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NATHAN FORDYCE
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Kansas amends inconsistent season with tournament success
But then came time for the Big 12 tournament. And even as the rain poured, causing the tournament to be delayed a day, the Jayhawks remained optimistic that they could potentially turn things around.
"Once you get to Oklahoma City, you have one last chance to make a run," coach Ritch Price said.
And that what happened. As the No. 6 seed in the Big 12 tournament, the Jayhawks knew they were going to face a tough slate in pool play, which included No. 14 Oklahoma State, a tough West Virginia team and TCU,
which had a devastating pitching staff.
The Jayhawks began their run by defeating West Virginia 7-2, then knocking off Oklahoma State.
The Kansas bats didn't seem to care; the Jayhawks kept manufacturing runs. The pitchers came through, too, as they tossed their ninth shutout of the season in a 4-0 victory that advanced Kansas play Oklahoma in the Championship.
"Losing six in a row, mentally, it's very tough," senior shortstop Kevin Kuntz said. "We hadn't played in a week because of finals week, and I don't think the guys panicked. I think they were just games to get us back into a flow of pretty much playing again. I think that was huge going into the tournament. I feel that we
Being 2-0 in pool play and need-
ing a win to advance to the Big 12
Championship, the Jayhawks set their
sights on a pitching staff that was in
the top-10 in team ERA.
were better prepared going into it"
in the championship game, the Sooners jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and defeated the Jayhawks 7-2, winning the program's fifth tournament crown.
"The part that was disappointing for us was to give up three runs in the first," Price said. "To get down three-nothing in the first innning, that's a huge hole to die out of that early"
After the loss to Oklahoma, the Jayhawks had to wait and see if they would hear their name called for the opportunity to play in the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.
Kansas' name was never called. Kuntz said it was hard to take in, especially because they defeated teams that were selected.
"We beat Oklahoma State three out of four times, so we had their number," Kuntz said. "To hear their name get called for the tournament and not us, it kind of sucks making it to the
"Our league is going to be better," Price said, "which means we have to get better in order to stay where we were at in order to have a chance we had this year."
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