University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, October 11, 1989
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Strong pitching carries 'Hawks
Kansas wins doubleheader against Johnson County
By Dan Perkins
Kansas sportwriter
Kansas pitchers continued to impress Coach Dave Bingham last night in a doubleheader sweep against Johnson County Community College.
Jeff Spencer broke a pitcher's duel in the second game with a three-run double in the bottom of the six innings, giving Kansas a 4-2 victory.
"I was pleased with our pitching tonight," Bingham said. "I have been all along. We made some defensive mistakes, but I like the way our pitchers keep us in there."
"Probably the highlight of the evening was Merriman's performance,"ingham said. "He'd been the best performer in a strong immunus protecting a 2-1 lead."
About 60 people watched Kansas win the first game 2-1 behind the strong relief pitching of Rob Merriman.
Neither Bingham nor JCCC Head Coach Kent Shellay were surprised with the close outcome of both games.
"They always play us real well," Bingham said. "Kent Shelley does a great job with them."
Shelley, who played for Kansas from 1980-82, said he was impressed with the pitching from his team as well as Kansas.
"Our biggest problem has been hitting and their pitchers kept our hitters off stride tonight, Shelley said. "Our pitchers staff threw well
to keep us in the games. I thought we frustrated their hitters."
Kansas managed just two hits in the first five innings of the second game before loading the bases in the sixth.
Steve Renko walked and Pat Kar-
I thought we had the game put away, but we could have dropped another one here or there and a long one could have hurt us.'
Dave Bingham Kansas Baseball Coach
lin reached base on an error before Mike Bard walked to load the bases with no outs.
After Denard Stewart struck out, Spencer hit a 3-0 pitch off the centerfield wall clearing the bases and giving Kansas a 4-1 lead.
"I wasn't suprised that Stewart was swinging 3-0." Shelley said. "We knew he was a good fastball hitter and our pitcher went after him."
JCCC came back in the top of the seventh with two runs off reliever Craig Stoppel, but Kansas was able to finish and leave the trying rups on base.
Bingham said he was not worried about losing the game.
"I thought we had the game put away, but we could have dropped another one here or there and a long could have hurt us," Bingham said.
Second baseman Kent Mahon waits for a late throw during the Jayhawks' first game against Johnson County Community College.
KU swim coaches break masters' world records
By Paula Parrish Kansan sportswriter
Kansas swim coaches plunged into the record books yesterday, setting two new world records at the Pan Pacific Masters Aquatic Championships in Indianapolis.
Coach Gary Kemppl placed first in the 200-meter backstroke, turning in a time of 2:20.6, breaking the previous world record of 2:23 in the 35- to 39-year-old group. Kemppl also placed fourth in the 400-meter freestyle.
Assistant coach Brad Wells swam the 200-meter backstroke in the 25- to 29-year-old category. Wells came in first with a time of 2:09.1, breaking the world record in his age group of 2:13. Wells also won the 400-meter freestyle.
Diving coach Don Fearon also participated in the championships, placing second in the three-meter and fourth in the one-meter springboard.
More than 2,500 competitors from countries including China, Japan, Hungary, Mexico and
Canada are participating in the championships. Their ages range from 25 to 78. Competitors enter on an individual basis, although some countries send teams to the event.
the championships, which will end Saturday, occur every four years. Although this is the third competition, this is the first time any Kansas coaches have participated.
"It's kind of different to race again." Kempf said. "We really didn't know what to expect."
sas' swim team, Kemp earned eight individual Big Eight titles under former Kansas Coach Dick Reamon from 1972-1976. He hadn't
Before becoming coach of Kan-
Kempf said that Wells suggested entering the competition to him last spring.
"We've been training together since April. He trains a little faster than me, but then again, he's a great coach." "You're like you," Koehl said, laughing.
Wells said he had heard about the competition from a friend who
was going to participate.
Wells, also a former Kansas swimmer, competed for Kansas under Kempf from 1980-1984. He was a Big Eight Champion in the 500-yard freestyle and the 200-yard backstroke. He also competed in the 1980 and the 1984 Olympic Trials and was named an U.S. Swimming All-America in 1984.
"I did not know what to expect."
Wells said. "But there wasn't all that much competition in my age group."
KU swimmers receive all-academic honors for Spring 1989
By Andres Caveller
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas swimming coach Gary Kempf called it a "tremendous honor" last week when the men's and women's teams received all-academic honors for the 1989 Spring semester from the College of Swimming Coaches of America.
The men's squad ranked fifth in the country among Division I
schools with a 2.93 grade point average. The women ranked eight among Division I schools, also with a 2.93 average. Forty teams received the award for academic achievement.
"I's total reflection of the philosophy of Gary," said Glenn Trammel, assistant coach and former swimmer. "This is a tremendous compliment for the kids and for the program." Kempf
stresses that his student-athletes get a top quality education.
Chris Doyle, second year assistant coach, said he was proud of the student-athletes' performances and that he hoped the swimmers kept their academics in perspective.
Kempf, who is in Indianapolis, competing in the Pan Pacific Masters Championships, said in a telephone interview that the award
demonstrated that Kansas swimmers supplied leadership in the classroom as well as in the water.
