No. 23 Kansas Travels to Utah for Conference Series This Weekend

#23 Kansas (32-10, 12-6 Big 12) at Utah (17-19, 5-13 Big 12)
When	Friday, April 25 – Sunday, April 27
Where	Salt Lake City, Utah // Smith's Ballpark
Watch	Friday \| Saturday \| Sunday
Radio	Jayhawk Sports Network + KLWN (101.7 FM/1320 AM)
Live Stats	Friday \| Saturday \| Sunday
Game Notes	Kansas \| Utah \| Big 12
Social Media	@KUBaseball \| @kubaseball \| Facebook

Probable Starting Pitchers
Day	Kansas	Utah
Fri. 7 p.m. CT	TBD	RHP Colter McAnelly (3-3, 3.84 ERA)
Sat. 3 p.m. CT	TBD	RHP Merit Jones (2-4, 6.71 ERA)
Sun. 2 p.m. CT	TBD	TBD

SALT LAKE CITY – No. 23 Kansas baseball will remain on the road with a weekend series against Utah at Smith's Ballpark. The Jayhawks have won five consecutive games heading into this weekend.

"We celebrate the wins, and I don't think anybody has more fun than we do and enjoys it more than we do," head coach Dan Fitzgerald said. "Part of enjoying it is moving on from it too…the toughest part about our sport is you play so many games that you have to be resilient over and over. It's also the greatest because you're not afforded the opportunity to be over joyed or over crushed by a win or loss because the next one is coming whether you like it or not."

Kansas (32-10, 12-6 Big 12) is currently tied for second in the Big 12 standings. The Jayhawks have at least 30 wins in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2013 and 2014. KU has surpassed its win total from the 2024 season with 14 regular season games to go and has its most wins since 2019.

Last weekend, Kansas recorded its first series sweep against Kansas State since 2019. The Jayhawks have six series sweeps this season (at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, at Tarleton State, vs. Milwaukee, vs. Oklahoma State, at UCF, vs. Kansas State). The Kansas bullpen allowed only one run against the Wildcats in 9.1 innings a weekend ago (9.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 10 SO).

On Tuesday night, Kansas shutout Nebraska 4-0 on the road. The shutout was the fourth of the season for the Jayhawks. That is the most shutouts in a season for Kansas since 2021. Four shutouts are tied for the most in the conference and tied for 14th in the nation.

Utah (17-19, 5-13 Big 12) has won four of its last six games, including a Friday night win at Baylor and a series victory against BYU. The Utes have a .294 batting average as a team and have posted a 5.97 ERA as a pitching staff. Core Jackson has been one of the best offensive players in the Big 12 this season with a .395 batting average, 15 doubles and 14 stolen bases. On the mound, Colter McAnelly will start on Friday night and leads the league in innings pitched.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
All three games will be broadcast on ESPN+. Fans can also listen to the games on KLWN (101.7 FM/1320 AM) and 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 Newcomer of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday. Hauge hit .467/.526/1.000 (7-for-15), with two doubles, two home runs, nine RBIs, six runs scored, three walks and a 1.526 OPS in four games last week.

Hauge crushed a go-ahead 3-run homer in the seventh inning last Friday against Kansas State. He also extended his on-base streak to 28 games on Tuesday at Nebraska.

A native of Ramsey, Minnesota, Hauge leads the Big 12 with 17 home runs (tied for third nationally), 60 RBIs (tied for fourth nationally) and 118 total bases (tied for 18th nationally). Hauge is tied for third in program history for single-season home runs (17) and tied for ninth in single-season RBIs (60).

SERIES HISTORY
Kansas and Utah have faced off in baseball on nine occasions dating back to 2013. Utah leads the all-time series with a 6-3 record. The last time the teams met was during the 2016 season in the Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge. Kansas split two games against the Utes. The win came on Feb. 29, 2016 at Goodyear Ballpark when the Jayhawks topped Utah 8-4.

UP NEXT
Kansas will be back home at Hoglund Ballpark for four games next week, with a midweek game on Tuesday, April 29 against Missouri and a weekend conference series against Cincinnati from May 2-4. Fans can purchase tickets by clicking here.

No. 23 Kansas Travels to Utah for Conference Series This Weekend

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