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SPORTS
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2005
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INTRAMURALS
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Patrick Hoppa, Olathe graduate student and 12-Inch Ballers' first baseman, catches the ball as Brad Witherspoon, Humboldt freshman and Apartment M player, crosses first base and is called out during the men's intramural softball championship game Sunday night at Clinton Lake Sports Complex. Apartment M defeated the 12-inch Ballers 17-6. The team also took first in the CoRec intramural championship game previously that night.
Apartment M reigns supreme
BY MICHAEL PHILIPS
mphillips@kansan.com
KANSAN SWITTERWRI
It was a display of dominance that would have brought a smile to New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner's face.
Apartment M won eight games in a 12-hour stretch Sunday to win both the men's and CoRec intramural softball championships.
The CoRec squad struck first, with an 18-6 championship victory against the C&C Softball Factory. The men's group followed with a 19-6 run-rule victory against the 12-Inch Ballers. The run rule, also known as the mercy rule, stops a game if one team is ahead by 10 or more runs.
How did Apartment M, named after the address of several team members, celebrate the victories?
SOFTBALL BOX SCORI
"Food," said Justin Jacobs, Olathe senior. "I've only had time to eat one meal all day."
CoRec championship rosters
+ Apartment M
Name
David Baxter
Jesse Paden
Justin Jacobs
Klarry Katt
Justin Sloop
Jennie Brevitz
Jarris Krapcha
Ela Zahn
Jarad Abmack
Kellie Hammack
Justin Sloop, Valley Falls seniort, pitched all eight games, four in each division of play.
+ C&C Softball Factory
Name
Stephen Vinson
Kate Hosack
Andy Schutter
Tina Borchers
Chris Jones
Emily Duckworth
Ryan Pratt
Jen Cox
Eric Schlickman
Liz Kelsey
The fans came prepared, even bringing a boom box to play music introducing the batters. The crowd stayed animated throughout.
For the CoRec team, the day started at 1:30 p.m. By the time the championship game rolled around at 9:30, the group had already developed a reputation as the team that was run-ruling everybody.
Despite the cold weather, a bleacher full of fans still showed up to cheer Apartment M's opponent, the C&C Softball Factory.
Referring to his team's lack of a cheering section, Apartment M's Jared Abel said to the C&C
Hometown/class ABI H R R
Sloux City, Iowa, senior 5 4 3
Wathena senior 4 3 3
Olathe senior 5 5 4
Waterloo, Iowa, junior 4 1 2
Valley Falls senior 5 5 3
Valley Falls senior 5 2 0
Albuquerque, N.M., senior 5 1 0
Littleton, Colo., senior 4 0 0
Winchester senior 4 3 2
Leavenworth, senior 1 0 0
Hometown/clas AB H R
Lawrence junior 4 1
Harlan, Iowa, senior 4 1
Lenaea senior 4 1
Wichita sophomore 3 4
Carrollton, Texas, junior 3 3
Webster Groves, Mo., sophomore 3 1
Webster Groves, Mo., sophomore 3 1
Kansas City, Kan., sophomore 3 1
Wheaton, III, junior 3 2
Springfield, Mo., junior 2 1
supporters, "We don't need support."
The Winchester senior was thoroughly heckled during each future plate appearance.
C&C held its only lead of the game in the second, when it retired three straight batters.
In the fourth, however, the entire lineup batted for Apartment M. The six-run inning was highlighted by Justin Jacobs' home run to right-center field.
C&C scored in five of the seven innings but could not produce enough offense to keep up with Apartment M.
"We hit and fielded well and made plays when we had the chance," Sloop said.
Strong defense by Apartment M kept runs off the board. The team turned a double play twice in the game, including one in the fifth inning with two runners
on base.
Apartment M did not lack offense either. The team had three doubles, a triple and four home runs. Three of those homers came from the bat of lacobs.
