4 B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN SPORTS BASEBALL MONDAY, MAY 8, 2006 Texas dominates Kansas in series BY SHAWN SHROYER sshroyer@kansan.com KANSAN SPORTWRITER Friday — Texas 7, Kansas 4 Drew Stubbs wasn't the hottest player in the Texas lineup when he stepped to the plate in the seventh inning on Friday. The outfielder was hitless in his last six at-bats. With one swing of the bat, his slump was broken — along with the 3-3 tie. Stubbs's RBI single scored Nick Peoples and put No. 7 Texas ahead 4-3. Texas added three more runs in the game, while Kansas managed just one more and lost 7-4. During the first four innings, it was hard to tell which team was the defending national champions, and which team was fighting to remain in the top half of the Big 12. Kansas gained a two-run lead in the first behind a trio of seniors. A single by Gus Milner knocked in teammates Ritchie Price and Matt Baty. In the meantime, senior right-hander Ricky Fairchild was cruising. Fairchild retired the first six batters he faced and kept the Longhorns off the scoreboard for the first four innings. The fifth inning would mark the beginning of the end for each team's starter. Texas right-hander Kyle McCulloch exited the game after being hit with a line drive with one out in the inning. Texas finally got to Fairchild in the bottom of the inning. A lead off walk by Kyle Russell and timely hitting that followed tied the game, 3-3. Fairchild lasted one out into the sixth inning. Neither starter figured in the decision. The bullpens made the difference in the game. Lefty Kyle Walker and righty Randy Boone came and shut down the Kansas offense, allowing just one run in 4.2 innings. Kansas junior righty Brendan McNamara and freshman righty Paul Smyth came in and surrendered four runs in 2.2 innings. Walker (3-1) notched the victory, McNamara (2-2) got the loss and Boone recorded his first save of the season. Saturday Texas 11 Kansas 4 Sean Land hadn't missed a Friday start since the first weekend of the season, but he found himself relegated to bullpen duty for the Texas series. He entered Saturday's game in relief of freshman pitcher Nick Czyz. With two outs and a run ner in scoring position in the fifth inning. Land ended the inning with a strikeout of Stubbsand then struck out the side in the sixth. Despite Land's efforts, the damage had already been done and more was on the way. After Texas put up four runs on Czyz, who lasted just 3.2 innings in his first career Big 12 start, the Longhorns posted seven more runs to win 11-4. "They're playing, like they're the No. 7 team in the country," Price said. "Their pitching has been fabulous." Control issues led to Czyz's downfall, particularly in the fourth inning. Czyz retired the first two batters of the inning, but then hit two consecutive batters. Texas first baseman Chance Wheeless came to the plate next and drove in both base runners with a double. Czyz came out after that and got the loss, dropping his record to 3-2. Riley Boening was on the hill for Texas and earned the victory to improve his record to 4-1. Boening shut Kansas out for six innings while striking out seven and allowing only three hits. "I thought he was very impressive," Kansas coach Ritch Price said of Bouning. "He's got a very good fastball, obviously, and he continues to improve his command. He's a very special young man." Freshmen Andy Marks and Paul Smyth pitched the eighth inning and gave up two earned runs apiece, plus two unearned runs allowed by Smyth destroyed any hope the Jayhawks had of tying up the series. - Edited by Lindsey Gold MLB Yankees manager gets 1,000th career victory ARLINGTON, Texas — Joe Torre got his 1,000th victory as manager of the Yankees, with Hidei Matsui hitting a three-run homer in an 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday that stretched New York's winning streak to a season-high five games. Torre, who took over for the 1966 season, has a 1,000-645 record with New York, trailing only Joe McCarthy (1,460), Casey Stengel (1,149) and Miller Huguels (1,067). Chien-Ming Wang (2-1) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings for New York. Robinson Tejeda (1-1) allowed six runs and six hits in three-plus innings. The Rangers have lost their last eight games against the Yankees. The Associated Press Baseball CONTINUED FROM 1B Quick moved the inning along smoothly at first, coaxing the team's first two outs with no harm done. But down to their last out, the Longhorns went on a tear, sending 11 batters to the plate in the bottom of the fourth. Texas followed a Drew Stubbs triple with three consecutive doubles, split up by junior right-hander Brendan McNamara's replacement of Quick. Although McNamara shut out the Longhorns for his 2.1 innings of work, the damage had already been done. Quick was responsible for 10 runs in his shortest outing of the season. His defense pulled less than its weight behind him, as only five of Texas' 11 runs were earned. The rest were because of four Kansas errors, which tied a season high. The Jayhawks will take on Missouri State this Wednesday and continue their break from Big 12 play, and will play host to Quick moved the inning along smoothly at first, coaxing the team's first two outs with no harm done. But down to their last out, the Longhorns went on a tear, sending 11 batters to the plate in the bottom of the fourth. Bradley and Northern Colorado next weekend. Game Notes: Sophomore second baseman Ryne Price entered the game in the bottom of the fifth. He played two innings at second before being lifted for Matt Berner. Price is still not in the batting order while he recovers from his April 14 wrist surgery. Senior closer Don Czyz threw for 1.1 innings to end the game. It was his first appearance since Kansas defeated Oklahoma 7-5 on April 30. - Edited by Lindsey Gold Senior shortstop Ritchie Price catches a throw and sends Texas freshman Preston Clark back to the dugout Sunday in Austin, Texas. The game was called in the eighth inning because of the Big 12 run rule. Kansas lost 11-1. Joe Buglewicz/ UNIVERSITY DAILY TEXAN Kansas 1 (33-21, 10-14 Big 12) Player AB R H RBI Drock Simpson, dh 4 1 1 1 Ritchie price, ss 4 4 1 1 Matt Baty, cf 2 0 1 Gus Milner, rf 3 0 0 Jarred Schweitzer, 2b/1b 2 0 1 Ross Kelling, ph/1b 1 1 0 John Allman, ll 3 0 1 Erik Morrison, 3b 3 0 1 Preston Land, 1b 2 1 0 Matt Berner, ph/2b 1 0 0 Dylan Parzyk, c 1 0 0 Justin Elirid, ph 1 0 0 Buck Aferin, c 1 0 0 Kodkiq Quick, p 0 0 0 Totals 28 1 5 BOXSCORI Texas 11 (36-15, 19-4 Big 12) Player AB R H RBI Nick Peppers, 3b 4 2 2 Chance Wheless, 1b 5 1 1 Drew Stubbs, cf 4 3 2 Carson Kainer, lf 4 1 2 Hunter Harris, dh 3 1 1 Bradley Suttle, 2b 4 0 2 Kyle Russell, rf 2 1 0 Preston Clark, c 2 1 0 Chais Fuller, ss 3 1 0 Adrian Alaniz, p 0 0 0 Totals 31 11 10 8 Win: Alaniz (8-2) Loss: Quick (8-4) Source: kvathletics.com CUT IT OUT! Campus coupons coming soon to a Kansan near you We are pro-women