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Cardinals roll past Houston in series finale

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Win or lose, Lance Berkman always seems to get his hits at Minute Maid Park.

Berkman broke a tie with an RBI single and pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso had a two-run double in St. Louis’ five-run sixth in the Cardinals’ 9-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night.

Berkman, the former Astro who hit a solo homer to break up Bud Norris’ no-hit bid in the seventh inning in the Cardinals’ 4-1 loss Wednesday night, snapped a 1-1 tie with a single off the scoreboard in left after Jon Jay singled and Albert Pujols drew a walk off J.A. Happ (3-8).

Mark Hamilton’s fielder’s choice grounder to second baseman Jeff Keppinger scored Pujols, and Wilton Lopez’s bases-loaded walk brought home Hamilton. Then, Descalso delivered the two-run double to cap the inning.

Berkman added his 15th homer in the ninth.

“I’ve got a different uniform on, but it’s still a great place to hit,” Berkman said. “I’m just trying not to make an out. I’ll enjoy it and try to get ready for the game tomorrow.”

In six games at Minute Maid this season, Berkman is hitting .480 with five home runs and 12 RBIs.

Ryan Theriot ended a 20-game hitting streak Wednesday night and started another with a double and his first homer. He’s been watching Berkman.

“Lance has had a great year and I don’t think he’s just picking on the Astros, he’s picking on everybody,” Theriot said. “He’s swung the bat well and been consistent particularly well here but he’s played a lot of games here and he’s comfortable here.”

Lance Lynn (1-1) benefited from the big inning. He pitched five innings, allowed six hits and one run. He walked three and struck out three.

The Astros left the bases loaded with one out in the third. Brett Wallace struck out and Chris Johnson hit into a forceout. Houston loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh and managed one run on Keppinger’s groundout.

“The first three innings felt like the longest innings of my life,” Lynn said. “After that I started getting into a rhythm and throwing more strikes and throwing good pitches. I stopped giving them pitches to hit.”

Happ pitched 5 1/3 innings. He gave up six hits, six earned runs, struck out five and walked two.

“The first five innings Happ threw the ball extremely well and worked out of some things,” Astros manager Brad Mills said. “Offensively, we had some opportunities early in the game. We had our opportunities.”

Theriot doubled down the left-field line to open the game. He was sacrificed to third by Jay and scored on Pujols’ groundout.

Theriot also hit a solo homer in the eighth, and Skip Schumaker had an RBI single in the seventh.

Houston tied it at 1 in the first on single by Wallace, who hit safely for the 12th time in 14 games.

“It’s frustrating,” Happ said. “Six or seven games in a row I start the game and I feel like I’m going to go seven or eight innings.

“Whatever my terrible record, whatever my terrible ERA is, it doesn’t make sense. It’s not the pitcher I am. I’m going to find a way to figure it out. I felt good and just left a few balls up in the sixth inning and the rest is history,” he said.

Hunter Pence singled with two out in the first inning, extending his hitting streak to 20 games. He took second on a wild pitch before scoring on Wallace’s hit.

Pence’s 20-game streak is the longest of his career and the Astros’ longest since Miguel Tejada hit in 21 straight games in 2009. It was little consolation.

“It’s part of the game,” Pence said. “Sometimes you get them, sometimes they get you out.

“He (Lynn) had really good stuff. His fastball jumped out of his hand, kind of effectively wild a little bit. It almost felt like he could locate his curve ball better than his fastball,” he said.

Sporting KC settles for 0-0 draw in first game at Livestrong Park

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Playing at home in a new stadium for the first time wasn’t enough to get Sporting Kansas City a win.

After opening the season with 10 straight road games, Sporting had hoped the debut of Livestrong Sporting Park would see the end of a nine-match winless streak. Instead, a scoreless draw with the Chicago Fire on Thursday night left coach Peter Vermes fuming.

It wasn’t at his team’s effort, especially after Kansas City had to play a man down for much of the second half. Vermes’ ire was directed at referee Michael Kennedy.

Vermes felt Kennedy denied Sporting a penalty kick by not calling a red-card foul when Bratislav Ristic tackled Omar Bravo hard inside the penalty area in the 86th minute.

“Maybe he needs to get his leg broken for it to be a red card,” Vermes said.

