2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
TODAY
Men's basketball vs. Colorado,
7 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
THURSDAY
- Women's basketball vs.
  Kansas State, 7 p.m., Allen
  Fieldhouse
Player to watch: Crystal Kemp. In her final game at Allen Fieldhouse, the senior will be important in beating Kansas State. Kemp, the Big 12 Conference's
Kemp
12 Conference's fourth leading
scorer, has never won against the Wildcats.
FRIDAY
Softball vs. Stephen F. Austin,
9 a.m., Golden Hurricane Classic,
Tulsa, Okla.
- Softball vs. Northern Iowa, 11 a.m., Golden Hurricane Classic, Tulsa, Okla.
Baseball vs. Western Illinois, 3 p.m., Hoglund Ballpark
SATURDAY
BASEball vs. Western Illinois,
1 n. Hoglund Ballpark
Softball vs. Nebraska, 1 p.m.
Golden Hurricane Classic,
Tulsa, Okla.
Softball vs. Notre Dame, 7 p.m., Golden Hurricane Classic, Tulsa, Okla.
Tack vs. Iowa State, All day, Ames, Iowa
Men's basketball vs. Kansas State, 3 p.m., Manhattan
SUNDAY
Softball vs. Tulsa, 1 p.m.
Golden Hurricane Classic,
Tulsa, Okla.
Baseball vs. Western Illinois,
n. lounge, Ballpark
Bennis vs. Texas Tech, 10 a.m.
Robinson Courts
CORRECTION
Monday'sThe University Daily Kansan contained errors. In the story "Team takes fourth after close battle," the swimming and diving team finished fourth in Columbia, Mo. Junior Jenny Short's name was misspelled as well.
INTRAMURALS
BY CASE KEEFER
ckeefeer@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWRIETER
Phi Psi 3 marches on
Bodies flying for every loose ball, limbs flalling in the path of every pass and players hitting the ground at every opportunity epitomized Phi Psi 3's 46-41 victory against Pi Kappa Phi 2 in Monday's intramural playoff basketball game.
Ryan McNary, Overland Park freshman, could tell his team knew the game was important.
"We really came ready to play and are just trying to see how deep we can make it," he said.
Overland Park freshman, excelled at the point guard position and added 10 points.
McNary was the key contributor to Phi Psi 3's victory. He scored 15 points, all from three-point shots, Jeff Turek
We really came ready to play and are just trying to see how deep we can make it."
With nine minutes left in
"W
Ryan McNary Overland Park freshman
the first half, Pi Kappa Phi 2 led 14-13. It was a few noteworthy rallies, it was the last time Pi Kappa Phi 2 would hold the lead.
Pi Kappa Phi 2 played a physical game defensively. Offensively, Evan Terry, Andover freshman, set the pace
However, it was Phi Psi 3's balance that kept them ahead. Danny Struble, Salina freshman, Billy Gunnison, Overland Park freshman, and Michael Johnson, Overland Park freshman, all assisted McNary and Turek's leading roles.
Pi Kappa Phi put together a run with five minutes left to the deficit to 39-37, but McNary who made two key blocks and forced a turnover to ensure Phi Psi 3's victory.
with 10 points.
"I wish we would have played defense. We gave them easy looks all game," Terry said.
Phi Psi 3 faces Fiji 1 next Monday in the second round of the playoffs.
- Edited by Matt Wilson
Young Royal ready for new start
MLB
BY ALAN ESKEW
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Instead of luck making him Kansas City's starting third baseman, Mark Teahen is counting on something a little more substantial this time around—experience and ability.
One of three players acquired in the trade of Carlos Beltran. Teahen was supposed to spend 2005 gaining much-needed seasoning in the minors.
But veteran Chris Truby got hurt in spring training, and fate played its hand, handing the job to a 22-year-old Teahen who really wasn't ready.
As a rushed-to-the-majors rookie, Teahen hit .246 with seven home runs and 55 RBIs and had an embarrassing 20 errors for a team that lost a major league-worst 106 games.
Now he's feeling altogether different. He's ready to take the job on merit.
This year is totally different
"I think I learned a lot throughout the year." Teahen said. "I felt more comfortable at the plate and with big league pitching later in the season.
than last year. I came in last year, my first big league camp, trying to figure things out. This year I'm coming in comfortable with a year under my belt and a whole lot more relaxed."
He said teammate Matt Stairs gave him some hints in the batting cage last season that freed up his swing and allowed him to get "more of my body" into it.
Teahen began 2005 slowly and was put on the disabled list in April with a bad back.
"Obviously, you can't swing fully if your back is hurting you," he said. "I'm sure it affected me. Once it felt good, I started feeling more comfortable and confident."
Teahen, a left-handed hitter, rejects criticism that he lacks power and tries too often to hit to the opposite field.
"When I got drafted, I really didn't pull the ball at all, so it was valid then," he said. "This is my fifth (professional) season I'm going into, and I've definitely progressed to where I'm hitting the ball to all fields. I feel confident driving the ball everywhere on the field, so I'm not really concerned about it. I know I
drive the ball the other way better than some guys, so I might get that label I can't pull the ball. I think I use the whole field."
Tehen said he believes he can become a 20-plus home run hitter in the majors.
"I try not to read a lot of things because it might say, 'He has no power potential.' But they don't know what I really work on at the field or what I do. It is not really that accurate, and I don't worry about it.
"I know where I was and how far I've come. I know just how much further I can go, so I'm not really worried about it. I know it will show up. I know the strides I made last year."
The Royals are optimistic Teahen will develop into a Gold Glove defender, but he committed 20 errors as a rookie and had a .947 fielding percentage, the worst in the American League for players who played a minimum of 100 games at third.
The only third baseman in the AL with more errors was Detroit's Brandon Inge, who had 152 more chances and three more errors than Teahen.
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First Serve tennis on Clinton Parkway is the new indoor home to the women's tennis team. They will play there Sunday if the weather is adverse
Indoor courts ready for Texas Tech match
BY ANTONIO MENDOZA
amendoa@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
For the first time since Jan. 28, Kansas will compete in a home match. More importantly, the home match will be in Lawrence instead of Topeka.
Lawrence's only indoor tennis facility, First Serve Tennis, 5200 Clinton Parkway, will now be the indoor facility for the Kansas tennis team.
"It's a great facility, and it's going to benefit our team every day, having that facility," coach Amy Hall-Holt said.
Hall-Holt said the team had been practicing at the new indoor courts since February 1.
The match against the Texas Tech Red Raiders Sunday will be the first match for the
It's scheduled for 10 a.m. Sunday at the courts behind Robinson Gymnasium. The match will be moved to First Serve if there's bad weather.
Before First Serve Tennis opened, the team traveled to the Wood Valley Racquet Club in Topeka for matches.
team in Lawrence this season, and marks the opening of Big 12 play for the Jayhawks.
"We're proud to be the home for KU tennis, and we are looking forward to a long term relationship with them," said Stewart Water, director of tennis at First Serve.
Water said First Serve Tennis had three indoor courts and would try to add another indoor and outdoor court in the summer.
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