SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.&nbsp;– Kansas women’s golf fell to No. 7 Texas, 4-1-0, in the Big 12 Match Play Tournament championship round Sunday at Kierland Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Jayhawks entered the Big 12 Match Play Tournament as the No. 7 seed, while Texas was the No. 1 seed in the nine-team field. KU finished pool play No. 1 and defeated No. 12 Baylor in the semifinals Saturday afternoon, winning the match in a tiebreaker. Texas defeated TCU, 3-2-0, to reach the title tilt.&nbsp;

Sunday’s title match was competitive throughout with three matches going down to the final hole. KU super senior Abby Glynn was the lone Jayhawk to win her match, 3&amp;1, over Texas’ Bentley Cotton.&nbsp;

“I know we are disappointed because we had a taste of what it would be like to win,” Kansas head coach Lindsay Kuhle said. “I am proud of them and how hard they are working and how badly they want to win for KU.”

On Friday, Kansas went 0-2-2 tying top-seeded Texas and No. 5 seed Oklahoma State before falling to No. 3 seed Iowa State and No. 6 seed Texas Tech by identical 3-2-0 scores.&nbsp;&nbsp;

“The first day we had the hardest draw with No. 7 Texas and No. 24 Oklahoma State and to tie those matches and get five points was a huge confidence boost for us,” Kuhle said. “That afternoon we lost to Iowa State and Texas Tech but we were still playing well.”&nbsp;&nbsp;

Kansas entered Saturday’s final round of pool play in eighth place with the Jayhawks having scored nine points in four matches on Friday. Then on Saturday morning, the Jayhawks dominated No. 8 seed Oklahoma 5-0-0 and defeated No. 9 seed Kansas State, 3-2-0.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Kansas’ eight points scored Saturday morning vaulted the Jayhawks up to the No. 1 seed heading into bracket play with 17.0 total points which was just ahead of TCU and Texas’ 16.5 points. Kansas’ 5-0 sweep of Oklahoma was the lone sweep in the three pool-play rounds of the Big 12 Match Play Tournament, an event that consisted of 27 head-to-head matches among the league schools.&nbsp;&nbsp;

“The turning point in the tournament was yesterday morning when we beat K-State and Oklahoma and got eight out of 10 points,” Kuhle said. “We’ve been fired up the entire spring season and after some good results here in Arizona, we’ve really come together more as a team, have bought in and are set on accomplishing some of the lofty goals we set last fall.”&nbsp;

In the semifinal match, down one heading to the final hole, KU sophomore Johanna Ebner edged Baylor’s Britta Snyder by one shot to tie her match and make the semifinal battle 2-2-1. Kansas won its two matches against Baylor by a total of 7 up compared to Baylor being 4 up in its two victories, advancing KU to the Big 12 Match Play Championship.&nbsp;

“The girls are excited to compete and they are confident and that showed against Baylor,” Kuhle said. “They fought really hard. Johanna was down and we knew we would win the tiebreaker if Johanna birdied the last hole. She hit a pitch to four feet and made a birdie putt to tie and we won the tiebreaker.”&nbsp;

Individually, Kansas graduate senior Esme Hamilton posted a 5-3-0 record at the Big 12 Match Play Tournament as she won all three of her matches on Saturday. Sophomore Lauren Clark also went 5-3-0 that included winning two of her three battles on Saturday. Sophomore Jordan Rothman won both of her Saturday morning matches and posted a 4-3-1 record, while Glynn went 4-3-1 including her win in the title battle. Ebner, 1-4-1, and freshman Anna Wallin, 0-2-0, split duties during the event.&nbsp;

“To get those three wins yesterday were really big for our program,” Kuhle said. “Today was really special because we were all really confident and playing for a championship and believed we could win.&nbsp;

&nbsp;“We proved that we can compete against some of the best teams in our conference who are some of the best teams in the country,” Kuhle said. “It was a great experience for the girls to feel pressure and how to handle that. I hope they use this for motivation for the next tournament, the Big 12 Championship.”&nbsp;

Kansas will next compete in the Big 12 Championship, April 21-23, at the Dallas Athletic Club, in Dallas.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://mcusercontent.com/3846a6408b9536a51afeabac1/images/0a3c1560-5fe6-4bff-94e9-6222b83722f0.jpeg" alt="KU Women's golf runner up at Big 12 Match Play Tourney - Via KU Sports&nbsp;" />
 <figcaption>KU Women's golf runner up at Big 12 Match Play Tourney - Via KU Sports&nbsp;</figcaption>
 </figure>SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.&nbsp;– Kansas women’s golf fell to No. 7 Texas, 4-1-0, in the Big 12 Match Play Tournament championship round Sunday at Kierland Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Jayhawks entered the Big 12 Match Play Tournament as the No. 7 seed, while Texas was the No. 1 seed in the nine-team field. KU finished pool play No. 1 and defeated No. 12 Baylor in the semifinals Saturday afternoon, winning the match in a tiebreaker. Texas defeated TCU, 3-2-0, to reach the title tilt.&nbsp;Sunday’s title match was competitive throughout with three matches going down to the final hole. KU super senior Abby Glynn was the lone Jayhawk to win her match, 3&amp;1, over Texas’ Bentley Cotton.&nbsp;“I know we are disappointed because we had a taste of what it would be like to win,” Kansas head coach Lindsay Kuhle said. “I am proud of them and how hard they are working and how badly they want to win for KU.”On Friday, Kansas went 0-2-2 tying top-seeded Texas and No. 5 seed Oklahoma State before falling to No. 3 seed Iowa State and No. 6 seed Texas Tech by identical 3-2-0 scores.&nbsp;&nbsp;“The first day we had the hardest draw with No. 7 Texas and No. 24 Oklahoma State and to tie those matches and get five points was a huge confidence boost for us,” Kuhle said. “That afternoon we lost to Iowa State and Texas Tech but we were still playing well.”&nbsp;&nbsp;Kansas entered Saturday’s final round of pool play in eighth place with the Jayhawks having scored nine points in four matches on Friday. Then on Saturday morning, the Jayhawks dominated No. 8 seed Oklahoma 5-0-0 and defeated No. 9 seed Kansas State, 3-2-0.&nbsp;&nbsp;Kansas’ eight points scored Saturday morning vaulted the Jayhawks up to the No. 1 seed heading into bracket play with 17.0 total points which was just ahead of TCU and Texas’ 16.5 points. Kansas’ 5-0 sweep of Oklahoma was the lone sweep in the three pool-play rounds of the Big 12 Match Play Tournament, an event that consisted of 27 head-to-head matches among the league schools.&nbsp;&nbsp;“The turning point in the tournament was yesterday morning when we beat K-State and Oklahoma and got eight out of 10 points,” Kuhle said. “We’ve been fired up the entire spring season and after some good results here in Arizona, we’ve really come together more as a team, have bought in and are set on accomplishing some of the lofty goals we set last fall.”&nbsp;In the semifinal match, down one heading to the final hole, KU sophomore Johanna Ebner edged Baylor’s Britta Snyder by one shot to tie her match and make the semifinal battle 2-2-1. Kansas won its two matches against Baylor by a total of 7 up compared to Baylor being 4 up in its two victories, advancing KU to the Big 12 Match Play Championship.&nbsp;“The girls are excited to compete and they are confident and that showed against Baylor,” Kuhle said. “They fought really hard. Johanna was down and we knew we would win the tiebreaker if Johanna birdied the last hole. She hit a pitch to four feet and made a birdie putt to tie and we won the tiebreaker.”&nbsp;Individually, Kansas graduate senior Esme Hamilton posted a 5-3-0 record at the Big 12 Match Play Tournament as she won all three of her matches on Saturday. Sophomore Lauren Clark also went 5-3-0 that included winning two of her three battles on Saturday. Sophomore Jordan Rothman won both of her Saturday morning matches and posted a 4-3-1 record, while Glynn went 4-3-1 including her win in the title battle. Ebner, 1-4-1, and freshman Anna Wallin, 0-2-0, split duties during the event.&nbsp;“To get those three wins yesterday were really big for our program,” Kuhle said. “Today was really special because we were all really confident and playing for a championship and believed we could win.&nbsp;&nbsp;“We proved that we can compete against some of the best teams in our conference who are some of the best teams in the country,” Kuhle said. “It was a great experience for the girls to feel pressure and how to handle that. I hope they use this for motivation for the next tournament, the Big 12 Championship.”&nbsp;Kansas will next compete in the Big 12 Championship, April 21-23, at the Dallas Athletic Club, in Dallas.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

⛳️ Jayhawks finish runner-up at Big 12 Match Play Tournament Championship

Via Hutchinson CC Sports Information

WICHITA – Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/hamilton_sharim_i49d">Sharim Hamilton</a>&nbsp;had the top individual performance for the Hutchinson Community College men's track and field team at the KT Woodman Classic by winning the 400-meter hurdles on Saturday.

Running the final of five sections from Lane 7, the Blue Dragon sophomore ran a career-best time of 53.08 seconds to win the event at Wichita State's Cessna Stadium. Already a national qualifier, Hamilton bettered his career-best time in the event by .78 seconds and is now ranked No. 7 in the NJCAA.

Hamilton was one of five Top 10 finishes for the Blue Dragons over the two days of the KT Woodman Classic, which featured NCAA Division I and Division II teams as well as NAIA and NJCAA competition.

Saturday started strong as the 4x100 relay team placed fifth overall. The relay of&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/smith_omari_ulwa">Omari Smith</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/browne_dimetre_nfic">Dimetre Browne</a>, Cameron Campbell and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/seamster_ezekiel_tjbo">Ezekiel Seamster</a>&nbsp;ran a time of 42.00 seconds.

The Blue Dragons had two athletes reach the finals of the long jump. Browne placed fifth overall with a jump of 23 feet, 1.5 inches (7.05m).&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/manning_caleb_yxs7">Caleb Manning</a>&nbsp;was seventh at 22-6 (6.86m)

Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/dimond_adrian_fuju">Adrian Dimond</a>&nbsp;made the finals of the triple jump and placed seventh overall with a PR performance of 44-3.5 inches (13.50m).

The Blue Dragons earned one new national qualifier at the KT Woodman Classic. Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/turpin_carsyn_h2c1">Carsyn Turpin</a>&nbsp;qualified in the 10,000-meters, which was ran on Friday night) with a PR time of 33:36.24.

Five different Blue Dragon athletes posted PRs in the 100 meters on Saturday – Seamster ran a 10.69, Campbell a 10.93, Smith an 11.08, Tracey Mason an 11.84 and A.J. Weninger a 12.04.

Campbell posted a career-best time in the 200 of 22.67 seconds.

<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/armstrong_tokiwa_765o">Tokiwa Armstrong</a>&nbsp;ran a PR in the 800 meters of 2:01.75.

<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/darrah_christian_yixn">Christian Darrah</a>&nbsp;had a PR in the 5,000 meters on Friday night of 15:40.81.

Tanner Tustain cleared a personal best in the pole vault of 13-3.5 (4.05m).

<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/peterson_braydon_a4x0">Braydon Peterson</a>&nbsp;PR'ed in the javelin on Friday with a throw of 126-11 (38.68m).

The Blue Dragons next compete at the Bethel Invitational on Saturday in North Newton.

