Monday, February 26, 2007
The Jayhawk softball team went 2-2 at the Red and Black Tournament this weekend in Louisville, Ky.
The team, 7-5-1 on the season, lost both games Friday, falling to Kent State 4-1 and Louisville 7-1.
Against Kent State, Kansas couldn’t produce anything on offense as Golden Flash pitcher Brittney Robinson (3-0) struck out 12 Jayhawks in seven innings.
The Jayhawks could not capitalize when they had runners on base, and stranded five on base throughout the game.
Freshman pitcher Sarah Vertelka (1-2) allowed eight hits, struck out three and walked two in her second complete game, which ended in a loss.
Runners left on base continued to haunt the Jayhawks as they left eight against Louisville.
Senior pitcher Kassie Humphreys (4-1) lost her first game of the season against the Cardinals, and gave up a season-high eight hits in five innings.
Humphreys struck out five Louisville batters, but allowed four runs in the fifth inning to open the door for the Cardinals.
Sophomore pitcher Valerie George came in to relieve Humphreys and allowed one hit and struck out one.
The Jayhawks offense shined despite Saturday’s rainy conditions to defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes, 7-3.
Scoreless through two innings, the Jayhawks came alive in the third and scored five runs on three hits.
Sophomore shortstop Stevie Crisostos reached third base to open an inning after hitting a single, stealing second and reaching third on a Hawkeyes’ error.
Freshman first baseman Amanda Jobe connected on a sacrifice fly to score Crisostos and RBI from Humphreys and sophomore right fielder Dougie McCaulley, which put the Jayhawks up 5-0.
Humphreys (5-1) allowed two unearned runs on three hits, and struck out four.
George pitched the final two innings to earn her second save of the season.
Sunday the Jayhawks got revenge on Kent State and defeated them 4-0.
Kent State pitcher Kylie Reynolds (2-1) posted a school record and struck out 17 Jayhawks.
Reynolds struck out 11 of 12 Jayhawk batters through the first four innings of the game.
Sophomore catcher Elle Pottorf hit a solo home run to break Reynolds’ no-hitter in the top of the fifth inning.
Sophomore third baseman Val Chapple reached on base because of an error on the second baseman and stole second.
Chapple scored on an RBI single by Humphreys.
The Jayhawks are 7-0 this season when scoring the first run of a game.
Humphreys (6-1) took to the mound against Kent State and came away with her sixth victory of the season.
She struck out eight and allowed only one hit in the complete-game shutout.
The Jayhawks will play this Friday at the Great Western Downtown Plaza Classic in Tulsa, Okla.
Kansan sportswriter Evan Kafarakis can be contacted at ekafarakis@kansan.com.
— Edited by Carissa Pedigo
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