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SPORTS NIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Kansas loses three of four to Cowgirls
By Mark Button
Stephen Pingry/ KANSAN
Kansan.sportswriter
The Kansas softball team gave one of its best performances of the season this weekend, but it was just not enough.
Kansas dropped three of four games to the Big Eight Conference leading Oklahoma State Cowgirls
The No. 4 Cowgirls and No. 13 Jayhawks battled in doubleheaders on both Saturday and yesterday. In the first game of the series, Oklahoma State senior pitcher Melanie Roche struck out 13 batters and allowed only two hits.
*kansas freshman Katie Morgan attempts to tag out Oklahoma State's *Kendra Hanes* at second base, Oklahoma State swept a doubleheader against Kansas yesterday and took three out of four from the Jayhawks during the weekend.
The game was scoreless through five innings, but after a single by Roche, and two sacrifices moving her to third, the deadlock was broken. Kansas junior pitcher Stephani Williams had two hits on Cowgirl shortstop April Austin, but the following pitch was called a ball by the home plate umpire. The entire Kansas team was upset with the call. The next pitch was smashed into left field by Austin, scoring Roche.
Kansas coach Kalum Haack stormed out of the dugout and had some words for the umpire. The umpire had some words for Haack also — he was ejected from the game. Kansas threatened to tie the score in the seventh but lost 1-0.
The Jayhawks did not let the defeat deject them, as they jumped on Oklahoma State early in the second game.
In the second inning, Kansas senior center fielder Shanna Cole had a bunt single. When Cole attempted to steal second, Cowgirl sophomore catcher Shyla Sick's throw went into center field and was misplayed by senior center fielder Kendra Hanes. Cole rounded third and scored.
Oklahoma State scored a run in the
sixth, tying the game.
The Hawks then came back and scored two in the seventh Junior third baseman Kim Newbern singled, scoring sophomore right fielder Joy Herrera, who doubled. Freshman shortstop Katie Morgan then doubled, scoring Newbern. Kansas shut down the Cowgirls in the bottom of the seventh to claim the victory, 3-1
Williams allowed only two hits, crushing to her 23rd win of the year.
Yesterday's games were equally as intense.
Oklahoma State won the first game 1-0 on a seventh inning home run by Hanes
Kansas again bounced back from
defeat, scoring twice in the second inning of the second game. The Cowgirls scored once in the fifth, but Kansas was still in control.
In the bottom of the seventh, Roche hit the game-winning home run. The 4-3 victory gave Roche her 27th win against four losses.
kansas' record is now 25-11-1 overall and 11-5 in the conference.
Kansas senior left fielder Ty Saxby said every time Kansas faced Oklahoma State the games were close.
"Whoever gets the breaks will win," she said. "And they seemed to get the breaks this time."
Although Kansas lost three games, Haack said he saw positive aspects.
"We played extremely well." Haack said. "We had great pitching and great defense. Our hitting just wasn't there."
The three victories advance Oklahoma State's conference record to 14-2 and 42-7 overall. With only four games against Iowa State left to play, the Cowgirls seem to have wrapped up the conference title.
Kansas can still advance to the Midwest Regional Tournament. Haack said if the team wins the remainder of its games, it should receive an invitation to regionalals.
Kansas travels to Creighton for a doubleheader tomorrow.
Kansas struggles against Missouri
Errors hurt 'Hawks in three-game series; K-State next for team
By Brady Prauser
Kansan sportswriter
The No. 12 Kansas baseball team ran out of innings yesterday at Missouri.
The Jayahawks tried to duplicate Saturday's come-from-behind victory in late innings but fell short, losing 7-6, its second loss in three games this weekend against the Tigers.
Kansas was down 7-4 after five innings, but sliced the Missouri lead to 7-6 in the top of the eighth inning on a two-run home run by senior first baseman John Wuycheck.
However, Tigers' releher Tim Siegel shut the Jayhawks down in the top of the ninth inning for the save.
Missouri starting pitcher Jason Meyhoff, 6-2, scattered seven hits over seven and one-third innings and struck out eight for the victory.
Kansas senior David Soult, 5-2, pitched five innings, allowing three earned runs and nine hits for the loss.
Three Kansas errors that led to four unearned runs didn't help Soult's cause.
Sophomore shortstop/relever Dan Rude pitched the final three innings for the Jayhawks, 32-10 overall and first in the Big Eight Conference with a 13-6 record.
The two losses did not give Kansas coach Dave Bingham much to smile about.
"This just wasnt a good series for us all together," Bingham said. "It was a very disappointing loss. We didn't play very well. We need contributions from some of the others, but John Wuycheck did an awful lot for us."
Besides the home run, Wuycheck also tripled and scored twice.
after five innings but scored four runs in the top of the sixth innings, three runs in the seventh and one run in the eighth to slide past Missouri 11-10.
The Tigers, led by catcher John Hay's 4-for-4 performance, improved to 23-14 and 10-8.
Saturday. Kansas fell behind 8-3
Freshman Jamie Splitteroff started the game but was relieved after giving up seven earned runs and nine hits in four innings.
Senior Jimmy Walker, 4-1, pitched the final five innings for the victory, allowing the Tigers two runs in the seventh.
Despite senior catcher Jeff Niemeyer's 4-for-5 performance Friday night, the Jayhawks lost 6-4. Senior starting pitcher Tom Stewart, 5-3, allowed four earned runs and nine hits in four and one-third innings for the loss.
Kansas, which made three errors in each game last weekend, plays host to Kansas State, 13-25 and 4-11, at 7 p.m. tomorrow and at 3 p.m. Wednesday before traveling to Manhattan this weekend to complete the five-game series.
Junior outfielder Joel Beninghoff hit his ninth home run Friday night and his 10th yesterday.
Missouri 7, Kansas 6
ab r h rbl
2b Bertlinger 5 1 1 0
ss p/Rude 5 1 2 0
Mackenzie 4 2 1 0
C Niermesse 2 1 2 0
if gbu 4 1 2 2
rf Tarquino 3 0 1 0
3b Witlem 3 0 0 0
B啤酒焐ft 3 1 1 0
ph Bitermann 2 0 0 0
dh Wilmot 2 0 0 0
p/s Suott 1 0 0 0
ph Mahon 0 0 0 0
pr Turney 92 6 8 6
KANSAS (32-10. 13-6)
| | ab | r | h | rbl |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| f. Ittrell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3b Swift | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grumman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| c Hay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ss Wryncky | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| fr Greene | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Aiello | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1b White | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| pr Sanderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1b Weary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2o Shockey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas IP  H  P  R  ER  BB SO
Soult (L) 5.0  9  7  3  1  5
Rude 3.0  4  0  0  1  5
Missouri IP  H  P  R  ER  BB SO
Meyhoff (W) 7.1  7  6  6  4  8
Seigel 1.2  1  0  0  0  2
MISSOURI (23-14, 10-8)
E Rude 2, dp DP Kara 2, Misurson 2 LOB
Karasea 2, Kisunge 6, B2 Miternay, Nearley, Hamer
3 WB Muschek, Wyckr HR W muschek1) 5 (b.
5) Bennethon 10, (Littrell 2) B8 Sali
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