Starkville, Miss. ? Kansas University’s baseball team managed a split in two games Saturday, topping Austin Peay, 11-4, before falling, 5-0, to Mississippi State in the nightcap of the NBC Classic.
KU’s record stands at 13-7 overall this season.
Sophomore Sean Land picked up the victory in the first game, throwing 62/3 innings and striking out four.
KU only mustered two hits off the Bulldogs in the nightcap — singles by Van Slyke and Gus Milner.
KU will play one more this weekend, taking on Mississippi at noon today, the conclusion of a four-game, three-day stretch.