SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, April 8, 1993
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Pitching helps Kansas beat Tigers
Oklahoma next test for 'Hawks
By Brady Prauser Kansan sportswriter
It's all about pitching
Missouri taught Kansas that principle of college baseball the hard way Tuesday night in its victorious 17-hit rampage against the Jayhawks.
But Kansas returned the favor yesterday, edging the Tigers 5-4 at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium with solid performances by freshman starting pitcher Jamie Splitttorf and sophomore reliever Dan Rude.
"I think more than anything else, it is how well we pitch or don't pitch," said Kansas coach Dave Bingham about the game's deciding factor. "Splittorr batted all, goes six and two-thirds innings and gives us a chance to win. He really picked up our ball club today."
Kansas improved to 24-6 overall and 5-2 in the Big Eight Conference. Missouri dropped to 17-9 and 5-5. Mike Haverty, in relief of starter Tiger starter Chris Robertson, got the loss
Despite Splittorrff's performance, he did not get the victory because the score was tied 14 in the seventh inning when Rude relieved him. Rude, 2-0, earned the victory because Kansas took the lead in bottom of the seventh, and he held the Tigers scoreless for the rest of the nine-inning game.
But the victory did not come easy.
But the Vets did not easy.
"We just kept battling and kept batting," said senior right fielder Rory Tarquino.
Kansas won the battle in part because of Tarquino's game-winning RBI in the seven inning.
With the score tied, senior first baseman John Wuycheck ripped a double off the left field wall. Niemeyer grounded out, advancing Wuycheck to third base.
Kansas 5, Missouri 4
MISSOURL (17-9.5-5)
| | ab | r | h | rbl |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| If Littrell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3b Swift | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| dh Ingram | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| c Hay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| cf Ball | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| fr Greene | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ss Wynick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1b Weary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2b Shockley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | 32 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| | ab | r | h | rbl |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2b Berlinger | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| c monroe | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 1b Wuychee | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| c Nmeimer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| g Bauer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| r Tarquino | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3b Wilhelm | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| dh King | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ss苏才 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| p/ Rude | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | **39** | **15** | **12** | **8** |
KANSAS (24-6, 5-2)
**MISSOURI**
Robertson IP, H P R ER BB 18
Roberson 5.0 7 4 3 3 3
Havetta 2.1 5 1 1 1 1
Havetta 0.5 1 0 1 1
**MISSAI**
MASSA I P R H ER BB 18
Spiritorf 6.2 7 4 2 2 6
Rude 2.1 0 0 1 2
E Hay, Greene, Wilhelm, Wuycheck DP Mpise
1 K 105, 2 K 108, AQB Mpise 10, 6 K 10
Hay, Shockey, Monroe, Wuycheck, Nemeier,
iHR Ball (2) SB Mpise (13)
Sophomore left fielder Josh Igou was intentionally walked, bringing Tarquinio to the plate. On the next pitch, Tarquinio knocked a one-out single into left field, scoring Wuycheck and giving Kansas a 5-4 lead it held.
Tarquino said he drew inspiration from Missouri's decision to intentionally walk Isou and pitch to him.
"It was a little motivation for me," Tarquinio said. "They had seen me have three pretty weak at bats. I just want or something up in the zone to drive."
Kansas jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first inning with Igou's two-RBI double down the right field base line.
Kansas sophomore shortstop/pitcher Dan Druve dives safely back to first base on a pick-off attempt as Missouri's Rodney Weary takes the throw. Rugby was 1-for-3 at the plate yesterday, and got the victory on the mound in Kansas' 5-4 victory.
Missouri evened the score with one run in the second inning and one run
in the third. Kansas took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the third inning on senior catcher Jeff Niemeier's RBI double.
But the Tigers regained the lead with two runs in the top of the fourth inning, making the score 4-3 until Kansas junior center fielder Darryl Monroe singled in a run in the bottom of that inning, tying the score 4-4.
Monroe, who was 4-for-5, said the victory was especially gratifying because of Kansas' loss to Missouri the previous day.
"We came out with a different attitude," he said. "I woke us up and brought us back to the level we need to be to win games."
Bigmonger. "I like Missouri's club a lot. They were excellent competition for us," he said. "These have been two very hard games. They fight you, but our club stayed in and fought them."
Bingham also was pleased that Splittorff and Rude shut down Missouri left fielder Chopper Littrell, who was 3-for-5 with 3 RBI Tuesday.
but managed only one hit yesterday.
but managed only one in a yesterday.
Kansas will travel to Oklahoma
tomorrow for the first game of a five-
game series with the Sooners, 22-9
and 6-2. Oklahoma is the only team
ahead of Kansas in the Big Eight.
The Sooners were fifth in last season's College World Series.
The teams will play three weekend games in Norman and play the final two games in Lawrence on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Senior right-hander David Soutt, 4-1, will pitch tomorrow's game.
