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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1995
Wildcats pounce first, win 7-6
Although the Jayhawks had late pitching success with freshman Ryan Van Gilder, Kansas couldn't catch up to Kansas State's early scoring run.
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By Tom Erickson Kansan sportswriter
Kansas freshman reliever Ryan Van Gilder held Kansas State scoreless in the final four innings of yesterday's game.
A Jayhawk comeback failed as K-State defeated Kansas 7-6 at Frank Myers Field in Manhattan. K-State scored four runs in the first inning, then added one in the second and two in the fourth, all off Kansas junior starting pitcher Clay Baird.
It was the seven runs the Wildcats scored in first four that were the problem.
K-State took a 2-1 lead in the five-game series between the intrastate rivals. The Wildcats are now 21-16 overall and 8-10 in the Big Eight Conference. Kansas fell to 14-27 and 5-13.
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Van Gilder, who entered the game with the score 7-4 in the fifth inning, struck out three and walked two. Baird (3-6) gave up seven runs on six hits and walked seven K-State hitters, striking out
only one.
The Wildcat bullpen equaled that of Kansas. K-State pitcher Larry Walty (2-4) struck out six jahawk batters in 5 1/3 innings in relief of starter Jon Oiseth. Walty has had two wins this season, both as a reliever.
A solo home run with one out in the fifth inning by senior right fielder Josh Igou cut the Wildcats' lead to 7-5. Kansas junior left fielder Brian Turney then reached first on an error and moved to second base when sophomore first baseman Justin Headley singled.
Turney and Headley then advanced to second and third on an error by K-State left fielder Adam Green, but Walty followed by retiring junior catcher Ted Meadows with a strike out and sophomore shortstop Joe DeMarco with a ground out.
Walty and Van Gilder kept the game scoreless in the sixth and seventh
innings before Kansas made another attempt to win in the eighth.
Freshman Mike Terry led off the inning pinch-hitting for Meadows but struck out.
Then DeMarco walked and advanced to third on a single by junior second baseman Josh Kliner.
DeMarco scored when Kliner reached first base on an error by second baseman Scott Poepard. Two of K-State's three errors in the game led to runs for the Jayhawks.
Then Kansas senior third baseman Brent Wilhelm grounded out, advancing Kliner to second with two outs. But Walty struck out senior designated hitter Brandon English to end the game.
Terry went 3-for-3 in the opening game Friday night in Lawrence and pushed Kansas to a 4-2 victory.
Senior pitcher Dan Rude (3-2) walked
nine but struck out five and recorded his first career complete game. The Wildcats loaded the bases in both the eighth and ninth innings but failed to score both times.
Kansas had another strong pitching performance yesterday in Manhattan, but bulpen problems led to a 10-5 K-State victory. Junior pitcher Jamie Splittorff shut the Wildcats out for seven innings before surrendering two runs, leaving the game with Kansas leading 5-2.
The series resumes at 7 tomorrow night at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium, followed by the final game at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Manhattan.
K-State then scored eight more times off three Jayhawk relievers to increase the lead to 10-5. Kansas was unable to score in the ninth inning, despite getting two walks from K-State reliever Jon Albrecht.
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Kansas State games; Game 3B
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KANSAS (14-27)
Kansas State 7. Kansas 6
KANSAS STATE (21-16)
| ab | r | h | rbl |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2b Kilner | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| cf Byrd | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1b Headley | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| c Meadows | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ir fgou | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| if Tumey | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 3b Wilhelm | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| dh English | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| ss DeMarco | 43 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | |
| | ab | r | h | rbl |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2b Poepard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| cf Decker | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1b Harker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| c Bouchard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| rf Hess | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| if Green | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3b Fereday | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| dh Hendrx | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ss Scheser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Sooners rip three from softball team
Kansas IP H R ER BB SO
Baird 4.0 6 7 6 7 1
Van Gilder 4.0 1 0 0 2 3
Kansas St. IP H R ER BB SO
Olseth 3.2 4 4 4 5 1
Walty 5.1 3 2 1 3 6
E Willhelm, Green Poepard, Fereday LOB Kansas, Kanesan 1, Kane State 8 B2 Tumley (19), Bouchard 3, HR lgeu SB Byrd, DeMarco, igou, Green, Bouchard, Poepard, Decker
Jayhawks take back last game of series
By Jenni Carlson
Kansan sportswriter
Oklahoma won Saturday's games 7-1 and 5-2 and yesterday's first game6-2.
