Falcons Fall to Jayhawks on the Road

LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Air Force Academy baseball team fell to Kansas, 13-3 in eight innings, Tuesday afternoon, April 13, at the Hoglund Ballpark. The game was ended in the bottom of the eighth after a 10-run rule was implemented.

The offense totaled 10 hits on the day, the 13th double-digit hit effort for the Falcons this season. Freshman Paul Skenes led the way with three knocks, including two RBIs, one of which was a solo homer. It was his team-leading sixth long ball of the season. Junior Cayden Zimmerman added a pair of doubles, while senior Cole Blatchford had two hits as well, including a run batted in.

On the mound, sophomore Duke Benge had a successful Air Force debut, as he tossed two innings, only allowing one run while striking out four. Fellow sophomore Ryan Stohr added a scoreless frame as well.

Both teams traded runs in the first inning, as Skenes launched a solo shot to center to give AF a 1-0 lead, but Kansas answered right back with a run in the bottom half to keep it tied 1-1 after one. The Jayhawks continued to produce on offense in the second, striking for six runs to leap ahead by six, 7-1.

The Falcons got a pair back in the top of the third, as three straight hits to lead off the inning resulted in an RBI single from Skenes. Later in the frame, Blatchford drove in a run on a sac fly to make it 7-3. The Jayhawks got a run back in the bottom of the fourth on another solo homer to put the tally at 8-3 into the fifth.

Kansas kept putting up runs in the bottom of the fifth, plating a pair more to extend their lead to 10-3 with four innings to play. They tacked on another in the bottom of the sixth, and then two additional runs in the bottom of the eighth to end the game due to a 10-run rule.

The Falcons and Jayhawks will return to the diamond tomorrow, April 14, for the finale of the two-game midweek series. First pitch is set for noon MT.

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Team Stats

Paul Skenes

Cole Blatchford

Cayden Zimmerman

Blake Covin

Players Mentioned

Duke Benge

Cole Blatchford

Paul Skenes

Ryan Stohr

Cayden Zimmerman

Players Mentioned

Duke Benge

Cole Blatchford

Paul Skenes

Ryan Stohr

Cayden Zimmerman

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