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University Daily Kansan, April 16, 1983
Sports
KU defense shines in softball tourney win
KU pitcher Tracy Bunge was named the most valuable player at the Missouri Invitational in Columbia, Mo., this weekend. Bunge, who is 19-3 this season, pitched five victories this weekend, including three shutouts, two of which were against nationally ranked Missouri.
The Kansas softball team defeated ninth-ranked Missouri twice in extra-inning games and won four other games over the weekend to win the University of Missouri Invitational in Columbia, Mo.
Sports Writer
Bv COLLIN HERMRECK
KU, now 25-3 for the season, got its 14th straight victory by beating the Tigers 1-0 Saturday with a lone run in the eighth inning to nab the championship of the 10-tournament. The run came on a single by Becky Ascencio that scored Shauna Connolly from second.
Ascencia's game-winning hit proceeded a double-single by Connolly, a sacrifice by Colette Seitz and an intentional walk to Pam Cox.
KU'S OTHER WIN over the Tigers came in a 14-inning defensive battle Friday night that saw the Jayhawks sneak away with a 1-0 win *Tracy Bunge* was on the mound for the Jayhawk shutout.
The Jahyawk defense halled several Tiger scoring threats, the Jahyawks came back to win the 3½- hour game in their half of the 14th. The Jaguars were defeated when Cox hit a two-tuple, scoring Seitz.
"They played well together. I'm really excited for them and the way they're playing. Our defense came through and made some clutch plays."
"We had an excellent tournament," KU coach Bob Stancill said. "The tournament itself was great for our young team. It helps their confidence.
THE KU DEFENSE shone with the last four Jayhawk victories coming on shutouts, giving KU 13 shutouts on the year.
Jayhawk pitcher Tracy Bunge, 19-3, was named the tournament's most valuable player after pitching five victories. Three of those victories were shutouts, two against Missouri and the other over Southwest Missouri. She pitched 40 innings in the tournament, allowing only 18 hits while fanning 34 batters for 136 this season.
She also nabbed a 5-1 victory Friday against Oklahoma City and a 2-1 victory over Wichita State when she replaced Seitz in the fourth inning.
"I'm thrilled to death to be named the most valuable player." Bunge said, "especially with all the other top-netch pitchers that were there. But I couldn't have done it without the rest of the team."
AFTER REPLACING Seitz, she held the Shockers hitless the last four imunities, enabling the Jayhawks to hold on to their third win over Wichita State this season.
"Tracy did a very fine job," Stanclift said. "It was an indication of how strong and competitive she is."
Seitz got the other KU victory on Saturday when she pitched the Jayhawks to a 3-0 victory.
The Missouri Tigers will have a quick chance to gain revenge for the tournament losses when they play KU at 3 p.m. today at Holcom Sports Complex
KU HAS EIGHT OTHER games scheduled for this week, including a double-handle at Kansas State tomorrow, a home two bill with Creighton on Thursday plus four home games during the
"This week will be the busiest week we've had in a long time," Stanclift said. "That doesn't give us very long to think about last weekend."
Track team wins 4 events
The Kansas women's track team totaled up four firsts and three seconds in a no-team scoring meet Saturday at the Drake Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa.
"We had some really good performances considering the weather we had to run in." Theo Hamilton, assistant woman's track coach, said. "The temperature dropped some seven degrees. We performed. We're not looking for excuses, but we could have done a lot better if the weather had been nice."
LORNA TUCKER WON first place for the Jayhawks in the 400-meter dash in 54.5. The 400 relay team of Tudie McKnight, Connie麦凯特 and Tucker broke the tape, winning in 47.8.
Two天贼hawks won field events. Lese Larkhardt won first place in the shot, with a 47-8 throw.
McKnight won the long jump competition when she jumped $213\frac{1}{4}$. Hamilton said that the jump was McKnight's best outdoors. McKnight suffered a slight knee injury earlier last week, but it was not serious enough to stop her from breaking the 21-foot barrier.
