The final leg of an 11-day, eight-game road trip will wrap up this weekend when the Kansas Jayhawks play Western Carolina, Cincinnati and Michigan State in the First Pitch Invitational at Fluor Field. The Jayhawks are 3-2 through the first five games of the trip.
In the first of two Border Showdown matchups this season, the Missouri Tigers defeated the Kansas Jayhawks 14-6 on a windy Wednesday night at Taylor Stadium. Redshirt senior catcher/first baseman Nolan Metcalf hit two home runs and drove in a career-high five RBIs.
The second season since the Kansas-Missouri baseball rivalry returned kicks off on Wednesday night at Taylor Stadium on SEC Network at 7 p.m. CT. Matt Schick will handle play-by-play duties while Lance Cormier will provide analysis.
Three-hit performances from redshirt senior catcher/first baseman Nolan Metcalf and sophomore shortstop Maui Ahuna helped the Kansas Jayhawks defeat the No. 4 ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders 8-5 on Sunday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark. Redshirt sophomore Ryan Vanderhei started on the mound and tossed a quality start.
The Kansas Jayhawks fell on Friday night at Hoglund Ballpark to the No. 4 ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders by a score of 8-2. Texas Tech pulled ahead late in the game when Jace Jung hit a go-ahead, 3-run homer in the seventh inning.