No. 21 Kansas Set for Quarterfinals of Big 12 Championship

Oklahoma State (28-22, 15-12 Big 12) vs. #21 Kansas (42-14, 20-10 Big 12)
When	Thursday, May 22 at 4 p.m. CT
Where	Arlington, Texas // Globe Life Field
Watch	ESPNU
Radio	Jayhawk Sports Network + KLWN (101.7 FM/1320 AM)
Live Stats	Stats
Game Notes	Kansas \| Big 12
Postseason Hub	Kansas Baseball Postseason Hub
Social Media	@KUBaseball \| @kubaseball \| Facebook

Probable Starting Pitchers
Day	Kansas	Oklahoma State
Thu. 4 p.m. CT	TBD	TBD

ARLINGTON, Texas – Kansas baseball will participate in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship, beginning Thursday at 4 p.m. CT against Oklahoma State at Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers. The Jayhawks have qualified for the tournament in three consecutive seasons for the first time since 2017-19.

"I don't think anything changes (for the postseason) with this group in particular," head coach Dan Fitzgerald said. "They're old. There is some maturity. They love each other. They're really funny. Their energy is awesome. I think it's more of making sure we have things buttoned up and organized so they know where they need to be and when they need to be there. Then, right before the game make sure they are in the gates the right way and then when those gates pop open let them run."

Fitzgerald was named Big 12 Coach of the Year on Tuesday. He is the first Big 12 Coach of the Year in program history. This season, he has led Kansas to be the only team in the country with at least 40 overall wins, 20 conference wins and 20 road wins. Kansas finished with more overall wins and conference wins than any team in the Big 12.

In addition to Fitzgerald, Brady Ballinger was named All-Big 12 First Team, Jackson Hauge, Cooper Moore and Dariel Osoria all received All-Big 12 Second Team honors and Brady Counsell was awarded All-Big 12 Honorable Mention.

The Jayhawks finished the regular with a three-game series sweep at conference champion West Virginia. The three-game series sweep on the road against a Top 25 team was the first since Feb. 14-16, 2003 at No. 3 LSU.

Kansas is ranked No. 21 this week by Baseball America and No. 25 by D1Baseball and USA Today. KU is the only Power Four team in the country ranked in the top 10 nationally in both walks and home runs.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Thursday's game will be broadcast on ESPNU and ESPN+, with Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Mike Rooney (analyst) on the call. 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.

VOEGELE HONORED AGAIN
Voegele was named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for the third time this season, the conference office announced on Monday.

Voegele pitched seven dominant shutout innings and struck out six with no walks to help Kansas win on the road 3-0 at No. 14 West Virginia. He retired the first eight batters of the game. The Columbia, Illinois, native has gone at least six innings in each of his last four starts.

UP NEXT
Kansas will either advance to the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship and play at 7:30 p.m. CT on Friday or will await its fate to see where it's headed for an NCAA Regional.

No. 21 Kansas Set for Quarterfinals of Big 12 Championship

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Players Mentioned

Brady Ballinger

Brady Counsell

Jackson Hauge

Cooper Moore

Dariel Osoria

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No. 21 Kansas Set for Quarterfinals of Big 12 Championship

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Brady Ballinger

Brady Counsell

Jackson Hauge

Cooper Moore

Dariel Osoria

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