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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WOMEN'S GOLF
Coach switches lineup in hope of better showing this week
CHRIS HYBL
chybl@kansan.com
Kansas women's head golf coach Erin O'Neil Miller wasn't satisfied with the performance of her team in last week's spring season debut at the Florida State Match-Up Invitational. So for O'Neil, it was back to the drawing board this week, and replacing Gabbay DiMarco and Michelle Woods in next week's Sir Pizza Terrapin Challenge will be Audrey Yowell and transfer Minami Levonowich.
"The spot where we kind of lost some shots [last week] was on the bottom part of the lineup in the four and five spot," O'Neil said. "In fall, we had pretty much across the
board everyone shooting in the 70s, and at this tournament, that's where I think we lost a couple shots."
The loss of shots towards the bottom of the lineup was enough for O'Neil to switch things up for the Jayhawks' second trip to Florida in two weeks. This time they are bound for Weston, Fla. to participate in the Sir Pizza Terrapin Challenge on Monday and Tuesday.
"It was all pretty close in qualifying score-wise and we just figured we would give somebody a chance, see how they do, and go from there," O'Neil said. "We will evaluate again at the end of this tournament, and if we need to change again, we will."
Impressing O'Neil and leading the Jayhawks in last week's Invitational was Meghan Potee, who O'Neil claims is swinging as good as she has ever seen. Potee finished T-18 at last week's Invitational. An equipment change seems to have been the answer for Potee.
"She got fitted for her clubs over the break and got a new set so I think that's a big part of why she is hitting the ball so well because the clubs fit her real well," O'Neil said. "And it's the best I've ever seen her hit it."
The other two remaining in this week's lineup will be Thailand natives Yawinpakorn Kawinpakorn and Thanuttra Boonrakasat. Kawinpakorn won two tournaments last fall and Boonrakasat held the team's lowest scoring average. Kawinpakorn had a rough first round
last week, but was quick to bounce back firing 74 and 72 in the closing days.
"Her [Kawinpakorn] putting was off that first round and normally that's her strength," said O'Neil. "I think she'll do real well at this tournament and I think it's going to be similar to what she and Phong [Boonrakasat] play on in Thailand. Kind of grass. Same kind of layout."
The struggles weren't as minor for Boonrakasat who finished with a 78 average for the tournament after holding the lowest round average for the Jayhawks at the conclusion of the fall season at 74.4.
"I think she made a few tweaks to her swing over the break and I think the first tournament she was
still getting a little use to it," O'Neil said. "I think her putting also kind of got her and that's more of what got her...she switched back to her old putter this week so I think she'll get back on track."
Last week's Florida State Match-Up Invitational was packed with competition, and although this week's tournament is as strong by the numbers, O'Neil still thinks her players can make a strong finish in a strong field.
Last week had a lot of high ranked teams and this weeks probably for of a mid level competition so its definitely very reasonable for us to play well and a good course for us.
The Sir Pizza Terrapin Challenge field of 16 teams will include eight
top-100 ranked teams (according to GolfWeek) including Kansas at number 67. North Carolina State is the only team ranked in the top-50. Last week's field included six top-50 teams and three top-100 teams in addition to that, including Kansas.
But as big as numbers may be, O'Neil's current focus is mentality.
"They have the ability to really perform well and to win every week that they go out," O'Neil said. "I am hoping that they'll start to see that and believe it in themselves and not just hear me saying it. We have to go out and make the right decisions and keep working hard."
SOFTBALL
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Edited by Tyler Conover
Junior outfielder Maggie Hull slides into home base after a hit during Sunday's game. Hull contributed to the Jayhawks win against Seminole State with a final score of 8-0.
Jayhawks get a second chance
JOSEPH DAUGHERTY
jdaugherty@kansan.com
The Jayhawks are excited to get another shot at taking on Auburn at the Islanders Classic in Corpus Christi.
Kansas will play Texas &M-Corpus Christi, Auburn, Southern University and New Mexico this weekend in Corpus Christi. The Jayhawks hope to build on bright spots that they have had the first two weekends and to work on being more consistent.
Coach Megan Smith and players are most excited to get another chance to play Auburn. The Jayhawks fell to Auburn 8-5 after holding the lead until the Tigers exploded for five runs with one out left in the sixth inning.
