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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
BASEBALL
BASEBALL REWIND
Kansas
7
North Dakota
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Runs
Kuntz
Hits
Kuntz 2
Marasco
RBIs
4
Elgie 4
Kevin Kuntz SS 2 2 1 0 3
Ka'iana Eldredge 2B 3 1 1 0 2
Tucker Tharp RF 5 1 1 0 0
Zac Elgie 3B 3 1 1 4 0
Michael Suiter LF 4 1 2 1 0
Jake Marasco 1B 5 1 4 0 0
Dakota Smith CF 3 0 0 0 0
Alex DeLeon C 1 0 1 0 1
James Stanfield PH-C 2 0 1 1 0
Jordan Dreiling DH 4 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 6 6
NORTH DAKOTA
Player AB R H RBI BB
Padraic Getchell CF 5 0 0 0 0
Tyler Follis SS 4 1 1 0 0
Kris Kwak 2B 4 0 0 0 0
Jeff Campbell 1B 4 1 1 0 0
Mark Bearmon DH 3 1 1 0 1
Kyle Bollander 3B 2 1 1 0 0
Zack Trygstad C 4 0 0 0 0
Seth Means LF 4 0 2 3 0
Riley Beck RF 4 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 6 3 1
SCORE BY INNINGS
Runs Hits Errors Kansas 7 12 1 North Dakota 4 6 1
Freshman pitchers have talent and promise
MAX LUSH
mlush@kansan.com
The only thing stopping Robert Kahana (1-0, 1.88 ERA) at Höglund Ballpark on Tuesday was a pitch count.
Kahana pitched 3.1 innings Saturday against Louisiana Lafayette, and Kansas coaches wanted to limit him to three innings Tuesday. Coach Ritch Price also wanted to save Kahan's arm for Friday's doubleheader against Stony Brook.
But Kahana was too efficient for pitching coach Ryan Graves and coach Price to take him out after only three innings. Kahana needed only 46 pitches to get through four innings of work against North Dakota — four innings of perfect work. The Jayhawks defeated the Fighting
Sioux, 7-4.
"I really wanted to go back in the fifth," Kahana said. "My arm felt good, but Graves said I have to get ready for the weekend, so I can come out the pen in the double-header."
Kahana, a freshman righthander, faced 12 batters and sent each of them back to the visitor's dugout. He also struck out four batters in the process. He was credited with the win because his limited outing, determined before the game, kept him from pitching into the fifth innning.
"We're trying to use him as a swing guy," Price said. "We want to use him out of the bullpen on weekends and to start him mid-week. He's a really special freshman, as you could see today."
Colin Toalson, another fresh-
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Associate coach Ryan Graves, freshman pitcher Colin Tolson and junior catcher Alex DeLon discuss their next play on the pitcher's mound.
line-drive single up the middle to first baseman Jeff Campbell.
man pitcher, relieved Kahana in the fifth inning. Toallson lost the perfect game on his first pitch, a
"By the time Toalson leaves here, he'll be one of the best pitchers on the staff."
"Toalson got knocked around a little bit, and I still like what he brings to the table," Price said. "He just didn't finish hitters.
When he got two strikes, he hung a lot of balls that he probably got away with in high school."
"By the time Toalson leaves here, he'll be one of the best pitchers on the staff," Jakubov said.
Toalson hit the game after a leadoff hit in the sixth and was replaced by senior Jordan Jakubov.
In one-plus innings of work,
Toalson was hit hard for four runs
three earned on four hits
and a walk. Toalson struck out
two of the eight batters he faced.
The bullpen picked up the freshman and took over where Kahana left off. Jakubov was impressive in his three innings of
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Junior infielder Jordan Dreiling bunts the ball during Tuesday's game against North Dakota. Kansas won, 7-4.
JORDAN JACOBUV Senior pitcher
said, "He's one of the greatest kids I've ever coached in my 34-year career"
"To have two Tommy John surgeries and to fight the adversity he's gone through, I'm just thrilled that he's being successful and being rewarded for how hard he's worked." Price
Tanner Poppe came on in the ninth inning to earn the save, retiring three batters he faced with two strikeouts. Poppe redeemed himself after a rough outing of giving up two runs on four hits in Sunday's loss to Gonzaga.
Another freshman pitcher, Drew Morovick (1-0, 5.40), will take the mound today for Kansas against North Dakota freshman Ben Clark (0-0, 3.86) at 3 p.m. at Hoglund Ballpark.
work out of the bullpen. He struck out six of the 14 batters he faced and allowed only two hits.
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Sophomore right fielder Tucker Tharp reaches the base before his opponent can tag him out. Kansas will take the field against North Dakota again today, at 3 p.m.
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Player IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP ERA
Kevin Auth 4.0 9 7 7 4 4 20 24 86 11.77
Brett DeGagne 3.0 1 0 0 2 2 10 14 46 3.38
Andrew Thome 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 5 5 18 9.72
NORTH DAKOTA
Player IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP ERA
Robert Kahana 4.0 0 0 0 0 4 12 12 46 1.88
Colin Toalson 1.0 4 4 3 1 2 7 8 25 18.00
Jordan Jakubov 3.0 2 0 0 0 6 12 14 53 0.00
Tanner Poppe 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 14 4.32