Dan Fitzgerald is the new head coach for Kansas baseball after former head coach Ritch Price announced his retirement a few weeks ago. This past season at LSU, Fitzgerald helped the Tigers win 40 games.
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After 20 years of leading Kansas baseball, head coach Ritch Price announced his retirement on Sunday.
Omaha scores three runs in the first inning against Kansas before Kansas takes the lead, marking the 2,000th win in the Jayhawks' baseball history.
Kansas baseball failed to score a single run in the team's 9-0 loss to Omaha on Tuesday. The Jayhawks gave up six runs in the second inning.
Kansas baseball gave up the tie-breaker third game in the series against West Virginia on Sunday, losing 10-8 to the Mountaineers and splitting the series 2-1.
Kansas baseball defeated West Virginia 7-3 at home on Saturday. Redshirt senior pitcher Daniel Hegarty pitched a complete game, allowing only eight hits in nine innings.
A career day from redshirt senior catcher Nolan Metcalf put Kansas baseball over Air Force 13-9 on Wednesday
Kansas lost to Air Force after failing to rebound in the first game of a two-game series on Tuesday.
The Jayhawks drop the second game of a three-game series with the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday, losing in extra innings at home.
Kansas baseball lost to Oklahoma in the series opener
Kansas baseball completed its series sweep against Texas Southern with a mercy rule in the seventh inning on Wednesday. The Jayhawks defeated Texas Southern on Tuesday in the Buck O'Neil Classic in Kansas City, Kansas.
KU baseball will honor Buck O'Neil tonight in a classic named after the late baseball legend. O'Neil is known for his successful career with the Kansas City Monarchs, as well as becoming the first Black coach in Major League Baseball. The Jayhawks will face off against the Texas Southern Tigers at 6 p.m. at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas.
Kansas baseball battled with Baylor Saturday afternoon for the final game of the three-game series and couldn’t come away with a win. It was a hard fought game, but Baylor’s offense proved too much for the Jayhawks to handle down the stretch.
Kansas baseball fell to Baylor 19-2 on Friday evening. After losing in a one-run game on Thursday, the Bears bounced back with unmatched energy.
Kansas baseball defeated Baylor in a clutch win Thursday night in the first game of a three-game series. Kansas will face off against Baylor on Friday at 5 p.m. in Waco, Texas.
Omaha ended Kansas baseball's three-game winning streak with an 11-10 win at Hoglund Ballpark on Tuesday.