"Its just standing back and being relaxed," Jacobs said. "That's what hitters do."
Because it was the championship, the game was allowed to go the full seven innings instead of ending at the 50-minute mark.
The teams took advantage of the extra time,compiling 40 hits and six home runs.
Pitching was solid on both sides. Tina Borcher, Wichita sophomore, walked only four hitters. Apartment M's Sloop did not walk any.
It was C&C's second championship game loss in three years.
SEE APARTMENT M ON PAGE 6A
INSIDE THE PARK
JACK WEINSTEIN
jweinstein@hansan.com
History displays poor record inevitable
Success has been fleeting for the Kansas football team in recent years. In fact, if history is any indication, winning at Kansas is a difficult task. With the exception of the golden years from 1890-1910 — the first 20 years of the program's existence — Kansas has well, stunk.
Junior outfielder A.J. Van Slyke takes a swing during the game against Kansas State Sunday. Van Slyke hit his team-leading 11th home run during the game. Kansas will face the St. Mary's Spires at 7 tonight at Hoglund Ballpark.
In those first 20 years the Jayhawks posted a 126-45 record, a .737 winning percentage. Since then, the Jayhawks have a less impressive
142 record, a .453 winning percentage.
Coach Mark Mangino shouldn't feel bad for going 12-24 in his first three seasons at the helm. Many of his predecessors have fared just as poorly as or worse than Mangino. In fact, only four
403-482 record. a. 455 winning percentage.
With the exception of the golden years from 1890-1910 the first 20 years of the program's existence Kansas has well, stunk.
SEE WEINSTEIN ON PAGE 6A
Kansas to face St. Mary's tonight
BASEBALL
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BY ALISSA BAUER
abauer@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
After the final game at Texas Tech was canceled, Kansas was left with one more game it could pick up, and it will do so this evening.
Kansas (29-21, 6-11 Big 12) will face the St. Mary's Spires (23-24, 12-10 Kansas Collegiate Athletics Conference) in a game that coach Ritch Price is calling a teammate game.
"I've got some guys on my club that haven't played very much that are great teammates," Price said. "I'm calling it a teammate game. It's rewarding those guys that come to practice every day and don't get the opportunity to play on the weekends."
St. Mary's comes off a doubleheader sweep against Sterling College (3-1, 1-0), while Kansas picked up its first Big 12 Conference series victory against Kansas State last weekend. The victories moved the Jayhawks out of last place in the Big 12 and bumped them ahead of the Wildcats.
At the plate, Kansas is led by junior outfielder A.J. Van Slyke. Appearing to find his groove at the plate, Van Slyke homered twice against the Wiltcats this weekend and drove in six runs. Van Slyke leads the team with 11 home runs and 52 RBI.
"I've only had about one hit every day for about a week, but I have been hitting the ball real well," Van Slyke said. "I feel really comfortable at the plate right now."
Junior first baseman Jared Schweitzer enters tonight's game on
an 18-game hit streak. He blasted his third home run in game two of the weekend series, going 2-5 with two RBI against the Wildcats.
"I have no idea about St. Mary's," Schweitzer said. "But we'll come out and put a good effort in, hopefully. Maybe get the guys that don't play very often some playing time."
St. Mary's seemed to be an unknown to much of the team, but the Jayhawks also acknowledged the
VOI
importance of a victory and the opportunity to play some bench players.
"I don't even know what it is or where it is," Van Slyke said. "We're just trying to get as many wins as possible."
Senior right-hander Clint Schambach (2-3, 5.40 ERA) is penciled in to start on the hill for the lawhaws.
St. Mary's, which competes at the
NAIA level, is a university located in Leavenworth with an enrollment of less than 900 students. When it comes to baseball, however, a game is a game.
"If you get a game rained out, you've got to get somebody," Van Slyke said. "I guess that's who we got."
The game will start at 7 tonight at Hoglund Ballpark.
- Edited by John Scheirman
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