THE RELAYS

IN REVIEW
Read about the best performances
at the 83rd annual Kansas Relays
A LONG ROAD
TO LAWRENCE
Cameron Selik has thrived since
his arrival on the mound for Kansas
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A new start on the mound
Senior pitcher Cameron Selik resurrected his pitching career
after having Tommy John Surgery just a short time ago
Around the Big 12
Get the latest news about which baseball players
and teams are playing well in the Big 12 Conference
Another great event
The 83rd annual Kansas Relays were flled with great
performances, big crowds, and strong Kansas fnishes
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Freshman Sarah Hed-
berg vaults herself over
the bar during a meet
earlier this season. Hed-
berg and the Jayhawks are
preparing for the Kansas
Relays, which start today
and run through Saturday
at Memorial Stadium.
Cover photo by
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COLUMN 3
Four-year greats rare in college hoops
I recently looked at the ESPNs projected top
10 picks for this years NBA Draft and was very
surprised by what I found. The group did include
a good mix of players, including two Kentucky
freshman, Kansas junior center Cole Aldrich, and a
power forward from the Czech Republic, but one
thing really stuck out. Among the 10 players listed,
none were seniors.
In the past few years, it has become rare for
really good players to play four years in college
before being drafted to play in the NBA. Since the
NBA changed its age rule to prohibit players from
entering the league straight out of high school,
more and more players have been spending just a
year or two in college basketball.
Kansas freshman Xavier Henry declared for
the NBA Draft two weeks ago to become the frst
Jayhawk to ever make the jump to professional
basketball after just one year in Lawrence. Henry
had a good frst year for Kansas, but he is one of
several players who could have really beneftted
from another year in school.
Since the new rule was established four years
ago, players such as Henry have started playing
college basketball while knowing that they will
likely not be attending college for more than two
years. In the case of Henry, he planned on playing
for Kansas for one year to fne-tune his game
before putting his name in the draft.
After a year at Kansas, it was probably a much
harder decision for Henry than he ever thought it
would be. He made great friends on the basketball
team, played with his older brother, and got to
enjoy the best atmosphere in college sports. Henry
was ready to go to the NBA, but it was a tough
decision to leave the Jayhawks.
In a lot of ways, the NBAs age rule has hurt college
basketball and players who end up going to the NBA
before they are completely prepared for the pros. The
experience of a four-year college basketball player
such as Sherron Collins cannot be underestimated,
and it really is a shame that more NBA-level players do
not take advantage of their chance to play at a great
basketball school for four years.
I think the rule has also decreased the number
of teams who can really contend for the National
Championship every season. With fewer great
players sticking around to play three or four years
of college basketball, fewer teams are able to have
the best athletes.
The 2007-2008 school year provided a great
example of how the NBAs rule has changed NCAA
basketball. The parity that was seen in the 2007 college
football season, which featured big upset after big
upset, was not seen in the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
For the frst time ever, all four No. 1 seeds made
it to the Final Four. The best players were really
concentrated among just a few teams and the
tournament lacked the upsets that have defned
the event for so many years.
More and more, players are being drafted for
their potential. This strategy has often worked
out for the NBA, but it really is hurting college
basketball. Gone are the days of a great class
of players going through four years of college
together and gone are the days of an NBA Draft
flled with seniors who worked four years in college
to get there.
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Freshman guard Xavier Henry battles through traf c in the lane against
Texas Tech. Henry declared for the NBA Draft two weeks ago after averag-
ing 13.4 points per game for the Jayhawks during the regular season.
SCOTT TOLAND
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Andrea Geubelle, a freshman from University Place, Wash., competes in the womens triple jump Friday after-
noon. Geubelle placed third in the event with a distance of 12.7 meters.
ATHLETES THRILL, RECORDS FALL AT
KANSAS RELAYS
By Kory Carpenter
[email protected]
While many Jayhawks fnished of the
83rd Kansas Relays with frst-place fnishes,
the real story was the obvious one. Veronica
Campbell-Brown set the meet record in the
womens 200-meter dash Saturday afternoon.
