2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
TUESDAY. APRIL 26, 2005
CORRECTIONS
- Yesterday's University Daily Kansan contained an error. The caption of the Kansas Relays photo on page 1B misidentified junior runner Benson Chesang's home country. He is from Kenya.
- Yesterday's University Daily Kansan contained an error. One of the photo captions on page 8B misrepresented freshman runner Nick Brennan's time in the 1,500-meter run. He finished in 4:01.05.
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
TOMORROW
Baseball vs. Sacramento State, noon, Kansas City, Kan
THURSDAY
- Tennis at Big 12 Tournament, all day, Austin, Texas
- Softball vs. North Dakota State, 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., Arrocha Ballpark
Track at Drake Relays, all day, Des Moines, Iowa
FRIDAY
Baseball vs. Kansas State. 6:30 p.m., Manhattan
**Washington St.**, *Xinbai Square*, 8:30 p.m., winnings:
+ More **Miami** games, Big 12 Championship, all day,
Truffly Tues.
Tennis at Big 12 Tournament, all day, Austin, Texas
- Track at Penn Relays, all day, Philadelphia
Track at Drake Relays, all day, Das Moines, Iowa
SATURDAY
Softball vs. Texas Tech, 2 p.m., Lubbock, Texas
Baseball vs. Kansas State 7 p.m., Hog Island Ballpark
Basketball 95 teams take on
**Tennis** at Big 12 Tournament, all day, Austin, Texas
- Men's golf vs. Big 12 Conference Championship, all day,
Trail Runner
Track at Penn Relays, all day, Philadelphia
Track at Drake Relays, all day, Des Moines, Iowa
INTRAMURAL SCORES
SUNDAY
SUNDAY
ULTIMATE FRISBEE
Pinkies def. The Paloakes 12-6
Phi Kappa Tau def. Ben Parrot 9-5
Phi Kappa Tau def. Ben Parrot 9-5
Cavaliere A. B.
Co-Recreational
Co-educational Pearson/Douthart def. Destroyers 15-3
MLB
Brewers ace could miss start because of inner ear infection
ST. LOUIS — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Ben Sheets, who missed a start because of an ear infection, could miss another turn in the rotation
Sheets, who spent two nights in a hospital, was with the team as it began a three-game series against the Cardinals yesterday. But Wes Obermueller got his first start of the year.
Manager Ned Yost said Sheets felt better, but could miss six to 12 days with the ailment.
"They've got a big name for it, but it's just an inner ear infection that makes him a bit dizzy," Yost said.
The Associated Press
WOMEN'S GOLF
By TRAVIS ROIBETT
trobinett@kansan.com
trobinettSWITTER
Players focus on upswing in 2006
After a year of improvements the women's golf team did not receive an NCAA regional bid. Kansas, part of the central region, needed to play better throughout the year coach Erin O'Neil said.
Next year at this time, O'Neil would like a regional bid wrapped up before the Big 12 Conference Championships.
Freshman Annie Giangrosso said the team wanted to practice harder during the offseason and focus on improvement.
"We can learn from this and next year put ourselves in position to
O'Neil
Colorado, a team Kansas defeated last weekend at the Big 12 Conference Championship, will play in regionals, which surprised O'Neil.
float through the Big 12," Giangrosso said.
"But they are in the west regional, we are in the central," she said. "It's a little stronger."
O'Neil said the regional bids were decided on strength of schedule, head-to-head play against other teams fighting for a spot, the region a team was in and a team's central
and national rankings. Also, conference champions automatically earn the right to play in regionalals, resulting in some teams ranked behind Kansas making it. O'Neil said seeing worse teams in the postseason would serve as motivation for the team.
"They are fired up to start working toward next year," she said.
Now that the season is over and no players are graduating, the Jayhawks have all summer to improve their games so they can make a run at regionals in 2006.
"We'll hit the recruiting trail starting in May through August," she said.
Also, O'Neil has time to add a few players to the team.
Some of the players will gain experience this summer by playing in tournaments, including qualifying tournaments for the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur.
"We still had some really good bright spots," O'Neill said. "Winning our first event and Amanda (Costner) winning her first tournament. We are excited about next year."
"We want to put ourselves in position to help the team out and practice harder with more focus," Giangrosso said.
Even though O'Neil and the players are disappointed, they came away from the season with a positive perspective.
Edited by Lisa Coble-Krings
BIG 12 MEN'S GOLF
Young stars await Kansas in Texas
BY TIM HALL
kallan@kansan.com
kansan SPORTWRITER
The Kansas men's golf team has one more day of practicing in Lawrence before heading to Trinity, Texas, tomorrow to compete in the Big 12 Conference Championships at Whispering Pines Golf Club. Here is part three of a four-part series previewing the Jayhawks' opponents.
Iowa State
The Cyclones have had a difficult year on the links, but are coming off their best performance of the season a
the Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafeyette, Ind., on April 17. The Cyclones finished the tournament in a tie for sixth place and shot their second-lowest three-round total of the season of 886. Freshman Joe Cermak led Iowa State with a career-best three-round score of 219 to finish in a tie for ninth.
Strong play from the freshmen, including the consistency of freshman Chris Baker, will be what Iowa State looks forward to heading into the championships. Baker
is leading the Cyclones with a 74.4 stroke average in his first year. His best finish of the season came in the early March at the St. Croix Collegiate Classic in the Virgin Islands. Baker shot r
career-best 214 for the tournament and finished in a tie for fifth.
Baker
The Cyclones have their work cut out for them heading into the Big 12 Championships. They are ranked 160th in the nation by Golfweek magazine and they have never won a conference title.
Baylor
Baylor has tasted success before in the Big 12 Championships. The Bears won the conference title
2001. when the event
2001, when the Clement was played at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, by a convincing 10 strokes. This year, the Bears are ranked No. 44 in the nation by Golfweek, and they have a young star in sophomore Jeremy Alcorn.
Alcorn is ranked 31st in the country as an individual, and was named the Big 12 Golfer of the Month in March. He leads the Bears this season with a 71.07 stroke average and has won three tournament titles this
season, two coming in March. Alcorn won the University Club Intercollegiate in October and the Borderrunner Intercollegiate and the Border Olympics in March.
Alcorn
Baylor recently finished in a tie for seventh at the Aggie Invitational on April 17 in Bryan, Texas, in its final regular-season tournament. Alcorn led the Bears with a score of 214 and a sixth-place finish, and sophomore Chase Thomas finished in a tie for 27th with a three-round score of 225. The Bears had had a strong season so far, but they will need a strong performance from Jeremy Alcorn to be effective in Trinity.
Texas Tech
Texas Tech is one of the nation's best tear and it has a good shot
win the championship. Ranked 25th in the nation by Golfweek, the Red Raiders have not yet won a conference championship since the inception of the Big 12 Conference.
Dresser
Though they haven't won a tournament this year, the Red Raiders have been close with four top-five finishes on the season.
Recently Texas Tech finished third at the Aggie Invitational in the team's final tournament of the regular season. Junior Andrew Dresser led the Red Raiders with a final-round 71 that propelled him to a seventh-place finish, his highest of the season.
He also recorded his third top 10 finish. Sophomore Oscar Floren shot a three-round total of 219 and finished in a tie for 10th, also his third of the season. The Jayhawks need to look out for the Red Raiders, who are dangerous and on a quest for their first victory of the season.
— Edited by Ross Fitch
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