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Monday, March 31, 1997
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Boys of summer enjoy spring break
Kansas baseball wins six of seven during vacation
By Harley V. Ratliff Kansan sportswriter
Even though they didn't spend the week gallivanting across sandy beaches or partying all night at dance clubs, the Kansas baseball players' spring break was anything but disappointing.
The Jayhawks (21-10, 7-5), behind solid pitching and hitting, were victorious in six of seven games during the break.
Kansas started the week with a good showing in Ames, Iowa. The Jayhawks, coming off three tough losses at Oklahoma, rebounded by sweeping Big-12 rival Iowa State. Kansas won both games of Saturday's doubleheader 3-2 and 9-7 and completed the sweep by bending on for an 8-6 victory on Sunday. The three wins pushed the Jayhawks' Big-12 record over .500.
After Kansas opened up a 7-2 lead on Sunday, the Cyclones rallied for four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and reduced the Kansas lead to one. However, Kansas tacked on an insurance run in the ninth, and Iowa State never threatened again.
Kansas' next game, which was supposed to be against Rockhurst, was canceled because of rain. The Jayhawks followed the cancellation by taking their only loss of the break against Creighton.
After the loss, Kansas closed out spring break by reeling off three consecutive wins.
The Jayhawks began with a 10-inning, 4-2 victory in Tulsa, Olda., against Olal Roberts University and then returned home and clubbed Howard University 26-4 and 15-6.
Kansas, which allowed Roberts to tie the score in the bottom of the ninth, put the
game out of reach with a three-run 10th inning. The Jayhawks started the scoring when second baseman Joe Demarco doubled and drove in shortstop Paul Levins. After catcher Mike Dean was put out on a fly ball to right field, centerfielder Justin Headley singled and drove in Demarco. Designated hitter Josh Dimmick followed Heady's hit by singing and driving in Headley for the Jayhawks final score of the inning.
Oral Roberts managed a run during its half of the 10th inning but wasn't able to overtake the Jayhawks. Freshman pitcher Jake Good closed out the game against the Golden Eagles for his third win of the season.
Kansas finished the week with two impressive offensive showings against Howard.
The Jayhawks opened the series by devastating Howard's pitchers with a Kansas record-tying, six home-run performance. The game marked the fourth time Kansas has accomplished the feat and the first time since 1993's game against Northwest Missouri State. First baseman Chad King smacked his first two home runs of the season. Thirteen batters got hits and crossed the plate in the Jayhawks' 26-4 victory.
Kansas continued to dominate the next day.
The Jayhawks used an early 5-1 lead to propel them to a 15-6 victory. Kansas was led by three of its senior stars. Headley connected on his team-leading ninth run. Demarco went three for five, extending his hitting streak to 15 games. And Casey Barrett, making his first appearance of the season since his shoulder injury, got his first win of the season.
Kansas will try to stay on the winning track today when the Jayhawks host Oral Roberts at 3 p.m. at Hogland-Maupin Stadium.
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Kansas right fielder Les Walrond slides into third base as Howard University's Johan Hernandez attempts to tag him out on Saturday after noon. Kansas beat Howard 26-4. Overall, the baseball team is 21-10 for the season.
Pam Dishman / KANSAN
Kansas men's tennis player Xavier Avila returns a serve as doubles partner Enrique Abaroa waits at the net Saturday afternoon at the Robinson Center courts. The Kansas No. 1 doubles team beat Texas A&M, helping to secure a 4-3 victory for the Jawhaws.
Tennis men shine in spring break victories at home
Women struggle with tournament losses at UNLV
By Tommy Gallagher
Kansan sportswriter
During spring break, the No. 21-ranked Kansas men's tennis team was successful in match play while the No. 32-ranked women's team struggled in tournament competition.
The men began spring break with a dominating 6-1 victory at home against No. 37-ranked New Mexico.
The men's team is 11-6 this season. The women's record dropped to 5-10.
The day was highlighted by a match that featured Kansas Enrique Abaroa against Javier Gutierrez at No. 1 singles.
Gutierrez helped give the Lobos their only victory of the day in a 9-7 defeat of Kansas' No.1 doubles team of Abaroa and Xavier Avila.
Abaro won the closest match of the day, 6-7 (7-3), 7-6 (7-1), 7-6 (8-6).
The Jayhawks then headed to California, where they were defeated 5-2 by No. 22-ranked Fresno State.
The Bulldogs extended their home-court winning streak to 34 matches.
1.
Avila defeated No. 75-ranked Robert Lindstedt.
Kansas' Trent Tucker won in straight sets for the other victory.
The Jayhawks rebounded at home this weekend with a 4-3 victory against No. 54-ranked Texas A&M. They improved to 3-1 in the Big 12 Conference with the victory.
Kansas took a 1-0 lead into singles play by winning two of three matches against Texas A&M in doubles competition.
Tucker won, 6-4, 6-2, at the No. 3 singles slot, and Avila won, 7-5, 6-4, in No. 2 singles. Abaroa, who is nationally ranked No. 25 in singles, won the decisive match in three sets, 6-4, 6-7, 6-4.
The Aggies then grabbed victories at the No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles slots and had a 3-1 lead.
The Jayhawks' premier players then stepped to the forefront and prevented a team loss.
The women's tennis team lost 7-2 to No.10-ranked Georgia this past weekend.
The match was part of the Lady Rebel Challenge at UNLV.
Brooke Chiller won at the No.
3 singles slot, while Christie
Sim and Kris Sell won at the No.
2 doubles slot.
The women's team will play host to Nebraska on Wednesday, while the men's team will play Missouri tomorrow in Kansas City, Mo.
Went down swinging
TOP: During Kansas' 85-82 loss to Arizona, Jacque Vaughn passes into the lane around Michael Dickerson.
ABOVE: Billy Thomas shields the ball from Arizona's Michael Dickerson. The junior guard scored 13 points and was one of four lawvahs in double figures.
RIGHT: Scot Pollard and Paul Pierce reach for a rebound in front of center AJ. Bramlett, who had a game high 1.2 rebounds.
Steve Puppe / AACAAR