THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008
SPORTS
3B
SOFTBALL
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Sophomore pitcher Allison Clark makes a short toss to first base after fielding a ball hit right back to her.
Jayhawks sweep 4-0 at home Invitational
BY THOMAS POWERS
tpowers@kansan.com
The Kansas softball team began its season 4-0 after sweeping Butler County Community College, Washburn and Emporia State — twice — in the Fall Invitational this weekend. The Jayhawk offense combined for two home runs, 14 doubles and 21 runs in the tournament while defensively only allowing five runs in four games. Strong defense — three errors total and only one that resulted in an unearned run — combined with stellar pitching from senior Valerie George, sophomore Allison Clark and freshman Sarah Blair helped offensively impede the Grizzlies, Lady Blues and Hornets.
"For the first weekend, it's not bad," Kansas coach Tracy Bunge said. "We've only had a real week of hitting against live pitching and I think our offense executed very well, especially in the short game. I could say something positive about everyone that was in the lineup, and these are things to build on."
In the tournament's third game
In the tournaments third game — and the Jayhawk's season-opener — Kansas upended the Butler County Community College Grizzlies 9-0, winning the game in walk-off fashion after sophomore catcher Brittany Hile hit a massive three-run home run over the left field wall of Arrocha Ballpark.
The game ended due to the eigh-
run mercy rule after five innings. The Jayhawk defense continued their shutout stretch in the second game with another seven consecutive scoreless innings, beating the Emporia State Hornets 3-0.
On Sunday the Jayhawks barely edged out a win against the Washburn Lady Blues, the final score ending up at 5-4.
Senior shortstop Stevie Crisosto showed off her range, making an excellent diving stop deep in the hole to her throwing side but narrowly missing the runner at first base.
Despite giving up a solo home run to Abby Hughes of Emporia State in the second at bat of the game, newcomer Blair batted back, pitching six and 2/3 scoreless innings to give the Jahawks a 4-1 victory.
Leading off the bottom of the third inning for the Jayhawks, sophomore first baseman Allison Clark hit a solo home run to left centerfield that bounced off of the scoreboard, which tied the game 1-1.
In the same inning, and after two singles by junior Sara Ramirez and sophomore Kolby Fesmire followed by a sacrifice bunt by senior Val Chapple, senior Elle Pottorf hit a sacrifice fly to the centerfieler, bringing Ramirez in for the score. The Jayhawks took the lead and, despite another bases loaded situation in the top of the seventh inning, won the game 4-1.
The Jayhawks will travel to Iowa City next weekend to participate in the Hawkeye Classic.
Edited by Rachel Burchfield
CLUB SPORTS
Missouri puts hurt on Kansas
KU club hockey team loses games and goalies to Tigers during weekend
BY NIKKI SCHENFELD nschenfeld@kansan.com
The University club hockey team tried to continue its undefeated streak when it entered the rink against Missouri on Friday night, Kansas lost, 6-2, in its first of two games against Missouri at home this past weekend.
The game did not start well for Kansas when Missouri scored within the first five minutes and one minute after the goal a Missouri player plunged into Kansas' goal Adam Paulitsch, St. Louis, Mo., senior. Paulitsch was down on the ice for a few minutes.
Brent Pitts, Olathe senior, came in as goalie while Paulitsch was helped by teammates off the ice. He suffered a knee injury and received an MRI Saturday. His knee was too swollen to see what was exactly wrong; however, it
is believed that it might be an MCI tear which could leave KU without its starting goalie for the rest of the season.
Plano, Texas, sophomore, scored the home side's first goal. The Jayhawks' offense started to pick up at the beginning of the second
With five minutes left in the first period, the Tigers scored once more, leaving the j a y h a w k s agitated going into the second period.
"We have to bury our chances tomorrow, come out at the get- go and come out hitting."
Just like any classic rivalry, there were
ERIK BREDESEN Crystal, Minn., senior
plenty of verbal arguments and illegal plays that were not called. However, in the second period alone Missouri had three power plays and Kansas had two. In total, Missouri had six penalties and KU had five.
With the second period winding down, Kansas' justin jez.
period, not allowing the Tigers to score until the final minute of the second period during a power play and down one player.
Minn., senior, was not about to let Missouri dominate the game and scored within the first thirty seconds of the third period. After Bredesen's goal the score was 3 in Missouri's favor but Missouri came back a couple minutes later with another goal.
KU had many opportunities
on goal but couldn't finish them.
"We have to bury our chances tomorrow (Saturday), come out at the get-go and come out hitting," Bredesen said.
The team did come out hitting on Saturday at Missouri as Kansas had around 45 shots on goal while Missouri had only 30. However, Pitts, the goalie who came in Friday night for Paulitsch, was suffering from an abnormal heartbeat and did not play. On Sunday he went to the hospital to shock his heart but could possibly miss the next couple weeks leaving KU without its two starting goals.
The final of Saturday's game was a rough loss for KU with the final score of 11-1.
CLUB SPORTS
Kansas is now 4-2 and plays at Iowa State on Oct. 3 and 4. Its next home game will be Oct. 10 and 11 against Minnesota.
Edited by Arthur Hur
Rugby tournament held in Lawrence
BY JASON BAKER
jbaker@kansan.com
Team members also got the chance to play in the tournament. The collegiate team played in a pick-up game against Oklahoma, and the club team competed against the St. Louis Bombers. The Jayhawks defeated the Bombers 24-17.
The Kansas City Blues ran the tournament, but the Rugby Football Club provided the facility, prepared the field and worked concessions and parking throughout the weekend as a fundraiser.
Team captain Jack Vogt,
Appleton, Wis., senior, liked the
idea of the tournament.
The Kansas Jayhawks' Rugby Football Club played host to a tournament this weekend that brought different rugby clubs from across the Midwest to Lawrence.
"It's good to have all these teams out here to bring people together," he said. "It's a good
Collegiate teams from the University of Nebraska, the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University and Truman State University and club teams like the Omaha Goats and the St. Louis Bombers traveled to Kansas to play at the Westwick Rugby Complex.
way to socialize with people of other demographics around the Midwest to play a sport that we love."
Vogt worked as a touch judge for some of the events, whose job is to let the referee know when the player is out of bounds.
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Both the collegiate team and the club team participated in the tournament. Team match secretary Jared Cook, Lenexa senior, said there was a difference between the two teams.
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"Everything is left on the field," he said. "Afterwards, we socialize with the opposing team without worrying about the score of the game or any incidents that happened during the game."
Cook said the two teams practice together, but they are two separate teams with separate schedules. It is his responsibility as match secretary to coordinate the teams' schedules.
Though competition is fierce during the game, Cook said that when the game ends, so does the competition.
The collegiate team's next match is a home match at Westwick Rugby Complex against Benedictine College on Oct. 4.
the club is for anyone and is self-sufficient through fundraisers"
Last year, the collegiate team went undefeated and won the Heart of America title, a Division II conference that they compete in. Currently the team is 2-0 in the merit table standings and is 2-1 overall. Cook explained that merit table games go toward the standings and league play and they determine post-season schedules.
"For the college team, you have to be a student at KU taking 12 credit hours; also, we get support through KU," Cook said. "Whereas
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— Edited by Rachel Burchfield