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4B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
THURSDAY, MARCH 30. 2006
BASEBALL
Rough start ends well for Kansas at Hoglund
Randall Sanders/KANSAN
McNamara struggles. Marks provides relief and gains victory
Junior pitcher Brendan McNamara delivers against Wichita state in the first inning at Hoglund Ballpark Wednesday night. McNamara earned a no-decision in the 8-2 victory, pitching three innings and allowing one run on four hits, walking two batters and striking out one.
BY SHAWN SHROYER
sshroyer@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Facing No. 13 Wichita State between crucial Big 12 opponents No. 3 Nebraska and No. 29 Missouri, Kansas coach Ritch Price was left with a tough decision as to which pitcher to start on Wednesday night.
Kansas' weekend aces were off limits because of the magnitude of the Missouri series this weekend.
"We have to win the series against Missouri to get back in the Big 12 race," Price said on Tuesday.
Yet, aside from being a rivalry game, Price said Wednesday's match-up against a ranked non-conference opponent would have major postseason implications.
So, in need of a pitcher who could pitch a few innings against the Shockers and not cripple the weekend rotation, Price chose his sixth different starter of the season
- junior Brendan McNamara.
The decision didn't work out as well as Price had hoped. McNamara gave up two runs, one earned, in three innings on four hits and two walks. He struck out one Wichita State player.
"I was pleased that he got into trouble and he got out of trouble and he gave us three innings," Price said.
McNamara had been consistent most of the season, allowing no runs in four of his six appearances before Wednesday. But after pitching two score-
"I was getting hot pretty much every game, so I was a little tender," McNamara said, about his throwing arm on Wednesday night after pitching on Sunday.
With the game tied 2-2 after three innings, Price looked to freshman left-hander Andy Marks (2-1).
Wichita State's offense came to a screeching halt after Marks took the mound. In three innings of work, Marks kept the Shockers off the board and surrendered only two hits, walked three and struck out four.
"Andy grew up a lot tonight," sophomore outfielder John Allman said. "That was the first time I saw him on the mound with some presence."
While Marks shut down Wichita State batters, the Kansas offense did its part to earn Marks his second victory of the year, erupting for the final six of its eight runs.
"I think they all like to see it," Marks said, about whether the rest of the Kansas pitching staff was jealous of the run support he received. "I was kind of happy to see eight runs on the board tonight no matter who was pitching."
After the game, Price said he was most impressed with how three freshman pitchers
— Marks, Nick Czyz and Paul Smyth — dominated Shocker hitters and kept senior closer Don Czyz in the bulpen so he could be fresh for the weekend.
"I think we're in really good shape." Price said.
— Edited by Cynthia Hernandez
Fans want to Shock every sport
BASEBALL
BY ERIC JORGENSEN
ejorgensen@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Despite Kansas legislators' attempts to have the University of Kansas play Wichita State each year in every sport, no arrangement was reached. The two teams regularly face off in baseball, though.
Baseball is the one time during the school year where high-stake sports match-ups occur between these two teams. It is also the only time fans from the schools partake in rivalry and bragging rights for the year.
Many Kansas and Wichita State fans alike think the interstate rivalry is weak, but is growing.
"It's light-hearted," Eric Nevels, Topeka freshman said. "I think it would be awesome if
Lance Fleming graduated from Wichita State. He said he thought Kansas put more money into its team than Wichita State, but the rivalry was growing in the last two to three years.
it was more intense when they played baseball."
Fleming said he thought the state of Kansas was represented by three schools in three sports: Wichita State for baseball, Kansas for basketball and Kansas State for football.
The improvement by the Jay-hawks against the Shockers has many Kansas students pleased and wanting to watch games at Hoglund Ballpark, said Brent Gorski, Idaho Falls, Idaho, freshman.
"I know they're ranked higher, and I'd like to beat them," Gorski said of No. 13 Wichita State.
Other fans said if the teams squared off in basketball, it would consequently make the Kansas-Wichita State baseball rivalry more intense.
Fleming said he agreed with Smith.
"I think it could be a better rivalry than K-State," Smith said. Fleming said he agreed with
Kyle Smith, Topeka freshman,
said the more the teams played,
the more bitter the rivalry would
be. Smith went as far to say if
the teams played in basketball,
it could make Wichita State the
biggest in-state rival.
"It would increase the rivalry if we started playing basketball," Fleming said. "A lot of Wichita State fans want to play them in basketball."
Kansas will face Wichita State again on April 5 in Wichita.
- Edited by Meghan Miller
Confidence
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B
At the top of the first, junior right-hander Brendan McNamara experienced early trouble in his first Division I start. He walked Wichita State's Waddell to lead off the game, and later overthrew first base allowing him to score.
Although McNamara got out of the first with only minor casualties, he sixed base runners after facing just 14 batters. He was out by the fourth inning, allowing a pair of runs off four hits.
Four Jayhawk pitchers followed McNamara, three of whom were freshmen. Freshman lefty Andy Marks (2-1) took the next three-ing shift, kept the Shockers off the board and picked up the victory.
"I think the fact that we beat a Top 20 team with three freshmen on the mound says a lot about our program," Price said.
Kansas collected 15 hits, four of which were off starter Max Hutson.
The KU offense didn't skip a beat after junior Jared Simon (0-1) took over in the fourth innings. The
right-hander was dealt the loss.
Throwing to his first batter of the evening, freshman first baseman Preston Land welcomed Simon by nailing a line drive into the left-field wall. Freshman catcher Buck Afenir brought Land around for the RBI.
"I thought it had a pretty good chance," Land said of the long fly ball hit into the wind coming in from left. "I thought it was, maybe, any other night it probably would've been out."
In the fifth and sixth, Kansas sent 13 batters to the plate, came up with eight hits and five runs.
Wichita State used four pitchers, none of which were overly effective. Freshman right-hander Matt Smith was the only Shocker hurler to not surrender a run, although he was tagged for three hits and a walk.
On Tuesday night, the Shockers lost an 11-inning battle to No. 10 Arkansas. Hutson was slated to start before Tuesday night's match-up, and the Jayhawks didn't see that as a major factor in Wednesday's victory.
said. "It might have had an effect on some guys and it might not have had an effect on other guys. You've got to give our pitchers credit, though, they pitched really well tonight."
With Missouri coming to town on Friday, Price made it clear how important that series is to his team and its chances of gaining ground in the Big 12 Conference. The record crowd at Hoglund Ballpark may be the fire Kansas needs to take the next two series from Missouri and Texas Tech.
"It just all depends," Land
"I think our players fed off that energy," Price said. "It was exciting to be at Hoglund Ballpark tonight."
Game Notes:
Senior outfielder Matt Baty was in full uniform in the Kansas bullpen on Wednesday night. The co-captain was cleared to play on Tuesday.
The in-state rivalry drew the largest crowd the Hog has ever seen. The attendance peaked at 2,324 fans.
— Edited by Meghan Miller
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