Sports University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, May 1, 1990 11 Jayhawks take on Creighton Brian T. Schoeni/KANSAN Team is playing with a mission Kansas softball coach Kalum Haack discusses strategy for the second game of a doubleheader against Southwest Missouri State on Tuesday at Jayhawk Field. During the weekend, Haack guided his team to the Big Eight Conference regular-season title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, which starts Friday in Oklahoma City. The Jayhawks, who have won 18 of their last 19 games, will play their last regular-season home game against Creighton today. Kansas sportswriter By Paul Augerl Kenyan songwriter Kansas softball coach Kalum Bruce's office phone call all day. luke@kcsu.edu Kansas softball The callers, mostly long-distance, were phoning Hack to congratulate him. Kansas clinched the Big Eight Conference regular-season title S and with victories against sixth- ranked Oklahoma State and Iowa State. "Where were these people when we weren't winning?" Haack said. "Even (Kansas athletic director) Mr. Eisenhart gave me a call, but it wasn't here." Roamna Brazier, 25-5 and Jill Bailey, 10-7, will pitch for Kansas. Brazier has a 0.98 earned run average. Because the Jayhawks beat Oklahoma State twice during the weekend, Haack said he thought his team should be ranked in the NCAA Division I top 20 when the latest poll comes out May 7. Kansas catcher Jodi Hoyer also said she wanted to be a part of the rankings. "Like Coach said, most likely we be in the top 20, but Creighton could easily take us out of it," Hoyer said. "So we are taking them seriously." The 'Jayhawks' four victories last weekend gave them their first Big Eight regular-season title since 1983, and the last 19 games and its of last 29. "The girls now are playing with a mission," Haack said. "They can see the kind of potential they have when they play hard. Hopefully, we can continue that intensity into the tournament." Sunday, Kansas took advantage of seven Oklahoma State errors and beat the Cowgirls 2-0. "I was surprised with the way they played defensively," Kansas shortstop Christy Arterburn said. "I know they'll be out for revenge the next time we play them, but they have to get by Nebraska first." The top-seeded Jayhawks have received a bye and will play the Oklahoma-Missouri winner Friday at Oklahoma State for the Eligible tournament. Oklahoma State will play Nebraska in a first-round game. Kansas has beaten each conference team at least once during the regular season. The Jayhawks' only conference loss was to Nebraska, 6-1, April 7. "The victories had a lot of significance," Haack said. "They gave us a good draw in the tournament, helped us out regionally and nationally, and helped the team mentally. We can play with those kinds of teams." Kansas was ranked third behind Southern Illinois and Oklahoma State in the Midwest Regional poll last week. The latest rankings come out "Now that we've won the Big Eight, we have to change our goals and get the ring now." Hoyer said about in possible Big Eight tournaments. "It's no big deal because we have shown them we can beat everyone there." Low ACT scores cause recruit to wait Bv Molly Reid Kansan sportswriter RECRUITING Cortez Barnes, a Kansas basketball recruit from Wichita Heights High School, had to put his signing announcement on hold again last week after receiving his ACT exam scores. Barnes, on his third attempt at the exam, did not earn the composite score of 18 required by the NCAA for athletes entering Division I schools. He said he scored 15. barnes said he would take the SAT test this weekend, which can be used instead of the ACT score. He still has one more chance to pass the ACT during the first week of June. Barnes said that if he did not score high enough on either test, he would have to decide whether he wanted to sit out his freshman year at Kansas under the NOAA's program or attend a lupin college. Barnes said he had not changed his mind. Despite Barnes' ACT problems, Wichita Heights basketball coach Charles Doughty said that Barnes still planned to attend Kansas. "I'm signing for sure," he said. "It's for sure. Final." Doughty said Barnes would announce his signing at 3:15 p.m. today at Wichita Heights. The 6-foot-8 power forward averaged 19.6 points and 5.9 rebounds a game during his senior season at Wichita Heights. Val Barnes, a 6-2 guard from Butler County Community College, said yesterday that he was the only person to win. The two Barnes are not related. Barnes visited the University about a month ago and visited Kansas State during the weekend. He said he planned to announce his decision by the end of this week