MONDAY, MAY 9. 2005
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
7A
INTRAMURALS
Rapscallions win intramural championship
Team defeats Beta Black to win flag football title
BY MICHAEL PHILLIPS
KANSAN SPORTSWITER
At Lawrence High School, Josh Lawrence tried to work the word "rapscallion" into every article he wrote for the school paper.
He should like this one.
Lawrence's team, The Rapscallions, outlasted 17 other teams to take the intramural 4-on-4 flag football championship Saturday evening with a 39-26 victory over Beta Black.
Beta Black, consisting of members of Beta Theta Pi, never made the game close.
The action started at 11 a.m. Saturday. By 6 p.m., only four teams remained. Beta Black
knocked off J.R.'s Bail Bondsmen 41-20, then the Rapscallions crushed Extreme 41-18 to punch their ticket to the title game.
With a thunderstorm looming, the teams hurried into the championship game.
Beta Black won the coin toss, and chose to play with the wind in the second half.
With the wind and the ball, the Rapscallions wasted no time going to work.
Facing a third and final down on their opening drive, quarterback James Lawrence threw a pass to Jamie Huston, Lawrence freshman, for the touchdown.
"Our receivers are so good that I just threw it to them and
they caught it," Lawrence,
Lawrence freshman, said.
Huston turned around and contributed defensively. With pressure being applied to the quarterback, Huston intercepted a wild pass.
The next drive was more of the same for the Rapscallions. This time the touchdown pass went to Jacob Rahmeier, Lawrence freshman.
The teams took different defensive strategies.
The Rapscallions played man-to-man with the three receivers while the fourth man blitzed the quarterback. Beta Black kept all four defenders back in a zone.
"Our first game, the team decided to blitz us and we just
got by them and got the first down every time," quarterback James Lawrence said.
As halftime approached, the teams provided more theatrics. Beta Black took the ball with 20 seconds remaining. Quarterback Chris Hermreck, Ottawa junior, scrambled to the sideline, where he saw Rhodes Kelley, St. Louis freshman, open.
Kelley towed the sideline while making the catch, which brought the team within seven points of the lead.
Six seconds later, however, Huston responded with his second touchdown catch of the game, also on a pass that went the length of the field.
Coming out of halftime, James Lawrence intercepted the ball after the quarterback was
Beta Black:
Chris Hermreck, Ottawa junior
Rhodes Kelley, St. Louis freshman
Jeff Larkin, Garden City junior
Trevor Blattner, Cape Girardeau,
Mo., junior
4-ON-4 FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Matt Ferguson, Leawood junior
Rapscallions:
Jamie Huston, Lawrence freshman
Josh Lawrence, Lawrence freshman
James Lawrence, Lawrence freshman
Andy Stiles, Lawrence freshman
Jacob Rahmeier, Lawrence freshman
forced to throw while scrambling. The Rapscallions' next touchdown put the team up 33-13 with just minutes remaining in the game.
The next three possessions resulted in touchdowns as well, and the Rapscallions ran out the clock in style, using a play with three laterals to elude tacklers.
Josh Lawrence has a different idea for next year's tournament.
"If this were tackle football, we still would have dominated," he said.
Winning the championship next year would also be yet another occasion to see "rapscallion" in the paper.
—Edited by Jesse Truesdale
Colaianni
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Never, in his three seasons at Kansas, has the team had such a big weekend.
These guys can play with anyone in the country, and if they continue to be as hot as they are right now, they could make significant damage in the Big 12 Tournament.
This weekend has made qualifying for the Big 12 tournament much more likely; the expectations are certainly much higher now.
If this team stumbles down the stretch — and after this weekend's performance that appears unlikely — it would be a huge disappointment.
The Jayhawks need to stay focused, as they will play the Missouri Tigers next weekend, and Mizzou has had a great season thus far.
Texas is not the same team that is was a year ago, when it finished second in the College World Series.
But the exposure that this weekend brought to Hoglund Ballpark will have much bigger ramifications.
Having people from throughout the country watch the
games and see the amazing performance that the Jayhawks put on this week was wonderful, and it should do wonders for Price as he recruits not only in Kansas but throughout the country.
In addition to the new scoreboard, an indoor batting facility is nearing completion.
These series victories will help Price get the facilities he needs to compete with warmer weather teams in the conference.