"I'M REALLY PLEASED with this weekend's results," McKnight said. "This is the first time that I have jumped that distance without the rain forcing us indoors."
The three KU second-place finishes came in three different fields. Spearman took second in the 100-meter dash in 11.92. Donna Sittmherman ran across the finish line in 14.49 to take second in the 100-meter dash in 11.78. She placed second in the disc throw when Beck McGranahan threw a distance of 157.7.
Kari Hagiy took third place this weekend with a 149-4 throw in the disc, a personal best. In the 1,500 meter run, Gretchen Bajema took third with 4:37.89.
Hogan leads Jayhawks at track meet
Bv BOB LUDER
Sports Writer
The Detroit senior powered his way to a time of 46.37 to outdistance All-American Mike Bradley from Kansas State and Stanley Redwine from Arkansas in the 400. Bradley set a Big Ten record in 46.37 two months ago in the 600 run and Redwine is a former national champion in the 600.
Jayhawk sprinter Deon Hogan set a record in the 400-meter dash and anchored KU's mile relay in an upset win over national indoor champ Oklahoma, to lead the Jayhawks at the John Jacobs Invitational this weekend in Norman, Okla.
HOGAN LATER TEAMED with Rodney Bullock, Darin Hill and Leonard Martin to defeat Oklahoma, winners of the NCAA Indoor Championships the last two years, in the mile relay.
Hogan's anchor split of 45.2 led the Jayhawks to another meet record time of 3:96.01, far ahead of OU's 3:08.52.
Big Eight Conference arch-rivals Jeff Buckingham and Joe Dial staged another memorable dual in the pole vault, each vaulting a meet record 18.0. Oklahoma State's Dial won the competition on the basis of fewer misses.
Senior high jumper Fat Craig continued his consistent jumping, tying for second place with a jump of 6-10, and discus thrower Clint Johnson also placed second with a heave of 184-7.
KU's only other second place finishes in the meet were Van Schaffer's 1:52.35 in the 800 run and Brent Steiner's personal best of 14:19.65 in the 5,000 run.
JAVELIN THROWER Tim Friess made a toss of 228-3 and Sanya Owolobai placed third in the triple jump with 48-5 14. It was Owolobai's first effort outdoors after recovering from a foot injury suffered in the Big Eight Indoor Championship Feb. 25.
Distance runner Dave Cale finished fourth in the 1,500 run with a seasonal best 3:52.86 and Mark Rau ran the 400 intermediate hurdles in 52.22 to place fourth.
KU also sent several athletes to compete in the Wichita State Shocker Sports Festival, which included teams from Missouri. Oral Roberts and Kansas State were among the teams from throughout Kansas and Oklahoma.
THE SMALL JAYHAWK contingent was led by Greg Leibert and Dan Owens' first and second place finish in the 10,000 run. Leibert's score was 30.57 while Owens was close in 31.04.
The next competition for the Jayhawks will be this weekend, April 20-23, when KU hosts the 58th annual Kansas Relays. The meet starts Wednesday afternoon with the men's decathlon and women's heptathlon and ends Saturday afternoon with the men's mile relay.
Others placing at Wichita were Tum Guny, second place in 19.7, and Ken Dainty, third place in 19.7.
KU finishes fifth in men's golf competition
The KU men's golf team beat the two best teams in the field, but could only manage a fifth-place finish in the Shocker Classic in Wichita Friday.
The Jayhawks, led by Rob Wilkin's fourth-place individual finish, carved a 944 total for the 54-hole event, ahead of favorites Oral Roberts University and Missouri. But Cameron University, Lawton, Okla., surprised the with a 620, edging out host Wichita State by a single stroke.
WHILE CAMERON was the big winner in the tournament, the big loser turned out to be the weatherman. Temperatures the first day of the event were in the 30s, while the wind chill index
"The scores were high for everyone there the first day," Rundall said. "I was happy about our results."
KANSAS TOURED the first 36 holes of the tournament Thursday with rounds of 326-315, putting them in the middle of the 12 team field.
hovered in the single-digits, according to coach Ross Randall.
