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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, September 27, 1999
Softball team sweeps tournament
Katie Malone, right fielder, swings and misses on a high pitch in Sunday's game against Pittsburgh State. Kansas' 3-0 win completed a six-game sweep in this weekend's home tournament and improved the team's fall record to 7-2. Photo by Jay Sheperd/KANSAN
By Joal Francis sports@kansan.com Kansan sports writer
The Kansas softball team came up big at its only home series of the fall season, winning all six games of the tournament.
"I expected us to sweep," coach Tracy Bunge said. "No one comes into our house and beats us."
The Jayhawks blanked Pittsburg State, 3-0, yesterday sweeping weekend tournament.
Pitcher Kelly Campbell shook off a rough 4-8 win against Johnson County Community College on Saturday, and won again against the Gorillas yesterday, giving up only three hits and pitching a complete game.
"I wasn't mentally focused on Saturday," Campbell said. "Today I had a good warmup, and my change-up was working. That's a big pitch for me right now."
Campbell said the team did a good job backing her up in the field.
(saturday) I felt like I had to strike everyone out, and do everything myself," Campbell said. "Today I relied on the team. It feels good to go to a full game, because I know if have a bad injury. I know I have everyone helping behind me."
Kansas got on the board early against Pittsburg State, with three consecutive singles in the first inning. Christy McPhail drove in
Shelly Musser, who scored the first run. In the fourth inning, Heather Sims and Katie Malone scored on sacrifice flies from Amy Hulse and Musser, respectively. First baseman Shannon Stanwick was injured on a play in the sixth inning, and taken to the hospital. The extent of her injury will not be known until later today.
The Jayhawks won two games against Butler County Community College on Friday, 3-1 and 1-0. They defeated Johnson County Community College 4-3 and Central Missouri State 3-0 on Saturday.
Kansas finished the weekend with a 5-2 win against Central Missouri State and 3-0 shutout of Pittsburgh State on Sunday. The Jayhawks are 7-2 in fall play this season.
Senior Sarah Clopton allowed only one run in her two starts. She pitched in the first game against Butler County and against Central Missouri State on Saturday.
"I continue to improve every weekend," Clopton said. "I did some good things with my change-up and eve-ball."
Bunge said although improvements have been made, the team still had a lot to learn.
"This time of year, you try to learn not to make the same mistake again." Bunge said. "I noticed we were making some of the same mistakes we did last weekend. I still haven't gotten what I want from the hitters, but the kids continue to learn; they're still young."
Bunge said she was impressed with the team's start against Pittsburg State.
"I liked the way we came out in the last game," Bunge said. "We did a good job early, but we weren't able to maintain that intensity for the full seven innings. I tell the team that championship plays at that level all the time."
The team has taken great strides in its hitting game, Bunge said.
"The kids are doing a better job with plate discipline." Bunge said. "They're not as anxious to pull the ball; they hit it the other way, and to center. Things are starting to click."
The weekend sweep was performed in front of many of the players' parents.
it's as big of a family I've ever been a part of," Bunge said. "I enjoy watching the parents get to know the younger kids. We are on the same page, from the parents to the kids to the coaching staff. It's a lot of fun, and it continues to get better."
—Edited by Mike Loader
Tennis doubles teams test the competition
Brent Briggeman
Kansan Sportswriter
The Kansas women's tennis team wanted to use the season's first tournament to measure how they stacked up against other schools.
The women started the weekend by winning four of five doubles matches.
They now have an idea after the Indiana University Fall Invitational.
Leading the way in the doubles draw was the team of Brooke Chiller and Julia Sidorova. The seniors defeated teams from Marquette and Ball State advancing to the semifinals in the first flight.
Yesterday they moved through Western Michigan advancing to the
finals. In the finals they dropped a close match to Notre Dame 9-8 and took the runner-up spot.
Kansas' other first flight doubles team of Cheryl Malliaiah and Tiffany Chang won its first match but was defeated by a team from Indiana in the quarterfinals.
