KU baseball falls to Tech, 9-3

By Staff Reports     Mar 29, 2015

? A big early deficit proved too much for Kansas University to overcome, and the Jayhawks’ Big 12 baseball winning streak came to an abrupt end Saturday.

Texas Tech jumped to a six-run lead after two innings and coasted to a 9-3 victory at Rip Griffin Park, ending KU’s conference win streak at 10 games.

The Red Raiders (17-10 overall, 2-3 Big 12) scored seven runs — all earned — off 10 hits over five innings off KU starter Blake Weiman (0-4).

“We wanted him to pitch on the road in an environment like Tuesday night (at Missouri State) to get him ready for today,” KU coach Ritch Price said. “He looked like a freshman today. He got two outs and then got behind in the count, and they put up four runs with two down. I was pleased he went five innings, putting up a couple of zeroes. I think it was really important for his own personal growth.”

Kansas (10-16, 1-1) collected 11 hits, but just one for extra bases.

“When you get down 6-0, you can’t use your short game,” Price said. “You have to let your guys hit the baseball to try to dig yourself out of that hole.”

The teams will conclude their series with a single game at 1 p.m. today.

Kansas 000 100 101 — 3 11 0

Texas Tech 420 100 20x — 9 12 2

W — Cameron Smith, 3-2. L — Blake Weiman, 0-4.

2B — Joven Afenir, KU; Stephen Smith, Tyler Nelsony, Tim Proudfoot, Quinn Carpenter, TT. HR — Bryant Burleson, TT.

KU highlights — Blair Beck 2-for-3, R; Matt McLaughlin 2-for-3, R; Afenir 2-for-4; Jacob Boylayn 1-for-1, R.

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