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University Daily Kansan / Monday, April 27, 1987
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Walker helps 'Hawks to Big Eight tennis title
Bv ROB KNAPP
Staff writer
Kansas got a strong performance from its doubles teams and a boost from freshman Chris Walker yesterday on its way to its first Big Eight Conference men's tennis championship since 1965.
Walker
The victory
The Jayhawks finished with 95 points, two points, ahead of defending-champion Oklahoma State. Oklahoma finished in third place with 78 points.
resulted in an invitation to the NCAA tournament, the first such bid for a Kansas tennis team.
"I can't tell you how happy I am for all of these guys." Kansas men's and
women's tennis coach Scott Perelman said from Oklahoma City. The championship is the first for Perelman in his five seasons at Kansas.
The 'Hawks began the tournament, played at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center, by advancing all six of its singles entries to the finals and turning what had been a four-point deficit going into the weekend into a three-point lead.
But yesterday, the team began play with five straight losses in the singles finals.
Walker began the turnaround by beating Christian Schatz of Oklahoma State 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in a controversial match for the No. 4 singles championship. The contest beame so heated that a linesman was called in to make calls.
hawks. They defeated Franz Kaiser and Deon Beoth of Oklahoma State 6-4, 6-3 in the fifth-place match in No. 2 doubles.
It was the last match of the day for the teams, and a Oklahoma State victory would have created a tie for the championship.
"I had to go with my guts, with my win to will." Walker said. "I knew I had to hustle, and I got a lot of points for hustling more than the other guy."
The individual and team championship topped off a tumultuous year for Walker, who at one point had lost 13 matches in a row. Perelman, though, said Walker's success in Oklahoma City was no surprise.
"He just played up to his potential this weekend." Perelman said.
Perelman also remembered an emotional impromptu speech by Walker after the April 17 match with
lowa State, during a period when the team was struggling.
"I don't claim to be a captain," Walker said. "I'm a freshman and I'm still learning. But I got up and I said straight from the heart that we
Kansas and Oklahoma State entered yesterday's doubles play tied for first place. Two of the Jayhawks earned eight titles. Eight titles that kept Kansas ahead.
Mike Wolf and Craig Wildey
I had to go with my guts,with my will to win. I knew I had to hustle,and I got a lot of points by just hustling more than the other guy.'
Chris Walker
Big Eight No. 4 singles champion
1. What is the significance of these chemical compounds in our lives?
were blowing the Big Eight champ
ionship and that that championship
meant more to me than anything
defeated Oklahoma State's Jack Salerno and Robin Scott 6-4, 6-1 in the No. 1 doubles final, giving Kansas a one-point lead.
"I told them they were the best, and I told them I loved them."
Wolf had earlier lost to Oklahoma's
Olivier Lorin 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the No.1 singles final. Lorin has beaten Wolf, the No.1 championship his sophomore year, in the finals each of the last two years.
In No. 3 doubles, Oklahoma State's duo won in the consolation round and tied the point total. The Kansas pair of Sven Groeneveld and Kevin Brady were scheduled to play in the championship match, but Brady had cramped up near the end of his 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 loss to Oklahoma State's Deon Botha.
Jim Secrest, the Jayhawks' seventh man, filled in for Brady. Secrest and Groeneveld beat Robin Walker and Roy Koch of Colorado, 6-4, 2- winning the title and pushing Kansas back up by one point in the team standings.
Walker and Pascal then won their match and finished off the Cowboys.
Stephen Wade/Special to the KANSAN
Rocky Helm, Kansas outfielder, dives back to first base on a pickoff at- nings to defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes 9-8 yesterday at Quigley Field and snap tempt. Helm was safe after the off-target throw. Kansas rallied in the late in- its nine-game losing streak.
Kansas ends nine-game losing streak
Staff writer
By DAVID BOYCE
Kansas finally took a one-run lead into the last inning and held on to win a game.
Yesterday, against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Quigley Field, the Jayhawks went into the ninth inning leading 9-8 and Brad Hinkle pitched a perfect last inning to gain the victory.
But on Saturday, Kansas entered the seventh and final inning with a one-run lead, only to lose the game 11-10 to the Hawkeyes in the second game of a doubleheader.
"My adrenaline was really going," Hinkle said. "This was about the first time I came in with a chance to either win or lose the game. Usually when I come in, we are down by 10 runs."
In the last three weeks, the Jayhawks have lost seven games in which they led going into the last
inning.
The victory yesterday snapped a nine-game losing streak and gave Kansas a 12-31-1 overall record, 11 in the Bie Eight Conference.
"Hallelujah," baseball coach Marty Pattin said.
"We've been in this situation 14 or 15 times, but have been creating ways to lose," he said.
"We have the ability and today we showed we can play. We have been hitting the ball all season long, we've just been making too many fielding errors."
Second baseman Steve Estes led the Jayhawk's hitting with a grand slam and a two-run home run for six RBI.
"I was just trying to hit the ball in the air," Estes said of his grand slam.
