas: Narodowski (1). HR-Kansas: Thompson (9)
Pitchers
Kansas IP H R ER BB SO
Bollman 5.0 7 3 2 0 0
W (4-0)
Ridenhour 4.0 2 0 0 1 3
(5, 1)
| Iowa | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Robertson | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Erdman | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacobs | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Lee | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Schurz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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MLB
Baltimore Orioles win against NY Yankees 7-5
Markakis goes 3-for-3 with homer,RBIs; Uehara gives up hits in major league debut
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Baltimore improved to 2-0
BALTIMORE — Koji Uehara allowed one run over five innings in his major league debut. Nick Markakis went 3-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat Chien-Ming Wang and the New York Yankees 7-5 Wednesday night.
with its second straight win over *the Yankees.
Uehara, the first Japanese-born pitcher in Orioles history, gave up five hits and a walk before leaving with a 7-1 lead.
Signed to a two-year, $10 million contract in January, Uehara (1-0) dominated the Yankees in much the same fashion he ruled the Japanese League for 10 seasons with the Yomiuri Giants.
This was the first time in nine starts since Sept. 15,2007, in Boston that the New York Yankees' ChienMing Wang lost on the road.
The Orioles provided the right-hander with plenty of offensive support, all of it against Wang (0-1).
Making his first start since last June after missing the latter half of the season with a foot injury, Wang yielded seven runs and nine hits in 3 2/3 innings.
A two-run homer by Derek Jeter got New York to 7-4 in the ninth, and Mark Teixeira greeted George Sherrill with an RBI double to bring the tying run to the plate. Sherrill then retired Hideki Matsui on a popup to earn his first save.
After losing the first two games of the series by a combined 17-10 score, the Yankees -- who own baseball's highest 2009 payroll at $201 million -- will turn to newcomer A.J. Burnett on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep against a team that last year lost 93 games and finished in the AL East cellar.
New York's offseason spending spree has yet to provide the desired results. CC Sabathia ($161 million contract) took the loss in the opener, and Teixeira ($180 million) went 1-for-5 Wednesday and is 1-for-9 in two games.
Although the crowd of 22,856 was less than half the opening-day sellout, most in attendance continued the practice of booing Teixeira during every at-
bat because the hometown player spurned the Orioles to sign with New York.
Baltimore sent nine hitters to the plate during a five-run fourth inning that made it 7-1. Gregg Zaun doubled in a run
and Cesar Izturis hit an RBI grounder before Adam Jones added a sacrifice fly. Markakis then chased Wang with a two-run hunter to right.
It was Wang's shortest start since going 2 and 2/3 innings against Toronto in August 2007. It was also the first time in nine starts since Sept.15, 2007, in Boston that Wang lost on the road.
The Orioles used successive doubles by Jones, Markakis and Aubrey Huff to take a 2-0 lead in the first inning.
The damage might have been more severe if Huff didn't get caught trying to steal third before Melvin Mora got Baltimore's fourth straight hit, a single off the glove of shortstop Derek Jeter.
The Yankees had a runner in each of the first three innings before finally breaking through in the fourth on a two-out single by Xavier Nady and Cody Ransom's RBI double off the center-field wall.
MLB
New York added a run against Matt Albers in the sixth on doubles by Jorge Posada and Robinson Cano.
Morales helps Rockies win against Diamondbacks 9-2
BOB BAUM Associated Press
PHOENIX — Franklin Morales was terrific in Colorado's 9-2 victory against the Arizona
Diamondbacks.
His reward: a trip back to the minors.
The strong,
23-year-old right-
hander threw six
sharp innings
Wednesday as
the Rockies won
a series against
Arizona for the
"I try to do my job.
It's not my decision,
you know. I've got to go down and keep pitching."
first time in two years.
day since his father was killed in a car accident.
"I don't think about all that." Morales said. "I try to do my job. It's not my decision, you know. I've got to go down and keep pitching."
Morales allowed one run and four hits, struck out six and walked one. After the game, he said his performance came 18 years to the
But as had been determined before the game, Morales was optioned to Triple-A Colorado Springs to make room for right-hander Jason Hammel, acquired Sunday in a trade with Tampa Bay.
"Very efficient, never really got out of sync with anything, stayed
Colorado manager Clint Hurdle praised the younger's effort.
FRANKLIN MORALES
Rockies pitcher
around the plate," Hurdle said. "One walk, six punchouts, so it was just what we needed today, just what the team needed and just what Franklin needed."
Dexter Fowler, Yorvit Torrealba and Ian Stewart homered for the Rockies.
inning.
Stewart also singled in a run. Ryan Spillborghs had a two-run double in Colorado's three-run third
After homering five times in their 9-8 season-opening victory on Monday, the Diamondbacks scored two runs in two games against the Rockies, who were 3-15 against Arizona last season.
"The last two games we were able to make some adjustments," Hurdle said. "We gave up two runs in 18 innings against a club that had their way with us last season."
Stephen Drew had a solo homer for the Diamondbacks in the first.
"It's frustrating to lose two out of three at home." Drew said, "but we're going to look forward to Friday, Saturday, Sunday, take tomorrow off to think about some
things and get back after it."
Fowler hit his first major league home run on the first pitch of the game from Doug Davis, sending it into the outfield.
it into the seats center. He said he was looking for a fastball and got one.
"I was just trying to drive the ball up the middle — awesome," Fowler said.
Torrealba and pinch-hitter Stewart hit consecutive offseason
in left-
"We probably didn't make Morales work as hard as we should have, and then as the game went along it got worse for us."
Billy Buckner in the sevent to put Colorado ahead 6-1.
BOB MELVIN Arizona manager
Davis (0-1) allowed four runs
The Rockies took the lead in the third. Spilorbghs drove in two runs with a bases-loaded double
and four hits in five innings. He struck out four and walked four.
and Troy Tulowitzki scored on Garrett Atkins' sacrifice fly to put Colorado up 4-1.
Morales and Jason Grilli combined to retire 12 in a row from the fourth through the seventh inning.
Consecutive errors by third baseman
Mark Reynolds and second baseman Felipe Lopez led to two runs for the Rockies in the ninth.
"Just an ugly game," Arizona manager Bob Melvin said. "We probably didn't make Morales work as hard as we should have, and then as the game went along it got worse for us."
There were, however, a few slick defensive plays. Arizona shortstop Drew threw from his knees and first baseman Conor Jackson made a nice stretch to rob Torrealba and end Colorado's third inning.
Center fielder Fowler, who was busy all day chasing and catching flyballs, made a nice running catch of Drew's sharp line drive in the fifth.
The crowd of 18,277 was just 97 more than the Diamondbacks' smallest ever at home.
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