The fve-time Olympic medalist fnished with
a time of 22.23 seconds, a full second ahead
of the second-place fnisher. The Jamaica na-
tive was joined by her husband Omar Brown,
who won the mens 200-meter dash, clocking
in at 20.84 seconds. Brown is the only woman
in Olympic history to defend her 200-meter
crown, winning gold in both the 2004 and
2008 Olympic Games.
American sprinter Ivory Williams also set
a Relays record. His time of 9.95 seconds in
the mens 100-meter dash earned him Kansas
Relays MVP honors. The previous record stood
at 10.01, held by Brendan Christian since the
2007 season.
Another Relays record broken was the
womens 4x400-meter relay. The all-star team
quartet of Shellene Williams, Valerie Brown,
Kineke Alexander and Halimat Ismali set the
new record with a 3:35.65 fnish.
Nikes Dexter Faulk set the nations fourth-
fastest time in the 110-meter hurdles. The
former Barton County Community College
hurdler made his frst Relays appearance as a
professional. His time of 13.55 seconds earned
him the title in the invitational event, which
he also won as a collegiate athlete in 2003.
Kansas thrower Mason Finley squeaked
out a discus title with a seven-inch edge over
opponent Michael Torie. The Kansas freshman
also holds the Pan American Juniors record in
the same event.
Another Kansas freshman, Kyle Clemons,
captured the 400-meter dash crown with a
time of 46.94, a season best for the runner.
Kansas also claimed victory in the mens
1,500-meter run as sophomore Donny
Wasinger earned gold with a season-best
time of 3:51.55.
One of the weekends closest fnishes
came in the mens 110-meter hurdles. Lehann
Fourie of Nebraska earned gold, but the
battle for second was too close to call. Kansas
Keith Hayes and Kansas States Jefery Julmis
fnished a mere two hundredths of a second
apart, with the edge going to Julmis.
The University of Nebraska men and
women felt right at home this weekend with
gold medal performances in a number of
events. They swept the 4x100-meter relays,
with the men fnishing at 40.58 while the
women clocked in at 46.73.
The Cornhuskers also captured the top
two spots in the womens 100-meter hurdles.
Karyn Lacour stood atop the podium with
a time of 13.70, while teammate Arna Erega
fnished second in 13.78 seconds.
Another Cornhusker, Amanda Latsch,
earned gold in both the womens shot put on
Friday and discus on Saturday with a distance
of 48.44m. Not to be outdone, Nebraska run-
ner Eric Lund earned the top spot in the mens
400-meter hurdles. His time of 51.24 put him
comfortably in frst place.
Missouri men and women also swept the
two-mile relays. The Tigers have been very
successful in the event, named for former
Kansas coach Bob Timmons. The men have
captured nine titles while the women have
won the event fve times.
The Tiger men also won the sprint medley
relays with a fnal time of 3:36.67. Missouri
sophomore Blake Irwin joined his teammates
atop the podiums with 1st place in the mens
800-meter run. Irwin fnished with a time of
1:50.52.
In the womens 5,000 meters, it was never
even close. Emily Sisson (unattached) blew
away her competitors with a fnal time of
16:20.44. Kansas standout Lauren Bonds
fnished second, but was still a full 36 seconds
behind Sissons.
In the feld events, the mens long jump
title was given to Kansas City Community
Colleges Malcolm Pennix. Bettie Wade (unat-
tached) earned top honors on the womens
side.
For the fourth time in his career, Jacob
Pauli won the mens pole vaulting title with
a height of 7.32m. After earning a collegiate
title while at Northern Iowa in 2000, Pauli has
now captured three titles while competing
professionally for Nike.
The large turnout of more than 5,000
athletes made these Relays the second-
largest meet of the year, which included high
school, college, and the Olympic athletes who
highlighted the event.
