No. 22 Kansas to Play Non-Conference Game Tuesday at No. 23 Arizona

#22 Kansas (17-3) at #23 Arizona (15-4)
When	Tuesday, March 18 at 8 p.m. CT
Where	Tucson, Ariz. // Hi Corbett Field
Watch	ESPN+
Radio	Jayhawk Sports Network
Live Stats	Stats
Game Notes	Kansas \| Arizona
Social Media	@KUBaseball \| @kubaseball \| Facebook

Probable Starting Pitchers
Day	Kansas	Opponent
Tue. 8 p.m. CT	LHP Bridgen Parker (0-0, 0.00 ERA)	RHP Raul Garayzar (0-0, 1.86 ERA)

TUCSON, Ariz. – No. 22 Kansas baseball heads on the road for four games in Arizona this week, beginning with a non-conference matchup at No. 23 Arizona on Tuesday at 8 p.m. CT. Each Big 12 team does not play three conference opponents in league action this season, making Tuesday a non-conference game.

"We are looking forward to competing against another great opponent in the University of Arizona," head coach Dan Fitzgerald said. "We are off to a good start but still have a long way to go."

Kansas is off to its best 20-game start in program history with a 17-3 record. The Jayhawks have won each of their first five weekend series to begin the season for the first time since 2003 (minimum three-game series).

This week, the Jayhawks are ranked No. 22 by the National College Baseball Writers Association. The ranking is the first for Kansas since the 2014 season.

Kansas took two out of three games from Baylor this past weekend. KU has now won its opening conference series in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2013 and 2014. The Jayhawks outscored the Bears 30-17 and hit nine home runs over the weekend.

Through 20 games, Kansas leads the Big 12 and is third in the nation with 46 home runs this season. Kansas has hit multiple home runs in 12 games this season. The Jayhawks tied a program record with seven home runs at Minnesota on March 12, which included tying the NCAA record for most consecutive home runs with five.

Arizona (15-4, 3-0 Big 12) enters the week ranked No. 23 by Baseball America. The Wildcats swept Cincinnati this past weekend in Tucson and have won eight straight games. After starting the season 0-3, Arizona has gone 15-1 since the opening weekend of the season. The Wildcats are hitting .311 as a team and the pitching staff has a combined ERA of 3.81.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Tuesday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+. Fans can also listen to the game 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.

HAUGE HONORED
Jackson Hauge was named Big 12 Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday. The Big 12 award was the first of Hauge's career.

Hauge hit .421/.593/1.263 (8-for-19), with four doubles, four home runs, 14 RBIs, six runs scored, seven walks and a 1.856 OPS in five games last week. He had two multi-homer games, on Wednesday at Minnesota and on Saturday against Baylor.

The Ramsey, Minnesota, native currently has 11 home runs this season, which is tied for third in the nation and leads the Big 12. He also leads the Big 12 with 32 RBIs (15th nationally) and total bases with 63 (23rd nationally).

BALLINGER BOOM
Brady Ballinger reached base safely and scored at least one run in the first 19 games this season. His streak was snapped on Sunday against Baylor.

However, Ballinger is first in the Big 12 in runs scored (30) and walks (24), second in on-base percentage (.588), third in hits (31), fourth in batting average (.425), fifth in total bases (54) and 10th in slugging percentage (.740). The 24 walks are tied for sixth in the nation, his .588 on-base percentage is 10th nationally and the 30 runs scored are tied for 11th in the country.

SERIES HISTORY
Kansas and Arizona will be meeting for the first time ever in baseball.

UP NEXT
Kansas will go over to Tempe, Arizona, for a three-game conference series at Arizona State from March 21-23. All three games will be broadcast on ESPN+.

No. 22 Kansas to Play Non-Conference Game Tuesday at No. 23 Arizona

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Players Mentioned

Brady Ballinger

Jackson Hauge

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No. 22 Kansas to Play Non-Conference Game Tuesday at No. 23 Arizona

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Players Mentioned

Brady Ballinger

Jackson Hauge

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