SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, June 9, 1993
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Long Beach State eliminates Jayhawks
Freshman pitcher Jamie Splitterff throws a pitch during the College World Series. Kansas was eliminated from the Series Sunday by Long Beach State.
Trip to NCAA tournament ends abruptly
By Derek Samson Special to the Kansan
OMAHA, Neb. — The Kansas baseball team did not get much time to enjoy its first-ever appearance in the College World Series.
The Jayhawks were the first team eliminated from the eight team, double-elimination tournament, as they dropped a 6-1 decision to Long Beach State Sunday at Rosenblatt Stadium.
The Jayhawks, who earned the trip to Omaha after winning the Mideast Regional, finished the season at 45-18. The team set school records for most victories in a single season and also made their first appearance in NCAA tournament play.
In Sunday's game, Kansas jumped to an early lead against the 49ers when Senior catcher Jeff Niemeier smashed a solo home run in the fifth inning, giving the Jayhawks a 1-0 lead. From then on 49er pitcher Mike Fontana, 9-3, shut down the Jayhawk offense, tossing a two-hit complete game.
"He found our weakness, and over nine innings we never got adjusted," said Kansas coach Dave Bingham. "We have not been very good hitters on the outside of the plate. We could not hit pitches hard."
Fontana's two-hitter was the 24th in College World Series history and the first since 1900.
"The story was Mike Fontana," said Dave Snow, the 49er's coach. "He dominated the game, set the tone."
49er catcher Brian Whaley that game for Long Beach State in the sixth inning with an RBI single with two outs.
The 49ers were not done.
Third baseman Tim Falksen grounded to Jayhawk sophomore shortstop Dan Rude, and he committed a throwing error allowing two more runs to score.
The 4ers added another run in the seventh and then two more in the ninth, clinching the game.
Niemeyer, who also had a single, collected the only two jayhawk hits Sunday, going two for four on the afternoon. Niemeyer was three for eight at the series after not playing in the Mideast Regional after injuring his foot.
Jamie Splittorr, 7.2, pitched five and two-thirds innings for Kansas
Sunday and took the loss.
Kansas did not take advantage of early chances to score against Aggie All-American pitcher Jeff Granger, 15-3.
"We felt we had to get to him early. He gave us a chance and we missed." Bingham said.
Rude bounced into an inning-ending double play.
Kansas loaded the bases in the second but came out without a run when
Kansas tied the game 1-1 in the fifth after designated hitter Brian Turney singled down the left field, scoring third baseman Brett Wilhelm, who opened the inning with a double.
It did not take Texas A&M long to recapture the lead.
In the sixth, centerfielder Brian Thomas' homer put the Aggies on top for good.
Kansas junior pitcher Chris Corn, 9-
4, picked up the loss.
Long Beach State 6, Kansas 1
LONG BEACH STATE
| | ab | r | h | rbl |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| cf Cradie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2b Martins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| if 1b Swanson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| fr Cortis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| dh Liefer | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| ss Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ls Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ff Darsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| c Whatley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| b3 Falsken | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| p Fontana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 35 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| NANOLOGY | ab | r | h | rb1 |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2b Bernblinger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| dh Mahon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| cf Monroe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1b Wuycheck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| c Niemeier | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| if igou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| fr Taquinio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3b Wielmiln | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ss Rude | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ph Tumey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| sa Souit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| p Spittorff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| p Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Long Beach State 000 003 102-6
Kansas 000 010 000-1
Long Beach IP H R ER BB SO
Fontana 9 2 1 1 3 4
Kansas IP H R ER BB SO
Splittor 5.6 4 1 1 4 3
Walker 3.3 5 3 3 1 1
E B塞尔布, Wuychek, Rude LOB Long Beach State 6, Kansas 4. K Bswerson BR Niemeyer, Curtis SB Liefer, Craid, Whatley Falken
"We are trying to make a name for ourselves as one of the best programs in the country," Bingham said. "We are extremely proud of this group of guys. They gave us the greatest season in Kansas baseball history."
Bingham said that despite the losses, he was pleased with his team's effort this season.
