With head coach David Pierce’s team still suffering the consequences of the sweep by the Oklahoma Sooners at home two weeks ago, the Texas Longhorns averted disaster in Lawrence with a series win over the Kansas Jayhawks.
Texas remains in fourth place in the Big 12 standings with a 12-9 record as first-place West Virginia looms as the final conference series following a next week’s non-conference tilt against San Jose State and moved up two spots to 25th nationally in D1Baseball’s RPI, but remained outside the Top 25.
There were positives as the Longhorns bounced back from a 10-4 Friday loss to win on Saturday and Sunday, especially right fielder Dylan Campbell breaking the 15-year-old record of 25 consecutive games with a base hit held by Michael Torres with a 2-for-3 performance in Sunday’s 7-6 victory.