THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2008
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LAND STRONG IN SERIES SWEEP
After a week of cancellations, the Jayhawks came back with a much-needed sweep of Texas Tech. The Kansas weather was on hand this weekend, as the Jayhawks used the wind to launch balls over the Hoglund Ballpark fence.
Junior first baseman Preston Land was one of the Kansas players to hit home runs, homing in both Saturday's and Sunday's games. Although the wind aided some of the Jayhawks' long balls, Land's towering shots would have been out of Yellowstone Park.
Land's average climbed to.248 on the weekend, and the two home runs brought his total to five. Sunday's game was sparked
by Land's home run, while also having junior catcher Buck Afenir and freshman designated hitter Jimmy Waters go deep.
Land's momentum this weekend will carry him into a tough following week when the Jayhawks travel to Lincoln, Neb., to face the Cornhuskers.
"Coach was out there telling us in the huddle that after this weekend, we jumped from tenth to seventh,"Land said. "It is huge motivation and gets us ready for our next series."
The Jayhawks are starting to climb the ladder in the Big 12 and are going to have to rely on continuing to hit. The Jayhawks will face a tough Missouri State team Wednesday before they get that next chance.
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Casey Larson, senior center fielder, dives safely back into first base. Larson hit 2-3 and scored two of the Jayhawks' 9 runs in their 9-5 victory over Texas Tech Friday afternoon.
Preston Land, junior first baseman, takes a throw-over to first base from freshman pitcher T.J. Walz. Land gave Kansas a 5-1 lead against Texas Tech with a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning.
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Four months after he had a tumor removed from his back, Immelman handled the wind and pressure of Augusta National far better than anyone chasing him Sunday to win the Masters, the first South African in a green jacket in 30 years.
Immelman held it together around Amen Corner and stretched his lead to as many as six shots on the back nine, taking the life out of a Masters that began with so much hype.
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A two-putt par on the final hole gave him a 3-over 75, matching the highest final round by a Masters champion. Even so, it
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Woods never got within five shots of the lead when he was on the course, twice missed birdie putts inside 8 feet and had to settle for a 72 and his second consecutive runner-up finish in the Masters.
"I learned my lesson there with the press," said Woods, who started the talk about a Grand Slam by stating three months ago that winning all four majors in the same year was "easily within reason."
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was good enough for a three-shot victory over Tiger Woods, whose hopes for a calendar Grand Slam ended with a thud.
Immelman wins Masters disrupts Tiger's Grand Slam
The only slam possibilities now belong to Immelman, a 28-year-old with a polished swing.
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