Bravo, who had to be taken off the field on a stretcher, stayed out of the controversy.

“That’s the game. That’s soccer,” he said through an interpreter. “It happens. People make mistakes.”

Despite the obvious shot of energy from a loud, standing-room only crowd of 19,925, Kansas City played to its third straight draw and has not won since a season-opening 3-2 victory at Chivas USA.

Chicago also recorded its third straight draw, the second straight without a goal, and has not won in 11 matches since beating Sporting 3-2 at home on March 26. Still, goalkeeper Sean Johnson tried to play up the positive aspects of back-to-back shutouts.

We stressed over the last couple games being compact, being on the same page, and I think it worked tonight,” Johnson said. “It’s definitely a good thing when you can string shutouts together, when your unit’s cohesive.”

The Fire had a late chance when backup Sporting goalkeeper Eric Kronberg failed to hold Dan Paladini’s shot, but Orr Barouch’s point-blank strike hit the crossbar.

“I tried to place the ball and I hit the crossbar,” Barouch said. “I knew I had a chance to win the game, but I just got unlucky.”

Sporting’s best chance came in the 15th minute when Graham Zusi put a shot past Johnson from 8 meters, but Bravo was ruled offside on the play.

Kansas City had to play a man down after the 67th minute, when keeper Jimmy Nielsen drew a red card for handling the ball outside the penalty area.

Missouri tennis earns first ever trip to prestigious ITA event

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Thanks to a successful 2010-11 season, the University of Missouri women’s tennis team has garnered an invitation to participate in the prestigious Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Kickoff Weekend for the first time in school history .  The Tigers, who went 12-10 last season and finished with a final ITA ranking of No. 73, will play in 2011-12 under the direction of new Head Coach Sasha Schmid, who came to MU from Stetson University.

 

The Tigers were one of 60 schools to be invited to participate in the tournament, with the opening weekend of play taking place on Jan. 27-28 at 15 different on-campus locations.  Four teams will participate at each location, and 15 teams will advance to play in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, slated for Feb. 10-13 at Boar’s Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Va.

 

Mizzou will play in Athens, Ga., as part of the Georgia invitational.  The #4-seeded Tigers will square off against host and #1-seed Georgia on Friday, January 27th at 1 p.m. (central time), and they will play either #2 Fresno State or #3 Florida International the next morning at 8 a.m. (central).  Whichever school wins both of their matches will advance to the national championships.

 

The invitation marks the first in school history to the prominent event.

 

“I’m very proud and excited for our girls to have this great opportunity,” said Schmid, who began at Mizzou on a permanent basis on June 1st.  “I think it’s a tribute to the success of the team last season and all the hard work they put in.  That laid the foundation for this type of opportunity, so we’ll be very eager to see how we stack up to some of the nation’s best teams right away,” Schmid said.

Mustangs bounce back with win at Joplin

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The St. Joseph Mustangs bounced back from their first loss of the season Tuesday with a 10-3 win at Joplin Wednesday night.

There were no statistics available but St. Joe’s summer college baseball team improves to 10-1 this season and 7-1 in the MINK League.

The Mustangs are back on the road Thursday at Nevada.  The first pitch is at 7:00 p.m. and you can hear the game live on 680 KFEQ.

Kansas City’s rally falls short against Blue Jays

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Adam Lind hit a grand slam and Jayson Nix added a three-run homer to power the Toronto Blue Jays to a 9-8 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.

Corey Patterson snapped an 0-for-11 skid with four hits and scored two Toronto runs.

Blue Jays starter Carlos Villanueva (4-0) had one rough inning, the fourth when he allowed four runs, but pitched seven innings, allowing six hits. Villanueva has won his past eight decisions since his last loss, Aug. 17, 2009 at Pittsburgh.

Nix’s home run off rookie left-hander Danny Duffy with Aaron Hill and Rajai Davis aboard put the Blue Jays up 5-4.

Nate Adcock, who replaced Duffy, retired the first two batters in the sixth before walking Mike McCoy and giving up a single to Patterson. Jose Bautista, who leads the majors with 20 homers but has none in 10 games, was walked intentionally, to bring up Lind.

Lind, who had a two-run homer Tuesday, hit the 1-0 pitch out to left for his second career grand slam. Lind’s first grand slam was Aug. 31, 2009 at Texas.

