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Senior Val George pitches during a game last season. George ranks third in the Big 12, and just pitched a no-hitter against Bowling Green. This weekend's Cathedral City Classic could put the team back in the ESPN/USA Softball rankings, after falling off of them Tuesday.
STEROIDS
Investigators question Pettitte in Clemens case
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors have interviewed Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte as they
investigate whether his former teammate Roger Clemens lied to Congress when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs.
Two people familiar with the case told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Pettitte was in
Washington last week to meet with prosecutors. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation.
The same week prosecutors
If the Jayhawks win at this weekend's tournament in California, they could recover their lost Top 25 status
BY TOM POWERS
tpowers@kansan.com
Kansas softball fell from the ESPN/USA Softball rankings Tuesday, but it has a tremendous opportunity to get back in the mix as the team travels to Palm Springs, Calif., for the Cathedral City Classic this weekend.
The team is coming off of a tough weekend at the UCF Early Bird Tournament, where it won two and lost three. The 4-5 Jayhawks need to play tighter on both sides of the ball if they want to get their winning percentage back up above .500.
Kansas ranks second to last in the Big 12 defensively, committing 13 errors in nine games and has a
Over the course of the weekend long tournament, the Jayhawks will play six games in four days.
They kick off the tournament today with a pair of games against No.21 North Carolina and tournament host, Oregon State.
The offense, despite having come up huge in clutch situations, has accumulated 53 strikeouts in 221 at bats while possessing an average of .222 overall, ranking it dead last in the big 12.
The Jayhawks have showed some promise, however, in their work from the circle and their patience at the plate.
Kansas leads the Big 12 in walks drawn with 26 and is second in doubles with 13. The pitching staff has been able to strike out 61 batters in more than 60 innings, good enough for second in the Big 12.
Senior pitcher and team ace Val George (3-3) is coming off of a no-hitter against Bowling Green and has a 1.78 ERA, issuing seven walks to her 36 strikeouts in 32 and one-third innings pitched, third best in Big 12 rankings. Freshman Blair Blair (0-1) has a 1.29 ERA and three strikeouts to zero walks issued.
The Cathedral City Classic will
Team could regain rank
be a difficult challenge for Kansas: Two of the six teams are ranked in ESPN/USA Softball's top 25 ranking. North Carolina and No. 10 California, and five of the six have winning records.
On Friday the Hawks have a single game against BYU followed by another one Saturday against UC Santa Barbara. To finish the tournament, Kansas plays another pair of games against California and Cal-Poly.
If the Jayhawks can muster a couple of upsets and come away with a winning record in the tournament, they should be able to regain their spot in the top 25 rankings.
The team has already shown it can beat tough opponents earlier this season, winning two of its four games against ranked opponents No. 11 Arizona and No. 12 Northwestern in the Kajikawa Classic.
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Offensive Leaders for the Jayhawks
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2. Crisosto .330 5 7 3 10 6
3. McCaulley .320 5 9 3 4 4
were talking to Pettitt, they also won a guilty plea from the Houston Astros' All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada for a misdemeanor count of lying to Congress about steroids in baseball.
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Lawyers for Pettitte declined to comment.
under oath to Congress that he took performance-enhancing substances.
Much of what investigators wanted to know Pettitte had already told Congress.
Word of his recent involvement in the case came as Yankees superstar third baseman Alex Rodriguez answered questions at spring training camp in Florida about his own past use of performance enhancers.
It was unclear whether Pettit has been called before a grand jury. Because Pettit has already given a sworn statement, prosecutors do not necessarily have to use the grand jury to make their case.
Personal trainer Brian McNamee has told federal agents, baseball investigator George Mitchell and a House committee that he injected Clemens more than a dozen times with steroids and human growth hormone from 1998-2001.
Pettitte, who was at the Rodriguez press conference, was asked later about his meeting with prosecutors. "I can't talk to you about that." Pettitte said.
"I'm just prepared that it might happen," Pettitte said at the time. "There's nothing I can do. Until somebody tells me to go somewhere, I can't do anything."
Around this time last year, Pettitt acknowledged that he might be questioned by the Justice Department.
"I have never taken steroids or HGH," the 354-game winner told a congressional committee a year ago.
Clemens denied it, testifying that he did not use performance-enhancers.
Pittette and another former Yankee, Chuck Knoblauch, both acknowledged to Congress that McNamee was correct when he said they used performance-enhancers.
The he-said, he-said nature of the sworn testimony given to Congress by McNamee and Clemens prompted lawmakers to ask the Justice Department to investigate whether the former pitcher lied.
The case was brought before a grand jury after an 11-month FBI investigation.
Clemens last pitched in the major leagues for the New York Yankees in 2007. Pettitte signed a one-year, $5.5 million contract to pitch for the Yankees this year.
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