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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2015
PAGE 9A
Kansas baseball falls in Arkansas-Pine Bluff game
WESLEY DOTSON
@WesleyDee23
In its first-ever meeting with the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions, the Kansas baseball team was defeated Wednesday night, 6-5.
Senior Connor McKay got the scoring started for the Jayhawks in the bottom of the first inning when a wild pitch by Arkansas-Pine Bluff starter Ciji Ramos allowed him to trot in from third base.
Freshman pitcher Brandon Johnson struggled with his command in the top of the second inning for the Jayhawks. He hit the first two batters he faced and walked third baseman Josh Cassidy to load the bases with no outs.
The next batter, Vladimir Gomez, smacked a single back up the middle that brought in two runners to give the Golden Lions a 2-1 lead.
Left-fielder Jerimiah Figueroa would then hit a double down the left-field line to tack on another run for the Golden Lions.
That double would end the night early for Johnson. He worked a relatively strong first inning, but finished with five earned runs, two hits and two walks in 1+ innings.
"He just struggled with his command," coach Ritch Price said after the loss. "He hit the first two guys to start the inning, and then he walked a guy to load the bases...they only got two hits, and they put
up five runs, so that's obviously a huge, crooked number."
The Jayhawks' offense struggled to find any type of way to produce runs after the bottom of the first, but that would begin to change in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the bases loaded, freshman Matt McLaughlin drew a walk, which forced in senior Dakota Smith.
Junior Steve Goldstein then hit a sacrifice fly that would score junior Michael Tinsley and make it 5-3, Golden Lions.
Ramos had solid control of his pitches after the wild pitch that allowed McKay to score, but was relieved of his duties after the walk from McLaughlin. He finished with five and
In its final meet of the regular season, the Kansas track and field team will host five teams Saturday at Rock Chalk Park for the Rock Chalk Classic. It is Kansas' second home meet this outdoor season.
Kansas will host Kansas State, Wichita State, Oral Roberts. Air Force and UMKC.
Jayhawk athletes will also prepare for the Big 12 Outdoor Championships on May 15-17. Coach Stanley Redwine said there are athletics fighting for a spot on the Big 12 squad, as well as athletes running in different events to tune up for the Big 12 meet.
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Track and field to host last regular-season meet
"The things that will help [athletes] compete the most
during postseason competition or championship season competition are the things that the coaches are preparing the athletes to do," Redwine said. "And sometimes that may mean doing their same event and gaining more confidence in that event. So it's kind of different for each individual."
Kansas will take 32 athletes each from the men's and women's teams to the conference meet for a total of 64 athletes competing in Ames, Iowa.
The run was the first earned run allowed by any of the seven Jayhawk relievers, and
At both the Rock Chalk Classic and the Big 12 Championships, athletes will look to qualify for the NCAA West Preliminary on May 28-30. The NCAA takes the top 96 athletes in the East and West regions, with 48 qualifying
In the top of the seventh inning, Golden Lion Rashawn Tillman scored on a single from Gabe Munoz to give the Golden Bears a 6-3 lead.
Athletes who do not qualify for either the Big 12 meet or the NCAA Preliminary will end their season Saturday. Redwine said the next step is going back to base work and preparing for the 2015-16 season.
from each region. The final day to qualify is May 17.
it was charged to freshman Ryan Jackson.
"When anyone's season ends, we evaluate their strengths, we evaluate their weaknesses and start working from there," Redwine said. "I believe the wider the base, the higher the peak. So with that in mind, we go back to doing some things that will help those athletes." As for Saturday, the events
"Our bullpen did a good job," Price said. "Some guys came in and inherited some runners and found a way to get out of it without giving up a run, and that gave us a chance."
one-thirds innings pitched, allowing five hits and two earned runs in his fifth start of the season.
As for Saturday, the events will begin at 11 a.m. and wrap up around 5 p.m.
Smith would get the Jayhawks who run back in the bottom of the seventh with
Edited by Callie Byrnes and Andrew Collins
his RBI single to left field that McKay scored on, making the score 6-4. Golden Lions.
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Kansas was unable to capitalize on its seventh inning threat when sophomore Joven Afenir grounded into a double play with the bases loaded to end the frame.
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