Juan Rivera drove in the first two Blue Jays runs with singles in the first and third innings.

Villanueva, who has held opponents to a .156 batting average on the road, gave up a three-run homer to Melky Cabrera in the third. Alex Gordon’s sacrifice fly drove in the first Kansas City run.

Billy Butler’s three-run homer with two out in the eighth off Octavio Dotel cut the Blue Jays lead to two runs. Jeff Francoeur, who had three hits, and Eric Hosmer, who walked, scored on Butler’s fifth home run.

Casey Jensen worked the ninth for his first save since 2009, but gave up a RBI-double to Gordon with two outs.

Cardinals get two-hit in loss at Houston

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Bud Norris took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and teamed with Mark Melancon hold the St. Louis Cardinals to two hits in the Houston Astros’ 4-1 win Wednesday night.

Norris (4-4) pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing only former Astro Lance Berkman’s solo homer with two outs. The blast on the fifth pitch of the at bat sailed just over the glove of Hunter Pence and into the stands in right field. Norris watched the play before pounding his hand in his glove and wiping sweat from his cheek.

The 26-year-old in his second full season in the majors relied on fastballs thrown between 90-95 mph mixed with sliders and changeups to keep the Cardinals off balance.

Melancon yielded a two-out double to Albert Pujols in the ninth before retiring Berkman for his sixth save.

Norris, who entered the game averaging more than a strikeout an inning in his 50 previous major league appearances, struck out two and walked five in a game that tied the longest outing of his career.

Pence had an RBI triple to extend his career-best hitting streak to 19 games and help snap a four-game skid for the Astros.

Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia (6-2) allowed seven hits and three runs in five innings.

Norris walked the leadoff batter in the first, fourth and fifth innings, but faced the minimum through five thanks to three double plays by Houston’s defense.

He walked Matt Carpenter with one out in the sixth, but got his first strikeout of the game to retire pinch hitter Daniel Descalso before sitting down Ryan Theriot.

Clint Barmes made a diving catch on a ball hit by Jon Jay for the first out of the seventh inning. Norris pumped his fist excitedly after Barmes made the belly-flopping grab. Pujols followed with a long fly out to center field before the homer by Berkman, who played 12 seasons for the Astros before a trade last year.

Berkman, who also homered on Tuesday night, was booed as he rounded the bases on his 14th home run that made it 3-1.

Norris walked Carpenter with two outs in the eighth inning before he struck out pinch hitter Mark Hamilton.

The speedy Jason Bourgeois, who was making his first start since coming off the disabled list on this weekend, singled in the fifth inning before stealing second base and reaching third on a lineout by Jeff Keppinger. He made it 3-0 by scoring on a single by Jason Michaels.

Keppinger singled with one out in the third inning before scoring on Pence’s triple that landed near the back of Tal’s Hill in center field. Pence came home on a groundout by Carlos Lee to put Houston up 2-0.

The Astros got no-out doubles in the first and second innings, but were unable to string together enough hits to score in those innings.

J.R. Towles doubled before scoring on a single by Michael Bourn to push the lead to 4-1 in the eighth inning.

Royals complete 2011 MLB Draft

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by Royals Media Relations

The Kansas City Royals completed the third and final day of the 2011 First-Year Rule 4 Player Draft today, selecting a total of 50 players over the three days.

The Royals selected 18-year-old Derek “Bubba” Starling, a 6-foot-5, 195-pound centerfielder from Gardner Edgerton High School in Gardner, Kan., with the fifth overall pick on Monday.  Starling was ranked by Baseball America as the number one high school prospect and the best high school athlete in the draft.  The right-handed hitter and thrower batted .481 with nine home runs this spring for the Trailblazers, averaging a home run every six at bats.

Among the selections with local ties, in addition to Starling, were left-handed pitcher Adam Schemenauer, a 6-foot-9 southpaw from Park Hill (Mo.) South High School and right-handed pitcher Christian Witt, a 36th-round pick from Truman State University and Kearney (Mo.) High School. Included in the 50 selections were teammates and fellow outfielders D’Andre Toney (14th) and Terrance Gore (20th) from Gulf Coast Community College.  In addition, the Royals picked left-handed pitcher Stephen Lumpkins in the 13th round.  The 6-foot-8, 225-pounder averaged 13.5 points and a team-leading 8.2 rebounds in 30 minutes for the American University Eagles Men’s Basketball team during the 2010-2011 campaign, his junior season.  American does not field a baseball program, but Lumpkins played for a collegiate summer league team as well as at Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, Calif., and was drafted by Pittsburgh in the 42nd round in 2010.

