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The Kansas Relays start today, and The Wave tells you what you need to know about the events

The Cover
Freshman Sarah Hedberg vaults herself over the bar during a meet earlier this season. Hedberg and the Jayhawks are preparing for the Kansas Relays, which start today and run through Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
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The Jayhawks are nine games into conference play and they are getting ready to play a series against Nebraska this week Get the latest news about which baseball players and teams are playing well in the Big 12 Conference The Wave staff
Editor-in-chief Managing editor The Wave editor Sports editor Designers Stephen Montemayor Jennifer Torline Scott Toland Clark Goble Drew Bergman, Casey Jack Miles Photo editor Business manager Sales manager News adviser Sales and advertising adviser Weston White Cassie Gerken Carolyn Battle Malcolm Gibson Jon Schlitt

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Great time to go watch the Relays

Basketball season is over, but that doesnt mean you cannot see more great performances from Kansas athletes in the upcoming weeks. This week provides one of the best opportunities to watch a high-level sporting event, as the Jayhawks host dozens of teams at the annual Kansas Relays. Last year, the field of competitors was highlighted by distance runner Alan Webb, who ran the mile in under four minutes to win first place in the event. It is not every day that you have the chance to see someone achieve this feat, and those who witnessed it last year will not forget about it anytime soon. The names of some of the events also add to the atmosphere at the relays, as events such as the Glenn Cunningham Invitational Mile pay tribute to some of the best track and field athletes in Kansas history. This years field promises to be great once again. Among others, the list of competitors includes Veronica Campbell Brown, a sprinter who won the gold medal in the 200-yard dash at the Olympics in 2004 and 2008, and Nichole Denby, a hurdler who is a former NCAA Champion. Not only does the Kansas Relays attract a field from all over the United States and other countries, but it also gives Kansas athletes the chance to showcase their talents on one of the biggest stages.

SCOTT TOLAND
stoland@kansan.com The Wave editor

Senior Lauren Bonds has been running really well so far this season, and she currently holds one of the nations best times in the 1,500-meter run. On the mens side, senior Jordan Scott is tied for the nations best finish in the pole vault this season. Both athletes are among several Kansas sprinters, pole vaulters, and throwers who have a chance for a great finish to this season. For 83 years now, the Kansas Relays have given thousands of athletes the opportunity to compete in the presence of some of the all-time greats. Some high school students even get the chance to participate at the relays, which certainly provides them with an unforgettable experience. The Kansas Relays are also a big event for the Lawrence community because the event requires many volunteers to help make it a success. More than anything, the Kansas Relays

provide members of the community with a chance to witness history. The event has consistently produced memorable moments and outstanding performances. In 2001, the relays paid tribute to some of the great Kansas athletes who competed at the event, including Jayhawks Billy Mills, Wes Santee, and Jim Ryun. All three athletes made history in their respective events, and they all made it back to Memorial Stadium for the Kansas Relays. Few sporting events on campus consistently produce as many outstanding performances as the Kansas Relays. With the number of athletes participating in each event, the level of competition is always very high and the events records are frequently challenged. If you get a chance this weekend, make it down to the Kansas Relays. The event starts today and runs through Saturday and features a wide range of track and field events that will keep it interesting for anyone who attends. You might not have another chance to see the same number of great athletes up close as you will at this years event.
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Junior distance runner Bret Imgrund bumps chests with a Kansas track coach after finishing the mens 1500-meter run during last years Kansas Relays. This years competition starts today and runs through Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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TENNIS

Kansas faces tough upcoming matches

The Kansas tennis team is set to finish the regular season with four conference matches at home, where the team has gone 5-3 on the season and 1-1 in conference play. Kansas dropped to 9-10 overall and 1-6 in conference after losses to Missouri and Colorado during the weekend. Freshman Vika Khanevskaya recorded victories in singles for both matches at the No. 6 spot on the team. The No. 1 doubles team of sophomores Kate Morozova and Erin Wilbert won their last match against the No. 72-ranked doubles team of Monica Milewski and Ania Anuszkiewicz from Colorado 8-4. The Jayhawks have lost their last four matches, including rivalry losses to Kansas State and Missouri. With six of the conference teams ranked nationally in the top 75 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, the Jayhawks will face three of the teams in their last four matches of the season, including the team atop the rankings. Kansas will first face No. 59 Oklahoma State at 2 p.m. on Friday. After that the Jayhawks will face No. 37 Oklahoma at noon on Sunday, followed by Texas Tech on April 23 and No. 1 Baylor on April 25 to finish out their regular season. Kathleen Gier
Sophomore Erin Wilbert clinches her fist after teammate Ekaterina Morozova won a point at the net. Kansas defeated Iowa State 4-3 overall during a match earlier this season, which marked its 32nd consecutive victory against the Cyclones.

