Completed Event: Men's Golf at Bearcat Invitational on September 15, 2025 , , 8th (858, +6)
Final
Men's Golf
at Bearcat Invitational
8th (858, +6)
Friday, April 4
Orlando, Fla.
5 p.m. CT
University of Kansas
at
UCF
No. 23 Kansas Heads to UCF for Big 12 Action This Weekend
4/3/2025 1:58:00 PM | Baseball
| #23 Kansas (24-6, 6-3 Big 12) at UCF (18-10, 3-6 Big 12) | |
| When | Friday, April 4 – Sunday, April 6 |
| Where | Orlando, Fla. // John Euliano Park |
| Watch | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Radio | Jayhawk Sports Network + KLWN (101.7 FM/1320 AM) – Friday & Sunday |
| Live Stats | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Game Notes | Kansas | UCF |Â Big 12 |
| Social Media | @KUBaseball | @kubaseball | Facebook |
| Probable Starting Pitchers | ||
| Day | Kansas | UCF |
| Fri. 5 p.m. CT | RHP Dominic Voegele (4-2, 5.36 ERA) | RHP Camden Wicker (0-0, 5.40 ERA) |
| Sat. 5 p.m. CT | RHP Kannon Carr (4-0, 2.79 ERA) | RHP Wiley Hartley (4-0, 3.15 ERA) |
| Sun. 12 p.m. CT | RHP Cooper Moore (2-0, 2.30 ERA) | RHP Dom Stagliano (1-1, 4.76 ERA) |
ORLANDO, Fla. – No. 23 Kansas baseball will take its six-game winning streak on the road to play a three-game series against UCF this weekend, beginning on Friday at 5 p.m. CT. The Jayhawks went 6-0 on their recent homestand against St. Thomas, Oklahoma State and South Dakota State.
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"Every weekend in the Big 12 is a challenge and the next three games against UCF will be no different," head coach Dan Fitzgerald said. "We have done a pretty good job of keeping it simple. We will need to continue that as we move forward."
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Kansas (24-6, 6-3 Big 12) has matched its best 30-game start in program history. The other occasion was in 1993, the only year Kansas has made it to the College World Series. The Jayhawks 6-3 start to Big 12 play is the best in school history. The strong start to the season has Kansas ranked No. 23 by Baseball America this week.
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The Jayhawks are leading the Big 12 in multiple offensive categories, including walks (second nationally), home runs (sixth nationally), runs (tied for seventh nationally), slugging percentage (10th nationally), runs per game (tied for 10th nationally), hits (tied for 11th nationally), on-base percentage (13th nationally) and total bases (592). Kansas has hit at least two home runs in six of the last eight games and drawn double-digit walks in three of the last five games.
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UCF (18-10, 3-6 Big 12) earned a 2-0 win against Stetson earlier this week in a lightning shortened game. The Golden Knights began conference play this season with a series win at BYU before dropping a series against Houston and getting swept at Cincinnati last weekend. UCF currently leads the Big 12 in hitting and pitching with a .327 batting average and a 3.56 ERA.
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HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
All three games will be broadcast on ESPN+. Fans can also listen to the game on KLWN (101.7 FM/1320 AM) on Friday and Sunday and the entirety of the series on the Jayhawk Sports Network on KUAthletics.com and the Kansas Jayhawks app.
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Live statistics can be found here, while live updates will also be provided on the team's official X page @KUBaseball.
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BALLINGER BOOM
Sophomore Brady Ballinger has become of the best players in the Big 12 this season. The transfer from College of Southern Nevada has 38 walks, which is tied for the most walks in the country. He also leads the Big 12 with a .569 on-base percentage (fourth nationally), 40 runs scored (20th nationally) and 1.33 runs per game. Ballinger currently has a 10-game hitting streak and has a team-high .400 batting average.Â
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HAUGE HOMERS
Graduate Jackson Hauge has hit 13 home runs this season through the first 30 games. Hauge leads the Big 12 and is tied for fifth in the nation in home runs. His 13 homers are tied for the eighth most in a single season in program history. The program record for home runs in a season was set in 2009 by Tony Thompson with 21.
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SERIES HISTORY
Kansas has played UCF five times in school history. The Golden Knights have a 4-1 edge in the series. Last season, the teams played a three-game series in Lawrence. UCF won both games of a doubleheader on March 23, 2024 to take two out of three in the series. Kansas won Friday night's game by a score of 13-3 behind a cycle from Collier Cranford. Before last season, there was not a matchup between the two schools since 1998.
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UP NEXT
Kansas will play Nebraska in a midweek contest at Hoglund Ballpark on Tuesday, April 8 at 6 p.m. CT. Fans can purchase tickets by clicking here.
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