LITTLE ROCK, ARK. ? Kansas University’s baseball team split a pair of games with Arkansas-Little Rock on a frigid Saturday afternoon.
In 28-degree weather, the Jayhawks rallied from a four-run deficit and escaped with a 7-4, 10-inning victory in the first game. Matt Tribble’s two-run triple in the sixth and solo home run in the ninth, paired with Kevin Wheeler’s two-run bomb in the tenth, made the difference for KU.
Tribble, a junior, went 4-for-5 with three runs and three RBIs in the first game. Brandon Johnson worked five-plus scoreless relief innings for the win, allowing three hits.
The Jayhawks couldn’t overcome UALR pitcher Brad Cherry in the second game despite jumping to a 4-1 lead in the third. UALR scored four runs in the fifth off KU pitcher Josh Duran and escaped with a 5-4 victory.
KU left fielder Casey Spanish had two hits and two RBIs in the loss.
The series will end with a 1 p.m. game today.