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ROWING

SOFTBALL

Rowers pull out victories in 4 races last weekend

the season total for the varsity four boat to five victories. The rowing team has the weekend off from competition before the team heads up to St. Paul, Minn., for a head-to-head race against the University of Minnesota. The race in Minnesota will be the last tune-up opportunity for the Jayhawks before the Big 12 Championship. Then it will be regionals and the NCAA Championship races. Ethan Padway

Team earns first Big 12 victory against Baylor

The Kansas softball team has struggled at the beginning of conference play and lost its first seven games. The team finally got its first Big 12 Conference victory Sunday against Baylor. Kansas currently sits in last place in the Big 12 at 17-22 (1-7). Some of this seasons struggles could be because of the difficult schedule Kansas has had to face. All eight games to open conference play have been against ranked opponents in one of the two major polls. Also, six of 10 teams in the Big 12 are currently ranked in the ESPN.com poll. Kansas will have a little more breathing room to end the season, as only two of the remaining five Big 12 series are against ranked teams. Kansas will also have nonconference games Drake, Creighton and Wichita State that the team may be able to use as confidence builders. With only a month left in the regular season, look for Kansas to finish much stronger down the stretch. Kansas will host Nebraska tonight, play a doubleheader at Creighton on Thursday, and then return home for a two-game series against No. 11 Oklahoma State this weekend.

The womens rowing teams first varsity four-person boat won two races last weekend as the Jayhawks raced against Rhode Island, Bucknell, and Old Dominion in Lewisberry, Pa. The second varsity eight and the novice eight also notched victories in their races. It was the first time this season that the Jayhawks raced outside the Midwest. The Varsity four boat had previously defeated the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, Kansas State in Kansas City, Kan., and Oklahoma University in Oklahoma City. Their victories this weekend brings

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Jayhawks swept by Longhorns

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AUSTIN, Texas After eking out two close victories on Friday and Saturday, No. 6 Texas flexed its offensive muscle against Kansas on Sunday. The Longhorns blasted the Jayhawks 10-4 in the series finale in Austin to sweep the three-game set. After Kansas tied the game 1-1 in the top of the third, Texas wasted little breaking the game open. What initially appeared to be another pitchers duel in the making turned into a slugfest, as the Longhorns exploded for a six-run third inning against senior Brett Bollman. After Bollman had retired the first two batters in the frame, Texas pieced together five hits capped off by a grand slam by Kevin Lusson giving it a commanding 7-1 lead. Kansas fought back with its best offensive showing of the weekend, chipping away for four runs on eight hits, including a solo home run by Tony Thompson in the sixth. Texas tacked on two more runs to extend its lead, but with the way its pitchers were throwing, they didnt need the additional runs. The deficit proved too much to overcome for Kansas, despite six different players tallying a hit, including two apiece from sophomore catcher James Stanfield and junior shortstop Brandon Macias. Ben Ward Senior second baseman Robby Price catches a popup in the game against Arkansas-Little Rock at Hoglund Ballpark on Tuesday, March 30. Price went two for three with two RBI.

