Wednesday, May 2, 2007
The Bethany Swedes, Kansas’ fourth NAIA opponent this season, enters tonight’s match-up as the toughest one yet.
Coach Ritch Price has stressed the importance of games like these. Being in game situations against live pitching gives each team the chance to stay sharp, despite not being in the same division, and allows him to get his younger guys some extra playing time.
The competition the Swedes will likely provide may be Price’s favorite part.
Kansas (22-26, 8-13 Big 12)
The Jayhawks are soaring after picking up their first Big 12 series victory at Oklahoma last weekend. Out of the conference cellar, Price said on Sunday that his team now controlled its own destiny, and a victory tonight would keep them on the right track.
Senior center fielder Kyle Murphy and sophomore catcher Buck Afenir are on pace to make sure that happens. Each tallied four hits and four RBIs against the Sooners last weekend, hitting safely at least once in all three games.
Bethany College (33-14, 18-6 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference)
Despite falling to No. 10 Wichita State 13-6 on Monday, the Swedes also enter tonight flying high. Saturday, the Swedes defeated Friends University to clinch the KCAC regular season title.
In their last time out, against WSU, shortstop Keenan Dukes homered in the second at bat of the game and finished the evening 2-3. Third baseman Shaun Ravenscraft also held his own against the in-state powerhouse, hitting 2-4 with three RBIs.
Kansan senior sportswriter Alissa Bauer can be contacted at abauer@kansan.com.
— Edited by Trevan McGee
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