"I was ahead in the count and I hit the ball hard.
"After losing yesterday, we came back today and showed them
We have the ability and today we showed we can play. We have been hitting the ball all season long, we've just been making too many fielding errors.'
Marty Pattin Kansas baseball coach
that we can play with them." Iowa jumped to a 2-0 lead in the
top of the second behind a two-run home run by Hawkeye catcher Brian Butz.
Kansas tied the game in the bottom half of the inning on Estes' two-run home run.
The Hawkeyes took a 5-2 lead in the top of the fourth. Estes gave Kansas the lead for the first time in the slam in the bottom of the fourth.
By the bottom of the seventh, Kansas trailed 8-6. The Jawhays scored three runs in the bottom of the inning which gave them their first Sunday home victory of the season.
Center fielder Rocky Helm started the inning with a walk. Left fielder Hugh Stanfield and designated hitter John Byrn followed with singles. Byrn's single scored Helm, and Stanfield went home on a throwing error.
See BASEBALL. p. 10. col. 5
Redbirds beat Mets with makeshift lineup Reds, Cubs also victorious in National League action
Phillies 6. Pirates 4
The Cardinals, also missing ace pitcher John Tudor, are having fun in general, especially against the Mets. St. Louis won only six of 18 games against New York in 1986, but has beaten the defending World Series champions five out of six times this year.
PHILADELPHIA — Lance Parrish's grand slam home run capped a six-run first inning and Kent Tekulve got out of a bases-loaded, no-out threat in the seventh as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh
Pirates 8-4 yesterday.
"Everybody is helps each other," said Quendon, playing in place of injured second baseman Tommy Herr. Quedono, a lifetime 234 hitter, raised his average to 423. "I'm just trying to have fun," Lake said after a pair of RBI singles Lake, replacing injured catcher Tony Pena, is a career .221 batter but is at 341 this season.
The Associated Press
NEW YORK - If the St. Louis Cardinals can beat the New York Mets with a patchwork lineup, imagine what will happen when the regulars return.
The Cardinals, again led by Jose Quando and Steve Lake, rapped a season-high 15 hits yesterday and defeated the Mets 7-4. Jack Clark, one of the regulars who is still healthy, added a home run and two singles.
The Cardinals scored single runs in the first three innings against Ron Darling, 2-1, who three wild pitches and balked once. Clark's fifth home run led off a four-run fifth and knocked out Darling.
Vince Coleman stole his major league-leading 16th base in the game, making him 22 for 22 in career steals against the Mets.
The two teams started yesterday's game tied for the National League East lead, and there was some happy hooting and hollering in the Cardinal clubhouse after the triumph.
"That was a breathtaking adventure, wasn't it?" Manager Whitey Herzog joked as St. Louis left New York having won twice in the three-game series.
National League
MONTREAL — Andre Dawson hit two home runs and continued his assault on his former team and Leon Durham hit his third home run in three days as the Chicago Cubs beat the Montreal Expos 7-1 yesterday and swept the three-game series.
Bruce Ruffin, 1-1, allowed three runs and seven hits over $5_{1/2}$ innings while striking out six and walking four before being relieved by Mike Jackson. Dan Schatzeder and Tekulve.
Steve Trout, 1-1, allowed seven hits, struck out three and did not walk a batter, losing his shutout on the ninth as his home run leading off the ninth.
Cubs 7. Expos 1
Reds 11. Astros 3
HOUSTON — Dave Parker hit two home runs and drove in five runs and Mario Soto won his first game since
last August as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 11-3 and swept the three-game series.
Parker had a two-run home run in
one first, then capped his day with a three-run shot in the ninth. Dave Concepion had four hits and Eric Davis had three hits and scored three times in Cincinnati's 19 hit attack.
Giants 6. Braves 4
ATLANTA — Jeffrey Leonard had a home run and an RBI single and the San Francisco Giants set a three-game major-league record for double plays as they beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 yesterday.
It was the seventh loss in eight games for the Braves, who hit into four double plays in the game.
Padres 4. Dodgers 0
LOS ANGELES — Eric Show threw a three-hit shutout and Mark Parent capped a four-run third with two-run single as the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 yesterday and ended a 'gourn Dodgers winning streak.
Show, 1-1, surrendered a first-inning single by Pedro Guerrero, then retired 18 in a row before Franklin Stubbs's seventh-inning double. The only other hit was Ken Laundreaux' single in the ninth.
KC stops Detroit; Saberhagen 4-0
The Associated Press
DETROIT — Kansas City's Bret Saberhagen brought his "Home Sweet Home" sign to Tiger Stadium again yesterday and pitched as if he were in his own backyard.
Saberhagen improved his career record at Tiger Stadium to 7-0 by throwing a seven-hitter in the Royals' 6-1 victory over Detroit.
Helped by Frank White's two-run home run, Sahbergain gained his fourth straight victory without a loss and lowered his earned run average to 1.32. He struck out seven and walked three.
"I said in spring training that it," stayed healthy, I would win some ball games. I used Saberhagen, whose season was marred by shoulder problems.
