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Tough weekend The tennis team lost to Texas A&M Saturday and Texas Sunday. The Jayhawks head to the Big 12 Tournament this weekend in Oklahoma. PAGE 8A
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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, April 26, 2004
'Hawks lose to Sooners
Softball team falters twice over weekend
Kansas has relied on its pitching for much of conference play. Yesterday, at Oklahoma, a pitching mistake allowed the Sooners to sweep the Jayhawks in two games over the weekend.
By Jonathan Kealing
jkealing@kansan.com
Kansas sportswriter
Kansas lost game one 10-1 in five innings. The game ended early because Oklahoma had a lead of more than eight runs after five innings.
"It was frustrating," Kansas coach Tracy Bunge said. "We had two chances to get out of that inning and we missed them both."
Game two was much closer, with freshman Kassie Humphreys going all seven innings. Humphreys gave up five hits in Kansas' 2-1 loss.
The game-winning run came up in the bottom of the seventh. After issuing a walk to the leadoff batter, Humphreys forced the next player to ground out.
"We gave up a run without OU getting a hit. It's very frustrating," Bunge said.
That ground ball, however, advanced the base runner to second. A wild pitch then moved her to third. After issuing two more walks, one final wild pitch by Humphreys allowed the runner to score.
The Jayhawks' only run in the game came on a home run by sophomore second baseman Jessica Moppin. Moppin, a leading scorer from last season, has been quiet most of the season.
SEE SOFTBALL ON PAGE 7A
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Sophomore secondbaseman Jessica Moppin attempted to turn a double play as Norrelle Dickson slid into second during Sunday's game in Oklahoma.
Swing time
Whitney Downum, Sedalia sophomore, swung on the swings beside Stouffer Place yesterday afternoon before heading to dinner. The swings are close to the residence halls on campus.
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KU left tackle picked by Jets
By Kevin Flaherty
kflaherty@kansan.com
Kansasan senior sportswriter
Former Kansas football player Adrian Jones was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of yesterday's NFL Draft.
Jones played tight end for most of his first three seasons at Kansas before switching to left tackle.
The move paid off as he was drafted at the tackle position in the last pick of the fourth round and the 132nd pick overall.
Jones was part of an offensive line that helped Kansas average over four yards per carry and allowed Bill Whittemore to
See more coverage of this year's NFL draft on page 7A.
Jones
pass for a school record 18 touchdowns
Jones played the left tackle position the position responsible for protecting the quarterback's blind side.
NFL.com said Jones made a name for himself at the combine and raised his stock up into the middle rounds. The Web site listed Jones' agility and his work ethic as his most impressive traits, and said that he needed to become stronger.
He starred in his workouts, both at the NFL Scouting Combine and his individual workouts on campus.
Jones was the only Jayhawk drafted, but several other players, including punter Curtis Ansel, expect to be picked up by a team as an undrafted free agent.
Jones played tackle at 270 pounds last season and bulked up to 302 pounds by the draft. He should be able to add some weight to become an NFL-caliber tackl
jones was the first of two offensive tackles selected by the Jets.
TOP 20 FIRST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICKS
San Diego Chargers, quarterback 2. Robert Gallery
1. Eli Manning
2. Robert Gallery
— Edited by Joe Hartigan
Oakland Raiders, offensive tackle
3. Larry Fitznerald
4. Philip Rivers
New York Giants, quarterback
5. Sean Taylor
Washington Redskins, safety
6. Kellen Winslow
Clemson LR
Cleveland Browns, tight end
7. Roy Williams
Detroit Lions, wide receiver
8. Deangelo Hall
9. Reggie Williams
Jacksonville Jaguars, wide receiver
10. Dunta Robinson
Houston Texans
Houston Texans, cornerback 11. Ben Roethlisberger
Pittsburgh Steelers, quarterback 12. Jonathan Vilma
New York Jets, inside linebacker 13. Lee Evans
Chicago Bears, defensive tackle 15. Michael Clavon
Buffalo Bills, wide receiver 14. Tommie Harris
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, wide receiver 16. Shawn Andrews
Philadelphia Eagles, offensive tackle 17. D.J. Williams
New Orleans Saints, defensive end 19. Vernon Carey
Denver Broncos, outside linebacker 18. Will Smith
15. Venom darty Miami Dolphins, offensive guard 29 Kevin Hodges
20. Kenechi Udee
Minnesota Vikings, defensive end
Source: www.espn.com
Baseball team can't weather Texas storm
By Ryan Colaiani
roolaianni@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
The Jayhawks fell 9-2 yesterday and 8-7 in Friday's contest.
