Tuesday, April 15, 1986
Sports
University Daily Kansan
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Aaron Calovich, 8, bucks the soccer ball across the yard. Calovich, son of Joy DeMaranville, 816 Mississippi St., practiced yesterday at Pincock Elementary School, 810 W. 6th St.
KC ruins opener for Boston
United Press International
The Kansas City Royals scored six runs in the eighth inning yesterday to take an 8-2 decision and hand the Red Sox a victory, losing in their last six home games.
BOSTON — For the Boston Red Sox, Opening Day at Fenway Park is becoming Losing Day.
Willie Wilson had three hits and keyed the six-run outburst, which snapped a 2-12 tie. Wilson, who improved his lifetime average against Boston to .398, started the iming with a triple, then carried what proved to be the winning run.
The game was the Royals' third home opener of the year. Winning pitcher Charlie Leibrandt said the pressure of the crowd could take its toll.
"I think the home team is a little more nervous than anything, trying to get off to a good start," Leibrand said. "In our home opener in K.C. we couldn't do anything right — it was sort of like Boston today."
"It's too early to get negative thoughts on how the season will turn out," said Boyd. "You can't think about it. You have to go out and relax, play it day-by-day and see what happens."
Wilson led off the eighth with a single, moved to third on George Brett's single and scored on Hal McRae's fielder's choice grounder to shortstom
After Jim Sundberg struck out, pinch-hitter Jorge Orta hit a grounder to shortstop Ed Romero. Romero misplayed, allowing Babionto score. Rudy Law singled to right.
Kicker
Frank White doubled off third baseman Wade Boggs, glove bringing home Brett and chasing Boyd. Stanley surrendered RBI singles to Steve Balboni and Darryl Motley, as the Royals increased their lead to 6-2.
Kansas City's first six runners in the eighth all scored, with all but two runs charged to starter Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd, 0-1. Four of the hitters to face pitcher Bob Stanley reached base, on three hits and an error.
bringing home Motley with the final run of the innig.
Leibrandt, 1-0, allowed four hits,
two runs and walked four over seven
innings. Dan Quisnberry relieved
Leibrandt after the seventh.
Royals manager Dick Howser praised Liebrandt's performance and potential.
"Last year Saberhagen was excellent, and (Leibrandt) was right up
"He was good, real good, today," Howser said. "You talk about left-handers in this park, he can pitch anywhere. He should have won twenty games last year.
Boston took a 1-0 lead in the first on Don Baylor's RBI single, but the Royals tied the score in the second on singles by White, Balboni and Sundberg. Kansas City took a 2-1 lead in the third when Law led off with a ground rule double and scored on Wilson's single.
Boston tied the score 2-2 on Marty Barrett's first homer of the year.
KU will sign prep star today
By Matt Tidwell Sports writer
Kevin Pritchard, a highly regarded basketball player from Tulsa, will sign a letter of intent to attend Kansas this afternoon, John Phillips, Pritchard's high school coach, said yesterday.
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"I talked to coach Alvin Gentry (Kansas recruiting coordinator) and
he said coach (Larry) Brown will be here at about 5 p.m. to sign Kevin at his home." Phillips said.
Pritchard is ranked among the top 20 high school seniors by Street and Smith, a nationwide recruiting service.
Brown has been in Hawaii coaching a group of collegiate all-stars at the Aloha Classic and is scheduled to return today.
He was the only player ever to be named Tulsa's metropolitan player of the year back-to-back in his junior and senior seasons. Wayman Tisdale won the award twice, in his sophomore and senior seasons.
Pritchard's commitment to Kansas represents what could be a significant boost to next year's Jayhawk team. Pritchard, who made a verbal commitment with KU last
"Ever since he made the decision to go to Kansas he's been ready to go," Phillips said. "He really enjoyed the players when he took his visit and he respects coach Brown a lot."
month, averaged 22.7 points and 5.2 rebounds last season as a starting guard at Tulsa's Edison High School.
