Kansas Sweeps Texas Tech
By: David Collier/TTU Release
Updated: April 13, 2008
Kansas scored all five of its
runs on home runs including two, two-run blasts in the sixth that broke open a
1-1 game and handed the Jayhawks a series sweep over Texas Tech with a 5-2 win
on Sunday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark.
The Red Raiders would get their
leadoff hitter on base in each of the first four innings but timely hitting
would once again falter as Tech would plate no runners in the opening
frames.
Following two straight scoreless
innings on the mound for Tech starter Chad Bettis, Kansas would get on the board
first off a Jimmy Waters solo home run to right-center field to leadoff the
third inning.
Bettis would settle down quickly,
however, keeping the Jayhawks scoreless over the next three innings. Bettis
finished the game going 4/13 innings allowing three runs on four
hits.
After walks to both Willie Rueda and
Roger Kieschnick, Doug Thennis would tie the game with an RBI single through the
left side to score Rueda. The Red Raiders would leave two runners on-base,
however, as James Leverton flew out to right field to end the
inning.
Tech would get runners on first and
second base again in the seventh inning, but Chris Hall would ground out to
third base to end the inning. The Jayhawks would also get two runners on in the
bottom half of the inning, but Stewart would induce a groundball and fly out to
get out of the jam.
Thennis would provide another RBI in
the eighth inning, scoring Kieschnick on a double to left field. The rally
attempt would be short-lived as Leverton would fly out and Monk Kreder would
ground to shortstop to end the inning.
Bettis earned the loss, dropping the
true freshman to 3-3 on the season. Paul Smyth earned the win in relief, moving
him to 2-3 this year.
The Red Raiders return to the diamond
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