KU baseball
Season looks bright
By DON STEFFENS
Bright is the best word to describe KU's prospects as baseball practice opened two weeks ago.
"Our team should be better than our 8-17 record last year," coach Floyd Temple said, "but experience will be a key.
"We have an outstanding group of sophomores stepping up to the varsity this spring," he said, "and they will need to pick up some experience on our trip down south."
THAT TRIP to San Antonio, Texas, will open Jayhawkers' season on March 30 and will continue through spring break until April 8.
"We'll stay in San Antonio through April 5 and then go to Norman until the 7th and 8th for our doubleheader with OU," Temple said.
The Hawks' initial contest is with Texas Lutheran, the next three are with Indiana.
"Many of the Big Ten and midwestern schools travel down south to take advantage of early, warm weather to help round the players into shape." Temple explained.
LAST YEAR KU was quite successful as they won five of seven as prospects were promising for the year.
But shortly thereafter, number one pitcher Fred Chana suffered an injury that cancelled out his senior season, a tough loss to the Hawks.
"But this season the pitching situation looks letter." Temple said, "two of the stand-out sophomores are pitcher's."
They are Roger Jackson, a 6-1,
185-lb. Kansas Citian, and Dick
Slicker, a 5-10, 175-lb. Oklahoman
from Tulsa.
JACKSON BATS and throws right-handed and Slicker will counter with his left-handed pitches. He bats from the left side.
Temple said he hopes they help bring down KU's astronomical earned run average of 5.67, thus cutting down the runs the opposition scores.
And this is not a valid indication of performance in the important Big Eight play as the average soared to 6.19 after Chana's injury.
JACKSON AND Slicker will be backed up by footballer Junior
Riggins who doubles in the spring as an outfielder and pitcher.
Back from 1966's staff will be Bill Maddux, the squad's number two returning hitter at .321, and junior Tom Bishard.
Part-time pitcher, and basically an outfielder, Sandy Buda will probably be able to devote all his time to outfield duties.
He will be joined by Bobby Skahan who Temple says, "Still
moves around slowly on his injured knee, though it is completely healed.
"ITS PROBABLY more mental now than physical." Temple said, "and once he plays a few games he should regain confidence in his legs."
Daily Kansan
Friday, March 17, 1967
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