Columbia, Mo. ? Missouri handed 19th-ranked Kansas University a loss for the second straight day, pounding the Jayhawks, 14-8, Saturday at Taylor Stadium.

Kansas (20-8 overall, 0-2 Big 12 Conference) made it 1-0 in the first inning off an RBI single by junior first baseman Ryan Baty that drove in senior center fielder Lance Hayes.

But KU starter Josh Duran (2-2) allowed seven runs on five hits in the bottom of the inning.

The Jayhawks rallied, scoring five runs in the third, highlighted by senior designated hitter Kevin Wheeler’s team-leading sixth home run of the season.

Missouri (15-8, 2-3) answered again, tallying five runs in the bottom of the third to take a 12-6 lead.

Junior right fielder Matt Tribble helped Kansas pull within 12-8 in the fifth, hitting a two-run shot over the center-field wall. But Mizzou put the game out of reach with two runs on three hits in the eighth for the final score.

The three-game series will conclude today with junior left-hander Ryan Knippschild (5-1) taking the mound for the Jayhawks. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.

Missouri 14, No. 19 Kansas 8

Kansas 105 020 000 — 8 6 1

Missouri 705 000 02x — 14 12 3

W–Garrett Broshuis. L–Josh Duran (2-2).

2B–Missouri: Brad Flanders. 3B–Kansas: Ryan Baty. HR–Kansas: Kevin Wheeler, Matt Tribble.

Kansas highlights: Baty 2-for-3, run, 3 RBIs; Tribble 2-for-4, run, 2 RBIs; Lance Hayes and Wheeler had the Jayhawks only other hits; Hayes 2 runs; Wheeler 2 runs, 2 RBIs.