83rd annual Kansas Relays were a showcase of top performances by athletes from around the country
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Above: Freshman Rebecca Neville competes in the womens long jump last Saturday. Neville jumped a distance of 5.58 meters.
Left: Freshman runner Kyle Clemons looks to the scoreboard after fnishing the fnal of the men's 400-meter dash. Clemons took frst
place in the race.
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By Max Rothman
[email protected]
The bright lights of the big leagues were once
tangible for a young Cameron Selik.
He successfully converted froma backup catch-
er to a relief pitcher. In 2008, he signed his letter of
intent to UNLV, which granted hima scholarship.
The path to stardomwas paved.
Then he blewout his right elbow, and seeming-
ly his future. Selik underwent Tommy John surgery
shortly after.
They pulled out of the scholarship and I was
stuck with nothing. Junior college guy, unproven,
coming of injury. No ones really going to give you
that chance until I met coach Price.
Kansas coach Ritch Price was in the Las Vegas
area recruiting high school kids when he stumbled
upon Selik the tumbleweed. The two met upso that
Price could check out the armof UNLVs leftovers.
Knowing he was there, I probably went a little
too hard,Selik chuckled to himself.
It took just one bullpen session for Price to make
up his mind. 11 months removed fromsurgery,
Selik was a Jayhawk.
Bornlike this
Selik was born to be a ball player.
The frst word out of my mouth was ball,
Selik said.
At age 5, the San Diego native began playing
baseball with his father, a former junior college
pitcher.
I fell in love with it as soon as I started playing.
Its whats always been there for me,Selik said.
In little league, Selik was Goliath, towering over
toothpick teammates.
Thats when the ofensive prowess got put into
play,Selik said of his little league days.
But Seliks eventual pinpoint precision was still
undeveloped. His wild throwing on the mound
nearly snapped opposing toothpicks that dared to
step into the batters box.
They didnt let me pitch at all because appar-
ently I threwtoo hard and had no idea where the
ball was going,Selik said.
Without pitching, Selik groomed into a pillar at
the corners a frst and third baseman.
I always got yelled at because I was playing too
close,Selik said. When the big hitters were up, I still
wouldnt move.
When high school rolled around, Selik said that
his work ethic of the diamond was good enough
to get himto junior college, but nothing more.
He enrolled at Grossmont College in El Cajon,
Calif., but was unsure of howhe would ft in with
the baseball team.
I was afraid I was going to get cut,Selik said of
his frst day there.
Initially, he considered trying out for the teamas
a backup catcher (an old friend and long-time team-
mate was already in place as starter). But his coach,
Randy Abshier, didnt want to waste Seliks armon
the bench. Selik threwa bullpen session for Abshier
with surprising accuracy.
Then in the last scrimmage game of the
season and the second game of a doubleheader
against Point Loma Nazarene, Abshier handed
Selik the ball. Due to Grossmonts shaky defense,
Seleks lone inning read as follows: zero hits, one
unearned run, two errors by teammates and four
strikeouts.
Abshier told himto leave his catchers gear at
home. Selik was a pitcher now.
ANewTrade
Selik made the teamthat year as the last of nine
players on the pitching staf. Still unproven, he
wasnt used until a blowout in the twelfth game of
the season.
Everyone says that the frst time my name was
called, I was shaking and tried to hang up my jacket
and could barely do it,Selik said.
In two innings, Selik struck out fve batters and
established his role as the go-to guy in the bullpen
for the rest of the season.
I loved coming out of the pen in tight situa-
tions,Selik said.
The next season, Selik was again an ace, but
this time as a starting pitcher. With little starting
experience, he said that he struggled to manage his
armand body for the long haul of a game. Going
fromone or two innings to six or seven was no easy
transition. But the talent was always there.
You can tell by the way he pitches that hes got
a lot of swagger to him,junior pitcher Wally Marciel
said.
Selik also struggled coping with playing just
once every fve games. He said that he closed
games on days that he wasnt starting.
