photo by: Mike Yoder

Kansas University senior baseball players and their parents are honored before the game against the Missouri Tigers on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Hoglund Ballpark.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Kansas University shortstop Kevin Kuntz makes a throw to first after picking up a ground ball in Saturday's 6-3 KU loss to Missouri at Hoglund Ballpark.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Kansas University catcher James Stanfield loses the ball as he turns to tag out a Missouri runner at home plate on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Hoglund Ballpark.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Kansas University center fielder Dakota Smith makes a leaping grab of a line drive during a 6-3 loss to the Missouri Tigers on Saturday, May 19, 2012. The game was the last in the Kansas and Missouri baseball series with the Tigers leaving the Big 12 after this year to join the SEC Conference.

photo by: Mike Yoder

The Missouri Tigers celebrate a 6-3 win over the Jayhawks and say goodbye to the Big 12 on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Hoglund Ballpark.

photo by: Mike Yoder

The Kansas Jayhawks and the Missouri Tigers shake hands after the Tigers’ 6-3 win over KU on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Hoglund Ballpark. Saturday’s game was the last game in the Kansas and Missouri baseball series, as the Tigers are leaving the Big 12 after this year to join the Southeastern Conference.