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The University Daily KANSAN April 11, 1984 Page 16
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Numbers deceiving for Jayhawk pitcher
By GREG DAMMAN
Sports Writer
Looking at Tracy Burge's statistics this season as a pitcher for the KU softball team, it's hard to believe that she's lost a game on the mound this
Although her record is only 8-5 this season, KU pitcher Tracy Bunge has allowed just three earned runs in 14 games and has recorded 83 strikeouts in 87 innings. The sophomore, whose 23-8 record last year ranked sixth among NCAA pitchers, is also leading the Jayhawks in batting with a .341 average.
The Jayhawks smoke-throwing sophomore has allowed only three earned runs in 14 games and has six runs in nine innings. He earned run average in 0.24.
However, statistics don't always tell a whole story. Bunge's record this season was the worst in the league.
but down compared with her 1983 record of 23.8, which ranked sixth among NCAA pitchers. Bunge's team has also been struggling early, with a 10-8 overall record and 0-1 record in the Big Eight Conference.
"I don't think I've thrown up to my capabilities," Bunge said. "I feel like I can improve a lot, which is good. We're only a couple of games above .500."
"We're giving ballgames away to people when they don't earn them," Bunge said. "Hoppeily, we can iron out these stakes that are giving up those runs."
MOST OF THE Jayhawks' troubles are on defense, where they have committed 48 errors, compared to their opponents' 23.
Another cause of the Jayhawks' problems is a lack of outdoor practice time because of the recent wet weather. Kansas has not been able to practice on its home infield since before spring break.
get out on the dirt every day. It's a big disadvantage, especially for a team as young as ours." Bunge said. "The only time we're getting outside is for games."
"It's really hurt us not being able to
FOR THE FIRST time ever, the Big Eight is having a conference softball schedule. Three of the Jayhawks' four conference games this season have been rained out. KU's only conference game was a loss to Missouri and it turned against Bingham allowed only three hits in six innings and no earned runs.
"There's a lot of quality teams in the Big Eight," she said. "The only thing I'd be unhappy with about the Big Eight schedule is that it cuts out a lot of tournaments on weekends. That cuts down on the number of games we play, and I get better as I pitch more and more games."
Bunge is optimistic about her team's chances of winning the conference championship.
"If our defense plays well I think we have just as good a chance as anybody," Bunge said. "We can win it all."
Offensively, Kansas has failed to hit consistently with runners in scoring position. Of the Jayhawks' eight losses, three have been by one run and two have been by two runs. Bunge's .341 average leads the team, indicating that her pitching does not take away from her performance at the plate.
"A lot of pitchers I know just pitch and don't hit. They say it takes away from their concentration," Bunge said. "I guess I'm a little different. It gives me great satisfaction to hit No. 3 or No. 4 in the lineup.
"I take great pride in my hitting. I feel that if I'm not having a good day on the mound I can try to make up for it at the plate."
Bunge rarely has a bad day on the job, and when she's a she's an impressing figure to batters.
"WHEN YOU'RE BIG out on the mound you try to intimidate hitters," Bunge said. "A lot of times, a A lot of times, a A lot of times, the top pitchers in the country are tall, so there's got to be
something to it."
However, Bunge says she does have a weakness on the mound.
"I tend to lose my concentration." Bunge said. "That's one thing I need to work on. There's always room to improve."
Kansas finished the season last year with a 32-9 record and a trip to the Super Bowl. They're reacting that the Jayhawks have their work cut out for them if they're to
improve on that record.
"As a player, my main philosophy is centered around the team," Bunge said. "Winning the Big Eight would be my No. 1 goal. Individually, I just basically want to have the best season I can possibly have."
JAYHAWK NOTES — KU's games against Creighton in Omaha, Neb., scheduled for today, have been rescheduled for tomorrow because of a wet field.
Ripken leads Baltimore past Royals
By United Press International
BALTIMORE — Cal Ripken drove in four runs with two home runs last night, helping the Baltimore Orioles snap a 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Gary Roenicke singled across two runs in the first inning off starting pitcher Paul Splittorff, 0-2, before Ripken lofted a two-out, three-run homer in the second inning for a 5-0 lead.
The Royals' Pat Sheridan tagged Scott McGregor, 1-1, for a two-run homer in the third inning after Greg Pryor walked.
Don Slaight singled home a third run in the fourth inning after a pair of walks and a single by Darryl Motley loaded the bases.
Ripken led off the fifth inning with his third home run of the season, a line drive into the right field seats off reliever Brett Sabbagen.
STORM DAVIS relieved McGregor the sixth inning and gained the first
save or his career with a three-hit performance.
Swinging buns by Dan Ford and Eddie Murray in the first inning, sandwiched around a walk to Ripken, set the stage for Roenicke's ground two-run single.
