Photos for April 29, 2010

Subscribe

photo thumbnail

Junior outfielder Jimmy Waters makes a diving catch Tuesday against Wichita State. The Jayhawks lost the game to the Shockers 22-7.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Senior pitcher Sarah Vertelka throws a pitch against Wichita State Wednesday night. Vertelka, who chose Kansas over Long Beach State and Nevada, is tied for the team lead with 63 strikeouts and ranks second on the team with six victories.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

This sign near the entrance of Watson Library informed students about the server outage that occurred on campus yesterday. A power outage caused all KU websites, including e-mail and Blackboard, to shut down and prohibited printing at all libraries on campus.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

This sign near the entrance of Watson Library informed students about the server outage that occurred on campus yesterday. A power outage caused all KU websites, including e-mail and Blackboard, to shut down and prohibited printing at all libraries on campus.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

This sign near the entrance of Watson Library informed students about the server outage that occurred on campus yesterday. A power outage caused all KU websites, including e-mail and Blackboard, to shut down and prohibited printing at all libraries on campus.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Flags covered the Stauffer-Flint lawn Thursday in a memorial to fallen American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. The memorial was planned by KU’s Young Americans for Liberty to raise awareness about the costs of the ongoing conflict. Almost 6,500 Americans have died in the overseas fighting.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Tyler Janzen, a senior from Lindsborg, reads the call number on a book at Watson Library Thursday afternoon. The server outage on campus forced library employees like Janzen to hand write check-out sheets as they were not able to check-out books using computers. Janzen said the hardest part of the day was "not being able to rely on the technology and having to put up with hand writing everything."

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Senior short stop Sara Ramirez dishes the ball to first base for an out Wednesday night. Kansas won 9-2 after dropping the first game of the double-header 4-1 against Wichita State.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Freshman short stop Mariah Montgomery drives a ball to right field, driving in one run and advancing another to third base. Montgomery continued her hit streak to five games after batting two for five during the second game against Wichita State Wednesday night.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Freshman right fielder Rosie Hull knocks the ball to right field for a base hit against Wichita State. Hull was three for five with and RBI and stolen base in the second game Wednesday night.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Junior pitcher Allie Clark fields a hit that came back at her against Wichita State Wednesday at Arrocha Ballpark. Clark struck out three batters in a 9-2 victory.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Junior pitcher Allie Clark winds up on a pitch during the first inning of the second game of the Jayhawks double-header Wednesday night against Wichita State. Clark pitched a complete game giving up four hits and two runs to the Shockers in a 9-2 victory.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Senior second baseman Sara Ramirez slides over to field a ground ball before pitching it to first base for an out. Kansas dropped the first game of their non-conference double header Wednesday night 4-1.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Senior pinch runner Alicia Irwin slides into a tag at home plate after pinch running for freshman short stop Mariah Montgomery. Kansas dropped the first game 4-1 before defeating Wichita State 9-2 in the second game of the Wednesday night double-header at Arrocha Ballpark.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Freshman center fielder Alex Jones slides across home plate for Kansas' only run during a 4-1 loss to Wichita State. Jones batted 1-4 with one strikeout.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Senior second baseman Sara Ramirez slips in behind a base runner at first to apply a tag for an out. Kansas faced Wichita State in a double-header Wednesday night, splitting the games with a 4-1 loss during the first and a 9-2 victory during the second.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Freshman left fielder Maggie Hull lays down a bunt against Wichita State Wednesday night at Arrocha Ballpark. Hull batted 1-3 at the plate with a stolen base in the Jayhawks 4-1 loss.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Senior first baseman Amanda Jobe watches the ball enter her glove for an out at first after a ground ball to Kansas pitcher Sarah Vertelka. Vertelka gave up seven hits and all four of the Wichita State runs.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Freshman left fielder Maggie Hull runs in to catch a pop-fly during Wednesday night's 4-1 loss to Wichita State. Kansas gave up seven hits in the first game of the double-header.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Senior second baseman Sara Ramirez fields a bouncing ball off a Wichita State hit before throwing to first for an out. Ramirez was 0-2 at the plate with a strikeout and walk.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Freshman left fielder Maggie Hull throws the ball in after fielding a hit. Kansas fell 4-1 to Wichita State in the first game of a double-header Wednesday night at Arrocha Ballpark.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Senior pitcher Sarah Vertelka throws a pitch during the first game of Kansas' double-header against Wichita State Wednesday night. Vertelka pitched just over four innings and gave up seven hits and four runs in a 4-1 loss.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

The number of undocumented immigrants attending Kansas public colleges and universities under the law allowing them in-state tuition.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

The photo is of Ben Alexander (green shirt), vice president of KU Student Farm and a senior from Lenexa. In the background is Jason Hering, president of KU Student Farm and a senior from Hutchinson.  They are in the KU greenroom on West campus planting and prepping for the farm.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Sophomore Ekaterina Morozova hits a backhand against Baylor doubles players Lenka Broosova and Csilla Borsanyi. Morozova and her doubles partner Erin Wilbert fell to the Bears 8-1.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Connie Schultz, an Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, spoke Wednesday night as part of the Jana Mackey Distinguised Lecture Series. Schultz raised issues of women’s rights, identifying with Mackey’s cause, calling her a “feminist from the Midwest.”

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Members of the Christian community joined students Wednesday evening in Ellsworth Hall for the "Ask a Christian a Question" event. Dan Rudman, from Ambassadors for Christ International, Chad Donohoe, from Grace Evangelical Presbyterian Church, and Kevin Lee, Christian graduate student from Oklahoma City gave students an opportunity to ask questions about Christianity.

Published on April 29, 2010

photo thumbnail

Good 'ol American hospitality...

Published on April 29, 2010