⚾️ Big Offensive Day Pushes Kansas Past Air Force 19-4

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas continued its scorching hitting Tuesday because the Jayhawks beat the Air Drive Falcons 19-4 at Hoglund Ballpark. The Jayhawks have scored no less than 18 runs in back-to-back video games for the primary time since 2007.

Each Jayhawk starter had a success and RBI on Tuesday evening. Redshirt sophomore Michael Brooks had a team-high 4 hits, whereas Tyler Gerety, Sam Hunt and Mike Koszewski every had three hits. KU had 19 hits as a crew, with the 4 combining for 13 of these hits. Brooks and Koszewski every had 4 RBIs and Gerety added three himself.

Kansas (18-18, 5-7 Huge 12) trailed 2-0 early within the recreation, however the Jayhawks went on to attain the following 12 runs. Within the second inning, a wild pitch and an RBI bunt single from Koszewski evened the sport at 2-2. Brooks hit an RBI single within the third inning to provide Kansas a 3-2 lead it might by no means relinquish.

4 runs got here into rating within the fourth inning for the Jayhawks. Again-to-back-to-back run-scoring hits with two outs by Janson Reeder, Gerety and Hunt pushed the Jayhawks result in 7-2. Reeder hit an RBI double, Gerety had a two-run double and Hunt notched an RBI single.

One other run scored within the fifth on an RBI single by Cole Elvis and 4 runs scored within the sixth on a pair of infield singles and two sacrifice flies. Kansas had a 12-2 benefit after six innings.

Air Drive (16-22, 9-9 Mountain West) added a run within the seventh inning on an RBI single, however Kansas got here again instantly with a solution. The Jayhawks tallied three runs within the backside of the seventh on an RBI single by Gerety, an RBI double from Brooks and an RBI groundout from Koszewski to make the rating 15-3.

Kansas added 4 extra runs within the backside of the eighth on two bases-loaded walks and a 2-run single by Koszewski. Air Drive added a run within the prime of the ninth on a sacrifice fly to make the rating 19-4.

Sophomore Gavin Brasosky made his first profession begin and earned the win after tossing 4 innings and permitting two runs on 5 hits. Ethan Bradford, Stone Evers and Toby Haarer mixed to throw the ultimate 5 innings of reduction.

PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Gavin Brasosky (1-1)
Closing line: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 2 SO
Loss: Ben Weber (1-1)
Closing line: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 2 SO

QUOTABLE
“It was enjoyable to see the fellows carry out. I believed we had been particularly good with two outs and two strikes and I couldn’t be happier for Gerety and Hunt. These guys have been grinding away and possibly haven’t gotten the at-bats that they want, however they only caught to it. They’re nice crew guys and they’re staff. It’s actually enjoyable to see when that truly pays off like that.” – Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald

“Actually the entire crew hit the ball effectively. All of us stayed in our zone as we speak and it actually paid off.” – Sophomore Tyler Gerety

NOTES
• Kansas has scored no less than 18 runs in back-to-back video games for the primary time since March 6-7, 2007 vs. Tabor/vs. Baker (42 runs complete). The Jayhawks have scored 37 runs within the final two video games.
• Eleven of Kansas’ 19 runs scored with two outs.
• Each starter had a success and RBI on Tuesday.
• Gerety had profession highs of three hits, three RBIs, 5 runs and two walks. He completed 3-for-4 on the evening.
• Brooks recorded a career-high 4 hits and tied his profession highs of 4 RBIs and three runs scored.
• Hunt posted a season-high three runs and a season-high-tying three hits.
• Koszewski tallied a career-high 4 RBIs and matched his profession excessive of three hits.
• Elvis prolonged his hitting streak to 13 video games.

UP NEXT
Kansas performs recreation two of the collection in opposition to Air Drive on Wednesday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT.