Kansas scored a go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning to beat Kansas State 2-1 in the opening game of the 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. Lenny Ashby led off the inning with his first triple of the season and Collier Cranford drove him in with a sacrifice fly.
Kansas will kick off the 2024 season and the 134th season of baseball at the University of Kansas on Friday when it opens a three-game series against Illinois-Chicago at Whataburger Field. Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald will be entering his second year at the helm of the program.
Kansas pitcher Reese Dutton has been named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Preseason All-America Second Team, the organization announced Tuesday.
The Kansas Jayhawks baseball team had 14 student-athletes named to the 2022 Academic All-Big 12 Team, the conference office announced Wednesday. Eleven Jayhawks received first team accolades and three were awarded second team honors.