Omaha’s Mike Boeve hit a two-out, two-run home run in the ninth inning on a windy Tuesday night to lift the Mavericks to an 11-10 win against Kansas at Hoglund Ballpark to snap a three-game winning streak for the Jayhawks. Sophomore shortstop Maui Ahuna went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs in the game to up his Big 12 Conference best batting average to .453.
A quick, low-scoring game in the conference opener on Friday night at O’Brate Stadium went in favor of No. 4 Oklahoma State as the Cowboys defeated Kansas 4-2. Oklahoma State All-American right-handed pitcher Justin Campbell threw a complete game.
On a brisk afternoon, the Kansas Jayhawks beat the Michigan State Spartans 13-7 in the final game of the First Pitch Invitational at Fluor Field. Kansas scored 10 runs over the final four innings to seal the game.
The final leg of an 11-day, eight-game road trip will wrap up this weekend when the Kansas Jayhawks play Western Carolina, Cincinnati and Michigan State in the First Pitch Invitational at Fluor Field. The Jayhawks are 3-2 through the first five games of the trip.