No. 7 Texas bounces back with 4-2 win over Kansas State

Texas baseballOnce again without first baseman Ivan Melendez and left fielder Eric Kennedy, the No. 7 Texas Longhorns beat the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday in Manhattan to avoid an awful series weep with the 4-2 victory.

Left-hander Lucas Gordon was excellent, allowing two runs on three hits with seven strikeouts and three walks in five innings, with the only legitimate complain about his outing his elevated pitch count of 100 pitches that kept him from working deeper into the contest.

But he was picked up by the bullpen as left-hander Luke Harrison went 1.1 innings and right-hander Aaron Nixon had his best outing in at least five weeks, recording his first save since March 8 by going…