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University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, March 6, 1990
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Gophers blast Jayhawks,10-3
By Brent Maycock
Kansan sportswriter
Minnesota took advantage of 10 walks by Kansas' pitchers and pounded the Jayhawks 10-3 yesterday at Hofstad-Mauin Stadium.
Kansas shortstop David Soult attempts to tag Minnesota left fielder John Kopfer in the fourth inning.
Kansas baseball
Mike Massey will pitch for the 5-5 Jayhawks against Southwest Missouri State in a 2 p. m. game today at Hozland-Mauin Stadium.
"They're driving me nuts," Bingham said. "We walked the guys we weren't supposed to walk. We didn't walk the guys we were supposed to."
Bingham said Sunday's loss might have affected the team's performance yesterday.
"I think it was a hard game for us," he said. "The intensity and quality of the Minnesota club hurt us because we weren't as sharp. This is by far the best team we have played so far."
Yesterday's game concluded a three-game series against Minnesota. Kansas won the first game of the second, 8-1, but dropped the second game, 4-3.
The Gophers were ranked 21st in last week's Collegiate Baseball/ ESPN poll but are not ranked in the poll released yesterday.
Minnesota led 1-0 after two innings. However, the Gophers scored three times in the third inning and four in the fourth, breaking the game open.
In the fourth inning, Jayhawk pitcher Brad Finkle issued five walks and surrendered one hit in his first appearance of the year. Rob Merriman came in relief for Hinkle and gave up one hit.
"We've had a real hard time with our middle relief," Bingham said. "We've been trying two or three different guys in there and we just
Kansas scored once in the third and twice in the fifth.
can't find the guy."
Jayhawk second baseman Jeff Berlinger led off with a double down the left field line. After shortstop Dave Sault struck out, catcher Garry Schmidt doubled to left, driving home Berlinger.
Before the Minnesota series, Berblinger had collected only three hits in 20 at-bats. During the series, he was 5 for 7 with two home runs, three walks, three RBI and five runs scored
"I think he may be as good of a player that we have ever had here, Bingham said. "He does a lot of things well and I think he's one of the better players in the conference."
Berblinger also was involved in the Jayhawks' two-run fifth. After right fielder Denard Stewart singled to center, Berblinger singled to left. Two outs later, center fielder Pat Karlin singled to left, bringing home Stewart. Berblinger scored on first baseman Mike Bard's single.
"It was just two tough games and today we lost our concentration a bit," Karlin said. "We've said all along, if we don't have as good of pitching as we normally have, and we don't help them out offensively, it's going to be a long day. That's basically what happened."
Despite losing two of three games to the Gophers, Bingham was pleased.
"I thought it was good except for
the middle relief situation today," he said. "We weren't really as ready to play today as we should have been offensive."
Karlin said the team wasn't depressed about the losses during the series.
"We've only played 10 games and we have another 50 ahead of us," Karlin said. "We haven't even gotten to play." He added the main thing we're shooting for.
MINNESOTA 10, KANSAS 3
Minnesota 103 500 010 -10 B
Minnesota 103 500 010 -10 B
MINNEAPOLIS (10, KANASSA 3)
Minnesota    103 500 010 -10 9 0
Minnesota    103 500 010 -10 9 0
Anderson, Schmidt (6) Wrogue (7, Tojia)
(8, Stagle (9) and Wilson, McGillness, Hinkle)
(Merriman, Niles (4) and Schmidt,
Neimelier (8) W-Anderson (1-1), L-McGillness
(2-2Bs-Minnesota, Gates, Wilson, Raabe,
Monson; Kansas, Berlinger, Schmidt.
Player redefines aggressive game
Jayhawk third baseman Camille Spitaleri fields a ground ball
Bv Paul Augerl
Kansan sportswriter
in the fall of 1988, Camille Spitaler,
joined the Kansas softball team after
she fulfilled an algebra requirement
at Montana HomeBase High in
Cupertino, Calif.
Kansas coach Kalum Haack said he advised Spitaleri to enroll in the course if she wanted to graduate on time. Spitaleri passed the course and chose to play collegially at Kansas instead of Indiana.
"Camile is such an intense player that she is out of control," he said. "She is like a blind dog in a meadow and she must to learn to play within her limits."
Spitaleri also had a school record 170 assists at third base in the spring and fall. She committed just 16 errors and had a .930 fielding percentage.
Although Haack calls her a flashy player, Spitaleri said she didn't fit
"I really tried to prove myself as a freshman last year," Spitalera said.
Haack said the sophomore played with aggression at third base and made a sacrifice.
"I think I helped her understand the algebra situation," Haack said. "And I think she liked the extra help and effort we made to get her here."
"Other teams might think I'm cocky, but I like to think of myself as confident," she said. "I wish every ball was hit on me on every play."
"Last year she started off slow and finished unbelievably strong," Haack said. "It was the same in the fall—started slow, finished strong. I talked with Camile in the offseason and told her she's got to start off well and maintain that throughout the season."