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<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/4/1681125153312.jpeg" alt="Sharim Hamilton clears the last hurdle on his way to an event victory in the 400-meter hurdles on Saturday at the K.T. Woodman Classic at Cessna Stadium in Wichita. (Andrew Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)" />
 <figcaption>Sharim Hamilton clears the last hurdle on his way to an event victory in the 400-meter hurdles on Saturday at the K.T. Woodman Classic at Cessna Stadium in Wichita. (Andrew Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)</figcaption>
 </figure>Via Hutchinson CC Sports InformationWICHITA – Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/hamilton_sharim_i49d">Sharim Hamilton</a>&nbsp;had the top individual performance for the Hutchinson Community College men's track and field team at the KT Woodman Classic by winning the 400-meter hurdles on Saturday.Running the final of five sections from Lane 7, the Blue Dragon sophomore ran a career-best time of 53.08 seconds to win the event at Wichita State's Cessna Stadium. Already a national qualifier, Hamilton bettered his career-best time in the event by .78 seconds and is now ranked No. 7 in the NJCAA.Hamilton was one of five Top 10 finishes for the Blue Dragons over the two days of the KT Woodman Classic, which featured NCAA Division I and Division II teams as well as NAIA and NJCAA competition.Saturday started strong as the 4x100 relay team placed fifth overall. The relay of&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/smith_omari_ulwa">Omari Smith</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/browne_dimetre_nfic">Dimetre Browne</a>, Cameron Campbell and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/seamster_ezekiel_tjbo">Ezekiel Seamster</a>&nbsp;ran a time of 42.00 seconds.The Blue Dragons had two athletes reach the finals of the long jump. Browne placed fifth overall with a jump of 23 feet, 1.5 inches (7.05m).&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/manning_caleb_yxs7">Caleb Manning</a>&nbsp;was seventh at 22-6 (6.86m)Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/dimond_adrian_fuju">Adrian Dimond</a>&nbsp;made the finals of the triple jump and placed seventh overall with a PR performance of 44-3.5 inches (13.50m).The Blue Dragons earned one new national qualifier at the KT Woodman Classic. Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/turpin_carsyn_h2c1">Carsyn Turpin</a>&nbsp;qualified in the 10,000-meters, which was ran on Friday night) with a PR time of 33:36.24.Five different Blue Dragon athletes posted PRs in the 100 meters on Saturday – Seamster ran a 10.69, Campbell a 10.93, Smith an 11.08, Tracey Mason an 11.84 and A.J. Weninger a 12.04.Campbell posted a career-best time in the 200 of 22.67 seconds.<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/armstrong_tokiwa_765o">Tokiwa Armstrong</a>&nbsp;ran a PR in the 800 meters of 2:01.75.<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/darrah_christian_yixn">Christian Darrah</a>&nbsp;had a PR in the 5,000 meters on Friday night of 15:40.81.Tanner Tustain cleared a personal best in the pole vault of 13-3.5 (4.05m).<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2022-23/bios/peterson_braydon_a4x0">Braydon Peterson</a>&nbsp;PR'ed in the javelin on Friday with a throw of 126-11 (38.68m).The Blue Dragons next compete at the Bethel Invitational on Saturday in North Newton.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

👟 MTK: HutchCC's Sharim Hamilton wins at KT Woodman 400 Hurdles

WICHITA – Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/hernandez_madelyn_xh1v">Madelyn Hernandez</a>&nbsp;had a Top 5 finish in the high jump and a personal record in the 100-meter hurdles to lead the Hutchinson Community College women's track and field team on Saturday at the KT Woodman Classic at Wichita State's Cessna Stadium.

Hernandez finished third in the Woodman high jump with a clearance of 5 feet, 4.5 inches (1.64m), her second-best performance of the season.

During the high jump, Hernandez stepped onto the track and posted a PR in the 100-meter hurdles. She finished 10th in the 100-meter hurdles with a career-best time of 14.96 seconds, which is only .25 seconds off the national qualifying time.

In a field filled with NCAA Division I and Division II talent as well as top NAIA and NJCAA competition, the Blue Dragons had 10 new PRs over the two days of the KT Woodman Classic.

Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/limon_liberty_kvcl">Liberty Limon</a>&nbsp;and sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/watkins_emme_5qoi">Emme Watkins</a>&nbsp;had top performances in the triple jump. Limon went 34-9 (10.60m). Watkins went 31-10.75 (9.72m).

Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/romney_keneah_z4mj">Keneah Romney</a>&nbsp;ran 1L08.93 in the 400-meter hurdles, which is a career-best time.

Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/grauer_sydney_di4q">Sydney Grauer</a>&nbsp;knocked 50 full seconds off her previous-best 3,000-meter steeplechase time. Grauer ran 13:00.80 on Friday night.

Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/hoskinson_taylor_a2wy">Taylor Hoskinson</a>&nbsp;PR'ed in the 1,500 meters with a time of 5:02.32.

Four Blue Dragons had PRs in the 800 meters –&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/lambert_gracie_ol52">Gracie Lambert</a>&nbsp;ran 2:27.29,&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/orozco_daisy_8zto">Daisy Orozco</a>&nbsp;ran 2:39.24,&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/baetz_courtney_85j9">Courtney Baetz</a>&nbsp;ran 2:43.52 and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/white_aidyn_mlbp">Aidyn White</a>&nbsp;ran 2:48.11.

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<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/4/1681124659295.jpeg" alt="Madelyn Hernandez placed third in the women's high jump on Saturday at the K.T. Woodman Classic at Cessna Stadium in Wichita. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information) " />
 <figcaption>Madelyn Hernandez placed third in the women's high jump on Saturday at the K.T. Woodman Classic at Cessna Stadium in Wichita. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information) </figcaption>
 </figure>Via Hutchinson CC Sports InformationWICHITA – Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/hernandez_madelyn_xh1v">Madelyn Hernandez</a>&nbsp;had a Top 5 finish in the high jump and a personal record in the 100-meter hurdles to lead the Hutchinson Community College women's track and field team on Saturday at the KT Woodman Classic at Wichita State's Cessna Stadium.Hernandez finished third in the Woodman high jump with a clearance of 5 feet, 4.5 inches (1.64m), her second-best performance of the season.During the high jump, Hernandez stepped onto the track and posted a PR in the 100-meter hurdles. She finished 10th in the 100-meter hurdles with a career-best time of 14.96 seconds, which is only .25 seconds off the national qualifying time.In a field filled with NCAA Division I and Division II talent as well as top NAIA and NJCAA competition, the Blue Dragons had 10 new PRs over the two days of the KT Woodman Classic.Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/limon_liberty_kvcl">Liberty Limon</a>&nbsp;and sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/watkins_emme_5qoi">Emme Watkins</a>&nbsp;had top performances in the triple jump. Limon went 34-9 (10.60m). Watkins went 31-10.75 (9.72m).Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/romney_keneah_z4mj">Keneah Romney</a>&nbsp;ran 1L08.93 in the 400-meter hurdles, which is a career-best time.Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/grauer_sydney_di4q">Sydney Grauer</a>&nbsp;knocked 50 full seconds off her previous-best 3,000-meter steeplechase time. Grauer ran 13:00.80 on Friday night.Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/hoskinson_taylor_a2wy">Taylor Hoskinson</a>&nbsp;PR'ed in the 1,500 meters with a time of 5:02.32.Four Blue Dragons had PRs in the 800 meters –&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/lambert_gracie_ol52">Gracie Lambert</a>&nbsp;ran 2:27.29,&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/orozco_daisy_8zto">Daisy Orozco</a>&nbsp;ran 2:39.24,&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/baetz_courtney_85j9">Courtney Baetz</a>&nbsp;ran 2:43.52 and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wtrack/2022-23/bios/white_aidyn_mlbp">Aidyn White</a>&nbsp;ran 2:48.11.The Blue Dragons next compete at the Bethel Invitational on Saturday in North Newton.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

👟 WTK: HutchCC's Hernandez 3rd at KT Woodman high jump

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jon Rahm has become the fourth Spaniard to win the Masters. Rahm trailed Brooks Koepka by four shots to start the marathon day of 30 holes, which was necessary to complete the rain-delayed third round. He wound up with a runaway victory when Koepka collapsed in the final round. Phil Mickelson turned in a 65 for a remarkable charge by the 52-year-old three-time Masters champion. But that was never going to be enough. Rahm won his second major championship and moves back to No. 1 in the world. The Masters is his fourth victory of the year. Mickelson and Koepka carry the flag for LIV Golf by tying for second four shots back of Rahm.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Conforto hit a two-run homer off Ryan Yarbrough to cap a three-run rally in the eighth inning that sent the San Francisco Giants to a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals. One day after blowing a 4-0 lead in the eighth and losing their second consecutive game to Kansas City, the Giants turned the tables. Bryce Johnson started the comeback with a one-out single off Yarbrough. Thairo Estrada flied out before Wilmer Flores doubled in the tying run. Conforto then drilled a 72 mph curveball over the right-center wall for his third homer since signing with San Francisco as a free agent in January. The outfielder sat out last season while recovering from shoulder surgery. Tyler Rogers worked the ninth for his first save.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Willy Adames went 3 of 4 with a homer, double and three RBIs and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1. Adames hit a two-run double in the third inning and a solo shot in the fifth off Cardinals starter Jake Woodford. Christian Yelich also had three hits and a solo homer as the Brewers won two of three from the Cardinals in a matchup between the past two NL Central champions.

DENVER (AP) — Elías Díaz had three hits, including his first home run this season, Jurickson Profar hit his first home run with Colorado and the Rockies weathered shaky pitching to beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 Sunday. Ryan McMahon drew a bases-loaded walk in a four-run sixth for the go-ahead run, allowing the Rockies to gain a four-game split. Dinelson Lamet (1-0) pitched a scoreless seventh, and Pierce Johnson got three outs for his third save, Yonathan Daza made a diving catch of CJ Abrams’ sinking liner to center for the final out.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays matched the best start to a major league season in 20 years, routing the Oakland Athletics 11-0 for a 9-0 record as Drew Rasmussen combined on a one-hitter and Brandon Lowe hit a grand slam. Tampa Bay has outscored opponents 75-18, scoring the most runs in the big leagues and allowing the fewest. The 2003 Kansas City Royals had been the previous team to start 9-0. The Rays have won every game by four or more runs.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Travis Kelce showed why he’s best known for catching passes from Patrick Mahomes, not throwing them. Kansas City’s star tight end threw a wild ceremonial first pitch before the Guardians’ season opener against the Seattle Mariners. Kelce bounced his pitch way in front of the plate and Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber jumped out of the way to avoid injury as the ball rolled into the backstop. Kelce was joined on the field by his mother, Donna, who became a celebrity during Super Bowl week as her sons, Travis and Jason, squared off for the NFL title.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ronald Holland had 15 points, and USA Basketball rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Team World 90-84 in the men’s game at the Nike Hoop Summit on Saturday night. Bronny James made his USA Basketball debut and scored 11 points. The son of NBA great LeBron James iced the game with a pair of free throws with 5.4 seconds remaining. Team USA also won the women's game, which was part of the Nike event for the first time.

UNDATED (AP) — Golden State is in the playoffs. LeBron James is heading to the play-in tournament. And the Minnesota Timberwolves lost Rudy Gobert to a fight with a teammate, then won a fight to improve their playoff hopes. The final day of the NBA season was predictably wild, with tons of unpredictable elements as well. It took until the 1,230th and last game of the year went final, but the Western Conference playoff and play-in bracket are finally set, highlighted by the Los Angeles Clippers and defending champion Golden State Warriors getting a few days off knowing that they’re officially in the postseason.

MIAMI (AP) — Philadelphia had the league's leader in points per game this season in Joel Embiid and assists per game in James Harden. And the 76ers were also the league's most accurate team from 3-point range and the foul line. Domantas Sabonis of Sacramento was the league's rebounding leader. Toronto's O.G. Anunoby led the league in steals. Jaren Jackson Jr. of Memphis repeated as the league's blocked-shot champion. And nobody made more 3-pointers than Golden State's Klay Thompson.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Boston Bruins have broken the NHL record for wins in a season after beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 behind David Pastrnak’s hat trick that got him to 60 goals for the first time in his career. Bruins picked up their 63rd win to break a tie with the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings and 2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning. Charlie Coyle and Pavel Zacha also scored and Jeremy Swayman made 34 saves for Boston. The Presidents' Trophy winners were without several key contributors including top two centers Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci and No. 1 defenseman Charlie McAvoy. They nevertheless won their sixth in a row. Philadelphia

UNDATED (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have agreed to a one-year contract with receiver Odell Beckham Jr. The Ravens announced the move Sunday. The 30-year-old Beckham did not play last season following ACL surgery. He joins a Baltimore team that used the franchise tag on quarterback Lamar Jackson, who has asked to be traded. Even with Jackson, the Ravens’ passing game was limited by a lack of production from their wide receivers. Rashod Bateman played only six games last season. Aside from tight end Mark Andrews, no Baltimore player managed even 500 yards receiving.

UNDATED (AP) — Dirt-racing star Christopher Bell held on through a restart eight laps from the end and outran Tyler Reddick to win the dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Bell was a whiz-kid dirt sensation growing up and that experience helped the Joe Gibbs Racing driver to his fifth victory in the NASCAR Cup Series. Reddick was second for the second straight year followed by Austin Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Chase Briscoe.

