Friday, May 1, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section B·Page 3
First baseman
Shannon Stanwix
eatches the ball as an
Oklahoma player
runs across the base.
The Jayhawks will
play in the Big 12
Tournament this
weekend in
Oklahoma City.
Photo by Steve
Puppe/KANSAN
Softball team prepares for matchup with Texas
By Laura Bokenkroger
Kansan sportswriter
The sixth-seeded Kansas softball team takes on third-seeded Texas at 12:30 p.m. today in their first game of the Big 12 Conference Tournament in Oklahoma City.
The Jayhawks, who were 7-11 against conference opponents, finished a game ahead of Texas A&M stealing the last spot in the winners bracket and avoiding single elimination.
After leaving late Wednesday, Coach Tracy Bunge said she would try to work in a practice yesterday before her team took the field against No. 8 Texas.
The Jayhawks split a double header against Texas in early April, losing 2-1 in the seventh inning. First base
man Shannon Stanwix was the only Jayhawk with a hit against Texas pitcher Christa Williams, a freshman All-American in 1997.
"I think the key for us is to stay back on the change up and the rise," Stanwix said. "We've seen her before, so I think we'll be confident."
Last year at the Big 12 Tournament, Kansas defeated Texas A&M 8-0 and Oklahoma 4-1 before dropping back-to-back games to Oklahoma State 3-2 and 3-1 to be eliminated from the tournament.
Despite falling short in the league tournament, the Jayhawks received a bid to NCAA Regionals but this year their performance at the tournament will be a more determining factor.
"As of right now, I think we have to win the tournament to have a shot at regional play," Bunge said.
Bunge said she would concentrate on her team's strengths and the things they needed to do to win rather than worry about what strategies other teams may employ.
"The Big 12 Tournament is our last chance," said catcher Kristina Johnson. "We're going in there with nothing to lose, and we're going to play like that."
Bunge said pitcher Jessi Kowal would take the mound against the Longhorns.
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