and had narrowed his choices to Kansas, K-State, Iowa and Oklahoma. "I looking for the school that will give me the most help with my academics," he said. "I'm getting over the hump, but I need to sit down and write down what's good that's bad about each school." Barnes averaged 18.7 points in 33 games, while contributing an average of 4.4 assists per game. He hit 54 percent of his shots from the field and shot 83.5 percent from the free-throw line. Victories increase tournament hopes By Brent Maycock Kansan sportswriter By winning three of four games against Oklahoma during the weekend at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium, Kansas baseball coach Dave Bingham said, the Jayhawks helped their chances of receiving one of the four berths in the Big Eight Conference postseason tournament. Kansas baseball "It gives us an opportunity to compete for the final spot," he said. "If we had only won two, it would be hard, but not impossible to get a bid. The victories make it much more reasonable." Kansas, 24-25, will play Southwest Missouri State at 7 onight at Hoghill-Maupin Stadium. The Jay-Z team won both games twice in three games this season. Kansas is tied with Nebraska for fourth in the Big Eight with a 7-9 record. But if the season were to end today, the Jayhawks would receive the fourth and final big game against the Suns, as well as four-game series with the Huskers, the Jayhawks took the first game of the series, which breaks the tie. Oklahoma State leads the Big Eight with a 13-4 record and is assured one of the bids. Kansas State, 10-6, is in second place and Iowa State is in third with an 8-8 record. Kansas will play a four-game series with the Cyclones this weekend in Ames, Iowa. Bingham said the Oklahoma series last weekend could have been Kansas' best effort of the season. "That series was crucial for us if we're to make the tournament." Jayhawk catcher Garry Schmidt said. 'I felt the first 40 games we were gaining experience and a point of reference of what buttons to push and when. — Dave Bingham Kansas baseball coach "We've been pretty inert all year at scoring runs," he said. "I was very pleased with the fact that we competed offensively and did what we had to do. It was a team effort all the way through." The Jayhawks exploded offensively, averaging 7.25 runs a game last weekend. Before the series, Kansas had been scoring only 1.5 runs a game. The Jayhawks have won eight of their last 10 games, and Bingham said they would have to maintain the skill shown during the past two weeks. "I felt the first 40 games we were gaining experience and a point of reference of what buttons to push and when," he said. "The last 20 is for everybody, coaches and players alike, to play their game everyday. We just need to keep everybody focused." Schmidt said none of the Kansas players had even thought about repeating last season's failed bid for the postseason tournament. At the halfway point in the conference last season, Kansas was 6-4. But the Jayhawks lost eight of their last nine games and missed the tournament. "This is an entirely different team," Schmidt said. "If anything, right now we're starting to gel. I think we're peaking at the right time of the season. I don't see last year's collapse happening this year." Kansas baseball statistics Record: overall 24-25; Big Eight 7-9. Player II Stewart A G4 AB 21 H 16 HR RB AVG 68 Kartil B 183 16 35 5 0 19 337 39 Marcos I 163 18 55 5 3 19 137 69 Hannas I 61 66 8 19 5 11 288 181 Mumeria I 31 68 8 19 5 11 288 181 Mumeria II 48 66 8 19 5 11 288 181 Soult I 47 143 28 40 5 13 280 79 Hummel I 47 143 28 40 3 12 279 69 Camarra I 48 71 25 44 4 12 275 79 Camarra II 48 71 25 44 4 12 275 79 Wucheck III 48 71 11 16 1 15 273 71 Berlinger I 47 131 28 26 4 15 198 100 Schmidt II 25 68 6 11 5 18 190 100 Meeks I 29 35 5 15 5 18 190 100 Meeks II 25 35 5 15 5 18 190 100 Newbrough I 2 2 2 0 0 0 0.050 100 KANSAS 49 1548 264 423 32 237 .273 68 Opponents 49 1528 278 381 30 244 .244 78 Triplets — Souit 3, Bant 2, Caman 2, Karin 2, More 2, Marazas 1, Utt 1, Wuyche 1, Schmidt 1, Karasa 15, Opponents 12 Doubles — Stewart 17, Hummer 17, Worcester 7, Kartin 6, Bard 4, Bedard 4, Camara 4, Wove 3, Myckey 4, Schmidt 3, Hanna 2, Meeks 1, Spencer 1, Kansas 6, Occenades 7. Wallace – Karlin 30, Bard 24, Berglumber 19, Hummel 4, Moore 18, Leibert 16, Camara 14, Niemann 19, Wileychalk 11, Haimen 11, Hammel 8, Shekens 7, Utton 3, Speicher 3, Haimen 1, Kernas 20, Oppenauer 16. The men's team, the Horrorontals, swept through its pool with a perfect record. After edging Carleton College, the Horrorontals moved into the final game, where they lost to the Czechs from Madison, Wis., 21-7. The Czechs