Sports Page 10 University Daily Kansan, April 5, 1982 KU softball team wins six falls in championship game By TOMCOOK Sports Writer After winning their first six games in the tournament, the KU women's softball team looked in good shape to claim the championship in the Southwest Missouri State Invitational at "It was an emotional win for Oklahoma State, and a tough loss for us," said KU Head Coach However, Oklahoma State stymied the Jayhawks on three hits as the Cowboys defeated KU, 1-0, yesterday in the final. It was the second time the Jayhawks took the runner-up in the tournament. "Any time we play Oklahoma State, the games are very important to us. They've beaten us the last three years in the Big Eight, so we wanted to do well against them," he said. The Cowboys picked up the only run they needed when Pam Harper scored in the third on an RBI single by Shelly Hullack. Harper was hit by a pitch and advanced to second when Kansas' Liz Commino carried the ball into the dugout after making a running catch. Rhonda Clarke took the loss for the Jaywhays, suffering only her sixth defeat of the season against 18 victories. Clarke scattered six hits, while striking out six and walking four. The Jayhawks had two opportunities to score, leaving the bases loaded in both the first and third quarter. "It was a good game, and we had chances to become it, but we just couldn't get the runs across the plate." Kansas, 29-8, advanced to the finals with a 1-0 victory over Oklahoma yesterday. Clarke pitched the shutout, her 13th of the season. She gave up just three hits and fanned five batters. The Jayhawks scored in the third on a freak play. Candi Boyer led off the inning with a single. Parm Cox laid down a bunt and collided with the first baseman on the play. As both players lay on the ground, with the ball out of reach, "Oklahoma kept calling for a time out," said Stancilf. "But we kept yelling for us to keep going because the ball was still alive." The Sooners had a chance to tie the game in the top of the seventh. Oklahoma's leadoff batter singled and moved to second on a sacrifice. On the next play, the ball got away from KU first baseman Tammy Hoffman, but Hoffman threw the runner out at home as she tried to score. The tournament began on Friday and was scheduled to conclude Saturday. But rains postponed play, so the Jayhawks played just two games on the first day and three games on the In the tournament a player for Kansas, the Jayhawks cruised to a 9-1 victory over Northeast Missouri State. Clarke nearly threw her third no-hitter of the season, but the bid was spelled in the sixth inning when Denise Waddill rapped a two-out home run. The Jayhawks tallied 11 hits, led by a 3-for-3 performance from Commino, which included two RBI. Clarke and Sue Sherman each had two hits. Clarke struck out 15 of the 18 batters she faced and came back to fan nine batters in the next game. KU won the rain-shortened game, 8-2. The contest was called after six and two-thirds innings. The Hawkeys conceded the game to the Jayhawks after officials planned to make the two teams resume play Saturday morning, all for just one out. Clarke went five innings to pick up the victory. Simmons went four innings to pick up the sixth. Hoffman allowed just one run on one hit. Kansas won all three of its games on Saturday. the first win gave the Jayhawks the 10th inning, gave the Hawks the 12th inning, gave the Hawks the 14th inning. The second win, over Oklahoma State, put the Jayhawks in the single elimination tournament of the top eight teams. Oklahoma State's record was also good enough to make it to final eight. Hoffman won the first game Saturday at Kansas posted a 9-1 victory over Mississippi State in a game that was called because of the eight-run rule. Hoffman, 2-2 for the season, allowed just three hits, walked two and struck out seven while KEON scored eight. KU then faced the Cowboys for the pool championship, and Clarke pitched a shutout to give the Jayhawks a 14 decision. She gave up two shots, and struck out five on her way to the shutout. The Jayhawks then moved to the first-round game of the final eight against host Southwest Missouri State. Clarke picked up the decision again, winning 2-1. Kansas faces a busy week now as they travel to Columbia tomorrow for a double-header with the Missouri Tigers. The Jayhawks hit the road in brilliant bolt with Creighton at Omaha, Neb., on Thursday. Their next home appearance will be Friday against Kansas State in a double-header at the FedEx Field. They wrap up pre-Easter action on Saturday with a pair of games against Oklahoma City at "We have one of the toughest weeks of the whole season coming up," Stanniff said. "I hope everyone can be there." BOB GREENSPAN/Kansan Staff Jeff Long dives back into first base in the first game of Saturday's double-header against the Oklahoma Sooners. The Jayhawks lost both games on Saturday but bounced back to win yesterday's doubleheader. 