Stanford, Calif. ? Kansas University’s baseball team fell behind by five runs against Stanford on Saturday and couldn’t complete a comeback in a 5-4 loss.
The Jayhawks (12-2) won their opener against the Cardinal, 4-2 in 13 innings, late Friday night. The teams close out the series at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Stanford 5, Kansas 4
Kansas 000 031 000 — 4 11 3
Stanford 113 000 00X — 5 9 3
W — John Hochstatter, 2-1. L — Robert Khana, 1-2. SV — Tyler Thome (2).
2B — Connor McCay, Kansas.
Kansas highlights — McCay 3-for-5, 3 RBI; Ka’iana Eldredge 2-for-4; Michael Suiter 2-for-4, 1 R; Dakota Smith 2-for-5; Justin Protacio RBI; Drew Morovick 3.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K; Dakota Smith 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K.
LATE FRIDAY: Kansas 4, Stanford 2, 13 innings
Kansas 000 000 020 000 2 — 4 8 2
Stanford 000 000 011 000 0 — 2 10 5
W — Jordan Piché, 2-0. L — Logan James, 0-1. Sv — Stephen Villines, 1
2B — Justin Protacio, Connor McKay, Tucker Tharp, Kansas; Danny Diekroeger, Alex Dunlap, Stanford. 3B — McKay, Kansas
Kansas highlights — Piché 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K; Villines 1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K; Protacio 2-for-7, R; McKay 2-for-7, R, 2 RBIs; Michael Suiter 1-for-3, 2 R, RBI.