THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
CLUB SPORTS
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Participation in HorrorZontals Ultimate Frisbee grows
IJOEY ANGUIANO
janguiano@kansan.com
Since 1979, some of the most athletic guys on campus have been heading to Robinson Field behind Watkins Health Center to practice Ultimate Frisbee. For the men's club team, collectively known as the HorrorZontals, diving catches, spin moves, field-long throws and midair snags are just another part of a day's practice.
anywhere from 35 to 50 people per practice," said senior team captain Brent Kimmi.
Ultimate Frisbee, known simply as "Ultimate" by many, is a sport not too different from basketball or football. The game allows for seven people from each team to be on the field at a given time, and the goal is to get the disc from where team A gains possession to team B's end zone. The trick is that the disc can't touch the ground, and players must remain stationary when holding it. The sport has been gaining popularity over the last ten years, and it's starting to show at KU.
Kimmi has reason to be excited about the numbers, as he's in his
"We've been getting big numbers,
fifth year on the team and his first year as captain. The team also has two other leaders in sophomore Jason Finkelstein, who is also in his first year as a captain, and Trent Kuhl, who is in his
Fayetteville, Ark. These fall tournaments benefit the HorrorZontals by giving everybody a chance to develop more and to gain the edge needed when the team faces more
second. The numbers that the HorrorZontals have been getting for practice are perfect for constant scrimmages and drills. The team has been able to split up and get at least two seven-on-seven games going at one time.
These practices are setting up the team for their fall plans, including tournaments in Manhattan, St. Louis and even as far away as
BRENT KIMMI team captain
serious competition later.
In the spring, they will face opponents in sectionals, then move on to regionals, and eventually to nationals if they win games. The HorrorZontals are looking to
continue the good fortune of recent years, as they advanced to the postseason (sectionals, regionals and nationals), in five out of the past seven seasons.
If you're interested in learning more about the HorrorZontals check them out on Twitter (@Zonal_Ultimate), or on their website Zontals.com.
Jason Finkelstein completes a pass during a Horror:Zontals practice. The team has experienced an influx of members this season.
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San Diego Padres' Andrew Cashner, right, scores ahead of the tag by Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Russell Martin, left, during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Cashner scored from second on a single by Padres' Jedd Gyorko off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher A.J. Burnett.
Cashner's one-hit bid leads Padres to win over Pirates
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PITTSBURGH — Andrew Cashner carried a perfect game into the seventh inning and faced the minimum 27 batters in a one-hitter that sent the San Diego Padres past the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 on Monday night.
Cashner (10-8) retired his first 18 battles before Jose Tabata grounded a clean single into right field leading off the seventh. Tabata was erased when Andrew McCutchen grounded into an inning-ending double play, and the right-hander cruised the rest of the way for his first complete game in 31 career starts.
pitches. He also scored from second on a single, sliding home with the second run of the game, moments before giving up Tabata's hit.
Cashner struck out seven, did not walk a batter and threw 97
The Pirates lost for the second time in eight games after entering the day tied for first place in the NL Central with the St. Louis Cardinals, who played later at Colorado.
Kyle Blanks, Ronny Cedeno and Rene Rivera each had two hits as the Padres won for the ninth time in 13 games. They are 17-3 in their last 20 at PNC Park.
A. J. Burnett (8-11) took a shutout into the seventh but wound up with the loss. He allowed two runs and six hits in 6 2-3 innings.
San Diego broke through for two runs against Burnett in the seventh. Cedeno and Rivera opened the inning with singles, and Cashner bunted into a fielder's choice that left runners at the corners.
Will Venable hit a sacrifice fly, and Cashher scored on Jedd Gyorko's single to left. The Padres left runners in scoring position in the fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth.
The Pirates had won each of Burnett's previous five home starts.
with three walks and eight strikeouts.
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Myers' homers lift Rays over Rangers to much-needed win
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rookie Wil Myers homered and had three RBIs, Al Cobb pitched eight solid innings, and the Tampa Bay Rays took the lead for the first AL wild-card spot by beating the Texas Rangers 6-2 on Monday night.
Tampa Bay and Texas started play one-half game ahead of Cleveland, which was at Kansas City, in race for the two wild-card spots.
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Myers had a second-inning solo shot and hit a two-run double during a four-run fifth. Cobb (9-3) allowed two runs, six hits, one walk and 10 strikeouts.
Matt Garza (9-6, 3-5 with Texas) gave up six runs and eight hits over 4 1-3 innings to lose his third straight start for the Rangers, who have lost seven in a row and are 2-12 in September.
The announced crowd was just 10,724. The Rays entered with the major's lowest home attendance average of 18,747.
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iampa Bay went up 6-2 in the fifth. After James Loney and Evan Longoria both had RBI singles against Garza, Myers drove in two with a double off Jason Frasor. Garza, who was the MVP of the 2008 AL championship series when Tampa Bay beat Boston, pitched against the Rays for first time since being traded to the Chicago Cubs on Jan. 8, 2011. Texas obtained the right-hander from the Cubs on July 22.
Texas pulled even at 2 during the fifth when Mitch Moreland, mired in an 0 for 22 slide, doubled and scored on Ian Kinsler's double. Kinsler was caught attempting to steal third to end the inning.
Myers put the Rays up 1-0 on
The Rays took a 2-1 lead in the fourth on Desmond Jennings' sacrifice fly.
Tampa Bay Rays' Wil Myers flips his bat as he watches his fifth-inning two run double off Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jason Frasor during a baseball game Monday, Sept. 16, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Rays' James Loney and Evan Longoria scored on the hit.
his 13th homer, an opposite-field drive to right in the second. Cobb retired nine in a row, including his four batters on strikeouts, before Kinsler doubled to start the fourth. After advancing to third on a sacrifice bunt by Elvis Andrus, Kinsler got tagged out during a rundown on Alex Rios' grounder to third.
A. J. Pierzynski tied it at 1 later in the fourth with an RBI single. Rangers center fielder Leonys Martin made a strong defensive play in the third, throwing out Yunel Escobar, who tried to score from second on Ben Zobrist's single.
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