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Sports
Swim team places 13th at NCAAs
5 men earn All-American status at meet
by Brett Brenner
Kansas softwriters
Kansan sportswrite
The Kansas men's swim team, led by three-time All-American Glen Trammel, completed its most successful NCAA Championships, placing 13th and having five swimmers compete during the weekend in Indianapolis.
Kansas, which took seven swimmers to the championships, finished with a total of 82 points for the meet.
The team recovered from a Friday slump to score 38 points on Saturday behind Tremaine's third place in the playoffs, and the team finished with the 400-yard freestyle
relay team.
The Friday slump left the Jay-
hawks with eight points for the day,
tied overall with SMU for 18th with 49
points.
After the first day of competition, the Jayhawks were in 11th place with 41 points.
Kansas was not as successful Friday and failed to place in any of the three individual events it swam.
The Jayhawks were paced on the first day by Trammel's fourth place in the 50 freestyle and the 200 free-style relay team its sixth place.
Trammel, who became a three-time All-American on Thursday and had placed seventh and sixth the past two years in the 100 backstroke, failed to qualify for the championship or concession finals in that event, as did Jeff Stout. Bobby Kelley did not qualify in the 400 individual medley.
All of Kansas' scoring Friday was done by the 200 medley relay team,
which placed 13th. The team of Kevin Toller, Trammel, D曼端hendan and Allan Chianey earned All-American status for its efforts. All-American honors are awarded for placing in the top 16.
Kempf said the performance on Friday was not only disappointing but difficult to explain.
"I's really hard to say (why we team slumped)," he said. "We didn't reach the emotional intensity we had when I think we just expected it to be there."
Trammel was at a loss about the slump.
"I felt just as intense on as Thursday," he said. "It was really weird how my backstroke wasn't there. It was like a lull."
After the disappointing showing on Friday Tramnel regained his championship form in Sturdy with a win over Leighwood, 100. The old record was 44.3, set by
Trammeer's third place is the highest finish by a Jayhawk men's swimmer in the NCAA Championships.
Trammel at this year's Big Eight Championships.
"I think that Glenn was the most valuable watcher at the meet," said Kansas coach Gary Kempf. "There are some who have a lot to prove he meant more to his team than Glenn."
The team had set the old record of 2:57.99 in the Big Eight Championships this year.
The Jayhawks also scored points Saturday in the 400 freestyle relay. The team of Trammel, Mendahler, Chaney and Andrew Biltings qualified for the finals with a school record 2:56.3 in the preliminaries. They placed eight in the finals with a 2:57.72.
"We qualified fourth in the morning," Kempf said. "In the finals we got a little bit behind and got caught in the waves."
On Saturday, Bobby Kelley did not qualify for the finals in the 1,650 freestyle, and Jeff Stout did not move to the semifinals in the 200 backstroke.
Kempf said the meet was a learning experience.
"We learn a lot." Kemp said.
"We found out that we're as good as anybody else. All we have to do is get in and go.
"I've believed all year long that you could be a top 15 team. Everyone else voted us 18, 19, 20. We're a lot better than we showed."
Kempf said he was proud of how the team performed Saturday.
"The team showed a lot of character coming back like they did after their disappointment Friday," he said.
"I'm really proud of them. It was a tremendous effort by the entire team. They got what they were worked for."
Kansas wins one of two against Nebraska
Baseball team hits 4 home runs in first conference doubleheader
Kansas third baseman Mark Hummel comes up with the ball after attempting to tag out Nebraska's Bobby Benjamin. The Jayhawks split a doubleheader with the Cornhuskers on Saturday, winning the first game 7-0 but losing the second 10-7 at Hoqlund-Maupin Stadium.
by Mike Considine Kansan sportswriter
The power is hack
After hitting just 10 home runs in its first 25 games, the Kansas baseball team smashed four in Saturday's doubleheader split with Nebraska. The Jahyhaws opened the Big Eight Conference season by winning the first game 7-0 and losing the second 10-7.
