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MONDAY, MAY 9. 2005
6A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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the Longhorns. Junior center fielder Matt Baty lifted a fly ball that Texas sophomore left fielder Carson Kainer lost in the sun. That twist of fate led to two more runs for the Jayhawks, giving them a 4-1 lead that they would not relinquish.
Land earned his fifth victory of the season, and Texas sophomore right-hander Kyle McCullock took the loss. Junior closer Don Czyz earned the save.
"I felt the better than I've ever felt in my whole life," Land said. "I had a little extra juice on my fusball, and I just felt awesome."
Land thanked the Kansas offense for its clutch hitting.
"It was huge," Land said of the run support. "It gives you so much confidence on the mound when you've got a lead."
Saturday's game was a pitcher's duel all the way through. Senior Mike Zagurski turned in one of his best outings of the season as he shut down Texas hitters in 7 1/3 innings of work. He allowed just one unearned run and struck out six Longhorns en route to a 2-1 Jayhawk victory.
He needed every ounce of that effort, however, as Texas sophomore Randy Boone was nearly as impressive. Boone gave up two runs in 7/13 innings but ended up on the short end, taking the loss.
After Texas grabbed an early lead, Kansas responded behind one of the usual suspects. With two out in the fourth inning, Schweitzer hit his second homer in as many games and evened the score, 1-1. That hit broke the Kansas hitting streak record.
In the sixth, freshman third baseman Erik Morrison broke the deadlock with a RBI single, scoring senior catcher Sean Richardson.
The Jayhawks would have to wait until Sunday morning, however, to finish the job. Thunderstorms halted the proceedings in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the game was picked up at 11 a.m. yesterday. Czyz closed out the Longhorns, once play resumed, for his 10th save of the season and second of the weekend. He was aided by a spectacular catch in center field by Baty that saved at least one
runs in the ninth inning.
"That's one of the best catches I've seen with the game on the line." Price said.
Czzy was not surprised that the ball ended in Baty's glove.
Zagurski was thrilled with his dominating performance.
the "bull" that "I had a feeling in my chest that he was going to catch that ball." Czyz said. "It was kind of a sigh of relief when he did catch it."
"I felt great." Zagurski said. "I was able to get a lot of first-pitch strikes and keep them off balance. I don't think they were as comfortable as they would have liked."
After a half-hour break, Texas looked determined to salvage the final game of the series. They opened the scoring in the first inning on a home run by senior shortstop Seth Johnston. They held a 2-0 lead in the second when Morrison drove in two runs with a single and tied the game.
Texas regained the lead, 4-2,
only to see the Jayhawks fight
back one more time in the fifth
inning. Richardson and
Schweitzer set the table with a
walk and a single, respectively.
For Schweitzer, it extended the
hitting streak to 23 games.
Senior designated hitter Andy
Scholl brought both men home
with a double to left-center field.
That was the last time Kansas would be close. Texas exploded for six runs in the sixth inning and blew the game wide open, eventually winning 16-5 in eight innings because of the Big 12's travel day run rule. Eight of nine Longhorn batters had at least one hit in the game.
Senior reliever Clayton Stewart got the win and improved his record to 9-0 this season. Freshman Tyson Corley took the loss in relief of Quick and fell to 1-1.
Despite the final game, Price was excited for his team and the program.
program.
"It was a disappointing way to end the weekend, but our goal was to win the weekend." Price said. "I was really pleased with competitive we were."
He said the pitching was a big part of the success against a team like Texas.
"Sean Land was good Friday night, and he allowed us to get to Quick and then close with Czyz." Price said. "Mike Zagurski was absolutely fabulous. Today, Kodiak Quick's tied when he leaves the ball game after helping us win Friday night."
Photos by Rylan Howe/KANSAN
Photos by Ryan Howe, KAANJAN Above: Junior left fielder A.J. Van Slyke falls to try and catch a fly ball during the series finale against Texas. Right: Junior shortstop Ritchie Price throws to first base to complete a double play during the game yesterday. The Jayhawks lost the game 16-5 but won the series 2-1.
Kansas moved up three spots in the conference standings during the weekend and is tied for sixth place with Texas Tech. With only six games remaining on the league schedule, the Jayhawks have put themselves in position to make the conference tournament.
"I think we needed to win two out of three to get that to happen." Price said. "It puts us in the position to control our own destiny."
Baty said the Jayhawks were hitting their stride at the right time.