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 </figure>AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jon Rahm has become the fourth Spaniard to win the Masters. Rahm trailed Brooks Koepka by four shots to start the marathon day of 30 holes, which was necessary to complete the rain-delayed third round. He wound up with a runaway victory when Koepka collapsed in the final round. Phil Mickelson turned in a 65 for a remarkable charge by the 52-year-old three-time Masters champion. But that was never going to be enough. Rahm won his second major championship and moves back to No. 1 in the world. The Masters is his fourth victory of the year. Mickelson and Koepka carry the flag for LIV Golf by tying for second four shots back of Rahm.SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Conforto hit a two-run homer off Ryan Yarbrough to cap a three-run rally in the eighth inning that sent the San Francisco Giants to a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals. One day after blowing a 4-0 lead in the eighth and losing their second consecutive game to Kansas City, the Giants turned the tables. Bryce Johnson started the comeback with a one-out single off Yarbrough. Thairo Estrada flied out before Wilmer Flores doubled in the tying run. Conforto then drilled a 72 mph curveball over the right-center wall for his third homer since signing with San Francisco as a free agent in January. The outfielder sat out last season while recovering from shoulder surgery. Tyler Rogers worked the ninth for his first save.MILWAUKEE (AP) — Willy Adames went 3 of 4 with a homer, double and three RBIs and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1. Adames hit a two-run double in the third inning and a solo shot in the fifth off Cardinals starter Jake Woodford. Christian Yelich also had three hits and a solo homer as the Brewers won two of three from the Cardinals in a matchup between the past two NL Central champions.DENVER (AP) — Elías Díaz had three hits, including his first home run this season, Jurickson Profar hit his first home run with Colorado and the Rockies weathered shaky pitching to beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 Sunday. Ryan McMahon drew a bases-loaded walk in a four-run sixth for the go-ahead run, allowing the Rockies to gain a four-game split. Dinelson Lamet (1-0) pitched a scoreless seventh, and Pierce Johnson got three outs for his third save, Yonathan Daza made a diving catch of CJ Abrams’ sinking liner to center for the final out.ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays matched the best start to a major league season in 20 years, routing the Oakland Athletics 11-0 for a 9-0 record as Drew Rasmussen combined on a one-hitter and Brandon Lowe hit a grand slam. Tampa Bay has outscored opponents 75-18, scoring the most runs in the big leagues and allowing the fewest. The 2003 Kansas City Royals had been the previous team to start 9-0. The Rays have won every game by four or more runs.CLEVELAND (AP) — Travis Kelce showed why he’s best known for catching passes from Patrick Mahomes, not throwing them. Kansas City’s star tight end threw a wild ceremonial first pitch before the Guardians’ season opener against the Seattle Mariners. Kelce bounced his pitch way in front of the plate and Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber jumped out of the way to avoid injury as the ball rolled into the backstop. Kelce was joined on the field by his mother, Donna, who became a celebrity during Super Bowl week as her sons, Travis and Jason, squared off for the NFL title.PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ronald Holland had 15 points, and USA Basketball rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Team World 90-84 in the men’s game at the Nike Hoop Summit on Saturday night. Bronny James made his USA Basketball debut and scored 11 points. The son of NBA great LeBron James iced the game with a pair of free throws with 5.4 seconds remaining. Team USA also won the women's game, which was part of the Nike event for the first time.UNDATED (AP) — Golden State is in the playoffs. LeBron James is heading to the play-in tournament. And the Minnesota Timberwolves lost Rudy Gobert to a fight with a teammate, then won a fight to improve their playoff hopes. The final day of the NBA season was predictably wild, with tons of unpredictable elements as well. It took until the 1,230th and last game of the year went final, but the Western Conference playoff and play-in bracket are finally set, highlighted by the Los Angeles Clippers and defending champion Golden State Warriors getting a few days off knowing that they’re officially in the postseason.MIAMI (AP) — Philadelphia had the league's leader in points per game this season in Joel Embiid and assists per game in James Harden. And the 76ers were also the league's most accurate team from 3-point range and the foul line. Domantas Sabonis of Sacramento was the league's rebounding leader. Toronto's O.G. Anunoby led the league in steals. Jaren Jackson Jr. of Memphis repeated as the league's blocked-shot champion. And nobody made more 3-pointers than Golden State's Klay Thompson.PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Boston Bruins have broken the NHL record for wins in a season after beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 behind David Pastrnak’s hat trick that got him to 60 goals for the first time in his career. Bruins picked up their 63rd win to break a tie with the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings and 2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning. Charlie Coyle and Pavel Zacha also scored and Jeremy Swayman made 34 saves for Boston. The Presidents' Trophy winners were without several key contributors including top two centers Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci and No. 1 defenseman Charlie McAvoy. They nevertheless won their sixth in a row. PhiladelphiaUNDATED (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have agreed to a one-year contract with receiver Odell Beckham Jr. The Ravens announced the move Sunday. The 30-year-old Beckham did not play last season following ACL surgery. He joins a Baltimore team that used the franchise tag on quarterback Lamar Jackson, who has asked to be traded. Even with Jackson, the Ravens’ passing game was limited by a lack of production from their wide receivers. Rashod Bateman played only six games last season. Aside from tight end Mark Andrews, no Baltimore player managed even 500 yards receiving.UNDATED (AP) — Dirt-racing star Christopher Bell held on through a restart eight laps from the end and outran Tyler Reddick to win the dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Bell was a whiz-kid dirt sensation growing up and that experience helped the Joe Gibbs Racing driver to his fifth victory in the NASCAR Cup Series. Reddick was second for the second straight year followed by Austin Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Chase Briscoe.SUNDAY SCORESINTERLEAGUEFinal Pittsburgh 1 Chicago White Sox 0Final Texas 8 Chicago Cubs 2Final San Francisco 3 Kansas City 1AMERICAN LEAGUEFinal Boston 4 Detroit 1Final Tampa Bay 11 Oakland 0Final N.Y. Yankees 5 Baltimore 3Final Houston 5 Minnesota 1Final Cleveland 7 Seattle 6Final Toronto 12 L.A. Angels 11NATIONAL LEAGUEFinal Cincinnati 6 Philadelphia 4Final Miami 7 N.Y. Mets 2Final Milwaukee 6 St. Louis 1Final Colorado 7 Washington 6Final Arizona 11 L.A. Dodgers 6Final San Diego 10 Atlanta 2NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONFinal Toronto 121 Milwaukee 105Final Boston 120 Atlanta 114Final Charlotte 106 Cleveland 95Final Chicago 103 Detroit 81Final Houston 114 Washington 109Final Philadelphia 134 Brooklyn 105Final Miami 123 Orlando 110Final Indiana 141 New York 136Final San Antonio 138 Dallas 117Final Oklahoma City 115 Memphis 100Final Golden State 157 Portland 101Final Denver 109 Sacramento 95Final L.A. Lakers 128 Utah 117Final L.A. Clippers 119 Phoenix 114Final Minnesota 113 New Orleans 108NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEFinal Boston 5 Philadelphia 3Final OT Colorado 5 Anaheim 4<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

📢📰 Sports Headlines for Monday

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Conforto hit a two-run homer off Ryan Yarbrough to cap a three-run rally in the eighth inning that sent the San Francisco Giants to a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

One day after blowing a 4-0 lead in the eighth and losing their second consecutive game to Kansas City, the Giants turned the tables.

Bryce Johnson started the comeback with a one-out single off Yarbrough (0-1). Thairo Estrada flied out before Wilmer Flores doubled in the tying run, with Johnson racing around the bases to score.

“He fired me up from the on-deck circle,” Conforto said. “I’m down there supposed to tell him which way to slide, so I had a great view of it. It’s just an incredible play. Just an all-around great inning sets it up for me to have that at-bat. I just kept it simple.”

Conforto then drilled a 72 mph curveball over the right-center wall for his third homer since signing with San Francisco as a free agent in January. The outfielder sat out last season while recovering from shoulder surgery.

“I think one of the contributions that nobody sees is the calm presence that (Conforto) is,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said. “He’s had some struggles early in the season. We were talking about potentially giving him a day off today. But his contributions have been professional and calm and measured. He understands that this is a really long season and you’re going to go through stretches of games where you don’t necessarily get the big hit. A moment like this was inevitable coming for Michael, and glad he had a big one for us today.”

It was Conforto's 28th career homer off a left-hander — he's hit 107 against righties. He began the day with a .225 career batting average vs. lefties.

“I’ve been working really hard on just keeping my shoulder in against lefties,” Conforto said. “I’ve been a little uncomfortable against them and that was just kind of the culmination of some work. Just the reaction from my teammates, the fans, was great.”

John Brebbia (1-0) retired one batter in relief for the win. Tyler Rogers worked the ninth for his first save.

Until the eighth, the Royals appeared well on their way to completing the series sweep.

Kris Bubic was dazzling in his second start of the season for Kansas City, matching his career high of nine strikeouts in six innings. He retired 10 straight after hitting Conforto, the No. 3 batter, with a pitch in the first inning.

Bubic didn’t allow a hit until David Villar’s leadoff single in the fifth. He worked out of a two-on, two-out jam in the same inning and set down his final four hitters.

Kansas City backed him with steady relief until the Giants tied it.

The Royals again were kept mostly quiet on offense but broke through for a run against Giants starter Anthony DeSclafani in the fourth. Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-out double and scored on Salvador Perez’s single.

A day earlier, Perez hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to spark Kansas City’s 6-5 victory after being down 4-0.

DeSclafani, unbeaten in his past 11 appearances against American League teams, had seven strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. He allowed three hits and walked none.

The Giants optioned INF Matt Beaty to Triple-A Sacramento and recalled OF Heliot Ramos, who started in left field and batted eighth.

Giants: C Gary Sánchez could be back in the big leagues soon. San Francisco’s depth at catcher is being tested with Roberto Perez (strained shoulder) on the 60-day injured list and Joey Bart (mid-back strain) on a rehab assignment. Sánchez was the DH at Triple-A Sacramento in his season debut Saturday and went 1 for 4 with a two-run single and two strikeouts.

Royals: RHP Zack Greinke (0-2, 2.38 ERA) pitches Monday at Texas.

Giants: RHP Logan Webb (0-2, 6.55 ERA) faces Dodgers LHP Julio Urías (2-0, 1.50) on Monday in San Francisco’s first game against a National League team this season.

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<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/4/1681090222690.jpeg" alt="San Francisco Giants' Michael Conforto hits a two-run home run against the Kansas City Royals during the eighth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, April 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)" />
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 </figure>By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Conforto hit a two-run homer off Ryan Yarbrough to cap a three-run rally in the eighth inning that sent the San Francisco Giants to a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.One day after blowing a 4-0 lead in the eighth and losing their second consecutive game to Kansas City, the Giants turned the tables.Bryce Johnson started the comeback with a one-out single off Yarbrough (0-1). Thairo Estrada flied out before Wilmer Flores doubled in the tying run, with Johnson racing around the bases to score.“He fired me up from the on-deck circle,” Conforto said. “I’m down there supposed to tell him which way to slide, so I had a great view of it. It’s just an incredible play. Just an all-around great inning sets it up for me to have that at-bat. I just kept it simple.”Conforto then drilled a 72 mph curveball over the right-center wall for his third homer since signing with San Francisco as a free agent in January. The outfielder sat out last season while recovering from shoulder surgery.“I think one of the contributions that nobody sees is the calm presence that (Conforto) is,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said. “He’s had some struggles early in the season. We were talking about potentially giving him a day off today. But his contributions have been professional and calm and measured. He understands that this is a really long season and you’re going to go through stretches of games where you don’t necessarily get the big hit. A moment like this was inevitable coming for Michael, and glad he had a big one for us today.”It was Conforto's 28th career homer off a left-hander — he's hit 107 against righties. He began the day with a .225 career batting average vs. lefties.“I’ve been working really hard on just keeping my shoulder in against lefties,” Conforto said. “I’ve been a little uncomfortable against them and that was just kind of the culmination of some work. Just the reaction from my teammates, the fans, was great.”John Brebbia (1-0) retired one batter in relief for the win. Tyler Rogers worked the ninth for his first save.Until the eighth, the Royals appeared well on their way to completing the series sweep.Kris Bubic was dazzling in his second start of the season for Kansas City, matching his career high of nine strikeouts in six innings. He retired 10 straight after hitting Conforto, the No. 3 batter, with a pitch in the first inning.Bubic didn’t allow a hit until David Villar’s leadoff single in the fifth. He worked out of a two-on, two-out jam in the same inning and set down his final four hitters.Kansas City backed him with steady relief until the Giants tied it.The Royals again were kept mostly quiet on offense but broke through for a run against Giants starter Anthony DeSclafani in the fourth. Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-out double and scored on Salvador Perez’s single.A day earlier, Perez hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to spark Kansas City’s 6-5 victory after being down 4-0.DeSclafani, unbeaten in his past 11 appearances against American League teams, had seven strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. He allowed three hits and walked none.ROSTER MOVESThe Giants optioned INF Matt Beaty to Triple-A Sacramento and recalled OF Heliot Ramos, who started in left field and batted eighth.TRAINER’S ROOMGiants: C Gary Sánchez could be back in the big leagues soon. San Francisco’s depth at catcher is being tested with Roberto Perez (strained shoulder) on the 60-day injured list and Joey Bart (mid-back strain) on a rehab assignment. Sánchez was the DH at Triple-A Sacramento in his season debut Saturday and went 1 for 4 with a two-run single and two strikeouts.UP NEXTRoyals: RHP Zack Greinke (0-2, 2.38 ERA) pitches Monday at Texas.Giants: RHP Logan Webb (0-2, 6.55 ERA) faces Dodgers LHP Julio Urías (2-0, 1.50) on Monday in San Francisco’s first game against a National League team this season.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