After this season, Pritchard was named the state's player of the year by the Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman and the Tulsa Tribune.
Several big-name schools were in contention for Pritchard before he decided on Kansas. The 6-foot-3, 165 pounder had impressive statistics and individual honors throughout his high school career.
Pritchard already has played in high school basketball all-star games around the country and will compete this weekend in the McDonald's Der-
"He's a great shooter and an excellent ball-handler and jumper." Phillips said. "But I think more than ever, I've been hit by the pressure player. In his career, he probably hit six game-winning shots for us at the burzer."
bv Classic in Louisville.
Pritchard made a basket that would have won the state championship for Edison this season, but it was ruled a 10th of a second too late.
Phillips said Pritchard was versatile and could play either the point or shooting guard positions.
'Hawks win 2 in series with OU, ISU
In addition, the Jayhawks learned last week that Harvey Grant, a 6' forward from Independence Community College, and Stacey Augemon, a 6' forward from Pasedena, Calif. are considering coming to Kansas.
"I think the ability he's got to play either the point or number two guard will help him in college." Phillips said.
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Kansas also has received a verbal commitment from Hutchinson Junior College 6-10 center Sean Al. arado.
By Jim Suhr
The sixth-ranked Kansas softball team split a pair of conference double-headers with Iowa State and Oklahoma over the weekend at Ames, Iowa.
Sunday, Kansas used three hits by second baseman Judith Phillips and a solo home run by designated hitter Tracy Bunge to defeat Oklahoma, 8-6. Kansas lost the second game, 1-0. Iowa State
Saturday, the Jayhawks lost 1-0 again, only this time it was to the Sooners. In the second game, they rebounded with a 5-1 win over Iowa State. Right fielder Chris May and center fielder Ann Brent each had two hits for Kansas in the win.
Softball
but Kansas lost 1-0.
Kansas, ranked No.1 in the Midwest region, stands at 30-12 overall and 5-3 in the Big Eight.
Jayhawk pitcher Tracy Bunge took both the losses, and fell to 13-7. Bunge gave up only three Oklahoma hits over seven innings in Saturday's 1-0 loss to the Sooners. Her fortune didn't change much when she returned to the mound for Kansas on Sunday against Iowa State. She gave up only three hits over six innings this time,
Kansas' Sherri Mach was the pitcher of record in both of the Jayhawks' wins. She improved her record to 18-5. Mach got relief help in both games from Reenie Powell.
"There were a lot of similarities in the games we won and lost," Kansas head coach Bob Stancilt said. "It was either eaget or famine. We lost the two 1-0 games when we got good pitching but didn't score any runs. In the other games, we hit the ball all over the place."
Stanciff said the Jayhawks had opportunities to win all of the games but lost the two one-run games after they capitalized on scoring chances.
He said Kansas had several chances to beat Oklahoma on Saturday, even though the Jayhawks had only two hits. Kansas, who held the Sooners scoreless for seven innings, had lead-off runners on base in both
Adkins honored at basketball banquet
the seventh and eighth innings. They failed to score in both innings, and Oklahoma won the game with one run in the eighth inning.
Sunday's 1-0 loss to Iowa State was almost a repeat performance. The Cyclones jumped out early with one run in the second innning, but Kansas had scoring opportunities in the third, fourth, sixth and seventh innings, and a base with either one or none out. However, the Jayhawks' rally fell short again.
The Jayhawks return to action tomorrow with a double-header against Kansas State at St. Joseph, Mo. — the site of the Big Eight tournament May 2-3. Kansas hosts Wichita State in a double-header Thursday.
Bv Dawn O'Mallev
Sports writer
Last night, there were no opponents to contend with, just teammates getting together one last time to cap off their season. The Kansas women's basketball team gathered at the Alavaram Country Club to hold its end of the year banquet.
This year, however, almost ended up as a roast for senior forward Vickie Adkins.
She received six awards before the evening ended. A total of 11 awards was given out.