"I'm feeling really good about where we're at right now," Baty said. "We're playing our best baseball right now, and this is when you want to play your best baseball."
Kansas will get back on the field Wednesday night in Springfield, Mo., against Southwest Missouri State. The game is a make-up of a previous rainout. The Bears won the only other meeting between the two teams earlier this year in Lawrence.
—Edited by Laura Francoviglia
KANSAS 5, TEXAS 2
Texas (39-11) AB R B H RBI
Nick Peoplels, rf 4 1 1 0
Drew Stubbs, cf 3 0 1 0
Sath Johnston, ss 4 0 1 1
Will Crouch, dh 4 0 0 0
Taylor Teagarden, c 4 0 0 0
Carson Kainer, lf 3 0 0 0
Chance Wheeless, 1b 3 0 1 0
David Maroul, 3b 2 1 0 0
Robby Hudson, 2b 2 0 1 0
Totals 29 2 5 1
KANSAS 2, TEXAS 1
Kansas (32-21) AB R H RBI
Matt Baty, cf 4 1 2 0
Ritchie Price, ss 4 0 2 0
A.J. Van Slyke, if 4 0 0
Gus Milner, mf 3 0 1 1
Sean Richardson, c 4 1 1 1
Jared Schweitzer, 1b 4 1 2 1
Andy Scholl, dh 4 0 0 0
Ryne Price, 2b 2 1 0 0
Erik Morrison, 3b 3 1 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 3
- HR: Richardson, Schweitzer
Score by inning R H E
UT 000 101 000 2 5 8
KU 010 300 10× 5 8 1
Win: Sean Land (5-4)
Loss: Kyle McCullough (9-3)
Save: Don Czyz (9)
Source: Kansas Athletics Department
| Texas (38-11) | AB | R | H | RBI |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Nick Peoples, rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Drew Stubbs, cf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Seth Johnston, ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Crouch, dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor Teagarden, c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Kainer, lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chance Wheless, 1b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| David Marcul, 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robby Hudson, 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
**A:** None
Kansas (33-21) AB R H RBI
Matt Baty, cf 3 0 1 0
Ritchie Price, ss 2 0 0 0
A.J. Van Sykle, ff 3 0 1 0
Gus Milner, ff 4 0 0 0
Sean Richardson, c 4 1 1 0
Jared Schweizer, 1b 4 1 1 1
Andy Scholl, dh 4 0 2 0
Ryne Price, 2b 2 0 0 0
Erik Morison, 3b 3 0 2 1
Totals 29 2 8 2
Score by inning R H E
UT 001 000 000 1 6 0
KU 020 020 10 2 8 2
HR: Schweitzer
TEXAS 16, KANSAS 5
Source: Kansas Athletics Department
Win: Mike Zagurski (6-4)
Loss: Randy Boone (5-4)
Save: Don Czyz (10)
Texas (39-11) AB R H RR1
Robby Hudson, 2b 6 1 4
Drew Stubs, 6b 6 2 3 2
Seth Johnston, ss 5 3 3 2
Chance Wheeless, 1b 3 1 0 0
Will Crouch, 4 1 1 2
David Marcou, 3b 4 2 2 1
Taylor Teagarden, 3 3 2 2
Calvin Beamon, rf 2 3 1 1
Nick Peoples, lf 4 1 1 1
77 16 14 15
- HR: Johnston, Maroul
Kansas (33-22) AB R H RBI
Matt Baty, cf 4 0 2 0
Mike Dudley, ph 1 0 1 0
Ritchie Price, ss 4 0 1 0
Jake Kaularch, ph 1 0 0
A.J. Van Slyke, If 4 0 1 0
Brock Simpson, ph 1 0 0
Gua Milfer, rf 4 0 0 0
Sean Richardson, c 2 3 2 0
Jared Swelitzer, 1b 3 2 1 0
Andy Scholl, ch 2 0 1 2
Rye Price, 2b 3 0 0 0
Erik Morrison, 3b 3 0 1 2
Travis Dunlap, ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 11 5
Score by inning R H E
KSU 110 026 15 16 14 0
KU 020 020 10 5 11 1
Win: Clayton Stewart (9-0)
Win: Clayton Stewart (9-0)
Loss: Tyson Corley (1-1)
Tyson L. Cox (12)
Loss: Tyson Coney
Save: J.B. Cox (12)
Source: Kansas Athletics Department
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