Friday, February 20, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
KU softball to take on DePaul
By Laura Bokenkroger sports@kansan.com
Kansas sportwriter
Time may heal all wounds, but the injury-ridden Kansas softball team has had to use its time to play games, not heal wounds.
The Jayhawks left yesterday to play in the Gladstones Tournament in Tampa, Fla., the second of four tournaments to be played on the road in four weeks.
The No. 9 Jayhawks finished 5-1 last weekend at the Minnesota Softball Classic, tying the record for the best start in school history.
Even with injuries plaguing three key players, including junior ace pitcher Sarah Workman, who is battling elbow tendinitis, Kansas finished second in the tournament.
"I hate sitting the bench, but they're doing great," Workman said. "It made me just thrilled to see the pitchers do so well."
Senior third baseman Sarah McCann, who is recovering from June shoulder surgery, played only as a designated player in five of the six games. Senior All-America candidate Sara Holland played through the pain of a back injury.
"We had a lot of questions answered last weekend," coach Tracy Bunge said. "It was a great time for the young people, getting some playing time. And that will help us down the road."
The Jayhawks open the Gladstones Tournament against No. 24 DePaul at 1 p.m. today. Kansas won 4-2 when the teams last met in 1995 and leads the all-time series 2-1.
Bunge said it would be a competitive tournament.
Kansas also will face another ranked opponent this weekend. No. 10 South Florida will try to avenge the two losses Kansas handed them in the NCAA regional competition last year. Kansas also will play Notre Dame and Auburn.
Bunge said it would be a competitive tournament. "I think the biggest thing isn't necessarily wins and losses," Bunge said. "We want to improve in some areas defensively. We made some mistakes last weekend because of a lack of communication, and nothing irritates a coach more than making those kinds of mistakes."
Swimmers battle for championship
By Erin Thompson
Kansan sportswriter
Facing a Nebraska team with 12 returning All-Americans and a Texas team fired up to swim in front of its home crowd could prove a challenge for the Kansas women's swimming and diving team.
The Jayhawks began competition yesterday at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Conference Championships in Austin, Texas. The meet will continue through tomorrow.
The women are coming off a strong performance at Iowa State in which they dominated the Cyclones, winning 10 of 15 events.
But the Jayhawks are expecting to see tough competition at the finals against Nebraska, which is looking to defend its title, and Texas, which will have the advantage of swimming at home. The Cornhuskers and the Longhorns are expected to finish in the top two spots.
The Jayhawks could see themselves in a tight battle with Missouri and Texas A&M for third place, Kansas coach Gary Kempf said.
Turner: Swimming coach depending on junior.
"I want the team to come away from this weekend a better team than they were," he said. "I think Nebraska and Texas will fight it out for first place. For the third spot it will be a battle between A&M, Missouri and us. There will
be a good couple of fights going on."
Senior Kristin Nilsen and junior Adrienne Turner will lead the Jayhawks. Kempf said he hoped the rest of the team could improve their performances.
"We're going to need good performances up and down the lineup," Kempf said. "In a dual meet you can count on five or six athletes, but in the conference meet you need everyone to perform."
In preparation for the final meet, Kansas tapered its workouts and
fine-tuned its races. The Jayhawks have looked relaxed at their workouts in Austin, Kemp said.
"They look good," he said.
"They've worked hard and have done everything I've asked of them. They're starting to look rested. It should be a good meet."
In a change from previous years, the women's and the men's Big 12 Championships are being held during different weekends. The men will compete next weekend at College Station, Texas. The women will miss the men's team cheering them on, Nilsen said.
Kempf said the absence of the men's team should not affect how the women swim.
"We haven't done the conference meet this way in a long time," he said. "We used to do it this way several years ago and it ran just fine then, so I'm sure it will be all right."
Not only will the men be missing, but the Jayhawks will be swimming in Texas' home pool.
"The atmosphere so far has been real good," he said. "It's just a little different from Robinson."
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