"The guys have been scoring a lot of runs for me. They got me an early lead today and that helps."
"He's much better than he ever was before." Anderson said. "If nothing happens to him, you can put down for 20 (wins) or more. If he loses six or seven, that will be a lot."
Tigers Manager Sparky Anderson said Sabhagen is pitching better now than in 1985 when he won the American League's Cy Young Award by going 20-6 and led the Kansas City Royals to victory in the World Series.
Tigers starter Walt Terrell, 13,
went six innings and faced two bat
ters in the seventh before being relieved by Nate Snell. Ternel allowed 10 hits and six runs, struck out three and walked three.
Kansas City increased its lead to 5-0 in the sixth inning.
The Royals added an unearned run in the second when Juan Benizque walked with one out, moved to second on Angel Salazar's single and scored when Larry Owen's grounder to shortstop went through Alan Trammell's legs for an error.
The loss was the Tigers' sixth in their last seven games.
White's second home run of the season gave Kansas City a 2-0 lead in the first inning. He hit Terrell's 1-0 pitch deep to left scoring Kevin Seitzer, who had singled. Last season the Royals were 19-2 in games that White hit home runs.
"We still feel confident — we're not giving up," said Alan Tramell, whose second-inning error helped Kansas City take a 3-10 lead. "We need to win and get back to .500."
Jackson scored from second when catcher Matt Nokes attempted a pickoff and his throw sailed into center field. Jackson was credited with a steal of third on the play.
Danny Tartabull singled with one out and moved to third on Bo Jackson's double. Beniquez was walked intentionally to load the bases and Tartabull scored on Salazar's sacrifice fly to left field.
The Associated Press
American League
Yankees rout Tribe; Brewers still rolling
John, who struck out four and walked one, allowed only an infield single to Julio Franco with two outs in the third. Franco's high bouncer was fielded deep in the hole by shortstop Wayne Tolleson, who didn't have time to make a play.
CLEVELAND — Tommy John pitched a one-hitter over seven innings and Dave Winfield had three hits and drove in four runs as the New York Yankees routed the Cleveland Indians 14-2 yesterday.
Brewers 5. Orioles 3
Rickey Henderson led off the game with a home run and sparked a five-run first inning for New York.
MILWAUKEE — Juan Castillo hit his first major-league home run and the Milwaukee Brewers improved their record to 16-1 by completing a three-game sweep of ths Baltimore Orioles with a 5-3 victory yesterday.
The Brewers took a 2-10 lead in the third on singles by Bill Schroeder and Castillo and Robin Yount's triple. Milwaukee went ahead 3-0 in the fourth when Rob Deer tripped and scored on Cecil Cooper's groundout.
Twins 10. Angels 5
Twins 10, Angels 5
MINNEAPOLIS - Steve Lombar-
Blue Jays 5. White Sox 2
dozzi broke a seventh-inning tie with a home run and Roy Smallley hit two doubles and drove in three runs, helping the Twins beat the California Angels 10-5 yesterday.
CHICAGO — George Bell drove in three runs with two home runs and Jesse Barfield hit a solo home run yesterday, leading the Toronto Blue Jays and pitcher Jimmy Key to a 5-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Oakland's Reggie Jackson cut a three-run Seattle lead to 6-5 by hitting his second home run of the season and the 550th of his career, a two-run drive in the sixth.
Mariners 8. Athletics 5
Rangers 5. Red Sox 3
ARLINGTON, Texas — Pete O'Brien hit a two-run home run with no outs in the bottom of the 13th inning and lifted the Texas Rangers to a 3-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox yesterday.
OAKLAND, Calif. — Harold Reynolds drove in the go-ahead run with a triple in the fourth inning as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Oakland Athletics 8-5 yesterday.
Calvin Schiraldi, 0-2, came in and started the 13th. He gave up a single to Scott Fletcher before O'Brien hit his second home run of the season, giving Texas the sweep of the weekend series.
KU loses four in Big 8
By a Kansan reporter
The KU women's softball team dropped four Big Eight Conference games this weekend, two each against Nebraska and Iowa State in Ames, Iowa.
saturday, the Jayhawks lost to Nebraska 3-2 in ten innings, with pitcher Reenie Powell taking the loss. Kelly Downs went 2-for-3 with a homerun in the game, and Gayla Luedeke went 3-for-5.
Kansas led 2-1 going into the bottom of the eighth in Saturday's second game, but Iowa State com
tered with two doubles and a single as the Cyclones rallied for a 3-2 victory. Powell was the loser in relief of Roanna Brazier.
In action yesterday, Kansas lost to Iowa State 4-1 and to Nebraska 3-0.
The losses dropped Kansas to 23-23,3-7 in the Big Eight.
The Jayhawks face Friends in a 3 p.m. doubleheader at Jayhawk Field. It will be the final home game for KU seniors Lauren Cramer, Sheila Connolly, Jill Williams, Kelly Downs and Sherri Mach.
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