University Daily Kansan / Monday, April 11, 1988 Sports 11 Danny Manning signs the cap of Kansas City Royals right fielder Bo Jackson after Manning threw the first pitch of yesterday's game. 'Hawks thrill baseball fans Associate sports editor By David Boyce KANSAS CITY, Mo — Under gray, overcast skies, two star athletes played catch with each other yesterday before the start of the Royals game against the Detroit Tigers. When Danny Manning tossed a baseball to Kansas City Royals outfielder Bo Jackson, and Jackson fired the ball back to Manning, the fans at Royals Stadium were watching a rarity. Where else could anyone see two athletes who have captured the fancy of fans in three different sports, play one-on-one catch? It was the meeting of two superstars. Before Manning tossed the ceremonial first pitch, his teammates ran to dribble. Manning then went into his windup and let loose a high, outside pitch that Royals catcher catcher Quirk had to catch standing up. Had a batter been at the plate, the baseball would have probably hit the batter. But that pitch didn't stop Jackson from running to the mound and getting Manning's autograph on one of his Royals hats. "It's a great honor to be a part of this game," Manning said. "Also I get to see a good game, and I have good seats." Unlike the fans who were suffering from the 20mph north wind, Manning and his teammates sat comfortably in a press box signing more autographs. Sunday at Royals Stadium didn't belong only to Manning, though. The entire Kansas basketball team enjoyed being honored at the game. This was one baseball game where more fans wanted autographs from people other than baseball players. The Jahyakws were given a standing ovation from about 20,000 shivering fans, some of whom were standing just to keep warm. Nearly every player signed at least one autograph. It was while the Royals were taking batting practice that some of the Jayhawks did their best to act like baseball players. Keith Harris found a safe spot at first base behind a protective screen. Harris looked eager to take a few ground balls, but he never shied more than two feet away from the screen. Football team will emphasize speed, one-on-one situations When Brett lined a baseball off the screen directly in front of Harris, Harris raised his right hand and shook his head, meaning that he didn't want anything to do with that hit. "Well, a long time ago I played some baseball," Harris said. "I do play a lot of softball." Harris then made an attempt to field a line drive. The only problem was when he went down for the ball. It was already in the outfield. Kevin Pritchard, who has played some baseball, said he was afraid of the ball. Harris said meeting the Royals was a nice experience, and added that they are just regular people like the Jayhawks. By Keith Stroker "They are really cool and they have a nice sense of humor," he said. Kansan sportswriter See HONOR, p. 14, col. 1 "It's a good feeling being here," Pritchard said before the first pitch. "It's a good feeling being around a quality team." "Baseball takes hand-eye coordination that it is amazing what they can do with the ball," Pritchard said. He also said that the two teams The Kansas football team wants to capitalize on its backfield speed and create some one-on-one situations in the secondary. "I the counter play with Vaughn looked good this afternoon," Ruel said. "Our goal is to use our best skills to create situations can capitalize on." In Saturday's scrimpage, Kansas offensive coordinator Pat Ruel incorporated a multiple-look offense, including some wishbone formations. Junior wide receiver Willie Vaughn, carrying the ball only four times, performed well when running some misdirection plays. carries, and freshman tailback Frank Hatchett had 100 yards on 17 carries. "We have to get more consistent efforts and we have an effective effense," he said. Kansas coach Glen Mason celebrated his 38th birthday on Saturday and was pleased with the team's performance. "I think we executed our game plan pretty well today," Mason said. "We still have a lot of work to do, but we have definitely come a long way since the first day of spring practice." The quarterback battle continued between sophomore Kelly Donohoe and freshman Kevin Verdugo. They alternated working with the first- and second-team offenses, but as the day wore on, it was Verdugo who came out on top. The Kansas coaching staff is not afraid to use both quarterbacks in a single game. Verdrug completed 10 of 13 passes for 138 yards, while Donohoe completed seven