"Our first round really killed us," Halland said. "After that, we played better than anyone."
Rob Wilkin, whose 229 total for 54 holes put him, three shots out of first place, said, "We probably would have won if the weather had been nice days. The second day, we really played well."
The Jayhawks' final-round total of 303 was the best in the field Friday.
"WE REALLY NEED good weather to see how well we can do." Randall said. "It's hard to get a read on what we're doing wrong, because we've had much chance to practice because of the weather."
"They don't feel good at all about the way they've been playing. They're not playing at all up to their potential. They feel cheated because they had to practice and play in bad weather."
Randall and the rest of the team will be hoping for good weather later this week, when KU travels to Des Moines, Iowa for the Drake Relays Invitational.
Tennis teams drop matches to Colorado
By JEFF CRAVENS
Sirte Writer
Sports Writer
It was a long weekend for the KU tennis teams as the men lost two matches in Colorado while the women dropped a 5-4 decision at home against Colorado.
"We've got a couple of people who are not playing well," Coach Scott Perelman said of the men. "On paper, it looked like two 5-4 matches. It was not our best showing."
The men lost to the Air Force Academy, 7-2 on Thursday and then fell to Colorado, 6-3, on Friday.
BRETT BLAIR WON both No. 1 singles matches and combined with Jim Syrett to win both No. 3 doubles matches.
"That was the best tennis I've ever seen him play. Poleman said." His game is peaking at 196.
on Thursday, KU will face Kansas State, then they take on Iowa State on Friday and Nebraska on Saturday. All of the matches will be played on the Allen Field House courts.
"He and Syrett are really playing good doubles. They've only lost to Oklahoma State since they started playing together."
"We've got a big weekend coming up," Perleman said. "We control our own destiny."
THE WOMEN WON only one singles match against Colorado as they lost to the Buffaloes, 5-4.
"The girls had a great day on Tuesday, and I think they rested on their laurels and weren't ready to play." Perelman said. "They're a young team and I think that they'll learn a lot from this."
Steffanie Dicke picked up the only singles victory for the Jayhawks in the No. 1 single match. The women came back to win all three doubles matches.
"They're playing super doubles. Their improvement since the fall is unbelievable."
PERELMAN SAID THAT both the men and women have signed two players for next year. Cindy Bragan, who is the Kansas state champion and Barbara Inman have signed with KU. Inman, who is from North Carolina, will be in her first year in her first year in the 18-year old division, according to Perelman.
For the men, Richard Blond, who is ranked in the top 15 in Canada, and David Owens from Georgia, have both committed to Kansas.
Singles, Brett Blair, KU, def. Sue Vipond, 6-4, 6-4; Tom Barth, AFA, def. Michael Center, 6-7, 7-2; Bill Barr, AFA, def. Charles Starrs, 6-3, 7-3; Frank Caihoop, France Clapet, 6-3, 7-3; AFA, def. Jim Bancophy, Randy Bancophy, AFA, def. Jim Bancophy, AFA, def. Tom Black, 7-6, 6-3.
Doublets: Vipond Jeffries, AFA, def. Steen Center, 6-3, 5-4; Harith Barth, AFA, def. Steven Breiner, 6-1, 7-2; Garvey Fox, Foane, 7-6, 3.
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 7, KANSAS 2
MEN'S RESULTS
COLORADO 6. KANSAS 3
Singles: Blair, KU; def. Gary Oaten, 6; def. Bob Bateman,
CU; def. Center, 7;4;6, Danny Curry, 6;4, Dearman, 6;1,3
Caciopinello, KU; def. Wayne Stlaron, 6;4,7;6, Jacob Victor
CU; def. Syett, 8;2;6, Eric Parker, CU; def. Black, 6;4,7,5
Doobes, Otene, CU; def. Ransom, 6;4,7,5
Duelles, Otene, CU; def. Caiopinello, Brewer, 6;4,1;6, Blair
Syett, KU; def. Parker, Tom Grodewale, 6;4,7
WOMEN'S RESULTS
COLORADO 4 KANSAS 4
Singles: Serfiane Dicke, KU, def. Joy Knowlton, 63, 6-7, 6-1
Melissa Hlagan, CU, def. Christian Farris, 60, 6-1, 6-1
Thewett, CU, def. Laura Rumbehs, 63, 6-1, Monique Napp, CU.
