Nashville, Tenn. ? Vanderbilt starting pitcher Mike Minor held the Jayhawks to just three hits, while the Commodore offense played small ball against Kansas starting pitcher Nick Czyz to post a 7-1 victory over the Jayhawks on Friday in the first game of the Music City Classic at Hawkins Field.

The Commodores, ranked as high as No. 7 nationally, improved to 4-1. KU fell to 2-5.

Minor, a freshman All-American last year, was dominant, allowing just three hits and one run over 62â3 innings. The 6-foot-3 lefty walked three and struck out nine to earn his second victory of the season.

Czyz fell victim to some bad breaks.

He allowed two runs in the first inning on a seeing-eye single between first and second base and another run in the fourth inning on a high chopper over the mound.

The junior lefty allowed five earned runs on nine hits. He walked one and struck out six.

Kansas scored its only run in the top of the seventh. Preston Land doubled down the right-field line, then catcher Buck Afenir tripled off the wall in center field.

KU’s only other hit of the game was a single up the middle in the sixth inning by sophomore Robby Price.

The start of the KU-Vanderbilt game was delayed nearly 31â2 hours due to rain in the Nashville area.

The Jayhawks will try to bounce back today against Xavier, which fell to Iowa, 12-9, Friday afternoon.