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 </figure>Courtesy of Kansas Athletics<div>LAWRENCE, Kan. &ndash; In the third annual Buck O&rsquo;Neil Classic, the Kansas Jayhawks defeated No. 20 Nebraska 13-11 at Hoglund Ballpark. The Jayhawks scored 13 runs on 14 hits to improve to 3-0 all-time in the Buck O&rsquo;Neil Classic.
Michael Brooks had three hits, while John Nett, Lenny Ashby and Mike Koszewski had multi-hit efforts. Cooper Moore earned his first career win with 2.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
This year&rsquo;s Buck O&rsquo;Neil Classic was moved to Hoglund Ballpark to celebrate the first night game the Kansas City Monarchs ever played, which came in early March 1930 in Lawrence.
HOW IT HAPPENED &bull; Nebraska (22-8) got on the board first as they scored a run in the first inning on an RBI groundout to take a 1-0 lead. &bull; Kansas (16-14) answered in a big way with five runs in the second inning. Ben Hartl hit a solo home run with one out to tie the game at 1-1. Then, a run scored on a throwing error to give KU a 2-1 lead. Jake English came up next and delivered a three-run single on a 3-2 pitch with the runners going. That gave Kansas a 5-1 lead at the end of the second inning. &bull; The Cornhuskers came back and tied it in the top of the third with four runs on an RBI double, RBI single and a two-run homer by Ben Columbus. &bull; The Jayhawks matched Nebraska with a four-run bottom of the third. An RBI single by Ty Wisdom, an RBI double by Collier Cranford, an RBI sac bunt from Mike Koszewski and a John Nett RBI single put Kansas ahead 9-5. &bull; Koszewski batted again in the fourth and helped KU stretch its lead with a two-run single to make it 11-5. &bull; After a quiet fifth inning for both team, Nebraska put together a five-run sixth inning. Riley Silva drew a bases loaded walk for the first run of the frame. Cole Evans hit next and crushed a grand slam over the batter&rsquo;s eye in center field. That cut the score to 11-10. &bull; A sacrifice fly by Collier Cranford in the bottom of the sixth put Kansas back ahead by two runs at 12-10. &bull; In the bottom of the eighth inning, Lenny Ashby provided an insurance run with a solo homer into the night sky. That gave Kansas a 13-10 advantage. &bull; Nebraska fought back in the ninth inning by loading the bases with one out. The Cornhuskers scored one run on an infield single but a double play ended the game.
PITCHERS OF RECORD Win: Cooper Moore (1-1) Final line: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 SO Loss: Kyle Froehlich (0-1) Final line: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 0 SO Save: Hunter Cranton (4) Final line: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 0 SO
PLAYER OF THE GAME Mike Koszewski: Koszewski went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored in his first start since March 23. Batting in the nine-spot, he had run-scoring hits in the second and third innings.</div><div>QUOTABLES &amp; NOTABLES &ldquo;It feels great and it feels great how we did it. If you look at the course of the game, we had a string of 11 out of 13 quality at-bats in a row. We stuck to it offensively and for the most part were able to make plays. The feel with how we competed this past weekend, for a massive chunk of the weekend, was winning baseball in terms of the feel. It just feels good when you actually get rewarded for it.&rdquo; &ndash; Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald
&ldquo;I think it was a good bounce back from the team showing really good grit. We worked really hard on our off day yesterday. We came back and showed up today.&rdquo; &ndash; Kodey Shojinaga
&bull; Kansas improved to 3-0 all-time in the Buck O&rsquo;Neil Classic. &bull; Kansas is now 3-2 against ranked opponents this season. &bull; Brooks finished with three hits for his 11th multi-hit game of the season. &bull; Ashby launched his seventh home run of the season. &bull; Nett collected two hits for his team-high 12th multi-hit effort of the year. &bull; Hartl blasted his third home run of the season. &bull; Moore earned his first career win.
UP NEXT Kansas will host a three-game series against Pacific this weekend, which begins on Friday at 5 p.m. CT. Fans can purchase tickets by contacting the Kansas ticket office at 785-864-3141 or by visiting the ticketing page <a href="https://kuathletics.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetGroupList?groupCode=BSB&linkID=kansas&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=&utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=navbar_website" style="color: transparent;font-size: 16px;border: 0px;">here</a>. Students receive free admission all season by presenting their KU student ID at the ticket booth.</div>

⚾️ KU beats No. 20 Nebraska in Buck O’Neil Classic