No. 19 Kansas Suffers 4-3 Setback at No. 24 TCU

Saturday, April 12

Fort Worth, Texas

2 p.m. CT

University of Kansas

27-9, 9-5

#24 TCU

27-9, 10-4

Kansas

TCU

No. 19 Kansas Suffers 4-3 Setback at No. 24 TCU

4/12/2025 6:14:00 PM | Baseball

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FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 19 Kansas baseball fell in the second game of a three-game series at No. 24 TCU by a score of 4-3 on Saturday afternoon at Lupton Stadium. Jackson Hauge, Brady Counsell and Ian Francis all had multi-hit games, but it was not enough for the Jayhawks as they will look to salvage the series on Sunday.

Kannon Carr started the game and was dealing for Kansas early. Carr got through 4.2 innings only allowing one hit and no runs before the TCU offense broke through for three runs in the fifth inning. Trailing 4-1 in the seventh inning, Kansas was able to cut the game to a one-run deficit, but that was as close as the Jayhawks would get. The setback drops Kansas to 27-9 overall this season and 9-5 in Big 12 play this season.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Kansas struck first with a run in the top of the second inning. With runners on first and second, Francis hit an RBI single through the left side to give the Jayhawks a 1-0 lead.
• Carr was cruising through 4.2 innings until TCU put together a two-out rally to take the lead and chase Carr from the game. The game became tied on a wild pitch and the Horned Frogs took the lead on a two-run single by Karson Bowen to give them a 3-1 lead after five innings.
• TCU (27-9, 10-4 Big 12) added a run in the sixth inning on a sacrifice fly from Noah Franco. That made it a 4-1 ballgame.
• The Jayhawks pulled within one run in the seventh on a two-run double down the left field line by Hauge. Kansas left the bases loaded in the inning but did trim the deficit to 4-3. That would conclude the scoring in the game.

PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Braeden Sloan (3-1)
Final line: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO
Loss: Kannon Carr (4-1)
Final line: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 4 SO
Save: Kade Eudy (4)
Final line: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO

SOCIAL POST OF THE GAME

Hauge drives in two runs!@JacksonHauge gets the Jayhawks within a run on a 2-run double to the left field corner.

TOP 7 | TCU 4, Kansas 3 pic.twitter.com/aQFwi2dDLg
— Kansas Baseball (@KUBaseball) April 12, 2025

QUOTABLES & NOTABLES
"I loved the compete by our guys. I thought Kannon was outstanding through 4.2 innings and then kind of hit a wall there. The bullpen came in and did a good job. Proud of how we bounced back. Those games are two good staffs going at it, two good lineups going at it and two good defenses going at it. That's what happens when you're not able to get the hit to break it open. You end up in a dog fight like that and you either get the hit or you're one hit away, so we'll be back at it tomorrow." – Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald

• Hauge extended his on-base streak to 22 games. He has 14 multi-hit games and a team-high 14 multi-RBI games this season.
• Derek Cerda has reached base safely in each of the last 15 games.
• Sawyer Smith has reached base safely in 12 consecutive games.
• Michael Brooks had his 24-game on-base streak snapped.

UP NEXT
Kansas and TCU will wrap up the series on Sunday afternoon at Lupton Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on ESPN+.