Here is a breakdown of the Royals 50 selections from the 2011 draft:

– 20 high school selections

– 30 college selections (25 four-year and five junior college)

– 25 pitchers (18 right-handers and seven left-handers)

– Five catchers

– 13 infielders

– Seven outfielders

Below is a complete list of the players selected by the Kansas City Royals in 2011 Rule 4 First-Year Player Draft.


 

Rnd Sel # Name DOB Pos B T Ht Wt School City, State
1 5 Starling, Derek (Bubba) 8/3/1992 CF R R 6’5″ 205 Gardner Edgerton HS Gardner, KS
2 65 Gallagher, Cameron 12/6/1992 C R R 6’3″ 210 Manheim Township HS Lancaster, PA
3 95 Brickhouse, William 6/6/1992 RHP R R 6’2″ 195 The Woodlands HS The Woodlands, TX
4 126 Smith, Kyle 9/10/1992 RHP R R 6’0″ 180 Santaluces HS Lantana, FL
5 156 Leonard, Patrick 10/20/1992 3B R R 6’2″ 190 St. Thomas HS Houston, TX
6 186 Ogando, Cesar 6/6/1992 LHP R L 6’3″ 215 Caribbean U. Bayamon, PR
7 216 Moen, Kellen 5/30/1988 RHP S R 6’2″ 185 U Oregon Eugene, OR
8 246 Beal, Evan 8/2/1993 RHP R R 6’6″ 180 S. County HS Lorton, VA
9 276 Brooks, Aaron 4/27/1990 RHP R R 6’4″ 200 Cal State San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
10 306 Murray, Matthew 12/28/1989 RHP R R 6’4″ 225 Georgia Southern U Statesboro, GA
11 336 Allen, Jerrell 9/6/1992 CF R R 6’2″ 185 Milford Sr. HS Milford, DE
12 366 Schemenauer, Adam 3/28/1993 LHP R L 6’8″ 220 Park Hill South HS Riverside, MO
13 396 Lumpkins, Stephen 4/16/1990 LHP R L 6’8″ 225 American U. Washington, DC
14 426 Toney, D’Andre 1/24/1992 CF R R 5’10” 180 Gulf Coast CC Panama City, FL
15 456 Espy, Richard (Dean) 10/30/1989 1B R R 6’1″ 210 UCLA Los Angeles, CA
16 486 Lopez, Jack 12/16/1992 SS R R 6’0″ 175 Deltona HS Deltona, FL
17 516 Cuckovich, Nicholas 10/8/1991 SS R R 6’2″ 200 Riverside CC Riverside, CA
18 546 Ferguson, Andrew 9/2/1988 RHP R R 6’1″ 195 Arkansas St U State University, AR
19 576 Flemer, Matthew 11/22/1990 RHP R R 6’2″ 216 UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA
20 606 Gore, Terrance 6/8/1991 CF R R 5’8″ 165 Gulf Coast CC Panama City, FL
21 636 Swab, Kenneth 8/20/1988 C R R 6’3″ 215 U Virginia Charlottesville, VA
22 666 Middendorf, David 1/23/1989 LHP L L 6’4″ 215 Northern Kentucky U Highland Heights, KY
23 696 Harper, Lance 7/17/1990 C S R 6’1″ 205` Scottsdale CC Scottsdale, AZ
24 726 Patton, Spencer 2/20/1988 RHP R R 6’1″ 185 Southern Illinois U at Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL
25 756 Threlkeld, Mark 5/2/1990 3B R R 6’3″ 205 Louisiana Tech U Ruston, LA
26 786 Moorefield, Joseph 10/25/1989 LHP L L 6’1″ 205 Clemson U Clemson, SC
27 816 Clubb, Lee 3/27/1993 CF L R 5’10” 185 Iowa Park HS Iowa Park, TX
28 846 Ramsey, Jordan 9/6/1992 RHP L R 6’4″ 178 N. Davidson HS Lexington, NC
29 876 Junis, Jakob 9/16/1992 RHP R R 6’3″ 210 Rock Falls HS Rock Falls, IL
30 906 Binford, Mark (Christian) 12/20/1992 RHP R R 67″ 215 Mercersburg Academy Mercersburg, PA
31 936 Serritella, Christopher 2/21/1990 1B L R 6’3″ 210 Southern Illinois U Carbondale, IL
32 966 Piscotty, Nicholas 3/18/1993 RHP R R 6’3″ 185 Amador Valley HS Pleasanton, CA
33 996 Gonzales, Abel 12/30/1987 LHP L L 6’1″ 190 Rice U Houston, TX
34 1026 Williams, Ali 7/8/1989 RHP R R 6’3″ 185` Charleston Southern U Charleston, SC
35 1056 Gray, Gabriel 8/26/1993 CF S R 6’1″ 190 Hazlehurst HS Hazlehurst, MS
36 1086 Witt, Christian 10/11/1988 RHP R R 6’4″ 245 Truman State U Kirksville, MO
37 1116 Wessinger, Matt 9/20/1990 2B R R 6’0″ 180 St. John‘s U Jamaica, NY
38 1146 Durden, Andrew 11/27/1988 RHP R R 6’0″ 205 Nova Southeastern U Davie, FL
39 1176 Mattlage, Garrett 2/25/1993 SS S R 5’10” 185 West HS West, TX
40 1206 Waldrip, Benjamin 6/27/1990 1B L L 6’6″ 245 Jacksonville State U Jacksonville, AL
41 1236 Lane, Travis 8/10/1990 C R R 6’2″ 210 Central Arizona College Coolidge, AZ
42 1266 Hawkins, Joseph 3/10/1993 SS R R 5’11” 170 Sinclair Secondary School Whitby, Ontario, Canada
43 1296 Chism, Tyler 10/6/1988 OF R R 6’0″ 205 Gonzaga U Spokane, WA
44 1326 Vasquez, Andrew 9/14/1993 LHP S L 6’5″ 210 Los Osos HS Rancho Cucumonga, CA
45 1356 Morales, Julio 11/22/1988 RHP R R 6’1″ 190 Bethune Cookman U Daytona Beach, FL
46 1386 Bringas, Adrian 7/18/1989 3B R R 5’10” 185 Chico State U Chico, CA
47 1416 Corbett, Patrick 8/7/1992 RHP R R 6’6″ 180 Tabb HS Yorktown, VA
48 1446 Beaty, Matt 4/28/1993 C L R 6’0″ 210 Dresden HS Dresden, TN
49 1476 Morales, Adrian 11/18/1988 3B R R 5’9″ 195 U Scouth Carolina Columbia, SC
50 1506 Kalkowski, Kash 3/5/1989 1B R R 6’1″ 200 U Nebraska Lincoln, NE

