Samford University
28-22
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Kansas
23-27
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 0 |
| Samford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Baseball Topped by Kansas
5.12.23 | Baseball
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With the loss, Samford drops to 28-22 overall while Kansas improves to 23-27.
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Lucas Steele led the Bulldogs at the plate with two hits, two runs scored, and a run driven in. The freshman utility man slugged his 12th home run of the season in the setback.
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Josh Rodriguez also knocked a pair of hits, including a two-run home run in the fourth inning. Garrett Staton added a hit and a run for the Bulldogs.
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Jayden Davis knocked a base hit in his first at-bat in inning number one to extend his program-record hitting streak to 33 games.
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Brody Westbrooks (3-3) took the loss. The junior righthander gave up six runs over four innings while striking out one and walking none.
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Trey Sanders struck out three batters over three innings of relief while Heath Clevenger tossed 1.1 scoreless innings.Â
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Kansas kick-started the scoring action with a two-run homer by Janson Reeder in the first inning, but the Bulldogs responded by plating a pair in the bottom half. Anderson grounded into a 6-3 double play to bring in the first run while a solo shot by Steele tied the game at two.
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The Jayhawks added four more runs in the top of the second, with solo shots by Collier Cranford and Kodey Shojinga and a two-run blast by Chase Jans accounting for the damage done.Â
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Rodriguez cut the Bulldogs' deficit in half with a two-run bomb, his seventh homer of the season, in the bottom of the fourth. The Jayhawks promptly responded by scoring a pair of runs in the top of the fifth, courtesy of RBI singles from Jake English and Cranford.
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Kansas added four runs on five hits in the top of the eighth, with two-run home runs by Michael Brooks and Cole Elvis providing for the scoring action.
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The Bulldogs and Jayhawks will play the third and final game of their series on Saturday, May 12 at noon (CST) from Joe Lee Griffin Field.Â
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cashero, Hunter (3-1)
L: Westbrooks, Brody (3-3)
S: Bradford, Ethan (2)
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Batting:
2B: Jans, Chase 1 ; Shojinaga, Kodey 1 ; Koszewski, Mike 1 ; Cranford, Collier 1
HR: Jans, Chase 1 ; Reeder, Janson 1 ; Shojinaga, Kodey 1 ; Brooks, Michael 1 ; Elvis, Cole 1 ; Cranford, Collier 1
RBI: Jans, Chase 2 ; Reeder, Janson 2 ; Shojinaga, Kodey 1 ; Brooks, Michael 2 ; Elvis, Cole 2 ; English, Jake 1 ; Cranford, Collier 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Kline, Jackson 1 ; Jans, Chase 2 ; Reeder, Janson 1 ; Shojinaga, Kodey 3 ; Brooks, Michael 1 ; Koszewski, Mike 1 ; Elvis, Cole 2 ; Cranford, Collier 1
SB: Jans, Chase 1
Batting:
2B: Staton, Garrett 1
HR: Steele, Lucas 1 ; Rodriguez, Josh 1
RBI: Steele, Lucas 1 ; Rodriguez, Josh 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Staton, Garrett 1 ; Steele, Lucas 2 ; Rodriguez, Josh 1
HBP: Staton, Garrett 1 ; Davis, Jayden 1