Yesterday's scheduled double-header against Nebraska was postponed because of rain. The games were postponed on Monday, p.m. at Hofstadli-Maidan Stadium.
Kansas coach Dave Bingham said the 12-14 Jayhawks were more aggressive offensively in the home game than theirakers than they had been all season.
"I think when you get to the Big Eight, everybody wants to play their best. Bingham said "the our hitters struggling had better concentration."
Kansas designate hitter Jeff Menl
tel said that defeating the 12-8 Corn
huskers would help the Jayhawks'
confidence.
The Jayhawks won just one of their first 17 conference games last year. Nebraska swept a four-game series from Kansas last year in Lincoln.
"We would have liked to win both games, but we definitely started the conference season on the right foot," said Mentel, who hit two home runs and four extra-base hits Saturday. "Last year, we didn't gain any confidence until the last two series of the season.
"I think the first game was just a great game and (pitcher Brad) Hinkle is the guy who deserves most of the credit. In the second game, I don't think we played very well. We made a comeback and got back in the game, but we dug too deep (of) a hole for ourselves."
Hinkle, 5-3, shut out Nebraska in the first game. allowing six hits and
striking out nine batters in seven and 2 innings
"I think that's the best Brad's concentration has been since he has been here." Bingham "The quality of his pitches was a lot better, and he didn't let any outside forces bother him."
Hinkle, who has a team-leading 2.44 earned run average, pitched out of bases loaded situations in the second and sixth innings.
"In the first and second innings I got in trouble because I got behind in the count. "Hinkle said. "But I didn't see it until I struck strokes and good things happened."
Hinkle said the Jayhawks hitting had taken pressure off him. Kansas supported Hinkle with 12 hits, included by second base man Steve Dowling.
Left fielder Mike Byrn mo. a 2-0 run home run in the second inning, giving the Jayhawks a 2-0 lead. He then scored on fourth to increase the margin to 4-0.
Back-to-back home runs by third baseman Mark Hummel and Mentel in the eighth inning completed the scoring for Kansas.
"I worked on improving my power this summer," Mentel said. "It mostly came from a change in my stance. I'm not really a big power hitter, but I think the power has been there. Then I just learned how to use it."
In the second game, Mentel hit a triple and his third home run of the season.
Nebraska led 8-2 after the fifth inning. A two-run single by first baseman Tom Buchanan and a blast by Mentel close the gap to 7-2.
A double by first baseman Doug Twity and a triple by left fielder Bobby Benjamin scored the last two runs for the Cornhuskers.
Only three of Nebraska's eight runs were earned
An error by Hummel gave the Cornhuskers a 2-1 lead in the second inning All three Nebraska runs in the third inning were unearned because of a two-base error by Kansas center fielder Pat Karlin.
Nebraska scored two more runs in the seventh inning when Jayhawk pitches Darrin Harris and Curtis batted six of the first seven battles.
"If we didn't give away so many runs, it would have been a different game," Bingham said.
Starting pitcher Craig Mulcahy, 14, gave up four hits and six runs in three and 2/3 innings. Mulcahy was charged with just one earned run, but
Bingham said Mulcahy was losing his effectiveness.
"We really need for our starting pitching to be able to pitch through the (defensive) mistakes." Bingham said. "Craig didn't battle back. I was in trouble was when he lost his concentration and didn't make good pitches."
Bingham said the starting pitchers today would be Steve Renko (22) in the first game and Eric Stonecipher (0-1) in the second.
He said Kansas needed to give a total team effort to continue its improvement.
"We need to get everybody contributing." Bingham said.
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Rain doesn't dampen fire at Jayhawks scrimmage
by Scott Achelpohl
Rain, large puddles and slippery footballs did not stop the Kansas football team from playing its second game on Friday morning at Memorial Stadium.
After split-squad warm-up drills, the Jahayhaws worked through about 50 plays under the guidance of coach Glen Mason and his staff.
Kansan sportswriter
Mason said he thought his team performed at a high level despite the inclement weather.