Splittor walked Rich Dauer to start the second inning and, after Ford reached on a two-out error by third baseman Pryor, Ripken belted a towering home run over the left-field fence.
American League roundup
Tigers set club record in 5-1 victory
By United Press International
The Detroit Tigers tied a 73-year-old club record yesterday when Darrell Evans' three-run homer in the first inning paced them to a 5-1 victory over the Texas Rangers and their sixth straight triumph of the American League season.
starter Dave Stewart had walked the first two batters.
Dan Petry pitched a four-hitter for the unbeaten Tigers, who didn't win their first six games of the season since 1911. For Detroit fans in search of an opponent, the 1911 Tigers finished second behind Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics.
A crowd of 51,238 turned out for Detroit's first home game and saw Evans, the club's first major free agent acquisition, belt a 1-0 pitch into the upper deck in right field after Texas
Kirk Gibson singled with one out, and Stewart walked three more batters in the inning to give the Tigers a 4-1 lead before being relieved. Detroit raised its lead to 5-1 in the third when Larry Borson and Dave Bergman singled him home.
AT NEW YORK, Willie Randolph hit a two-run homer and Phil Niekro gave up five hits over 6 1/3 innings in the Yankee Stadium debut to help New York win its home opener with a 4-1 decision over the Minnesota Twins.
Randolph connected off loser Frank Viola, 0-2, following a one-out single by Tim Fiol in the third inning, and Niekro went on to win his 27th career game with help from relievers Jose Rijo and Dave Righetti.
Niekro, the oldest pitcher in the
major leagues at 45, was replaced by Rijo, the youngest player in the majors at 18, in the seventh innning after singles by Minnesota's Tom Brunansky and Erik Eisenhart. He won only two pitches against Gary Gaethz to hit an innning-ending double play.
The Twins scored an unearned run in the ninth with the help of errors by third baseman Toby Harrah and shortstop Bobby Pugh and dug into a double play to end the game.
AT CHICAGO, Dave Stegman drove in four runs, including a three-run double in the seventh inning and Scott Fletcher belted a two-run homer to give the White Sox a 7-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
LaMarr Hoyt pitched the first seven innings to raise his record to 2-0. The victory was also Hoyt's 15th straight during the last two seasons.
SPORTS ALMANAC
another recruit, Kevin McDuffie,
visited the campus last week, but he is not expected to sign with any school tomorrow. He reportedly has said he would wait to make his final decision.
KU SIGNED four high school players during the early signing period in November. Danny Manny, Tyrone Jones, Milton Newton and Altono Campbell have all committed to the Jayhawks.
Bowie announced that he would attend Oklahoma.
Baltimore 6, Kansas City 3
KANSAS CITY BALTIMORE
Guard Tad Boyle is the only senior on next season's squad.
KU not expected to sign any recruits
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Larry Brown and the Kansas Jayhawk basketball staff are not expected to announce signings of the NCAA's national signing day.
BASEBALL
KU currently has two scholarships available to give out, but Sports Information Director Douge Vance said last night that the Jayhawks would probably not announce the signings of any players.
Last week, 6-foot6 guard Anthony Bowie, from Seminole Junior College. visited KU. However.
Game-winning BRI Rennicke (1)
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Baltimore 220 010 000-6
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BASKETBALL
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23-29, Williams 15-29 6, Kurtz 8-15 4, 12-5
King 3-0 6, Haven 1-2 0, C.Johnson 0-0 9
King 3-0 6, Sunbeld 1-2 0, Total 3-0 18
12-19.
E. Johnson 5-15 4-14 0, Oberbringen 3-10 0-6
Thompson 3-11 1-21 1, Busee 3-9 6-14 1, Thuez 3-6 2-9
Woodson 11-16 8-9 30, Robisch 3-2-2 8-9, K肾
17-5 1-7, Michele 17-6 4-0, Total 3-4 60-35 10-31,
Seattle 125, Kansas City 113 SEATTLE (125)
Watson says he can win his third Masters crown
KANSAS CITY (113)
By United Press International
Seattle 28 34 31 -12 -125
Kansas City 27 47 20 -11 -113
This year's Masters field — 88,
including a dozen amateurs — was
greeted by unseasonably cold weather
upon its arrival.
"That's why you have to like people like Ballesteros and (Craig) Stadler (1982 champion). But, I feel like I belong in that group, too. I'm playing better and I'm ready to play well here. There is nothing particular that I've been doing wrong lately that should keep me out of the winner's circle."
"I'm playing better than my recent record indicates," Watson said yesterday after the team's win for the 48th Masters, which begins tomorrow at Augusta National.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tom Watson says that although he hasn't played up to his usual standards since winning the PGA Match Play championship three months ago, he feels he has a shot at winning his third Masters title.
gaping fairways) among the favorites," Watson said. "And you can't overlook the golfers who have played well recently.
