KANSAN.COM THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2010 / SPORTS
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Lineup change in final game not successful
BY ANDREW HAMMOND
ahammond@kansan.com
The Jayhawks were down just a run after the first inning against Texas Tech Sunday. But while Texas Tech put up runs at breakneck speed, the Jayhawk offense stalled. The Red Raiders scored 21 runs in the victory
If the first two games of the
series were any indication, Kansas' offense was bound for another slugfest. In Saturday's contest the offense kept up with the Red Raiders, but with fly ball outs and ground outs littering Hoglund Ballpark, the Jayhawks struggled to play catch up.
"We had our opportunities and we had our chances, we just didn't capitalize."
Casey Lytle and Jimmy Waters rose to the occasion for the layhawks in the first two games of the series but didn't record a hit in the series' finale.
After the slow start, the Jayhawks started to pick up the offense in the bottom of the sixth inning. Macias hit a grand slam to cap the inning, putting the Jayhawks back in the game. Texas Tech kept pace, though, and kept scoring runs.
"We had our opportunities and we had our chances,we just didn't capitalize,"Macias said.
In the first two games of the
BRANDON MACIAS shortstop
Texas Tech series,
Coach Ritch Price's lineup change produced runs from start to finish.
Sunday's finale saw not only a slow start by the Kansas offense but missed opportunities. Six runners were left on base.
"I'm pleased with the comeback today, but we, strungled
with pitching early on in the game and that's what got us in the hole early." Price said.
Edited by Drew Anderson
Junior outfielder Brian Heere makes a leaping attempt at a fly ball against the wall in center field. The Jayhawks stranded six base runners in the 21-10 lose to Texas Tech Sundav.
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Junior outfielder Jimmy Waters rifles the ball to third to try and throw a Texas Tech runner out after tagging up. Kansas lost the game 21-10.
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Senior second baseman Roby Price tries to put down a tag on a Texas Tech runner Sunday. The Red Raiders took two of the three games in the series against the Jayhawks.
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