That probably contributed to me getting hurt,
Selik said. But thats always the guy I was. Id do
anything to help the teamwin.
In a midseason game, Selik got roughed up in
a 45-pitch, two-inning clunker and Grossmont had
worn out all of its relief pitchers. But the teamhad
a date with a heated rival two days later. Of course
Selik ofered his services. The result a complete
game three hitter on two days rest.
ADiferent Place
Selik grewup playing with Stephen Strasburg,
the stud pitcher for theWashington Nationals and
last years No. 1 draft pick.
Strasburg currently lights up radar guns with
triple-digit heat and embarrasses hitters with an 86-
mph curveball-slider hybrid. But Selik used to catch
Strasburg, and he wasnt impressed.
Nothing really clicked for himuntil he got to
college,Selik said. When he was in high school
when we grewup together, he was just another
one of the guys. He didnt have a great work ethic
and was out of shape until he got to college.
At San Diego State, Strasburgs starts were the
only times that anyone would showup for the
games. No Strasburg, no crowd.
On theWest Coast, its all about pro sports. Its
the Padres. Its the Angels. Its pro football teams.
Selik needed a place that could match his pas-
sion for the game and thankfully found Lawrence.
I honestly believe that some people would
rather watch our teamthan the Royals,Selik said.
Its a better atmosphere for the game and what
brought me out here.
The Flame-throwingMentor
Nowin his senior year and second season as a
Jayhawk, Selik is learning to not just throw, but to
execute his fastball, slider, curveball and change-up.
Its another year removed fromthe injury,
pitching coach Ryan Graves said. He has more trust
and all of his strength back.
Having been there and back, he also serves as a
mentor for younger players.
I hadTommy John as well and I was asking him
questions,Marciel said. I was timid about throwing
my slider, but he told me to keep throwing it.
In nine games started this season, Selik is 5-3.
Batters are hitting just .256 against himand he has
struck out 48 to just 17 walks. It would be safe to
say that he has grown past the days of the wild little
leaguer who wasnt allowed on the mound.
You never have to worry about fring himup to
pitch,Graves said.
One more crackat the Show
After hitting 95 mph on the radar gun against
Baylor on March 27 (despite it being one of his worst
games of the season), a scout fromthe Los Angeles
Angels of Anaheimgave Selik a call.
He recently received letters fromthe Philadelphia
Phillies and theTampa Bay Rays.
Over the last month, hes really opened some
eyes,Graves said. The fact that hes been a reliever
and a starter, hes a pretty versatile guy.
It may have been by a diferent path than origi-
nally planned, but the bright lights of the big leagues
are starting to illuminate once more.
The tumbleweed turned into an ace. Nowhes
got another chance.
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After an elbow injury changed his plans, senior Cameron Selik is now thriving as a Jayhawk
TUMBLEWEED TURNED ACE
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Player of the Week
Robby Price, Kansas
Robby Price is on a 21-game hitting streak for
Kansas, the longest streak for a Jayhawks hitter
since Tony Thompson went on his own 21-game
hitting streak in 2009. Last weekend against the
Cornhuskers, Prices highlight was a 3-for-5 efort
in Kansas 7-4 win over Nebraska.
Series of the Week
Oklahoma State vs. Missouri
The Cowboys and Tigers played three very
competitive games last weekend to inch closer
to the league-leading Texas Longhorns. Missouri
took game one at home, winning in an ofensive
breakout 9-2. In the second game of the series,
both teams put up runs, but this time the Cow-
boys picked up their frst Big 12 road win of the
season. In the fnale the Cowboys and Tigers had
some late-game drama as Dean Green hit a solo
home run to lead of the top of the ninth to give
the Cowboys a 4-3 victory.
Team of the Week
Texas Tech
The Red Raiders were picked to fnish dead last
in the Big 12 and with more than half of the
season over, Texas Tech is sitting four games out
of frst place. Last weekend they defeated Okla-
homa in two out of three games. The Sooners
were held to a total of six runs after putting up
12 in the frst game of the series.
