Aaron Lindberg/Journal-World PhotoOne batter into the game, Texas Tech should have known it was in for a rough night Friday at Hoglund Ballpark.
Tech leadoff hitter Jon Slack fouled off a Jeff Davis pitch, and the ball hit on-deck hitter Kevin Jordan in the stomach.
Jordan was all right and played the whole the game, but Texas Tech had more pain to suffer through in a 14-3 drubbing by the Jayhawks.
Four players finished with three or more hits for Kansas (16-15 overall, 3-10 Big 12) in the team’s most lopsided conference victory since a 13-1 romp over Missouri in 1998.
“I thought offensively we were impressive,” KU coach Bobby Randall said. “I kept feeling like we were ready to break out. (Thursday) we had a practice where we hit the ball like we did in the fall. I hope we can continue it. Obviously, they had some guys who weren’t on tonight, but we did hit the ball hard.”
Davis kept the Red Raiders from hitting the ball for extra bases, giving up nine hits eight of which were singles and struck out five in a complete-game victory.
The only extra-base hit by a Red Raider was Travis McElroy’s solo homer to dead center leading off the third inning and tying the game at 1. It was also the only earned run allowed by Davis (5-1).
Texas Tech (25-16, 8-11) added two more runs in the inning to take a 3-1 lead, but KU answered in the bottom half of the inning with five runs of its own.
Kevin Wheeler, Casey Spanish and Brandon Shepard all picked up RBIs in the inning as the Jayhawks sent nine batters to the plate.
With a 6-1 lead, Davis settled down and allowed two baserunners in just one of the final six innings.
“He had such a big lead and he kept pitching,” Randall said. “He wouldn’t let them score. They’re a good hitting ballclub and he threw zeros after the second inning. It was a magnificent ballgame by Jeff.”
Davis gave credit to the Kansas offense and early lead for his outing.
“It seems like the hardest thing is getting through those first two or three innings,” he said, “and once I do that it feels like I get in the rhythm of the game, find my focus and start throwing well. At times it makes it easier, but sometimes you start guiding the ball in there and if you have a big enough lead you start just tossing the ball. But I felt like I really tried to focus getting after them and attacking.”
Kansas added four more runs in the fourth on a double by Ryan Baty, a run-scoring single by Ryan Klocksien and a two-run single by Cole Armstrong.
Armstrong, a freshman catcher, was 4-for-5 with four RBI. His other four-hit game of the season came in a 22-5 loss to Oral Roberts.
“It didn’t really mean anything to me,” he said of his first four-hit game. “It’s a lot nicer to come out when we beat a good team like Tech and have a good day. I feel a lot better about myself.”
The Jayhawks finished their scoring with an RBI double by Wheeler in the sixth and three runs in the eighth on a two-run double by Spanish and a run-scoring double by Armstrong en route to their largest victory ever over the Red Raiders.
The second game of the series is scheduled for 2 p.m. today.
“We’ve just got to come back tomorrow and play good baseball,” said Randall, whose team has won three straight. “The series is not over by any stretch of the imagination. They’re a good team and we have a lot of work to do.”
Sunday’s finale has been moved to noon at Hoglund Ballpark to accommodate Texas Tech’s travel schedule.
Aaron Lindberg/Journal-World PhotoOne batter into the game, Texas Tech should have known it was in for a rough night Friday at Hoglund Ballpark.
Tech leadoff hitter Jon Slack fouled off a Jeff Davis pitch, and the ball hit on-deck hitter Kevin Jordan in the stomach.
Jordan was all right and played the whole the game, but Texas Tech had more pain to suffer through in a 14-3 drubbing by the Jayhawks.
Four players finished with three or more hits for Kansas (16-15 overall, 3-10 Big 12) in the team’s most lopsided conference victory since a 13-1 romp over Missouri in 1998.
“I thought offensively we were impressive,” KU coach Bobby Randall said. “I kept feeling like we were ready to break out. (Thursday) we had a practice where we hit the ball like we did in the fall. I hope we can continue it. Obviously, they had some guys who weren’t on tonight, but we did hit the ball hard.”
Davis kept the Red Raiders from hitting the ball for extra bases, giving up nine hits eight of which were singles and struck out five in a complete-game victory.
