10A / SPORTS / THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
BASEBALL
Changes made to coaching staff
The Kansas Baseball program is making changes to its coaching staff, promoting one coach and adding another.
Coach Ritch Price announced Friday the promotion of Ryan Graves to associate coach, effective immediately. Graves, a long-time assistant coach, will continue his present role on the pitching staff and as the team's catching coach.
"We're promoting coach Graves to associate head coach to reward him for his commitment, loyalty and the success of our pitching staff" Price said in a press release.. "Ryan has a proven track record of preparing players to succeed at both the collegiate and professional level."
This year will be Graves' ninth at Kansas and his 12th working with Price.
Price announced Tuesday the addition to the coaching staff of assistant coach Jay Uhlman.Uhliam, formerly an assistant coach for the Oregon Ducks, will serve as recruiting coordinator and hitting coach, among other coaching duties.
While at Oregon, Uhlman saw the Ducks advance to the regional finals, improve their batting average by 65 points, double their run total and nearly double their extra-base hits. Oregon goes into 2011 ranked No.9 in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll.
Oregon coach George Horton commented on Uhlman in a press release.
"I think Coach Uhlman will be a tremendous addition to the Kansas Baseball program."
— Ian Cummings
Diligent campers
The wait for the Kansas vs. K-State game prompts students to study and catch up on sleep
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Zach Lee, a junior from Olathe, reads while camping out for the KU vs. K-State game Wednesday. Lee said that camping out helps him catch up on his reading assignments.
Kara Horiigan, a freshman from Frankfort, watches a show and listens to her iPod while camping out for the KU vs. K-State game. "K-State does their campout style completely different. I think the way we do it is way better than theirs."
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Ashleigh Lee/KNANSW Sarah McCarthy, a freshman from Gardner, reads while waiting at the campout Wednesday. "My least favorite part is sitting on the hard ground, but my favorite part is getting a good seat."
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