THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2013
KANSAN
PAGE 7B
negan, So.
Jantzen Witte e runs, runs
TCU has also ohomore cen-
however, TCU access at the lly with Big 12
strikeouts so
0 while Trevor
Vousoughian
our, our JRE
KANSAS 11. JACKSON STATE 0
MEN'S BASEBALL REWIND
Jayhawks beat Tigers in fourth shutout of the season
TREVOR GRAFF
tgraff@kansan.com
Senior first baseman Alex DeLeon set the offensive tone early with a first inning home run to straight away left-center field in the Jayhawks' 11-0 victory over Jackson State on Wednesday.
DeLeon's two-run home run snuck over the wall, bewildering fans and umpires alike after Jackson State centerfielder Charles Tillery made the jump and attempted the steal at the wall. Tillery returned to the turf of Hoglund Ballpark with a wrist injury appearing to have the ball in hand.
"I hit it well," Delon said.
"Honestly, we were all confused."
The umpire didn't know what to call, I didn't know what happened
and coach was just yelling at me to stay on second. Finally they called it a home run. That felt great at that point."
KELSEY WEAVER/KANSAN
Freshman Infleider Tommy Mirabelli takes a pitch to the head during a game against Jackson State University at home on March 13, 2013, where they won 11-0. Mirabelli had one run.
The first inning fireworks weren't finished after DeLeon's
team with a .462 batting average, a .517 on-base percentage and is second on the team, behind senior Jordan Dreiling's nine, with eight stolen bases.
since you get rolling and seeing teammates hitting the ball well,you just get rolling."
Sutter's offensive game has come a long way since his freshmen year. Suter went through a stretch of his Freshman season going 0-for-30 at the plate.
home run. Sophomore outfielder Michael Suiter reached base on a two-out double to extend his recent hitting-streak to 11 games. The Big 12 conference named Suiter its Phillips 66 Player of the Week last week after he batted .571 and stole seven bases in the Niagara series last week.
"Every time he hits a flair somewhere, it's falling," coach Ritch Price said. "He gets three seeing eye base hits again today, so I guess when you're hot, you’re hot. I'm thrilled with Suiter's development as a player."
Suiter is currently leading the
"He really turned his season around in the month of May last year," Price said. "You could see the development taking place, and it's carried over to this year. He's playing at a really high level."
MICHAEL SUITEI Sophomore outfiel
Suter finished the day 3-for-4 at the plate scoring one run with 2 RBIs.
DeLeon and the Jayhawks never looked back after the quick start, DeLeon batted in a.
third run in the third inning on an RBI-single that scored senior third baseman Jordan Dreiling.
Solid pitching held the score at 3-0 until Kansas' offense found a new level of plate discipline putting together their biggest inning of the season in the fifth. The layhawks scored eight runs on four walks and
three hits against the struggling Jackson State pitching staff.
Kansas pitchers felt managed to get on much the same roll, pitching the fourth shutout of the season and tying their total number of
"It just shows how huge momentum is in this game," Suiter said. "Once you get rolling and seeing teammates hitting the ball well, you just get rolling."
shutouts from last season.
"It was great to see Poppe back out there throwing well," DeLeon said. "We have three great starters on the weekend. Tanner hasn't been pitching in the midweek games, but it's great to see him back in this rotation."
Senior Tanner Poppe pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits with two strikouts and
one walk.
"After missing two straight starts with a sore shoulder, to look up there and see him hitting the radar gun at 91-93, I felt really good about his performance," Price said. "Obviously, it showed that he's completely healthy and over the inflammation."
The Jayhawks bullpen kept the shutout intact in the remaining innings, moving the Jayhawks to 11-5 this year.
Kansas travels to Fort Worth, Texas to take on a three game series starting March 15 at Lupton Stadium.
Edited by Kyle Crane
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 FINAL
KU 2 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 X 11
JSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Freshman infielder Marcus Wheeler positions himself directly under a high ball while playing Jackson State University at home on March 13, 2013, where they won 11-0. Wheeler has a 250 batting average.
15.
KELSEY WEAVER/KANSAN
Sophomore outfielder Michael Suter joins towards second base during a game against Jackson State University at home on March 13, 2013, where they won 11-0. Suter had one run.
KELSEY WEAVER/KANSAN
944 Massachusetts Street
785. 832.822
FIXING ALL:
SMARTPHONES, IPADS, &
IPODS. We handle any Mac
or PC problems. We have
a variety of color conversions
for all Apple products.
3010 Four Wheel Dr. (Suite 3) Lawrence, KS | 785-840-4870
dreams can come true. now open until 3am