Kansas baseball cruised to a 7-2 win and clinched the series victory over the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark.
For the second straight game, the Jayhawks allotted the Wildcats just two runs on the scoreboard and held them scoreless through the first five innings. At the game’s end, the Jayhawks had recorded 11 strikeouts while the Wildcats managed just six hits.
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