"I was nervous about the scrimmage because we hadn't been in practice for a couple of days," Mason said. "I was surprised. The scrimmage was really intense. The defense was out there tying around the field, especially at the beginning of the scrimmage. The intensity was the best I see starting out a scrimmage since I've been here."
He said the rain did have some effect on the scrimmage, especially in handling the ball.
"We had some problems with the exchange between the center and the quarterback." Mason said. "No matter how they do, they shouldn't be having those problems."
Vie Adamile, running back coach, said that despite the bad weather, he was impressed with the hard work the running back exhibited.
"The footing today was terrible." Adamle said. "However, the running backs did a good job of protecting the ball."
Top offensive performers were 6-foot, 187-pound senior quarterback Dale Donhoe; 6-3, 230-pound senior tight end John Baker; and 5-6, 174-pound sophomore running back Tony Sands.
Donohoe led all quarterbacks, completing nine of 19 passes for 97 yards. Baker led all receivers, catching three passes for 39 yards, and all running backs with 96 yards on 10 carries, including one for 70 yards.
"It's difficult to practice with the water on the field." Sands said.
Other running backs posting significant numbers were 5-10, 187-pound sophomore Maurice Douglas, who run for 68 yards on 16 carries, and 5-10, 188-pound junior Frank Hatchet, who run for 45 yards on seven carries.
Mason reported only one injury from the scrimmage.
Roger Robben, a 6-0, 220-pound sophomore fullback, left the game with an injured right knee. The extent of Robben's injury will be known after further observation, Mason said.
However, Mason said Curtis Moore, a 6-1, 32-pound junior linebacker, would miss the last two spring scrimmages and the rest of spring practice with ligament damage, sustained in practice last week. The injury could affect his ability for next season. Mason said.
"Anytime you've got ligament damage, it's serious," Mason said.
Softball team loses 3 weekend games
by Laurie Whitten Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas softball team lost three of four games against Illinois State and Iowa during the weekend, and Coach Kalum Haack blamed careless mistakes in the games closing innings.
On Friday, Kansas lost to the Illinois State Redbirds 43 after allowing three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. The runs were scored when the last batter for the Redbirds hit a ground ball to Kansas pitcher Roanna Braizer, who committed an error by dropping the ball and then throwing it past the first baseman.
"It was really frustrating at times to watch," he said. "Either we couldn't hit the ball or we weren't fielding it, and we'd lose when we had been ahead most of the game."
"We had just scored two runs at the top of the eighth, but then the lead slipped right through our fingers," Haack said. "We hit the ball well enough, but we just couldn't put it away.
In Friday's next game, the Jayhawks lost to the Iowa Hawkeys 4-0. Hacek said that the Hawkeyes pitcher was one of the best pitchers he'd seen this year and that she had caused problems for Kansas
Brazier and junior Kim Doyle both hit triples for Kansas against Illinois State.
"Their pitcher pitched an excellent game," he said. "We had trouble hitting off her. We also had trouble with our defense. They scored four runs, but only one hit in the field. The rest we just misplayed."
at the plate
Freshman Shelly Sack, who alternates pitching duties with Brazer, agreed that the 17-15 game and trouble hitting against Iowa.
"We played OK, but we didn't seem to be together as a team, especially at the plate." Sack said. We weren't hitting the ball well, we had a really good pitcher, and I think we only had one hit that game."
"We hit the ball extremely well, and we scored a lot of runs early on," Haack said. "However, I wish we hadn't used them score as many as they did. They kind of picked away at our lead, but I think we were playing cautiously, trying to prevent a big inning.
On Saturday, Kansas defeated Illinois State 10-5. Braizer, who improved his pitching record to a double for Kansas, and Sack had
"If the score had been closer, I think we would have done more to shut down their offense."
In the second game, Kansas lost to Iowa 3-1. Haack said the mistakes in the Iowa game were made at the beginning of the game.
Baseball season starts at last
The Associated Press
For a few hours anyway, Margo Adams' affair with Wade Boggs, Pete Rose's problems and Darryl Strawberry's contract won't be important, because today it's "play ball!"