'Hawks split opening Big Eight series Bv MIKE ARDIS Sports Writer Facing the possibility of losing three of four garnes to Oklahoma, the Kansas baseball team had to go to extra innings to split the weekend series. "Wow, that's all I can say," Coach Marty Pattin said in kuep sweeter's games withOU. "I'm very happy with the split. The game really looks big, but you can't call it back." After dropping two games to the Sooners Saturday, the Jayhawks, now 12-12, appeared to be in trouble. They had taken a 10-5 lead going into the ninth inning of Saturday's first game, only to lose on eight Oklahoma runs in the ninth. KU also dropped the nightcap 5-3. On the strength of Jim Phillip's complete game victory, KU took the opener yesterday, 6-2. Phillips, 3-2, allowed eight hits while striking out seven in getting KU's first conference victory of KU WON yesterday's second game in dramatic fashion on Jim Heeney's extra-inning single, scoring Mike Bohn from third. KU won, 9-8. After blowing a 6-lead, KU had to come from behind to take an 8-7 lead in the sixth, only to have OU tie it up in the seventh. Heeney's run three-times in eighth made up for his earlier three-run error. OU had the bases loaded in the fourth with two outs when Richard Curtjou hit a fly to Heeney. "There was no way I was going to make the second out," Heeyen said. "I was just looking at it and then I said, 'Let's go.'" Heney said he thought about his chance to make up for his error when he was at bat in the game. Heeeney almost did not have a chance to get the game-winning hit. OU scored one run in the top of the seventh to the game and would have had to out Bill Yellow threw out Cudjo as he tried to score. DUKE LOHR had to shut off an OU rally in the eighth to college his second win of the season. OU won all but one game. "Bill's throw was the play of the game," Pattin said. Saturday, the Jayhawks also took a lead into the final inning of a game only to have the Sooners rally. Gary Springer opened the inning with a single and Ty Powell hit a ball to Jeff Neuzil. He could not handle it, eliminating the possible double play. Then the flood gates opened as OU won the game with eight runs on three home runs. The Jayhawks had their own rally in the game, scoring seven runs in the seventh to take a 10-5 lead. Heeney and Phil Doherty had home runs in the inning. Saturday, with the wind blowing out, the teams combined for eight home runs in the doubleheader. Yesterday, with the wind blowing up the day, OU players hit the only two home runs. "HE TREW the ball well," Pattin said. "I may give him a shot at a startling role." OU led the entire second game Saturday, scoring four runs off starter Chris Ackley. KU was trailing, 4-6 when Patton put Mike Watt in. He then scored on two free throws, the most he has allowed in his last three outings. KU, behind I in the sevent, put together a Jawahara only two short when the Jayhawaks could manage only two. The Jayhawks, 2-2 in the conference, will face Iowa State next weekend at Iowa State. "It would have put us in a bad position," Pattin of the possibility of losing yesterday's secret. Jayhawks win first golf title in two years Creatve Waltor By BILL HORNEP Kansas volfer Rob Wilkin said it all. "We went out and did what we were supposed to do, and I think we can go to WSU and do it again." Wulin finished second place individually to lead the men's golf team to their first team title in two years inst weekend, as the Jahywens secured the Park College Invitational in Kansas CAA. The win set the stage for the upcoming shocker Classic, to be held at the Wichita State Golf Course April 15-16, where the men will face their toughest competition of the season. The field includes Oklahoma State, who, in the opinion of the best college golf team in the country. Wilkin, who won the medalist title at the Gulf Coast Invitational Tournament earlier last month, finished one stroke out of medalist position, and one stroke ahead of teammate Brad Demo. Wilkin's 76-73-149 total placed him one stroke behind Baker's Bok Bezek. Demo's 76-74-150 total placed him in a tie for three with other golfers. AS A TEAM, the Jayhawks' 692 total heat bears their D15 score, while Big Eight eig Missouri's 714 score. "This isn't the high point in the season," said assistant coach Ken Weisner, who accompanied team to the event. "It's something you take pride in. But our test will be at Wichita State." Of the 19 teams finishing the Park College tournament, four were Big Eight schools, and three were West Coast. "In the past two tournaments, (Park College, Gulf Coast) we've had good competition, but not the best. At