Taylor Turski and Blake Weiman combined to pitch eight shutout innings, and Kansas baseball team defeated Houston Baptist, 2-1, in the first game of a doubleheader Friday at Hoglund Ballpark.

Houston Baptist won the second game, 4-2.

Turski allowed two hits in five innings, and Weiman tossed three perfect innings. A double by Matt McLaughlin and a sacrifice fly by John Remick in the first, and a double by Jaxx Groshans and a sacrifice fly by Luke Bakula in the sixth accounted for the KU scoring.

Houston Baptist 000 000 001 — 1 7 0

Kansas 100 001 00x — 2 6 1

W — Taylor Turski (1-0). L — Addison Russ (0-1). Save — Stephen Villines (3).

2B — Matt McLaughlin, Jaxx Groshans, KU.

Houston Baptist 010 110 001 — 4 9 2

Kansas 011 000 000 — 2 8 1

W — Christian Thames (2-0). L — Sean Rackoski (2-2). Save — Daniel Endsley (1).

2B — Zane Otten, Jake Pulcheon, Matt Heck, HB; Brett Vosik, Marcus Wheeler, KU. 3B — Spencer Halloran, HB.