University Daily Kansan / Thursday, April 12, 1990 Sports 9 Jayhawks add Woodberry in spring signing Kansan sportswriter On the first day of the official basketball spring signing day yesterday, the Jayhawks had no surprises. Kansas basketball coach Roy Wilson announced that Steve Wood Recruiting berry, who verbally committed to Kansas earlier this year, was the first and only player to sign on the opening day. Woodhery is a 6-foot-4 guard from Wichita South High School. Another recruit has narrowed his choices to Kansas and Wichita State. David Johanning, a 6-9 center from Hutchinson Community College, said he would make his decision after he talked to his parents last night in Wichita. Johanning he would sign a letter of intent today. Kansas signed three players during the early signing period Nov. 8-15. Patrick Richey, a 6-foot-8 guard-forward of Lee's Summit, Mo., High School, 6-4 forward Richard Scott of Little Rock, Ark., Central High School and 6-8 power forward Chris Lindley of Raytown, Mo., South High School all signed letters of intent for Kansas last fall. Lindley's basketball scholarship became available after his left foot was severed in a railroad accident in January and was given an academic scholarship by the University. During his senior season, Woodberry averaged 20.5 points and 10 rebounds a game, helping his team to a 22-2 record. Wichita South basketball coach Steve Eck said woodwicker was a talent at any position. He said that Woodwicker's strength was his passing ability. Williams, who has lost three of his top recruits to other schools, said he was pleased with the signing of Woodberry. "He has the kind of court instincts you can't teach," Eck said. "He is an outstanding young man who has done a great job at Wichita South High School both on and off the court," Williams said. "Steve is an outstanding passer and his work with Coach Eck had made him strong fundamentally on the defensive end in the court as well." Earlier this week, 6-7 forward Kenneth Roberts of South Jordan. 'He is an outstanding young man who has done a great job at Wichita South High School both on and off the court.' Rov Williams Kansas basketball coach Utah, committed to Brigham Young and 6-8 forward Von Bennett of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College chose the University of Texas-El Paso. Those players still available to Kansas are 6-8 power forward Cortez Barnes of Wichita Heights High School, 6-2 guard Val Barnes of Butler County Community College, 6-1 Darnell Woods of Chicago Dunbar High School, 6-4 guard Demont Collins of Kansas City, Mo., Barstow High School and Johanning. Bob Gibbons, publisher of All-Star Sports Publications, said Johanning's 210-point frame made a strong candidate for Kansas' center position. Johanneng signed a letter of intent to play basketball for Clemson out of high school but transferred to Hutchinson after his first year. He was ranked among the preseason top 30 junior college sophomores by Basketball Times columnist Rick Ball. Gibbons said Collins recently emerged as a possibility after a good performance in the USA All-Star High School Classic in Kansas City last week. He said Kansas State had previously shown interest in the guard. One limitation for Kansas is that Cortez Barnes and Woods cannot sign any letters of intent until they receive their ACT scores. Neither player has passed the test. The required composite score is 18. Woods' coach Fate Micket said it might be a month before he received the letter. And Woods was still strongly considered the option of attending a junior college. Iowa State was the only Big Eight Conference school other than Kansas to announce signings yesterday. The Cyclones signed 6-7 forward Brad Tippet of North Iowa Area Community College and 6-5 forward Donnell Bivens of Rancho Rivers, III., and 6-5 forward Saun Jackson of Chicago Dumbar. Women win pair against Washburn, 6-2 Coach: Second victory was sweeter By Paul Augeri Kansan sportswriter Although the scores were identical in two Kansas softball victories against Washburn yesterday at Jayhawk