Kansas Travels to Minnesota for 2-Game Midweek Series

Kansas (14-1) at Minnesota (6-7)
When	Tuesday, March 11 – Wednesday, March 12
Where	Minneapolis, Minn. // U.S. Bank Stadium
Watch	Tuesday \| Wednesday
Radio	Jayhawk Sports Network
Live Stats	Tuesday \| Wednesday
Game Notes	Kansas \| Minnesota
Social Media	@KUBaseball \| @kubaseball \| Facebook

Probable Starting Pitchers
Day	Kansas	Minnesota
Tue. 6 p.m. CT	LHP Naun Haro (0-0, 0.00 ERA)	RHP Tyler Hemmesch (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
Wed. 1 p.m. CT	TBD	TBD

MINNEAPOLIS – Kansas baseball will take its best start in program history to Minnesota this week when the Jayhawks face the Golden Gophers for two games on Tuesday and Wednesday at U.S. Bank Stadium, home of the Minnesota Vikings. Kansas will be playing in the venue for the first time since the 2022 season and is 3-3 all-time at U.S. Bank Stadium.

"We're off to a good start, but still have a long way to go," Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald said. "Our first four weeks have shown us a lot that we can learn from and improve upon. In the big picture, I like how we've competed and how hard the guys play. Minnesota is a talented team and presents another great opportunity for us to compete."

Kansas has started the season with a 14-1 record, the best start in 135 seasons of baseball at the University of Kansas. The Jayhawks have won six consecutive games and are one of 13 Division I teams with one loss or fewer this season. Kansas has three series sweeps this season, which includes this past weekend that was a four-game sweep of Milwaukee.

The Jayhawks are currently leading the Big 12 with 30 home runs and 99 walks on the season. The 30 home runs are the 13th most in the nation and the 99 walks are tied for the 16th most. KU hit a home run in 10 consecutive games from Feb. 17-March 7. Eight of those 10 games had multiple home runs from the Kansas offense.

Minnesota (6-7) opened Big Ten play this past weekend against Purdue. The Golden Gophers dropped two out of three to the Boilermakers, but they did win their Sunday contest by a score of 10-8. Prior to the series against Purdue, Minnesota had won four out of five games, including winning a series at Arizona State and a victory against a ranked Oregon State team.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Both games will be broadcast on B1G+ (subscription required). Fans can also listen to Tuesday and Wednesday's games on the Jayhawk Sports Network on KUAthletics.com and the Kansas Jayhawks app.

Live statistics can be found here, while live updates will also be provided on the team's official X page @KUBaseball.

WALK-OFFS
Kansas has had three walk-off victories this season, all coming in the span of 11 days at Hoglund Ballpark. This past weekend, the Jayhawks had a walk-off on a throwing error and on an RBI infield single. The last time Kansas had at least three walk-offs in a season was 2021 when it had four walk-offs.

BALLINGER BREAKOUT
Sophomore Brady Ballinger has led the way offensively for Kansas to this point of the season. The transfer from College of Southern Nevada is second in the Big 12 in slugging percentage (.815), on-base percentage (.613), walks (18) and runs scored (20), third in batting average (.463) and hits (25) and tied for fourth in total bases (44). His .613 on-base percentage is eighth in the nation and the 18 walks are tied for the 15th most in the country.

SERIES HISTORY
Kansas and Minnesota have met 11 times in program history, with the first matchup dating back to 1990. The Golden Gophers hold an 8-3 edge in the all-time series and have won each of the last four games. The teams last met on March 5, 2022 at U.S. Bank Stadium as part of the Cambria College Classic. Minnesota went on to win that game by a score of 8-1.

UP NEXT
Kansas will begin conference play this weekend against Baylor. All three games will be at Hoglund Ballpark, with first pitch on Friday scheduled for 6 p.m. CT.

Kansas Travels to Minnesota for 2-Game Midweek Series

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Players Mentioned

Brady Ballinger

Naun Haro

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Kansas Travels to Minnesota for 2-Game Midweek Series

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Players Mentioned

Brady Ballinger

Naun Haro

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