LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Pacific baseball team dropped the finale of its three-game road series to Kansas, 19-3, on Sunday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark. 
 
For the second day in a row, the Tigers (6-29, 1-8 WCC) held an early lead, but the Jayhawks (19-14, 7-8 Big 12) answered with one big inning that ultimately sealed the series sweep for the home team.
 
Sophomore Rylan Evans had a productive day at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI single and a run scored. Sophomore Kaden Petersen reached base safely in his three trips to the batter's box while also collecting an RBI double. 
 
Junior Owen McWilliam made his first start of the season for the Tigers and gave the Tigers a fighting chance early on. The right-hander pitched 4.0 innings, allowing just two earned runs on four hits while striking out a pair of Jayhawks. 
 
Kansas struck first on a lead-off home run in the bottom of the first inning, but the Tigers countered with two runs on three hits in the top of the third inning to take a 2-1 lead. Evans and Petersen hit doubles in the frame while senior Chase Graves singled home Petersen for the second run of the inning. 
 
Pacific tacked on another run in the top of the fourth inning as Evans singled in sophomore Tony Otis. 
 
From there, the Jayhawks were able to eventually level the score up in the bottom of the fifth inning at 3-3. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Kansas scored 16 runs that ultimately put a bow on the final score of 19-3. 
 
The Tigers return home and will host UC Davis at 5 p.m. on Tuesday at Klein Family Field. 

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