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KANSAN.COM/SPORTS | MONDAY, FEB. 15, 2016
Softball faces pitching issues
BRIAN MINI @daftpunkpop
Entering this year, pitching seemed to be the biggest question mark for the Kansas softball team. After the five-game Jacksonville Tournament, it still seems
finished with three RBIs each and Andie Formby threw five shutout innings and gave up one hit.
On Saturday, the Jayhawks split the two games again. The first against Coastal Carolina was a 5-1 win, highlighted by home runs by Chavez and junior outfielder Lily Behrmann.
On Sunday, the Jayhawks looked to bounce back against UNC Greensboro. The Jayhawks held a 6-3 lead over the Spartans but the Jayhawks surrendered nine runs in the sixth inning. The Jayhawks lost 12-8.
Against UNC Greensboro, the Jayhawks fell behind 6-1 after a four-run fifth inning. The Jayhawks started to rally but ultimately fell short by a score of 6-3.
Edited by Deanna Ambrose
Missu Minear/KANSAN
Left handed pitcher Ben Krauth throws against Utah. Krauth was named as one of the team's captains.
KU baseball names 2016 captains: Krauth, Moroney and Wright
▶ MATT HOFFMANN
@MattHoffmannUDK
The Golden State is sending its West Coast flair to Kansas in the form of baseball captaincy this season.
Kansas baseball announced today seniors Ben Krauth, Joe Moroney and Colby Wright will be captains for the team's 2016 campaign. This is the first
"I am excited about this year's group," manager Ritch Price said in a KU Athletics release. "They are not only outstanding baseball players but even better people."
time each player will represent Kansas as a captain. All three bail from California.
lif., who last season was tabbed as Big 12 Newcomer of the Year with a 7-5 record on the hill. Krauth was also named All-Big 12 Second Team and finished last season with a 3.65 ERA.
Krauth is a left-handed pitcher from Concord, Ca-
Moroney is an outfielder from Pleasanton, Calif., who is a three-time recipient of the "KU Hustle Award" and holds a perfect
1. 000 career fielding percentage. Last season, Moroney started in 21 of his 39 appearances.
Wright is an infielder from Castro Valley, Calif., who was sidelined with an oblique injury for 16 games last season. Of the 40 games he did appear in, 38 were starts. Wright went 4-4 on stolen base attempts last season and was
expected to sign an MLB contract but has returned to the Jayhawks following his injury.
Kansas baseball opens its season Feb. 20 at Arkansas-Little Rock before returning for a two-game homestand on Feb. 22 and 23 against Northern Colorado.
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