⚾ Conforto hits clutch HR in 8th, Giants rally past Royals

Courtesy of Kansas State Athletics

AUSTIN, Texas –&nbsp;K-State fell, 8-2, on Sunday afternoon as No. 21 Texas claimed the Big 12 series win at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The Wildcats (20-14, 6-6 Big 12) got a solo homer from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-johnson/10953">Cole Johnson</a>&nbsp;in the fourth for the team's 47th&nbsp;home run of the season. "We just couldn't get the big hit,"&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/pete-hughes/1939">Pete Hughes</a>&nbsp;said. "Anytime you leave 13 runners on base and score two runs you're usually lacking that game changing hit. Texas on the other hand was the better two-out team today and that was the difference in the game." Five players registered a hit on Sunday led by senior first baseman&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/roberto-pena/10971">Roberto Pena</a>&nbsp;who went 2-for-3 with a walk. HOW IT HAPPENED <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/cash-rugely/10963">Cash Rugely</a>&nbsp;led off the game with a double into right before the senior touched home on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/nick-goodwin/10950">Nick Goodwin's</a>&nbsp;seventh sac fly of the season to open scoring. Texas answered in the bottom of the first frame with a pair of runs to take the lead led by a two-run homer from Garret Guillemette until a two-out two-RBI double extended the lead out to three, 4-1. With one out, Johnson launched his seventh homer of the season as the senior drove a 1-1 pitch out to right field to bring the game back within two. The Longhorns added two to the board in the bottom of the fourth with a ground-rule double building off a pair of ejections including head coach David Pierce. &nbsp; Texas plated their final two runs in the fifth to secure the series victory. Right-handed starter&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/jackson-wentworth/10966">Jackson Wentworth</a>&nbsp;(1-3) received the loss after allowing four runs (four earned) on three hits during his two-inning outing. The Longhorns' Charlie Hurley was rewarded the victory moving to 3-0 on the year. K-State's bullpen allowed four runs (four earned) on nine hits, combining for six strikeouts while&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-buss/10969">Mason Buss</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/shay-hartis/10975">Shay Hartis</a>&nbsp;each registered a shutout inning. INSIDE THE BOX

ON DECK The Cats return home to take on Creighton (14-11, 2-1 Big East) on Monday night with first pitch slated for 6:02 p.m. &nbsp;The non-conference matchup streamed on the Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and the ESPN app with radio coverage available on KMAN (93.3FM/1350AM) and a free live audio available at&nbsp;<a href="https://kstatesports-my.sharepoint.com/personal/jballard_kstatesports_com/Documents/Documents/2022-23/Baseball/Archives/kstatesports.com/watch">kstatesports.com/watch</a>.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/4/1681092241242.jpeg" alt="" />
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 </figure>Courtesy of Kansas State Athletics

AUSTIN, Texas –&nbsp;K-State fell, 8-2, on Sunday afternoon as No. 21 Texas claimed the Big 12 series win at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The Wildcats (20-14, 6-6 Big 12) got a solo homer from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-johnson/10953">Cole Johnson</a>&nbsp;in the fourth for the team's 47th&nbsp;home run of the season. "We just couldn't get the big hit,"&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/pete-hughes/1939">Pete Hughes</a>&nbsp;said. "Anytime you leave 13 runners on base and score two runs you're usually lacking that game changing hit. Texas on the other hand was the better two-out team today and that was the difference in the game." Five players registered a hit on Sunday led by senior first baseman&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/roberto-pena/10971">Roberto Pena</a>&nbsp;who went 2-for-3 with a walk. HOW IT HAPPENED <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/cash-rugely/10963">Cash Rugely</a>&nbsp;led off the game with a double into right before the senior touched home on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/nick-goodwin/10950">Nick Goodwin's</a>&nbsp;seventh sac fly of the season to open scoring. Texas answered in the bottom of the first frame with a pair of runs to take the lead led by a two-run homer from Garret Guillemette until a two-out two-RBI double extended the lead out to three, 4-1. With one out, Johnson launched his seventh homer of the season as the senior drove a 1-1 pitch out to right field to bring the game back within two. The Longhorns added two to the board in the bottom of the fourth with a ground-rule double building off a pair of ejections including head coach David Pierce. &nbsp; Texas plated their final two runs in the fifth to secure the series victory. Right-handed starter&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/jackson-wentworth/10966">Jackson Wentworth</a>&nbsp;(1-3) received the loss after allowing four runs (four earned) on three hits during his two-inning outing. The Longhorns' Charlie Hurley was rewarded the victory moving to 3-0 on the year. K-State's bullpen allowed four runs (four earned) on nine hits, combining for six strikeouts while&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-buss/10969">Mason Buss</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/shay-hartis/10975">Shay Hartis</a>&nbsp;each registered a shutout inning. INSIDE THE BOX<ul>
 <li>K-State scored two runs on six hits with 13 left on base</li><li>The Cats walked on seven occasions</li><li><a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/jackson-wentworth/10966">Jackson Wentworth</a>&nbsp;received the loss allowing four earned runs on three hits</li><li>Five different players recorded a hit</li><li>Pena went 2-for-3 at the plate with a walk</li><li>Goodwin leads the Big 12 with seven sac flies</li><li>Johnson hit his seventh homer of the season</li><li>The Cats were 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position</li><li>Texas scored eight runs on 12 hits</li><li>Neither team committed an error</li><li>UT hit .357 (5-for-14) with runners in scoring position and recorded seven two-out RBI</li>
 </ul>NOTES<ul>
 <li>K-State moves to 6-6 in league action to rank fifth in the standings while the victory moved Texas to first</li><li>Texas leads the all-time series 63-23-1 and 36-12-1 in Austin</li><li>The Cats hit .229 in the series with 13 runs and 12 RBI</li><li>Jones reached base for the 24th&nbsp;straight game</li>
 </ul>ON DECK The Cats return home to take on Creighton (14-11, 2-1 Big East) on Monday night with first pitch slated for 6:02 p.m. &nbsp;The non-conference matchup streamed on the Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and the ESPN app with radio coverage available on KMAN (93.3FM/1350AM) and a free live audio available at&nbsp;<a href="https://kstatesports-my.sharepoint.com/personal/jballard_kstatesports_com/Documents/Documents/2022-23/Baseball/Archives/kstatesports.com/watch">kstatesports.com/watch</a>.

⚾ K-State drops rubber game at No. 21 Texas

LAWRENCE, Kan.&nbsp;– The Kansas track and field program had an extremely strong showing at the Lloyd Wills Invitational at LSU, claiming multiple victories and new personal bests.

Chandler Gibbens kept his momentum rolling for a second week in a row, this time running the 1500m and setting a new meet record in the event. He recorded a 3:48.02, which earned him the victory as well as a new personal best time.

The women’s distance crew recorded various PR’s throughout the meet. Avryl Johnson ran a 2:06.54 in the 800m for a new meet record and personal best time in the event.

Three Jayhawks made up the top four of the women’s 3000m, with freshman Tori Wingrove winning with her 10:10.71, while Makenna Anderson took third (10:22.53) and Caroline Burrow took fourth (10:31.15).

In the women’s 1500m, Lona Latema won with her 4:26.16, while Addie Coppinger claimed second place with 4:26.75.

The men’s pole vault and the men’s mid-distance crews both had top five sweeps, making for an exciting couple of events.

In the pole vault, Clayton Simms led the way with a 5.46 clearance, which set the new meet reocrd in the event, while Andrew Saloga (5.36m), Ashton Barkdull (5.36m), Jake Freidel (5.21m) and Anthony Meacham (5.21m) all filed in right behind him.

Behind Gibbens, T.J. Robinson hit a PR of 3:48.47 in the 1500m, which was good for second place and a new personal best time. Tanner Talley took third with 3:49.71, while Sawyer Schmidt (3:50.44, PR) and Justice Dick (3:53.86) took fourth and fifth, respectively.

Gabby Hoke reached a new career milestone when she cleared 4.13m (13-06 ft.) to claim the women’s pole vault victory. Samantha van Hoecke jumped her season best with a second-place mark of 3.98m, while Kade Joslin hit a new PR with her fourth-place jump of 3.83m.

The throws squad also had quite the representation in both the victory and PR categories, starting off with Oleg Klykov hitting a new PR in the hammer throw with his 66.13m mark, claiming second place overall in the event.

Dimitrios Pavlidis won the men’s discus throw with his 57.35m mark, while Patrick Larrison was right on his heels with a 55.14m throw to hit his season best. Both Jayhawks surpassed the previous meet record in this event. Joseph Kieny also competed in this event and secured fourth place with a new PR of 50.04m.

On the women’s side, Sofia Sluchaninova won the discus by hitting a new personal best of 45.76, while Tori Thomas claimed second place in both discus and shotput, with her shotput mark of 15.97m setting a new personal best as well.

Devin Loudermilk and Rylee Anderson both took the top slots in the high jump, with Loudermilk winning the men’s side at 2.13m and Anderson winning the women’s with a new outdoor PR of 1.86m.

Michael Joseph won the 400m dash with his 46.24, and he was also a part of the men’s 4×4 that took the victory later on in the day. Joseph ran anchor on a team of Ethan Fogle, Grant Lockwood and Jameir Colbert, and together, they would post a time of 3:08.38 to win it all.

Colbert unlocked a new personal best earlier in the day as well, taking second place in the 400m hurdles with his 52.92 in the event.

Up next, the Jayhawks will be hosting the 100th Kansas Relays out at Rock Chalk Park, which starts on Thursday, April 13 and runs through Saturday, April 15.

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 </figure>LAWRENCE, Kan.&nbsp;– The Kansas track and field program had an extremely strong showing at the Lloyd Wills Invitational at LSU, claiming multiple victories and new personal bests.Chandler Gibbens kept his momentum rolling for a second week in a row, this time running the 1500m and setting a new meet record in the event. He recorded a 3:48.02, which earned him the victory as well as a new personal best time.The women’s distance crew recorded various PR’s throughout the meet. Avryl Johnson ran a 2:06.54 in the 800m for a new meet record and personal best time in the event.Three Jayhawks made up the top four of the women’s 3000m, with freshman Tori Wingrove winning with her 10:10.71, while Makenna Anderson took third (10:22.53) and Caroline Burrow took fourth (10:31.15).In the women’s 1500m, Lona Latema won with her 4:26.16, while Addie Coppinger claimed second place with 4:26.75.The men’s pole vault and the men’s mid-distance crews both had top five sweeps, making for an exciting couple of events.In the pole vault, Clayton Simms led the way with a 5.46 clearance, which set the new meet reocrd in the event, while Andrew Saloga (5.36m), Ashton Barkdull (5.36m), Jake Freidel (5.21m) and Anthony Meacham (5.21m) all filed in right behind him.Behind Gibbens, T.J. Robinson hit a PR of 3:48.47 in the 1500m, which was good for second place and a new personal best time. Tanner Talley took third with 3:49.71, while Sawyer Schmidt (3:50.44, PR) and Justice Dick (3:53.86) took fourth and fifth, respectively.Gabby Hoke reached a new career milestone when she cleared 4.13m (13-06 ft.) to claim the women’s pole vault victory. Samantha van Hoecke jumped her season best with a second-place mark of 3.98m, while Kade Joslin hit a new PR with her fourth-place jump of 3.83m.The throws squad also had quite the representation in both the victory and PR categories, starting off with Oleg Klykov hitting a new PR in the hammer throw with his 66.13m mark, claiming second place overall in the event.Dimitrios Pavlidis won the men’s discus throw with his 57.35m mark, while Patrick Larrison was right on his heels with a 55.14m throw to hit his season best. Both Jayhawks surpassed the previous meet record in this event. Joseph Kieny also competed in this event and secured fourth place with a new PR of 50.04m.On the women’s side, Sofia Sluchaninova won the discus by hitting a new personal best of 45.76, while Tori Thomas claimed second place in both discus and shotput, with her shotput mark of 15.97m setting a new personal best as well.Devin Loudermilk and Rylee Anderson both took the top slots in the high jump, with Loudermilk winning the men’s side at 2.13m and Anderson winning the women’s with a new outdoor PR of 1.86m.Michael Joseph won the 400m dash with his 46.24, and he was also a part of the men’s 4×4 that took the victory later on in the day. Joseph ran anchor on a team of Ethan Fogle, Grant Lockwood and Jameir Colbert, and together, they would post a time of 3:08.38 to win it all.Colbert unlocked a new personal best earlier in the day as well, taking second place in the 400m hurdles with his 52.92 in the event.Up next, the Jayhawks will be hosting the 100th Kansas Relays out at Rock Chalk Park, which starts on Thursday, April 13 and runs through Saturday, April 15.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

👟 Kansas Men dominate across the board at LSU

Koepka leading Rahm by 4 on a short Saturday at the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Moving day at the Masters was all about spectators leaving Augusta National. The rain was cold, miserable and relentless. And it finally filled the greens with enough water that the third round was halted early. Brooks Koepka has a four-shot lead over Jon Rahm. They were on the seventh green when the third round was suspended. That leads to a marathon finish on Sunday. Tiger Woods is part of the weekend for the 23rd consecutive time. He looks like he'd rather be elsewhere. Woods was 22 shots behind Koepka and in last place. The forecast was better for Sunday.

