8B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2005
BIG 12 BASEBALL
NCAA baseball season in full swing
BY MATT WILSON AND ALISA BAUER sports@kansan.com KANSAN SPORTWRITERS
Editor's note: University Daily Kansan baseball, writers Matt Wilson and Alissa Bauer will provide updates on the Big 12 Conference baseball season every Wednesday throughout the semester. Colorado and Iowa State do not have varsity baseball programs.
Baylor
25-13 overall, 12-3 Big 12 (No. 1 in Big 12, ranked No. 12 in Baseball America)
April 12: Lost 0-2 to the University of Texas-Arlington
April 15-17: Swept Kansas in a three-game series (8-4, 13-2, 3-2)
Highlight players:
Senior first baseman Josh Ford is on a 14-game hit
streak and has reached base in 33 consecutive games. He went 5-13 in the Kansas series and is
hitting .321 with 25 RBI for the season.
◆ Junior right-handed pitcher Ryan LaMotta (4-0) picked up his third save in the series finale against Kansas and put his consecutive scoreless innning mark at 27 2/3. LaMotta has not allowed a run in his last 13 appearances and has a 1.59 ERA.
Next up:
Baylee will face Nebraska in a three-game series April 22-24.
Nebraska
31-7 overall, 8-4 Big 12 (No. 2 in
Big 12, ranked No. 11 in
Baseball America)
April 13. Swept the doubleheader versus North Dakota State (12-1, 10-0)
April 15-17: Took two of three games from Texas A&M (2-1, 4-5 (10 innings), 6-4)
Senior infielder Curtis Ledbetter hit his 10th and
11th home runs of the season in game one against the Aggies. Ledbetter went 6-13
Sophomore pitcher Max
with three RBI in the series.
He is batting .349 with 11
home runs.
- Junior third baseman Alex Gordon hit his team-leading 12th home run in game two. Gordon went 5-10 in the Kansas State series. He leads the team with a .411 average and 12 home runs.
Next up:
Nebraska plays Northern Iowa today.
Missouri
27-9 overall, 8-4 Big 12 (No. 3 in Big 12, ranked No. 17 in Baseball America)
April 13: Won 10-2 against Southeast Missouri State
April 15-17: Swept by Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla. (2-6 (15 innings), 4-6, 5-8)
Highlight players:
- Junior center fielder James Boone went 2-5 with a home
run and three RBI in Sunday's loss at Oklahoma State. He
was 5-14 over the three game series with the Cowboys.
Sophrimore pitcher Max Scherzer continued his solid play of late. He left Friday night's game after allowing just two runs and three hits in 7 2/3 innings of work. He struck out nine batters on the way to another tough no-decision.
Missouri will play tonight at St. Louis.
Next up:
32-6 overall, 9-5 Big 12 (No. 4 in Big 12, ranked No. 1 in Baseball America)
Texas
April 15-17: Swept Oklahoma in a three-game series (2-0, 4-0, 11-7).
Sophomore outfielder Drew Stubbs hit a two-run walk-off
Highlight players:
home run in the bottom of the 10th in game one
against Oklahoma, for his fifth RBI walk-off this season. Stubbs went 6-11 with five RBI in the series. He is hitting .316 with 29 RBI.
Freshman right-handed pitcher Adrian Alaniz (3-0, 1.59 ERA) threw a no-hitter in game two in his first complete game of the season. This marked the 19th no-hitter in Texas history. Alaniz threw six strikeouts and one walk.
27-14 overall, 8-7 Big 12 (No. 5 in Big 12)
State
April 15-17: Swept Missouri (6-2
(15 innings), 6-4, 8-5)
April 13: Lost 1-2 at Wichita
Next up:
Texas will travel to Houston today to play Rice.
Oklahoma State
Highlight players:
Junior first baseman Adam Carr was the hero for the
On Friday night. His gamewinning grand slam in the 15th
inning gave OSU the first of three straight victories over Mizzou. Carr leads the Big 12 in home runs with 16 and RBI with 69.
