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MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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BASEBALL
Jayhawks fall to Cowboys
BEN FELDERSTEIN
sports@kansan.com
The Jayhawks had nothing to celebrate on their four-hour drive back from Stillwater, Okla., Sunday evening. Kansas traveled to Oklahoma State to play a three game conference series over the weekend.
Kansas came into the series with a 23-16 record and were 6-6 in conference play. The Jayhawks left Stillwater 23-19 with a 6-9 record conference.
The Jayhawks' bats were stymied in the series opener as they fell to the Cowboys 7-0. The Cowboys' Jon Perrin threw a complete game shutout, allowing only six hits and striking out nine Kansas batters.
Senior right-handed pitcher Jordan Piché had another rough outing on the mound, allowing six earned runs on 10 hits through six innings. Piché fell to 4-5 on the season and has a 6.34 ERA. The former closer has struggled in his three starts this season, allowing 17 runs in 17 innings pitched.
Sophomore first baseman Ryan Pidhaichuk had the only multi-hit game for the Jayhawks. Pidhaichuk is batting 2.77 on the season in 47 at bats.
Kansas saw a late lead slip away in the second game of the series as they gave up three runs in the bottom half of the eighth inning to lose 5-3. Freshman right-hander Stephen Villines suffered his first loss of the season thanks to a few untimely errors.
Junior third baseman Aaron Hernandez then a routine ground ball away, which put a
runner on second base. Cowboys' second baseman Tim Arakawa followed up with a two-run homerun to give the Cowboys the lead.
Junior right-handed pitcher Robert Kahana was efficient through 5.1 innings, but had to be taken out because of a high pitch count. Kahana up one run on six hits while striking one. Junior designated hitter Dakota Smith went 2-4 with a run scored in the losing effort.
The Cowboys completed the sweep Sunday afternoon with a 6-3 victory over the Jayhawks. Senior Frank Duncan had his worst start since the his first outing of the season, allowing six earned runs to score through seven innings of work.
Oklahoma State used four pitchers to defeat the Jayhawks with Blake Battenfield picking up his second win of the season. Battenfield went 3.1 innings strong allowing only one run on five hits.
Senior outfielder Tucker Tharp belted a two-run homerun in the top half of the second inning. This was Tharp's fifth home run of the season, putting him fifth amongst the Big 12 leaders.
The Jayhawks are now three games under 500 in conference play and have a lot of work to do if they want to find themselves in the Big 12 championship game again.
Kansas plays Missouri State in a mid-week contest Wednesday and will host Baylor at Hoglund Park this weekend.
Edited by Callan Reilly
Sporting KC midfielder Benny Feilhaber (10) and Montreal Impact midfielder Patrice Bernierhead the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., on Saturday.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sporting KC defeats Montreal Impact
SOCCER
NICK CHADBOURNE sports@kansan.com
Dom Dwyer netted two goals on Saturday night as Sporting Kansas City defeated Montreal Impact 4-0 at Sporting Park.
Dwyer scored twice in twelve minutes, extending a late 2-0 lead into a four score routing.
"They were having a hard time with [Dywer] tonight."
PETER VERMES Sporting coach
He found the net in the 74th and 86th minutes.
"Sorry, but he was a pain in the ass for their defenders," said Sporting coach Peter Vermes. "They were having a hard time with him [tonight]."
Montreal Impact opened the scoring with an own-goal in
the 30th minute. Sporting's Matt Besler, throwing-in from the left sideline near the Impact penalty box, employed his signature long throw toward the box, which was headed by Calum Mallace over his keeper's head and into the net. The faulty header was affected by a mid-air collision with Sporting's Aurélien Collin who was battling Mallace for the header.
Collin got his name on the scoresheet in the 71st minute with a low kick from outside the box, slotting it past Impact's goalkeeper Troy Perkins for a 2-0 lead. The lead set the stage for Dwyer to swipe a late brace in 12 minutes, putting the game out of reach for Montreal.
The win puts Sporting (3-1-2) into a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference. They resume play next weekend against New England Revolution (2-3-2), who played to a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Edited by Callan Reilly
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