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BASEBALL 1 STANDINGS j W L Pet GB L10 3- 4 Detroit 1“® 6-1 5-1 It 0-7 L10 4- 3 3-3 3- 5 2-6 5- 2 4- 3 .429 2 3-4 .286 3 2-5 Scott Maurer/DN Sales and Marketing Opportunity with the nation’s leader in college marketing and media services Excellent Financial Rewards Learn management skills and marketing strategies while implementing on-campus promotions. Flexible hours. Great beginnings for a career in the business world start with a position with American Passage Media Corp. during the 1992-93 school year. Contact your career placement office to sign up for an interview to be held on April 21, 1992. The Board of Regents and the President of The University of Nebraska cordially invite you to attend the installation of Dr. Graham B. Spanier as the seventeenth Chancellor of The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Monday, the twenty-seventh of April, nineteen hundred and ninety-two at two o'clock in the afternoon Lied Center for Performing Arts Lincoln, Nebraska Reception to follow Sheldon Sculpture Garden Complimentary tickets, required for admission, will be available beginning April 15 at the Lied Center Box Office. Early results ‘could’ mislead The major league baseball season might only be one week old, but some very interesting things have happened. And, as a lot of people seem to think, these are major developments upon which the rest of the season will hinge. It could just be the excitement of a new season that makes people lose their minds when their favorite team wins three games in a row, thinking they’re on the way to the pennant. They fail to realize that a three-game lead at the end of April doesn’t trans late into a 15-game lead in August. A lot of fans fall into the trap of getting too excited during the first month of the Season. They lose sight of the fact that the season is 162 games long and that what happens in April may have little bearing on what happens in September. One can look at the events of the first week and wonder just what they mean, or if they mean anything at all. Is it fair to speculate that the develop ments of this first week will mean anything after say, the third week? Throughout the history of base ball, fans spend a major portion of the /irstpartof the season thinking “What if?”, “Will they be able to keep it going?” and my personal favorite — the “Ifs” and “Coulds” you always hear from some overzealous baseball statistics freak who thinks those in flated numbers of the first week will last throughout the entire season. So, for those of you who get too caught up in April’s action, here arc a few “Ifs” and “Coulds” for you. If the Kansas City Royals keep up their present pace, they will get the first pick in the draft, providing they didn’t trade that to the Mels along with Bret Saberhagen. Is it safe to assume Bucky Showal ter will be the American League manager of the year if the New York Yankees keep winning at this unbe lievable rate? If the Yankees stop winning and Nick Hytrek start losing, could we also assume Showaltcr will be fired? Any team with a losing record could sec its manager get the axe. You could even see teams with win ning records fire their managers. , Oakland’s Mark McGwire has hit five home runs in his first seven games. If he keeps up that pace he’ll hit 115 this season, easily breaking Roger Maris’ record of 61. Will Clark of San Francisco is hitting .476. Even if his batting per formance drops off a little, he could become the first person to finish the season with a bailing average higher than .400 since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. Seven National League pitchers have 2-0 records or better. Six Ameri can League pitchers arc 2-0. If this keeps up, we could see the closest race for the Cy Y oung Award in years. If Dcion Sanders continues to hit .433 and hit a triple every other game (he has four already), he could tell the Atlanta Falcons to retire his football helmet and slick with playing base ball for the Braves. If the Mels don’t climb out of the cellar in the National League East, their fans will be more than a little angry. The Chicago Cubs could have a chance to play in the World Series this season, but then again, they do every year at this time. You could hear thousands of base ball purists swear that there shouldn’t be night baseball at Wrigley Field. If the Baltimore Orioles win the pennant this year, some people could say Baltimore’s new ballpark had something to do