Four Jayhawks were selected in the Major League Baseball pitch. Pitcher
Texas A&M 5, Kansas 1
| | ab | r | h | rbi |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2b Berlinger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| cf Monroe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1b Wuycheck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| c Niemeier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| f Iigou | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| rt Tarquinio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3b Wilhelm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| ss Rude | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| dh Turney | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| p Meyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| p Soult | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| p Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | **31** | **1** | **6** | **1** |
| | ab | r | h | rbl |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| If-1b Hartan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| ss Harris | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| cf Thomas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| b Cut | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| b Minor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| b Lewis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| c Tremble | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| d Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| b2 Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| fr Claybrook | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| p Ganger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| p Diemens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 31 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Kansas 000 010 000-1
Texas A&M 100 002 02×-5
**Kansas**
| | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Corn | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Meyer | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Soult | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Stewart | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
**Texas A&M**
| | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Granger | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Clemons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E Liwis DP Kansas 1 Texas A&M1 LOB
Kansas 7 Texas A&M 1 2B Igou, Wilhelm
HR Thomas
Jimmy Walker went to Baltimore in the third round. St. Louis took second baseman Jeff Berblinger in the seventh. Niemeyer went to Cincinnati in the 18th. Outfielder Darryl Monroe was selected by Montreal in the 21st and pitcher Chris Corn was taken by San Diego in the 80th.
The Associated Press contributed information to this story.
Antie Lower / KANSAN
Syracuse senior Adrian Autry takes a shot during practice at Allen Field House.
Williams,Woodberry set for international games
But coach warns of rigorous tests on foreign courts
By Carlos Tejada
Kansan staff writer
It's not often a player gets to knock his coach around.
Williams' practice was held for the members of USA Basketball's Under 22 Team, which will play in the Confederation of Pan American Basketball Association's Under 22 World
But to demonstrate a point about pressure defense during a practice session, Kansas men's basketball coach Roy Williams had Wood Hawkeye, Kansas senior guard, and Eddie Jones, senior forward from Temple, surround Kansas assistant coach Matt Doherty as he held the ball. As Williams shouted his encouragement, Woodberry and Jones bumped Doherty with their torosis while keeping their hands above their heads.
Championship Tournament.
The tournament, which will be held June 14-22, in Rosario, Argentina, will determine teams from North, South, and Central America will compete in the International Federation of Basketball's Under 22 World Championship. The championship will be held next month in Spain.
Woodberry said that although practice had been going well, the team had some rough edges to smooth out.
"I don't think we're quite ready yet," he said. "We still have a few more things to do."
The team, which will practice in Allen Field House until June 11, features NCAA Division I players from around the country, such as Cory Alexander, a junior guard at Virginia, and Cherokee Parks, a junior center at Duke.
"I don't think it's very complicated," he said. "We're being very basic with this team."
Williams said rather than focusing on the more intricate aspects of the game, the practices had concentrated on exercises and drills.
Playing teams from other nations will help his players' basketball skills, he said.
It's a completely different outlook than Big Eight basketball is." he said.
Jerry Green, Under 22 Team assistant coach and head basketball coach at Oregon, agreed.
"They see a different emphasis from basketball in different countries," said Green, a former assistant coach to Williams at Kansas.
Corliss Williamson, a sophomore forward at Arkansas, said the team seems to be performing well.
"There's no one out here trying to prove anything," he said. "We're going to get together well."
Williamson said he had no doubt how well the team would do.
"I know we'll be able to reach the top," he said. "We're not shooting for second or third."
The team will have a public scrimmage against a yet-to-be-determined group of former college basketball players. The scrimmage will begin at 9 p.m. tomorrow in the field house.
Track team members return empty-handed
Previous injuries leave Hawks disappointed at NCAA meet
When Teresa Sherman-Reichert and Mary Beth Labosky, the only two Jayhawks competing at the meet, returned from New Orleans, both was satisfied with her performance.
When the NCAA Women's Track and Field Championships ended Saturday in New Orleans, there were no Kansas athletes among the medalists.
Sherman-Reichert finished sixth in the discus last year at the NCAAs last year, but finished 10th this year and 14th in the shot put.
By Jennifer Swan
Kansas sportswriter
Labosky also faced disappointment in New Orleans. Expected to finish on the nation's top three high jumpers Labosky finished 10th with a jump of $53^{\circ}$.
"I didn't do well," she said of her discuss performance. "it definitely not what I wanted to do. I threw 156 feet. My
"I'm just happy the season's over," labosky said. "It was like someone palling the rug out from under me."
Neither Labosky nor Sherman-Reichert was in peak physical condition for the meet. Both were nursing injuries they sustained earlier in the season.
