Around the Big 12: Wildcats Throw Away Game at Northeastern
Three errors led to four unearned runs in the first three innings, as Kansas State turned a 3-0 start into an 11-4 loss to Northeastern on Tuesday in Brookline, Mass.
Kansas State sits one game back of West Virginia and TCU for first place in the Big 12, but the Wildcats looked nothing like a contender against the Huskies. Once Northeastern took the lead, the Wildcats couldn’t stop the snowball, as the Huskies scored in their first four turns at bat. Northeastern currently leads the Coastal Athletic Association and owns a win over 2024 Super Regional qualifier Connecticut. In February, the Huskies also briefly put a scare into the Boston Red Sox, losing 5-2 after holding a 2-0 lead after three frames.
Seth Dardar and Keegan O’Connor both homered in the first for Kansas State. The Wildcats didn’t score again until Nick English came home on a throwing error in the sixth. The teams complete a two-game series Wednesday before K-State visits Kansas in the Sunflower Showdown series.
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Jimenez Drives In Four to Lead Knights
Antonio Jimenez drove in runs off a single, a double and a fly out, making the difference for Central Florida in a 5-1 win over Florida A&M on Tuesday in Orlando, Fla.
Lead batters DeAmez Ross and Andrew Williamson set the table well for the Knights, collecting two hits each. One or both was on base each time Jimenez came to the plate, and the two combined for four of UCF’s runs.
The Knights will host first-place TCU this weekend.
Musketeers Upend Bearcats In Ninth
Aedan Anderson’s two-run home run gave Xavier the lead in the top of the ninth, and Cincinnati couldn’t rally back, taking a 7-6 loss to its crosstown rival.
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Landyn Vidourek’s solo home run cut the Bearcats’ deficit to one, but Cincinnati could not force home the tying score. The Bearcats got as close as second base, but three of their final four hitters struck out to end the threat.
Cincinnati will visit first-place West Virginia this weekend.
Castle Gives Bears Win In Extras
Cortlan Castle’s two-run RBI double in the 10th inning lifted Baylor past Texas-Arlington. Grayson Murry locked down the game for his first save, sealing a 9-8 win on the road for the Bears.
After walking the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the 10th, Murry fanned his next two batters. He then ended the game with a fielder’s choice, completing a comeback from a 7-4 deficit.
Baylor hosts a three-game series with Utah this weekend.
Jayhawks Hang 18 on Shockers
Jackson Hauge hit his 16th home run of the year, a three-run blast to put Kansas ahead for good. The Jayhawks exploded for 18 runs, beating Wichita State 18-12 in Lawrence, Kan.
Hauge added a pair of doubles to pace the Jayhawks, who sit two games back of first place. Brady Counsell drove in four runs and worked out one of 10 walks to Kansas hitters. The Jayhawks face Kansas State in the Sunflower Showdown this weekend.
Sooners Run-Rule Cowboys
Oklahoma began the game with a five-run first inning and closed it with another five-run frame, as the Sooners blitzed host Oklahoma State 11-1 in eight innings.
Jason Walk’s grand slam in the eighth put the game in run-rule territory for the No. 12 Sooners. The Cowboys got a runner to third in the bottom half, but Beau Sylvester struck out to end the game. At 16-18, Oklahoma State must finish at least 10-7 to be eligible for the NCAA tournament. The Cowboys face Houston this weekend.
Cain Triples Twice in Arizona’s Win
Andrew Cain hit two triples and Arizona scored in all but one inning, run-ruling Grand Canyon 14-4 on Tuesday in Tucson, Ariz.
Tommy Splaine was the only member of the Arizona starting nine that didn’t reach base or cross the plate in the victory. Maddox Mihalakis and Mason White each added three hits for the Wildcats. Arizona will visit BYU for a three-game series starting Thursday.
Robinson’s Doubles Lead BYU to Victory
Ryder Robinson struck for three doubles and BYU eventually pulled away from visiting Utah Valley, earning a 9-3 win at home.
Bryker Hurdsman also doubled and came around to score in a four-run fifth inning, which put BYU ahead to stay. The Cougars host Arizona this weekend.
Houston Routs Sloppy Rice
Jake Tatom homered and Houston took advantage of four Rice errors and five hit batters, winning 15-3 against its crosstown rivals.
Houston broke the game open with five runs in the third, three unearned after an error at second base. The Owls did just enough to avoid the run rule, as the Cougars pushed across three in the ninth inning. Houston will meet Oklahoma State this weekend.
Frogs Can’t Hold Off Patriots
Jack Arthur’s pinch-hit RBI double forced extra innings, but TCU walked in the winning run in the 10th inning, falling 6-5 to visiting Dallas Baptist.
Trevor Baumler lasted 5.1 innings and retired his first 11 batters, but TCU’s bullpen couldn’t hang on. The Frogs gave up walks with the bases loaded twice, both to ninth-place hitter Cody Grebeck. TCU visits Central Florida on Thursday for a three-game series.
