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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
GOLF
Team takes third in debut
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Freshman Ian Anson watches his putt role across the green before falling in the hole for a birdie. Anson finished his final round of play Tuesday morning at the Jayhawk Invitational shooting a 76 and finishing tied for 12th overall. Kansas finished third overall as a team.
BY ANDREW
WITUSZYNSKI
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The Jayhawks finished third as a team yesterday with three players placing in the top 10 individually at The Fairway Club Invitational held at Arbor Links Golf Course in Nebraska City, Neb. The team finished third overall.
"This was the most rounded-off team effort we've had since I've been here at Kansas," Coach Kit Grove said. "Three players in the top 10, I definitely would've taken that before the week started for sure."
Drake won the tournament with a three-round total score of 852 strokes. Nebraska, the only other Big 12 school in the tournament, finished second with a total score of 855. Kansas was right in there with a total score of 859.
Kansas was lead by Nate Barbee, Dakota Dunes, S.D., junior, who fired a team-tying low score of 69 in the second round and finished in fifth place overall individually with a three-round score of 213.
The tournament fielded 12 teams and featured three rounds of golf with all the teams playing 36 holes Monday and then playing the final round of 18 holes Tuesday.
"The course was playing hard today because there was a lot of wind; I just tried to hang in there after being three over through the first six holes." Barbee said.
He did more than just "hang in there" with a 3-under score of 33 on the back nine.
"I was really proud of Nate's play today because he struggled in the beginning, starting off at three or four over, then battled back to get to par." Grove said.
The low score of 69 for the Jayhawks was matched in the final round by Alex Gutesha, Greenwood Village, Colo., freshman. For the tournament, Gutesha tied for 10th overall in his first collegiate action. Grove called him a "gutty" player and said the performance was all he could ask of a player in his first collegiate tournament.
'For a freshman, Alex can basically score at will," teammate Bryan Hackenberg said.
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Hackenberg, Denver senior, also placed in the top 10, tying for eighth place.
"I would've liked to play better in the final round today, but I'll just use it as motivation for the rest of the year," Hackenberg said.
Chris Gilbert, Simi Valley, Calif., freshman, tied for 14th, and Patrick Roth, Prairie Village senior, tied for 20th.
"Chris is really consistent," Grove said. "He drives the ball straight and plots his way around the golf course. I don't think he'll ever shoot a bad score for me."
All the players' total scores ranged from 213 to 219.
Guthesa said the season was looking bright.
"I'm ecstatic to be on this team," Gutesha said. "We should be right there in every tournament."
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Boston Red Sox's Daisuke Matsuoka, top right, reacts as Los Angeles Angels' Vadimir Guerrero (27) grounds out in the first inning of a baseball game on Tuesday in Boston.
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Lackey matched Matsuzaka by allowing just three hits through five, but Alex Gonzalez singled to lead off the sixth, and Jacoby Ellsbury dropped a bunt along the first-base line for a single. Dustin Pedroia tried to sacrifice the runners along, but Lackey fielded the ball and threw a one-hopper to third that got past third baseman Chone Figgins; Gonzalez scored and the runners moved up to second and third.
Matsuzaka's return magical in 4-1 victory over Angels
Bay walked one out later to load the bases before Ortiz hit a sinking liner to left that Juan Rivera couldn't get to. Ellsbury scored to make it 2-0 as the runners, holding to make sure it wasn't caught, only advanced one base apiece.
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David Ortiz hit his record-breaking 270th homer as a designated hitter and also added an RBI single after Boston broke a scoreless tie in the sixth thanks to a throwing error by John Lackey (10-8). The Red Sox have won six straight since returning to Fenway Park after Labor Day.
BY JIMMY GOLEN
Associated Press
BOSTON — Daisuke Matsuzaka returned from a three-month stint on the disabled list and pitched six shutout innings on Tuesday night to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels, their likely first-round playoff opponent.
He left with a 2-0 lead and received a standing ovation when he was pulled after walking Kendry Morales to lead off the seventh, with Red Sox manager Terry Francona joining in as he walked to the mound. Matsuaka, who was boomed off the mount his last time out at Fenway, waved his
Jonathan Papelbon pitched the ninth and gave up an RBI double to Erick Aybar before Howie Kendrick hit a soft roller to third to end the game.
An 18-game winner last year, Matsuzaka (2-5) did not allow a hit through four innings and got a standing ovation when he was relieved after one batter in the seventh. In all, Matsuzaka gave up three hits and three walks while striking out five for his first win since June 2.
The Angels won eight of their previous 11 and entered the night with a six-game lead over Texas in the AL West; Boston led the Rangers by $4 \frac{1}{2}$ in the wild-card race. If the standings hold, the Red Sox and Angels would meet in the first round of the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
Lackey gave up three runs — two earned — on eight hits and three walks, striking out six and leaving after J.D. Drew tripled and scored on Jason Bay's single to make it 3-0 in the eighth. Ortiz hit Jose Arredondo's second pitch to straightaway center to surpass Frank Thomas atop the all-time DH home run list.
Matsuzaka was the MVP of the World Baseball Classic for the second time this spring, but he never found his form when the season started. He failed to complete six innings in any of his eight starts and had an 8.23 ERA when he was placed on the disabled list with right shoulder problems on June 21.
That has worked out too well for the Angels, who have lost 12 of
their last 13 playoff games against Boston dating to 1986 and are 0-4 all-time in postseason series against the Red Sox.
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Oklahoma State's All-American running back Kendall Hunter may be out for this week's game against Rice, coach Mike Gundy announced during a Monday teleconference.
Gundy said that Hunter injured
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Gundy also said quarterback Zac Robinson will be playing in the Rice game despite his recovery from a hamstring injury earlier in the season. Robinson had two turnovers and a fumbled snap against Houston, but Gundy said he had confidence in Robinson.
"We have a lot of confidence in Zac," Gundy said. "We would like for him to take care of the football better than he has in the last game."
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