⚾️ Kansas Earns Series Win Against Baylor with 11-6 Victory

LAWRENCE, Kan. – For a second straight day, the Kansas offense had a giant day on the plate en path to a 13-6 win towards the Baylor Bears on Saturday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark. Kansas earned the collection win behind robust performances from freshman Kodey Shojinaga who had 4 hits for a second straight day and senior Cal switch Cole Elvis who had three extra-base hits, together with a house run within the win.

Kansas jumped out to a 2-0 lead for the second straight day within the first inning. Freshmen Jackson Kline and Kodey Shojinaga each singled to steer off the underside of the primary. Senior Cal switch Cole Elvis got here up subsequent and hit a ball of the batter’s eye in heart subject for an RBI double. Junior Cowley Group School switch Janson Reeder adopted that with a sacrifice fly to present the Jayhawks a 2-0 lead.

Baylor (9-18, 2-6 Huge 12) took its first lead of the collection within the third inning when the Bears scored three runs. After a leadoff stroll, Kobe Andrade hit an RBI triple to attain the primary run. Andrade scored on an RBI groundout earlier than Hunter Teplanszky hit a solo homer to take a 3-2 lead.

After scoring seven runs within the fourth inning on Friday, the Jayhawks scored 4 within the fourth on Saturday. With two outs, Shojinaga hit a 2-run double to attain Kline and Michael Brooks. Elvis adopted Shojinaga and hit a 2-run homer out to heart subject to place the Jayhawks forward 7-3. Kansas wouldn’t relinquish that lead the remainder of the way in which.

The Bears did lower the deficit to 7-4 within the prime of the fifth on an RBI single by Teplanszky. Nevertheless, KU received that run again within the backside of the sixth on an RBI single from sophomore Chase Jans. That made the rating 8-4.

The Jayhawks added three extra runs within the seventh inning on an error, sacrifice fly from Kline and an RBI single by Reeder. Baylor received two of these runs again within the prime of the eighth, however the Bears gave them proper again with two bases loaded walks within the backside of the eighth. Kansas held a 13-6 lead heading into the ninth the place junior Stone Hewlett struck out the facet.

Junior Minnesota switch Sam Eire began and gave Kansas 5 robust innings. He allowed 4 runs on 4 hits, whereas strolling three and hanging out two. Junior and Doane College switch Thaniel Trumper mixed with Hewlett for 4 innings of aid.

PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Sam Eire (3-3)
Closing line: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 2 SO
Loss: Cam Caley (0-4)
Closing line: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 2 SO

QUOTABLE
“I’m pleased with how our guys competed. Once you compete at a excessive degree you give your self a chance to have nice issues occur. Profitable a collection is a giant deal, but it surely’s like each different sport, now now we have a brand new one to prepare for. I’m pleased with the blokes and pleased with their focus. I assumed now we have been very targeted the previous couple of video games and I’m pleased with how they’ve gone about it.” – Coach Dan Fitzgerald

NOTES
• Kansas is 4-0 at Hoglund Ballpark this season.
• Kansas scored 10+ runs in consecutive video games for the primary time this season and first since April 10-12, 2022. The final time Kansas had at the very least 10 runs in back-to-back convention video games was April 25-30, 2010 vs. Texas Tech/at Oklahoma State. The final time Kansas did it in consecutive Huge 12 video games at dwelling was Could 2-3, 2008 vs. Oklahoma.
• Saturday’s attendance of 1,547 was the most important attendance at Hoglund Ballpark since April 13, 2019 vs. Oklahoma State (1,557).
• Kansas tallied 14 hits marking the primary time this season with double-digit hits in back-to-back video games. The final time Kansas had 10+ hits in consecutive video games was April 26-Could 1, 2022 (5 video games).
• The 13 runs scored by Kansas have been its second highest run whole of the season.
• Shojinaga matched his profession excessive with 4 hits, which he set on Friday night time. The final Kansas participant to have back-to-back 4-hit video games was Maui Ahuna on March 19-20, 2021 vs. Creighton. Shojinaga completed 4-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and a career-high 4 runs scored.
• Jans prolonged his on-base streak to 21 video games, which is the longest of the sophomore’s profession and the longest by a Jayhawk this season. He completed 1-for-3 with an RBI and two walks.
• Elvis linked on his third dwelling run of the season. He completed 3-for-4 with two doubles, a house run, a season-high 4 RBIs, one run scored and two walks. His 9 multi-hit video games lead the staff.
• Reeder completed with three RBIs and has a team-high seven multi-RBI video games this season.
• Brooks had two hits, two walks and three runs scored. He has a success in seven of his final eight video games.

UP NEXT
Kansas (11-14, 2-3 Huge 12) will wrap up the collection on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. CT towards Baylor. The Jayhawks shall be vying for his or her first collection sweep of the season.

Sunday is World Autism Consciousness Day and Kansas shall be making a sensory-inclusive setting for the competition. Stadium quantity shall be silenced at 12:45 p.m. and can progressively improve by inning all through the sport. Sensory toys shall be out there in the course of the sport on the advertising desk whereas provides final and the Jayhawks shall be sporting particular uniforms for the sport.