Thewett, CU, def. Eileen Elferon, 62, 6-1, Stephen
Stephens, 62, 6-3, Leena Neer, CU, def. Debbie Coleman, 61,
*Doubles:** Dicke-Parker, KU, def. known Thewett, 63, 6-2,
*Doubles:** Stephen Stephens, KU, def. Napp, 62, 6-1,
Stephen Coleman, KU, def. Napp, 62, 6-1
KU pitcher powers win in split with Nebraska
By JAN BOUTTE Sports Editor
Sports Editor
THE 'HAWKS FIRST got on the scoreboard in the fourth lining, when third baseman Joe Heeyen scored, but Nebraska evened the score in the top of the sixth. Mark Gile grabbed back KU's lead with a home run, and Nebraska tied it up again in the top of the ninth.
NORTHLAKE
Senioratcher Jim Philips was back in form in the game. His older game of yesterday's double-header, giving up seven hits and four walks for two runs, bringing his record to 2-3. Phillips received key support from Jayhawk bats, as KU turned six bits, and five walks into three runs.
It was a fight to the finish, but the Kansas Iyahkeys managed to load the bases in the bottom of the ninth and score the tie-breaking run to win the first game of yesterday's twin bill, 1-2, splitting their weekend series with the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
up again. The KI offseason went to work, with center field Dick Lewallen hitting a single, then advancing when designated hitter Kevin Bascue was intentionally walked. Left field player Gibson beat out a bunt, loading the bases with no outs.
scoring Lewandowski, Phillips, who played with nearly half of the Cornhusker roster on a semi-pro summer team, said that his control was better and that he was able to get ahead of the hitters earlier and stay ahead.
John Glenn then ripped a sharp infeld hit, scoring Lewalian and giving KU a 3-2 victory.
"IT DID HELP a little bit knowing their weaknesses," he said.
And the clouds moved in from the west, raining steadily on the Jayhawks throughout the first five innings of the second game, KU's blew寒 the chilling, brisk wind that swept Quigley Field.
Qinglie KU pitcher Chris Ackley, who had just worked his way into the starting rotation, gave up five runs in the first inning and was replaced by Matt Gibson, who gave up two more runs before retiring the side.
The Jayhawks never threatened that lead, scoring a lone run in the sixth on a home run by Basscue. The Cornushers added another run in the second, five more in the sixth and two in the seventh and final inning to win, 15-1, and even the series at two games each.
ON SATURDAY the Jayhawks lost the first game, which was shortened to seven games, by the return.
The 'Hawks fought back in the regulation seven-inning cap to win, 8-7.
In the sixth inning, just after the NU centerfielder had chased a Bascue home run through the fence, the Jayhawks were down, 7-5, when Mark Glick knocked in the tying runs. With runners on first and third in the basseman Joe Lowe, the Lewiston Lowe scored in the winning run with a single to right field.
THE JAYHAWKS improved their record to 12-13; 5-6 in the Big Eight. Nebraska, which has had better luck with the weather, is now 33-4 and 6-4 in the Big Eight.
KU plays Central Missouri State at 1 p.m.
Wednesday at Quigley Field. Pattin said that he
hoped to recruit one of the rained-out games
from his squad to play against austrian
for a pair of double-headers this weekend.
Frank Seurer lofts a pass during the Jayhawk football scrimmage Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The Blue team, led by Seurer and his receivers, routed the White squad, 47-6. Seurer threw for 190
Bill Hosford/KANSAN
yards and one touchdown. The Jayhawks will continue to scrimmage this week during practice and in Leavenworth Saturday night.
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