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Sports
Wednesday, April 9, 1986
University Daily Kansan
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Former Jayhawk track stars to compete at Kansas Relays
By Matt Tidwell
Sports writer
Wes Santee, a three-time world record holder and former Jayhawk track All-American, will be honored along with other outstanding track alumni at the 61st running of the Kansas Relays, April 18-19 in Memorial Stadium.
Santee's return, appearances by 45 of the top collegiate teams in the country, and performances by pole vaulters Steve Stubblefield and Doug Lytle will highlight the event next weekend.
Outstanding alumni scheduled to return with Santee are cross country All Americans John Lawson, Alan Frame and Brame Semper.
Relays Manager Ai Fereshetian, the man most responsible for planning the event, said a highly competitive field was shaping up to make this Relays one of the most exciting ever.
"The fields will be much more competitive in this year's meet," Fereshetian said. "At the same time, the Kansas athletes are much improved. I think the increased competition will really add to this year's Relays."
This year's field will be significantly bigger than the last year's Relays. Approximately 45 men's and women's teams are scheduled to compete — an increase of about 13 teams.
Ferveshian said on the Big Eight schools except Colorado would make the trip to Lawrence. Top nonconference teams like Ohio State, Michigan, Northwestern and Marquez also will compete.
In the individual events, this year could mirror the outstanding pole vault field of last year, although top U.S. vaulter Joe Dial will not return.
"Doug Lytle and Steve Stubblefield will be back to vault. Steve finished second to Dial last year," Fereshetian said. "Of course, Scott Huffman (Kansas' number one vaulter) will be here and we're counting on him to be a big attraction."
Feresetian said the pole vault events could provide the most
excitement
Highlighting the returnees will be Herald Hadley, a two-mile run national champion in 1965 who continues to set track records.
Although Santee, who made national headlines for the Jayhawks in 1953-58, will not compete, several former Kanaas greats will put on their track shoes again.
"He won the Master's 800-meter run last year at the Relays." Fereshetian said. "He's coming off a world indoor record he set this year for his age group in the 800 meters which was pretty impressive."
Yankees stop Royals in opener
United Press International
The largest Opening Day crowd in the history of Yankee Stadium — 65,002 — saw Lawn Piniella make a debut as Yankee manager.
Wynegar hit a 3-2 pitch from starter Bud Black into the left field stands to spoil the Royals' first game since they won the World Series last October.
Guidry left with a strained left calf but the injury is not believed to be serious.
Guidry worked five innings for the victory, striking out five, and allowing only a two-run homer by Hal McRae.
Despite being the ace of the Yankee staff, Guidry had never collected a victory in six previous Opening Day assignments.
The Yankees had not won on Opening Day since 1981, when they beat the Texas Rangers 10-3.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Larry Parish smashed a three-run homer and Don Slaushed added a two-run shot to help rookie jogger Jose Guzman and the Texas Rangers to a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the season opening for both teams.
Guzman, 22, became the first major-league rookie to start and win a season opener since Los Angeles' Fernando Valenzuela beat Houston 2-0 on April 9, 1981. Guzman gave up
eight hits over eight innings, striking out three and walking none. Greg Harris pitched the final inning for the save.
Minnesota 3. Oakland 2
OAKLAND, Calif. — Mark Salas drove in one run and scored another to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 triumph over the error-plagued Oakland A's in the season opener for both teams.
The A's took themselves out of the game by committing four costly errors, two by first baseman Dave Kingman.
Seattle 8. California 4
SEATTLE — Jim Presky's second home run, a two-out grand slam in the bottom of the 10th inning, led the Seattle Mariners to an 8-4 triumph over the California Angels in the opener for both clubs.
rresley, who tied the score in the ninth with a two-run blast off Donnie Moore, belted a 1-2 pitch from loser Ken Forsch deep into the left-field seats to make a winner of Pete Ladd, who took over with two outs in the ninth.
ninth
National League New York 4 Pittsburgh 2
National League
PITTSBURGH  — Keith Hernandez drove in two runs with a single and a double, and Dwight Gooden pitched a six-hitter last night to lead the New York Mets to a 4-2 victory that spoiled the Pittsburgh Pirates' 1986 home opener and the debut of its new owners, front office and Manager Jim Leyland.
Gooden, last year's Cy Young Award winner, struck out six and walked one in going the distance in his debut. The 21-year-old righthander withstood a threat in the
Atlanta 6. Montreal 0
ATLANTA — Rick Mahler tossed a five-hitter to guide the Atlanta Braves to a 6-0 triumph over the Montreal Expos.
Mahler struck out one and walked two before an Opening Day crowd of 37,858 at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium.
ST. LOUIS — John Tudor pitched a five-hitter and Andy Van Slyke drove in two runs on one of two St. Louis hits to lead the Cardinals to a season-opening 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs
St. Louis 2. Chicago 1
Tudor, who allowed a single in the first and sixth innings and two singles in the seventh, walked one in going the distance before a sellout Busch Stadium crowd of 48,672—the largest opening-day attendance in St. Louis history. The left-hander, who won 20 of his last 21 decisions last season, struck out one.
