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MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2004
Softball goes 3-1, wins Jayhawk Fall Classic
Jayhawks avenge Saturday's loss to Emporia State in championship game
BY MATT WILSON
mwilson@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWRITER
The Kansas softball team walked away from the lahayk Fall Classic this weekend as champions, going 3-1 in the two-day tournament.
day courtship Kansas defeated Emporia State 2-1 yesterday afternoon to take the title.
take the bite. The Jayhawks came into the game as the second seed after losing to the Hornets on Saturday.
Kansas was led by freshman left-hander Christina Ross, who pitched the complete game.
Sophomore first baseman Nicole Washburn and freshman catcher Elle Pottorf each had RBI singles in a two-run sixth inning that proved to be the difference in the game.
"My defense did a really good job behind me today," Ross said. "They made the plays when it counted, and they came through with the bats in the end."
Kansas trailed 1-0 entering the top of the sixth inning.
With one out, junior out-
fielder Heather Stanley started a
rally with a double to left field.
Washburn promptly tied the game with a single through the hole at short.
After Emporia State walked junior designated player Serena Settlemier junior infielder Destiny Frankenstein loaded the bases. Pottert then hit a line drive into center field that brought freshman pinch runner Jackie Vasquez home from third with the winning run.
Ross pitched a scoreless sixth and seventh, sealing the victory.
"We let the pace of the
Although Kansas came out on top, the team was not completely satisfied with the way it played
game bring us down a little bit, and our focus and intensity level was a little bit off."
Tracy Bunge Coach
over the weekend.
"We did some good things this weekend, but I think we definitely have some things we need to work on," said coach Tracy Bunge. "We let the pace of the game bring us down a little bit, and our focus and intensity level was a little bit off."
The jaghawks looked lost at the plate at times, failing to move base runners and getting caught stealing several times.
Bunge said the team would specifically focus this week on improving its offensive execution.
"Our short game will be a focus, and we will be working on our base running and sliding as well." Bunge said. "We need our hitters to be a little more patient at the plate, and we also need to work on getting their confidence up."
Ross agreed that both she and the team had some things to work on before heading to Lincoln next week for the Big Red Fall Classic.
"I don't think I played up to my normal standards," she said. "I think we learned a lot over the weekend about our team and where we stand, and we know that we have some work to do in practice."
Edited by Ashley Bechard
Kathy McVey, junior pitcher, slides into third base in the bottom of the fourth inning of Saturday's game against Washburn. The Jayhawks faced visiting Emporia State in the second game of their season-opening tournament.
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