field, Kansas coach Calum Haack preferred the Jayhawks second-6 victory to their first. Kansas softball "In the first game, I think we scored because of our base running and the pressure we put on them," Haack said. "But in the second game, we bounced about three or four off the fence. That's what I want to see us doing." Kansas is 25-14 overall and has won four straight games. The Lady Blues' record dropped to 19-4. The Jayhawks took advantage of four Washburn errors and stole five bases during the opener, giving senior Roanna Brazier the victory. The Hawks also forced the first three innings to defeat the Lady Blues in the second game. Although Brazier and Bailey pitched well enough to win, Haack said the two could improve. Freshman Jill Bailey, 5-7, yielded six hits, walked none and struck out six in a complete game victory. Catcher Kathy Hill walked and scored on left fielder Laura Edwards' double. "They're both glad to have the win, and I'm glad for them to win," Haack said. "But they are still not as sharp as they should have been. It is something we can work on in practice." In the second game, Kansas first baseman Jodi Heyer hit a two-run double in the second inning, creating a 2-0 lead. However, Heyer was thrown out at second when she overran the base. The Jayhawks, 11-2 at Jayhawk Field, scored two runs in the third and one in the fourth, giving them a double. They scored twice off balley in the fifth inning. In the first game, Brazier struck out eight and allowed five hits in her 16th complete game of the season. Brazier improved her record to 16-4. Although they accounted for only one run, Kansas' bottom three hitters got on base in seven of their nine times at bat. Edwards, Kansas' No. 9 hitter, had a single, a double and two RBI in the doubleheader. "What has been hurting us in the past is the bottom of the lineup," track said. "It hasn't been doing much or it hasn't led to see the bottom half pick it up." The Jayhawks scored their six runs in the first three innings. Only two runs were earned. "We are starting to come around with our hitting." Spitaleri said. "That's the main thing Coach is stressing right now." Spitaleri had three hits and scored two runs in the two games. However, Spitaleri, a pull hitter, was not satisfied with those numbers. "I've never hit the ball to right field," she said. "I don't think one hit a game is good enough for our team. I should be batting fifth or sixth or seventh." Washburn scored single runs in the fifth and seventh innings off a pair of hits. Kansas resumes play with a home-and-home series against$ Wichita State on Monday and Wednesday. The Jayhawks play the Shockers at 2 p.m. Monday at Jayhawk Field. Kansas, 1-1 in the Big Eight Conference, does not play a Big Eight game until April 21, when the Jayhawks play Alabama and Missouri at Oklahoma State leads the Big Eight with a 5-10 record. The Cowgirls are 31-3 overall. First game KANSAS 6, WASHBURN 2 Washburn 000 010 1-2 5-4 Kansas 132 000 x-6 5-4 Road and Jensen; Brazier and Hoyer, W- Brazier (16-4). L-Rock. Second game KANSAS 6, WASHBURN 2 Kansas 032 100 x-6 6-2 Rock and Jensen; Bailey and Wal, W-Bailley 032 100 x-6 6-2 Golfers drop from 6th to 9th in tourney By a Kansan reporter Kansas shot a third-round 301 and finished ninth in the 44th annual Western Intercollegiate basketball game yesterday in Santa Cruz, Calif. Men's golf First baseman Shelly Sack bunts during the first game of a doubleheader against Washburn. The Jayhawks finished just two strokes behind New Mexico State. Nevada-Reno shot a final-round 291 and jumped from 12th place to seventh place. Kansas will have a week and a half off before its next tournament. The Jayhawks will compete in the Akron Invitational on April 21-22 in Akron, Ohio. On Tuesday, the Jayhawks were in sixth place after the second round. Fresno State, which occupied first place after the first two rounds, won the three-day tournament with a score of 875. Oregon shot a final-round 289 and slipped past UNLV for second place. In the individual competition, Mike Foster from San Jose State shot