MONDAY. APRIL 17, 2006
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Mangino said senior running back Jon Cornish was the No.1 running back right now. Cornish ran for 60 yards on the night, averaging four yards per carry.
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"Cornish must develop into the total running back package, including blocking and pass receiving," Mangino said.
Brandon McAnderson and Marcus Herford caught the other two touchdowns from Meier for the White team during the scrimmage.
Senior Adam Barmann was the No. 2 quarterback Friday night, but Mangino said he would like to get Barmann more work at the tight end position, which lacked depth.
Mangino said he was cautious of playing Barmann too much at tight end because he would be the No. 2 quarterback if the team had to use him. Barmann did not get any work at tight end in the spring game.
"If something happens to him, then we go over to a young man right out of high ground."
school and he hasn't gotten many repetitions this spring," Mangino said, about Reesing.
On the defensive side, sophomore cornerback Aqib Talib played like the shutdown cornerback Kansas will need next season.
"Aqib Talib has a chance to be a pretty special player in this league." Mangino said.
Joining Talib in the secondary will be senior safety Jerome Kemp. Mangino said freshman Darrell Stuckey had the edge at the free safety position.
The other cornerback position will not be decided until the fall, when recruits Anthony Webb and Phillip Strozier join the team.
Junior college transfers, Blake Bueltel, who started Friday, and Michael McCoy also are in line for the starting cornerback position.
"I really like this football team's enthusiasm and practice habits," Mangino said. "We have very good practice habits, which always gives us a chance to be a good team."
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Kansas City Royals left fielder Emil Brown, back, holds onto the ball for an out as he collides with center fielder David DeJesus during the sixth inning against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Sunday in St. Petersburg, Fla. Tampa Bay defeated Kansas City, 9-5.
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Outfielder Betsy Wilson tied the game in the second inning with a single that scored outfielder Ashley Goodrich.
Kansas (23-20, 4-6) responded with an offensive barrage that produced 11 hits. In the bottom of the inning, first baseman Nicole Washburn notched her first of three hits and scored on shortstop Destiny Frankenstein's double.
With the score still tied in the fourth inning and third baseman Val Chapple on second base, Washburn hit a sharp line drive into left field. Chapple turned the corner at third, and Bunge waved her in to score.
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Texas Tech's Patin threw the ball to catcher Robyn Wike in time, but Wike bobbled it, allowing Chapple to avoid the tag and score the go-ahead run.
"When you get a base hit to the weakest arm out in left field, you have to take a chance," Bunge said. "Luckily, it was a short hop."
Chapple's run was enough for Humphreys, who shut out the Red Raiders after the first inning on the way to her second victory of the series.
In the first game, Humphreys struck out 10 and allowed only four hits in a 1-0 KU victory. Humphreys' record now stands at 11-13.
The Kansas sweep of Texas Tech was its first of a Big 12 opponent this season.
"We've been on the road for a long time," pitcher Serena Settlemier said. "It'll be nice to gain confidence here at home."
It moved Kansas into sixth place in the conference and kicked off a seven-game homestand.
Royals losing streak reaches seven games
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Carl Crawford hurt himself and then the Kansas City Royals.
Crawford had a tiebreaking two-run triple to lead the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 9-5 victory over the Royals on Sunday.
"That's the most painful triple I ever had to earn," said Crawford, who had earlier fouled a ball off his toe. "It still hurts."
Crawford has 50 triples in 535 career games. It was his first this season.
"It's one of the funnest plays in all of sports, watching C.C. hit a triple." Devil Rays manager
The Devil Rays, at 7-6, are off to the second-best start in franchise history. They have won three games in a row.
Joe Maddon said. "He's one of the strongest runners I've ever watched. He runs hard and he runs fast. He's intense."
Jonn y Gomes, Damon Hollins and Ty Wigginton homered for Tampa Bay, which has won seven consecutive games against the Royals
dating to last season. The Devil Rays, at 7-6, are off to the second-best start in franchise history.
The Devil Rays scored three runs in the sixth to take the lead. Tomas Perez had an RBI single before Crawford drove in two with a triple off Steve Stemle (0-1) to make it 6-4. Wigginton hit a two-run drive in the seventh to extend the Tampa Bay lead to four.
Kansas City loaded the bases with one out against Scott Dunn in the eighth. Shawn Camp relieved and got David Dejesus to ground into an inning-ending double play.
Mark Teahen tripled and scored at Angel Broera's two-
"I don't know what to say," Royals manager Buddy Bell said. "We didn't swing the bats."
out single off reliever Brian Meadows (1-0) to give Kansas City a 4-3 lead in the sixth. The Royals have lost seven in a row.
Gomes' two-run drive off Mark Redman in the first gave the Devil Rays an early lead but Shane Costa responded with a two-run homer in the second to tie it at 2.
Redman was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list before
the game after being sidelined by a left knee injury. He went five innings, allowing three runs and seven hits.
"I had to make some adjustments and find out what was working," Redman said. "I was really satisfied with myself physically."
Hollins hit a solo homer in the second to put Tampa Bay up 3-2. Kansas City drew even again on Paul Bako's RBI single
in the fourth.
Tampa Bay rookie Jason Hammel made his second career start filling in for the injured Mark Hendrickson, who is on the 15-day disabled list with left shoulder tightness. He gave up three runs and four hits in five innings.
Hammel was optioned to Triple-A Durham after the game. Tampa Bay will add a player to the roster on Monday.