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MONDAY, MAY 9, 2005
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Schweitzer sets record for hitting streak
Junior first baseman Jared Schweitzer celebrates with junior center fielder Matt Baty and junior left fielder A.J. Van Slyke after scoring a run during the fifth inning yesterday at Hoglund Ballpark. Schweitzer singled in the inning to extend his school-record hitting streak to 23 games. Kansas won the series against Texas 2-1.
BY ALISSA BAUER
abauer@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
As Kansas (33-22, 8-12 Big 12 Conference) was winning its series against No. 3 Texas (39-11, 14-9 Big 12) this weekend, one Jayhawk had a particularly successful weekend.
Junior first baseman Jared Schweitzer slugged home runs in games one and two to first tie and then to set a Kansas hitting streak record. In game three, Schweitzer extended his record to 23 games.
"It's an amazing streak. I don't think he's had a cheap hit in the 23
Schweitzer
games," coach Ritch Price said. "He's had a solid base hit in every ball game. He's a very good offensive player."
Ryan Baty, who graduated last spring after a four-year career as a Jayhawk, previously held the record. Matt Tribble, another 2004 graduate, held the record in 2003 with a 20 game streak.
"Jared's a great player and a good friend," Ryan Baty said. "He's a great and natural, pure hitter. He deserves it."
Entering the weekend, Schweitzer needed a hit in the first two games to break the record. His solo shot in game one, along with a 2-4 effort in game two made him the new record holder. A 2-3 game three makes Schweitzer's streak that much more impressive.
Baty, older brother of junior outfielder Matt Baty, set the record at 21 games last season. In the final 21 games of 2004, Ryan Baty came up with a hit. Because of that, Baty said his streak never technically ended., but he was still happy for Schweitzer.
Tying the streak with a single in his first at-bat in game one, Schweitzer broke the record in his second at-bat of game two with his sixth homer of the season.
"What's odd is when Tribble broke the hit streak record, and when I broke the hit streak record and now Jared, the game that we did it was all on home runs." Baty said. "Isn't that wild?"
Schweitzer, who continues to claim that the secret to the streak lies in the power of his uncut hair, said that breaking the streak against Texas made the milestone a little sweeter.
Although hit streaks and records are prestigious, Baty said that they were made to be broken, and he is happy that his was. He said the improvement of the program is more important than individual records.
"If they're not breaking records in this program — the records I set and the records in the past — that means our program isn't taking that next step," Baty said.
Although his streak marks the third time the record has been broken in as many years, Schweitzer said he realized the difficulty in what he is accomplishing.
"Tribble and Baty are two good hitters, so I don't think it makes it any less special. It's nice." Schweitzer said.
Schweitzer said the series victory against Texas was much more important than what he accomplished individually.
"I'd take wins over Texas any day," Schweitzer said. "If someone would've told me that I would go 0-for the weekend but we would've taken two of three from Texas, I would've taken it easily."
"I bet he finishes out the rest of the year with it," Baty said. "I think he's seeing the ball that well right now. We need it. If we're going to make the regional we need Jared to be hot the rest of the year."
As one of the weekend's offensive leaders, Schweitzer's 5-11 effort this weekend helped propel the Jayhawks 2-1 series victory, their first against the Longhorns since 1996.
Baty is rooting for both the Jayhawks and Schweitzer, as he said he expected the streak to hold out.
Edited by Jesse Truesdale
SOFTBALL
Jayhawks move up in standings
Kansas has record 16 hits in victory
BY DREW DAVISON
ddavison@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWRIVER
The Kansas softball team swept Iowa State this weekend, moving the Jayhawks up to No. 6 in the Big 12 Conference standings. Kansas won 9-4 Saturday and 4-2 yesterday at the Southwest Athletic Complex in Ames, Iowa.
