Nashville, Tenn. ? The No. 17 Kansas University baseball team started Saturday with a bang, scoring five first-inning runs in a 10-4 victory against Lipscomb in the Music City Challenge.

Ryan Baty and Kevin Wheeler started the Jayhawks’ barrage in the first with back-to-back home runs. Matt Tribble followed with a double, then Casey Spanish blasted a homer.

Three Bison errors led to two Jayhawk runs in the fourth, padding KU’s lead. Jake Kauzlarich added a two-run homer in the seventh.

Pat Holmes picked up his second win for the Jayhawks (12-4), allowing four runs on three hits and striking out one in five innings.

KU will play Vanderbilt at 1 p.m. today.

Kansas 10, Lipscomb 4

Kansas 500 201 200 — 10 11 1

Lipscomb 001 003 000 — 4 6 4

W–Pat Holmes (2-0). L–Good (1-1).

2B–KU: Tribble; Lipscomb: Passons, B. HR–KU: Baty, Wheeler, Spanish, Kauzlarich.

KU highlights: Spanish 3-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Baty 2-for-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs; Kauzlarich 1-for-2, 2 RBIs.