with it. Nolan Ryan could pitch another no-hitter this season. Jeff Johnson could, too. Wade Boggscould win the Ameri can League balling title again. If the Detroit Tigers had a belter pitching staff, they wouldn’t have to rely on Cecil Fielder tobit more than 40 home runs every year. If some team of losers suddenly starts winning, you could sec a lot of fans jumping on the bandwagon, claim ing to be a lifetime fan of that team. A big-name player could be traded in the middle of the season for a pitcher you’ve never heard of and a player to be named later. Some player who is making $2 million a year will whine that he is underpaid and unappreciated. Any one of 26 teams could win the world scries this year if they win enough games. It could be a great season to watch major league baseball if people stopped making idiotic speculations in April. Hytrck is a senior news-editorial major and the Daily Nebraskan sports editor. Baseball Continued from Page 7 his knee in a play ai third base on Saturday. His injury, along with fel low outfielder Jed Dalton’s back in jury, has left a hole in the Husker lineup. Catcher Jeff Lcsnicwicz played in the outfield for the remainder of the series, but Sanders said he expected Kulhanck and Dalton to return soon. “Jed is a little better, and I think he has shown improvement,” Sanders said. “Korty is fine, too. Both will be available, if 100 percent (recovered). “Our trainer Kerry Mullincx should get the Red Badge of Courage for his work." Besides injuries to Kulhanek and Dalton, the Huskcrs have also lost Marc Sagmocn for the season with a broken wrist. The last lime the Huskcrs and 22 10-1 Bluejays met, Nebraska took it on the chin in a 19-1 loss in Lincoln. Since that time, Creighton has won six of eight games, while the Huskcrs arc 6-4 over that period. An improved offense may lead to better fortunes for the Huskcrs, Sand ers said. All-Time: Nebraska leads 37-24-1 This season: Creighton won 19-1 April 1 in Lincoln. Mike Zafeski took the loss for the Huskers. ^ Last weekend: Nebraska split a four-game series with nationally-ranked Oklahoma State while Creighton won two of three games against No. 2 Wichita State. “We need lo score more runs this lime,” Sanders said. “Wc also need to get into a good playing rhythm. “This is a situation where we need to really get after it.” Sanders said the Huskcrs would use several pitchers against a Creighton team that is balling .292 collectively. Chad McConnell is the top offen sive threat for the Blucjays. The jun ioroutfielder is balling .418 with nine home runs and 43 runs balled in. McConnell also has stolen 17 bases, while being caught once. Bob Langcr’s .352 mark is the next highest for Creighton. On the defensive side, the Bluejay pitching staff has a 3.77 earned run average, while limiting opponents to a .253 balling average. Flannery Continued from Page 7 thinking, I play good tennis.” Flannery has also excelled in doubles, as she has teamed with the Huskers’ top doubles player Rachel Collins to make up Nebraska’s No. 1 tandem. The pair is 3-1 in Big Eight play and is the frontrunner for the conference title to be competed for in Kansas City, Mo., later this month. Collins said Flannery deserved a lot of credit for the twosome’s suc cess so far. ‘‘She’s (Flannery) got a lot of strengths and is a good person to play with, Collins said. “She’s helped me to become a better tennis player.” Flannery’s turnaround has contrib uted to Nebraska’s success on the court this year. The Huskers arc 5-5 overall this season, and after last weekend’s 5-4 upset over Oklahoma — in which Flannery won 6-0, 6-3 at singles — Nebraska’s Big Eight team title hopes remained alive. Jacobson said a successful Big Eight season would be a distant memory without Flannery. “We’re not the same team without her,” Jacobson said. “She’s had to overcome a lot of adversity, which makes her strides more remarkable.” Flannery’s remarkable strides aren’t limited to the court The speech communications major has a 3.90 grade-point average and is a first team academic All-Big Eight selec tion. Last Sunday, Flannery also received the Highest Honors Award given to selected Nebraska student-athletes for their contributions on and off the playing surfaces. Flannery said she felt successful when things were going well on the court and in the classroom. “I’m happy when I’m being the best tennis player I can be and learn ing the most that I can,” she said. "So far, its been great.” BE A RED CROSS VOLUNTEER