Oklahoma lulled the Kansas softball team to sleep for 24 innings this weekend.
The teams played four games in Norman, Okla. In the first three games of the series, Kansas managed just five runs and 18 hits while surrendering 18 runs and 33 hits to the Sooners.
However, it looked like the Jayhawks were in for a Sooner sweep for the first three innings. Oklahoma held them scoreless, opening the game with two runs in the first inning.
But the Jayhawks woke up in time to win yesterday's final game 3-2. Kansas junior Beth Robinson pitched a complete game, her ninth win of the season.
The first three Sooner batters loaded the bases with no outs. Oklahoma scored on a sacrifice fly to right field and an RBI single before Robinson could shut the Sooners down.
The teams remained locked 2-0 until the bottom of the fourth. Kansas junior Charlene Reyes and senior Joy Herrera walked and advanced to third and second on a ground out. With two out, Reyes scored on a single by sophomore Heather Richins, and the Jayhawks trailed by one.
But Oklahoma threatened to blow the game open in the top of the sixth inning.
With nobody out and runners on first and second base, Oklahoma third baseman Chris DeLuca stepped to the plate.
Deluca hit a fly ball to right field, but the runner on first wandered too far from the base and was tagged out. Then, Kansas appealed that the runner on second left the bag too soon, and she was called out for a triple play.
"We ran ourselves out of a couple of big innings by some uncharacteristic base-running mistakes," Oklahoma softball coach Patricia Gasso said.
Kansas took advantage of the sixth inning. With two out and freshman Rebecca Fitzmorris on second base, freshman Sarah McCann hit an RBI single and tied the game 2-2. McCann came around to score when freshman Michelle Hubler doubled.
A 3-2 lead was all Robinson needed.
She shut down the Sooners in the final inning.
"We played a sloppy ball game and really didn't deserve to win that game the way we played," Gasso said.
Kansas moves to 16-16 for the season and 3-9 in the Big Eight Conference. Oklahoma is 34-19 overall with its three weekend wins.
The Jayhawks play again Wednesday. They will travel to Springfield, Mo., and face Southwest Missouri State for a doubleheader.
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Kansas-Oklahoma games; Page 3B
Kansas Ultimate team member Brandan Hill, Lawrence senior, beats a Kansas State defender to the disc. The Kansas men's Ultimate team, the HorrorZontals, won the Western Plains Section Ultimate tournament at the Shenk Complex at 23rd and Iowa streets. The men's and women's teams will compete at the college regionals April 29-30 in Madison, Wis.
Jarrett Lane / KANSAN
Teams ready for Ultimate regionals
By Jarrett Lane
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas men's Ultimate team won the Western Plains Sectional Ultimate tournament this weekend at the Shenk Complex at 23rd and Iowa streets. The Kansas women's team took second.
Both teams will advance to the next round of competition, the college regional, April 29-30 in Madison, Wis.
Six men's teams and three women's teams competed in the sectional tournament. The men's team, the HorrorZontals, ended with a 5-1 record, losing to Iowa State in the first game. But Kansas defeated Iowa State in the final.
The women's team, Betty, went 1-1 for the tournament, losing to Iowa State in the first game but defeating Grinnell College in the second to complete round-robin competition.
The men's team, with a 21-3 overall record, is ranked No. 2 in the nation by the Ultimate Players Association, the governing body of college competition. The women head into the regional with an 8-5 record.