BRIEF
Linebacker's inju to cost him season
Kansan staff report
Kansas middle linebacker Steve Harvey apparently will miss the 1903 football season after suffering a ruptured Achilles' tendon in his right leg Monday during spring football workouts.
Players vie for starting quarterback spot
Harvey, a sophomore, was selected as the Big Eight Conference Newcomer of the Year by The Associated Press in 1901 after being credited with 76 titles in his freshman campaign.
In 1990, he sat out the first semester at Kansas after suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in the Kansas Shrine Bowl high school all-star game.
Larry Thiel is still rehabilitating the broken leg he suffered in the Colorado game last season and will not participate in spring practice. Dick Holt is recovering from shoulder surgery and will not participate in any contact drills.
Harvey is scheduled to have surgery on the injury today.
The middle linebacker spot for the Jayhawks has been hampered by injuries.
Jayhawks search for heir apparent to Chip Hilleary
Kansansportswriter
By Matt Doyle
The last time the Kansas football team entered spring practice having to replace a starting quarterback was in 1990.
That year Coach Glen Mason only had one choice, and that was Chip Hillary.
Hilleary's career at Kansas is finished. The 1992 All-Big Eight Conference quarterback finished his career ranked second at Kansas and fifth in the Big Eight with 5,888 yards of career total offense.
But Mason is not worried entering spring practice this year about the possible replacements for Hilleary.
quarterback. He saw action in seven games last season, including a three-quarter performance in the 22-17 loss at Missouri when Hilleary was knocked out of the game with a concussion.
"The perception out there is that we don't have a quarterback." Mason said. "But I feel very good about the quarterbacks we have. We have more depth and competition at that position than we've ever had."
Thomas completed only 4 of 19 passes for 49 yards against the Tigers, but Mason said that Thomas should not be judged on one game.
Junior Fredrick Thomas spent last season as the backup to Hilleary, and enters spring practice as the favorite to replace Hilleary as Kansas' starting
Just like the head coach, the quarterback gets far too much credit when you win and far too much criticism when you lose," he said. "But over the course of the winter and being able to evaluate film of when Fred had an opportunity to play, I am very excited about what he'll be able to do during spring practice and this season."
Thomas is confident about bouncing back from his performance against Missouri and his chances of replacing Hilleary as the Jayhawks starting quarterback.
Junior quarterback Fredrick Thomas, left, and freshman quarterback Brian Schotenheimer rest between throws during practice. Both players are battling to replace last year's starting quarterback, Chip Hilleary.
"I didn't do as well as I liked to against Missouri, but I look at it as a valuable experience," he said. "Coach has always encouraged me every day to do my best and be consistent."
Thomas' main asset is his ability to run the football, even though he has rushed for 15 yards in his Kansas career.
Junior Asheki Preston, redshirt freshman Brian Schottenheimer and junior Van Davis are other candidates
Preston played only seven plays last season, and Davis saw no action.
The year working with the scout team helped Schottenheiner become better adjusted for college football, he said.
Schottenheimer spent last season as the scout team quarterback preparing the first team defense in practice for each opponent. He is considered the best passer of the group and earned high marks from the coaching staff for his work with the scout team.
"I am 10 times much more confident now than I was in the fall." Schoentheimer said. "I have a better understanding now of what I am supposed to do in the passing game and the whole offensive scheme."
Final Four a Web(ber) of heartbreak
HEARTBREAKER: Simply put, the Jayhawks could not continue the caliber of play that brought them to New Orleans and the Final Four. Although Kansas scratched and clawed and kept it a close game, Donald Williams managed to keep the Tar Heels ahead with several crucial treys. Good luck in the NBA Rex Walters, and thank you Jayhawks for another memorable and enjoyable season.
WHATLEY WATCH: Is Kansas guard T.J. Whatley somehow related to Ginel Martinez of the Kentucky Wildcats? The two are almost mirror images of each other. Had the Wildcats faced the Jayhawks in New Orleans, the camera crew might have made one of them shame his mustache in order to avoid any confusion.
BO KNOWS: Admit it it Royals fans, Bo Jackson deserves a HIP HIP hooor. Unfortunately, his towering shots into the waterfalls at Royals Stadium will no longer bring smiles to the faces of Kansas City fans or players.
NEWMAN'S NOTES
MASTER TRADITION: The fun starts today when the professional golfers tee off at Augusta, in golf's most elegant tournament of the year. This year's Masters promises to be exciting, as Nick Price, Tom Kite and Fred Couples have all been playing great golf recently. Watch for Greg Norman, the Great White Choke, to flop on the back nine Sunday, while Payne Stewart sneaks off with the Green Jacket.
SHAM OR SPORT? As the quality of boxing continues to decrease, the price of tickets is constantly on the rise. I can't believe the Tommy Morrison card last week in Kansas City enjoyed such a large attendance. Fans paid $50 and $25 to see those sissy fights. Come on, I've seen better braws at Benchwarmers.
Dave Newman is an Englewood, Colo. sophomore major in Journalism.
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