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APRIL 20, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
BASEBALL GAMEDAY
PLAYING TIME
Underclassmen should see more of the field tonight KANSAS VS BENEDICTINE 6 p.m., Lawrence
AT A GLANCE
Kansas (21-14-1, 5-6-1) is 3-0 in developmental games this season and none have been remotely close. Tonight's game isn't so much a tune-up for tomorrow's non-conference showdown with Missouri as much as it's an opportunity for the younger Jayhawks to get extended playing time.
Zac Elgie
PLAYER TO WATCH
Playing time has been sparse for Eligie as of late, but he's excelled when given the opportunity. Elgie's home run against Missouri State (3/31) proved to be the winning run in the game, and his pinch-hit single against Texas A&M (4/3) helped Kansas score the tying run. If Eligie can continue to make progress at the plate, he'll be a valuable power bat for the Jayhawks off the bench.
Elgie
BENEDICTINE OPENING PITCH
BY THE NUMBERS
This one won't be a problem at all for the Jayhawks. If the 8-31 record isn't enough to support that claim, here's another: Benedictine went 1-3 against Baker, who Kansas drubbed 16-0 in only five innings. All indications are, the Jayhawks would have to find a way to lose this one.
21 — runs scored in the first three innings in Kansas' three previous developmental games
0 — runs allowed by Kansas in three previous developmental games
409 — Kansas team batting average in three previous developmental games
Ben Ward
OUTLOOK
AT A GLANCE
Benedictine College comes from the NAIA conference and enters this development game against Kansas with a record of 8-31. The Ravens are coming off of a weekend where they took two out of three from St. Mary College.
PLAYER TO WATCH
If Benedictine has any chance of winning this game it will have to be from the bat of Matt Macias. Macias leads the Ravens in RBIs and is among the team leaders in on-base percentage and batting average.
BY THE NUMBERS
7 — Pitchers with ERAs in double digits
.261 — Team batting average
16 — home runs
OUTLOOK
This won't be easy at all. The Ravens are outmatched and the only way they can stay in the game is if Kansas struggles the entire game and Benedic tine cashes in on some good luck.
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Singler to return to Duke as senior
Forward Kyle Singler announced Monday night that he will return to Duke for his senior season, paving the way for the Blue Devils to be ranked in the national top 10 and possibly as high as No.1 in the preseason polls.
As a junior last season, Singler was named the most outstanding player of the Final Four after scoring a game-high 19 points in Duke's 61-59 victory over Butler in the NCAA championship game on April 5 in Indianapolis.
"I love being here at Duke and am excited about next year," Singler said in a statement released by the school. "I had two great options in front of me, but I did not want to miss out on all of the great things to come in a senior season."
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NHL
Boston takes 2-1 playoff series lead
BOSTON — Patrice Bergeron scored the go-ahead goal with just over 6 minutes left to give the Boston Bruins a 2-1 win on Monday night and a 2-1 lead over the Buffalo Sabres in their Eastern Conference playoff series.
Mark Recchi bumped Tim Kennedy off the puck in the right corner behind the Buffa lo net and fed it to Bergeron, whose quick shot from the right circle beat Ryan Miller.
Mike Grier had given third-seeded Buffalo a 1-0 lead at 6:57 of the first period before Dennis Wideman tied the game less than 9 minutes later.
The sixth-seeded Bruins are home again for Game 4 on Wednesday night.
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keeps going on and on with it."
SCHOOL LIFE
Kilduff balances her studies and handball on a daily basis. She is part of the Study Abroad group EU Atlantis, a chemistry exchange program in its first year at Kansas.
Kilduff is taking advanced chemistry classes in an attempt to accomplish her goal: designing pharmaceutical drugs for a career.
Though chemistry and handball dominate her days, Kilduff has numerous other interests, as well. She hosts a radio show on KIJK from 2-4 a.m. on Fridays and laughs at the drunk guys marveling about her lingering Irish accent.
