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/ SPORTS / FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2011 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
BASEBALL
Kansas faces conference rival
BY MIKE VERNON
mvernon@kansan.com
Freshman shortstop Ka'iana Eldredge snags a throw from junior catcher James Stanfield to throw out a Baylor runner during Sunday afternoon's game at Hoglund Ballpark. Eldredge went 0-3 in the Jawhawks 12-4 loss to Bailor.
The strong Kansas baseball pitching staff will take on Nebraska, which has one of the most talented lineups in the Big 12 conference, this weekend. The series will be crucial for the Jayhawks, who have been strong in conference play after struggling early in the season.
"It's huge," coach Ritch Price said. "We could get back to .500 in the league and we'll have won three out of the four series we've played."
Kansas (13-16) will be facing Nebraska (20-11) in a three-game series at Hoglund Ballpark this Friday 6 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m.
After beating Missouri Wednesday, Kansas hopes its strong play will carry into the weekend.
"This weekend we have another opportunity to play a rival, and build some momentum in the Big 12." Price said.
Nebraska has a lineup that boasts impressive power numbers as well as a solid team batting average. The Cornhuskers rank fourth in the conference in batting average at .293 and second in home runs hit at 22. Nebraska also ranks second in the conference with 206 runs.
Behind those strong numbers at the plate are three of the best hitters in the Big 12. Nebraska's junior infielder Cody Asche has hit as many home runs, seven, as the entire Kansas roster. Utility player Kash Kalkowski and infielder Kurt
Farmer both posses batting averages in the top 10 of the Big 12.
The Jayhawks, on the other hand, will bring sub-par - but improving - hitting and a strong pitching staff into this weekend's series.
The Kansas lineup has a team batting average of just .243 compared with the Jayhawks hitting .220 just 13 games ago — before conference play kicked into gear.
The layhawks inconsistency at the plate has resulted in the team playing up or down to their competition so far this year.
Missouri State dismantled Kansas in two games played this year with a combined score of 11-1. Kansas also lost two of three at home against Eastern Michigan. Yet the Jayhawks have won both of their series against Big 12 competition, winning two-of-three against
both Baylor and Oklahoma State.
Friday's starter for Kansas will be senior right-handed pitcher T.J. Walz. Walz has an ERA of 3.86 and has allowed opponents to hit .217 against him. He has been dominant since Big 12 play started — his ERA in three Big 12 starts is 2.42 and he leads the Big 12 in strikeouts with 27 during that span.
"TJ. has an opportunity to go out on Friday night and make a statement," Price said.
Saturday's starter will be sophomore right-handed pitcher Tanner Poppe. Poppe has been dominant in six starts with an ERA of 3.26.
Taking the mound in Sunday's game will be freshman right-handed pitcher Alex Cox. The freshman has an ERA of 4.83.
Team heads to Texas Relays in Austin
TRACK AND FIELD
BY GEOFFREY CALVERT gcalvert@kansan.com
The Kansas track and field team is looking to build on its strong performance last Saturday at the Razorback Spring Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., when it competes at the 84th annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, this weekend. The Jayhawks have 33 athletes competing in the four-day event, which began Wednesday and will continue through Saturday.
Sophomore Rebecca Neville, a women's heptathlon competitor, was the lone Jayhawk to compete until Friday. She took eighth place in the 100-meter dash, seventh in the 200-meter dash, 16th in the high jump, 23rd in shot put and fifth in long jump. She is in 10th place out of 25 competitors in the women's heptathlon.
A week after winning all but one event in Arkansas, the throwers will lead the 12th-ranked men's team this weekend. Freshman Johann Swanepoel and junior Iain Trimble will compete in the javelin, with senior Brian Bishop and sophomore Mason Finley will compete in the discus. Last weekend, Finley won the Razorback Spring Invitational with a throw of 198 feet, setting a new personal record. That throw was the second-best mark in the United States this year, according to an Athletics Department press release. Finley attributed the throwers' success to the emphasis they placed on technique in practice. Finley also had to transition from shot put, his indoor event, to discus, his outdoor event.
"There are a couple of moves out of the back of the ring that are different in discus than in shot, and how you enter the throw is a little different," Finley said. "With shot you can be more fierce at the end."
On the women's side, freshman Jessica Maroszek will attempt to win the discus for the second straight week. She also claimed the shot put title in Arkansas.
Kansas has two women competing in the long jump, sophomores Francine Simpson and Andrea Geubelle. Geubelle, who was an All American in long jump in the 2010 season, will also compete in the triple jump.
Senior Jordan Scott will be looking to win the pole' vault for the second week in a row when he competes Saturday
"I went from a short run, which means you're not on bigger poles and usually don't jump as high. You just work on the technical things," Scott said. "It went really well. I should have qualified for the NCAA Preliminary Round with
debut in Arkansas with a jump of 5.2 meters (17.06 feet).
that iump."
Scott is the defending NCAA Champion in the pole vault, an honor he's been chasing since his freshman year. Now that he's met his goal, Scott is focusing on mastering the mental aspect of pole vaulting to stay on top.
"I have physically what it takes to be the best again, but the mental part is the biggest part at this point," Scott said. "I do a lot of mental training. I've got a book that I read and I use visualization."
Although the Texas Relays will feature many prominent pole vaulters, Scott is a favorite to take the title, in part because Scott favors outdoor competition.
"I realized I love outdoor a lot more than indoor. A lot of people don't like a headwind or a cross-wind, or the sun or rain. But I thrive off of that," Scott said.
On the track, senior Kendra Bradley, freshman Diamond Dixon, sophomore Taylor Washington and junior Shayla Wilson will compete in the women's 4-by-400 meter relay and the sprint medley relay, two events in which the Jayhawks figure to do well. Juniors Cori Christensen and Rebeka Stowe will compete for the Jayhawks in the 1,500 meters. Christensen is coming off of a fifth place finish in Arkansas last weekend.
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