About 100 people were on hand for the festivities, including Cancellor Gene A. Budig; Gary Hunter, assistant athletic director and Lynette
Woodard, former Kansas standout and now a Harlem Globetrotter.
The Lynette Woodard Award is given to the most valuable athlete on the team. This year it went to Adkins, who was fourth in the country in field goals by making 63 percent from the field and was a member of 12 All-Tournament teams during her four-year career.
"Wickie is such a super individual. She does it with style, with grace." Woodard said. "It is an honor to have something named after yourself. It is something you never foresee honeymoon."
Woodard is taking a break from the daily grind of being a Harlem Globetrotter.
Adkins barely had a moment to sit down during the awards ceremony.
Her efforts in academics were recognized when she was awarded the Student-Athlete AwarJ.
Adkins has had a 3.47 grade point average since her junior year. The overall GPA for the women's team is 3.0.
Adkins ended her college career as the Big Eight's 10th all-time leading scorer and Kansas' third all-time leading scorer and rebound despite missing about 70 games early in her career.
This year's Most Outstanding Athlete Award also went to Adkins.
Adkins also received the Rebound and Free Throw awards, and was the only player eligible for the Senior Award.
ding Athlete Award because it made her realize that others were watching her talent.
Adkins said the most important award she received was the Outstan-
Freshman forward Jill Killen was given the Shebra LeGrant Award for being the outstanding first-year player.
Shaw received the Special Coaches Award by showing maturity throughout the season.
Sophomore guard MesoShrought received the AdrianMitchell Award for good sportsmanship.
Altitude affects KU in Colorado match
Sports writer
By Dawn O'Malley
Flying through the air with the greatest of ease, the tennis balls that the Kansas men's and women's teams hit sailed across the court over the weekend in Boulder. Colo.
The Colorado Buffaloes men's and women's tennis teams hosted the Jayhawks. The Kansas men's team lost, 5-4, and the women's team beat Colorado, 6-3.
While playing Colorado, the Jayhawks had to use a non-pressurized ball. The altitude in Boulder is 5,280 feet. Consequently, if the teams had played with pressurized balls, they would have sailed away.
Perelman said the players had to adjust their strokes to hit the ball solid.
A non-pressurized ball has more rubber underneath the green surface, thus, it has a tendency to bounce higher. A non-pressurized ball can be used longer, John Francis, assistant manager of Northport Foods, 701 Massachusetts Street, said yesterday.
Scott Perelman, Kansas head tennis coach, said, "It is harder to play because of the altitude. We had about an hour and a half to practice to deal with that factor."
Tracy Treps, Kansas women's No. 1 singles player, won her
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match against Kathleen Heckman, 6-4. 6-4.
Kansas' sixth player, Susie Berglund fought off Colorado's Susie Osterland and won, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.
In women's doubles action, Barbara Inman and Janette Jonsson. Kansas No. 1 doubles team, won Sheila Oblisson and Kerry Myers.
The women's No. 2 doubles team of Christine Parrille and Trees lost a touch, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4, to Heckman and Linda Waterhouse.
In the men's doubles action, Larry Pascal and David Brady, who are the No. 1 doubles team, beat Gary Osteen and Walker. The score was 6-1, 2-1.
wolf and David Owens won their match, 7-5, 6-2, over Spiska and Mike Jacobson.
The Kansas men's team lost five out of six singles matches. Mike Wolf was Kansas' sole singles winner. He defeated George Spiska, 5-1, 6-2.
Kansas No. 3 player, Darin Herrn,
gave Robin Walker a fight but
couldn't pull away to win
Walker won all three sets, 7-6.
Jim Secrest and Darin Herman defeated Kelly Kerner and Gary Himes, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.
Texas rookie throws 3-hitter
United Press International
Nineteen-year-old Correa, the youngest player in the major leagues, walked seven and struck out five players and recorded his first big league triumph. He lost to Toronto last week in his major league debut but still pitched ninth for the Rangers. Baltimore 2, Toronto 1
MILWAUKEE — Rookie right-handed pitcher Ed Corraza allowed just three hits in eight innings, and the Texas Rangers banged out four home runs yesterday on the way to a 10-1 rout of Milwaukee in the Brewers' homo opener.
