Softball travels to Missouri

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

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Trying to get back in the swing of things, the Kansas softball team will play host to Missouri tonight at 6.

The Jayhawks are traveling to Columbia, Mo., after coming off a series against Texas this past weekend, where they won one (2-0) and lost one (3-2) against the No. 11 Longhorns.

Senior pitcher Kassie Humphreys performed up to her potential in the Longhorns series by pitching 10 2/3 innings allowing four hits and striking out 13. Eleven strikeouts came in the Jayhawks’ game one victory against Texas.

Humphreys is tied for sixth in the Big 12 Conference with 13 victories.

The Glendale, Ariz., native also came up big for the Jayhawks in the batter’s box going 3-for-5 and scoring a run.

Missouri is 5-0 in the Big 12 as the Tigers are riding a seven-game winning streak heading into their game against the Jayhawks.

The Tigers win with an offense ranking third in the Big 12 in team batting average (.300), second in runs scored (276) and first in doubles (75).

The pitching has been troublesome for the Tigers on the season as they rank last in the Big 12 with a 3.89 team ERA.

Kansas is 2-5 in its past seven games but keeping the series close with the Longhorns was a good sign for the Jayhawks.

The Jayhawks have won the past two games against the Tigers, winning 5-1 April 19, 2006, and 2-0 May 11, 2006.

Kansan sportswriter Evan Kafarakis can be contacted at ekafarakis@kansan.com.

— Edited by James Pinick

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