In singles competition, senior Brooke Chiller, Kansas's No.1 player, dropped two of three matches.
The women received strong performances from Julia Sidorova and Christi Wagenaar in singles play. Both posted perfect records on the weekend and took home titles. Sidorova won the fifth flight while Wagenaar won flight seven.
Other noteworthy performances came from Cheryl Mallaiah, Monica Sekulov, Tiffany Chang and Lisa Mallaiah. All
won two of three matches on the weekend.
All three Kansas doubles teams won
three of four matches in the tournament
three of our matches in the tournament.
The Kansas men's tennis teams sent
squads to two different locations for
weekend meets.
The doubles team of Ed Dus and Rodrigo Echagarray traveled to Baltimore, where it competed in the T. Rowe Price Clay Championships.
The team advanced to the second round with a win against a Texas Tech team but was eliminated by Clemson's John Goffi and Darrin Knight.
The matches were the first of the season for Dus and Echagaray, and a rare chance to test their skills on clay courts.
collegiate grand slam. Following the clay court championships are the ITA/Reebok Men's All-American Championships in October, the Roelex National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships in February and the NCAA Championships in May.
The T. Rowe Price National Clay Court Championships was the first leg of the
The rest of the Kansas men's team spent the weekend competing in the Middle Tennessee Fall Classic.
Stroer defeated fellow Kansas freshman Sebastian Lebertino winning the title. Lebertino's seven-match winning ended earlier in the tournament.
Freshman Peter Stroer won the flightthree singles championship. Stroer ran his record to 7-1 after two collegiate tournaments.
—Edited by Jennifer Roush
Rower prepares at Olympic camp
By Shawn Linenberger sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter
Part of Kansas rower Tara Allsop's preparation for the Jayhawks' first race on Oct. 2 was her summer vacation.
Allsop was one of only 10 freshmen in the United States invited to the Olympic freshman training camp at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in San Diego.
Training sessions at the monthlong camp usually lasted more than 10 hours each day. Allsop said she was at the center from 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., with breaks for meals.
"We ate, then rowed, ate, rowed, ate, then slept," she said.
Although the camp was physically and mentally demanding, Allsop said the training program had its perks.
"The food at the training center was so good and healthy," Allsop said. "We had to stay at a Navy base a few miles from the center. It was so nice. We had our own rooms with La-Z-Boys and couches."
Rowers were invited based on highest scores registered on an ergometer, a rowing machine that tests power output. Rowers had to be more than 6 feet tall.
U. S. rowing coach Hartmut Buschbacher and his assistant coaches ran the camp, and the Olympic team rowed with the camp members.
"They were so fast," Allsop said about the Olympic rowers. "It was amazing."
The freshmen also ran on the training center's indoor track, and on cross country over hills in Mexico. Allsop said that running on the same track as Olympic athletes was an awesome experience. She added that some people in Mexico gave the freshmen interesting looks because of their height.
The freshmen camp was the first step for possible future Olympic rowers. The
Kansas rower Tara Allsop is in an elite group of collegiate rowers. Allsop was one of only 10 college freshmen in the United States to receive an invitation to the ARCO Olympic Training Center in San Diego for a month-long camp. Photo by Eric Sahmman/KANSAN
next step is the pre-elite camp, which usually involves the sophomores through seniors with the top 30 ergometer scores. Above that is the elite group, which consists of the U.S. Olympic rowing team. The elite group trains year-round.
"It gives them a look at how the Olympic team works." Catloth said. "These are possible members of the 2004 (Olympic) team. This gives them exposure at a young age."
Along with her chances to be an Olympian, Allsop's skills have improved.
"The experience has already helped me," Allsop said. "I've noticed a big difference in practice."
Catloth has noticed some change as well.
"It's helped in making some technical changes from last year in her style of rowing." Catloth said.
Other camp members were from Yale, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame and California-Berkley. Kansas State rower Josie McClellan also was invited.
-Edited by Mike Loader
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