The Kansas baseball losing streak hit a season-high of six this weekend as the 'Hawks lost both games against the Baylor Bears in a shortened series.
The losses dropped the 'Hawks to 2-12 in Big 12 Conference play and 24-12-1 overall.
Seven inches of rain fell Saturday in Waco, Texas, causing the second game of the series to be canceled, and rain on Sunday morning ended any chance of a doubleheader.
The wet conditions caused havoc for the players yesterday as they struggled to get traction.
Balls were slowed by puddles throughout the outfield, leading to the Bears' first run in the bottom of the first as Michael Griffin doubled to score Chase Gerdes.
The Bears extended their lead in the bottom of the fourth as Mike Pankratz scored on a wild pitch and Paul Witt stole home to give the Bears a 3-0 lead.
The 'Hawks cut the lead to 3-2 with RBI singles from junior outfielder Andy Scholl and sophomore outfielder Matt Baty to score Travis Metcalf and Jared Schweitzer. Scholl nearly tied the score in the inning as he slid into home, but was called out, much to the displeasure of coach Ritch Price, who came out to argue the play.
Those would be the only runs the 'Hawks would score as the Bears starter Trey Taylor and the teams' bullpen silenced the Kansas bats for the remainder of the contest. Taylor went 6.1 innings and struck out four.
Kansas starting pitcher Chris Smart went four innings, allowing three runs on three hits.
After Mike Zagurski came in to relieve Smart, the Bears scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 7-2 lead.
In Friday's series opener, three runs in the eighth inning led the Bears to an 8-7 victory.
The 'Hawks held a 7-5 lead going into the bottom half of the eighth, but senior starter Ryan Knippschild gave up a lead off single.
Knippschild, who went seven innings and gave up six runs, was then replaced Don Czyz.
Czyz faced five batters, allowing two hits and a walk, which allowed two runs to score. Freshman Sean Land was then brought in with runners at the corners and threw his first pitch over the glove of catcher Sean Richardson to give Baylor the 8-7 lead.
The 'Hawks took the lead first in the top of the third with a solo home run by Mike Dudley.
The Bears responded in the bottom half of the inning as Kevin Sevigny hit a solo home run off of Knippschild.
Track successes mark Big 12 preparation
By Michael Phillips mphillips@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter
After winning twice at the Kansas Relays, Kim Clark ran a career-best time on Friday at the Drake Relays.
The Drake Relays were from Thursday to Saturday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Her 800-meter run time was 2:08.49, which is the third-fastest 800 outdoor performance in Kansas history and was good enough for fourth in the competition.
Kansas assistant coach Scott
On Saturday, sophomore Cameron Schwehr won the 1500-meter run.
Russell had the second-farthest javelin throw. His mark was 223-feet-6-inches.
He did it with a season-best time of 3:49.51.
Russell is currently in 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Te amate
Abraham Kimeli,
senior, finished 13th
Russell is currently in training for the
Bookman
in the race.
In the women's 1500-meter run, the lahawks also had success.
Laura Lavoie ran the race in 4:30.80 and finished second. Teammate Megan Manthe placed 10th with her time of 4:37.79.
Junior Brooklyn Hann took home fourth place in the 100-meter hurdles.
Her time of 13.64 seconds was a regional qualifying mark.
Leo Bookman continued his Olympic-year dominance with a time of 10.64 in the 100-meter dash.
The time won him the competition.
Bookman ran the 100-meter dash for the first time in years last weekend at the Kansas Relays.
Bookman has traditionally been a 200-meter dash runner.
At that event, freshman Gavin Ball won the discus title and qualified for the NCAA Regionals with a throw of 178-feet-3-inches.
His time there was good enough that he decided to continue training for the race.
The layhawks also had three second-
Jayhawk athletes who did not travel to Iowa went to Tulsa, Okla., for the Hurricane Invitational.
place finishers at the event.
In the javelin throw, it was junior Megan Foster finishing second with a distance of 136-feet-4-inches.
Junior Brandon Hodges finished the 800-meter run with a time of 1:51.49 for his second-place finish.
Also, senior Jamie Waters finished second in the hammer throw with her mark of 172-feet-10-inches.
Members of the track team will compete next weekend in Norman, Okla., at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships.
TALK TO SPORTS: Contact Henry C. Jackson or Maggie Newcomer at SPORTS@KANSAN.COM
— Edited by Collin LaJoie
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