Kansas men's team captain Brad Hines, Lawrence freshman, said that the team would concentrate on conditioning during the next few weeks.
"This is a year different from other years," Hines said. "Usually, the team goal is to make it to nationals. This year we want to win it."
Tina Cameli, Omaha, Neb., sophomore and women's team captain, said that the women also would concentrate on conditioning in preparation for regionals.
"Since the level of competition at regional is so much higher, we will need to work on conditioning along with our zone offense and defense," she said.
Slam Dunk
Mary Ray, an 8-year-old Lawrence resident experi-
year-old Lawrence resident, experiences what if feels like to dunk a basketball with a little help from Sean Pearson. Ray was one of about 120 children who participated in the fifth annual Camp Jayhawk on Saturday in Allen Field House. The program, sponsored by Mercantile Bank and the Kansas Athletic Department, pairs underprivileged children aged 6-14 with Kansas athletes for a fun day of sporting events. Valerie Crow / KANBAN
Kansas track brings home individual wins
John Jacobs Invitational helps Jayhawks prepare for Relays
By Robert Moczydlowsky
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas track team crowned four individual champions at this weekend's John Jacobs Invitational in Norman, Okla.
"This was a good tune-up for the Relays, where I think we'll do really well," Kansas coach Gary Schwartz said.
Leading the way for the Jayhawks were senior distance runner Michael Cox, junior hurdler Dawn Steele-Slavens, freshman thrower Lisa Beran, and senior pole vaulter John Bazzoni.
Cox used a seasonal-best time of 3 minutes, 54.10 seconds to outdistance the field in the men's, 1,500-meters. Steele-Slavens also was victorious on Saturday, winning the women's 400-meter intermediate hurdles in a season-best time of 1:00.53.
Beran won the women's shot-pot with a throw of 41 feet, 7 1/2 inches. Bazzoni's vault of 16-6 earned him a first place finish in the men's pole vault.
Other notable Jayhawk finishers included Kerri Woolheater, second in the women's 800-meters; Eugene Coleman, fifth in the men's 400-meters; Brian Martin, sixth in the men's 200-meters; Jeff Dietrich, second in the men's
javelin; Latanya Holloway, fifth in the women's 100-meters and sixth in the 200-meters; Cassandra Bryant-Wans, second in the women's triple jump; and Nick Johannsen second in the men's high jump.
On Saturday, the Kansas Relays announced that Kansas City resident and international track athlete Maurice Greene, who ran the fastest 100-meters in the world in 1995 last weekend, will be competing in the open division 400-meter relay at this week's Kansas Relays.
Last weekend Greene won the Invitational Men's 100-Meter Dash at the Texas Relays in a wind-aided time of 9.88 seconds.
It is the eight fastest 100-meter time in history and the fastest time this year.
On Saturday, Greene will compete as part of the
"When we can bring in elite level athletes, that just helps our meet appeal to everybody." Gary Schwartz
Greene's coach, Al Hopson, said that Greene's recent performance caught many in the track world off guard.
"A lot of people were surprised," Hor said. "I was glad to see him hang in the
Nike Central 400-meter relay team at the 70th Annual Kansas Relays.
Gary Schwartz Kansas trackcoach
"I like the Kansas Relays a lot," Greene said. "People I know like to come out and see me run, and the Relays is always a chance for them to do that. It's a chance to satisfy them and myself because I like to run in front of a home crowd."
he did. He is a very sound runner with almost picture-perfect form. If he can keep it straight ahead and stay in there, he's pretty hard to beat. He's a very focused runner."
Schwartz said that bringing upper-echelon athletes in for the Relays would attract more casual fans to an event that has struggled lately with attendance.
"I always say that the Relays has something for everybody," Schwartz said. "When we can bring in elite-level athletes, that just helps our meet
appeal to everybody. This meet really has great quality athletes and competition. What these open athletes do is boost attendance and attract people that might not normally come out."
The 70th Annual Kansas Relays will be held in Memorial Stadium on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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