The only extra-base hit by a Red Raider was Travis McElroy’s solo homer to dead center leading off the third inning and tying the game at 1. It was also the only earned run allowed by Davis (5-1).
Texas Tech (25-16, 8-11) added two more runs in the inning to take a 3-1 lead, but KU answered in the bottom half of the inning with five runs of its own.
Kevin Wheeler, Casey Spanish and Brandon Shepard all picked up RBIs in the inning as the Jayhawks sent nine batters to the plate.
With a 6-1 lead, Davis settled down and allowed two baserunners in just one of the final six innings.
“He had such a big lead and he kept pitching,” Randall said. “He wouldn’t let them score. They’re a good hitting ballclub and he threw zeros after the second inning. It was a magnificent ballgame by Jeff.”
Davis gave credit to the Kansas offense and early lead for his outing.
“It seems like the hardest thing is getting through those first two or three innings,” he said, “and once I do that it feels like I get in the rhythm of the game, find my focus and start throwing well. At times it makes it easier, but sometimes you start guiding the ball in there and if you have a big enough lead you start just tossing the ball. But I felt like I really tried to focus getting after them and attacking.”
Kansas added four more runs in the fourth on a double by Ryan Baty, a run-scoring single by Ryan Klocksien and a two-run single by Cole Armstrong.
Armstrong, a freshman catcher, was 4-for-5 with four RBI. His other four-hit game of the season came in a 22-5 loss to Oral Roberts.
“It didn’t really mean anything to me,” he said of his first four-hit game. “It’s a lot nicer to come out when we beat a good team like Tech and have a good day. I feel a lot better about myself.”
The Jayhawks finished their scoring with an RBI double by Wheeler in the sixth and three runs in the eighth on a two-run double by Spanish and a run-scoring double by Armstrong en route to their largest victory ever over the Red Raiders.
The second game of the series is scheduled for 2 p.m. today.
“We’ve just got to come back tomorrow and play good baseball,” said Randall, whose team has won three straight. “The series is not over by any stretch of the imagination. They’re a good team and we have a lot of work to do.”
Sunday’s finale has been moved to noon at Hoglund Ballpark to accommodate Texas Tech’s travel schedule.
Aaron Lindberg/Journal-World PhotoOne batter into the game, Texas Tech should have known it was in for a rough night Friday at Hoglund Ballpark.
Tech leadoff hitter Jon Slack fouled off a Jeff Davis pitch, and the ball hit on-deck hitter Kevin Jordan in the stomach.
Jordan was all right and played the whole the game, but Texas Tech had more pain to suffer through in a 14-3 drubbing by the Jayhawks.
Four players finished with three or more hits for Kansas (16-15 overall, 3-10 Big 12) in the team’s most lopsided conference victory since a 13-1 romp over Missouri in 1998.
“I thought offensively we were impressive,” KU coach Bobby Randall said. “I kept feeling like we were ready to break out. (Thursday) we had a practice where we hit the ball like we did in the fall. I hope we can continue it. Obviously, they had some guys who weren’t on tonight, but we did hit the ball hard.”
Davis kept the Red Raiders from hitting the ball for extra bases, giving up nine hits eight of which were singles and struck out five in a complete-game victory.
The only extra-base hit by a Red Raider was Travis McElroy’s solo homer to dead center leading off the third inning and tying the game at 1. It was also the only earned run allowed by Davis (5-1).
Texas Tech (25-16, 8-11) added two more runs in the inning to take a 3-1 lead, but KU answered in the bottom half of the inning with five runs of its own.
Kevin Wheeler, Casey Spanish and Brandon Shepard all picked up RBIs in the inning as the Jayhawks sent nine batters to the plate.
With a 6-1 lead, Davis settled down and allowed two baserunners in just one of the final six innings.
“He had such a big lead and he kept pitching,” Randall said. “He wouldn’t let them score. They’re a good hitting ballclub and he threw zeros after the second inning. It was a magnificent ballgame by Jeff.”
Davis gave credit to the Kansas offense and early lead for his outing.
“It seems like the hardest thing is getting through those first two or three innings,” he said, “and once I do that it feels like I get in the rhythm of the game, find my focus and start throwing well. At times it makes it easier, but sometimes you start guiding the ball in there and if you have a big enough lead you start just tossing the ball. But I felt like I really tried to focus getting after them and attacking.”