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2010 Kansas Baseball Schedule & Results

as of Monday, April 12
Date 2/22 2/22 2/26 2/27 2/27 3/2 3/5 3/5 3/6 3/7 3/9 3/10 3/12 3/13 3/14 3/16 3/17 3/20 Opponent Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Sacramento State Gonzaga Sacramento State Arkansas Iowa Iowa Iowa Iowa St. Mary (Kan.) Tabor LSU LSU LSU Tulane Tulane Saint Louis Site Minneapolis Minneapolis Peoria, Ariz. Peoria, Ariz. Peoria, Ariz. Fayetteville, Ark. Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge, La. New Orleans New Orleans St. Louis Time L, 3-1 W, 9-5 W, 4-3 W, 9-5 W, 10-4 L, 15-3 W, 8-1 L, 5-3 W, 8-4 W, 15-7 W, 10-0 W, 15-0 W, 11-9 L, 4-2 W, 8-4 L, 1-0 L, 5-3 L, 12-8 3/20 3/23 3/24 3/26 3/27 3/28 3/30 3/31 4/1 4/2 4/3 4/7 4/9 4/10 4/11 4/13 416 4/17 4/18 Saint Louis Creighton Baker Baylor Baylor Baylor Arkansas-Little Rock Missouri State Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Creighton Texas Texas Texas Missouri State Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska St. Louis Lawrence Lawrence Waco, Texas Waco, Texas Waco, Texas Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Omaha, Neb. Austin, Texas Austin, Texas Austin, Texas Springfield, Mo. Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. L, 8-5 W, 5-4 W, 16-10 W, 9-8 L, 9-8 W, 12-6 W, 9-8 W, 7-6 W, 9-5 L, 6-4 T, 8-8 W, 5-4 L, 3-2 L, 3-1 L, 4-10 6:30 p.m. 6:35 p.m. 4:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 4/21 4/23 4/24 4/25 4/27 4/30 5/1 5/2 5/7 5/8 5/9 5/14 5/15 5/16 5/18 5/21 5/22 5/23 Missouri Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Wichita State Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Missouri Missouri Missouri Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Arkansas-Little Rock Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Kansas City, Mo. Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Wichita Stillwater, Okla. Stillwater, Okla. Stillwater, Okla. Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Manhattan Manhattan Little Rock, Ark. Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence 6:30 p.m 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m.

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ATHLETES READY FOR THE KANSAS RELAYS

2010 event features Olympic medalwinners and other collegiate runners
By Kory Carpenter
kcarpenter@kansan.com This weekend marks the 83rd running of the Kansas Relays. Founded in 1923 and held at Memorial Stadium, the Kansas Relays have become a staple in the Kansas Track and Field outdoor season. While Events begin on high school and collegiate Wednesday and conathletes from all over the tinue through the finals country travel to Lawrence on Saturday afternoon. to compete in the four-day Spectators must purevent, some of the relays chase a Kansas Relays highlights include appearbutton to attend. Butances from Olympic athletes. tons are $10 for adults Since 2005, Olympic athand $5 for children, letes, such as Maurice Greene students and seniors. and Marion Jones, have come to the event. When interest in the relays was waning in 2005, then meet director Tim Weaver created the Gold Zone, which brought Greene and Jones along with top NCAA athletes to compete in the events. The Gold Zone is a three-hour meet within the actual meet. This addition has bolstered attendance and continued to bring Olympians to Mount Oread. This year is no different, with three Olympic sprinters added to the docket. Two-time Olympian Churandy Martina will be running in the mens invitational 100-meter dash. Martina, a Netherlands Antilles native, is a national record-holder in the 100- and 200-meter dashes. He finished fourth in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 100-meter dash, and finished behind Usain Bolt in the 200-meter finals. Martina will debut at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday. The mens 100-meter dash will be followed by the mens invitational 200-meter dash at 3:45 p.m. Antigua and Barbuda native Brendan Christian will highlight the event. The two-time Olympian won gold at the 2007 Pan American Games in the 200-meters. Christian is a former Texas Longhorn runner and holds the schools 100-meter record. He was also a five-time AllAmerican while in college. The most accomplished athlete competing this week will be Veronica Campbell Brown. Campbell, a Jamaica sprinter, is a five-time Olympic medalist and has competed in the last three Olympic games. In the 2004 Athens games, Brown won three medals, including gold in the womens 200-meter dash. She became only the second woman to defend her first-place finish in the 200-yard dash in 2008. Brown will be competing in two Saturday track events: the 200-meter dash will take place at 3:35 p.m., and the 4x400meter relay will begin at 5:05 p.m.