of 13 for 71 yards. Despite some of Donohoe's problems, Ruel was pleased with the progress of the quarterbacks. "Donohoe was a little erratic today, but he is learning the offense well." Ruel said. "We are incorporating a new offensive scheme here and it will take some time for the quarterbacks to adjust to it," Mason said. "As far as the games go, I believe in playing the game who has the hot at hand at the time." Softball team splits with WSU; errors trip KU in second game By Elaine Sung Inconsistency was the problem for the Kansas softball team yesterday as the Jayhawks split a doubleheader against Wichita State. The Jayhawks, with a 19-19 over all record, tripped up with errors early in the second game, falling behind 5-1 by the fifth innning. They hung on a comeback, but it was not enough, and the Jayhawks lost 5-3. Kansan sportswriter Pitcher Reenie Powell started the second game but began to fade by the fourth inning, KU coach Kalum Haack replaced her with Roana Brazier, who had pitched a one-hitter in the first game. State scored three runners. Kansas had a big chance to come back in the fifth. With one out and the bases loaded, designated player Shelly Burke struck out. But a sacrifice fly by leaffielder Jessica Hennig brought third baseman Gayle Luedek home. Center fielder Sara Marchant bunted, sending Brazier home, and Marchant was safe at first because of a throwing error. The scoring stopped when second baseman Reeine Noble was thrown out at first for the final out. Most of the damage was done in the fourth inning, when Wichita "In the first game, we did fine. We didn't make any mistakes." Haack said. "The second game, it was our errors. It's the same thing that's been part of our 19 losses. We never stop at one. Once we make one, it just snowballs. To top that off, we played poorly. It's really frustrating. I don't expect to make the big plays, but we don't even make the little plays." Haack said that the errors were made partly because of a lack of concentration, but that the Jayhawks have had a problem with youth and lack of experience as well. KANSAS 1, WICHTIA STATE 0 Wichita State 000 000 -0 1 0 Kansas 000 000 -1 3 0 W-Braizer (16-7) L-Bautista. He finished sixth in last year's championships and earned All- Trammel wins All-America honors WICHITA STATE 5. KANSAS 3 Kansas 010 020 0—3 3 4 Wichita State 011 300 0—5 8 2 W-Bautista, L-Powell. By Tom Stinson Kansas' 400-yard medley relay Trammel also was scheduled to swim the 200-yard individual medley on Thursday, but he decided to concentrate on just the medley relay. Junior Glenn Trammel became the first Kansas men's swimmer to be a two-time All-American in an individual event. kansan sportswriter Trammel placed seventh in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 49.77 at the NCAA Championships Friday in Indianapolis. "I was disappointed in the 100," Trammel said. "I went 49.3 in the prelims to get into the finals and then His preliminary time of 49.33 arned him a fifth seed going into the finals and broke his own school record in the set at last a nce NCAA meet Trammel finished 20th in the 200- yard backstroke with a time of 1:49.53. With that time he qualified for the Olympics and pitched in his trials and broke his own school record. Kansas finished 28th in the meet with 12 points. Trammel had already qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 100-yard back. "I was really happy with the medley relay and the free relay. I was pleased with the way the guys swam, and I was happy not to be the only representative from Kansas." The relay team was seeded 14th, but they were disqualified because of a broken leg. team of Trammel, junior Dan Mendenhall and sophomores Pat McCool and Andrew Billings qualified for the consolation finals with a KU record time of 3:18.60. The 400-yard freestyle relay of Trammel, Billings, junior Allan Chaney and freshman John Easton finished 27th with a time of 3:00.40. went 49.7 to get seventh. I went my best time in the prelims and felt all right. But then I turned it around and waited a lifetime best in the 200. Rugby team defeats Gorillas heads to regional tournament By a Kansan reporter The Kansas collegiate rugby team scored a decisive 29-10 victory on Saturday over the Pittsburg State Gorillas. Kansas, now with a 6-1 record, will advance to Western Union Regional Tournament this weekend in Las Cruces. N.M. Kansas senior Scott Stites said that the Gorillas were more intense than the Jayhawks, but that Kansas did what it had to do to win. defeated Kansas State's team