"My friends always make fun of me for it," Kilduff said. "They always say, 'This is Amurricna, Murrina,' and then I try to sound more Irish to make them mad."
Kilduff is quick to defend her heritage, noting that playing handball here reminds her of the handball alley behind her school, or "schoo" if you hear it from her.
"I'm clinging onto my Irishness," Kilduff said. "I haven't lost my accent. I can do an American accent. Mine's all Valley Girl."
She said she loves the cheaper prices at restaurants and bars, and she turned 21 in November so she goes out when she has any free time. Kildaff's roommate Meghan McCormick, a freshman from Merriam, said that all the guys want to hear her accent.
Kilduffmet McCormickthrough the St. Lawrence Center where they participate in a Catholic church group. And, despite a two-year difference in ages, the two get along very well.
Marina Kildaff plays handball, similar to raquetball or squash except that it's played only with one's hands at the Ambler Student Recreation and Fitness Center. She juggles the pressures of studying abroad and working on a degree in chemistry with her love of the sport.
Even though they're roommates in McColum Hall, McCormick says she rarely sees Kilduff in the room because of her busy schedule.
"it's kind of nice because then you can just go to bed" McCormick said. "You don't have to worry about waking her up by coming in the room or anything."
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Kilduff's studies, however, prevent her from playing hand-ball as much as she wants to. She said teachers in Ireland were a lot more lax and less concerned
with daily assignments.
The Atlantis program gives Kilduff and Duffyachance to receive a Transatlantic Dual Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Kilduff and Duffy went to the University of Regensburg in Germany last summer before coming to Kansas in August. The U.S. Department of Education funds the program.
But when she can, she heads over to the Rec to keep her skills sharp. In both racquetball and handball, hand-eye coordination is extremely valuable. Kilduff's height helps too; she stands well over six feet.
"it's good for daily life to keep you alert," Kilduff said.
Inside her dorm room, Kilduff stores her handballs in a purse and an Irish handball annual from 2008 on her desk. She's the one with the first place-med on page 43.
Leaving the dorm room, Kilduff points at a complex chemical reaction taped up next to the door that she completed in the laboratory. She points out the last chemical, one she claims is particularly dangerous.
NFL
While handball is a big part of her life now, playing handball professionally is almost unheard of. Kilduff knows that medical or pharmacy school will be extremely time-consuming and that she will probably have to give up competitive handball.
"You can't mess around with that stuff." Kildoil said.
"It'll be worth it though," Kilden said. "Hopefully all this traveling pays off."
Edited by Anna Archibalds
Big-time NFL players can come from small schools
When the scouting reports on Joe Flacco began to come into Ozzie Newsome's office in the fall of 2007, the Ravens' general manager was impressed. And by the time Delaware's season was over and Flacco had thrown for more than 4,000 yards and 23 touchdowns, Newsome realized there
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could be a spot for Flacco as the Ravens' franchise quarterback.
But as the preparations began for the 2008 draft, Newsome instructed his scouts to look for any imperfections in Flacco's mechanics, personality or background.
"When you're dealing with a player from a smaller school, what you try to do is poke holes in him," Newsome said. "You don't know as
Newsome took Flacco in the first round, and he helped the Ravens get to the AFC Championship Game as a rookie. Last year, he led them back to the playoffs.
much about him because he isn't playing for a bigger program, so you really have to make sure about a guy."
It was yet another successful draft-day story for a player who
didn't come from a notable NCAA Division I program. Smaller schools can't be ignored, because they have produced some of the best players in NFL history.
Ever hear of Jerry Rice (Mississippi Valley State), Walter Payton (Jackson State), Andre Reed (Kutztown), Art Shell (Maryland-Eastern Shore) and Phil Simms (Morehead State)?
"The bottom line is if a player has the requisite qualities to play from a physical standpoint, when you're trying to figure out is if they can make the leap," Colts president Bill Polian said. "Many times, it will take a while, but if you see there is talent, then you have to be willing to take the chance that they will make the transition to the NFL."
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