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The Week Ahead
Compiled by Andrew Hammond
SERIES TO WATCH
Texas Tech vs. Kansas
The Red Raiders and Jayhawks are
both fghting to stay in the Big 12 race
with frst place Texas. Both teams face
a large uphill climb in the standings;
this game is more about seeding in the
conference tournament. The winner
of this series will make a serious move
into the top three of the conference and
possibly avoid the Longhorns until the
Big 12 Semifnals.
Weston White/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Senior pitcher
Cameron Selik
Quick Hitters
Kansas State is the hottest team in
the Big 12 right now after sweeping
the Baylor Bears in Manhattan last
weekend. The Wildcats have a fve-
game conference winning streak.
Baylor is the coldest team in the Big
12. The Bears are on a three-game
slide and have struggled ever since
their series with the Jayhawks in late
March.
Texas pitcher Brandon Workman
pitched eight shutout innings in a
4-0 win over Texas A&M.
Big 12 Players of the Week
THIS WEEKS BIG 12 SCHEDULE
Alabama A&M vs. Texas Tech
Lubbock, Texas, Noon Wednesday
Oklahoma Wesleyan vs. Oklahoma State
Stillwater, Okla., 4 p.m. Wednesday
Baylor vs. Texas State
San Marcos, Texas, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
Missouri vs. Kansas
Kansas City, Mo., 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
Missouri vs. Kansas State @ Columbia, Mo.
6 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday
Oklahoma State vs. Texas @ Austin, Texas
6:05 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday
Nebraska vs. Baylor @ Waco, Texas
6:30 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday
Oklahoma vs Texas A&M @ College Station, Texas
6:35 p.m. Friday, 2:05 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday
Texas Tech vs. Kansas @ Lawrence
7 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday
Texas Tech vs. New Mexico
Albuquerque, N.M., 2 p.m. Tuesday
Nebraska vs. Iowa @ Iowa City, Iowa
6 p.m. Tuesday Doubleheader
UT-San Antonio vs. Texas
Austin, Texas, 6:05 p.m. Tuesday
Baylor vs. Texas Christian
Fort Worth, Texas, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
Kansas vs. Wichita State
Wichita, 7 p.m. Tuesday
Kansas wins
third game
to take series
from Huskers
If the Cornhuskers werent sick of watching Jimmy
Waters trot around the bases on Friday and Saturday,
they were on Sunday.
Waters, who had homered in each game to begin
the series, teed of for two more home runs to lead
Kansas (21-14-1, 5-6-1) to a 6-1 victory on Sunday.
With the Jayhawks already leading 1-0 in the third,
Waters, a junior left felder from Omaha, crushed a
three-run home run to right-center feld to extend the
lead to 4-0.
Meanwhile, freshman Tanner Poppe controlled the
Cornhuskers from the mound. Poppe was sharp in his
frst start against a Big 12 opponent, scattering four
hits over six innings while allowing only one run.
Wally Marciel, Thomas Taylor and Travis Blankenship
then combined to work the fnal three innings in relief
of Poppe, allowing only one hit and striking out four.
And later, with the Jayhawks on top 5-1 in the
eighth, Waters again stepped into the box again.
Because he hadnt recorded a hit aside from the
three that left the ballpark, Waters said he would have
settled for a single.
But with how locked-in Waters was at the plate,
he launched the frst pitch he saw over the left feld
fence for his fourth hit and fourth home run of
the series, which capped of a 6-1 Jayhawk victory.
Thats a pretty good weekend, he said. Ill take it.
