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2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2006
SPORTS CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Tennis at Kansas State, 2 p.m.,
Manhattan
THURSDAY
Swimming NCAA Champion ships, all day, Athens, Ga.
FRIDAY
Softballs. Northwestern, University of Hawaii Softball Tournament, 4 p.m., Honolulu, Hawaii
Swimming NCAA Championships all day Athens Ga
Baseballat Baylor, 7 p.m., Waco,
Texas
Women's golf, Betsy Rawls Invitational, all day, Austin, Texas
SATURDAY
Baseballat Baylor, 6 p.m., Waco,
Texas.
Softballvs Longwood, University of Hawaii Softball Tournament, 6 n.m. Honolulu, Hawaii
Softballvs. Hawaii, University of Hawaii Softball Tournament, 8 p.m., Honolulu, Hawaii
Swimming NCAA Championships all day Athens Ga
Women's golf, Betsy Ravlis Invitational, all day, Austin, Texas
Last game of Classic to be rescheduled
The Kansas softball team started the 2006 Jayhawk Clas-
started the 2006 Jeb
sie by losing to
Eastern Michigan
2-1 and beating
Minnesota 6-3 on
Friday.
In Saturday's games, Kansas lost to Portland State 2-1, but beat Eastern Michigan 1-0.
Settlemier
Senior pitcher Serena Settlemier extended her winning streak to six games after shutting out Eastern Michigan.
Kansas's final game against Minnesota was cancelled on Sunday because of the the morning's thunderstorm.The game will be rescheduled.
-Eric Jordensen
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Weekend features mixed results
BASEBALL
BY ALISSA BAUER
abauer@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Despite leading No. 3 Clemson by a pair of runs in the middle of the series finale, the Kansas baseball team lost the series on Sunday.
Clemson (10-3) defeated Kansas (15-6) 4-3.
Each team came into Sunday's final game with a victory apiece. Neither team managed to score in the first four innings.
Sophomore third baseman Erik Morrison broke the scoring drought in the top of the fifth. His two-run home run, which followed a single by sophomore outfielder John Allman, put Kansas on the board for the first time in the series.
The Tigers crept their way back into the game, similar to the Jayhawks did on Saturday. Clemson put a run up in the bottom half of the fifth, cutting the Kansas lead in fifth.
Third baseman Herman Demink ied the Tigers at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a pair of RBI. When called upon in clutch occasions, Demink stepped up, knocking in runs in the fifth and the seventh to tie the game at two.
In the end, the Tigers wouldn't need bats to earn the series victory.
"It feels great to come in and win on the road with an atmosphere like this. There's more than 5,000 people in the stands—that's a great college venue."
er Ryotaro Hayakawa hit and walked two Clemson batters before senior closer Don Czyz was summoned to the mound.
With eight saves on the season, Czyz wasn't his typical dominant self. Clemson's DJ Mitchell scored on Czyz's first wild pitch and Ben Hall scored on his second.
Without a single hit in the bottom of the eighth inning, Clemson scored the winning runs, putting them up 4-2 with three outs left to play.
On the mound, senior pitcher Kodiak Quick (3-1) received the no-decision for Kansas after seven innings, during which where he scattered 11 hits, but surrendered only two runs. Because Quick came out with the game tied at 2, he received the no-decision.
Ritch Price Kansas baseball coach
Freshman lefty Andy Marks (1-1) came in to start the eighth. Despite facing just one batter, Marks took the loss as he walked right fielder
Travis Storrer, for what turned out to be the winning run. He was replaced for Hayakawa. Kansas pushed for another come-from-behind victory in the top of the ninth. Allman grounded out to second to score senior first baseman Jared Schweitzer, but the rally ended there.
Saturday: Kansas 5. Clemson 4.
A University of Kansas family connection and a pivotal home run put Kansas past Clemson on Saturday, the only Kansas victory of the series.
