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.
Illinois State's first excursion onto a grass field this season was a productive one that put a damper on the University of Arkansas' baseball opening day festivities.