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Monday, March 14, 1994
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Offense comes to life for softball team
By Matt Siegel
Kensan sportswriter
Kansan sportswriter
Hitting, confidence and injuries are all things that Kansas softball coach Kalum Haack said No. 11 Kansas had been struggling with this season.
But against Tulsa and the University of Missouri Kansas City this weekend, those flaws never surfaced as the Jayhawks defeated the Kangaroos 4-0 and 10-0 Sunday, then defeated Tulsa 3-0 and 8-1 Saturday.
"Tulsa and UMKC are not formidable opponents," Haack said. "I think you have to have games like this so you can work on some things. Hopefully this is a boost to our confidence."
stop, said it was good to play at home.
The four victories this weekend pushed the Jayhawks all-time victory total at Jayhawk Field to 122-24 and their overall season to 10-6. After playing the first 12 games on the road, junior Lora Richardson, who plays first base but has been playing short-
"It's always good to play here because you don't have to worry about traveling or being on the go," Richardson said. "When you travel from Kansas, not many people follow you."
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Sophomore outfitter Stacy Rakestraw, slides into third base. The Kansas softball team defeated the University of Missouri Kansas city yesterday 10-0.
In the second game against UMKC, the Jayhawks led 10-0 after two innings of play.
In the fourth inning, it was the Kansas defense that stepped up. Senior Kim Newbern, who plays third base, fielded a ball hit down the third base line and threw low to utility infielder Joy Peters. Peters, a freshman who has been playing first base
— a position she has not played before — was able to get the ball cleanly and make the out.
by eight or more runs.
Behind the no-hit pitching of sophomore Beth Robinson and freshman Tiffany Blood, the game ended in the fifth inning because of the eight-run rule. In softball, a game is stopped after five innings if a team is winning
Richardson said the offensive outburst had come right in time.
"We've been struggling with our hitting," she said. "I think it was just a case of people not focusing mentally. It's kind of like if one doesn't, no one
does. It's contagious. It was good to kind of get back into the swing of things."
Haack said that it was good to finally have the offense produce.
"We just hit, hit and hit," Haack said.
"Hitting has been our main focus."
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7:30 PM Monday March 14 Kansas Rm., Kansas Union
Gus Lee is the only American-born member of a Shanghai family. He attended West Point and received a law degree from the University of California at Davis. He has served as paranterofer, deputy district attorney, and senior executive for the State Bar of California. His first novel, *Cinno Boy* (1986), published in New York, was based on his experience with Gus Lee will be reading from both novels, and works-in-progress. He will also be present as a book-stalking session at the Orad Bookstore on Monday 14, 11:00 AM to noon.
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