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Ars Kickers 3-2 Football Continued from Page 7 was one thing he needed improve meni on this spring, it was his block ing. “My biggest thing coming in was blocking; that was a big thing that I wanted lo get accomplished,” Jones said. “I did improve some, but I still have a ways to go.” He said focusing on the need to better his blocking abilities helped make spring practices more enjoy able. “The past two years il has been boring, but I took a di ffcrenl approach — to get something accomplished,” Jones said. On the defensive side, outside line backer and second-team All-Ameri can Trcv Alberts said he could have done belter in spring practices, but that it is still some lime before the Huskcrs open their season. “I ’ vc struggled a little bit this spring —but it’s spring ball and I’m going to work hard over the summer,” Alberts said. “I’m not ready to throw in the towel yet.” American Heart Association ^ Tired of Lines? SICK OF CROWDS? CLAUSTROPHOBIC? I i*f9, t 'SOfias* fttm Try the Reunion. It's a lot less hassle. 16th & "W." Free Customer Parking. FUTON COVERS BIG SELECTION ^ $39.95 , i---1 You're Invited What: Office Productivity Show When: ' hursday, April 29, 1993 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Where: Pewter Room Nebraska Student Union Who* hosted by: Lincoln Office Equipment We «fl be featuring the latest In Copier and Facsimile Technology. Lincoln Office Equipment 2535 “O" 476-8833 Freshman’s solid hitting fuels NU softball team By Tony West Staff Reporter When Nebraska softball coach Rhonda Rcvelle said offense would key weekend wins, she probably didn’t expcctan explosion from freshman Tobin Echo-Hawk. TheComhuskersoftball team broke its 10-gamc losing streak Sunday af ternoon by beating Iowa State 10-9 and 4-3 in adoublehcader at the Ne braska Softball Complex. Echo-Hawk and Nebraska will try to keep their hot performances going tonight when the Huskcrs host Creighton for a 6 p.m. doublchcadcr at the Nebraska Softball Complex. The Huskcrs received a boost in breaking the streak from Echo-Hawk, Nebraska’s third baseman. She went 11 -for-17 at the plate and had4 RBI in the weekend scries. -«-— Defense comes first... I seem to get more upset for not making a play than by not get ting a hit —Echo-Hawk NU third baseman -ft - Echo-Hawk’s performance pleased Revellc. “This week (Echo-Hawk) really caught fire with the stick,” coach Revellc said. One reason for Echo-Hawk’s pro duction may have been the move from Icadoff to second in the balling order. The move was made four games car lier against Wichita State, and Echo Hawk responded in that game with four hits. “(The move) was pretty impor tant,” Echo-Hawk said. “It was all a mental thing. Before, I used to get all worried about batting first” Despite the outburst at the plate, Echo-Hawksaid she’s been trying to concentrate on defense. She grabbed 11 putouls and 11 assistson the week end. “Defensecomes first,” Echo-Hawk said. “Defense is my favorite part. I seem to get more upset for not making a play than by not getting a hit.” Echo-Hawk said the most impor tant statistic stemming from the week end was the two wins. “(Losing) was gelling really frus trating,” Echo-Hawk said. “Now, we can keep going from here.” McRae deals reporters royal tit KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Man aging the Kansas City Royals has never been easy for Hal McRae. But McRae, a 47-ycar-old man who played 17 years in the big leagues, said he felt belter Tuesday than at any lime since taking the job after a vio lent tirade directed at the media and his players. “I’ve got to do things my way,” McRae said before the Royals played the Tigers. “I’ve been trying to blend in, fit in. I’ve got to be myself if I’m going to make it in this industry. As a player I fell I was in control. I need to feel that way now.” McRae became enraged Monday night over a question from a Kansas City radio reporter during his post game meeting, triggering a tirade that stretched several minutes and left another beat reporter who has cov ered the Royals for years with a Cut cheek from an object thrown by McRae. McRae followed the radio reporter out of his office, shouting the whole way, and then gestured three limes at the clubhouse where players were sit ting. McRae said his outrage was not directed at the reporter, but that he was tired of being second-guessed every night. He said he felt because he was an'unproven manager that the media look advantage of his open ness. “I’m going to be myself. I don’t know what that means, but I’m going to be myself,” McRae said. “I should have to prove myself as a manager. That’s part of the turf. Prove myself, yes. Defend myself each night, no.” McRae turned down the Royals job once because he wasn’t guaran teed a full season. In his first full year last year, Kansas City started I -7 and went 1-16. The Royals went 1-7 to start this year. The Royals have