THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013
PAGE 78
BASEBALL
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PITCHING
Tanner Poppe takes the mound for the Jayhawks in his normal midweek start. Poppe is 1-2 on the season with a 5.23 ERA, 17 strikeouts and 11 walks in 20 2/3 innings pitched. The Kansas bullpen is firing on all cylinders with Jordan Piche' collecting his sixth save and Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors against Oklahoma State. Kansas sophomore middle receiver Drew Morovick pitched a four-inning save against Iowa.
HITTING
The Jayhawks have relied on the short game lately with the Sac Bunt being prominent feature at the plate. Kansas logged 12 hits in its last appearance, with an 8-3 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes in Iowa City, Iowa. Michael Sutter continues to hit at a high level with a season batting average of 395, 15 RBIs and 19 stolen bases. The Jayhawks are focused on scoring early and often, something they've done in beating Oklahoma State and Iowa.
FIELDING
Kansas middle infielders senior third baseman Jordan Dreiling and senior shortstop Kevin Kuntz are turning double plays as well as anyone in the Big 12 lately and the Jayhawks committed one error in Iowa. The outfield is also playing at a high level with Michael Suiter picking up his sixth outfield assist over the weekend. Expect the Jayhawks to start several young players against Missouri Valley College.
PITCHING
HITTING
The Vikings have logged a team batting average of .223 in their 12 games this season. The team from Marshall, Mo., has scored 51 runs on the season. Sophomore catcher Anthony Corona leads the team with a .328 batting average in 58 plate appearances, Corona has collected 19 hits and three RBIs on the season.
Missouri pitching has collected a 6.14 ERA on the season. Senior pitcher Brandon Cooper leads the rotation for the Vikings. Cooper has a 1-6 record and 4.61 ERA in 41 innings pitched this season. Expect several Viking pitchers to make an appearance under the lights of Hoglund Ballpark.
Viking fielders are working at a 93-percent rate on the season with 39 errors committed on the season. Against the Jayhawks, they can expect some pressure from the short game as Kansas has ramps up its focus on moving runners with buns. Shortstop Devin Burnworth leads the team with 39 assists.
FIELDING
Trevor Graff
Hoglund Ballpark, 5:00 PM
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