Kansas Begins Big 12 Play with 3-Game Series Against Baylor at Hoglund Ballpark

Baylor (13-3) vs. Kansas (15-2)
When	Friday, March 14 – Sunday, March 16
Where	Lawrence, Kan. // Hoglund Ballpark
Watch	Friday \| Saturday \| Sunday
Radio	Jayhawk Sports Network
Live Stats	Friday \| Saturday \| Sunday
Game Notes	Kansas \| Baylor \| Big 12
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Social Media	@KUBaseball \| @kubaseball \| Facebook

Probable Starting Pitchers
Day	Kansas	Opponent
Fri. 6 p.m. CT	RHP Dominic Voegele (2-1, 6.86 ERA)	LHP Ethan Calder (3-1, 3.22 ERA)
Sat. 2 p.m. CT	TBD	LHP Bryson Bales (1-0, 3.78 ERA)
Sun. 1 p.m. CT	TBD	LHP Carson Bailey (2-0, 1.65 ERA)

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas baseball will continue its stretch of nine games in 11 days this weekend with the start of conference play against Baylor. The Jayhawks and Bears will play three games over the weekend, beginning on Friday at 6 p.m. CT.

"We are excited for the start of our Big 12 schedule," head coach Dan Fitzgerald said. "The guys are fired up to be back home this weekend, playing in front of our Hoglund faithful."

Kansas (15-2) is coming off a 29-1 run-rule victory at Minnesota on Wednesday. The 29 runs were the most all-time against a Division I opponent and the most ever in a road game. The last time Kansas scored that many runs in a game was 1993. The 28-run margin of victory is the largest ever by Kansas against a Division I opponent and the largest since 1993.

In the third inning, Kansas made it into the NCAA record books when the Jayhawks hit five consecutive home runs. It was the fourth occasion in NCAA Division I history, and the first by a Big 12 program, that a team has done so, with the last being South Carolina at Georgia in 2006. Chase Diggins, Max Soliz Jr., Brady Counsell, Brady Ballinger and Jackson Hauge were the five Jayhawks to go back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back. The five home runs marked a new program record for the most home runs in an inning.

Kansas leads the Big 12 and is tied for fifth in the nation with 37 home runs this season. The Jayhawks tied their program with seven home runs in Wednesday's game. The other instances were 2023, the first season under Fitzgerald, and 1984.

Baylor (13-3) is currently riding a five-game winning streak. Last weekend, the Bears swept Loyola Marymount for the team's second series sweep of the season. Baylor's 13-3 start marks just the fourth time in the last 30 seasons (since 1995) that the team has won at least 13 of its first 16 games to open the year. The Bears are hitting .308 as a team and the pitching staff has posted a 2.79 ERA.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
All three games this weekend will be broadcast on ESPN+, with Steven Davis (play-by-play) and Kevin Wheeler (analyst) on the call. Fans can also listen to all four 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.

PROMOTIONS
Friday: Dollar Hot Dog Night – Hot dogs will cost $1 for fans.
Saturday: National Kansas Day – Fans coming to the game can grab a Kansas stone coaster at the marketing table, while supplies last.
Sunday: Bark at the Park & Postgame Family Fun Day – Fans can bring their dogs to the ballpark and kids will have the opportunity to run the bases after the game.

WALK-OFFS
Kansas has had three walk-off victories this season, all coming in the span of 11 days at Hoglund Ballpark. Last 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. The transfer from College of Southern Nevada has reached base safely and scored at least one run in all 17 games this season. He is first in the Big 12 in hits (29), runs scored (27) and walks (22), second in batting average (.475), slugging percentage (.836), on-base percentage (.632) and total bases (51) and sixth in RBI (22). His .632 on-base percentage is third in the nation, the 22 walks are tied for the fifth most in the country, 27 runs scored is 11th and his .475 batting average and 29 hits rank 15th nationally.

HAUGE HOMERS
Graduate Jackson Hauge leads the Big 12 in home runs (9), RBI (28) and total bases (53). The Minnesota State Mankato transfer is tied for eighth nationally in home runs and tied for 14th in the country in RBI. Hauge had his first multi-HR game as a Jayhawk on March 12 at Minnesota. He finished with a career-high 7 RBI.

SERIES HISTORY
Kansas and Baylor have met 90 times in program history with Baylor holding a 61-29 advantage. Kansas has won five of the last six contests. Last season, Kansas won the series in Waco by winning on Saturday and Sunday after dropping the series opener. The last time the teams played in Lawrence was in 2023 when Kansas swept Baylor and scored 30 runs in the series, which was its most in a Big 12 series since 2009

UP NEXT
Kansas will head to the state of Arizona next week. The Jayhawks will play Arizona in a non-conference midweek matchup on Tuesday, March 18 at 8 p.m. CT and a conference series at Arizona State from March 21-23.

Kansas Begins Big 12 Play with 3-Game Series Against Baylor at Hoglund Ballpark

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Players Mentioned

Brady Ballinger

Brady Counsell

Chase Diggins

Jackson Hauge

Max Soliz Jr.

Dominic Voegele

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Kansas Begins Big 12 Play with 3-Game Series Against Baylor at Hoglund Ballpark

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Players Mentioned

Brady Ballinger

Brady Counsell

Chase Diggins

Jackson Hauge

Max Soliz Jr.

Dominic Voegele

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