In Toronto, Mike Boddell tossed a four-hitter and Rick Dempsey and Alan Wiggins each drove in a run, helping the Baltimore Orioles spoil the Toronto Blue Jays home opener with a 2-1 victory.
opened. The Orioles played the game under protest as the game was repeatedly interrupted by fans going onto the field.
Baseball
CANADA
In Anaheim, Calif., Darrell Miller singled home Brian Dawning from third base with none out in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting California to a 7-6 victory over the Seattle Mariners in the Angels' home opener.
California 7. Seattle 6
Donnie Moore, 1-0, was the win-
ner. Pete Ladd fell to 1-1.
Detroit 8, Chicago 8
CHICAGO — Darrell Evans belted a two-run homer in the fourth inning and ignited a six-run sixth with a single, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 10-8 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Oakland 7. Minnesota 6
7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
MINNEAPOLIS — Carney
Lansford singled home two runs to
highlight a three-run seventh inning
and send the Oakland A's to a
Third baseman Howard Johnson's error with the basses loaded in the top of the 13th inning paved the way for a four-run innings Monday and helped the St. Louis Cardinals spil the Mets' home opener with a 6-2 victory over New York.
St. Louis 6.New York 2
At Philadelphia, R.J. Reynolds doubled home the go-ahead run and Joe Orsulak added an RBI single in a two-run 10th inning to lift the Pirates to a 3-1 victory over Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh 3. Philadelphia 1
San Diego 4. Los Angeles 3
Nicklaus' game isn't dead yet
In San Diego, pinch-hitter Bruce Bochy cracked a leadoff home run in the bottom of the 11th inning last night, lifting the San Diego Padres to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Associated Press
AUGUSTA, Ga. — "Dead, huh? Washed up, huh?"
Jack Nicklaus kept those questions in mind.
And, on the rolling, flowered hills of the Augusta National Golf Club course, site of the Masters tournament, he wrote his answer into the history of this ancient game:
Not yet.
Not Jack Nicklaus
"I'm not the player I was 10 or 15 years ago," said the 46-year-old Nicklaus, after a brilliant 30 over on the back nine Sunday lifted him to another victory in one of golf's Big Four events, the tournaments around which he raised his golfing life, the tournaments around which he constructed the finest record in the history of the game.
"But," he continued, flashing a long-absent, confident, satisfied smile. "I can still play a little bit at times."
And, he said, that's his plan now in what he called "the December of my
career."
He'll play a little.
But he'll continue to play.
Not as much as he once did, not even as much as he has in the past few seasons, when he restricted his schedule to about a dozen events.
"No, I won't retire. Maybe I should. Maybe I should go out on a win like tuts. Maybe I should just say goodbye. Maybe that would be the smart thing to do.
Then he quickly added, "I'll play as much as I think I need to, to get ready for the majors."
"I won't play much the rest of the year — mostly around the majors. And I won't play as much next spring as I did this year," Nicklaus said.
The latest Nicklaus triumph may
"But I'm not that smart," said Nicklaus, who now has won a record six Masters, a record-tying four U.S. Open Championships, a record-tying five Professional Golfers' Association 18th-place winner, 19 big professional titles covering a 25-year professional career. No one else is even close.
have been the most satisfying.
It came at a time when he was down, when he was playing poorly, when his pride had been hurt and his ego stung by published reports that said he was "dead, washed up, through, had no chance whatsoever."
There were constant questions about whether he would retire.
And there were reasons for the questions.
He had won only twice since 1960. He had not won at all since 1984. And this season, he had played very poorly. In seven starts, he missed the cut three times. He withdrew from another tournament. He didn't finish higher than 39th.
And, by inference, he hinted that he, too, had thought about retiring. He rejected it.
"I've played too well too long to quit like that," he said. "I'd played too well too long to make a short period like that the last time I played golf."