played belter during the current homestand and were 7-12 after Monday night’s game, managing loclimboutof last place in the American League West. A 5-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers was frustrating. Pitcher Mark Gubicza turned in a strong seven-inning per formancc bul was hurl by two errors. The Royals rallied in the ninth, bul a base-running error killed thcirchanccs. Afterwards, a seemingly innocu ous question from KMBZ reporter John Doolittle sent McRae into a fury. Doolittle asked McRae if he had considered using left-handed hitting George Brett as a pinch hitler when the Royals loaded the bases with two out in the seventh and right-handed hitler Keith Miller due up. The Tigers had right-hander David Haas on the mound. “Don’t ask me such stupid . . . questions,” McRae said. “That’s it. Everybody out. It’s over. “I’ve tried to be courteous every night to you guy s and answer all these stupid... questions, and all you guys do is take advantage of it.” McRae then swept reporters’ tape recorders and microphones off of his desk. He then started throwing things at the wall, inadvertently striking Alim Eskew of The Topeka Capital-Jour nal on the check, drawing blood. Eskew was treated in the Royals train ing room and was not seriously hurt. I--SPORTS BRIEFS--i AD announces new staff titles Nebraska athletic director Bill Byrne announced Wednesday a staff reorganizational plan for the NU athletic department scheduled to be put into place May 1. Byrne announced that A1 Papik would become the senior associate athletic director and Don Bryant would be promoted to associate athletic director for community relations. Both men have been serv ing as assistant athletic directors. Other changes within the de partment include: •Promotion of Barbara Hibncr, women’s athletic director, to asso ciate athletic director and senior women’s administrator. •Promotion of Chris Peterson, director of athletic development, to associate athletic director for external operation. •Promotion of Joe Sclig, ticket manager, to assistant athletic di rector for facilities and events. •Promotion of George Sullivan, head trainer, to assistant athletic director for athletic medicine. •Promotion of RogerGrootcrs, director of academic programs, to assistant athletic director for aca demic and student services. Byme said the changes were made in conjunction with a study undertaken by The Andrus Group, a Houston consulting group. ‘These changes reflect national organizational models, which have prov ided excel len t ath letic adm in - istrations with successful programs throughout America,” Byme said. ISU takes women’s golf crown Iowa Stale won the team title and Nebraska moved from fifth to fourth on the final day of the Big Eight Women’s Golf Champion ships alFircthomGolf Club in Lincoln. The Cyclones, picked to finish in the middle of the tournament field, coasted after posting an open ing-day 21 -stroke lead over favored Oklahoma State. Iowa State’s Shelley Finnestad also won the individual title, firing a closing 77 and ending with a three-round total of 232. The Cyclones beat the second place Cowgirls by 11 strokes and third-place Oklahoma by 28 strokes. Nebraska finished fourth with a team total of 1,007, 10 strokes ahead of Missouri and Kan sas. The Comhuskers’ top finisher was Stephanie Hupp, who placed 16th by closing with a 79 and finishing with a 248. Other Ne braska finishers and their places included Stephanie Flood (20lh with a 251), Michelle Patterson (22nd with a 257), Melissa Odell (25th with a 259) and Kim Lefler (25th with a 259). Recruiting Continued from Page 7 Chowan coach Bob Burke said. “Our policy is to finish things up here before looking on to the rtext stage,” he said. “We’re just making sure everything is OK academically, and then he’ll make a decision. Brooks, a 6-foot-8,230-pound for ward, averaged IS points and 7.3 re bounds for Chowan. Burke said he’d bet Brooks would decide to come to Nebraska. “The way I see it, he’s leaning to go out your way,” he said. • A second possibility is guard Jeff Massey of Owens Ohio Technical College in Toledo. Massey apparently would be the replacement for Wool ridge. Jim Welling, Massey'scoach, said he expected Massey to make his deci sion next Wednesday. “Jeff has got some lough choices to make ” he said. “Next Wednesday will be a very big day for him.” Massey, who averaged 24.9 points and 6;2 assists and six rebounds per game, was named the NCAA Divi sion II Player of the Year Iasi season. Welling said he had no idea where Massey would go. “We’ve evaluated his choices very carefully,” Welling said. “I think whichever school he chooses will be the best one for Jeff Massey.” • The third possibility is a 6-fool 10 center from a Spanish junior club team, but Bargen said he could not comment on the status of the player. Bargen said he was not terribly concerned with the lack of commit ments. “We’ve got good players coming back,” he said. 0