captured first place out of 12 teams in the tournament and will receive a top seed at the championships. UCLA GETS TRANSFER: Mike Lanier, the nation's tallest college basketball player at 7-foot-6, ended months of an intensive recruiting battle yesterday by announcing in PLAYER G W 6 L ERA SV 0 IP 83 H K 60 Renko 15 6 1 1 3.64 0 19.7 56 18 Massey 11 3 1 2 3.96 0 50.0 56 26 Brown 13 1 0 2 3.66 0 15.0 13 14 Waycheck 11 3 0 4.70 0 15.0 13 14 Stonecreat15 14 5 4 5.95 1 76.3 71 83 McGlenness 14 4 5 4.95 1 76.3 71 83 Niles 12 0 2 6.46 1 23.7 18 9 Meriman 12 0 2 6.46 1 23.7 18 9 Stopper 12 0 2 6.46 1 23.7 18 9 KANAS 49 24 25 4.98 15.3 23 84 Rivera 49 24 25 4.98 15.3 23 84 Stikriukov — Moone 34, Bardinger 33, Stewart 29, Camara 25, seult 27, Hanna 18, Hummel 18, Katin 16, Kenin 11, Meeks 10, Spencer 9, Llancet 8, Jenkins 10, Morrison 3, Marrona 16, Kaspi 299, Oopman 438. Games started — Renko 12, McGinnness 11, Stonecipher 11, Massey 9, Niles 3, Wuychecheck 1, Shaw 1, Hinkle 1. Opponents batting average — Hinkle, 184, Niles 214, Reno 210, Wurchuck, 232, McGlenness, 624, Stonecreek 246, Share 257, Massley 284, Marriner 320, Storm 299, Kawasaki 273, Lanier, a native of Troy, Mich., averaged seven points and five rebounds a game last season as a sophomore at Hardin-Simmons, which plays in the Trans-American Bob McGinnis 46, Renzie 46, Stonepecker 45, Massey 31, Shaw 29, Skine 21, Stoppier 11, 18, Wuchck 12, Hinkle 9, Kansas 278. Opponents 964 Betty also received the award for the spirit of the games, which was voted on by all the teams that participated in the tournament. With their second place finishes, both teams qualified for the National Collegiate Championships from May 25 to 27 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Walks = 32, Shameley 53, Reno 52, McGinnis 64, Stawser 32, Meyerman 28, Mierman 11, Nilite 21, Way check 12, Inkrite 10, Stopper 9, Kansas 284, Oppens 200. ULTIMATE TEAMS PLACE SECOND: Kansas men's and women's ultimate frisbee teams took second placein the College Regional Championships during the weekend at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn. Sports briefs The women's team, Betty, claimed victories in all of its games Saturday except a 13-12 defeat to Carleton. But Betty rallied and defeated Carleton 15-10, taking second place out of eight teams. Michigan took first place with a perfect 6-20 record and also will be a top seed. Lanier, who weighs about 285 pounds, said he would sit up next year or redshift to bulk up and improve his game. Betty's second-place finish earned them the fourth seed in pool A at the National Championship. Abilene, Texas, that he would trans fer from Hardin-Simmons to UCLA. Louisiana State, Hawaii, Washington and Washington State led a list of about 25 schools that tried to lure Lanier to their respective campuses. Lanier, who has two years of eligibility remaining, said he had cleared any previous doubts about transferring to UCLA and was excited about playing for a school immersed in basketball tradition. The victory vaulted the Blackhawks into the Stanley Cup semifinals against the Edmonton Oilers in a Athletic Conference. He started 22 of 28 games and averaged 15 minutes a game. Coaches said a lack of stamina kept his playing time down as Lanter could not sustain the pace of an up-and-coming team used only in a half-court offense. BLACKHAWKS BLACKEN BLUES: Jeremy Roenick scored two first-period goals, and Steve Larner and Adam Creighton added short-handed goals last night, leading the Chicago Blackhawks to an 8-4 victory against the New York Giants in the seventh game of the Norris Division final in Chicago. best-of-seven series that will begin tomorrow night in Edmonton. DICKERSON SKIPS OPENING: Eric Dickerson, who said he would rather retire from the NFL than play for Indianapolis this season, did not report to the opening of the Colts' mini-camp yesterday in Indianapolis. The 29-year-old running back, who came to Indianapolis through a trade with the Los Angeles Rams in 1987, was hampered by a hamburger injury most of last season and publicly criticized the Colts' offensive line for not protecting him. He said in March that he was finished with football, then softened that stance somewhat by saying he would accept a trade. "Eric Dickerson is under contract to the Colts, and we expect him to be here," general manager Jim Irsay said yesterday. In March, however, after Dickerson announced he would not play again, Irsay said the wording of Dickerson's contract stipulated that he must pay the team a sum in excess of seven figures if he decided not to play this year. The team also reportedly worth $1.45 million this season, was worded specifically