Orei Hershiser was scheduled to start for the Dodgers, but he caught the flu and will pitch Wednesday instead. Hershiser will be trying to get back on track with a scoreless innings when he pitches against the Reds 'Brown Tommy
Baseball enters the 1969 season missing some of its stars because of injuries and some of its mythical inception, too.
The traditional season opener in
Cincinnati starts at 2:05 p.m. EDT
the Reds play the World Series
champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
other openers in the National League today. St. Louis visits New York and San Francisco is at San Diego.
Today, Danny Jackson pitches for Cincinnati against Tim Belcher.
Jackson was 23-8 last season and was runner-up to Hershiser in the NL. Cy Young Award voting
It was the most victories by an NL pitcher who didn't win the Cy Young since San Francisco's Ron Bryant in 1973 and was beaten by Tom Seaver.
The Reds have finished second in the NL West in each of the past four
Royals play Toronto in KC Dodgers open in Cincinnati
As for the Dodgers, they have a new right side of the infield with Eddie Murray at first and Willie Randolph at second.
seasons.
"We have a set lineup, and I think we are better than we were last year," Dodgers manager Tom Larsdon said. "But I tell everybody air is the champions now and win every game. And everybody will be out to beat us."
Winning could be even harder if the Dodgers have to do it without left feilder Kirk Gibson.
Gibson, who led the club with 25 home runs and 76 runs batted in last season, has not recovered from the knee injury he suffered in the playoffs in October 1988 and played very little in spring training.
The Reds have a very different problem.
But for the moment, Rose is thinking about managing.
Rose is being investigated by the commissioner's office for serious allegations that reportedly are linked to managers' gambling associations.
Toronto at Kansas City
Blue Jays left-hander Jimmy Key
"We think a lot of our guys are going to up this year." Rose said. "If they don't, we'll probably finish second again."
Mark Gubcza (29-8) allowed five hits to Toronto first baseman Fred McGriff last season and three of those were home runs.
(12-5) may want to pitch around the Royals George Brett. Last year on opening day, Key yielded a home run to Brett in the first inning and didn't allow another to left-handed batter the rest of the season.
St. Louis at New York
Toronto's George Bell started last season with four home runs in his first seven at-bats, but hit only 20 in his next 607.
Watch Vince Coleman against the Mets. He's 39-for-39 lifetime in steals against New York.
The Cardinals start the year with several key injuries. Right-hander Danny Cox is out for the season with his hamstring injury Greg Mathews has a sore arm.
Rick Reuschel (19-11) pitches
The Mets have won 17 of their last 19 season openers. They have not lost a home opener since losing to Montreal in 1989.
San Francisco at San Diego
Dwight Gooden (18-9) starts for the Mets against left-hander Joe Magrane (5-9, league best 2.18 ERA) in a game with defensive of its NL East championship.
against the Padres' Eric Show 16 11) as Jack Clark makes his regular season debut for the Padres.
Reuschel will be glide to see Clark back in the NL as he is only 5-for-41 (.122) lifetime against the right hand.
Boston at Baltimore
The Orioles lost their first 21 games last season. Today, Roger Clemens (18-12) pitches for the Red Sox against Dave Schmidt (8-5).
Clemens was 4-0 last April with a 1.75 ERA, but he tired and fell to 0-5, 7.33 in August.
President Bush will make the ceremonial first pitch and rock star Joan Jett will sing the anthem.
Milwaukee at Cleveland
Don August, 13-7 as a rookie last season, gets the opening-day assignment for the Brewers against Greg Swindell (18-14).
Swindell was 5-0 last April, but lost eight straight from June 5 to July 19.
The Brewers Paul Molitor is out for a month because of finger surgery.
Seattle at Oakland
Jim Lefebvre makes his debut as the Mariners' manager and sends Mark Langton (15-1) against Dave Stewart (21-1). Last season, Lefebvre was a coach for the Athletics.
Oakland's Jose Canceco, who had eight home runs and 24 RBI in April 1988, will miss the first month of the season with a wrist injury.