Grand Prairie, Texas ? Junior right fielder Connor McKay and senior center fielder Tucker Tharp homered as Kansas University’s baseball team posted its ninth straight victory, 11-5 over Houston Baptist on Friday.
KU 11, Houston Baptist 5
H. Baptist 000 020 300 — 5 13 4
Kansas 060 200 12x — 11 14 0
W — Wes Benjamin (2-0). L — Taylor Wright (2-1).
2B — Thomas Clay, C.J. Jarvis, Bradley Brown, HB; Justin Protacio, KU. 3B — Dakota Smith, KU. HR — Bradley Brown, HB; Connor McKay, Tucker Tharp, KU.
KU highlights — Dakota Smith 3-for-5, Tucker Tharp 2-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs.