Rick Stutcliffe went seven innings in taking the loss. He struck out seven but walked four and gave up only two hits.
San Francisco 8, Houston 3
HOUSTON — Candy Maldonado slapped a three-inning triple in the seventh inning to break a 3-3 deadlock, and rookie Will Clark, Jeff Leonard and Bob Brenley each blasted home runs to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 8-3 season-opening victory over the Houston Astros.
Mike Krukow went six innings for the victory. The right-hander allowed five hits, struck out seven and walked four. Mark Davis went the final three innings for the save.
Jeanette Jonsson, freshman, grimaces as she returns a K-State volley. Jonsson and her doubles partner, Barkman sophomore, won their match against K-State, 7-5, 6-3 yesterday at the Allen Field House tennis courts.
Jayhawks whip Wildcats twice
Sports writer
By James Larson
In the 18 matches played, the Jayhawks gave up only one set to claim a pair of 9-0 victories at the Allen Field House tennis courts.
The Kansas men's and women's tennis teams played virtually flawless tennis against the Kansas State Wildcats yesterday afternoon
Tennis
Kansas head tennis coach Scott Perelman said after the matches that Dave Owens performed well filling in for the injured Michael Center as Mike Wolf's doubles partner. They defeated Darren Polite and Scott Sandin 6-2, 6-1.
"Owens responded really well." Perelman said. "He got an opportunity and he's taking advantage of it."
Perelman attributes some of the success to the fact that Owens and Wolf know each other well on and off the court. Owens said they did well because they had worked on technique.
"Wolf and I tried some things like crossing and poaching today and it
the only Jayhawk who was even remotely disappointed was Larry Pascal.
worked out really well," Owens said.
"I share the distinction of being in on the only losing set today," he said smiling. Despite losing the set, Pascal and Kevin Brady won their doubles match against Deon Botha and Shawn Walburn 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
For the men's team, at No. 1 singles, Wolf defeated Botha 6-3, 6-0. Kevin Brady beat Walburn 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 2 position. At No. 3, Darin Herman won against Polite 6-1, 6-3. Jim Secrested denis Hatutale 6-1, 6-0 in No. 5 singles, and Dave Brody defeated Matt Knoll 6-2, 6-2 in No. 3 doubles, Secrest and Herman beat Hatutale and Knoll 6-0, 6-2.
Tracy Treps, the No. 1 singles player for the women's team, won her singles match against Lena Svensson 7-5, 7-5. Treps said the fans and the wind had an effect on her play.
"My opponent was strong, especially with the wind," she said after her match. "That's when I've lost in the past. But there was a good turnout and that helps a lot."
At No.2 singles for the women,
Jeanette Jonsson defeated Sigrid Ivarsson 6-1, 6-2. At No. 3, Christine Parr beat Annika Emell 6-3, 7-5. Barb Inman defeated Carylle Madelen 6-1, 6-3 in No. 4 singles. Mary Hibbard won against Kristy Line 6-2, 6-2, and Susie Berglund defeated Erica Anderson 6-2, 6-2.
In doubles, Iman and Jonsson defeated Ivarsson and Entell 7.5-6.3, Treps and Parr beat Svensson and Madeen 6.2-6, 3-3, Hibbard and Janelle Bolen won against Line and Anderson 6.2-6, 2-2.
"I'm happy we won; all the matches," Perelman said, "but I want a little more intensity and desire right from the start.
"If we can go to the championships and be within a few points, we'll make a run at things," he said.
The season record for the men's team is 11-7 while the women's record is 13-5. The next match for the men's and women's teams will be in Boulder, Colo., where they hope to accumulate more points toward the Big Eight Championship. The Jayhawks will play the Buffaloes with little chance to get use to the high altitude or the pressureless balls used there.
Preparations made for opener
Staff writer
Bv Frank Ybarra
The smell of hot dogs and peanuts floats through the air as a fan in the upper reaches of the stadium's "hey, beer man!"
The smell and sounds of America's favorite pastime mean baseball is back, and at Royals Stadium preparations are being made in anticipation of the return of spring training. Their first home game will be at 1:35 p.m. Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Rod Fiel, personnel director for the Royals, said yesterday that around 550 employees in concession and vending services would be working at Friday's sellout game.
The morale of the employees is high, he said, and they are eager to begin work, much like they were when the Royals were in the World.
Series last October.
They felt they had been a part of the Series, he said.
The eager vendors come from various walks of life, he said. Some are students trying to earn a living and others are people with nine-to-five jobs.
On a game day such as Friday's, Fiel said, a food vendor can make about $40 and a beer vendor can make about $70.
Hot dogs and beer will be the only concessions to increase in price this season, he said.
Preparations also have to be made for the food that the vendors sell. The food must be ordered in large quantities every week, according to Joe Ambrose, assistant general manager of the Royals.
A hot dog at the stadium will cost $1.25 and a 20-ounce beer will cost $2.49. A 12-ounce beer will cost $1 and
peanuts will cost 75 cents.
- chewing tobacco and bubble gum.
