A competitive back-and-forth matchup went in favor of West Virginia on Friday night at Hoglund Ballpark as the Mountaineers defeated the Jayhawks 11-10. The Jayhawks took a 10-9 lead in the bottom of the eighth before West Virginia scored two runs in the top of the ninth.
On a windy Saturday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark, West Virginia defeated Kansas 4-0 in game two of the three-game series. Kansas hosted its second annual Autism Awareness Game on Saturday.
The third annual Buck O’Neil Classic is set to return this year, with the venue changing to Hoglund Ballpark this season. The game will be played on April 9 against Nebraska at 6 p.m. CT. Kansas will also continue its partnership with the Kansas City Monarchs and play at Legends Field on May 7 against Omaha at 6 p.m. CT.
Kansas and UCF played a doubleheader on Saturday at Hoglund Ballpark with the Knights winning both games by a score of 6-2 in game one and 4-1 in game two.
The Kansas Jayhawks fell to the Missouri Tigers at Hoglund Ballpark on Tuesday night in 10 innings by a score of 5-4. Kansas came back and tied the game in the bottom of the eighth inning, but Missouri scored two in the top of the 10th and the Jayhawks were only able to score one in the bottom half of the inning.