"Augusta always brings out the best in me," Watson said. "This is my type of person."
"I THINK I'VE brought the weather with me," said Watson, who spent last week at his home in Kansas. "This is my type of weather. The rain will make the course play longer and favor the long hitters even more."
At that, the weather is expected to be better than last year when the final round of the Masters was played on Monday for the first time after the second round was washed out on Friday and not completed until Sunday morning.
"But I never have thought golf was that easy. Just because you have done well on a particular course doesn't mean you won't next time. But I have done well here."
That's no exaggeration. In the past seven Masters, Watson, the five-time British Open champion and 1982 U.S. open champion, has finished worse than him in his prestigious tournament in 1978 and 1981 and forying for second in 1978 and 1979.
LAST YEAR, he taur for fourth, five shots behind Spain's Sève Ballesteros who won for the second time in four years, as one of the favorites win this time.
The forecast called for continued cooler-than-usual temperatures and precipitation.
"You'd have to list all the long hitters (on the 6,905-yard course with its
Tennis team gets revenge in 9-0 victory
Ben Crenshaw, who tied for second (with Tom Kite) last year, pointed out yesterday that this is his thirteenth Masters appearance.
"It's hard to describe how I felt," Center said. "It was like all of the hard work was just for nothing. It was like the world came to an end. It was probably the worst feeling I've ever experienced."
Perealman's concerns were quickly laid to rest. The match was played on three indoor courts at the Cottonwood Racquet Club and immediately, KU showed that a repeat of last year was not in the making.
Scott Alexander, playing No. 5 singles, whipped Zane Burke 6-0, 6-0 in a match that took only 35 minutes. Jim Berry, playing Eli Hassan 6-1, 6-4 victory over Scott Sandlin.
Meanwhile, Center swept the first set
0-0 before putting, Mark Hassenflü
e.
CENTER WAS coming off two unimpressive singles matches against Oklahoma State and Oklahoma. He was ill but still played in both matches.
"I didn't really think about last year that much." Center said. "I played pretty well, but the competition is not same level of what we've been playing."
By JEFF CRAVENS Sports Editor
"I WAS CONCERENDED coming over because we were coming off the big win against Oklahoma," head coach Scott Perelman said. "I was also concerned because going over, we knew they were going over the stronger teams on our schedule."
"I felt a lot better today," Center said. "I served a little better. Because of the caliber of play, I wasn't forced to do a lot of things to win the match."
Team captain Charles Stearns beat Richard Blevins 6-1, 3 in the No.4 singles match. The closest singles match was at No.6 where John Cochrane overcame a slow start to beat Clark Renfro 6-4, 6-3.
Mike Wolf, KU's outstanding freshman No.1 singles player, barely broke a sweat in dominating Krists Kram 6-1, 6-1. After losing his first two matches of the season, Wolf has won 11 of his last 12.
Yesterday, Center and the rest of the Jayhawks swept K-State 9-10 in a match that was not close. No Wildcat player won more than four games in a set. In three doubles matches, K-State won only four games.
MANHATTAN — Almost a year ago, the KU men's tennis team lost 5-4 in a dual match with Kansas State. For Michael Center, a native of Manhattan, it was one of the most humiliating things he can remember.
What a difference a year makes.
Syrett and Stearns blew past Hassenfu and Sandlin 6-1, 6-0, while Alexander and Franco Capiolpii beat Burke and Jim Medina 6-0, 6-1 in a sweep, sweep. Alexander lost only one of the 5 played yesterday.
"WE HAVE TO beat a team like that 9-0 to stay in the thick of things," Perelman said. "I still think we have a chance if we continue to practice hard."
Wolf and Center combined to take the No. 1 doubles 6-0. 4 over James and Blewett. Wolf and Center are still tied for third with a score of NCAA tournament as a doubles team.
TRAILING 6-0 going into the doubles matches, the Wildcats to save the game.
KU, now 10-7 on the season, is trying to make up on Oklahoma State in the Big Eight Conference standings, and yesterday's 9-6 score look even better.
"Friday will be a key," Center said. "Colorado is a decent team, and if we come out and beat them 9-0, then our chances will be that much better."
"We really came ready to play." Perelman said. "It is important how you win. Everyone out and in, business-like and we dominated them."
The next action for the men's team will be at 2 p.m. Friday when it takes on Colorado on the courts west of Allen Field House.
State, KU will travel to Wichita
Sunday to make up a match that was
wasted in the game.
Rev. Raymond J. Davenport
President of Donnelly
College and Secretary for
Education, Archdiocese
of Kansas City, Kansas
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