Ben Ward
Date Opponent Site Time
2/22 Eastern Michigan Minneapolis L, 3-1
2/22 Eastern Michigan Minneapolis W, 9-5
2/26 Sacramento State Peoria, Ariz. W, 4-3
2/27 Gonzaga Peoria, Ariz. W, 9-5
2/27 Sacramento State Peoria, Ariz. W, 10-4
3/2 Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. L, 15-3
3/5 Iowa Lawrence W, 8-1
3/5 Iowa Lawrence L, 5-3
3/6 Iowa Lawrence W, 8-4
3/7 Iowa Lawrence W, 15-7
3/9 St. Mary (Kan.) Lawrence W, 10-0
3/10 Tabor Lawrence W, 15-0
3/12 LSU Baton Rouge, La. W, 11-9
3/13 LSU Baton Rouge, La. L, 4-2
3/14 LSU Baton Rouge, La. W, 8-4
3/16 Tulane New Orleans L, 1-0
3/17 Tulane New Orleans L, 5-3
3/20 Saint Louis St. Louis L, 12-8
3/20 Saint Louis St. Louis L, 8-5
3/23 Creighton Lawrence W, 5-4
3/24 Baker Lawrence W, 16-10
3/26 Baylor Waco, Texas W, 9-8
3/27 Baylor Waco, Texas L, 9-8
3/28 Baylor Waco, Texas W, 12-6
3/30 Arkansas-Little Rock Lawrence W, 9-8
3/31 Missouri State Lawrence W, 7-6
4/1 Texas A&M Lawrence W, 9-5
4/2 Texas A&M Lawrence L, 6-4
4/3 Texas A&M Lawrence T, 8-8
4/7 Creighton Omaha, Neb. W, 5-4
4/9 Texas Austin, Texas L, 3-2
4/10 Texas Austin, Texas L, 3-1
4/11 Texas Austin, Texas L, 4-10
4/13 Missouri State Springfeld, Mo. W, 6-4
416 Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. L, 11-7
4/17 Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. W, 7-4
4/18 Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. W, 6-1
4/21 Missouri Kansas City, Mo. 6:30 p.m
4/23 Texas Tech Lawrence 7 p.m.
4/24 Texas Tech Lawrence 6 p.m.
4/25 Texas Tech Lawrence 1 p.m.
4/27 Wichita State Wichita 7 p.m.
4/30 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 6:30 p.m.
5/1 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 2 p.m.
5/2 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 1 p.m.
5/7 Missouri Lawrence 7 p.m.
5/8 Missouri Lawrence 6 p.m.
5/9 Missouri Lawrence 1 p.m.
5/14 Kansas State Lawrence 7 p.m.
5/15 Kansas State Manhattan 6:30 p.m.
5/16 Kansas State Manhattan 2 p.m.
5/18 Arkansas-Little Rock Little Rock, Ark. 6 p.m.
5/21 Oklahoma Lawrence 7 p.m.
5/22 Oklahoma Lawrence 6 p.m.
5/23 Oklahoma Lawrence 1 p.m.
2010 Kansas Baseball Schedule & Results
as of Monday, April 19
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Kansas
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Nebraska
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Senior second baseman Robby Price tosses the ball to frst during a game earlier this season against Arkansas-Little Rock. The Jayhawks are now 21-14-1 overall.
NEXT GAME
Kansas vs. Missouri
The Jayhawks will take on the Missouri Tigers tonight at
Kaufman Stadium. Missouri comes into the game as the
last team in the Big 12, while Kansas sits in ffth place. This
game will not count toward the conference standings, but
it will be the 321st time the two teams will meet.
6:30 p.m., Kansas City, Mo.
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The Kansas tennis team continued to
have trouble in conference play by losing
6-1 to Oklahoma State and 5-2 to Okla-
homa last weekend.
The Jayhawks record is now 9-12 and
1-8 in conference.
Despite the teams lack of success re-
cently, freshman Vika Khanevskaya is on a
four-match winning streak after defeating
Katelyn Connelly of Oklahoma 6-4, 6-7(9),
11-9 in a third set tie breaker.
Sophomores Erin Wilbert and Kate Mo-
rozova won their doubles match against
Oklahoma State and Wilbert also won in
singles against Oklahoma in another third
set tiebreaker.
