WORLD Analysts say quiet diplomacy is best when dealing with Iraq, Page 5B BASEBALL End of strike may be in sight, Page2B SPORTS VERSITY DAILY KANSAN THURSDAY. MARCH 30. 1995 SECTION B Sean R. Crosier / KANSAN Kansas junior second baseman Josh Kliner throws for a double play as Oklahoma freshman right fielder Brian Shackeiford is ruled out. The Jawhaws lost the game 7-1. Oklahoma 7 Kansas 1 KANSAS (10-17) all t h tell 2b Killner 1 0 0 0 cf Tunney 4 0 1 0 1b King 4 0 0 0 c Willmot 2 0 0 0 ef Headley 4 1 1 1 if Igon 3 0 2 0 3b Wilhelm 4 0 1 0 dh English 4 0 0 0 ss DeMaison 1 0 0 0 30 1 5 1
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E Redman, Winnel DF Names (4) Oklahoma 1 LOB Kansas 4 Oklahoma 10 BZ Kansas 34 Blues, Iken 6B Paul (3) Zemans (2) Hendrie (2) SB Nill Zemans Wilhelm Late runs help Oklahoma overpower Kansas, 7-1 Kansas pitching sputters in sixth adding to woes By Tom Erickson Kansan sportswriter The wheels fell off the Jayhawks' jalopy yesterday, turning a scoreless game into an eventual 7-1 loss for the Kansas baseball team at the hands of No. 11 Oklahoma. Oklahoma broke a scoreless tie with three runs in the top of the sixth off Kansas junior pitcher Jamie Splittorff (2-5). The defeat dropped Kansas' record to 10-17 overall and 2-3 in the Big Eight. The Sooners improved to 17-8 and 9-3. The Sooners then added four more runs in the seventh off Kansas relief pitchers Tim Lyons and Robert Keens. The rally began with a solo home run off one of the light poles by Oklahoma third baseman Tristan Paul. Lyons and Keens allowed three straight walks, two of which turned in to runs for the Sooners. Splittorff had a shutout through five innings, but struggled in the sixth, giving up all three runs with two outs. The gates opened when Oklahoma catcher Javier Flores smashed a triple, driving in shortstop Rich Hills, who had reached base on a one-out walk. Then Sooner second baseman Jesse Zepeda hit a home run over the wall in right field with Flores on third to make Splittorff said he wasn't pleased with his performance despite blanking the Sooners for 5 2/3 innings. the score 3-0. Splitterf escaped the inning by striking out center fielder Eric Thomas, stranding designated hitter Willy Hill at first base. "I kind of struggled all day," Splittorff said. "It wasn't pretty. I didn't have command of hardly anything. I just kind of hung up and then Kansas coach Dave Bingham said Splittorff threw better in Norman despite the larger margin of defeat. hung around and then gassed the sixth." Yesterday's game was a repeat of last Friday's pitching matchup between Splitterff and Oklahoma junior Mark Redman (6-2) in Norman, Okla., which the Sooners won 12-1. Redman threw a complete game in both contests. "I thought Friday night, although he gave up some runs, he threw pretty well," Bingham said. "Today's performance was good, but he threw a lot of balls and didn't have good command of his stuff. The Kansas scored its lone run in the bottom of the ninth with a lead-off home run over the right field wall by sophomore right fielder Justin Headley. Redman then retired the next three Jayhawk batters to end the game. results were fairly decent, so I hope we're making progress." Headley said he was trying to make contact, but wasn't aiming for the fences. "I was trying to hit it hard, just because we were down," he said. "It was one of those things that happens." The Jayhawks will open a three-game series with No. 3 Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium. Sooner pitcher stops Jayhawks By Jenni Carlson Kansan sportswriter Until the sixth inning, the Jayhawks and Sooners were locked in a pitching battle. Then junior pitcher Jamie Splittorff and the Kansas baseball team ran out of artillery. Splittorff surrendered three runs in the top of the sixth and Kansas lost 7-1 to No. 11 Oklahoma, dropping the team's record to 10-17. All the while, Oklahoma junior pitcher Mark Redman kept chugging along. Redman pitched a complete game, giving up only one run and five hits while striking out six. The Jayhawks' lone run came on a ninth-inning home run by Justin Headley. "I wasn't trying to strike anyone out." Redman admitted. "All I went out there to do was throw the ball over the plate. If they hit one out, it wasn't going to do any damage." The Kansas home run may not have done any damage, but Redman damaged the Jayhawks all game. Kansas baseball coach Dave Bingham said the Del Mar, Calif., native had an above average fast ball and movement in the strike zone. But Redman's strength lies in his change-up, Bingham said. Redman's coach agreed. "He doesn't overpower you, but he's got a great change-up." Oklahoma coach Larry Cochell said. "If you can change speeds and pitch to your spot, you can win in college." And Redman has won. After transferring to Oklahoma last season from Masters College in California, Redman was 14-3 and was a first team all-Big Eight Conference selection. He is 6-2 already this season and is considered a legitimate All-American candidate. caliber in the Big Eight," Bingham said. "He's going to