The absence of Cade Baldridge from Kansas’ lineup for the first time all season — in a season that has now stretched to 61 games — was far from a certainty until mere minutes before first pitch against Arkansas on Sunday night, as Baldridge was dealing with an injury. That meant that both Dariel Osoria and Max Soliz Jr. had limited time to prepare for new roles. For Osoria, it meant playing second base, ...
Kansas head coach Dan Fitzgerald found himself transported to another time and place in the early innings of Sunday’s regional final against Arkansas. Another regional final, specifically, when he was an assistant at Dallas Baptist at the Fort Worth Regional in 2021 and the Patriots fell behind 5-0 against Oregon State in a winner-take-all Game 7. “I had one of those flashback moments of like, ‘I’ve ...
Even before Kansas kicked off the first-ever Lawrence Regional, pitcher Boede Rahe promised that KU was going to play the exact same way it had all season — which would in turn mean that Rahe himself would bring the same level of fire to his closer role. Through two days of the regional, Rahe’s emotions have indeed been on display, in large part because KU’s offense has set him up for a pair of six-out ...
When the Kansas baseball team fell behind Arkansas by five runs through three innings on Sunday night, a seventh game on Monday to decide the Lawrence Regional looked inevitable. But the Jayhawks instead struck back with a six-run fourth inning headlined by Tyson LeBlanc’s three-run home run, led by as many as six and never trailed again on their way to a 13-10 victory over the Razorbacks. "Unbelievable ...
Saturday night will bring yet another in a series of the most significant games in Kansas baseball history. This time, the Jayhawks have a chance to put themselves one win away from a regional championship and a first-ever super regional berth. But they will have to do what KU's football and men’s basketball teams have been unable to in recent years and take down Arkansas in the postseason. The game will be ...