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The University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, February 24, 1998
Baseball team off to slow start
By John Blakely Wilson
Kansan sportswriter
Kansan sportswriter
After dropping three games this weekend at the Marriott West Loop Classic in Houston, the Kansas baseball team will open its home schedule against Ottawa at 3 p.m. today at Hoglund-Mauin Stadium.
The Jayhawks (2-3) played three 1997 NCAA tournament teams during the weekend, losing 6-4 to Central Florida, 9-2 to Houston and 9-1 to Oklahoma. Despite the losses, Kansas coach Bobby Randall remained upbeat about his team's chances.
"We went into the weekend knowing we would play some good teams with six or seven more games under their belts than we have," Randall said. "We have a young team that is getting experience. Hopefully later in the year, we'll have a chance to win those games."
Starting pitching was a strength
Randall: Says young team is gaining experience.
for Kansas. Les Walrond fought with his best control against Central Florida, allowing three runs in four innings. Mark Corson held Houston through five innings, and Chad Shuster, in his first Division I start, gave up just two earned runs in five innings against sixth-ranked Oklahoma.
"Those three kept us in the ball games," said Wilson Kilmer, assistant coach. "But once we got to the bullpen, our inexperience showed."
In all three games, the Kansas relief pitchers let close games become losses.
"When you have guys getting
their first appearance in Division I throwing against veteran teams that have also played several more games than you, it's tough," Kilmer said. "These guys will be more effective in time ... They just need to get time on the mound in real games."
Kansas also struggled to knock in runs during the weekend. Randall said his team had faced much tougher pitching last weekend than the weekend before.
"Big time teams bring big time arms," Randall said. "Our hitters hadn't seen anything like that, so they have to adjust with the Big 12 season coming up."
'Hawks ready for indoor championship
By Angela Johnson Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas Track and Field team captured four individual titles at the Kansas State Invitational Thursday, their final competition before the 1998 Big 12 Indoor Championships.
Diane Heffernan, Kearney, Neb., junior, won the women's 1,000 meter in 3 minutes, 1.63 seconds; Andrea Branson, Leawood freshman, won the women's pole vault with a jump of 10-11 1/2 feet; and Tywanne Aldridge, Overland Park sophomore, won the men's 200-meter dash with a time of 21.9 seconds.
Aldridge said his time was slightly inaccurate because it was hand-timed.
"I was the only one who wasn't timed on computer, and I have no idea why," he said. "I hope to represent the school well. It's not just another meet, it's a conference."
Heffernan's and Aldridge's times were the best for the Kansas team this season.
Heffernan's time was also a personal best for her.
Misty Bruna, Marysville senior, also had a strong showing in her events. She placed second in the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.35 seconds and placed second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.4
seconds.
Coach Gary Schwartz said the meet was crucial for some athletes to make the Big 12 championship team.
"Whether they make the roster or not, they had a good competition," Schwartz said.
Some athletes already on the roster did not compete at the K-State Invitational but instead stayed in Lawrence and continued training for the conference meet, Schwartz said.
The Big 12 Indoor Championship will be Friday and Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
"It will be a very tough competition for us because we're young," Schwartz said. "We're going to have to make something happen and get some lucky breaks."
In other track-and-field news:
Tamara Montgomery, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore, placed third in the 55-meter dash at the Air Force Open in Colorado Springs, Colo., with a time of 6.85 seconds. The time makes Montgomery a provisional qualifier for nationals. She moved up from third to second on the Kansas all-time best list in this event.
Men's tennis team loses three matches
By Erin Thompson
Karissa sportwriter
Kansan sportswriter
Off to its worst start of the '90s, the Kansas men's tennis team remains positive about the rest of the season.
Despite losing three matches last weekend at the National Team Indoors and falling to 0-5 overall, the team is improving, coach Mark Riley said.
"We played pretty well. We're not as deep as the other teams were," he said. "The doubles improved. We got the doubles point against Georgia, so there's improvement there."
It was the first time this season Kansas had won the doubles point, the point awarded to the team that wins two of the three doubles matches. Despite this, Kansas lost 5-2 to the third-ranked Bulldogs.
The Jayhawks continued to try new combinations of doubles teams and found some improvement with the new pairings.
"We've found some combinations in doubles that we can count on," Riley said.
Senior Enrique Abaroa and junior Luis Uribe, playing together for the second time this season, defeated the seventhranked Georgia team of Steven Baldas and John Roddick
"This was the first weekend we played this way," Abaroa said. "I think we played really well for the
first time. It was a good change."
After getting upset by Roddick in singles, Barao came back Friday to defeat Kentucky's Cedric Kauffmann, ranked sixth in the nation.
Abaroa's win was the only point the Jayhawks could get against the 11th-ranked Wildcats. They lost 6-1.
Kansas finished the tournament with a 4-1 loss to Boise State on Saturday.
Abaroa had to pull out of his match against Boise State's Dan Merkert after only two games because of muscle spasms in his back. He is expected to return to the lineup this week.
"I was disappointed because I was playing really well after that win, which gives a lot of confidence," Abaroa said. "He's a really good player. I thought it was going to be a great match and a fun match."
Inconsistency was a problem for the Jayhawks throughout the tournament, Riley said.
"We didn't have a consistent effort from everyone. In one match the freshmen would come through and then the next match the seniors came through," he said. "We were really up and down. Once we put everything together we'll be okay."
The Jayhawks play Ohio State Friday night and open Big 12 play against Oklahoma State Sunday at Alvamar Raquet Club.
Kansas softball team fields several top-25 ranked opponents
Kansan sportswriter
By Laura Bokenkroger
Kansas sportswriter
The Kansas softball team is no stranger to ranked opponents, after having played three in the last two weekends. Another one awaits the Jayhawks this weekend.
The schedule pits the Jayhawks
Top-ranked Arizona will be the favorite in their own tournament, the Wildcat Invite, on Friday.
against 10 teams in the top 25 during the regular season, including Big 12 rivals No. 11 Oklahoma State and No. 16 Oklahoma.
The Jayhawks were ranked ninth in the preseason poll but may fall after losing four of six games in Tampa, Fla., last weekend.
First baseman Shannon Stanwix
sid the team's problems last week
were caused by mental lapses
not weak pitching or better teams.
"It was a tough tournament," Stanixw said. "But we had the ability to beat those teams. We just didn't put everything together."
The Jayhawks had only two hits in their first game Friday, falling 9-1 to No. 25 DePaul. The game was called after the fifth inning because of the eight-run lead rule.
Kansas dug itself a hole against Notre Dame Friday night, allowing three runs during the first inning.
The Fighting Irish picked up three more runs during the sixth, distancing themselves from the scoreless Jayhawks. Kansas got one run during the sixth and another during the seventh but couldn't overcome the deficit.
The Jayhawks finished with two runs on five hits, losing 7-2.
ritcher Jessica Kowal picked up two wins this weekend, shutting out the Auburn Tigers Saturday
and went extra innings to defeat Notre Dame on Sunday.
The No. 10 South Florida Bulls avenged last year's NCAA regional loss to the Jayhawks by defeating Kansas 4-3 Saturday and shut them out 3-0 Sunday. The loss Sunday knocked the Jayhawks from the tournament.
you're ranked that high, you put pressure on yourself, and you start playing not to lose instead of playing to win."
After her seven hits last weekend, left fielder Sara Holland is just three hits away from moving into fourth place on the all-time career hit list with 179.
Holland already holds the Kansas record for the most doubles in a career with 48.
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