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friday, april 23, 2004
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SOUTH:Hot bats a must at Baylor
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a team ERA of 3.45 and are led by, Sean Walker who has started 10 games for the Bears with an ERA of 3.90. The team ERA is more than one run lower than the Kansas ERA.
The Jayhawks will need to be solid at the plate to be successful against the Bears pitching staff. The team currently is hitting .320 on the season compared with Bears .297 average. Senior first baseman Ryan Baty went three for five against Wichita State on Wednesday and is hitting .332 on the season. His brother Matt is leading the team with a .377 average with a conference leading 25
Junior third baseman Travis Metcalf has an opportunity to tie the season home run record this weekend. He has 15 on the season and is just two behind the record.
stolen bases.
Senior Ryan Knippschild will likely get the start for the Jayhawks tonight. Knippschild has struggled in Big 12 play as he is 0-4.
Tonight's game begins at 7 and can be heard on ESPN Radio, 1320 AM. Tomorrow's game will begin at 6 p.m. The third game of the series is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Edited by Henry C. Jackson
FACULTY: Expansions in process
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Lindsey Weinstein, junior softball player, said she didn't really take advantage of the program at first, but saw the difference once she bought into it. She said many athletes have a perception that professors don't like them, but faculty mentoring showed that they cared.
athletes might not be as informed about what's going on with the rest of the University. She said they might only get information from tutors and coaches, which would present a limited perspective.
Weinstein said the sports that didn't have the program could be at a disadvantage because their
Buskirk said efforts to expand the program were under way. He said it wouldn't all happen at once, but he was hopeful that more sports would be able to participate next year.
—Edited by Cindy Yeo
FRESHMAN: Price says build-up of off-speed pitches paramount
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Land, who hails from Greenwood, Mo., is 6-foot-5 power pitcher. Price hopes to eventually move Land into a starting pitcher for next season.
"We were hoping to give him the opportunity to close games for us this year and continue to develop his breaking ball and develop his change up as the season goes on," Price said. "This summer we will send him out to his summer team with instructions that he is to be a starter, in hopes that he will come back and be in the rotation."
Price hopes that Land will be able to replace senior ace Ryan Knippschild next season.
"I just wanted to pitch a lot, I didn't care what my role was going to be." Land said. "Whether I am a closer, starter, middle relief, doesn't really matter to me."
Coming out of high school Land picked Kansas over UNLV Cincinnati and St.John's.
Land saw his first action in Hawaii this season against Hawaii-Hilo. He came into the game with the 'Hawks down 5-2. Land pitched four innings to get
At first I wasn't nervous, but then the first batter got a double off of me and I started to get a little nervous. Then I got out of it and since then I haven't been nervous whatsoever."
Sean Land Freshman pitcher
the victory.
"At first I wasn't nervous, but then the first batter got a double off of me and I started to get a little nervous," Land said. "Then I got out of it and since then I haven't been nervous whatsoever."
Land's pitching style has had to adapt to the collegiate level.
"In high school all I had to do was throw it as hard as I could and blow it by everybody," Land said. "Now, you do that against Division I players, they hit it over the fence."
— Edited He.nry C. Jackson
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