Smith said that Auburn is a real
"We are not going to waste it," said freshman catcher Alex Hugo on getting a second chance at Auburn. "We should have won that game in my opinion, and we are out to beat them."
ly good team to play and is a good challenge for them.
The Jayhawks will get their second chance at Auburn Friday at 1 p.m. Auburn is 10-1 on the season with their lone blemish coming against Tennessee Chattanooga. The Tigers have a game against Georgia State Wednesday before they square off with Kansas.
"We are? Very excited to get another chance at Auburn," said senior infielder Mariah Montgomery. "I know that is a lot of what we are excited about this weekend."
Christi has managed a 2-8 record this season and has played a couple Big 12 foes, Baylor and Texas. The Corpus Christi Islanders have only managed to score three or more runs in three out of 10 games thus far this season. The Jayhawks will look to start the Islanders Classic strong against Corpus Christi.
Kansas will face Texas &M-Corpus Christi Thursday at 5 p.m. and again Friday at 11 a.m. Corpus
The Jayhawks will face Southern University on Saturday and New Mexico on Sunday. Southern has yet to earn a victory this season with an overall record of 0-10. The Jaguars have failed to score more than one run in eight out of 10 games this season.
New Mexico has a 5-8 record overall and lost their first seven games of the season but have since won five of their last six.
— Edited by Megan Hinman
MEN'S GOLF
Two spots still open tomorrow in team's 2013 season debut
"We're just excited to see where we stand," Bermel said. "I think the guys are ready, the coaches are excited and we're excited just to go out there and see where we stack up against other team."
Bermel did say for sure that Chris Gilbert, Jackson Foth, and Shane Gautier will be participating in this weekend's festivities. Tagging along for the trip will be Alex Gutesha,
CHRIS HYBL chybi@kansan.com
It was a rough fall for the jayhawks, but that's part of the reason Bermel is so anxious to get back on the course.
"We haven't decided on the last two spots, but that's a good thing," Bermel said. "We're going to give them a couple days when we get out there and see how they're playing. Whatever five we pick, we still need four good scores, and that's going to be critical."
Dylan McClure, Ryley Haas, and Bryce Brown. Two of the four will be selected to round out the starting five. Kansas played around with a variety of lineups in the fall, but there haven't been any indicators as to when a solidified lineup can be expected. As for now, Bermel's just anxious for his teams' first test.
Quite a few Kansas men's golfers got tournament experience last fall. Nine golfers played in at least one tournament last season, which is drawing attention to the lineup Kansas head coach Jamie Bermel will exact when the Jayhawks tee of their 2013 season at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate Tournament in Palm Desert, Calif., tomorrow. But as for the specifics of the line-up, that's still up in the air.
"Within the team, I think I've seen some guys make a lot of progress from where we started in August and hopefully they continue that progress in this first event of the spring."
Leading Kansas will be senior Chris Gilbert who finished as the Jayhawks leading individual golfer in the last four of the team's five fall
tournaments. Gilbert racked up two top-five finishes included a T-1 finish at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate Tournament in Intercollegiate
“When he goes to a golf tournament he's expecting to win, which is pretty cool to see for a kid who has only won once,” Kansas head coach Jamie Bermel said. “But that's what winning can do for you and I don't think that's changing because it's our first event of the spring. He's played there before, he knows the golf course and right now he's playing well. I'm excited to get out and see what he can do, see if it carries over from the fall to the spring.”
The tournament will be played at the Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif., starting Friday with 18 holes each day through Sunday. Kansas is one of 17 participants: three of them Big 12 foes including TCU, Iowa State and TexasTech. Regional opponents Nebraska and Wichita State will also be in attendance.
Edited by Tyler Conover
BASEBALL
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Despite severe weather, team to travel for game
Kansas baseball has announced that they will travel to Arkansas. Kansas will face SIU-Edwardsville at noon on Friday at Gary Hogan Field in Little Rock, Ark.
On Saturday, the Jayhawks will square off in a doubleheader against Central Arkansas at 1 p.m. and Jackson State at 5 p.m. Both games will be played at
Wednesday morning, Kansas announced that it canceled its three-game series against Northwestern because of a severe winter storm making its way to Lawrence.
Kansas is scheduled to play Jackson State in a non-conference game on March 13 in Lawrence later this season.
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