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Fridav. September 11, 1987 / University Daily Kansan
Sports
Softball team set for tourney
By MIKE CONSIDINE
Staff writer
The Kansas women's softball team will begin its fall season tomorrow when it will be the host for KU Invitational No.1, the first of three invitational tournaments, weather permitting.
The Jayhawks will play host to Creighton, Iowa State, Missouri and Nebraska-Omaha in the two-day round-robin format.
Competition starts at 9 a.m. when Creighton takes on Missouri. Kansas plays Nebraska-Omaha in the second game at 11 a.m.
"We've got some good ballcalls coming in," said Kansas coach Kalum Haack, who is making his debut. "Everybody will be making freshman mistakes, they've only
been practicing together a couple of weeks. We've got to get the freshman used to top-level softball."
Junior Reenie Powell will start against Nebraska-Omaha. The rest of the Jayhawks' infield is freshman Jenny Splittorff at first base, freshman Susan Hubbard at second base, senior Gary Lueked at third base, freshman Sara Marchand at shortstop and freshman Tammy Cook as the catcher. Splittorff also pitches.
Haack said that Creighton was considered the favorite.
The outfield is composed of freshmen. Jessica Hennig starts in left field, Shelly Burke in right and Missy Bond in center.
Haack plans to start Splittorff in Saturday's 5 p.m. game agains
Missouri, Junior Roanna Brazier will pitch Sunday at 11 a.m. against Iowa State or 5 p.m. against Creighton.
"Everybody's ready to go," said the coach. "I know they're tired of practicing and ready to play ballgames."
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The only thing that may stand in their way is the possibility of inclement weather.
"If we can get the field half-way dried out, we'll cover it tonight." Haack said yesterday morning. "If the sun stays out, we should be ready."
Haack said he would check with the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department about the availability of other fields in town if the rain persisted.
Cross country team hits the road
By MIKE CONSIDINE
Staff writer
The time trials are behind them. This weekend the Kansas men's and women's cross country teams hit the road.
The men open the 1987 season with a dual meet today at Southern Illinois. The women travel to Lincoln, Neb., for the Nebraska Invitational.
"It's not going to be a high-powered meet," said women's coach Cliff Rovello. "Nebraska hasn't done much (work) and we haven't either. It's a real nice course though. We like running there."
Kansas last ran in the invitational
two years ago.
The field includes Nebraska (a threat for the Big Eight title), South Dakota, South Dakota State, Midland (Neb.), Kearney (Neb.) State and Nebraska-Omaha.
Rovelto said the team would run a controlled race and aim for second place — behind the host school.
"We're not going in racing from thegun," he said. "We'll run the last part hard. If we turn in good times, it'll be because we're getting fit."
The coach said he hoped to place senior Trisha Mangan, sophomore Kelly Coffey and freshman Susan MacLean among the top 16 individu
"Every day, she's been establishing herself at the top of the pack," Rovelto said.
als. MacLean has been leading recent workouts.
Last year Southern Illinois defeated the Kansas men 35-28 in a triple dual with Johnson County Community College at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence. Saluki senior Andrew Petrewg won the win in 26:21.71 and teammate Lamont was second. Lamont was lost to graduation, but SIU coach Bill Cornell has the bulk of that team back.
Mecir loses to Wilander at U.S. Open
NEW YORK — Mats Wilander sled the "swede Killer" at the U.S. Open last night, ensuring that his country would be represented in the finals.
The Associated Press
Third-seeded Wilander beat No. 5 Miloslav Mecir 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-0) in a groundstroke duel and moved into the semifinals, where he will meet countryman Stefan Edberg tomorrow.
Earlier in the day, second-seeded Edberg overpowered unsweared Ramesh Krishnan 6-2, 6-2 and 6-2 in finals for the second straight year.
Mecir, who holds a 28-18 advantage over Sweden's top players, had beaten Wilander three times in a row, including a fourth-round victory at last year's Open. The 23-year-old eventually lost to Ivan Lendl in the final.
In the earlier match, Krishnan's finesse game was no match for Edberg's serve-and-volley attack.
"Right from the beginning, he was all over me," said Krishnan, the last unseeded player left in singles play.
"We were always fighting it out on my serve. I thought I was very well prepared. I played the way I wanted him to play, but as he was a little bit quicker on the court,"
Edberg, who has yet to play a seeded player in the tournament, needed five sets to beat Krishnan in the third round at last year's Open.
Sports Briefs
Varsity rugby team to play first home game
The Kansas rugby teams will have their home openers at 1:30 p.m tomorrow at Shenk Competition. The Oklahoma Jayhawks varsity will play Garden
City. The KU club and senior reserve teams will play Johnson County "A" and "B" teams. Admission is free.
Women's golf team to play in Iowa tourney
The six players who will make the trip to Iowa City are seniors
Sue Pekar and Tina Gnewuch,
junior Michelle Mulvihill
sophrores Suzanne Mossberg and
Donna Lowe, and freshman Sherri
Atchison.
The Kansas women's golf team will return to Iowa this weekend to play in the Iowa Invitational at Iowa City, Iowa. In its first tournament last week, the team finished third in a field of eight at the Cyclone Golf Classic at Ames, Iowa.
2 KU tennis players go to tourney
Other teams participating in the tournament are Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa State, Minnesota, Southwest Missouri State, Northern Iowa and the host team, Iowa.
Kansas tennis players Craig Wildey and Chris Walker will travel to St. Augustine, Fla., this weekend to participate in the Tropical Collegiate Tennis Championships. It will be the first tournament for Kansas this season.
and the first appearance for Kansas players at the TCTC. The host of the event, Flagler College, invited two players from 16 schools across the country. Kansas coach Scott Perelman said Wildley and Walker were the perfect choice.
Correction
Because of an editor's error, a story on KU tennis player Jeff Gross incorrectly stated the team's final conference standing.
The KU men's team was the Big Eight Conference champion last year.
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Oakland 3, Kansas City 2
Boston 5, Baltimore 4
Milwaukee 4, Detroit 3
California 8, Texas 7
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