KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011 / SPORTS/
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SOFTBALL
Jayhawks fueled by wins but still focused for weekend
Chris Bronson/KANSAM
Freshman infielder Ashley Newman prepares to throw to first base during drills at practice at the football practice field. The softball team is continuing to focus on fundamentals.
BY HANNAH WISI hwise@kansan.com
it takes 21 outs to win a softball game. How a team goes about getting those outs varies from team to team. The Jayhawks have had a continuous focus on fundamentals throughout the first five weeks of the season, giving them a 21-3 record.
Smith said that Georgia Tech was a very strong team that was ranked in the top 15 last year and returned its strongest players. Lipscomb has one of the best pitchers in its region who took them to a regional last year and Coastal Carolina is a very strong team as well, she said.
The Jayhawks had their first day of practice on their home outdoor field Tuesday after weeks of traveling to Lawrence Free State High School and practicing indoors in Anschutz Pavilion.
This weekend, the team will face some very tough competition in preparation for Big 12 play, which opens next week at home against Missouri. Before that, however, the team will first play in the Central Carolina Chanticleer Challenge in Conway, S.C. It will play Lipscomb, Providence, Georgia Tech and Coastal Carolina.
"Every weekend we've played, we have faced one or two teams that are Big 12 caliber teams," coach Megan Smith said. "This weekend is the same."
"The excitement of being on our home field was incredible," said sophomore outfielder Maggie Hull.
"We sometimes take our field for granted before we come back. Our batting area and our warm up area is one of the nicest that I have ever been to. Just being able to have dirt field and grass was great."
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It was an exciting week at home after going 4-0 in the University of North Florida tournament, but the team is buckled down and back to work on their fundamentals and fixing the errors from the weekend.
"We are really excited but we are still focusing on one game at a time," said senior pitcher Allie Clark. "Coach Smith always tries to say, 'One pitch at a time. One out at a time. One game at a time.'"
It will not be an easy road. The team has been putting up 10 runs against teams for the last five weeks, but that may just not be the case against tougher pitchers. This weekend, it's going to come down to strategic pitching, strong defensive communication translating into outs and the ability to adjust the offense to the different styles of pitching.
The team worked on communication and their short game this week in practice. The offense looked at attack screw ball pitches as well because the level of pitching is going to be a step up from what they have seen.
Ultimately, the five games played in South Carolina will be an opportunity for the relatively young Jayhawks to show that they can fight against competition and come out on top.
— Edited by Caroline Bledowski
BASEBALL
Kansas gets fresh start with conference play
BY MIKE VERNON
mvernon@kansan.com
The layhawks kick off conference play at Hoglund Ballpark Friday at 3 p.m. against the red hot Oklahoma State Cowboys. Conference play will provide an opportunity for the layhawks to wipe the slate clean, after going 7-9 to open their season.
"The reality is the Big 12 season starts an entirely different part of the year," coach Ritch Price said. "For the guys that are off to a bad start, it will give them a mental break, and give them a fresh start."
The Jayhawks won't be easing into conference play by any means; they open up against a Cowboys team that has won seven straight and has a record of 13-3.
The bats for Kansas will have the daunting task of taking on one of the best pitching staffs in the nation this weekend.
The Jayhawks are no stranger to facing tough pitching though. In non-conference play, the Jayhawks faced three top 25 teams, TCU, Arizona State, and Arkansas all
"We faced Heaney last year, and I thought he was one of the best pitchers in our league," Price said. "He has tremendous upside."
The Cowboys have a team ERA of 2.03, including starting sophomore Andrew Heaney, who has an ERA of 0.91 in four starts.
on the road.
"I think our non-conference schedule could really help us out," sophomore Jake Marasco said. "It prepared us to face arms in our conference that we'll have to face every weekend."
The Jayhawks have had strong performances on the mount as well this season, with a team ERA currently at 3.44.
The layhawks' pitching arsenal includes three strong starters, that will be starting on the mound this weekend, in senior TJ, Walz and sophomore Tanner Poppe. Coach Price said he and the coaching staff were unsure of whether they will start freshman Alex Cox or senior Wally Marciel.
While the pitching has been strong, the bats really struggled to open season. Fortunately for the Jayhawks, the bats have slowly but surely been improving all season. The numbers are up from .198 only a week ago, to .220 heading into this weekend.
Ultimately, this weekend brings a chance at a fresh start for the Jayhawks, who feel they can make up for their underwhelming non-conference performance.
"Hopefully we can build off of the progress we've made, and hopefully get of to a good start in the Big 12." Price said. "The Big 12 is what it's all really about."
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