to protect the Colts should Dickerson decide not to play. Dickerson, the NFL's seventh-leading all-time runner with 11,238 yards in seven years, responded to a call from Washington to want to use me, go ahead, sue me. **** Florida bill takes stance between schools, NCAA TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — College teams, coaches and athletes would not be penalized for breaking NCAA rules without first being given the benefit of state-supervised due process before a bill before the Florida legislature. The Associated Press "The National Collegiate Athletic Association is the only organization I know of that doesn't have to follow the rules like everyone else," said State Sen. Vince Bruner, D-Fort Walton Beach. The forced resignations of University of Florida football coach Galen Hale, who was killed in Sloan in October were the primary motivating force behind the bill, To some Gator faithful, Hall was ousted for seemingly insignificant rule violations — giving coaches money from his own pocket and helping a player out of a legal jam. Bruner said Friday. But to the NCAA and university administrators who got rid of Hall, the rules were major infractions. The rules still face the possibility of probation. In Sloan's case, there was no proof of violations when he was forced to resign, just the strong suspicion that rules had been broken. Since his departure, Florida has said it found proof that Sloan arranged improper transportation for players. Toronto 10. Cleveland 4 CLEVELAND — George Bell doubled during a four-run first inning and hit one of four Toronto home runs as the Blue Jays beat Cleveland last night, handing up their first win in the game marred by a bench-drive incident. Cleveland's Mitch Webster rushed the mound during the third inning after Todd Stottemeyer hit him in the lower back with a pitch. Webster was ejected. Stottemeyer (3-2) remained in the game and pitched five innings, allowing three runs on four of the 8 bothers emplied, but not for the team. Oakland 6. New York 0 NEW YORK — Bob Welch pitched a six-hitter, Ricky Henderson hit two home runs and Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire are connected last night, leading the Oakland Athletics to a victory against the New York Yankees. Welch (3-1) gave up four singles. MAIOR LEAGUE SCORES walked none and stumbled out four in Oakland's second consecutive shutout. He pitched his 26th career shutout and won the game with a strike. Atlanta, New York, 4. ATLANTA, — Odidie McDoew and Jeff Treadway each hit two-run home runs and Atlanta added two other runs while starter Diane Cone argued a call at first base as the Braves beat the New York Mets. It was the second victory in a row for the Braves, who beat the Mets for the first time since July 16, snapping a six-game losing streak against New York. Atlanta is at-43 for the season. The Meta have lost three straight. second After Andres Thomas lied out, Cone appeared to be out of the lining when Lamke hit a grounder between first and The Braves got the runs off Cone in the fourth. With one out, Dale Murphy singled and stole second before Ernie Whitth walked. While Cone argued the call with his back to the infield, Murphy and Whit scored. Cincinnati 6, Philadelphia 2 Cone (0-2) was lifted after giving up six runs on five hits and three walks. Second baseman Gregg Jeffries fielded the ball and threw to Cone covering, but first base umpire Charlie Williams ruled that Cone touched to touch the bag. The pitcher was charged with an error on the play. CINCINNATI — Paul O'Neill's two-run single in the first inning helped Jojo Rho gain his first victory since last June and Philadelphia Philly Phantom last night. The Reds have won 13 of their first 16 games. **19. (1-1)** allowed four hits and struck out six in seven innings for his first victory in his last seven starts. Rob Patterson landed innings for his third save, fanning three. Milwaukee 6, Detroit 1 DETROIT — Mark Knudson came within an out of extending Milwaukee's major league lead in shutouts, and Robin Yount and Greg Brock each hit home runs as the Brewers beat the Detroit Tigers last night. The Brewers were trying to set a club record for April with six shutouts. It was the 10th victory in the last 12 games for the team, which leads the American League East. innuawakee, which hit just five home runs in its first 15 games, hit six in its last three with Detroit. Houston 4, Montreal 2 MONREAL — Glenn Davis tied the score with his second home run of the game and Rafael Ramirez put Houston ahead with a two-run single as the Astros rallied for three runs in the eighth inning off Dennis Martinez to beat Montreal last night.