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.
The Kansas Jayhawks secured a series sweep on Sunday afternoon with a 10-5 victory against the Illinois State Redbirds at Hoglund Ballpark. Redshirt senior outfielder Tom Lichty hit two home runs and sophomore shortstop Maui Ahuna also homered and went 3-for-3, upping his season average to .446 through 30 games.
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.
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.