College baseball: John pitches OU past Kansas; OSU, ORU win
BY Staff Reports
Saturday, April 28, 2012
4/28/12 at 6:24 AM
Jordan John tossed a complete game as No. 23 Oklahoma downed Kansas 4-1 in a Big 12 series opener Friday night at Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence, Kan.
The Sooners improved to 27-16 overall and 8-8 in the Big 12, while Kansas fell to 17-26 and 4-12.
Although the game was delayed for 1 hour and 38 minutes due to the weather, John didn't miss a beat, allowing one run on five hits with no walks and eight strikeouts.
The redshirt sophomore became the second opposing pitcher to toss a complete game against Kansas this season, joining Texas Tech's Duke von Schamann.
Oklahoma State, 5, Kansas State 0: In Manhattan, Kan., Oklahoma State tied its season-long win streak as it opened its series at Tointon Stadium with a win.
The win was the sixth in a row for the Cowboys (24-17 overall, 9-7 Big 12).
Andrew Heaney (6-1) continued to dominate opposing hitters, finishing just two outs shy of a shutout and his fourth complete game. He allowed only four hits and struck out eight while walking just two.
In reaching at least eight strikeouts for the ninth time in 11 appearances, Heaney also became the first Cowboy pitcher since Matt Smith in 2000 to record 100 strikeouts in a season.
ORU 6, S. Dakota State 1: In Brookings, S.D., Oral Roberts took advantage of three South Dakota State miscues to down the Jackrabbits at Erv Huether Field.
Kevin Cho and Jose Trevino each had a pair of hits, with Brandon King tallying two RBIs to lead ORU (22-19, 9-3 Summit League).
Mike Torrence (4-5) got the start and the victory for ORU, giving up just one run on seven hits over seven innings and striking out eight.
Oral Roberts 6, South Dakota State 1
| Oral Roberts |
003 |
010 |
020 |
- |
6 |
8 |
1 |
| South Dakota State |
000 |
000 |
100 |
- |
1 |
8 |
3 |
Torrence, Spring (8) and Pickar; Bougher, Heemstra (7), Kraemer (8), Entringer (9) and Briggs, Autenrieth. W: Torrence (4-5). L: Bougher (5-3).
OU 4, Kansas 1
| Oklahoma |
200 |
002 |
000 |
- |
4 |
7 |
2 |
| Kansas |
000 |
000 |
100 |
- |
1 |
5 |
0 |
John and Neal; Duncan, Jakubov (8) and DeLeon. W: John (8-4). L: Duncan (4-6).
OSU 5, Kansas State 0
| Oklahoma State |
110 |
030 |
000 |
- |
5 |
7 |
1 |
| Kansas State |
000 |
000 |
000 |
- |
0 |
4 |
2 |
Heaney, Barnes (9) and Womack; Bahramzadeh, Moore (7) and DeBord. W: Heaney (6-1). L: Bahramzadeh (4-3).
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