WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2006
BASEBALL
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3B
College baseball gets hall of fame
The hall of fame museum will be part of a new baseball stadium complex, which will be built on the campus of Texas Tech and is scheduled to open before the 2008 season.
BY DENNIS WASZAK JR.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dave Winfield dominated from the mound, Pete Incaviglia became the home run king and Robin Ventura went on a 58-game hitting streak.
That was back when they were still wearing their school colors, before they became major league stars.
Winfield, Incaviglia and Ventura are among 46 nominees for the hall's inaugural class. The finalists will be announced April 26, followed by an induction ceremony July 4 in Lubbock, Texas.
Now, there will be a College Baseball Hall of Fame to honor them, with the announcement set for Wednesday.
The 22 former players,12 former coaches and 12 pre-1947 veterans will be voted on strictly because of their college achievements. The list will be pared down through two rounds of voting by an 80-member committee consisting of current and retired head coaches,former players, NCAA commissioners,sports information directors and media.
"Just like Canton and Cooperstown, sports fans around the nation will begin to turn their attention to Lubbock every summer," said John Askins, chairman and CEO of the College Baseball Foundation, which established the hall.
"Different groups have talked about a college baseball hall of fame, but we decided to do something about it," he said.
Winfield, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, led the University of Minnesota as a pitcher and outfielder, and was chosen the Most Outstanding Player of the 1973 College World Series.
Incaviglia was one of college baseball's most feared sluggers, setting the career marks for homers with 100 in just three years at Oklahoma State. His 1985 season is the most impressive offensive performance in college history, with 48 home runs, 143 RBIs, 285 total bases and a 1.140 slugging percentage — all remain as single-season Division I records.
Ventura gained national recognition in 1987 with his 58-game hitting streak still a Division I record and had a career batting average of .428 at Oklahoma State.
INTRAMURALS
Miscues lead to tough defeat
Amanda Sellers/KANSAN
John Carlton, Leavenworth junior, takes a swing during the intramural softball game between the Memorable Pros and Grace Pearson at Lawrence High school Monday night. The Memorable Pros won 18-8.
BY CASE KEFFER
ceefer@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Memorable Pros, taking full advantage of four costly errors by the Grace Pearson Mens outfield, scored six runs in the third inning en route to a 18-8 victory in intramural softball Monday.
Grace Pearson Mens held a 5-3 lead after two innings, but its excellent fielding at the start of the game quickly turned into a nightmare. Numerous errors sent the team to its first loss of the season.
"We struggled in the third inning, we couldn't get the final out," Matt Pfizenmaier, Clay Center senior and Grace Pearson Mens pitcher, said. Pfizenmaier pitched well despite the staggering 18 runs that Memoable Pros scored.
Brad Chura, Leavenworth se
nior, went 4-for-4 with a single,
two doubles and a triple to pace
Memorable Pros. His big blow
was a three-RBI double.
"I was really proud of us for keeping our composure," Chura said. "It was good to get a win like this under our belts."
The game was still within reach for Grace Pearson Mens in the fourth inning until Patrick Bernard, Lawrence junior, stepped up to the plate.
Bernard hit a grand slam that gave Memorable Pros a commanding 13-7 lead. Bernard hit two home runs in the game and was an asset to his team defensively in left field as well.
"This was my first game for the team," Bernard said. "It was a good time."
Memorable Pros' John Carlton, Leavenworth junior, also contributed offensively. He was 3-for-4 in the game and had four
RBI. Pitcher jaxon Lee, Leavenworth junior, got off to a rocky start, but eventually settled down and pitched two scoreless innings.
The rough night continued for Grace Pearson Mens as the game moved into the late innings. Grace Pearson Mens made an additional four errors in the final two innings, which brought the total to nine in the five-inning game.
Grace Pearson Mens was led by center fielder Kevin Robertson, Pittsburg sophomore, who hit a home run and a double in his first two at-bats.
Pfizenmaier said he encouraged his team to shrug off the loss.
"These are errors that we can prevent in the future," Pfizenmaier said.
- Edited by Matt Wilson
Saying goodbye
A memorial for the Army women's basketball coach Maggie Dixon is placed at the entrance to St. Charles Borromeo Church in North Hollywood area of Los Angeles Tuesday. Dixon died April 6 at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y. from an ingrown hair.