Woods makes cut, last among those still playing at Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods made the cut at the Masters and then it all went downhill from there. Slogging through a rain-drenched, 49-degree day at Augusta National proved too much for the aching five-time champion to overcome. The 47-year-old Woods, who is still recovering from a 2021 car accident that nearly cost him his right leg, looked miserable as he limped through a long, exhausting day in obvious discomfort. By the time the horn blew ending play at 3:15 p.m. EDT because of the weather, Woods was last among those still playing at 9-over, 22 shots behind third-round leader Brooks Koepka.

Woods extends Masters cut streak to record-tying 23 straight

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods extended his streak of consecutive made cuts at the Masters to a record-tying 23 on Saturday when the second round resumed amid cold wind and rain. He was at 3 over for the championship, and he needed some help to slip through on the number from Justin Thomas. A bogey-bogey finish caused Thomas to miss the cut instead. Others who missed the cut included Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau. Fred Couples, at 63 years old, was at 1 over to become the oldest player to make the cut. Bernhard Langer set that mark during the 2020 tournament.

Quinnipiac beats Minnesota 3-2 in OT, wins NCAA hockey title

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jacob Quillan scored 10 seconds into overtime to give Quinnipiac a 3-2 victory over Minnesota for its first NCAA hockey title. Quinnipiac trailed for more than 50 minutes and took its first lead of the game when Quillan moments into the extra period. The Bobcats won the faceoff to open OT and Zach Metsa flipped a pass to a streaking Sam Lipkin, who fed Quillan for the winning goal. It was the first Frozen Four championship game to go to OT since 2011. John Mittelstadt scored from point-blank range in the first period and Jaxon Nelson gave Minnesota a 2-0 about five minutes into the second. Quinnipiac outshot the Gophers 30-15 and had a 34-23 advantage in faceoffs won.

Bruins beat Devils 2-1, match NHL record with 62nd win

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins tied an NHL record with their 62nd win of the season. Boston got two goals from Pavel Zacha in the first five minutes and held on to beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1. The Bruins have three games left to try to top the record for regular-season wins set by the 1995-96 Red Wings and matched by the 2018-19 Lightning. Linus Ullmark stopped 29 shots for Boston, which won its fifth straight game and its 12th in 13 tries. The Bruins are also on pace to surpass the NHL record of 132 points set by the 1976-77 Canadiens. Jesper Bratt scored and Mackenzie Blackwood made 38 saves for the Devils. New Jersey is one point behind Carolina and two ahead of the Rangers in the race for the Metropolitan Division title.

NBA set for final day, and West race will go to the wire

The NBA will get what it wanted. There will be drama to end the regular season. All 30 teams will play their 82nd game of the season on Sunday. The New Orleans at Minnesota, Utah at the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State at Portland and the Los Angeles Clippers at Phoenix games will decide how the Western Conference playoff and play-in bracket will look. There are 16 possible seeding scenarios, based on the outcomes of those four games. And they'll all be starting at 3:30 p.m. Eastern, with no games scheduled to play later. So it's possible that the final shot of the regular season might be the one that fills out the bracket.

NBA opens investigation into Dallas' move to sit players

The NBA has opened an investigation into Dallas' decision to rest several players while the team still had a mathematical chance of making the play-in tournament. The league made the announcement a day after the Mavericks held out Kyrie Irving for the full game, Luka Doncic for most of the game and many other rotation players in what became a loss to the Chicago Bulls. The loss knocked Dallas out of postseason consideration. That outcome could help ensure Dallas has a top-10 draft pick this summer and potentially a chance of winning the draft lottery and selecting French phenom Victor Wembanyama.

New Colorado coach Deion Sanders already making an impact

BOULDER, Colorado (AP) — New Colorado coach Deion Sanders can't yet point to any on-field wins in Boulder, but signs of a massive shift in mood and expectation abound at this school and in this city around what has been a forlorn football program in recent years. Hired in December after a highly successful run as Jackson State's head coach, the NFL Hall of Fame cornerback known for his playmaking and pizzazz, is in the midst of running practices with his new team. It's all in preparation for Colorado's annual intrasquad spring football game on April 22 at Folsom Field.

Browns' Watson scheduled to give deposition in civil lawsuit

As Deshaun Watson prepares for his second season with Cleveland, his legal troubles in Houston linger. The Browns quarterback is scheduled to give a deposition on Monday in one of the two remaining civil lawsuits filed against him for sexual misconduct. Watson previously settled lawsuits with two dozen women who accused him of being sexually inappropriate during massage therapy sessions while he played for the Texans. Two separate grand juries in Texas declined to indict Watson on criminal charges last year. The NFL suspended Watson for 11 games last season for violating the league's personal conduct policy.

Swanson's injury a concern as US downs Ireland 2-0

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Emily Fox and Lindsey Horan both scored for the United States in a 2-0 victory Saturday over Ireland that was marred by what appeared to be a serious left knee injury to Mallory Swanson. Swanson was carted off the field at Q2 Stadium and was taken to a local hospital. She was the team's leading scorer this year with seven goals as the United States prepares for the Women's World Cup this summer. The match also marked the return of midfielder Julie Ertz, who had not played for the United States since the Tokyo Olympics.

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 </figure>AP Sports Headlines for Sunday MorningKoepka leading Rahm by 4 on a short Saturday at the MastersAUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Moving day at the Masters was all about spectators leaving Augusta National. The rain was cold, miserable and relentless. And it finally filled the greens with enough water that the third round was halted early. Brooks Koepka has a four-shot lead over Jon Rahm. They were on the seventh green when the third round was suspended. That leads to a marathon finish on Sunday. Tiger Woods is part of the weekend for the 23rd consecutive time. He looks like he'd rather be elsewhere. Woods was 22 shots behind Koepka and in last place. The forecast was better for Sunday.Woods makes cut, last among those still playing at MastersAUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods made the cut at the Masters and then it all went downhill from there. Slogging through a rain-drenched, 49-degree day at Augusta National proved too much for the aching five-time champion to overcome. The 47-year-old Woods, who is still recovering from a 2021 car accident that nearly cost him his right leg, looked miserable as he limped through a long, exhausting day in obvious discomfort. By the time the horn blew ending play at 3:15 p.m. EDT because of the weather, Woods was last among those still playing at 9-over, 22 shots behind third-round leader Brooks Koepka.Woods extends Masters cut streak to record-tying 23 straightAUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods extended his streak of consecutive made cuts at the Masters to a record-tying 23 on Saturday when the second round resumed amid cold wind and rain. He was at 3 over for the championship, and he needed some help to slip through on the number from Justin Thomas. A bogey-bogey finish caused Thomas to miss the cut instead. Others who missed the cut included Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau. Fred Couples, at 63 years old, was at 1 over to become the oldest player to make the cut. Bernhard Langer set that mark during the 2020 tournament.Quinnipiac beats Minnesota 3-2 in OT, wins NCAA hockey titleTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jacob Quillan scored 10 seconds into overtime to give Quinnipiac a 3-2 victory over Minnesota for its first NCAA hockey title. Quinnipiac trailed for more than 50 minutes and took its first lead of the game when Quillan moments into the extra period. The Bobcats won the faceoff to open OT and Zach Metsa flipped a pass to a streaking Sam Lipkin, who fed Quillan for the winning goal. It was the first Frozen Four championship game to go to OT since 2011. John Mittelstadt scored from point-blank range in the first period and Jaxon Nelson gave Minnesota a 2-0 about five minutes into the second. Quinnipiac outshot the Gophers 30-15 and had a 34-23 advantage in faceoffs won.Bruins beat Devils 2-1, match NHL record with 62nd winBOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins tied an NHL record with their 62nd win of the season. Boston got two goals from Pavel Zacha in the first five minutes and held on to beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1. The Bruins have three games left to try to top the record for regular-season wins set by the 1995-96 Red Wings and matched by the 2018-19 Lightning. Linus Ullmark stopped 29 shots for Boston, which won its fifth straight game and its 12th in 13 tries. The Bruins are also on pace to surpass the NHL record of 132 points set by the 1976-77 Canadiens. Jesper Bratt scored and Mackenzie Blackwood made 38 saves for the Devils. New Jersey is one point behind Carolina and two ahead of the Rangers in the race for the Metropolitan Division title.NBA set for final day, and West race will go to the wireThe NBA will get what it wanted. There will be drama to end the regular season. All 30 teams will play their 82nd game of the season on Sunday. The New Orleans at Minnesota, Utah at the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State at Portland and the Los Angeles Clippers at Phoenix games will decide how the Western Conference playoff and play-in bracket will look. There are 16 possible seeding scenarios, based on the outcomes of those four games. And they'll all be starting at 3:30 p.m. Eastern, with no games scheduled to play later. So it's possible that the final shot of the regular season might be the one that fills out the bracket.NBA opens investigation into Dallas' move to sit playersThe NBA has opened an investigation into Dallas' decision to rest several players while the team still had a mathematical chance of making the play-in tournament. The league made the announcement a day after the Mavericks held out Kyrie Irving for the full game, Luka Doncic for most of the game and many other rotation players in what became a loss to the Chicago Bulls. The loss knocked Dallas out of postseason consideration. That outcome could help ensure Dallas has a top-10 draft pick this summer and potentially a chance of winning the draft lottery and selecting French phenom Victor Wembanyama.New Colorado coach Deion Sanders already making an impactBOULDER, Colorado (AP) — New Colorado coach Deion Sanders can't yet point to any on-field wins in Boulder, but signs of a massive shift in mood and expectation abound at this school and in this city around what has been a forlorn football program in recent years. Hired in December after a highly successful run as Jackson State's head coach, the NFL Hall of Fame cornerback known for his playmaking and pizzazz, is in the midst of running practices with his new team. It's all in preparation for Colorado's annual intrasquad spring football game on April 22 at Folsom Field.Browns' Watson scheduled to give deposition in civil lawsuitAs Deshaun Watson prepares for his second season with Cleveland, his legal troubles in Houston linger. The Browns quarterback is scheduled to give a deposition on Monday in one of the two remaining civil lawsuits filed against him for sexual misconduct. Watson previously settled lawsuits with two dozen women who accused him of being sexually inappropriate during massage therapy sessions while he played for the Texans. Two separate grand juries in Texas declined to indict Watson on criminal charges last year. The NFL suspended Watson for 11 games last season for violating the league's personal conduct policy.Swanson's injury a concern as US downs Ireland 2-0AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Emily Fox and Lindsey Horan both scored for the United States in a 2-0 victory Saturday over Ireland that was marred by what appeared to be a serious left knee injury to Mallory Swanson. Swanson was carted off the field at Q2 Stadium and was taken to a local hospital. She was the team's leading scorer this year with seven goals as the United States prepares for the Women's World Cup this summer. The match also marked the return of midfielder Julie Ertz, who had not played for the United States since the Tokyo Olympics.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Sports Headlines for Sunday

By BEN ROSS Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Salvador Pérez hit a tying, three-run homer in the eighth inning and Nate Eaton scored on a wild pitch in the ninth as the Kansas City Royals rallied past the San Francisco Giants 6-5 on Saturday.