We are always so close with all these
teams and I know my girls can do it, Wil-
bert said. I know that we can do it; it is just
a matter of fnishing it.
The Jayhawks will fnish out the regu-
lar season at home this weekend with
matches against Texas Tech on Friday and
No. 2 Baylor on Sunday.
Kathleen Gier
The Kansas softball team (18-26, 1-10) is still
struggling to fnd its stride. Last week the Jayhawks
dropped a close game to Nebraska, lost a non-con-
ference matchup against Creighton, and lost a pair
of games at home against No. 9 Oklahoma State.
But the team also comes in with a little momentum
it nearly defeated Oklahoma State in the second
game of the series.
Kansas will get a much-needed break as it just
fnished fve games in fve days, and the team is now
in the middle of a one-game-in-fve-day stretch.
The Jayhawks will also have a break in the quality
of opponents as 10 of the 11 Big 12 games it has
played so far were against ranked teams. Now only
two of the last seven Big 12 games are against top
25 teams.
The young team has stayed optimistic about its
future and coach Megan Smith said she thinks the
freshman class, which has led the Jayhawks for most
of the season, is still playing well. Kansas will see
action again tomorrow in a rematch with Nebraska
at 5 p.m. in Lincoln, Neb.
Zach Getz
SOFTBALL
Kansas trying to break through
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Senior second baseman Sara Ramirez throws the ball to frst for an out against No. 9 Oklahoma State. The
Jayhawks lost to the Cowgirls 11-3.
TENNIS
Jayhawks look
to get on track
in Big 12 play
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Ekaterina Morozova makes a running forehand on Saturday
at First Serve. Morozova won in doubles with Erin Wilbert
but lost her singles match.
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THE BASELINE 11
Who won the womens 800-meter race at the
Kansas Relays last weekend?
THIS WEEK IN
KU HISTORY
QUESTION
OF THE WEEK
L a u r e n B o n d s .
T h e H u t c h i n s o n
s e n i o r w o n
t h e r a c e w i t h a
t i m e o f 2 : 1 0 : 0 2 .
The womens tennis team defeated the Mis-
souri Tigers 6-0 on its way to winning the
Big Eight Championship for the 1994-1995
season.
CollinJohnson/KANSANFILE PHOTO
KANSAS SPORTS QUIZ
Submit your photos from Kansas sporting events to The Wave and your picture could be
featured on this page. Please e-mail photos to [email protected] by Saturday, April 24 at
5 p.m. All photos need to include the name, year in school and hometown of everyone in the photo.
FAN PHOTO Sponsored by:
Weston White/KANSAN
Photo courtesy of Kelsey Coplen
Members of Alpha Chi Omega sorority pose for a picture during a Kansas basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse earlier this season.
Congratulations to Tasha McCallan, who answered every question correctly in last weeks quiz and won a T-shirt from The Wave.
Everyone who gets all of the following questions correct will have his or her name entered in a drawing to win a free T-shirt.
Submit your entry by e-mailing your answers to [email protected] by Sunday, April 25.
1. Which Kansas base-
ball player took a 21-
game hitting streak into
last nights game?
a. Robby Price
b. Tony Thompson
c. Brian Heere
d. Jimmy Waters
2. Which team does
Kansas play tonight at
Kaufman Stadium in
Kansas City, Mo.?
a. Nebraska
b. Iowa State
c. Missouri
d. Kansas State
3. Which player came to
Kansas after playing at
Grossmont College in
California?
a. Cameron Selik
b. Travis Blankenship
c. T.J. Walz
d. Brett Bochy
4. Who set the new
record in the 200-meter
dash at this years Kan-
sas Relays?
a. Ivory Williams
b. Usain Bolt
c. Veronica Campbell Brown
d. Dexter Faulk
5. What is the baseball
teams record going into
tonights game at Kauf-
man Stadium?
a. 21-14-1
b. 22-13
c. 25-9
d. 26-8
April 21, 1995
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