KU men’s basketball tickets on sale

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by KU Sports Information

Kansas men’s basketball season tickets are now on sale for the 2011-12 season.

To order tickets fans must be active members of the Williams Educational Fund, which can be done by making a minimum gift pledge of just $100. Season ticket orders are subject to availability. However, Kansas Athletics expects to accommodate every season ticket application for the 2011-12 season.

“We’re lucky to play in the most prestigious building and in front of the greatest fans in all of college basketball,” KU head coach Bill Self said. “We are proud and so appreciative of our fans’ loyal attendance over the years. Our players love playing in a soldout Fieldhouse every game. ”

Season ticket prices will remain the same for 2011-12 and handling fees have been decreased. The season ticket package includes 19 home games: all 18 games in Allen Fieldhouse and the December 19 M&I Bank Kansas City Shootout against Davidson at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.

The 2011-12 non-conference schedule features 10 home games, including defending Big Ten Conference champion Ohio State, Big East opponent South Florida and Big West champion Long Beach State. With a newly structured nine-game Big 12 conference home schedule, Jayhawk fans can once again expect Allen Fieldhouse to be one of the greatest environments in all of college basketball.

The Jayhawks have led its conference in home attendance each of the last 25 seasons and KU has sold out 164 games in Allen Fieldhouse dating back to the 2001-02 season.

