Softball team bounces back on Wednesday

Friday, April 4, 2008

The University of Kansas softball team got off to a slow start in the first game of a six-game road trip, but bounced back quickly with a victory in the late game against Creighton on Wednesday.

In the first game of the doubleheader, the Jayhawks lacked any offensive output and lost 8-0. Creighton’s sophomore pitcher Tara Oltman held the Jayhawks to three hits and Kansas committed three errors.

Junior shortstop Stevie Crisosto said the Kansas defense could have done a better job helping the pitching staff.

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The Jayhawks improved to a 28-9 record with the split against Creighton. The team now goes back to Big 12 play and continues their road trip against Baylor this weekend.

“Defensively, we probably could have picked our pitchers up a little bit better as well,” Crisosto said.

Coach Tracy Bunge was impressed with Creighton and predicted they would most likely win the Missouri Valley Conference. Bunge credited Creighton for capitalizing on the Jayhawks’ mistakes.

“When we gave them anything, they made us pay for it,” Bunge said.

The team came back and won the second game, 6-3. Crisosto and sophomore first baseman Amanda Jobe both had three RBI and a homerun. Freshmen right fielder Liz Kocon and catcher Brittany Hile and senior designated hitter Addy Lucero also added hits.

Bunge said she stressed the team to have a short memory and move on for the victory in the second game.

“What I challenged our team to do in between games was to change the momentum and to change the momentum fast,” Bunge said.

The Jayhawks improved to a 28-9 record with the split against Creighton. The team now goes back to Big 12 play and continues their road trip against Baylor this weekend.

Bunge said that Baylor struggled recently, but they would present a challenge for the Jayhawks.

“Baylor’s a team that has speed unlike what we’ve seen all year long,” Bunge said. She said to prepare for Baylor the team would need to focus on defense.

The Big 12 road schedule is tough, but the team looks forward to it, Bunge said.

“Once we get into conference, the crowds get a little bit bigger, the venues get a little bit bigger and we get to hear some good-natured heckling,” Bunge said.

— Edited by Jared Duncan

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