WSU, we'll be facing the best," Weiser said. AS FOR THE PARK College event, Weir said that the victory felt good for the team that buttressed their season. "If there's a trademark to this team, it's coming out of the blocks slow. It was a little disappointing that we didn't come out and shoot first day (2nd place, six strokes behind Baker)." Wilkin and Demo, deadlocked in third place individually after the first round, came back strong, in the second round as did Dean Cunningham. In the third-round antithetical '76's to erase Baker's lead and take the win. Weiser said that if the tournament could have continued for one more round, Demo and Wilkin would win. Wilkin, playing in the same group as medalist Bezek the final round, sank a pressure-packed ten-foot putt on the last hole to finish at 149. Bezek had a similar ten-footer, and with a crowd surrounding the 18th green, sank it for a 148 total and the medalist title. to get pumped up at the end of the tournament. They didn't give anything away, though." Demo, on the other hand, took an agonizing bogey on the next-to-last hole, which cost him a tie with Wilkin for second, and threw him into a deadlock at 150 with three others. "BRAD AND Rob were great." he said. "They had a lot of tough luck, though, with bad lies, and I felt like I was being told the truth." He bogeyed the first hole in the playoff, and was eliminated. "When Brad and I were walking back to the clubhouse after that beogey," Weisler said, "the looked at me and said, 'The team won; that's the important thing.' That shows a lot of class." ALSO SHOWING class in the final round was Fugate. After shooting an 83 in the first round, and a 41 on the front nine of the final round, Fugate came in with a terrific 35. "Fugate really helped us a lot," said Wilkin. He played very well. We really came together to play. Head Coach Ross Randall, who was with the women's team at the Southwest Missouri State Invitational tournament, was also happy with the results. "I'm glad to see we beat the Big Eight teams (MU, ISU, KSU)." KU defeats Northern Iowa, loses to Denver RvGARV GRIGGS Although conditions were not perfect, the first annual KU women's tennis invitational was held this past weekend. The Jayhawks split in their two matches. Sports Writer KU, which is now 8-7, defeated Northern Iowa, 7-2, and lost to Denver, 5-4. Some people might not have thought the invitational was played, because the KU men's team had a match on Saturday afternoon that took place on the KU varsity courts. The KU women's team played Northern Iowa at 9 a.m. Saturday on the varsity courts behind Allen Field House. However, because of a scheduling conflict with the men, they were forced to play Denver at the Lawrence High School courts. DENVER AND NORTHERN Iowa also had to play at Lawrence High School on Friday afternoon, because of another scheduling conflict with the men. Denver w-81. Saturday's gusty winds didn't help matters any. "The scheduling conflict was no big deal," KU Head Coach Kathryn Mattery said. "The wind was strong." There was supposed to be a four team in the invitational, but St. Louis cancelled. they had to adjust and play the wind. But it's all part of the game, and everybody has to play it as a team. The Jayhawks were paced by the singles play of junior Maureen Gulliford and free-lance Liz Fraser. "The girls really couldn't play their games, THE DOUBLES team of Guilfoll and sophomore Marn Jensen also was undefeated. Senior Shawn Wilson was defeated by Nina Nelson, 7-5, 7-5 in the No. four match. Senior Corey Nason defeated Chris Corsalso in the No. five position, by way of default, and Jones defeated Tanna Kiehl, 6-1, 6-2, in the No. six match. In singles play against Northern Iowa, freshman Laura Runnels defeated Vicki Reinke, 6-3, 6-4, in the No. one match. Guilfoil defeated Nancy Land in the No. two match, 6-4, 1-0. In the No. three position, freshman Steffanie Dicke defeated Cathrine Crowl, 6-3 7-5 "Maurine jint had a super day," Merrion said. "Marrn and she played a great match and was so good." GUILFOUL AND Jensen defeated Land and Crowl in the No. one doubles match, 6-3, 6-2. Rumelm and Nason won by way of default in the No. two doubles position, and the No. three team of Dicke and Wilson defeated Nelson and Reimcke, 7-5, 4-7, 7-5. In other singles play, Runnels was defeated by Kim Gosche, 6-1, 6-3 in the No. one match. Dicke was defeated by Jackie Richards in the No. three match, 7-8, 6-2. Wilson was defeated by Karen Wynn in No. four position, 6-5, 7-4, and Nunnon was defeated by Mary Mongols, 6-1, 9-1 in the No. five match. Winners for KU in singles action against Denver were Guitail, who defeated Kim Daus in five sets. The U.S. men's champion was defeated Barbara Mangan, 6-1, 6-3, in the No. six position. In doubles play, Guilfoll