Monday, April 27, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Kansas first baseman Randy Case catches the ball as a Texas A&M player dives for the base. The Jayhawks lost 10-9 yesterday at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium. Photo by Steve Puppe / KANSAN
Baseball team slides in last
By John Blakely Wilson Kansan sportswriter
Kansas baseball clinched last place in the Big 12 Conference after a three-game sweep by No. 12 Texas A&M this weekend at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium.
The Jayhawks (18-28) now stand at 5-19 in conference and have lost 13 of 15 games. They own an anemic 10-24 record
against DIVISION I opponents.
The Aggies (37-15) slaughtered Kansas pitching all
weekend, running up 12-1, 17-12 and 10-9 victories. Texas A&M pounded 15 home runs on the weekend, including seven on Saturday and six on Sunday.
Four Aggie hitters belted solo home runs in the first four innings yesterday off Kansas starting pitcher Rusty
Philbrick, who picked up the loss. Texas A&M second baseman Sean Heayne smashed a pair in the game, and first baseman John Scheschuk hit his third in as many games.
Catcher Shane Wedd and designated hitter Josh Dimmick led Kansas offensively. Wedd had a three-run home run, his first hit in April, and Dimmick had two hits and two runs batted in.
"I've been hitting the ball hard lately — I knew the streak would end soon," Wedd said. "The last couple of weeks have been rough, and tough losses have snowballed and effected all of us."
Seven different players homered for Texas A&M Saturday, while centerfielder Clint Wryick and Dimmick homered for Kansas. Wryick also drove in four runs on three hits, but starting pitcher Brian Schriner dug the Jayhawks a large hole on the mound, allowing seven
runs in two innings.
Another injury further crippled the Jayhawks' roster when Texas A&M relief pitcher Eric French knocked Kansas shortstop John Nelson in the nose with a fast ball. Nelson is expected to miss the rest of the season.
Texas A&M pitcher Ryan Rupe stifled Kansas on Friday, allowing just one run in a complete-game victory. Kansas pitcher Les Wardron walked six in just five innings, picking up the loss while allowing eight runs in five and one-third innings.
answers as to what went wrong.
Kansas entered the season with hope for a place in the Big 12 tournament but now looks for
"You could think of excuses — key guys were hurt for much of the season — but we're looking for things to do differently that will win games for us," head coach Bobby Randall said. "There were many things I liked about this team coming into the season, and the way this season is ending is not a good feeling." The team is left to work for the future
"There was a period in the middle of the season I could feel it slipping away." Wedd said. "All we can do now is figure out how to win next year, and that's going to take everybody on this team believing and working hard so next season is better than this one."
Kansas plays a non-conference game at 7 p.m. tomorrow against Kansas State at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium. It will be the final quarter hot dog day of the season.
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