Don Czyz (2-0) relieved a brief Nick Czyz outing and proceeded to shut down Clemson's offense to earn the victory. Freshman first baseman Preston Land used only his seventh start of the season to his advantage. He hit the game-winning home run in the eighth to give Kansas its final lead of the day.
More than 5,000 fans watched
the Jayhawks battle back from a 4-0 deficit built in the first inning. A Morrison error in the first opened the doors for four unearned runs to score.
Kansas came back and won 6-5.
Kansas coach Ritch Price said his team had no room for such errors, but acknowledged the feeling he had for the victory.
"It feels great to come in and win on the road with an atmosphere like this," Price said. "There's more than 5,000 people in the stands — that's a great college venue."
After Kansas allowed four runs in the top of the first, the team did not score until the fourth inning. Sophomore designated hitter Brock Simpson singled to knock in senior infielder Jared Schweitzer to cut the Clemson lead to 4-1.
Although a pair of stellar defensive efforts had Morrison on his way to redemption from his errors, a two-run double in the top of the seventh smoothed over any first inning remnants. It gave Kansas its first lead of the afternoon, 5-4.
In Clemson's half of the seventh, Ricky Fairchild finally tired. He surrendered the lead and a two-run home run to Clemson's Ben Hall. Nick Czzy
was then called upon to pick up an out before his older brother Don came in to close the game.
Land took the lead back for good the next inning. His solo shot put Kansas up 6-5, all it would need to take care of Clemson.
Friday: Clemson 7, Kansas 2
Clemson jumped out to an early 4-0 lead by the end of the third inning.
Kansas snapped its eight-game win streak in front of more than 4,000 fans against No. 3 Clemson on Friday. The Tigers defeated the Jayhawks, 7-2.
Clemson's duo of Herman Demmink and Taylor Harbin led the Clemson offense, combining for five of Clemson's 12 hits.
Junior pitcher Sean Land (4-2) could not keep runners off the base paths. Price said the starter was pitching was out with a chest cold.
"The one thing he did do was battle," Price said. "That wasn't the normal Sean Land today."
At the plate, Kansas was dormant. After Morrison walked in the second inning, the Jayhawks failed to put another man on base until the seventh inning
Kansas kicks off Big 12 play next weekend against Baylor.
— Edited by Lindsey Gold
NCAA TOURNAMENT
Four Missouri Valley teams to go dancing
BY STEVE BRISENDINE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WICHITA — The Missouri Valley Conference landed four teams in the NCAA tournament Sunday, one more than the conference's previous record.
But one team that had expected a bid — Missouri State, with the conference's highest RPI rating — was left out.
The highest NCAA seeding
went to the regular-season champion, Wichita State. The Shockers, making their first appearance in the tournament since 1988, are seeded seventh in the Washington Regional.
They will meet 10th-seeded Seton Hall on Thursday in Greensboro, N.C.
Northern Iowa is seeded 10th in the Minneapolis regional, taking on seventh-seeded Georgetown on Friday in Dayton, Ohio. The Panthers helped their case with quality nonconference wins over Iowa and Louisiana State.
Mich
Southern Illinois, the conference tournament champion, went from a bubble team to an automatic qualifier. The Salukis are seeded 11th in the Atlanta Regional and play sixth-seeded West Virginia on Thursday in Auburn Hills,
Bradley also will play Friday at Auburn Hills in the Oakland Regional. The Braves are seeded 13th in the Oakland regional, and will face fourth-seeded Kansas.
Missouri State failed to get a bid despite a No. 21 RPI rating. Creighton, which had shaky NCAA hopes with a No. 42 RPI, also is headed for a likely NIT bid.
FOOTBALL Morning storms cause football practice delay
The Kansas football team canceled its open football practice Sunday afternoon following the damaging morning storms in Lawrence.
The workout was rescheduled for tomorrow at 3:30 p.m.
It is open to the public.
The athletics department will announce the location sometime tomorrow.
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