be a wonderful professional pitcher. He will be a high draft choice." "I don't know if there's anybody of his Despite talk of the major leagues, Redman said he was not out to impress anyone. "I know where I stand in the draft," he said. "If I get it done out here, it's going to get done in the future." Redman said when his chance to play professionally did come around, he would like to play for his hometown team, the San Diego Padres. He said he would also like to see Split- torff again as a professional. "I don't know about my side," Splittorff said with a laugh. "He's definitely going on the next level. Meeting him again would be nice, but I hope he doesn't beat me if that happens." Kansas' Pollard decides blond is the way to go Centers planned to dye hair if'Hawks made Final Four By Christoph Fuhrmans Kansan sportswriter If blonds really do have more fun, then Kansas sophomore center Scot Pollard has to be one happy guy. Pollard's natural hair color is brown, but he showed up at Kansas coach Roy Williams' press conference on Tuesday as a blond. "It's happy honey," Pollard said. "That's Happy honey? lard said the happy honey look probably would not have worked on Ostertag. "I like it, but it's a temporary thing," Pollard said. "I just wanted to see what it looked like." "It stunk," he said of the dye. "I had to stick my head out the window." Although the Jahawks dropped out of the tournament, Ostertag will still be in Seattle. He will be competing in the 33rd annual National Association of Basketball Coaches all-star game as part of the Final Four's activities. The game will be at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Washington's Edmund Pavilion. Pollard said creating his new happy honey look was difficult. "Is there a lighting problem back there?" Williams asked when he first saw Pollard's hair. "He could have gone blissfully blond," Pollar said. "I like it, but it's a temporary thing. I just wanted to see what it looked like." Iowa State senior guard Fred Holiberg will join Ostertag on the West team. Pollard said he and the other two members of the "Fun Bunch", senior center Greg Ostertag and freshman forward Raef LaFrentz, had talked about dyeing their hair if the Jayhawks had advanced to the Final Four in Seattle. Williams didn't know what to make of Pollard's new do. Scot Pollard Kansas sophomore center "Me and Scot would have done it," Ostertag said. "Raef may have been iffy. We would have had to hold him down." Williams left yesterday morning to attend the first of 19 meetings that will run throughout the Final Four. Although Ostertag said he didn't know what color he would have dyed his hair, Pol- Although the players seem to have recovered from Friday's loss to Virginia, Williams still hasn't laid to rest the Jayhawks' exit from the NCAA tournament. "Friday night, Saturday night, Sunday night and Monday night ... I haven't started sleeping yet," he said. Williams also will be in Seattle because he is a member of the NABC's board of directors. Williams said he would still consider Kansas' season a success even though the Jayhawks didn't advance to the Final Four. "But I also want us to realize the nature of the game is only one of those teams can be satisfied, and that's the team that wins the whole thing. By golly, I'll feel good about what we did." "There's nothing you can do about it," he said. "I want us to have unbelievably high goals and unbelievable high dreams." Paul Kotz / KANSAN Oklahoma State guard Andre Owens watches Kansas center Scot Pollard slam the ball during the Kansas-Oklahoma State game on March 5 at Allen Field House. Kansas won the game 78-62. The Horrorzontals swept both 20-team divisions in the Centex Tournament, held March 18 and 19 in Austin, Texas. Kansas won the college pool with a 4-0 record and also won the open pool with a 3-1 record. The Horrorzontals are ranked No.3 of 162 college teams, Hines said. Ultimate club ready for April Fool's Fest The Kansas Ultimate club is preparing for its April Fool's Fest, which will be Saturday and Sunday at the Shenk Complex near the intersection of 23rd and Iowa streets. Kansas rugby scrums Saturday Twenty men's teams and 10 women's teams from as far away as Wisconsin and Texas are expected to participate, said Brad Hines, captain of Horrorontals, the men's team from Kansas. The Kansas rugby club is preparing to play Northeast Missouri State at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Shenk Complex. 23rd and Iowa streets. A recent road trip to Arizona has the Jayhawks ready, said Matt Delargy, Lawrence senior and team captain. The team won one of three games on the trip to the Southwest. The Jayhawks played two games in Tempe, Ariz. and one in Tuscon. Kansas was defeated by a Tempe Club team 35-27 and beat Arizona State 21-17 at Tempe. The Jayhawks faced Arizona the next day and were defeated 21-12. A win on Saturday will send the team to post-season play at the Western Union championships. If Kansas wins there, they will represent the union at the rugby final four in Albuquerque, N.M. Kaneam staff reports