and Jensen defeated Gosche and Daus, 7-5, 6-4, in the one match. Rumels and Nason were defeated by Richards and Hodges in the No. two position, 7-6, 6-4, and Dicke and Wilson defeated Hughes and Mangan, 6-1, 7-5, in the No three position. "NORTHERN NOWA didn't give us too much trouble, but Denver was a real tough team." Nason said. "The Denver match will be good for us as we head into Bieg Eight play." The Jayhawks begin Big Eight play this weekend when they travel to Columbia, Mo., to KU lost to Missouri, 7-2, and Nebraska, 5-4, in the fall. However, the Jayhawks were 5-1 against Missouri in the Kansas State invitational held in Oklahoma, where they were 0-1 in their only match against Nebraska. "Playing as well as we did against Missouri at K-State was real encouragement." Merrion said. We are pretty even with Nebraska, but I would be more confident that we have been playing outside longer than they have." NBA STANDINGS Eastern Conference Atlantic Dialysis Team W W L Pct. GB — Detroit 8 10 7.34 Philadelphia 52 22 16.33 6 New Jersey 39 36 5.50 18½ Washington 36 37 5.50 New York 61 67 4.32 432 Scoreboard Milwaukee 52 23 693 - - Atlanta 37 37 40 14 % Dallas 37 30 48 - - Indiana 33 42 440 19 Chicago 31 42 460 19 Cleveland 18 18 60 - . Western Conference Midwest Division San Antonio 44 41 31 .587 - % Dover 44 31 29 .587 - % Houston 43 32 572 1 Kansas City 26 49 347 18 Dallas 26 49 343 18 Utah 26 49 324 18 Los Angeles Seattle Florida Golden State Portland Ohio 16 50 24 676 50 48 3676 49 42 3584 41 33 3544 41 37 3513 16 50 26 344 Houston 95, San Antonio 63 Boston 74, Seattle 62, Philadelphia 127, New York 106 New Jersey 89, Cleveland 109 New York 81, Cleveland 109 Phoenix 104, Kansas City 74 Phoenix 104, Kansas City 74 Rasehall IG EIGHT STANDING Team W W L Pct GB Okahanna State 5 3 2 .625 1% Okahanna 2 2 2 .500 1% Kansas State 2 2 2 .500 1% Nebraska 2 2 2 .400 1% Missouri 4 3 2 .375 1% Iowa State 3 3 2 .375 1% VISTA DEL MAR Y DENOMINACIÓN Kauai 6-84, Hawaii 10-92, Alaska State 40-94, Iowa State 2-13 ** Hockey NHL STANDINGS Wales Conference Retief Dijkshoff Team W L W T GF GA Pts. Nationals 50 18 37 69 104 612 NY Rangers 39 27 14 17 113 65 Philadelphia 38 31 11 132 313 87 Pittsburgh 38 31 11 132 313 87 Michigan 36 11 13 Campbell Conference Norris Division Montreal 46 17 17 17 300 223 109 Boston 46 17 17 17 300 223 109 Buffalo 38 36 15 15 307 273 87 90 Cleveland 38 36 15 15 307 273 87 90 Hartford 23 11 48 244 251 341 60 Minnesota 37 23 20 14 346 284 94 Winstepg 37 23 23 14 315 284 90 Minnesota 32 42 40 17 313 321 80 Chicago 30 38 12 12 332 363 72 Toronto 30 38 14 12 371 362 54 Edmonton 21 47 12 12 271 354 40 Montreal 48 17 15 17 417 296 111 Vancouver 30 17 13 17 417 296 117 Calgary 29 34 17 13 334 345 75 Montreal 29 34 17 13 334 345 75 Colorado 18 49 17 241 343 89 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Pittsburgh 7 New York 9 St. Louis 10 Detroit 8 Boston 7 Hartford 10 Quarter 7 Buffalo 8 Quarter 6 Greenville 10 Philadelphia 7 Toronto 1 Philadelphia 7 Toronto 1 Edmonton 2 Wunipug 3 Vancouver 7 Los Angeles 4 Sydney 5 Boca Raton 5 Soccer Soccer MISL STANDINGS Eastern Division Team W L Pct. GB New York 29 7 1.04 --- Pittsburgh 18 6 1.35 --- Baltimore 23 14 6.52 6½ Buffalo 21 17 523 9 New Jersey 14 22 389 15 Cleveland 14 22 389 15 Philadelphia 14 22 356 15 St. Louis 27 12 692 — Wichita 22 15 605 3% Milwaukee 18 19 594 1% Denver 14 24 368 12% Phoenix 14 24 368 13% Kansas City 12 25 344 1 A. Edwards captures Greensboro Open By United Press International GREENSBORO, N.C.-Danny Edwards two-putted from 30 feet to stop a strong challenge from Bobby Clemente yesterday to win the wind-swept Greater Greensboro Open for the second time in seven years on the Professional Golfers' Association tour. Edwards, who won here in 1977, finished the Edwards, who claimed the Open as only his third tour championship, struggled against 40 mph winds and subdued Clampey on the final hole with a three-foot putt for a bowie. He played with a 6-over-par 75 and a 12-margin over Clampey, which was close to Edwards all day long. The two leaders, playing in the same group, fought a duet that went down to the final hole where Edwards had trouble with a fairway bunker. He had to make the shot in two attempts from 30 feet for a bogey. Clampett's shot flew over the green, and he had to settle for a par. tournament at 3-under 285 to collect $54,000. He had won only $4,544 so far this season. The victory sends Edwards into the Masters Tournament for the third time in his career, while Campey, who has now finished second five times during his two-and-one-half year career, will miss the Masters as well as the Tournament of Champions the following week. Jack Renner shot a 70 yesterday for one of only two sub-pounds rounds of the day to finish in sole position.