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Left: Freshman long jumper Jamaica Collins leaps to a distance of 5.71 meters. Collins placed ninth in the women's long jump finals at the Kansas Relays last year. Center: Abby Jones, sophomore pole vaulter, vaults during last years Kansas Relays. Jones took fifth place in the event with a vault of 3.70 meters. Right: Senior distance runner Patrick McGowan surmounts a hurdle midway through the mens steeplechase event at the 2009 Kansas Relays. Distance runner Donny Wasinger attempts to pass Rob Novak of Seton Hall during the men's 1500-meter run on last year at the Kansas Relays. Wasinger finished the race in fifth place with a time of 3:49.03.

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8 AROUND THE BIG 12

The Week Ahead

Compiled by Andrew Hammond

SERIES TO WATCH
Kansas vs. Nebraska
At the start of the season, this matchup would have been for one of the top three spots in the Big 12 Conference standings. This weekend its a fight for conference survival, the loser of this series will have a long road back to the top of the Big 12 standings. Nebraska and Kansas both lost their last series, but the Cornhuskers lost to the Kansas State Wildcats 2-1 while the Jayhawks were swept by the Texas Longhorns 3-0. Kansas is in seventh place in the Big 12 standings and Nebraska is in ninth.

THIS WEEKS BIG 12 SCHEDULE

Kansas State vs. Brigham Young
Provo, Utah, Noon Wednesday

Baylor vs. Kansas State @ Manhattan 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech @ Lubbock, Texas 6:30 p.m. Friday, 5 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday Kansas vs. Nebraska @ Lincoln, Neb. 6:35 p.m. Friday, 4:05 p.m. Saturday, 1:05 p.m. Sunday Texas vs. Texas A&M @ College Station, Texas
5:30 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday

Texas Tech vs. Dallas Baptist

Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday

Missouri vs. Missouri State

Springfield, Mo., 7 p.m. Wednesday

Oklahoma State vs. Missouri @ Columbia, Mo. 6 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday Texas A&M vs. Texas @ Austin, Texas
6:05 p.m. Friday

Texas Tech vs. Baylor

Waco, Texas, 7 p.m. Tuesday

Third baseman Tony Thompson

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Big 12 Players of the Week

Quick Hitters
Kansas was swept for the first time by a Big 12 opponent since the Texas A&M Aggies swept the Jayhawks in 2009. Kansas will attempt to go 2-0 in televised games as they face Nebraska on CBS College Sports TV.
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Player of the Week

Dane Phillips, Oklahoma State
On Friday, Dane Phillips had a four-RBI night in a victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Phillips was the star in a big fourth run inning as his two-run single helped break open a tight game against the Red Raiders, the Cowboys went on to win in a 13-4 rout.

Series of the Week

Missouri vs. Oklahoma
Although the Sooners had taken the first two games from the Tigers in this series, the third game was the most thrilling of any Big 12 game this past weekend. Things got interesting when Oklahoma seemed to break open the game with a five-run inning in the bottom of the fourth. But in the top of the fifth, Missouri scored eight runs of their own to make the score 10-6. In the top of the eighth, with the score tied at 11, Aaron Senne hit a solo home run to give the Tigers the lead for good.

Team of the Week

Texas
After sweeping the Oklahoma Sooners, the Texas Longhorns have now separated themselves from the pack in the Big 12. They are now four games ahead of the second place Kansas State Wildcats after sweeping Kansas this past Weekend. That sweep could possibly place the Longhorns as the No.1 team in the country because the five teams ahead of them either split or lost their series last weekend.

Despite the fact that nine out of the ten baseball teams in the Big 12 have a .500 record or better, only three teams have winning records in conference play. Texas is 10-2, Kansas State is 6-3, and Texas A&M is 6-5-1 in league games.

