Kansas Faces Milwaukee in 4-Game Series This Weekend

Milwaukee (1-10) vs. Kansas (10-1)
When	Thursday, March 6 – Sunday, March 9
Where	Lawrence, Kan. // Hoglund Ballpark (Thursday, Friday, Sunday) & Wichita, Kan. // Equity Bank Park (Saturday)
Watch	Thursday \| Friday \| Sunday
Radio	Jayhawk Sports Network
Live Stats	Thursday \| Friday \| Saturday \| Sunday
Game Notes	Kansas \| Milwaukee \| Big 12
Tickets	Buy Tickets
Social Media	@KUBaseball \| @kubaseball \| Facebook

Probable Starting Pitchers
Day	Kansas	Milwaukee
Thu. 3 p.m. CT	RHP Cooper Moore (1-0, 2.19 ERA)	RHP Mason Weckler (0-0, 4.15 ERA)
Fri. 12 p.m. CT*	RHP Dominic Voegele (1-1, 7.36 ERA)	RHP Gavin Theis (1-1, 5.40 ERA)
Sat. 2 p.m. CT^	RHP Manning West (2-0, 2.45 ERA)	RHP Logan Schulfer (0-3, 8.36 ERA)
Sun. 1 p.m. CT	RHP Patrick Steitz (1-0, 1.00 ERA)	RHP Mike Sullivan (0-2, 15.95 ERA)

*Friday's first pitch was adjusted to 12 p.m. CT due to weather
^In Wichita, Kansas, at Equity Bank Park

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas continues the non-conference portion of its early-season schedule with a four-game series against Milwaukee this weekend. Saturday's game will be a neutral site contest played at Equity Bank Park in Wichita, Kansas, due to men's basketball playing on Saturday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse. Friday's game time has also been adjusted to a 12 p.m. CT first pitch due to weather.

"It's hard to describe the sheer energy that those guys bring," Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald said when talking about the student support. "It's an incredible home field advantage, our guys love it and it's very unique. I've coached some amazing places and some incredible environments, and I experienced stuff last weekend that I haven't experienced in a game…I think it's a bigger picture of how awesome the University of Kansas is and Jayhawk Nation."

Kansas drew 4,963 fans to Hoglund Ballpark during its first series at home this past weekend against Omaha. That was the largest three-game attendance total since May 12-14, 2017 vs. Kansas State (6,002). That included 2,078 fans on Friday afternoon.

Senior outfielder Tommy Barth was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Monday. The East Tennessee State transfer hit .500/.647/1.333 (6-for-12), with a double, three home runs, seven RBIs, five runs scored, four walks, a stolen base and a 1.980 OPS in four games last week. Barth hit a home run in three consecutive games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, including the second of back-to-back home runs twice.

The Jayhawks are currently leading the Big 12 with 8.9 runs per game and 69 walks on the season. A part of leading the Big 12 in runs per game is that Kansas has been hitting a lot of home runs as of late. KU currently has a home run in eight straight games, including multiple home runs in each of the last five contests.

Milwaukee (1-10) started the year by winning its season opener against Mercer. Since the victory in the season opener, the Panthers have dropped 10 consecutive contests. Charlie Marion has led the way offensively for Milwaukee with three home runs and 10 RBIs this season. Mason Weckler will get the ball for Milwaukee on Thursday as he makes his first start of the year.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Thursday, Friday and Sunday's games will be broadcast on ESPN+. 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.

WILD WALK-OFF
Last Thursday against Omaha, Kansas trailed by two runs entering the bottom of the ninth. Senior Chase Diggins hit a game-tying two-run homer and junior Dariel Osoria crushed a walk-off grand slam to win it. The walk-off grand slam was the first for Kansas since at least 2003.

SERIES HISTORY
Kansas and Milwaukee have played seven times in school history and the Jayhawks hold a 5-1 advantage in the all-time series. Six of the seven games have been played in Lawrence. The Jayhawks have outscored Milwaukee 71-38 in the seven games. The last time the teams played was Feb. 22, 2014 in Port Charlotte, Florida, when Kansas won 9-8 in the Snowbird Classic.

UP NEXT
Kansas heads on the road to play a two-game midweek series against Minnesota. The midweek series will be played at U.S. Bank Stadium, home of the Minnesota Vikings. Tuesday's game is set for 6 p.m. CT and Wednesday's first pitch will be at 1 p.m. CT.

Kansas Faces Milwaukee in 4-Game Series This Weekend

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Players Mentioned

Tommy Barth

Chase Diggins

Cooper Moore

Dariel Osoria

Patrick Steitz

Dominic Voegele

Manning West

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Kansas Faces Milwaukee in 4-Game Series This Weekend

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Players Mentioned

Tommy Barth

Chase Diggins

Cooper Moore

Dariel Osoria

Patrick Steitz

Dominic Voegele

Manning West

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