"She is quick, has a great arm and has no regard for her body," Haack said. "Camille will do anything to get the best third baseman in the country."
Spitaleri, the Jayhawks' cleanup hitter, started 61 of 63 games as a freshman and batted. 290 for the 36-27 team leader with 21 RBA and 22 walks.
that description.
However, the sophomore attributed her success to mental preparation not physical ability.
Spitaler started all seven games at the Arizona Softball Classic Feb. 15 in Tucson, Ariz. She batted .304 and had a team-high four RBI.
By Kate Lee
Loyola-Marymount loses All-American
Gathers died Sunday night after collapsing during the team's West Coast Conference tournament game against Portland. He was 23.
"Camille is a good hitter," Haack said.
Kansas men's basketball coach Roy Williams expressed regret and sadness yesterday about the death of Lovola-Marymount's Hank Gathers.
Special to the Kansan
The senior, one of only two Division I players to lead the nation in scoring and rebounding in the same season, died at Daniel Freeman Marina Hossein. He served by ambulance after he collapsed with 13:34 left in the first half.
He had a history of heart troubles and had collapsed during a Dec. 9, 1989, game against the University of California-Santa Barbara. He underwent several days of tests at a local hospital, before carried out missing only two games.
Williams said he learned of Gathers' death while watching TV and talking on the phone to a high school student
"It was one of the worst things I've
Williams said that as an assistant to Dean Smith at North Carolina two years ago, he coached against Gathers.
had to look at one and of the saddest, too," he said. "My reaction was not subdued. It shocks you. He seemed to be in great health."
Loyola-Marymount was declared the conference's champion yesterday and received the automatic berth in the NCAA championships. Although the team had a meeting yesterday, no decision was made about whether the Lions would play in the tournament.
Mason Weiss, the attending cardiologist at the hospital, said everything had been done to make sure it was safe for Gathers to play.
"There's no way to describe what you feel when you see something like that." Williams said.
Boe Kimble, a teammate and child-
boo friend of Gathers, and he felt
apologized.
"Oh yes, definitely, I'm sure we're going to play," he said.
"We're going to dedicate this to Hank."
It may be a week or more before the exact cause of death is known. ■ The Associated Press contributed information to this story.
Kansas gets ready for Big 8 Tourney
By Kate Lee
Special to the Kansan
Although his team's performance in the Big Eight Conference Tournament probably will not affect its NCAA tournament berth, Kansas men's basketball coach Roy Williams does not take the tournament, nor its participants, lightly.
Men'sbasketball
The Jayhawks will play Iowa State for the third time this season in a first-round game at 8:10 p.m. on the arena in Kansas City. Mo
Williams said yesterday that he hoped for his team's sake that the Cyclone team would not be the team the Jayhawks defeated 88-83 at Ames on Jan. 24 but the one team on January 96-63 Saturday at Lawrence.
"We played well enough to squeak out a win in Ames," he said, "but they've been unlucky in that. We've also gotten them reuickly in one more game.
"They're a competitive bunch; they'll be fired up. Saturday won't help us. If we don't do what's made us angry, you're going to be a tough evening for us."
Williams said the team needed to spend the week preparing for any team it might meet in the spring. "We were not much time between games."
Practices this week will center on defending the press of Oklahoma, the slowdown style of Kanamaz and the play of Missouri, Williams said.
"We're not going to go through every play they might use, though," he said. "Let them adjust to us."
Iowa State coach Johnny Orr said during the Big Eight coaches' weekly telephone press conference yesterday that he was not pleased to be playing the Jayhawks twice in one week.
"I've never liked to do it, but
there's nothing we can do about
it," he said. "You've got to do it, so
do it."
Missouri coach Norm Stewart, whose team enters the tournament
The Cyclones will spend this week regrouping from Saturday's loss and preparing to face the Jawhavas again. Orr said.
"They're veterans," he said.
"Roy has done a good job. I thought they would win the Big Eight."
Orr complimented Williams,
Kevin Pritchard, Mark Randall,
Rick Calloway, Jeff Gueldner and
Pekka Makkagen.
on a down note after a 98-67 loss to Notre Dame on Saturday, said his team needed to be ready for its coming with the Colorado Buffaloes.
Stewart said he could not find anything positive about Saturday's game even a few days later.
All three coaches said the conference should have at least four representatives in the NCAA tournament.
"Last year they came into our place and played a whale of a game," he said. "We're obviously going to be favored, but we're going to face another team at that has improved as the year has gone along."
Williams said he only had seen highlights of the Missouri game and joked that he was waiting for correction to come out in the paper.
"We tried everything we could," he said. "Notre Dame just played brilliantly."