George Toma, director of fields and landscaping for the Royals, said he had been busy too, trying to prepare the artificial turf for the game.
He said he had returned about 10 days ago to begin the process of putting fresh dirt down, cleaning the turf, maintaining the five mounds in the stadium and taking care of the grass on the hillside beyond the outfield fence.
He said his crew had to spend a lot of time during the season removing tobacco stains and gum that had stained the turf.
He said the turf was cleaned with machines. But opening day will surely bring some headaches
Stanclift looks for more offense
By Jim Suhr
Sports writer
Kansas head softball coach Bob Stanclift wants the Jayhawks to get tough.
Stanclair said the sixth-ranked Jayhawks had lacked the offensive aggressiveness they had earlier in the season but had begun to regain
Softball
that intensity during their conference games played last weekend at Jayhawk Field. Kansas won three of four of those games.
He hoped the increased aggressiveness at the plate continued today when the Jayhawks traveled to Oklahoma with under with the Kansas State Wildcats.
stalllift said most of the Jayhawk's offensive woes started recently when batters fell behind in the count and tried to bat defensive
ly. They have often been called out on strikes,
"We have to protect with two strikes," he said. "Hitters can't afford to make judgments on two strikes. If it's close enough to call, then it's close enough to swing on."
The Jayhawks practiced batting in two-strike situations and driving runs in during yesterday's practice, Stancliff said.
He said Kansas might have difficulty offensively in today's first game. The Jayhawks will face a Wildcat pitcher who they have not seen this season and who throws a change-up — a pitch the Jayhawks had problems with in two games with Missouri last weekend. Kansas won both games, 6-0 and 2-1.
Stanclift also said he anticipated that Kansas State would play with special incentive because its program would be canceled next season. He added that the Wildcats felt they
had the best team they've had in a long time despite their problems with scoring runs.
Today's games are not official conference games, but they do count in regional standings. Kansas, 27-9 and ranked No.1 in its region, and Kansas State are in the same region.
Stancliff said teams were selected for the National College Athletic Association playoffs based on two factors - its regional ranking and overall winning percentage.
"The regional record will weigh more heavily as the season progresses," he said. "We have the best record of all of the schools in the region, and we want to keep that edge against those regional schools we'll face."
The Jayhawks dropped from fifth to sixth in the new polls released yesterday.
Darrel Matthews, catcher/outfielder who made the team as a walk-on this season, warm up during practice. The Jayhaws practiced yesterday to prepare for a double-header against Fort Hays State at 1:30 p.m. today.
Walk-on earns spot in starting lineup
Matthews provides offense, stability while playing several positions for KU
By Jim Suhr Sports writer
Sports writer
All Darrell Matthews could do last August was trv.
Matthews walked into the Kansas baseball tryout camp with no scholarship and a strong desire to play.
It was a move Kansas head baseball coach Marty Pattin didn't regret.
Matthews not only made the team, but he started the season opener against Missouri Southern by replacing the injured catcher, Joe Pfister.
With Kansas trailing 6-1, Matthews hit a three-run run on the centerfield fence that helped the Jayhawks surge to a 16-6 win. He finished the game with three hits in four at bats and six runs batted in.
"I didn't know if I had enough talent to play major college baseball," Matthews said. "He (Pat) had to do it. We would play ball. He had to shop him."
Now the Jayhawks are halfway through their season, and they can't get Matthews out of the lineup.
"He has become a pleasant surprise," Pattin said. "He's so versatile and can play three or four different positions. I don't find any weaknesses in him. The more he plays, the better he gets."
MATTHEWS PROFILE
Darrel Matthews
After starting 26 of Kansas' 37 games, Matthews is batting .351 and has become one of Kansas' most versatile defensive players. He has most recently been shifted from his natural position at catcher to right
"Our outfield has committed 20 errors this season, and that's unheard of." Pattin said. "That's where I like him the best. He has the speed to catch balls and has the arm to throw people out. He may have the best arm of all of our outfielders right now. He can help us there."
For opposing baserunners,
however, Matthews' arm might best
Matthews, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound junior, played every position except pitcher during his career at Fremont High School in Oakland. He said being moved from position to position
Family: Parents, John and Rose
Matthews
Class and Major: Junior in business administration.
Background: Lettered in football, basketball and baseball at Fremont High School. Named first team all-league in baseball. Laney Junior College finished third at the California State Junior College Tournament in the two years that Matthews played there. He is the nephew of Richard Lee, KU assistant athletic director for academic support.
Hometown: San Leandro, Calif.
Age: 21
"I'll just play anywhere they put me," he said. "And wherever I play, I'm going to play defense. I'll play hard."
Pattin has found that out.
at Kansas wouldn't be a problem. He just wants to play.
Matthews has attributed his men-
"He is a very intense competitor." Pattin said. "He has his head in the game all of the time, and always gives 100 percent."
loughness to the relationship with Gary Pettis, his cousin and a goldglove centerfielder last season for the California Angels.
He said Pettis never quit, despite being cut from two California junior college teams.
"From Gary's success, I learned never to give up." Matthews said. "Looking at him has shown me a guty ball player who has made it to the top."