"I just hoped it would have healed before the meet. My season was moving along like a dream until the injury happened. This season would have been unbelievably different if it hadn't gotten injured," said Labosky.
"The problem was that I couldn't condition properly," she said.
Sherman-Reichert will return for the Jayhawks next season and try to improve on her NCAA performance. For Labosky, 1983 was the end of her collegiate career, but she said her career as a track athlete had not ended.
For Labosky, an injured ankle made it difficult to perform like she had hoped to do. She injured the ankle prior to the Big Eight Championships in May.
"Who knows, in two weeks my ankle might heal," she said. "The top two at the Track and Field Championships go to the World University Games. I still have a shot at that."
In two weeks, she will compete at the U.S. Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.
"I can run, but it's a different nature to jump on it," she said. "Technically, I couldn't do what I was supposed to>
Labosky said she would not count out a future chance for competing in the Olympics.
"At the Olympic trials last year, 6'2 1/4 made the team," Labosky said. "My best is 6'2 I still have hope I need some more bigger meet experience."
Labesko said she would continue to train, but with less intensity than during the season.
Sherman-Reichert said her summer plans included
cheering on her husband Michael, a member of the Kansas men's track team, when he tries out in July for the Canada Games in British Columbia. After that, it's back to track for Sherman-Reichert.
"I'll just tap up my feet and see what I can do," she said. "I know I can do much better."
Track team signs 12
Kansan staffreport
The Kansas track and field team has signed several more recruits to letters of intent.
BRIEFS
Seven men and five women have signed with Kansas recently. Six of the 12 are from the state of Kansas.
Men: Brian Martin, Lawrence, sprints; Nate Hill, Blue Valley North, sprints; Marcus Shied, Blue Valley North, sprints and jumps; Paul Stephens, Washburn Prep, middle distance; Troy Hoffman, St. Thomas Prep (Hays), pole vault and hurdles; Ty Lewis, Oswego, high jump; Brad Schenpers, Kearney, Neb., shot put and discus.
Women: Erin Anderson, Mt. Prospect, III., distance; Colleen McClinnon, Madison, Wis., distance; Bridgett Mann, Ann Arbor, Mich., distance; Amy Cook, New Braunfels, Texas, middle distance; LaTonya Holloway, Aurora, Colo., sprints.
Jayhawk men's golf team takes 15 at national championship
The team was lead by senior Brad Bruno and junior Matt Gogel who tied for 33rd place in the individual competition, each finishing with four-round totals of 295.
The Kansas men's golf team finished 15th at the NCAA Men's Golf Championship held June 2-5 in Lexington Ky.
"Both of them played well," Kansas coach Ross Randall said. "They each had one bad round, but they played pretty well. There was a lot of pressure on them, but I was happy they made the cut."
Their performances, along with those of senior Jim Young, sophomore Tom Sims and senior John Hess helped the team place in the middle of the pack of the 30 teams participating.
"This was our best finish ever, and I'm really pleased with their performance," Randall said. "We had a really good year considering the weather. The weather gave us no time for practice this spring."
Bruno said the weather might have affected the team's performance early, but the team still met most of its preseason expectations.
"We were disappointed because we didn't beat some of the teams we thought we could compete with," Bruno said. "But we accomplished almost all of our goals. It was a great season and one to remember."
Pacers sign Larry Brown as coach
INDIANAPOLIS — Former Kansas coach Larry
Husky of Indiana Indiana Pacers Monday,
scores in the Rock Poll Hill.
It will be the fifth NBA coaching assignment for Brown, who recently quit as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers.
Kansas City's chase of Marcus Allen could end at morning conference
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs, who have been pursuing free-agent running back Marcus Allen, called a news conference this morning amid speculation they would sign the former Los Angeles Radiers star.
The Chiefs did not confirm the speculation. Allen, 33, is the Raiders' all-time leading rusher.
Kentucky extends Pitino contract
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Rick Pitino's contract extension calls for him to remain as head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky through the 1999-2000 season, the school announced Tuesday.
Pitino's base salary of $131,000 will increase to $150,000 beginning in 1986, and he will receive a $1 million bonus if he fulfills the contract. The university also said it would pick up Pitino's life-insurance premium. Pitino just completed his fourth season with the Wildcats, and last year he took the team to the Final Four, losing to Michigan in the semifinals.
Britis compilé from Kansan and Assoclad Press reports