Rec. Previous
1. Oklahoma (47) 23-4 5
2. Kansas (9) 23-8 1
3. UNLV (3) 26-5 2
4. Syracuse 26-5 10
5. Georgetown (1) 22-5 7
6. Missouri 22-5 3
7. Michigan St. (2) 24-5 14
8. Connecticut 24-5 4
9. Arkansas 23-4 12
10. Purdue 21-6 9
11. La Salle (1) 28-1 13
12. Duke 21-7 5
13. Michigan 20-7 8
14. Georgia Tech 21-6 11
15. Arizona 21-6 23
16. LSU 22-7 15
17. Clemson 23-6 20
18. Louisville 23-7 21
19. Minnesota 20-7 17
20. Illinois 20-7 18
21. Loyola Marymont 23-5 22
22. Oregon St. 25-5 16
23. New Mexico St. 25-3 24
24. Xavier, Ohio 24-3 19
25. Georgia 20-7 25
*First place votes in parentheses*
Others receiving votes:
Houston 56, N. Carolina 39, E.
Tennessee St. 34, St. John's 24,
Texas 16, Princeton 11, Colorado
St. 8, UCSB 10, Notre Dame 7,
Southern Illinois 7, Alabama 5, Ball
St. 5, Hawaii 5, Idaho 5, Ohio St.
5, Missouri St. 4, BYU 3
By a Kansan reporter
Four Kansas men's basketball players were included on the United Press International All-Big Eight Conference team named yesterday.
Sports briefs
Jayhawk senior guard Kevin Pritchard was named to the first team. He was joined by Missouri's
Anthony Peeler and Doug Smith. Oklahoma's Skeeter Henry and Oklahoma State's Byron Houston.
Kansas junior guard Mark Randall was named to the second team.
Senior guard Jeff Gueldner and senior forward Rick Calloway received honorable mentions.
Hockey team claims victory at Drake invitational
Kansas has compiled a 12-4 record in the spring season.
"This is a major step for making hockey a dominating sport during the winter," said Willie Zimberoff, Wilmette, Ill., sohomore.
During the weekend, the Kansas made major strides both on-air affilms.
Kansan sportswriter
By Brent Maycock
Not only did the team win the Drake Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa, but it also has been offered a spot at the College Hockey Association. Colleiate Hockey Association.
League A includes teams from Northwestern, Illinois, Ohio and Arkansas.
"If we do well in the division we could possibly move up to League A." said Zimberoff, who starts at center. "That division includes some of the better teams in the Midwest, and more importantly we'll be playing under NCAA sanctions."
Zimberoff said Kansas would compete in League B, the second division of the CSCHA, next year. There are 14 teams in the division, including teams from Missouri and Drake.
Kansas had a taste of CSCHA
In the semifinal game Saturday, Kansas defeated South Dakota State, 6-4. Zimbero scored a hat trick in the game.
competition in the Drake Invitations,
during the weekend. Zimberoff said
all six of the teams that competed in
the day-to-day tournament were
members.
Kansas defeated Carleton College of Northfield, Minn., 8-7, in the first round of the tournament. Brian Krenngt, St. Louis junior, had two goals and Zimberoff had one goal and three assists.
"We were surprised at how good
"We were really pleased because before the tournament we had had problems with our confidence," said Jared Browning, Tulsa, Okla., freshman.
Kansas met tournament favorite, Drake, in the championship game. Zimberoff had his second hat trick of the tournament as Kansas defeated Drake 6-3.
they were," said Jamie McCrae, Chicago senior
The team has been invited to play in the Florida Atlantic Tournament in Boca Raton, Fla., in two weeks.
Charges will not be filed in point-shaving investigation
The Associated Press
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — A prosecute said yesterday that he found insufficient evidence to warrant New Jersey criminal charges in the alleged North Carolina State point-shaving scheme involving former N.C. State star Charles Dumont and a Denville businessman.
Morris County prosecutor Lee S. Trumbull said his office received details from the police by Demyne police of East Orange contractor Robert
Kramer.
ABC News said Kramer paid Shackleford to shave points during the 1987-88 college basketball season. Denville police chief Howard Shaw said his department got involved based on an ABC News reporter's tin.
Shackleford, now a forward for the New Jersey Nets, has acknowledged accepting nearly $85,000 while a student, in violation of NCAA rules, but has denied any role in point-shaving.
But Trumblah said a review of
North Carolina authorities still
the Denville police investigation found it lacking in "any evidence that would warrant criminal prosecution in this jurisdiction." Denville is located in Morris County, where the prosecutor would be required to investigate a criminal case in the state's Superior Court system.
Matthew Boylan, a Roseland attorney representing Shackleford, said the prosecutor's decision to drop it with what they had said all an al-muqt.
are investigating whether Shackleford, and possibly other N.C. State plavers, shaved points.
Kramer has told the Charlotte Observer that he loaned Shackleford about $6,000 while Shackleford played for N.C. State. But Kramer said no strings were attached to the loans.
Shackleford said he was wrong to take loans from Kramer and former East Carolina University basketball coach Larry Gillman, now a Connecticut sports agent.
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