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OKLAHOMA SOONERS

Sooners pull out 10-4 win against Tigers

By Jono Greco
Oklahoma Daily Saturday, April 10 Even though the first few innings Saturday between the No. 16 baseball team and the Missouri Tigers were a struggle, Oklahoma slugged its way to a 10-4 victory at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park to secure the series victory. The win was the Sooners (25-6, 5-4) third in a row and came behind a solid all-around performance. Junior pitcher Bobby Shore (5-1, 2.27 ERA) threw a season-high 130 pitches in seven innings of work and allowed two runs, both in the first inning, while striking out six batters. The two runs he gave up came on a home run by Missouri senior right fielder Aaron Senne, who is second in the Big 12 in home runs with nine. The Sooners responded with one run in the first inning, but the game could have gotten out of hand in the top half of the second inning if it were not for junior right fielder Rick Eisenberg. Senne came to the plate in the second with the bases loaded and he drove a 2-2 Shore offering into the right-center field gap. Eisenberg ran over and made a highlightreel, diving catch to end the inning and keep three runs off the scoreboard. Sennes loud out was the turning point of the game in the Sooners favor, head coach Sunny Golloway said. I thought it really at a key moment, Golloway said. I thought the ballgame could have been on the line early because [Senne is] a terrific hitter. If he gets into a ball or we dont make that catch, they might be scoring from first on that ball [Eisenberg] goes to catch. And he was right because Oklahoma tied the game in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI-bunt single by Eisenberg, and Shore settled down afterward even though he worked his way out of a couple of jams in the third and fourth innings. The series victory at home is a big one for Oklahoma after being swept by Texas on April 1-3in front of season-high crowds at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park.

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Sophomore third baseman Garrett Buechele makes a play to first on a ground ball against South Florida on March 4. The Sooners are 5-4 in Big 12 Conference play and 25-6 overall after a 10-4 win against the Missouri Tigers last Saturday.

NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS

Hauptman pitching well for Huskers

By Mike Schaefer
Daily Nebraskan Thursday, April 8 Nebraska pitcher Casey Hauptman wasnt always this effective. The tall right-hander is faring much better this season than compared to last year. Midway through Nebraskas schedule, Hauptman has a 3.45 ERA through 44 1/3 innings. Thats two full points better than last seasons 5.60 ERA, when batters were hitting .302 off of him. Hauptman argues he never would have been as successful in 2010 if he hadnt labored through such a difficult 2009 season. It taught him how to have a short memory. Last season, I let bad outings bother me a little more than they do now, he said. I dont worry about it as much. Right now, I take it pitch by pitch. He knows not many people will buy that adage, but he swears by it. It is a clich, Hauptman said. But it is really that simple. Go out there every day and you get three outs to try to not let them score. Youve got to simplify everything. Hauptmans not alone in this endeavor. Nebraska coach Mike Anderson said both Hauptman and fellow pitcher Michael Mariot have shown great improvement following a tough 2009 season. Last year, these guys got thrown into the fire, Anderson said. Thats why theyve done what theyve done. Last year they struggled, and now theyre surviving. Mariot has done more than survive; hes built himself into the teams No. 1 starter and generally has to duel against the aces of other Big 12 rotations. Mariot has nearly dropped his ERA by two full runs as well, getting it down to 5.16 from 7.06 last season. Those numbers could have been even better, but the righty struggled mightily against Oklahoma State, allowing seven earned runs over seven innings. Those earned runs account for nearly a quarter of his total runs allowed. The improvement, he said, comes from forcing himself to think situations through instead of impulsively reacting like he often did in 2009.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nebraska players celebrate after Cade Thompson (23) scored against Creighton off a single by DJ Belfonte in the third inning in Lincoln, Neb., last Tuesday. The Huskers lost to the Bluejays to fall to 15-14 on the season.