Eaton pinch-ran for Vinnie Pasquantino, who led off the ninth with a double off Giants closer Camilo Doval. Eaton advanced to third on a ground out by Hunter Dozier and sprinted to the plate on a wild pitch by Doval (0-1), barely beating the tag by catcher Blake Sabol with a head-first slide.

With Kansas City trailing 5-1 in the seventh, Franmil Reyes homered off Ross Stripling to cut the lead to 3. Pérez tied the game with a three-run blast off Stripling in the eighth.

The Giants loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the inning, but Royals reliever Taylor Clarke (1-0) struck out Thairo Estrada, Brandon Crawford and Sabol to keep the game tied.

Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his first save with the Royals.

Bobby Witt Jr. also homered for Kansas City, which clinched its first series victory of the season. The Royals improved to 2-2 under bench coach Paul Hoover, who has served as interim manager while Matt Quatraro has been away from the team with COVID-19.

LaMonte Wade Jr. homered into McCovey Cove for the Giants’ 98th Splash Hit in Oracle Park history.

Brandon Crawford added two RBI singles for San Francisco, which has lost its first two home games for the first time since 2015. Thairo Estrada and Joc Pederson also drove in runs.

Sean Manaea pitched six dominant innings in his first start with the Giants, limiting Kansas City to one run and three hits with eight strikeouts, but did not factor into the decision.

Manaea and Sabol formed the first Samoan starting battery in MLB history. Sabol, whose mother was born in Samoa, is a second cousin of Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Polamalu. Manaea’s father was born in American Samoa.

The Giants signed 1B/OF Darin Ruf to a minor league contract, reuniting him with his former franchise. “We love Darin, and obviously, we have a lot of familiarity with him around here,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said. “We think the world of him as a human being. He performed very well for us for the time that he was in San Francisco.” Ruf, 36, spent parts of three seasons with San Francisco from 2020-22, batting .248 with 32 home runs in 247 games. He was dealt to the Mets last season, where he hit just .152. New York released Ruf on April 2.

Giants: C Roberto Pérez, who left Friday’s game after feeling shoulder pain, was placed on the 60-day injured list with a right rotator cuff strain. Austin Wynns was selected from Triple-A Sacramento to replace him on the roster. ... C Joey Bart (back strain) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento. He was scheduled to catch six innings Saturday night.

Bay Area native LHP Kris Bubic (0-1, 3.60 ERA) returns home to start the series finale Sunday for Kansas City. Bubic attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose and pitched for Stanford. The Giants counter with RHP Anthony DeSclafani (1-0, 0.00), who tossed six scoreless innings against the White Sox in his season debut Monday.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/4/1680996008437.jpeg" alt="Kansas City Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. (7) gestures as he runs out his solo home run against the San Franciso Giants on Saturday (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron" />
 <figcaption>Kansas City Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. (7) gestures as he runs out his solo home run against the San Franciso Giants on Saturday (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron</figcaption>
 </figure>By BEN ROSS Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Salvador Pérez hit a tying, three-run homer in the eighth inning and Nate Eaton scored on a wild pitch in the ninth as the Kansas City Royals rallied past the San Francisco Giants 6-5 on Saturday.Eaton pinch-ran for Vinnie Pasquantino, who led off the ninth with a double off Giants closer Camilo Doval. Eaton advanced to third on a ground out by Hunter Dozier and sprinted to the plate on a wild pitch by Doval (0-1), barely beating the tag by catcher Blake Sabol with a head-first slide.With Kansas City trailing 5-1 in the seventh, Franmil Reyes homered off Ross Stripling to cut the lead to 3. Pérez tied the game with a three-run blast off Stripling in the eighth.The Giants loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the inning, but Royals reliever Taylor Clarke (1-0) struck out Thairo Estrada, Brandon Crawford and Sabol to keep the game tied.Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his first save with the Royals.Bobby Witt Jr. also homered for Kansas City, which clinched its first series victory of the season. The Royals improved to 2-2 under bench coach Paul Hoover, who has served as interim manager while Matt Quatraro has been away from the team with COVID-19.LaMonte Wade Jr. homered into McCovey Cove for the Giants’ 98th Splash Hit in Oracle Park history.Brandon Crawford added two RBI singles for San Francisco, which has lost its first two home games for the first time since 2015. Thairo Estrada and Joc Pederson also drove in runs.Sean Manaea pitched six dominant innings in his first start with the Giants, limiting Kansas City to one run and three hits with eight strikeouts, but did not factor into the decision.MAKING HISTORYManaea and Sabol formed the first Samoan starting battery in MLB history. Sabol, whose mother was born in Samoa, is a second cousin of Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Polamalu. Manaea’s father was born in American Samoa.RUF RETURNSThe Giants signed 1B/OF Darin Ruf to a minor league contract, reuniting him with his former franchise. “We love Darin, and obviously, we have a lot of familiarity with him around here,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said. “We think the world of him as a human being. He performed very well for us for the time that he was in San Francisco.” Ruf, 36, spent parts of three seasons with San Francisco from 2020-22, batting .248 with 32 home runs in 247 games. He was dealt to the Mets last season, where he hit just .152. New York released Ruf on April 2.TRAINER’S ROOMGiants: C Roberto Pérez, who left Friday’s game after feeling shoulder pain, was placed on the 60-day injured list with a right rotator cuff strain. Austin Wynns was selected from Triple-A Sacramento to replace him on the roster. ... C Joey Bart (back strain) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento. He was scheduled to catch six innings Saturday night.UP NEXTBay Area native LHP Kris Bubic (0-1, 3.60 ERA) returns home to start the series finale Sunday for Kansas City. Bubic attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose and pitched for Stanford. The Giants counter with RHP Anthony DeSclafani (1-0, 0.00), who tossed six scoreless innings against the White Sox in his season debut Monday.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

⚾ Pérez leads Royals to comeback win over San Francisco

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.&nbsp;– Kansas women’s golf will play for a Big 12 championship as the Jayhawks defeated Baylor, 2-2-1, winning the tiebreaker 7 up vs. 4 up, in the semifinals of the Big 12 Match Play Tournament Saturday afternoon at Kierland Golf Club. &nbsp; Kansas will play Texas for the Big 12 Match Play title on Sunday, April 9, beginning at 10:24 a.m. CT. &nbsp; Down one heading to the final hole, KU sophomore Johanna Ebner edged Baylor’s Britta Snyder by one shot to tie her match and make the semifinal battle 2-2-1. Kansas won its two matches against Baylor by a total of 7 up compared to Baylor being 4 up in its two victories, advancing KU to the Big 12 Match Play Championship. Texas edged TCU, 3-2-0, in its semifinal match setting up Sunday’s championship battle. &nbsp; Kansas entered Saturday’s final round of pool play in eighth place out of the nine Big 12 teams with KU having scored nine points in four matches on Friday. Then on Saturday morning, the Jayhawks dominated No. 8 seed Oklahoma 5-0-0 and defeated No. 9 seed Kansas State, 3-2-0. &nbsp; Kansas’ eight points scored Saturday morning moved the Jayhawks up to the No. 1 seed heading into bracket play with 17.0 total points which was just ahead of TCU and Texas’ 16.5 points. Kansas’ 5-0 sweep of Oklahoma was the lone sweep in the three pool-play rounds of the Big 12 Match Play Tournament, an event that consisted of 27 head-to-head matches among the league schools. &nbsp; Individually, Kansas graduate senior Esme Hamilton has a 5-2-0 record at the Big 12 Match Play Tournament as she won all three of her matches on Saturday. Sophomore Lauren Clark is also 5-2-0 that included winning two of her three battles on Saturday. Sophomore Jordan Rothman won both of her Saturday morning matches and is 4-2-1 at the tourney, while super senior Abby Glynn is 3-3-1. Ebner, 1-3-1, and freshman Anna Wallin, 0-2-0, split duties during the event. Ebner won her lone match against Oklahoma but her tie against Baylor in the semifinal final hole will be an all-time moment for her KU career. &nbsp; Kansas is vying to win its second women’s golf league title with the Jayhawks winning the 1990 Big Eight Conference championship.

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 </figure><a href="https://kuathletics.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3846a6408b9536a51afeabac1&amp;id=748865f083&amp;e=33e05464a3" target="_blank">Live stats</a>SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.&nbsp;– Kansas women’s golf will play for a Big 12 championship as the Jayhawks defeated Baylor, 2-2-1, winning the tiebreaker 7 up vs. 4 up, in the semifinals of the Big 12 Match Play Tournament Saturday afternoon at Kierland Golf Club. &nbsp; Kansas will play Texas for the Big 12 Match Play title on Sunday, April 9, beginning at 10:24 a.m. CT. &nbsp; Down one heading to the final hole, KU sophomore Johanna Ebner edged Baylor’s Britta Snyder by one shot to tie her match and make the semifinal battle 2-2-1. Kansas won its two matches against Baylor by a total of 7 up compared to Baylor being 4 up in its two victories, advancing KU to the Big 12 Match Play Championship. Texas edged TCU, 3-2-0, in its semifinal match setting up Sunday’s championship battle. &nbsp; Kansas entered Saturday’s final round of pool play in eighth place out of the nine Big 12 teams with KU having scored nine points in four matches on Friday. Then on Saturday morning, the Jayhawks dominated No. 8 seed Oklahoma 5-0-0 and defeated No. 9 seed Kansas State, 3-2-0. &nbsp; Kansas’ eight points scored Saturday morning moved the Jayhawks up to the No. 1 seed heading into bracket play with 17.0 total points which was just ahead of TCU and Texas’ 16.5 points. Kansas’ 5-0 sweep of Oklahoma was the lone sweep in the three pool-play rounds of the Big 12 Match Play Tournament, an event that consisted of 27 head-to-head matches among the league schools. &nbsp; Individually, Kansas graduate senior Esme Hamilton has a 5-2-0 record at the Big 12 Match Play Tournament as she won all three of her matches on Saturday. Sophomore Lauren Clark is also 5-2-0 that included winning two of her three battles on Saturday. Sophomore Jordan Rothman won both of her Saturday morning matches and is 4-2-1 at the tourney, while super senior Abby Glynn is 3-3-1. Ebner, 1-3-1, and freshman Anna Wallin, 0-2-0, split duties during the event. Ebner won her lone match against Oklahoma but her tie against Baylor in the semifinal final hole will be an all-time moment for her KU career. &nbsp; Kansas is vying to win its second women’s golf league title with the Jayhawks winning the 1990 Big Eight Conference championship.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

⛳️️ Jayhawk Women advance to Big 12 Match Play Tournament Championship

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –&nbsp;Kansas pushed its winning streak to seven straight games on Saturday and secured its first road series win over a ranked opponent since 2017 with a 10-7 comeback victory over No. 19 West Virginia at Monongalia County Ballpark.

The Jayhawks erased an early 3-0 deficit and posted a five-run fifth inning to top the Mountaineers for the second straight game after a 5-3 win in the opener Friday night. The series win is the first over a ranked opponent for the Jayhawks since sweeping No. 20 St. John’s in 2018 and the first on the road since taking two of three against No. 19 Oklahoma in Norman in 2017. Coach Dan Fitzgerald’s squad has now won seven straight to climb back over .500 and sit at 15-14 and 5-3 in the Big 12 Conference.

West Virginia (22-9, 2-3 Big 12) took an early lead by capitalizing on an opportunity in the first inning. After a single and double set up runners on second and third, Caleb McNeely hit a sacrifice fly to take a 1-0 lead. WVU added two more runs in the second inning on a two-run homer by Logan Sauve to extend the lead to 3-0.

In the fourth inning, the Jayhawks were able to get on the board and cut it to two when junior Janson Reeder hit an opposite field home run to left. The solo home run was the seventh of the season for Reeder.

The Jayhawks bats continued to stay hot in the fifth with a five-spot on the scoreboard. Redshirt sophomore Mike Koszewski was hit by a pitch to begin the inning. Fellow redshirt sophomore Jackson Cobb came up next and tripled into the right-center gap to score Koszewski. After another hit by pitch, freshman Jackson Kline hit an RBI fielder’s choice to score Cobb and tie the game at 3-3.

Senior Cole Elvis stepped to the plate a couple batters later and sent a three-run home run over the wall in right field. The blast marked the second straight day he homered to right field in a clutch spot after hitting a homer in the eighth on Friday in a one-run game. The home run capped off a five-run fifth inning to give the Jayhawks their first lead of the day at 6-3. They never trailed again.

West Virginia scored two runs in the sixth inning on a hit by pitch and a sacrifice fly. That trimmed the Kansas lead to 6-5.