KANSAS 4. IOWA STATE 2
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| Kansas (30-20) | AB | R | H RBI | Jessica Guade, 1b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Heather Stanley, rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kate Reichling, dh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Cyndi Duran, lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | Ashley Killeen, c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jackie Vasquez, cf | 2 | 0 | 1 | Diana Reiter, 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessica Moppin, 2b | 2 | 0 | 1 | Misty Kimura, rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Destiny Frankenstein, ss | 3 | 1 | 1 | Amber Wood, 2b | 1 | 0 | 0 | **0** |
| Elle Pottrott, c | 3 | 1 | 1 | Beth Tharp, ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | **0** |
| Ashley Goodrich, pr | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kristy Olsen, lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | **0** |
| Serena Settlemier, dh/p | 2 | 0 | 1 | **Totals** | **23** | **2** | **5** | **2** |
| Nettle Fierros, 3b | 1 | 1 | 0 | +HR: none | | | | |
| Nicole Washburn, 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Kassia Humphreys, 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | Score by iming | R | H | E |
| Ashley Frazer, lf/rf | 3 | 1 | 2 | KU 020 110.0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Totals | 22 | 4 | 7 | ISU 200 000.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Iowa State (18-31)
AB R H RBI
Kim Rodgers, cf 3 1 1 0
Cary Alksys, ss 3 0 0 0
Winn: Christina Ross (12-6)
Lossy Alysse Ransom (11-19)
Save: None
Source: Kansas Athletics Department
INTRAMURALS
Allan Jackson, Robinson Junior and Fighting Blunts team member, attempts to save the Frisbee before it goes out of bounds with the Pinkies' Weston Buck, Overland Park sophomore, on his heals during yesterday evening's intramural ultimate Frisbee game at Shenk Complex, 23rd and Iowa streets. The Fighting Blunts defeated the Pinkies 11-6.
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Fighting Blunts light up Frisbee championship
BY MICHAEL PHILLIPS
mphillips@kansan.com
MKANAN SPORTSWRIETER
For B-team members of the University of Kansas' club ultimate Frisbee team, the HorrorZontals, it would have been a disappointment if they hadn't won school bragging rights.
Their intramural team, named the Fighting Blunts for the tournament;
defeated the Pinkies 11-6 in the men's championship game last night.
The Pinkies made it to the finals after an overtime victory against Vanguard of the Proletariat, the Stephenson Hall team, earlier in the day.
The Blunts expected to see the Pinkies in the finals.
"They are definitely one of the best teams out there," Allan Jackson,
Robinson junior, said.
The Blunts came out prepared to make a statement.
On the opening possession of the game, Casey Aull, Libertyville, Ill., freshman, caught a touchdown pass and put the team in the lead.
After that, the game settled into a lull for a few minutes, until the Blunts surged ahead for good.
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Is there a hotter team in Big 12 Conference baseball than the Kansas Jayhawks? After this weekend's series victory against the Texas Longhorns, the Jayhawks are 8-12 in the conference and have won nine of their last 11.
Kansas victory makes tournament berth likely
The Jayhawks showed the nation this weekend that there's a new team to consider when mentioning the strong teams in the conference.
More importantly, the lavishaws have won their past
The victory this weekend
RYAN COLAIANNI rcolaianni@kansan.com
two series in the conference and are playing the type of baseball needed to be successful in this conference.
aided their goal to qualify for the Big 12 Tournament.
With two conference series left to go, the Jayhawks are red hot.
Texas is a top-10 team, and though the Jayhawks' powerful bats have led the way all year, it was pitching during the weekend that helped Kansas top Texas.
Sophomore Sean Land was spectacular on Friday, as he went five innings and gave up just one earned run.
The Jayhawks showed the nation this weekend that there's a new team to consider when mentioning strong teams in the conference.
The team's pitching and defense have been problems this season, but in the first two games of the series, the pitching was phenomenal as Kansas allowed just three runs in two games.
It was clear that Price simply wanted to get a victory on Friday,
Coach Ritch Price's decision to bring in Sunday starter Kodiak Quick on Friday night in relief was a great decision.
and with the team's best pitcher on the mound, it gave him a great opportunity to defeat a strong Texas team. Quick pitched two perfect innings. Price's risky decision paid off, and Quick still pitched yesterday.
Despite being routed yesterday afternoon, the Jayhawks should still look at this weekend as the highlight of the season and probably the highlight of Price's ten are here at Kansas.
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