UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, February 12, 1996
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KANSAS BASEBALL
Baseball wins one in debut
Third time's charm for 'Hawks who lose their first two games but defeat New Mexico State
By Dan Gelston
Kansan sportswriter
The Duel in the Desert was nearly the Debacle in the Desert for the Kansas baseball team this weekend.
But after losing its first two games, Kansas rebounded to defeat New Mexico State 5-1 yesterday afternoon in Phoenix.
Kansas senior starting pitcher Clay Baird and freshman Nick Frank allowed no earned runs in combining on a three-hitter.
Baird allowed three hits, one unearned run and no walks in five innings pitched.
"It felt good today," Baird said. "Everybody came out here prepared to play. The coaches gave us a good motivational talk before the game."
Baird was staked to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.
Kansas junior shortstop Joe DeMarco opened the inning with a single to center field. Senior second baseman Josh Kliner walked, and that was followed by a double steal. DeMarco scored on an errant throw into the outfield, and after an out, Kliner scored on a sacrifice fly by junior first baseman Justin Headleay.
Frank, who was competing for the starting thirdbase position, was called on to pitch by Kansas coach Bobbv Randall.
Frank pitched a scoreless, walkless and hitless four innings of relief to ensure the win.
He said that he wasn't expecting to pitch, but was pleased with his effort.
Kansas scored insurance runs once in the second and twice in the seventh.
"I felt like I could go in and be effective if I could throw strikes," he said.
The victory was Randall's first as a Jayhawk. After the two losses, he was glad Kansas could salvage the weekend.
"It's sure fun to be part of the winning team," Randall said. "We pitched great after not pitching well the first two games, but we can still get better."
Kansas was pounded 19-9 by Grand Canyon on Saturday.
The Antelopes knocked out Kansas senior starting pitcher Josh Belovsky (0-1) after two and one-third innings. He allowed nine runs, six earned, on nine hits.
Kansas was behind 14-1 before scoring seven runs in the top of the seventh, including five with two outs.
Kansas junior centerfielder Isaac Byrd was three-for-five with two RBI while DeMarco and Kliner each had two hits for Kansas.
Randall's debut was not one to remember as Kansas lost to New Mexico State on Friday. 9-3.
Kansas junior starting pitcher Eric Peters (0-1) first start for Kansas in nearly one year was not a successful one, as he allowed three runs, all earned, in three innings.
New Mexico State pitcher Jeremy Stewart pitched a complete game, scattering eight hits.
Both Grand Canyon and New Mexico State had already played this season, while Kansas was playing its first games. The Jayhawks had only been outside to practice twice, and that rustiness showed as they committed nine errors in three games.
"It's still early. We haven't been outside on the field that much," DeMarco said. "That will be there for a while. Hopefully, we can work the kinks out soon."
Wildcats women's coach suspended
Former men's coach Jack Hartman fills in during investigation
Kansan staff report
Kansas State women's basketball coach Brian Agler was temporarily
suspended Friday pending an investigation of possible NCAA rules violations in the program.
Former Kansas State men's basketball coach Jack Hartman assumed the role of interim women's coach
Friday night in the Wildcats 81-75 victory against Nebraska in Manhattan
Hartman, who guided the Wildcats to three Big Eight Conference titles and seven 20-win seasons, is the winningest coach in Kansas State history with 295 wins in 16 seasons. He retired after the 1985-86 season.
Tennis star takes the crown
The Wildcats lost yesterday to Iowa State 58-47.
Kansas junior Hunt wins indoor Grand Slam title in Dallas
The Kansas women's tennis team now has a national champion.
At the Rolex Indoor National Championships yesterday in Dallas, Kansas junior Kyle Hunt defeated Vicky Males of Arizona 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, capturing the Indoor National Championship title.
"Kylie set high goals for herself in this tournament. She held tough and grinded through the entire time," Kansas head coach Chuck Merzbacher said.
The tournament consisted of men's and women's divisions. There were 32 players in singles competition and 16 teams in doubles competition. The tournament was also a collegiate Grand Slam event.
Hunt was a fifth seed in the tournament and is ranked No. 7 in the nation. The win marked Hunt's second Grand Slam title.
Her first came with doubles partner Jenny Atkerson at the T. Rowe Price Clay Courts last fall.
In other championship action for Kansas, sophomore Enrique Abaroa, ranked 13th nationally, advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating No. 34 Boris Kodjoc of Virginia Commonwealth 6-2, 6-1. However, Abaroa lost to eighth-seeded Cecil Mammitt of Southern California 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the semifinals.
In the doubles competition, Hunt and Atkerson were No. 1 seeds in the tournament but were upset in the second round by No. 11 Julie Scott and Kim Shasby of Stanford 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.
Kansan staff report
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