Each team picked up a run in the seventh inning. Kansas got a two-out RBI double from Reeder that scored Elvis from first after he hustled around the bases and slid in just ahead of the tag. The Mountaineers got the run back in the bottom of the inning on an RBI groundout. The score was 7-6 Kansas after seven innings.

The eighth inning opened with a bang as Jake English led off the frame with a missile to left field. The home run was the seventh of the season for English, which is tied with Reeder for the team lead. Two more runs would then score in the inning on an RBI groundout by Kline and a fielding error pushing the score to 10-6 in advantage of Kansas. The Mountaineers scored one in the bottom of the eighth to make the score 10-7, but that was as close as they would get.

Junior left-hander Stone Hewlett locked down the game from there. He pitched two strong innings to earn a save for the second straight game. Hewlett struck out three, walked one and didn’t allow a hit over two shutout innings to pick up his third save of the season and secure the series win for the streaking Jayhawks.

PITCHERS OF RECORD Win: Sam Ireland (4-3) Final line: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 5 SO Loss: Blaine Traxel (5-3) Final line: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 0 BB, 4 SO Save: Stone Hewlett (3) Final line: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K

QUOTABLE “I could not be prouder of the guys. They have stayed really true to the process and competed at a high level. You have to keep hitting the rock and at some point it breaks. Right now, they’re doing a great job of that and have a great two-strike approach.” – Coach Dan Fitzgerald

“What it really comes down to it,&nbsp;we stick to our process and approach really well. It makes it really easy when guys have great at-bats and guys find&nbsp;barrels.” – Senior Cole Elvis

NOTES • Kansas extended its winning streak to seven games. The Jayhawks have also won five straight conference games. The five straight wins in conference play are the most since finishing the 2014 conference season with nine straight wins. • Kansas improved to 5-3 in conference play this season. The 5 wins are more than the 2022 conference season total (4). • Kansas has back-to-back wins against a ranked opponent for the first time since April 21-22, 2017 at #19 Oklahoma. • Kansas has won back-to-back Big 12 series for the first time since the 2017 season (vs. Oklahoma State/at #19 Oklahoma). • Elvis has homered in back-to-back games for the second time this season. He has four home runs in his last five games. The home run was the sixth of the season for Elvis. Elvis has three multi-hit games in his last five conference games. He is also riding a six-game hitting streak. • English has also homered in consecutive games, marking the first time in his career he has done so. He has seven home runs this season, which is tied with Reeder for the most on the team. • Reeder hit his team-high-tying seventh home run of the season. • Hewlett has a save in back-to-back games for the first time in his career. • Jans snapped his career-best 24-game on-base streak.

UP NEXT Kansas will go for the series sweep of West Virginia on Sunday at 2 p.m CT from Monongalia County Ballpark. The game will be televised live nationally on ESPNU with Sam Ravech and Mike Rooney on the call.

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The series win is the first over a ranked opponent for the Jayhawks since sweeping No. 20 St. John’s in 2018 and the first on the road since taking two of three against No. 19 Oklahoma in Norman in 2017. Coach Dan Fitzgerald’s squad has now won seven straight to climb back over .500 and sit at 15-14 and 5-3 in the Big 12 Conference.West Virginia (22-9, 2-3 Big 12) took an early lead by capitalizing on an opportunity in the first inning. After a single and double set up runners on second and third, Caleb McNeely hit a sacrifice fly to take a 1-0 lead. WVU added two more runs in the second inning on a two-run homer by Logan Sauve to extend the lead to 3-0.In the fourth inning, the Jayhawks were able to get on the board and cut it to two when junior Janson Reeder hit an opposite field home run to left. The solo home run was the seventh of the season for Reeder.The Jayhawks bats continued to stay hot in the fifth with a five-spot on the scoreboard. Redshirt sophomore Mike Koszewski was hit by a pitch to begin the inning. Fellow redshirt sophomore Jackson Cobb came up next and tripled into the right-center gap to score Koszewski. After another hit by pitch, freshman Jackson Kline hit an RBI fielder’s choice to score Cobb and tie the game at 3-3.Senior Cole Elvis stepped to the plate a couple batters later and sent a three-run home run over the wall in right field. The blast marked the second straight day he homered to right field in a clutch spot after hitting a homer in the eighth on Friday in a one-run game. The home run capped off a five-run fifth inning to give the Jayhawks their first lead of the day at 6-3. They never trailed again.West Virginia scored two runs in the sixth inning on a hit by pitch and a sacrifice fly. That trimmed the Kansas lead to 6-5.Each team picked up a run in the seventh inning. Kansas got a two-out RBI double from Reeder that scored Elvis from first after he hustled around the bases and slid in just ahead of the tag. The Mountaineers got the run back in the bottom of the inning on an RBI groundout. The score was 7-6 Kansas after seven innings.The eighth inning opened with a bang as Jake English led off the frame with a missile to left field. The home run was the seventh of the season for English, which is tied with Reeder for the team lead. Two more runs would then score in the inning on an RBI groundout by Kline and a fielding error pushing the score to 10-6 in advantage of Kansas. The Mountaineers scored one in the bottom of the eighth to make the score 10-7, but that was as close as they would get.Junior left-hander Stone Hewlett locked down the game from there. He pitched two strong innings to earn a save for the second straight game. Hewlett struck out three, walked one and didn’t allow a hit over two shutout innings to pick up his third save of the season and secure the series win for the streaking Jayhawks.PITCHERS OF RECORD Win: Sam Ireland (4-3) Final line: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 5 SO Loss: Blaine Traxel (5-3) Final line: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 0 BB, 4 SO Save: Stone Hewlett (3) Final line: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 KQUOTABLE “I could not be prouder of the guys. They have stayed really true to the process and competed at a high level. You have to keep hitting the rock and at some point it breaks. Right now, they’re doing a great job of that and have a great two-strike approach.” – Coach Dan Fitzgerald“What it really comes down to it,&nbsp;we stick to our process and approach really well. It makes it really easy when guys have great at-bats and guys find&nbsp;barrels.” – Senior Cole ElvisNOTES • Kansas extended its winning streak to seven games. The Jayhawks have also won five straight conference games. The five straight wins in conference play are the most since finishing the 2014 conference season with nine straight wins. • Kansas improved to 5-3 in conference play this season. The 5 wins are more than the 2022 conference season total (4). • Kansas has back-to-back wins against a ranked opponent for the first time since April 21-22, 2017 at #19 Oklahoma. • Kansas has won back-to-back Big 12 series for the first time since the 2017 season (vs. Oklahoma State/at #19 Oklahoma). • Elvis has homered in back-to-back games for the second time this season. He has four home runs in his last five games. The home run was the sixth of the season for Elvis. Elvis has three multi-hit games in his last five conference games. He is also riding a six-game hitting streak. • English has also homered in consecutive games, marking the first time in his career he has done so. He has seven home runs this season, which is tied with Reeder for the most on the team. • Reeder hit his team-high-tying seventh home run of the season. • Hewlett has a save in back-to-back games for the first time in his career. • Jans snapped his career-best 24-game on-base streak.UP NEXT Kansas will go for the series sweep of West Virginia on Sunday at 2 p.m CT from Monongalia County Ballpark. The game will be televised live nationally on ESPNU with Sam Ravech and Mike Rooney on the call.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

⚾️ BSB: Jayhawks secure 7th straight victory, road series win over West Virginia

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WICHITA, Kan.&nbsp;-- Houston scored 16 two-out runs, including 13 in the top of the seventh, defeating Wichita State 17-3 on Saturday afternoon at Eck Stadium. The Cougars (17-15, 4-2) had runners at first and third with two outs in the seventh, leading 4-3. 12 consecutive runners reached base from that point on against four different Shocker pitchers, including three-run homers from Justin Murray and Cary Arbolida and a three-run double from Malachi Lott. The result was a 13-run inning that put the run-rule into play, ending the contest after seven innings. Wichita State (18-13, 3-3) fell into a quick 3-0 hole when the Cougars struck for three two-out runs in the first. Anthony Tulimero yanked a two-run double and Murray followed with an RBI single, both against Shocker starter&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/baseball/roster/grant-adler/7467">Grant Adler</a>&nbsp;(3-2), who was tagged for four runs over 5.0 innings of work with three strikeouts. The Shockers battled back with a run in the fifth and two in the sixth to trim the deficit to 4-3, setting the stage for Houston's outburst in the seventh.&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/baseball/roster/david-herring/7462">David Herring</a>&nbsp;got the scoring started with an RBI single, and a Murray throwing error on a bouncer from&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/baseball/roster/payton-tolle/7456">Payton Tolle</a>&nbsp;plated the other WSU runs. Cade Citelli (2-3) earned the win for Houston, allowing three runs, one earned, over five innings. Kyle Ayers and Owen Woodward turned in scoreless innings in relief to close out the win for the Cougars. The Shockers hit the road for five straight games, beginning on Tuesday with a trip to Norman to battle Oklahoma. First pitch against the Sooners is scheduled for 6:30 pm.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>Courtesy of Wichita State AthleticsWICHITA, Kan.&nbsp;-- Houston scored 16 two-out runs, including 13 in the top of the seventh, defeating Wichita State 17-3 on Saturday afternoon at Eck Stadium. The Cougars (17-15, 4-2) had runners at first and third with two outs in the seventh, leading 4-3. 12 consecutive runners reached base from that point on against four different Shocker pitchers, including three-run homers from Justin Murray and Cary Arbolida and a three-run double from Malachi Lott. The result was a 13-run inning that put the run-rule into play, ending the contest after seven innings. Wichita State (18-13, 3-3) fell into a quick 3-0 hole when the Cougars struck for three two-out runs in the first. Anthony Tulimero yanked a two-run double and Murray followed with an RBI single, both against Shocker starter&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/baseball/roster/grant-adler/7467">Grant Adler</a>&nbsp;(3-2), who was tagged for four runs over 5.0 innings of work with three strikeouts. The Shockers battled back with a run in the fifth and two in the sixth to trim the deficit to 4-3, setting the stage for Houston's outburst in the seventh.&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/baseball/roster/david-herring/7462">David Herring</a>&nbsp;got the scoring started with an RBI single, and a Murray throwing error on a bouncer from&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/baseball/roster/payton-tolle/7456">Payton Tolle</a>&nbsp;plated the other WSU runs. Cade Citelli (2-3) earned the win for Houston, allowing three runs, one earned, over five innings. Kyle Ayers and Owen Woodward turned in scoreless innings in relief to close out the win for the Cougars. The Shockers hit the road for five straight games, beginning on Tuesday with a trip to Norman to battle Oklahoma. First pitch against the Sooners is scheduled for 6:30 pm.&nbsp;&nbsp;