The confidence boost from this weekend should help the Jayhawks keep their winning ways. If the pitching staff is able to keep up its strong performance the hitting will take care of itself.
Price has done a terrific job with this club and has kept them focused all season. Even when the Jayhawks were struggling in their first few conference series.
Price was still able to keep the team going in the right direction. Now the team is winning when it needs the victories most.
- Colaianni is a McLean, Va., sophomore in journalism and political science.
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With the sweep, the Jayhawks have their seventh 30-victory season during coach Tracy Bunge's nine-year tenure, going 30-20 overall and 9-8 in the conference.
"We took care of business this weekend." Bunge said.
On Saturday, the Kansas offense exploded with 16 hits, a season high. Junior shortstop Destiny Frankenstein led the offense with four hits on Saturday. She said everyone saw the zone and attacked at the plate. Kansas trailed Iowa State 2-0 after the first inning. ISU first baseman Jessica Quade put the Cyclones on the board early with a two-run home run.
Freshman pitcher Christina Ross started for the Jayhawks, allowing five hits and one walk but striking two in 2.1 innings. Junior pitcher Serena Settlemier finished the game in relief and allowed no walks. She allowed five hits, but struck out five. picking up the victory.
Yesterday, Kansas fell behind Iowa State early in the game as well. The Cyclones scored two runs in the first inning, but Frankenstein ignited the offense
With the sweep,
the Jayhawks have their seventh 30-victory season during coach Tracy Bunge's nine-year tenure, going 30-20 overall and 9-8 in the conference
conference
in the second inning with a solo home run that pulled the Jayhawks within one. Kansas tied the game later that inning when junior third baseman Nettie Fierros scored. The Jayhawks scored runs in the fourth and fifth inning to secure the victory.
Ross earned the victory for the Jayhawks, throwing 4.1 innings, allowing two runs and five hits and striking out two. Settlemier relieved Ross to finish the game. She got the next eight batters out and helped Kansas win its 30th game. She allowed no hits and no runs while striking out three.
Bunge said the offense
KANSAS 9, IOWA STATE 4
| Kansas (29-20) | AB | R | H | RBI |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Heather Stanley, rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cydni Durand, lf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jackie Vaquez, cf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jessica Moppin, 2b | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Destiny Frankenstein, ss | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Serena Settlemier, dh/p | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Elliot Potorf, c | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ashley Goodrich, pr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nettie Frios, 3b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Nicole Washburn, 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kassie Humphries, ph/1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Frizer, lf/r | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 16 | 8 |
▲ HR: None
Iowa State (18-30) AB R H RBI
Kim Rodgers, lf 3 0 1 0
Cary Akins, ss 3 1 1 0
Jessica Quade, 1b 4 1 2 1
Kate Reiching, dh/p 4 2 1 2
picked up the pitching staff this weekend. She said the pitchers were not as sharp as they had been and needed to be more aggressive in the tournament.
Kansas bounced back both games after trailing. Bunge said her team knew it was never out of a ball game. This weekend, the players jumped back quickly, so they weren't pressing, she said.
The next destination for the team is Oklahoma City for the Big 12 Conference Tournament.
Ashley Killeen, c 4 0 2 0
Amber Wood, pr 0 1 0 0
Diana Reuter, 3b 4 0 2 1
Jennifer Bigbee, 2b 2 0 0 0
Pajse Jauge, ph 1 0 0 0
Stephanie Mosley, ph 1 0 0 0
Kristy Olsen, rf 2 0 0 0
Misty Kimura, ph/rf 1 0 0 0
Fallon Johnson, cf 3 0 1 0
Totals 31 4 10 4
HR: Quade, Reichling
Score by inning R H E
KU 004 21 2 9 16 10
ISU 002 03 0 14 10
Win: Settlemier (13-8)
Loss: Alyssa Ransom (11-18)
Save: None
Source: Kansas Athletics Department
The Jayhawks will be the No. 6 seed in the tournament, avoiding the play-in game. The first game is scheduled for May 12 at 11 a.m. against the No. 3 seed, Texas. Kansas lost to Texas earlier this season, 4-1.
Frankenstein said the team would keep the same approach heading into the tournament, and the players knew they could defeat anyone in the conference.
Edited by Austin Caster
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