UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday, September 19, 1995
3B
Kansas softball impressive in its first weekend of fall season
Underclassmen lead team to early victories at Jayhawk Invitational
By Dan Gelston
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas softball team opened its fall season this past weekend with victories in all five of its games.
At the Jayhawk Invitational held at Jayhawk Field, Kansas was led by freshman pitcher Sarah Workman, who was a team workhorse. She started four of the five games, completing all of them and pitching three shutouts.
On Sunday, she pitched a three-hit shutout against Southwest Missouri State, winning 1-0. She also pitched a one hitter against Washburn, again winning 1-0.
Against Southwest Missouri State, Kansas sophomore third baseman Sarah McCann went 3-for-3 and scored the game's only run in the fifth inning.
Sandwiched between Workman's outings on Sunday was another shutout effort by another freshman, pitcher Courtney Wilson. She allowed
"It's a
completely different and better attitude this year."
Heather Richins Kansas junior second baseman
just one hit in five innings in a 7-0, run-rule shortened game against Southwest Missouri State.
Making such a grand debut was not what Workman expected.
"I really didn't know what to expect, but I really didn't think I'd do this good," she said. "Coach Haack really didn't tell me a whole lot about the teams I'd be facing, just that the competition would get harder as the weekends went on."
Workman is a five-pitch pitcher: She throws a fastball, change up, curve, rise and drop. She displayed them all
last weekend, when she struck out 16 batters in 28 innings. The work doesn't bother her.
"I can do it all day long," she said. "Throwing underhand is such a natural motion that it doesn't really hurt my arm. Sore sometimes, but no pain."
On Saturday, Kansas defeated Washburn 1-0 and Southwest Missouri State 3-1, with Workman picking up both wins.
Kansas senior left fielder Katie Morgan went three for three with an RBI against Southwest Missouri State, while junior second baseman Heather Richins scored the only run against Washburn, going two for three.
"I think we played pretty well for our first games," Richins said. "A lot has changed since last year. The overall outlook on the team is a lot better. It's a completely different and better attitude this year."
Kansas is led by eighth-year coach Kalum Haack. He is the winningest coach in Kansas softball history with 283 wins.
Last year, Kansas finished with a disappointing 19-23 record and was just 5-15 in the Big Eight.
The airplane ride home from Minnesota for members of the Kansas men's golf team was not filled with happy memories of what had occurred on the golf course Sunday and yesterday.
The Jayhawks went to the Reliastar Collegiate Invitational in Dellwood, Minn., with the hopes of showing off their talents. Instead, they returned to Lawrence wondering what went wrong.
Kansan staff report
"It was disappointing," Kansas men's golf coach Ross Randall said. "We had some good rounds, but it didn't play out well."
team field. The three-round total put the team 21 strokes behind tournament champion Louisiana State. The outing wasn't what the team had hoped for.
In the par-72 tournament, the team shot a combined score of 895 and finished sixth in the 12-
Golf team disappointed with showing
"We played better today by shooting scores under 89," Randall said after yesterday's round. "But overall we did not do well."
Kansas senior Alan Stearns was the team standout. Stearns shot rounds of 69, 78 and 71 and finished with a combined 218. The score was enough to earn Stearns a fifth-place finish.
The next closest Kansas finisher was senior Dan Rooney.
Rooney shot rounds of 72, 76 and 74, finishing with a combined score of 222. He shot his way to a tie for 13th place.
"Dan didn't play too bad," Randall said. "But he had a chance to play better."
Other Kansas competitors were redshirt freshman Chris Thompson, who shot a 228 to finish in 38th place, and junior Kit Grove, who tied for 54th place.
The team does not plan to dwell on the results, but Randall said he knew that the team needed to work on a few things.
Defending Big Eight Conference champion and Kansas senior Slade Adams struggled. Adams shot rounds of 80, 73 and 80 and finished with a combined score of 233. He finished in 51st place.
"We need to work on our short game," Randall said. "Everyone was really anxious to get started, and I think they just tried too hard."
Suspended Cornhusker receives counseling
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Suspended Nebraska running back Lawrence Phillips could be reinstated within a month if he takes steps to control his anger, Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne said yesterday.
Osborne said Phillips, who pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of assault, trespassing and destruction of property, was undergoing counseling.
Phillips, a junior who rushed for 359 yards and seven touchdowns in the 'Fuskers' first two games, was suspended Sept. 10 after being charged with hitting his ex-girlfriend.
best-case scenario, he could return."
Osborne said critics mischaracterized Phillips, who was considered a Heisman Trophy contender before being suspended indefinitely.
"I would not allow him to return unless medical people say some significant changes have taken place," Osborne said. "There are several things he has to get ironed out. It's possible that in a month or so, in the
"It's not as though Lawrence is an angry young man all the time and a threat to society. I don't believe that," Osborne said. "But there are occasions every four or five months where he becomes a little explosive."
"I guess we're probably where the buck stops," he said. "It's like the president is held accountable for the economy and for problems in the family and crime and all kinds of things. We recruit them. We deal with them every day. We do the best we can. I think most coaches do."
Osborne said he was willing to accept part of the responsibility for his players' conduct.
Sept.18-22
The Center for Community Outreach presents Into the Streets... a national program designed to introduce students to volunteerism.
Tuesday, Sept. 19th "Speak Out on Volunteerism" 12-1 pm in front of Kansas Union
Wednesday, Sept. 20th Volunteer Fair 11-3 pm on the lawn of Stauffer-Flint
Thursday, Sept. 21st Debate on Americorps Program 8 pm Alderson Auditorium
Volunteer Opportunities are available throughout the week at the following community agencies/organizations:
Ballard Center
Community Living Opportunities
Presbyterian Manor
Headquarters
Jubilee Cafe
University Theatre
Lawrence Indian Center
Lawrence Recycling
Sign up at the "into the Streets" table in the Kansas Union Mon-Friday 10-2 pm
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Tuesday, Thursday:
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- Rotunda of Strong Hall
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- 1996 Jayhawker Yearbooks available for purchase
All dorm residents may report to:
- McCollum (lobby), Sept. 18-22
- Oliver (lobby), Sept. 25-27
- GSP, Sept. 28-29
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7:00 p.m. Saturday, September 23, 1995 Crafton-Preyer Theatre/Murphy Hall
General admission tickets are on sale in the KU box offices: Murphy Hall, 864-382s; Lied Center, 864-AKTS, SUA Office, 864-3477; public $6, K-12 and KU students $3, senior citizens $5; both VISA and MasterCard are accepted for phone orders.
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September 20,1995
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