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10A SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY MARCH 27, 2007
BIG 12 BASEBALL
Sooners take critical series
BY SHAWN SHROYER
BAYLOR (15-11, 2-4) VS.
TEXAS TECH (18-10, 3-3)
SERIES-BAYLOR 2-1
Editor's Note: Big 12 baseball reporter Shawn Shroyer examines this weekend's conference match-ups.
UP: Baylor shortstop Beamer Weems improved at the plate every game of the series, going 9 for 13 with a home run (4), seven RBI, three runs and he left no one on base.
IN THE HOLE: Texas Tech left fielder Geoff Byrns and center fielder Doug恩斯 had a dreadful weekend in the heart of the Red Raider batting order. The fellow outfielders went a combined 0-for-21 with nine strikeouts and left eight men on base.
ON DECK: Baylor will travel to Oklahoma State this weekend looking for its second straight Big 12 series victory while Texas Tech will try to rebound on the road at Kansas State.
NO. 9 TEXAS (22-8, 5-1) VS.
KANSAS STATE (18-6, 1-2)
SERIES: TEXAS, 2-1
UP: Texas third baseman Bradley Suttle helped the Longhorns outscore the Wildcats 33-17 during the weekend, going 6-for-10 with two home runs (7,8), six RBI and four runs.
IN THE HOLE: Texas gave Kansas State its first taste of the Big 12 this season and Wildcat hurriers got a mouthful. Kansas State starters pitched Brad Hutt (5-1), Chase Bavuk (2-1) and Ben Hornbeck (2-0) each had limited outings, lasting a combined 11 innings while allowing 20 runs.
**ON DECK:** Texas will play host to Big 12 South rival Oklahoma this weekend, while Kansas State goes for its first conference series victory against Texas Tech at home.
NEBRASKA (13-9, 2-4) VS
MISSOURI (20-6, 2-1)
SERIES: MISSOURI 2-1
UP: Missouri starting pitchers Aaron Crow and Rick Zagone (4-0) continued to dominate the opposition. Crown last eight innings of Friday's extra-inning affair, allowing only one run and striking out five, but didn't figure in the decision. Zagone left nothing to chance, pitching a complete game on Saturday to earn the victory.
IN THE HOLE: The Nebraska offense was stagnant over the first two games of the series, scoring a total of four runs, before exploding for 16 on Sunday. The one run the Cornhuskers mustered on Friday spoiled a 10-inning, seven-strikeout effort by lefty Tony Watson.
ON DECK: Nebraska remains at home this weekend, but its opponent will be even tougher in Texas A&M. Missouri will play host to Kansas for the baseball version of the Border Showdown.
SERIES: OKLAHOMA, 2-1
NO. 17 OKLAHOMA (20-7, 2-1)
VS. NO. 18 TEXAS & M&M (22-5, 3-3)
SERIES OKLAHOMA
UP: Oklahoma left fielder Joe Dunigan was one of four Sooners to record hits in every game over the weekend. Dunigan went 7-for-11 with two home runs (5,6), seven RBI, six runs and no men left on base.
IN THE HOLE: Texas A&M left fielder Ben Felner and catcher Craig Stinson didn't do the Aggie offense any favors. The two went a combined 1-for-26 with 13 strikeouts and stranded eight teammates.
ON DECK: Oklahoma has won 18 of its last 21 games and looks for its second straight Big 12 series victory on the road against Texas. Texas A&M will also be on the road at Nebraska as it tries to get back above 500 in conference play.
KANSAS (15-14, 2-4) VS. NO. 14
OKLAHOMA STATE (19-6, 2-1)
SERIES, OKLAHOMA STATE 2-1
UP? Oklahoma State right fielder Corey Brown led the potent Cowboy at Hoglund Ballpark, going 6-for 14 with a home run (11), four RBI and five runs.
IN THE HOLE: Right fielder Brock Simpson was Kansas' cleanup hitter during the weekend, but went 1-for-11 with only one RBI as his slugging percentage dropped to .356 - worst among Kansas' regular starters.
ON DECK: Kansas will take on Missouri, which has won 14 of its last 15 games, this weekend in search of its first conference series victory. Oklahoma State returns home to face Baylor.
Kansan senior sportswriter Shawn Shroyer can be contacted at shroyer@kansan.com
Edited by Joe Caponio
MILITARY
Haraz N. Ghanbari/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Army Criminal Investigation Division Special Agent Scott Godwin, right, points to a map as an Army Brig. Gen. Rodney L. Johnson, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, briefs the media Monday about the recent investigation into the death of Army Ranger Cagel P. Patil Tillman.
Errors made while reporting 2004 death
WASHINGTON — Nine high-ranking Army officers, including four generals, made critical errors in reporting the friendly fire death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman in Afghanistan, but there was no criminal wrongdoing in the shooting of the former NFL player, the military concluded Monday.
BY LOLITA C. BALDOR ASSOCIATED PRESS
rule out criminal action by those who provided misleading information as the military was investigating the killing. They said, however, that they believed there was no orchestrated cover-up.
Defense officials and a pair of reports released Monday on the 2004 incident, however, did not
Army and Defense Department investigators said officers looking into Tillman's death passed along misleading and inaccurate information and delayed reporting their belief that Tillman was killed by fellow Rangers.
the officers, but suggested no specific punishments and left that decision to the Army. Possible steps could include demotions, dishonorable discharges, jail or letters of reprimand. Acting Army Secretary Peter Geren has asked Gen. William Wallace, who oversees training for the Army, to review the actions of the officers and to provide a progress report in 30 days.
The investigators recommended the Army take action against
The Army will take corrective action and hold people accountable, said Geren.
athletics calendar
KU Students' Graduation Headquarters Jayhawk Bookstore ...at the top of Naismith Hill
TODAY
Baseball vs. Missouri State, 7 p.m., Springfield, Mo.
FRIDAY
men's golf, Stevinson Ranch Intercollegiate, All day, Stevinson Calif.
WEDNESDAY
Tennis vs. Baylor, 6 p.m., Waco,
Texas
Softball vs. Missouri State, 3 p.m., Springfield, Mo.
Baseball vs. Missouri, 6 p.m.
Columbia, Mo.
SATURDAY
Baseball vs. Missouri, 1 p.m.
Columbia, Mo.
SUNDAY
■Rowing vs. Tulsa/Drake, 2 p.m.
Kansas River
Softball vs. Baylor, 2 p.m., Arrocha Ballmark
■ Tennis vs. Texas Tech, 10 a.m., Lubbock, Texas
Softball vs. Baylor, noon, Ar-
Baseball vs. Missouri, 1 p.m., Columbia, Mo.
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