⚾ BSB: Houston rallies past Shockers

MEMPHIS, Tenn. –&nbsp;No. 22 Wichita State scored 10 or more for the third straight game in a 10-3 win at Memphis Saturday afternoon, completing the series sweep. Wichita State (34-7, 8-1) has now won 10 straight games, marking the second time this season with 10 or more straight wins. Wichita State won a season-high 11 in a row back in late February-early March. The Shockers have won 14 consecutive games in the series with the Tigers. <a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/sydney-mckinney/7236">Sydney McKinney</a>&nbsp;finished the series with another multi-hit game, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored.&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/addison-barnard/7228">Addison Barnard</a>&nbsp;homered for the second time in three games. She was 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBI.&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/lauren-lucas/7235">Lauren Lucas</a>&nbsp;singled twice and drove in a run. <a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/sami-hood/7246">Sami Hood</a>&nbsp;(two RBI),&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/lauren-mills/7237">Lauren Mills</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/bailey-urban/7242">Bailey Urban</a>&nbsp;(double, RBI),&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/lainee-brown/7229">Lainee Brown</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/krystin-nelson/7238">Krystin Nelson</a>&nbsp;(triple, two runs) all recorded a hit. As a team, Wichita State pounded out 12 hits. <a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/alison-cooper/7231">Alison Cooper</a>&nbsp;only threw an inning in the start, allowing three runs on four hits and a walk.&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/alex-aguilar/7249">Alex Aguilar</a>&nbsp;picked up her ninth win, throwing the final 6.0 innings. She struck out five and surrendered no runs on five hits. Two batters into the game Wichita State found the scoring column. A leadoff bunt single from McKinney turned into a run on Barnard's RBI double in the very next at bat. In the bottom of the first the Tigers grabbed their first lead of the series on a two-out, two-run double off the wall in right-center. Wichita State did not trail for long, as Nelson tripled and scored on a wild pitch to tie the game at 2. McKinney walked and stole a base to set up another RBI opportunity for Barnard, and the all-time home run leader delivered. Her 12th home run of the season was a no-doubter to center, putting the Shockers on top 4-2. Memphis got a run back in the bottom half on a leadoff solo home run, signaling the end of the day for Cooper in the circle. McKinney took the Tigers deep in the top of the third on her fifth homer of the season, making it 6-3. Wichita State tacked on a single run in the fourth and fifth on an Urban RBI double, that missed a home run by mere inches, and a Lucas RBI single. The final two runs came off the bat of Hood, who singled up the middle in the top of the seventh.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>Courtesy of Wichita State AthleticsMEMPHIS, Tenn. –&nbsp;No. 22 Wichita State scored 10 or more for the third straight game in a 10-3 win at Memphis Saturday afternoon, completing the series sweep. Wichita State (34-7, 8-1) has now won 10 straight games, marking the second time this season with 10 or more straight wins. Wichita State won a season-high 11 in a row back in late February-early March. The Shockers have won 14 consecutive games in the series with the Tigers. <a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/sydney-mckinney/7236">Sydney McKinney</a>&nbsp;finished the series with another multi-hit game, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored.&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/addison-barnard/7228">Addison Barnard</a>&nbsp;homered for the second time in three games. She was 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBI.&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/lauren-lucas/7235">Lauren Lucas</a>&nbsp;singled twice and drove in a run. <a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/sami-hood/7246">Sami Hood</a>&nbsp;(two RBI),&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/lauren-mills/7237">Lauren Mills</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/bailey-urban/7242">Bailey Urban</a>&nbsp;(double, RBI),&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/lainee-brown/7229">Lainee Brown</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/krystin-nelson/7238">Krystin Nelson</a>&nbsp;(triple, two runs) all recorded a hit. As a team, Wichita State pounded out 12 hits. <a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/alison-cooper/7231">Alison Cooper</a>&nbsp;only threw an inning in the start, allowing three runs on four hits and a walk.&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/alex-aguilar/7249">Alex Aguilar</a>&nbsp;picked up her ninth win, throwing the final 6.0 innings. She struck out five and surrendered no runs on five hits. Two batters into the game Wichita State found the scoring column. A leadoff bunt single from McKinney turned into a run on Barnard's RBI double in the very next at bat. In the bottom of the first the Tigers grabbed their first lead of the series on a two-out, two-run double off the wall in right-center. Wichita State did not trail for long, as Nelson tripled and scored on a wild pitch to tie the game at 2. McKinney walked and stole a base to set up another RBI opportunity for Barnard, and the all-time home run leader delivered. Her 12th home run of the season was a no-doubter to center, putting the Shockers on top 4-2. Memphis got a run back in the bottom half on a leadoff solo home run, signaling the end of the day for Cooper in the circle. McKinney took the Tigers deep in the top of the third on her fifth homer of the season, making it 6-3. Wichita State tacked on a single run in the fourth and fifth on an Urban RBI double, that missed a home run by mere inches, and a Lucas RBI single. The final two runs came off the bat of Hood, who singled up the middle in the top of the seventh.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🥎 SB: Shockers win 10th straight with sweep of Memphis

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LAWRENCE, Kan. —&nbsp;A sold out crowd of 1,130 Arrocha Ballpark saw Kansas softball battle No. 2 Oklahoma State before falling 5-1 Friday night.

Kansas fell to 19-16 (1-4 Big 12), while Oklahoma State improved to 34-3 (5-0).

Junior&nbsp;pitcher&nbsp;Kasey Hamilton got her 14th start in the circle for Kansas.&nbsp;The lefty threw&nbsp;6.0 innings,&nbsp;allowing&nbsp;six hits, five walks and three runs, also striking out two batters. Hamilton held Oklahoma State scoreless through four innings.

The Jayhawks threatened to score multiple times before the Cowgirls struck with a two-run homer in the top of the fifth inning.&nbsp;OSU added another run in the top of the sixth inning with a base hit and a double, extending its lead to 3-0.

Freshman right-hander Lizzy Ludwig came in for Hamilton in the seventh&nbsp;for the Jayhawks.&nbsp;Ludwig&nbsp;allowed two hits and a pair of runs, also earning two of the three outs to strikeouts.

Oklahoma State added two insurance runs in the top half of the seventh, thanks to two singles and an error, taking a 5-0 lead into the bottom of the seventh.

Kansas scored its lone run of the game when senior shortstop Haleigh Harper drew a walk&nbsp;to lead off the seventh inning&nbsp;and freshman left fielder Presley Limbaugh singled to second. With runners on the corners, junior catcher Lyric Moore singled up the middle to bring home Kansas’ only run.

Kansas hosts its final game against Oklahoma State on Saturday, April 8 at 12 p.m. CT on Big 12 NOWon ESPN+.&nbsp;

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 </figure><a href="https://kuathletics.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3846a6408b9536a51afeabac1&amp;id=54b604ddb9&amp;e=33e05464a3" target="_blank">Box Score</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3846a6408b9536a51afeabac1&amp;id=7f02f4e1fb&amp;e=33e05464a3" target="_blank">Season Stats</a>LAWRENCE, Kan. —&nbsp;A sold out crowd of 1,130 Arrocha Ballpark saw Kansas softball battle No. 2 Oklahoma State before falling 5-1 Friday night.Kansas fell to 19-16 (1-4 Big 12), while Oklahoma State improved to 34-3 (5-0).Junior&nbsp;pitcher&nbsp;Kasey Hamilton got her 14th start in the circle for Kansas.&nbsp;The lefty threw&nbsp;6.0 innings,&nbsp;allowing&nbsp;six hits, five walks and three runs, also striking out two batters. Hamilton held Oklahoma State scoreless through four innings.The Jayhawks threatened to score multiple times before the Cowgirls struck with a two-run homer in the top of the fifth inning.&nbsp;OSU added another run in the top of the sixth inning with a base hit and a double, extending its lead to 3-0.Freshman right-hander Lizzy Ludwig came in for Hamilton in the seventh&nbsp;for the Jayhawks.&nbsp;Ludwig&nbsp;allowed two hits and a pair of runs, also earning two of the three outs to strikeouts.Oklahoma State added two insurance runs in the top half of the seventh, thanks to two singles and an error, taking a 5-0 lead into the bottom of the seventh.Kansas scored its lone run of the game when senior shortstop Haleigh Harper drew a walk&nbsp;to lead off the seventh inning&nbsp;and freshman left fielder Presley Limbaugh singled to second. With runners on the corners, junior catcher Lyric Moore singled up the middle to bring home Kansas’ only run.UP NEXTKansas hosts its final game against Oklahoma State on Saturday, April 8 at 12 p.m. CT on Big 12 NOWon ESPN+.&nbsp;

🥎 SB: Kansas Battles Oklahoma State Friday Night

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –&nbsp;Kansas extended its winning streak to six games after knocking off the No. 19-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers Friday night, 5-3 at Monongalia County Ballpark. Kansas has now won four straight conference games as well.

The Jayhawks (14-14, 4-3 Big 12) got the offense going in the second inning when redshirt sophomore catcher Jake English blasted his sixth home run of the year. Kansas wasn’t done in the second inning however, as sophomore Chase Jans hit his third home run of the season. The two-run shot completed a three-run second inning for the Jayhawks.

In the bottom half of the second, after surrendering a leadoff single and a walk to follow, starting pitcher Collin Baumgartner struck out the next three Mountaineers to retire the side and preserve the 3-0 lead for Kansas.

In the next inning, Kansas would extend its lead to 4-0 as junior Janson Reeder scored on a wild pitch. In the bottom half of the third, the Mountaineers would cut the Jayhawk lead in half, to make the score 4-2.

Junior Thaniel Trumper entered the game in relief for Baumgartner in the fifth inning with runners on first and third and no outs. Trumper escaped the jam through a rundown, a strikeout and a lineout to end the inning. Trumper struck out six Mountaineers total and only gave up one run in three full innings of work to earn the win.

West Virginia (22-8, 2-2 Big 12) hit a solo home run in the sixth inning to trim the Jayhawks lead to 4-3.

The Jayhawks added an insurance run in the ninth inning, as senior Cal transfer Cole Elvis crushed his fifth home run of the season to push the Kansas lead to two heading to the bottom of the ninth.

Junior lefty Stone Hewlett came on to get the final out of the eighth inning and closed the game for the Jayhawks in the ninth. He struck out two batters, including the final Mountaineer to record the save.

Baumgartner tossed four innings in the start, allowing two runs on six hits. He struck out six batters and issued four walks.

PITCHERS OF RECORD Win: Thaniel Trumper (2-2) Final line: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 6 SO Loss: Ben Hampton (2-1) Final line: 3.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 4 SO Save: Stone Hewlett (2) Final line: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO

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 <figcaption>KU Baseball opens road trip with 5-3 win.</figcaption>
 </figure><a href="https://kuathletics.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3846a6408b9536a51afeabac1&amp;id=3ceea9ae84&amp;e=33e05464a3" target="_blank">Box Score</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3846a6408b9536a51afeabac1&amp;id=b0b1bf5828&amp;e=33e05464a3" target="_blank">Season Statistics</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3846a6408b9536a51afeabac1&amp;id=5713f29696&amp;e=33e05464a3" target="_blank">Conference Statistics</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3846a6408b9536a51afeabac1&amp;id=fe0d59fccc&amp;e=33e05464a3" target="_blank">Gallery</a>MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –&nbsp;Kansas extended its winning streak to six games after knocking off the No. 19-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers Friday night, 5-3 at Monongalia County Ballpark. Kansas has now won four straight conference games as well.The Jayhawks (14-14, 4-3 Big 12) got the offense going in the second inning when redshirt sophomore catcher Jake English blasted his sixth home run of the year. Kansas wasn’t done in the second inning however, as sophomore Chase Jans hit his third home run of the season. The two-run shot completed a three-run second inning for the Jayhawks.In the bottom half of the second, after surrendering a leadoff single and a walk to follow, starting pitcher Collin Baumgartner struck out the next three Mountaineers to retire the side and preserve the 3-0 lead for Kansas.In the next inning, Kansas would extend its lead to 4-0 as junior Janson Reeder scored on a wild pitch. In the bottom half of the third, the Mountaineers would cut the Jayhawk lead in half, to make the score 4-2.Junior Thaniel Trumper entered the game in relief for Baumgartner in the fifth inning with runners on first and third and no outs. Trumper escaped the jam through a rundown, a strikeout and a lineout to end the inning. Trumper struck out six Mountaineers total and only gave up one run in three full innings of work to earn the win.West Virginia (22-8, 2-2 Big 12) hit a solo home run in the sixth inning to trim the Jayhawks lead to 4-3.The Jayhawks added an insurance run in the ninth inning, as senior Cal transfer Cole Elvis crushed his fifth home run of the season to push the Kansas lead to two heading to the bottom of the ninth.Junior lefty Stone Hewlett came on to get the final out of the eighth inning and closed the game for the Jayhawks in the ninth. He struck out two batters, including the final Mountaineer to record the save.Baumgartner tossed four innings in the start, allowing two runs on six hits. He struck out six batters and issued four walks.PITCHERS OF RECORD Win: Thaniel Trumper (2-2) Final line: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 6 SO Loss: Ben Hampton (2-1) Final line: 3.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 4 SO Save: Stone Hewlett (2) Final line: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SOQUOTABLE “I’m really proud of how the guys competed. Their starter is really good, and we got him out early, and I thought our guys had a great approach against him, and really the whole game.” – Coach Dan FitzgeraldNOTES • Kansas extended its winning streak to six games. The Jayhawks have also won four straight conference games. • The win is the first over a ranked opponent since April 3, 2022 vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (8-5). It is the first ranked win on the road since May 20, 2021 at No. 5 Texas Tech (7-4). • Kansas recorded a season-high 15 strikeouts. That is the most strikeouts since Feb. 21, 2021 vs. South Dakota State (16). It is the most in conference play since April 13, 2019 vs. Oklahoma State (15) and the most on the road in conference play since May 11, 2018 at Kansas State (17). • Jans extended his on-base streak to 24 games, which is the longest of the sophomore’s career and the longest by a Jayhawk this season. He went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs. The home run was his third of the season. Jans now has 8 multi-hit games this season. • Trumper matched his career high with six strikeouts. • English hit his sixth home run of the season, which is tied with Reeder for the most on the team. • Jackson Kline now has an 11-game on-base streak after going 1-for-3 with a walk.UP NEXT Kansas will take on West Virginia tomorrow in the second game of the series with the Mountaineers. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. CT at Monongalia County Ballpark.