a 216 to first place. Foster edged New Mexico State's Richard Beem and Oregon's Cam Martin by a stroke. Sean Thayer was the highest Kansas finisher. The Garden City senior ended with a score of 224 and was tied for 23rd place with seven other golfers. John Ogden, Jon Bruning and Len Johnson all finished one stroke behind Thayer at 225. The three tied seven other golfers for 31st place. Sports briefs Sutton becomes Oklahoma State's basketball coach KANSAS ATLTEES HONORED: Three Kansas athletes were recognized as Big Eight Conference players of the week for their performances from April 2 to April 8. In baseball, Kansas junior Curtis Shaw was named pitcher of the week for his two victories against Kansas and recorded a win. Shaw has a 62 record and 427 strikeouts. The vote came shortly after university president John Campbell spoke in favor of Sutton, an Oklahoma State graduate who played for the Cowboys in the late 1950s. Sutton has been considered the frontrunner for the job since Leonard Hamilton left last week. The Associated Press problem with Sutton but thought the search process was not as thorough it could have been. age. Two tennis players received conference awards. and a five-year contract. The board of regents met for almost 90 minutes and voted 7-1 to hire Sutton as the school's 16th basketball coach. The only dissenter, John Montgomery, said he had no "I proudly recommend Eddie Sutton be employed as basketball coach at Oklahoma State," said Campbell, who interviewed Sutton during the weekend. "I always had a dream I might someday come back to my alma mater. . . I've always thought of Oklahoma as my home." Sutphen said. The 54-year-old Sutton brings a career record of 430-164 in 20 years of college coaching, with previous stops in eighth, Arkansas and Kentucky. John Falbo was the Big Eight men's player of the week. Fulcro, 16-10 overall and ranked 28th nationally, defeated Nebraska's Matthias Mueller, 6-1, 6-1, and Iowa State's Glenn Wilson, 7-5, 6-4, last weekend. He recommended that Sutton be hired with an annual salary of $85,000. The board notified Players Association attorney Joseph Yablonski on April 6 that it was upholding its previous ruling on the matter and turning down the Association's appeal. STILLWATER, Okla. — Eddie Sutton, who sat out of basketball for a year after his forced resignation from Kentucky, was hired as Oklahoma State's coach yesterday. Sutton said he dreamed of coaching the Cowboys as a college student at Sutton has been out of coaching for the past year since he was pressured to step aside at Kentucky. The women's player of the week was Kansas' Evelyn Hammers, Hamers, 29-13 and ranked 23rd, defeated Nebraska's Idika Guba, 7-6, 6-3, and Iowa State's Kim Dempsey, 6-1, 6-2. THE TEAMS WIN RULING: NEL teams were needed to contribute $1 million to the past season fund during each of the past four years, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled. The league has operated without a collective bargaining agreement since then, and the clubs have continued to pay $1.16 million annually into the pension plan, a carry-over from the previous agreement. The board said the obligation of NFL clubs to make pension payments ended when the old contract expired in 1987. Davis brings home victory for Royals The Associated Press Davis, who signed a four-year, $13 million contract as a free agent, got his first American League save during his second appearance with the Royals. Monday, he struck out the only batter he faced in the Royals opening-day loss to Baltimore. Gubiczza, whose sore right shoulder worried the Royals all winter, shut down the Orioles in the first five innings, allowing only one run and three relievers 'pitched after him before Davis came in to start the ninth. Davis saved 42 games for San Diego last year. This time, Davis got a 17-6 victory over Gubicza at a crowd of 18,892 sat in temperatures that dropped into the 30s. Tartabull injures leg during practice Baltimore's jeff Ballard, the top winner among league left-handers The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rugn