The 2023 regular season came to a close on Saturday afternoon for Kansas with Texas Tech defeating the Jayhawks 15-1 in seven innings. True freshman Kodey Shojinaga collected his 19th multi-hit game of the season.
Kansas and Samford played a traditional low scoring Friday night game on Thursday afternoon, with Samford narrowly defeating Kansas 3-2 at Joe Lee Griffin Field. Collin Baumgartner tossed his third consecutive quality start and Chase Jans hit his ninth home run of the season.
A ninth-inning Kansas rally was not quite enough as the No. 27-ranked Texas Longhorns beat the Kansas Jayhawks 7-6 on Sunday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark. Kansas scored two runs in the ninth and had the tying and go-ahead runs on base with two outs, but a strikeout ended the game.
Collin Baumgartner pitched 6.2 strong innings and allowed only two earned runs, while a five-run Kansas fifth inning propelled the Jayhawks to a 10-4 victory against No. 27 Texas on Friday night at Hoglund Ballpark. Chase Jans and Janson Reeder each homered in the game.