MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Kansas won a battle of the bullpens Sunday, pulling away late for a 7-2 win that denied West Virginia a weekend sweep.
The Mountaineers (19-11, 6-3 Big 12) saw their six-game winning streak snapped yet remained tied for second in the league with Texas Tech, which blew a five-run ninth-inning lead in a 10-9 loss to Baylor.
Kansas (14-17, 4-5), outscored 18-1 in the series’ first two games, improved to 3-0 on Sundays in Big 12 play.
This time it was Jayhawks reliever Blake Weiman (1-0) making the difference. His 3 1/3 scoreless innings included a two-on strikeout of Jackson Cramer — one of four whiffs for West Virginia’s RBI leader — that preserved a 2-2 tie in the fifth.