fielder Danny Tartabull was carried off the field before last night's game against Baltimore after hurting his leg. Tartabul said he was waiting for a fly ball to come down during batting practice when he felt a sharp pain in his right calf. "I took one step and went to the ground," he said. "It felt like somebody hit me in the back of the leg with a ball. It felt like a muscle pull. I heard a pop." Tartabull was scratched from last night's lineup, and it was not known how long he would be out. last year, gave up six hits in 4% innings. Gerald Perry and Kevin Seitzer hit home runs in the fifth for Kansas City. Tartabull hit 43 with three home runs and seven RBI during spring training and had a two-run home run in Monday's season opener against Baltimore. He had 18 home runs and 62 RBI last season. The Orioles took a 1-1 lead in the first imminer after Steve Finley and Cal Ripken drew one-out walks. After Mickey Tettleton struck out, Randy Milligan singled into right field to score Finley. Ripker went to third; but Sam Horn, who hit two three-run home runs Monday, hit a pop fly, which was caught. Royals center fierlief Willie Wilson, a last-minute replacement in the outfield after Danny Tartarabull hurt his leg during batting practice, doubled with one out in the fifth and went to third on an infield out. Kansas baseball statistics Record: overall 16-17: Bio Eight 4-4 Record: overall 16-17; Big Eight 4-4. BATTING Player G AB R H H HR RB IA AVG SB 3 Stewart 5 G 15 8 14 3 18 6 19 58 3 Hanna 20 48 6 16 16 1 7 333 13 27 Karin 20 102 6 16 16 1 8 333 12 7 Utt 6 6 16 2 2 0 0 333 0 6 Hummel 6 6 16 2 2 1 0 333 0 6 Jarmil 29 11 12 13 13 1 14 267 1 6 Bard 29 75 13 20 2 1 14 267 1 6 Soul 31 88 13 20 2 1 14 267 1 6 Moore 33 121 13 31 1 2 22 256 0 6 Waychech 12 11 5 3 12 0 2 518 0 6 Berbinger 32 93 19 19 3 3 10 204 1 6 Schmidt 32 93 19 19 3 3 10 204 1 6 McKeen 22 34 4 1 2 0 6 167 0 5 Mekke 22 34 4 1 2 0 6 167 0 5 Spencer 11 4 1 2 0 0 0 0.053 0 6 KANSA $33 \ 1046$ 155 273 18 134 165 261 79 Opponents $33 \ 1046$ 155 273 18 134 165 261 79 Doubles — Stewart I, Humnel M,6 Moore C, Camara 4, Karlin K, Wycleck B, Berlinger B, Schmidt H, Hanna A, Bard I, Soult I, Meeks I, Spencer I, Kasaas K, Opponens 49 Triples — Moore 2, Utt 1, Bard 1, Wuyche check 1, Kansas 1, Kansas 7. Opponents 9. Walken — Kanlin 18, Band 18, Bartlumberl 13, Humhurni 11, Moore 10, Scout 17, Wannych 8, Waychuck 8, Stewart 7, Cramer 5, Tesch 7, Schmidh 5, Ull 4, Nemeyer 4, Spencer 3, Walker 1, Kanaa 134, Occonci 201) Brikkeuus – Beringerb 28, Moone 24, Stewart 21, Soil 24, Smail 17, Hummel 14, Band 14, Hammel 14, Niemeyer 19, Woychack 8, Meens 6, Schmidt 7, Namayer 6, Means 2, Walker 2, U1, Kampfer 10. Opponente 25. PITCHING | | W | L | E | ERA | SV | HP | H | KS | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Stonehill 16 | 10 | 3 | 1.38 | 3.58 | 0 | 55.3 | 4 | 65 | | Waycheck 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.73 | 3.75 | 0 | 12.0 | 11 | 11 | | Renko 10 | 1 | 4 | 3.90 | 4.00 | 0 | 57.7 | 11 | 66 | | Stopper 10 | 10 | 0 | 4.09 | 4.23 | 1 | 11.0 | 10 | 3 | | Massey 7 | 1 | 2 | 1.42 | 4.03 | 0 | 27.7 | 10 | 18 | | Shaw 15 | 16 | 6 | 4.28 | 4.60 | 1 | 34.0 | 31 | 37 | | Hawk 6 | 6 | 0 | 4.86 | 4.98 | 1 | 34.7 | 31 | 37 | | McGinness 10 | 1 | 5 | 5.61 | 5.61 | 0 | 43.3 | 22 | 18 | | Meriman 14 | 10 | 0 | 8.62 | 8.62 | 1 | 15.7 | 22 | 18 | | Hinkle 1 | 0 | 0 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | KANSAS 33 16 17 4.58 4 273.3 243250 Opponents 33 17 16 4.31 5 275.7 273 209 Games started — Renkio 9, McGimmess 8, Stonecipher 6, Massey 5, Wuycheck 1, Shaw 1, Niles 1. Opponents batting average = Niles, 206; Remek, 219; Stormite, 222; Messie, 190; Waychick, 209; Stoppel, 244; Hinkle, 250; Shaw, 262; McGinness, 244; Marman, 244; Kansas, 207; Opponents, 261. Runs = McGlenness 7, Renko 35, Stonesteer 28, Shaw 19, Mayer 17, Mermay 16, Niles 13, Stoppel 10, Wuycheck 9, Hinkle 5, Kansas 184, Opponens 155. Walker —腱 40, Stonecreek 38, McGlennaes 32, Massey 19, Meriman 19, Shaw 18, Niles 14, Wrycheck 9, Stopper 8, Hinkle 5, Kansas 201, Opponenta 134. 1.