KU drops two of three;title farther away
Nebraska third-baseman Bob Griego lined a two-out, two-run double to right center field in the bottom of the tenth inning Saturday to give the Cornhuskers a 7-6 verdict over KU and a 2-1 advantage in the crucial Big Eight weekend series played in Lincoln.
The victory enabled Nebraska, now 7-6 in conference play, to claim sole possession of third place in the Big Eight standings. The Jayhawks, currently 8-6, retained second place but fell further behind league-leading Iowa State which won two of three games from Oklahoma State this
weekend. The Cyclones now stand 10-2.
KU took the lead in the top of the tenth when Ken Carpio led off with a single and then moved to
second on an error. John Nelson, taking the place of John Riggins who missed the bus to Lincoln, then lashed a single to left field to drive in Carpio.
up a previously scoreless game. Centerfielder Skip James began the fireworks by drawing a walk to lead off the inning. Paul Womble followed with a single and Biff Temple was then intentionally walked to load the bases.
third on a pickoff attempt.
The Cornhuskers came back to score a single run in the bottom of the ninth but the Jayhawks left the field a 3-1 winner.
Nelson then executed a squeeze bunt play so perfectly that he beat the throw to first base as James scored. Catcher Larry Matson followed with a single to score the second KU run and the third scored later when NU catcher Adrian Fiala threw wildly to
A missed double play cost KU the second game of the Friday doubleheader.
However, in the bottom of the tenth, NU's Joe Baker reached first on an error and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Dave Robisch then replaced Bob Wolf on the mound for the Jayhawks. The 6-9 junior southpaw walked Dennis Jorgenson before getting pitcher Bruce Cramer out on strikes, thus setting the stage for Griego's heroics.
A Nebraska error and back to back singles by Keith Leippmann and James gave the Jayhawks a run in the top of the seventh but it was not enough and the Cornhuskers claimed a 3-2 win.
Weightman Karl Salb was the only double winner as he led a one-two finish in the shot and a sweep of places in the discus. Salb smashed his own stadium record of 62-0 with a winning heave of 65-1 in the shot.
The KU Jayhawks tuned up for this weekend's Big Eight outdoor track champions in fine fashion Saturday by outdistancing Iowa State and Southern Illinois in a triangular meet in Ames.
Salb sparks Jayhawks to romp in triangular meet
Salb also defeated teammates Doug Knop and Steve Wilhelm in the discus. The NCAA shot put king captured the discus title with a toss of 187-6 and Knop, Big Eight and KU Relays champion in the event, was forced to settle for a second place finish with a heave of 185-6. Wilhelm, third member of KU's awesome weight trio, complimented his second place shot put standing with a third in the discus with an effort of 169-0 to complete the sweep of the event.
The 'Hawks tallied more points than the Cyclones and Salukies combined while capturing 10 of the 17 track and field events. The Jayhawks compiled 95 points to runnerup Iowa State's 43 and Southern Illinois' 42.
KU's Julio Meade nipped Ivory Crockett of SIU in a thrilling 220-yard dash finish with a 21.7 clocking, and Randy Julian turned in another winning performance for the Hawks in the 440 with a time of 48.9.
Other Jayhawk winners were
The Jayhawks took the series opener Friday afternoon by exploding for three runs in the top half of the ninth inning to break
Doug Smith in the mile (4:13.5),
Sam Colson in the javelin (220-1),
Stan Bates in the high-hurdles
(14.4), Dennis Stewart in the 880
(1:54.5), and Phil Reaves in the
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Heading into this weekend's (May 15-16) spring sports championships, KU, with three Big Eight team titles already, has a slim lead in the Big Eight Conference's all-sports trophy race as the Jayhawks aim for their second straight title.
Crockett, AAU 100-yard dash champion, captured the century dash in a time of 9.4 to best KU's Mickey Matthews and Meade.
Hawks near sports trophy
With only baseball left to be settled after this Friday and Saturday's championships in outdoor track, tennis and golf, all hosted by KU, the Jayhawks show a point total of 24. Holding second place in one of the closest chases the league has had in some time is K-State, with a composite sports rating of $26\%$ points. Nebraska is third, just a half-point back, with 27.
Final placings in each of the conference's 11 recognized sports determines the annual winner, with low total winning.
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Thus far, the Jayhawks have captured titles in cross country, swimming and indoor track. Other finishes include a second in basketball, a third in gymnastics and last place finishes in football and wrestling, a sport in which the 'Hawks do not compete.
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