4B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2006
BOX SCORE
Kansas 0 (29-12)
Player AB R H RBI
Matt Baty, cf 4 0 1 0
Ritchie Price, ss 3 0 0 0
Jarad Schweitzer, 2b 3 0 0 0
Matt Berner, 2b 1 0 0 0
Bus Milner rf 4 0 1 0
Erik Morrison, 3b 3 0 1 0
John Allman lf 3 0 0 0
Preston Land, 1b 3 0 1 0
Brock Simpson, dh 3 0 0 0
Buck Afenir, c 3 0 1 0
Brendan McNamara, p 0 0 0 0
Nick Czzy, p 0 0 0 0
Ryotaro Hayakawa, p 0 0 0 0
Andy Marks, p 0 0 0 0
Matt Lane, p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
Wichita State 4 (23-9)
Player AB R H RBI
Kenny Waddell, cf 3 0 0 0
Josh Workman, dh 3 0 1 0
Damon Sublett, 2b 2 0 0 0
Derek Schermerhorn, 1b 4 0 0 0
Matt Brown rf 3 1 1 0
Tyler Hill, lf 3 1 0 0
Conor Gillaspie, 3b 4 2 3 4
Brandon Hall, c 3 0 0 0
Noah Krol, ss 3 0 1 0
Kris Johnson, p 0 0 0 0
Khol Nanney, p 0 0 0 0
Noah Booth, p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 6 4
Win: Johnson (3-0)
Loss: McNamara (0-1)
Save: Booth (1)
Source: Kansas Athletics Department
WASHINGTON — The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City is one step closer to becoming the nation's official museum to the sport's history.
BASEBALL
Senate gives approval to museum resolution
The U.S. Senate lateTuesday approved a resolution to give the museum national recognition that would help draw larger crowds and raise more money for collections and exhibits.
"The museum is a national destination for anyone seeking to enrich their understanding of this period in America's history," said Sen. Jim Talent, R-Mo., who sponsored the measure. "We are one step closer to providing this designation for the museum, and I am hopeful the full Congress will approve it soon."
will approve
Lawmakers passed the measure unanimously in the Senate, and it must now be approved by the U.S. House, where a companion bill was introduced by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat from Kansas City.
Founded in 1990, the museum is the only one in the nation devoted solely to those who played in the Negro Leagues from 1920 to 1970. More than 60,000 visitors each year come to see the site's photos, memorabilia and oral histories that document the impact segregation had on the lives of players and their fans.
The Associated Press
Baty: Good memories despite loss
BY SHIWN SHROYER
sshroyer@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
WICHITA — Wednesday was not only Kansas' final trip to Wichita this season, but the final homecoming for Matt Baty's college career.
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college career.
It was also a big night for the senior outfielder, because it was his first game back after missing Kansas' past 18 games with spleen and kidney lacerations. Baty downplayed the occasion
sad:
The top of the sixth inning would be the highlight of Baty's night. In classic form, Baty saw 11 pitches before he lined a base hit under the glove of a diving Matt Brown in right field. The hit moved freshman catcher Buck Afenir to second base.
"I had a lot of family here, so it was nice, but it's just another game," Baty, a Wichita native, said.
Wichita State later picked Afenir off that inning. Baty still contributed with a stolen base that put him in scoring position
at second base. The hit and stolen base were his first since Feb. 24 against Belmont.
"It was a sloppy hit, but it felt good to be back out there and be able to contribute." Baty said.
"He gets on base tonight; he steals second base, and we haven't been able to do that lately." Kansas coach Ritch Price said.
The game started quietly for Baty. When he stepped up to the plate in the leadoff spot, the fans treated him like any other opponent. He was met with limited applause.
The at bat ended just as silently with a ground-out to sophomore second baseman Damon Sublett.
Freshman first baseman Preston Land bats early in the game against Wichita State Wednesday evening in Wichita. The Jayhawks lost 4-0 to the Shockers after struggling offensively.
"To be honest with you I was real nervous," Baty said. "I had butterflies in my stomach."
butterlines It didn't take long for Wichita State to test Baty's glove in center field. The first two balls the Shockers put in play came Baty's way and landed in his glove.
Baty was flawless in the out-field with four putouts, but his
way that it was nice to see him back in the lineup, getting back in the swing of things, and we're only going to go up from here," sophomore outfielder John Allman said.
hit in the sixth would be his lone hit of the night. Kansas made only five hits as a team.
Despite losing the game, Price said he was glad to see his opening dav leadoff hitter back in action.
"It was awesome. We have survived five weeks without him and Ryno in the lineup," Price said, referring to Baty and sophomore infielder Ryne Price. "All we've been trying to do is survive. And we knew when we got him back
we're 20 percent better with him in the lineup."
the team
As for Baty, he certainly didn't want to lose his final game at Eck Stadium but said he would only take positive memories with him.
"Just the atmosphere." Baty said. "Just the memories of coming in here and playing in front of the home crowd."
— Edited by Cynthia Hernandez
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Not so much a closer since the emergence of sophomore second baseman and closer Damon Sublett, lefty Noah Booth's reputation as the former closer precedes him. His four innings of scoreless relief proved it.
Before he entered the game, however, the Jayhawks would do their best to hang runs on reliever Kohl Nanney in the sixth inning.
Even if we had popped the bunt up, we still have two on and one out. That was a huge base running mistake."
Ritchie Price
Senior shortstop
A key mistake last week proved to be the only mistake Wichita State made.
In his third at bat in 19 games.
Freshman catcher Buck Afenir popped up in the infield in the top of the sixth. While catcher Brandon Hall, first baseman
Derek Schermerhorn and Gillasple seemed to talk amongst themselves, none discussed who would be the one to catch the ball, and it hit the ground.
Afenir was on with a single. With one on and Wichita native Baty stepping to the plate, Kansas' rally was on its way.
the senior tagged a base hit to right field under the diving glove of Brown.
Two on and none out, the Jayhawks' rally was rolling.
A popped-up bunt induced a double play, and the rally was dead.
Senior shortstop Ritchie Price popped up a bunt and Afenir had traveled too far away from second.
To make matters worse Gillaspie would not go away. In his half of the sixth, he singled up
"That was a really crucial mistake." Price said, but still acknowledged Afenir's youth. "Even if we had popped the bunt up, we still have two on and one out. That was a huge base running mistake."
the middle to score right fielder
Matt.Brown.
Gillaspie 4. Kansas 0.
And it would stay that way. The sixth inning rally was the last one the Jayhawks put together, and the in-state rivalry in 2006 ends in a draw.
"Well I don't know if you guys read what their center fielder said in the paper, but it kind of got to us a little bit," Gillaspa said, who finished the game 3-4 with four RBI. "We knew who said it. It wasn't a big deal. Nothing against what he said, we just wanted to go out and prove ourselves — play the way we're used to playing."
Edited by Meghan Miller
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