Deadline to order season tickets is July 15. Seat locations will be allocated at the annual Select-A-Seat event, which begins August 15. Fans will receive a time to select their seats after all ticket applications have been processed.

For more information or to order tickets fans can visit kuathletics.com or call 800-34-HAWKS.

K-State’s King earns Freshman All-America honors

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Kansas State freshman outfielder Jared King was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team, Collegiate Baseball announced Wednesday.
King is the fifth Wildcat since 2006 to be named a Freshman All-American and the first since James Allen and Nick Martini were honored following the 2009 season. The Dublin, Ohio, product was one of six Big 12 players on the list as he was joined by pitchers Dillon Overton (Oklahoma) and Corey Knebel (Texas), third baseman Erich Weiss (Texas), shortstop Krey Bratsen (Texas &M) and outfielder/pitcher David Paiz (Texas Tech).

A 2011 Second Team All-Big 12 selection, King hit .307 with 12 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 40 RBI, while he went 13-for-16 in stolen bases. His eight home runs are the most this season by a Big 12 freshman and were two shy of the Kansas State freshman record. King recorded 16 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI contests in 2011, including a pair of four-hit, four-RBI games against Northern Colorado and Kansas.

King, who was also named to the Big 12 All-Freshman team, was a two-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honoree.

Three Jayhawks selected in 2011 MLB Draft

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Three Kansas pitchers, Colton Murray (Philadelphia, 13th round), T.J. Walz (Oakland, 15th round) and Tanner Poppe (Tampa Bay, 37th round), were taken during the three-day Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, which concluded Wednesday afternoon.

Players have until Aug. 15 to agree to terms with the organization which drafted them or they must re-enter the draft the following season.

Murray, a right-handed pitcher from Overland Park, Kan., was taken with the 421st overall pick by the Philadelphia Phillies. The junior appeared in 20 games for the Jayhawks in 2011, 18 of which were appearances from the bullpen. He posted a team-best seven saves and recorded a 3.79 ERA with a 3-4 record. Murray recorded 33 strikeouts in only 40.1 innings pitched, and allowed a .242 opponents batting average.

In his career, Murray went 6-9 with a 3.89 ERA in 80 games, and all but two were out of the bullpen. He recorded 11 saves and 108 strikeouts in 111 innings. His 11 saves are fourth all-time in the KU record books, while his 80 appearances are good for fourth all-time.

Walz, a senior right-handed pitcher out of Omaha, Neb., was taken by the Oakland Athletics with the 466th overall selection. He leaves the Jayhawk program as one of the best pitchers in school history. In 2011, he led the team in wins, going 6-5 in 14 starts with 85 strikeouts in 90 2/3 innings. Walz finished the season with 3.97 ERA, while holding the opposition to a .241 average. He was named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention for the second time in his career.

In his illustrious career, Walz holds the school records in innings pitched (328 1/3), games started (50), strikeouts (307), and tied the record for career wins (26). He was a 2009 All-Big 12 second team selection and was named Preseason All-Big 12 in 2010. He was also a three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection and was twice named conference pitcher of the week in his career.

Poppe, a right-handed pitcher from Girard, Kan., was taken by the Tampa Bay Rays with the 1,140th overall pick. The sophomore righty started 13 games for KU this year, and appeared in one game out of the bullpen. He finished the season with a 3-6 record, with an ERA of 3.66, and was second on the team in both innings pitched (71 1/3) and strikeouts (47). Despite the 3-6 record, Poppe recorded quality starts against then-No. 1 TCU on Feb. 22 and No. 4 Texas on April 23, which was KU’s last Big 12 win of the season.

In his career, the sophomore pitcher appeared in 34 games, starting 22 with a 6-10 record, and an ERA of 4.40 and 78 strikeouts in 133 innings pitched. He is draft-eligible as a sophomore because he has already celebrated his 21st birthday.

In addition to the three current players drafted by Major League organizations, KU had three of its signees selected. Pitcher Cody Kukuk was taken by the Boston Red Sox in the seventh round (232 overall), outfielder Connor McKay was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 24th round (738 overall) and pitcher Robert Kahana was drafted by the Rockies in the 44th round (1,338 overall). All three players have until Aug. 15 to sign with their respective organizations.

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