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BASEBALL RECAP
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Red Raiders secure two wins against Jayhawks
Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Junior outfielder Brian Heere makes a diving catch in centerfield Sunday at Hoglund Ballpark against Texas Tech. The Jayhawks lost 21-10 making it their worst loss in Big 12 play this season.
Barring a few moments, it was a rough weekend to be a pitcher at Hoglund Ballpark.
After junior T.J. Walz silenced the Red Raiders in a 10-2 Jayhawk victory on Friday, the Red Raiders spent the rest of the weekend proving why they're one of the top hitting clubs in the Big 12.
Kansas (25-16-1, 6-8-1) was downed in the final two games of the series, dropping game two 11-8 before suffering a 21-10 thumping at the hands of Texas Tech.
The Red Raiders' offensive outburst came at the expense of the Jayhawks' pitching staff, which had been sound for nearly two weeks.
"Their offense was really good today, and you've just got to tip your cap to them," junior third baseman Tony Thompson said after Sunday's defeat.
In Friday's opener, it was the Jayhawks — not the Red Raiders — that looked like one of the top offenses in the conference. Kansas pounded out 13 hits, including six in its six-run first inning, and rolled to a 10-2 victory against Texas Tech.
Walz handled the top-hitting club in the Big 12 with ease, pitching the first seven and 1/3 innings, holding the Red Raiders to two runs on seven hits while striking out seven.
But aside from Walz, Kansas' pitching staff was powerless to stop Texas Tech's offensive onslaught.
The Jayhawks jumped out to a 6-2 lead in game two, but saw it quickly disappear as the Red Raiders exploded for a six-run seventh inning.
Even after Kansas answered via a two-
run home run from junior third baseman Tony Thompson, the bullpen again failed to hold the lead, as Texas Tech struck for three more runs in the eighth to pull away 11-8.
In the series finale, it got uglier even faster for Kansas' pitching staff. The Jayhawks were still pitching to contact, only more balls found grassy patches in the outfield than fielder's gloves.
Texas Tech took a commanding lead early, pounding freshman Tanner Poppe
for eight runs on eight hits in one and 2/3 innings, including seven doubles in a seven run second inning.
Even as the Jayhawks cut the lead to 15-10, their bullpen still couldn't keep the Red Raiders off the scoreboard. After the last outs were recorded, the final damage on the scoreboard showed 21 runs and 24 hits for Texas Tech, who coasted to the 21-10 victory.
Ben Ward
2010 Kansas Baseball Schedule & Results as of Monday, April 26
| Date | Opponent | Site | Time | 3/20 | Saint Louis | St. Louis | L, 8-5 | 4/21 | Missouri | Kansas City, Mo. | W, 1-0 |
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| 2/22 | Eastern Michigan | Minneapolis | L, 3-1 | 3/23 | Creighton | Lawrence | W, 5-4 | 4/23 | Texas Tech | Lawrence | W, 10-2 |
| 2/22 | Eastern Michigan | Minneapolis | W, 9-5 | 3/24 | Baker | Lawrence | W, 16-10 | 4/24 | Texas Tech | Lawrence | L, 11-8 |
| 2/26 | Sacramento State | Peoria, Ariz. | W, 4-3 | 3/26 | Baylor | Waco, Texas | W, 9-8 | 4/25 | Texas Tech | Lawrence | L, 21-10 |
| 2/27 | Gonzaga | Peoria, Ariz. | W, 9-5 | 3/27 | Baylor | Waco, Texas | L, 9-8 | 4/27 | Wichita State | Wichita | Played on Tuesday |
| 2/27 | Sacramento State | Peoria, Ariz. | W, 10-4 | 3/28 | Baylor | Waco, Texas | W, 12-6 | 4/30 | Oklahoma State | Stillwater, Okla. | 6:30 p.m. |
| 3/2 | Arkansas | Fayetteville, Ark. | L, 15-3 | 3/30 | Arkansas-Little Rock | Lawrence | W, 9-8 | 5/1 | Oklahoma State | Stillwater, Okla. | 2 p.m. |
| 3/5 | Iowa | Lawrence | W, 8-1 | 3/31 | Missouri State | Lawrence | W, 7-6 | 5/2 | Oklahoma State | Stillwater, Okla. | 1 p.m. |
| 3/5 | Iowa | Lawrence | L, 5-3 | 4/1 | Texas A&M | Lawrence | W, 9-5 | 5/7 | Missouri | Lawrence | 7 p.m. |
| 3/6 | Iowa | Lawrence | W, 8-4 | 4/2 | Texas A&M | Lawrence | L, 6-4 | 5/8 | Missouri | Lawrence | 6 p.m. |
| 3/7 | Iowa | Lawrence | W, 15-7 | 4/3 | Texas A&M | Lawrence | T, 8-8 | 5/9 | Missouri | Lawrence | 1 p.m. |
| 3/9 | St. Mary (Kan.) | Lawrence | W, 10-0 | 4/7 | Creighton | Omaha, Neb. | W, 5-4 | 5/14 | Kansas State | Lawrence | 7 p.m. |
| 3/10 | Tabor | Lawrence | W, 15-0 | 4/9 | Texas | Austin, Texas | L, 3-2 | 5/15 | Kansas State | Manhattan | 6:30 p.m. |
| 3/12 | LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | W, 11-9 | 4/10 | Texas | Austin, Texas | L, 3-1 | 5/16 | Kansas State | Manhattan | 2 p.m. |
| 3/13 | LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | L, 4-2 | 4/11 | Texas | Austin, Texas | L, 4-10 | 5/18 | Arkansas-Little Rock | Little Rock, Ark. | 6 p.m. |
| 3/14 | LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | W, 8-4 | 4/13 | Missouri State | Springfield, Mo. | W, 6-4 | 5/21 | Oklahoma | Lawrence | 7 p.m. |
| 3/16 | Tulane | New Orleans | L, 1-0 | 4/16 | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | L, 11-7 | 5/22 | Oklahoma | Lawrence | 6 p.m. |
| 3/17 | Tulane | New Orleans | L, 5-3 | 4/17 | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | W, 7-4 | 5/23 | Oklahoma | Lawrence | 1 p.m. |
| 3/20 | Saint Louis | St. Louis | L, 12-8 | 4/18 | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | W, 6-1 | | | | |
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE WAVE APRIL 28,2010
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