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KANSAN.COM/SPORTS | MONDAY, FEB. 15, 2016
Softball faces pitching issues
▶ BRIAN MINI
@daftpunkpap
Entering this year, pitching seemed to be the biggest question mark for the Kansas softball team.After the five-game Jacksonville
VALENTINE'S DAY
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A crimson and blue romance: Alumni share 52-year love story
▶ KATIE HAYES
@Katie, Hayes0
Joan Golden still has the card her husband Web drew for her to commemorate their first Valentine's Day in 1964. Even though the two grew up in Lola, Kan., together, they didn't start dating until they started at the University in 1963.
Kelcie Matusek/KANSAN Joan and Web Golden grew up in the same town, but did not begin dating until Web was a sophomore and Joan was a freshman.
Joan was a freshman and Web was a sophomore when they started dating.
said. "That was when I was a freshman. I got pinned when I was a sophomore; that was kind of preliminary to being engaged. He went to law school when I was a senior and then we got married the year after."
"One night he came over to ask me to fix him up with somebody, and I did. And then a couple of weeks later he called and asked to see if she would go out with him again, and she couldn't," Joan said. "So he asked me to go out. And that was Halloween of 1963. And we started dating after that."
Web and Joan Golden on their wedding day in 1967.
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Joan reminisced about long walks with Web during the spring.
She said she planned to go on the date for two hours but was anxious because she needed to be back to her dorm before curfew. It was a test, said Web.
"I had a floor meeting, back in those days, and we had hours when the dorm was locked so I had to be back by 9 p.m. So I put parameters around him. But then I found out I really did like him," Joan said.
Joan and Web realized once they got together they really clicked. They had been friends for a long time and discovered their friendship had evolved into something sweeter as they got to know each other more.
"So that was in October and then we started dating more steadily in late November after Kennedy was assassinated. I got lavaliered, he gave me his fraternity crest as a necklace, and that meant you were going steady," Joan
"I can remember spring evenings walking, because I lived on the west side of campus and Web lived on the east side, and we would end up having some spring walks down Lilac Lane after studying at Watson," she said.
Web likes to let Joan tell their story. He agreed wholeheartedly with Joan's dating advice.
Joan and Web have been married nearly 50 years and have spent many Valentine's days together. They both agree that they have never had a bad date. Web said he buys her flowers every Valentine's Day, and Joan said he always cooks a good meal for them to share.
Joan and Web have spent their last few Valentine's Days vacationing. Joan mentions how wonderful it is to spend the holiday with Web with a glass of wine.
Edited by Maddy Mikinski
The couple's youngest daughter is a fourth-generation Jayhawk. They also have two step-grandchildren who attend the University.
"We have two daughters born in February, and so Valentine's day was always a time of celebrating birthdays, too," Joan said.
Joan and Web shared some dating advice for current students.
"If you date your very best friend, or you're in love with someone who is your best friend, then you can't go wrong with a long-term relationship." —Joan
"Our relationship hasn't had a lot of drama. I think because we had been friends the whole time. I'm very lucky." -Web
"Make sure that you've dated a lot of different individuals so that you know what you're looking for in a mate."
— Joan
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and Daniella Chavez both finished with three RBIs each and Andie Formby threw five shutout innings and gave up one hit.
On Saturday, the Jay-
hawks 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.
- Edited by Deanna Ambrose
Missy Minear/KANSAN
Left handed pitcher Ben Krauth throws against Utah. Krauth was named as one of the team's captains.
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 6-2.
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.
KU baseball names 2016 captains: Krauth, Moroney and Wright
The Golden State is sending its West Coast flair to Kansas in the form of baseball captaincy this season.
MATT HOFFMANN @MattHoffmannUDK
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
time each player will represent Kansas as a captain. All three hail from California.
"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."
Krauth is a left-handed pitcher from Concord, Calif., 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.
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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