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In early March, the KU baseball team defeated Wichita State 8-0. On Wednesday, the Jayhawks looked for a season sweep of the Shockers.
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Wichita — Kansas University sophomore Tony Thompson hit his team-leading 15th home run and collected four RBIs, five different Kansas players collected two hits, and No. 23 Kansas beat Wichita State, 8-3, on Wednesday night at Eck Stadium
The victory earned KU baseball a season-series sweep of the Shockers for the first time since 2000. The Jayhawks improved to 34-16 overall, while Wichita State fell to 24-24.
Thompson’s 15th homer of the season, a two-out two-run shot to right field, gave KU the lead in the sixth. His 66th RBIs this season lead the Big 12 and are the fourth-most by a Kansas player in team history.
KU’s Lee Ridenhour earned his fifth victory of the season. Ridenhour went 51⁄3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits with a walk and two strikeouts.
Kansas relievers Travis Blankenship, Brett Bollman and Colton Murray held the Shockers scoreless over the final 22⁄3 innings.
The Jayhawks will travel to Missouri on Friday.
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Comments
mvjayhawk (anonymous) says...
will Ridenhour be able to pitch against Moo this weekend? I hope so, because he's pretty darn good. there's still an outside shot to win the "border showdown" series....
Go Jayhawks!
May 7, 2009 at 7:13 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
OPJayhawk (anonymous) says...
I hope so too (Ridenhour). I am lovin' this team. rock chalk!
May 7, 2009 at 8:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
sevenyearhawk (anonymous) says...
w00t!!!
Bring on the Tigers ...
May 7, 2009 at 9:18 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
truehawk93 (anonymous) says...
This team is for real...I'm totally impressed and hope they make a run in the CWS.
Rock Chalk
May 7, 2009 at 12:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
OKHAWK (anonymous) says...
need the hawks to win a sub, regional before we start to talk about any cws run. love seeing the hawks play some good ball, keep it up...
okhawk...
May 7, 2009 at 3:33 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
and_one (anonymous) says...
hey all ya'all - newbie here on the baseball message boards, follow KU hoops and football. Wife is KU grad, I'm now KU big-time (or horny)
Where can I find Big 12 Baseball detailed info - standings, etc. I went to the Big 12 website, but it's painfull... thx
May 7, 2009 at 5:41 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
JC (anonymous) says...
There are several good places to get good KU and Big-12 baseball news.
Rock Chalk Talk has been covering KU baseball for three years. rockchalktalk.com
Big-12 Hardball is a newer site that covers the whole conference. Big12Hardball.com
And the KU baseball homepage is always full of good information.
May 8, 2009 at 8:59 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )