LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Pacific baseball team rallied late, but ultimately dropped its series opener to Kansas, 18-7, on Friday night at Hoglund Ballpark. 
 
Freshman Gabe Camacho drove in two runs for the Tigers (6-27, 1-8 WCC), going 2-for-5 with a sharp RBI single that scored sophomore Rylan Evans in the top of the fifth inning and a solo home run to lead off the top of the eighth inning. 
 
Sophomore Tony Otis recorded his second multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-2 with a pair of singles and a walk. Freshman JT Shank collected his first multi-hit game of his career, going 2-for-2 with a pair of singles, an RBI, and a run scored.
 
Junior Ethan Shaver made his ninth start of the season, going 2.0 innings and allowing eight earned runs on 11 hits while striking out one batter. Sophomore Jacob Smith made his ninth appearance of the year, throwing 2.0 innings and allowing two runs on three hits while earning a season-high two strikeouts.
 
Kansas (17-14, 7-8 Big 12) scored in every inning except the fourth and sixth innings, taking an early lead in the bottom of the first. 
 
Camacho supplied some power at the plate, hitting his team-leading sixth home run of the season in the top of the eighth inning, which featured a five-run rally by the Tigers.
 
Pacific continued to show fight late in the contest, scoring one more run in the top of the ninth inning that eventually capped the final score of 18-7.
 
The Tigers return to action at noon tomorrow to continue the three-game series against the Jayhawks. 
 
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