8A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN ATHLETICS CALENDAR BIG 12 BASEBALL
SPORTS
TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2006
TODAY
Baseball vs. Saint Mary (Kan),
7 p.m., Hogglund Ballpark
WEDNESDAY
Softball vs. Wichita State, 3
p.m., Arrocha Ballpark
Player to watch: Nettie Fieros.
the senior outfield/designated hitter has seen limited playing time, but she made the most of it against Oklahoma in a 2-0 loss Sunday, going 2-3.
FRIDAY
Baseball at Texas, 6:15 p.m.
Austin, Texas
SATURDAY
SATURDAY
Softball vs. Iowa State, 2 p.m.
Arrocha Ballpark
Baseball at Texas, 2 p.m.
Austin, Texas
Track, Ward Haylett, all day,
Manhattan
SUNDAY
Softball vs. Iowa State, 1 p.m.
Arrocha Ballpark
Baseball vs. Texas, 1 p.m., Austin, Texas
TRACK AND FIELD Distance runners make it to regionals
Four Jayhawk distance runners placed NCAA regionally qualifying times at the Cardinal Invitational at Stanford this past weekend.
Senior Cameron Schweir placed fifth in the second section of the 1,500-meter run with a time of 3:43.64. His time was his best of the season.
Senior Erik Sloan placed second in his section of the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a regionally qualifying time of 8:59.17. Sophomores Colby Wissel and Paul Hefferon both reached qualifying times in the 5,000-meter run. Hefferon ran 13:59.47 and Wissel ran 14:04.37
The Jayhawk track and field team will shift its focus to compete at Kansas State for the Ward Haylett Invitational on May 6.
-Evan Kafarakis
'Hawks break Sooners' winning streak
BY SHAWN SHILOYER
sshroyer@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Editor's note: Big 12 baseball reporter Shawn Shrover writes a story every Tuesday about the previous week's Big 12 baseball action. Kansas
Kansas re-entered the national rankings last week at No. 30 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll, but dropped to fifth in the Big 12 with a 3-2 record for the week.
In a pair of midweek victories, Kansas outhit Southeast Missouri State and Creighton 20-5 and outscored the two teams 15-1.
Kansas lost the weekend series to No. 14 Oklahoma, but salvaged one game with a 7-5 victory on Sunday. The Jayhawks' victory on Sunday snapped the Sooners' '13-game winning streak, which was the longest in the nation. It also prevented Kansas from being swept for the first time this season.
season.
For the first time in a week-end series this season, senior closer Don Czzy failed to earn a victory or save. However, last week Czzy was named to the Dick Howser Trophy watch list, which is awarded to the nation's top player by the NCBWA. He's already on the NCBWA Stopper of the Year and Roger Clemens Award midseason watch lists.
Senior infielder Jared Schweitzer had the best week at the plate, going 9-for-18, including his eighth home run of the season, with five runs and three RBI. Sophomore third baseman Erik Morrison's seven-game hitting streak is the current team high and one short of matching his career high.
Freshman catcher Andrew Spitzfaden made his first career start for Kansas as catcher with freshman Buck Afenir and junior Dylan Parzyk out of the lineup. Spitzfaden responded and went 2-for-4 with an RBI against
Creighton on April 26. He also caught for three different pitches in the combined one-hitter.
Kansan file photo
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The Jayhawks congratulate freshman catcher Andrew Spitzfaden after scoring a run against the Oklahoma Sooners in Lawrence. This season, Kansas has a record of 32-18 (10-11 Big 12 Conference).
Texas Tech at No. 3 Nebraska
NU-4 TT-3; NU-14 TT-4; NU-14 TT-4
Player of the series: Nebraska sophomore infielder Ryan Wehrle got better every game of the series and went 6-for-13 overall with three runs and nine RBI. He hit his fifth homer of the season Sunday.
Pitcher of the series: Nebraska senior closer Brett Jensen (5-0) pitched two scoreless innings of relief to close out Nebraska's first victory Saturday. Jensen helped himself earn the win in the 11th inning with a hit in his first career at-bat that allowed him to score the game-winning run.
Note: Nebraska had to go 11 innings to win the first game of the series, but took Texas Tech out early on Sunday, run-ruling the Red Raiders after eight innings.
No. 7 Texas at Texas A&M UT-5 A&M-3; UT-6 A&M-5
Player of the series: Texas junior outfielder Drew Stubbs has had a good series thus far, going 3-for-10 with two runs and three RBI. He hit his 11th home run of the season in game one.
plate - saddled Meyer with the loss in game one.
of the season. Pitcher of the series: Texas A&M junior left-hander Jason Meyer (2) allowed only one earned run on 12 hits and no walks in seven innings. However, only three runs of support from his offense and three errors by his defense allowed three unearned Texas runs to cross the
Note: Texas swept the series, 6-1, on Monday as the State Farm Lone Star Showdown moved to Austin.
Oklahoma State at Kansas State
OSU-3 KSU-2; OSU-2 KSU-1; OSU-9
KSU-4
Player of the series: Oklahoma State junior third baseman Tyler Mach hit his Big 12-leading 16th home run of the season in the first game on Saturday. His RBI and run, scored in the fourth inning of Saturday's second game, tied and ultimately won the game for the Cowboys.
went the distance and allowed five hits. Cowart (5-5) struck out seven and walked none, but allowed two runs in the loss. Wright (6-2) struck out six and walked two, but only allowed one run in the victory.
Pitcher of the series: Oklahoma State senior lefty Brae Wright and K-State senior righty AdamCowart put on a pitching exhibition in game two. Both
Note: Oklahoma State extended its winning streak to nine games and, with the series sweep, it leapfrogged Baylor and Kansas into fourth place in the Big 12 standings.
Baylor at Missouri
MU-7-B 0-8; BU-5 MU-4; MU-3 BU-1
Pitcher of the series: Missouri junior left-hander Nathan Culp (8-4) needed 96 pitches to throw his second complete-game shutout of the season and earn the win on Friday. Culp struck out seven, walked none and allowed only three hits in the game.
Player of the series: Missouri senior first baseman Derek Chambers went 3-for-7 in Missouri's victories on Friday and Sunday with a run and two RBI.
Note: Sunday, Missouri junior right-hander and all-American Max Scherzer (4-1) recorded his first win since March 3, giving Missouri its first series victory since March 24-26 against K-State. Scherzer struck out six and allowed one unearned run on three hits and three walks in four innings of relief.
STANDINGS
Edited by Vanessa Pearson
| | Big 12 | Overall |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Nebraska | 15-3-0 | 36-6-0 |
| Texas | 15-4-0 | 31-15-0 |
| Oklahoma | 13-5-0 | 35-11-0 |
| Okla. St. | 10-8-0 | 31-13-0 |
| Kansas | 10-11-0 | 32-18-0 |
| Baylor | 10-11-0 | 27-19-0 |
| Missouri | 9-12-0 | 21-21-0 |
| Texas Tech | 6-13-1 | 27-20-1 |
| Kansas St. | 4-13-1 | 24-16-1 |
| Texas A&M | 4-13-0 | 21-25-0 |
Source: big12sports.com
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