- Sophomore pitcher Blake Kronosky had an outstanding game Friday. He gave up two runs on seven hits and struck out eight, keeping the Cowboys in the game while pitching eight innings.
Next up:
Oklahoma State will take on Texas in three games this weekend.
Texas Tech
24-13 overall, 6-8 in Big 12 (No.
6 in Big 12)
April 13: Won 10-6 against Hardin-Simmons
April 15-17: Texas Tech lots its series against Kansas State one game to two (11-7, 5-7, 12-13). Texas Tech gave up a 10-2 lead in the series finale before narrowly losing. 12-13.
Highlight players:
♦ Junior third baseman Joey Callender went 5-14 against the Wildcats. He is batting .393 with 35
14 this weekend and scored seven times. Avants is hitting at a .358 clip with 29 RBI.
♦ Senior second baseman Carey Avants hit 7-
Next Up:
Texas Tech takes on Kansas in a three-game weekend series in Lubbock, Texas.
Oklahoma
20-15 overall, 5-7 Big 12 (No. 7
in Big 12)
April 13: Won 20-10 vs. Texas Christian
April 15-17: Swept at Texas (0-2,
0-4, 7-11)
Highlight Players:
- Senior designated hitter Eric Thornton was 3-5 with
two doubles and two RBI against Texas on Sunday. He was the Sooners'
SOONERS
most productive hitter in a weekend in which they were shut out twice and no-hit once.
Junior right-handed pitcher Daniel McCutchen ran into some bad luck Friday night. His nine innings of shutout baseball were matched by Texas pitching before the Longhorns won in the 10th inning. McCutchen allowed only six hits on the night.
Next up:
Oklahoma faces Missouri in three games this weekend.
Texas A&M
23-16 overall, 5-10 Big 12 (No. 8 in Big 12)
April 12: The Aggies lost 3-5 to the Rice Owls.
April 15-17: The Aggies took one of three games from Nebraska (1-2, 5-4, 4-6)
Highlight players:
Senior catcher Justin Pouk went 6-10 against the
Huskers. He is batting .280 with 11 RBI.
- Junior outfielder John infante hit a
walk-off double in the bottom of the tenth inning to end game two against Nebraska.
Next up:
Texas A&M will take on Texas Southern tonight.
Kansas State
17-17 overall, 4-11 Big 12 (No. 9 in Big 12)
April 13: Lost 1-6 against William Jewell
April 15-17: Won two of three against Texas Tech (7-11, 7-5, 13-12)
Highlight Players:
triple
and a
home
run in
Sunday's
victory
against
♦ Sophomore first baseman
Jared Goedert was 4-6 with a
Senior left-handed pitcher Mitch Walter threw six solid innings Saturday night and propelled the Wildcats to their first conference victory in two weeks. He gave up three runs and struck out five.
Next up:
— Edited by Jesse Truesdale
THE 25th ANNUAL FRANKLIN D. MURPHY LECTURES IN ART HISTORY
TAMAR GARB
"The Body in Time': Degas and the Dance"
PROFESSOR, HISTORY OF ART UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON
The Murphy Lecurettis was established in 1979 through the Kansas University Endowment Association in honor of former chancellor D. Franklin D. Murphy. The Murphy Lecurettis series is sponsored by the Spencer Museum of Art, the Kress Foundation Department of Art History at the University of Kansas and the Nelson-Akron Museum of Art in Kansas City.
Thursday, April 21, 5:30 p.m.
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
1301 MISSISSIPPI STREET, LAWRENCE
A reception will follow in the museum's Central Court.
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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Edouard Mane, French, 1832-1883. Little Girl in an Armchair: Portraits of Lelie de Bello, laer Madame Campinode, 1878, oil on canvas mounted on masonite, Spencer Museum of Art: Giff of Marie Curry
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