"It was quite a shock, but I wasn't surprised," he said. "This is a year you want to remember."
In addition to the team honor, 18 Jayhawk men and 11 women were Jayhawk Scholars in the spring of 1989 for earning a 3.0 GPA or better.
women and six men earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championships. The men placed 13th, their highest finish at the Championships.
In the water last year, five
Jennifer Fisher, first year assistant coach, said that the program was successful in both academics and in athletics because of the swimmers' commitment to their studies and to swimming.
Receiver New in the open after quiet start
Bv Gene King
By Gene King Kansan sportswriter
The phrase, Donohoe to New, has not been used frequently by announcers this year at Kansas football games.
"I've been kind of quiet all year," said Jim New, wide receiver. "I haven't had that many balls thrown my way."
In fact, it was mentioned only once prior to the Iowa State game Saturday.
Quintin Smith, with 367 receiving yards, and Kenny Drayton, with 250 yards, had been quarterback Kelly Donchoe's primary targets before Saturday's game.
However, New stepped forward in Saturday's 24-20 loss to Iowa State for a personal high of 152 yards on six catches.
"I was pretty surprised that I got as many as I dld," New said. "It just as happened that I was open."
During the five previous games, New had just one reception for 19 vards.
Despite just one reception prior to the Cyclone game, New said that he was open more than the one time.
"I think I was open a lot of the time in the earlier games," New said. "But the quarterback doesn't always see what you see."
New's 152 yards are the second best single performance by a Jayhawk receiver this season. Smith caught 11 passes for 221 yards against Montane State in the second/
Donohoe went New's way on 11
different occasions Saturday.
game of the year.
His catch of 71 yards tied Smith with the second longest reception of the season. Smith's long reception came against Montana State.
New has also figured into the bigplay game plan. He caught passes for 39 and 71 vards against Iowa State.
On New's $9-yard catch, he stretched to make the grab airborne.
"He plays exceptionally hard," Hadl said. "He is just very intense. He made the most of it on Saturday.
"It was in the air and I wanted it." New said of the ball. "Kelly did a nice job of leading me. It was nice to come up with that one."
Receivers coach John Hadl said he was not surprised that New was the dominant receiver Saturday.
Hadi said it was the defensive coverage that really constituted who got the ball.
With the Cyclones playing tight on the line of scrimage, keying on the run, it left the receivers open down field, Hadi said.
"He just made a great catch," Hadi said about New's diving 39-yard reception.
New played the game with two dislocated fingers after injuring them early in the first quarter.
New's moment in the sun was overshadowed, however, by a fumble 1 yard short of a touchdown.
New said he didn't really know if he would have another day quite as good as he had against Iowa State.
"If I do, it would be nice," he said. "But a win is the most important thing right now."
Richard Quinn/Special to KANSAN
Wide receiver New, right, had a career-high 152 yards Saturday.
Sports briefs
BO ON DECK: Marcus Allen has a partial ligament tear in his right knee and the running back will be out for several weeks, the Los Angeles Raiders said yesterday in Segundo, Calif.
Allen was hurt in the third quarter of the Raiders' 14-7 victory over the New York Jets on Monday night. Tests yesterday revealed that Allen was left for a collateral ligament. Surgery was not planned, officials said.
The injury may mean that Bo Jackson will be moved into the lineup sooner than expected, coach Art Shell said.
Shell said he was aware that Allen was not comfortable moving to fullback to accommodate Jackson.
Jackson finished the baseball season with the Kansas City Royals on Oct. 1 and planned to report today following his annual 10-day vacation between sports.
A GIANT STADIUM: Architects' drawings of a proposed new home for the San Francisco Giants were unveiled yesterday in San Francisco and showed a waterfront baseball stadium with a spectacular view and easy access to mass transit.
The $96 million stadium would demonstrate to the nation that "once again, San Francisco is the city that knows how," said Mayor Art Agnos at a news conference.
Supporters of the park, which has to gain voters' approval in November, say it is the answer to windy Candlestick Park, also situated on the shores of the Bay.
WOUNDED WILDCATS: Kansas State Coach Bill Snyder is splitting time between the practice field and the infirmary where four players are recovering from the beating they absorbed Saturday at Nebraska.
Seven K-Staters were helped off the field during the 58-7 debacle and four have undergone surgery.
Three of the wounded are offensive linemen, leaving the Wildcats with only 11 offensive linemen for this week's game at Oklahoma State. Five of the 11 are either true or redshirt freshmen.
Lost to surgery were offensive linemen Shawn Fleming, Toby Lawrence and Eric Zabelin, and defensive back Greg Patterson.
Patterson suffered an ankle injury and the others were all injured in the knee. Fleming and Lawrence are out for the year, Snyder said.
BRIT SABERNAGEN: The Kansas City Royals announced yesterday that they have exercised their option for next year on Bret Saberhagen, the leading candidate for the American League Cy Young award after a 23-6 season.
Saberhagen will get $1.375 million in the option year. He just finished a two-year contract that paid him $1.1 million in 1987 and $1.25 million in 1988.
Saberhagen, who completed his sixth major league season, was the youngest pitcher in AL history to win the Cy Young when he received it in 1983 at age 21 after a 20-6 season.