No. 5 Texas sweeps Kansas

Cam Williams Texas baseball The No. 5 Texas Longhorns head into Easter with a three-game winning streak after sweeping the Kansas Jayhawks in Lawrence with a 7-0 win on Friday and an 11-2 win on Saturday.

Now at 20-8 overall and 7-2 in conference play, the Longhorns sit in second place in the Big 12 standings with a home series against the 1-4 Wildcats looming next weekend following two midweek games.

Right-hander Tristan Stevens led the way on the mound for Texas on Friday, allowing seven hits over 7.0 innings with four strikeouts and no walks, although he did hit a Kansas batter. As usual, Stevens was able to induce groundouts with his sinking fastball and his slider, relying on his infield…