the week before." Stitles said. "They came out ready to play, but we did some things right to win." Kansas has never had many problems defeating Pittsburg State in the past. Stites said that a few years ago, the Jayhawks defeated the Gorillas 70-0. "They were fired up having "We can't take them lightly anymore," Stites said. "They have two football All-Americans on their squad and have been improving steadily during the last two years." Kansas senior Paul King dominated the Jayhawk's scoring with 23 out of the team's 29 points. The Jayhawks will go to the weekend tournament for the first time since 1980. If the team wins the tournament, they will advance into Rugby's Final Four on April 30 and May 1 in Monterey, Calif. Sites said that in order for the Jayhawks to advance, they would have to defeat Air Force, the national runners-up last season. KU track teams battle adversity; vaulter headed for Olympic trials By Keith Stroker ansan sportswriter During weekend track meets, the Kansas men's track team ran into a fierce UCLA squad in California, while the Kansas women's team battled a snow storm in the rocky Mountains. In Saturday's UCLA Quadrangular, the Kansas men finished a distant second to the defending national champion Bruins. UCLA scored 128 points, followed by Kansas with 38 and Iowa with 15. "Everything fell into place for me on Saturday," Manson said. "It was a beautiful day in California, the track was in great shape and we had a nice tailwind behind us. I had some pretty good jumps." Sophomore pole vaulter Pat Manson qualified for both the NCAA championships and the Olympic trials with a winning vault of $18.3\%$. The qualifying mark for the AA's is $17.6\%$; and for the Olympic trials is $18.3\%$. Manson is the fourth Kansas men's track member to qualify for the Olympic trials, which will be in July in Indianapolis. Pole vaulter Chris Bohanan, javelin thrower Vince Labosky and triple jumper David Bond have qualified for the trials. Freshman Sam Froese placed second in the 5,000-meter run at 15:13, junior Matt Bell was third at 15:14 and junior Dan Schneider placed fourth in the 800-meter run at 1:57.2. Steve Guymon, Kansas men's graduate assistant, took a few track members to Manhattan for a meet at Kansas Meanwhile, the Kansas women's team was in a different climate Saturday at the Colorado Kelusias in Las Vegas. Kansas women's track coach Cliff Roveto said the weather hurt some potentially good performances. "The times were much slower due to the weather conditions," Rovelto said. "It was very cold and a different type of an atmosphere than we were used to. Our team didn't perform the way it was可能的." Kansas had good performances from senior Angie Helmer, first place in the 800-meter run at 2:16.16. KU men defeat Oklahoma State, Oklahoma in tennis tournaments By Tom Stinson Kansan sportswriter The Kansas men's tennis team made a big stride in defending its Big Eight Championship title last weekend by defeating Oklahoma State 6-3 and Oklahoma 6-3. Oklahoma State was ranked 24th nationally and was runner-up to the Jayhawks last spring. The Cowboys had won four straight Big Eight titles going into last year. Oklahoma finished third in last year's championship Oklahoma finished third in last year's championship. The Jayhawk women lost to defending Big Eight Champion and 12th-ranked Oklahoma State 8-1 Friday in Stillwater and to Oklahoma 5-4 Saturday in Norman. Sophomore Chris Walker beat 90th-ranked Grant Williams of Oklahoma State in singles and paired with freshman Jeff Gross in doubles to beat the 40th-ranked team of Williams and Christian Schatz. Junior Jim Secrest, senior Larry Pascal and freshman Jeff Gross also won in singles for Kansas Freshman John Falbo and sophomore Craig Wildey had the biggest victory for Kansas, beating Jeff Neuman and Jack Salerino of Oklahoma State in doubles. The Cowboy pair was ranked 15th. "We did all right but we could have done better." Walker said. "We won both but we didn't win by the margin we feel we could have. "we played 18 matches and lost six, which we think is too many to lose. We need to improve if we plan to play better again. But it's a decent start." Junior Jeanneette Jonsson was the only Kansas winner against Oklahoma State, defeating 93rd-ranked Jane Wood. The Jayhawk wk women were ahead of Oklahoma 4-2 after the singles but lost all three doubles matches. "There is no excuse for that," coach Eric Hayes said. "We just laid down." The Kansas men are 11-7 and 2-0 in the Big Eight. The Kansas women are 16-5 and 1-2 in the Big Eight.