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TEXAS A&M AGGIES

A&M overwhelmed by Baylor in 13-1 loss

By Brad Cox
The Battalion Saturday, April 10 WACO, Texas Baylor pitcher Logan Verrett struck out 13 Texas A&M batters en route to a 13-1 Bears victory Saturday at Baylor Ballpark. Verrett controlled the game from beginning to end, throwing all nine innings and facing only five batters more than the minimum in the largest margin of victory ever in the series between the two schools. I just tried to stay down here and stay cool, Verrett said about his time between innings. I didnt want to get too fired up and waste a lot of energy. Its hard not to when theyre putting up numbers like that against a rival like A&M. The Aggie offense struggled to get a read on Verrett, getting just two hits in the first seven innings. A&M coach Rob Childress said they failed to adjust to Verretts slider. A&M had its biggest inning in the eighth when catcher Kevin Gonzalez hit a one-out double to center field and right fielder Tyler Naquin followed with double to right, scoring pinch runner Matt Juengel and breaking up the shutout. Baylor coach Steve Smith said the difference was that Verrett avoided getting a high pitch count early in the game. Verrett threw 138 pitches total. The toughest decision I had tonight was whether to let him finish or not, Smith said. He was so strong at the end its just hard to take a guy out of the game like that when hes trying to learn how to finish something. Ross Stripling started on the mound for the Aggies, pitching three shutout innings before the Bears got to him in the fourth. Stripling was hit in the ankle by ground balls twice; once in the second and again in the fourth. Stripling was pulled in the fifth after allowing a lead-off single and a sacrifice bunt. The Aggies fell to 20-9-1 overall and 6-4-1 in Big 12 play while Baylor improved to 18-11 and 4-5 in conference. A&M has not lost a conference series in 2010, splitting a three-game set at Kansas last week 1-1-1.

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Texas A&M pitcher Estevan Uriegas throws a pitch during a game earlier this season. After their loss to the Baylor Bears last Saturday, the Aggies have a record of 6-4-1 in Big 12 Conference play and 20-9-1 overall.

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Kansas State Collegian Friday, April 9 MANHATTAN After struggling through a three-game series in Lubbock, Texas, last weekend, the K-State baseball team has returned to the friendly confines of the Little Apple for a trio of games against Nebraska. The No. 20 Wildcats will look to bounce back from their first conference loss of the season after dropping two of three to the Red Raiders on April 1-3. K-State had fared well away from home entering the series, but according to coach Brad Hill, Big 12 road competition is a totally different animal. When you get on the road, sometimes its a scramble, Hill said. Everybody wants to protect their home turf. Tech came out really aggressively and I dont think we responded very well. Despite ineffective pitching in each game, the Wildcats were able to mount a comeback and win the series finale 10-6. Hill, who is in his seventh season in Manhattan, said he hopes the come-frombehind victory will provide K-State with some momentum as they take the field against the Huskers. The way we played all weekend, we could have easily cashed our chips in and came home with our tail between our legs, but we didnt do that, he said. It would be nice if we can come home and play good, solid baseball. Hopefully, the kids are excited to be back home and ready to play. Nebraska, traditionally regarded as a Big 12 powerhouse, has fallen on hard times this season. The Huskers enter the weekend series having lost three of their last four contests. They have been led offensively by senior outfielders Adam Bailey and D.J. Belfonte. Bailey, who was drafted by the Yankees in 2009 but elected to return for his senior season, is second in the conference with a .424 batting average and leads the team with 10 home runs.

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April 19, 2009
Kansas third baseman Tony Thompson connected for two home runs and the Jayhawks defeated the Texas Tech Red Raiders 15-6 in Lubbock, Texas.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Who holds the record for the highest batting average for a single season by a Kansas player? Rob Thomson, who played for the Jayhawks from 1982-1084. Thomson batted .443 for Kansas during the 1984 season.

Photo courtesy of Catelyn Smith

Catelyn Smith, freshman from Spring Hill, Haley Finucane, freshman from Baldwin, Lexi Smith, freshman from Lawrence, Rachel Pyle, freshman from Eudora, Justin Kelley, freshman from Garden City, and Hannah Elder, freshman from Baldwin, display their signs for the senior night game against Kansas State on March 3.

KANSAS SPORTS QUIZ

Congratulations to Jared Bright, 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 thewave@kansan.com by Sunday, April 18.

1. How many Kansas basketball players have now left for the NBA after one season? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

2. This week, the 2010 Kansas Relays will mark which anniversary of the event? a. 82nd b. 83rd c. 84th d. 85th

3. What was the score of the Kansas baseball teams loss to Texas on Sunday? a. 10-4 b. 8-5 c. 12-6 d. 6-3

4. Which Olympicmedaling sprinter will be competing at the Kansas Relays? a. Maurice Greene b. Usain Bolt c. Veronica Campbell Brown d. Marion Jones

5. Which team selected Kansas guard Danielle McCray in the 2010 WNBA Draft? a. The Minnesota Lynx b. The Seattle Storm c. The Connecticut Sun d. The Indiana Fever

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