Kansas added four more runs in the fourth on a double by Ryan Baty, a run-scoring single by Ryan Klocksien and a two-run single by Cole Armstrong.
Armstrong, a freshman catcher, was 4-for-5 with four RBI. His other four-hit game of the season came in a 22-5 loss to Oral Roberts.
“It didn’t really mean anything to me,” he said of his first four-hit game. “It’s a lot nicer to come out when we beat a good team like Tech and have a good day. I feel a lot better about myself.”
The Jayhawks finished their scoring with an RBI double by Wheeler in the sixth and three runs in the eighth on a two-run double by Spanish and a run-scoring double by Armstrong en route to their largest victory ever over the Red Raiders.
The second game of the series is scheduled for 2 p.m. today.
“We’ve just got to come back tomorrow and play good baseball,” said Randall, whose team has won three straight. “The series is not over by any stretch of the imagination. They’re a good team and we have a lot of work to do.”
Sunday’s finale has been moved to noon at Hoglund Ballpark to accommodate Texas Tech’s travel schedule.
Aaron Lindberg/Journal-World PhotoOne batter into the game, Texas Tech should have known it was in for a rough night Friday at Hoglund Ballpark.
Tech leadoff hitter Jon Slack fouled off a Jeff Davis pitch, and the ball hit on-deck hitter Kevin Jordan in the stomach.
Jordan was all right and played the whole the game, but Texas Tech had more pain to suffer through in a 14-3 drubbing by the Jayhawks.
Four players finished with three or more hits for Kansas (16-15 overall, 3-10 Big 12) in the team’s most lopsided conference victory since a 13-1 romp over Missouri in 1998.
“I thought offensively we were impressive,” KU coach Bobby Randall said. “I kept feeling like we were ready to break out. (Thursday) we had a practice where we hit the ball like we did in the fall. I hope we can continue it. Obviously, they had some guys who weren’t on tonight, but we did hit the ball hard.”
Davis kept the Red Raiders from hitting the ball for extra bases, giving up nine hits eight of which were singles and struck out five in a complete-game victory.
The only extra-base hit by a Red Raider was Travis McElroy’s solo homer to dead center leading off the third inning and tying the game at 1. It was also the only earned run allowed by Davis (5-1).
Texas Tech (25-16, 8-11) added two more runs in the inning to take a 3-1 lead, but KU answered in the bottom half of the inning with five runs of its own.
Kevin Wheeler, Casey Spanish and Brandon Shepard all picked up RBIs in the inning as the Jayhawks sent nine batters to the plate.
With a 6-1 lead, Davis settled down and allowed two baserunners in just one of the final six innings.
“He had such a big lead and he kept pitching,” Randall said. “He wouldn’t let them score. They’re a good hitting ballclub and he threw zeros after the second inning. It was a magnificent ballgame by Jeff.”
Davis gave credit to the Kansas offense and early lead for his outing.
“It seems like the hardest thing is getting through those first two or three innings,” he said, “and once I do that it feels like I get in the rhythm of the game, find my focus and start throwing well. At times it makes it easier, but sometimes you start guiding the ball in there and if you have a big enough lead you start just tossing the ball. But I felt like I really tried to focus getting after them and attacking.”
Kansas added four more runs in the fourth on a double by Ryan Baty, a run-scoring single by Ryan Klocksien and a two-run single by Cole Armstrong.
Armstrong, a freshman catcher, was 4-for-5 with four RBI. His other four-hit game of the season came in a 22-5 loss to Oral Roberts.
“It didn’t really mean anything to me,” he said of his first four-hit game. “It’s a lot nicer to come out when we beat a good team like Tech and have a good day. I feel a lot better about myself.”
The Jayhawks finished their scoring with an RBI double by Wheeler in the sixth and three runs in the eighth on a two-run double by Spanish and a run-scoring double by Armstrong en route to their largest victory ever over the Red Raiders.
The second game of the series is scheduled for 2 p.m. today.
“We’ve just got to come back tomorrow and play good baseball,” said Randall, whose team has won three straight. “The series is not over by any stretch of the imagination. They’re a good team and we have a lot of work to do.”
Sunday’s finale has been moved to noon at Hoglund Ballpark to accommodate Texas Tech’s travel schedule.
