⚾️ Kansas Falls to No. 24 Oklahoma State in Series Finale

LAWRENCE, Kan. – The No. 24-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys topped Kansas 8-3 on Sunday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark to finish a three-game sweep. Sophomore Luke Leto and senior Cole Elvis each hit dwelling runs.

Kansas scored the primary run of the sport for the second time this weekend. Within the second inning, Leto hit a solo dwelling run over the middle discipline wall. The homer gave Kansas a 1-0 lead.

Oklahoma State (28-13, 11-7) took the lead within the third inning and by no means regarded again. After a stroll and hit by pitch to begin the inning, a sacrifice bunt put runners at second and third with one out. Roc Riggio then hit a two-run single to place the Cowboys forward. They added a 3rd run on an RBI groundout to make it 3-1.

After OSU scored yet one more run on an RBI groundout within the fourth, the Cowboys tacked on three extra within the fifth. An RBI single, RBI double and sacrifice fly prolonged the Oklahoma State benefit to 7-1. Yet one more run within the seventh made the rating 8-1.

Within the ninth, Kansas obtained a pair of runs on a two-run homer by Elvis. The house run was his eleventh of the season and Elvis has now homered in 4 straight video games. He’s the primary Jayhawk with a homer in 4 straight video games since at the very least 2003. The homer ended the scoring at 8-3.

The Jayhawks had alternatives offensively on Sunday afternoon, however they had been unable to capitalize. KU left 9 runners on base over the primary 5 innings, together with seven within the first three frames.

Junior Ethan Bradford began for Kansas and suffered the loss to fall to 2-4 on the season. He allowed three runs on three hits over three innings.

PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Bayden Root (4-1)
Closing line: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 SO
Loss: Ethan Bradford (2-4)
Closing line: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 1 SO

NOTES
• Elvis prolonged his hitting streak to 17 video games with a house run within the ninth inning. He has homered in four-straight video games for the primary time in his profession and is the primary Jayhawk with a homer in four-straight video games since at the very least 2003. The house run was his eleventh of the season, which is essentially the most on the staff.
• Brooks completed the day 2-for-5 with a double. He has a number of hits in 4 of his final 5 video games and prolonged his on-base streak to 11 video games.
• Leto hit his fifth dwelling run of the season.
• English prolonged his on-base streak to 16 video games.

UP NEXT
Kansas (19-21, 5-10 Large 12) hits the highway for a four-game journey, with one at Wichita State and three at Oklahoma. The Jayhawks will face Wichita State on Wednesday, April 26 at 6 p.m. CT earlier than persevering with on to Oklahoma for a three-game sequence set to start on Friday, April 28.