Kansas Heads Back on the Road to Play Four Games at Minnesota

Kansas (5-2) at Minnesota (5-1)
When	Wednesday, Feb. 25 – Sunday, March 1 (4 games)
Where	Minneapolis, Minn. // U.S. Bank Stadium
Watch	Wednesday \| Friday \| Saturday \| Sunday
Radio	Jayhawk Sports Network
Live Stats	Wednesday \| Friday \| Saturday \| Sunday
Game Notes	Kansas \| Minnesota \| Big 12
Social Media	@KUBaseball \| @kubaseball \| Facebook

Probable Starting Pitchers
Day	Kansas	Minnesota
Wed. 6 p.m. CT	TBD	RHP Ben Gregory (0-0, 2.57 ERA)
Fri. 6 p.m. CT	TBD	RHP Cole Selvig (1-0, 5.79 ERA)
Sat. 3 p.m. CT	TBD	RHP Isaac Morton (1-0, 4.32 ERA)
Sun. 1 p.m. CT	TBD	RHP Marcus Kruzan (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

MINNEAPOLIS – Kansas baseball will head north this week for a four-game series against Minnesota at U.S. Bank Stadium, home of the Minnesota Vikings. The series is set to begin on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. CT.

"We've got another great challenge in front of us with a really good Minnesota team," head coach Dan Fitzgerald said. "We have played well but still have a lot of work to do. As always, we are trying to get better each time out."

Kansas (5-2) recorded its first series sweep of the season this past weekend at McNeese State. The Jayhawks did not trail in a game all weekend and outscored McNeese by a combined score of 25-5 on the weekend. The bullpen threw a combined 12.0 innings of scoreless relief over the three games.

As a pitching staff, Kansas has posted a 3.54 ERA through seven games. Opponents are hitting only .197 against Kansas. Junior Mathis Nayral has led the way with a 2-0 record and a 1.50 ERA. Opponents are batting .146 against him and he has recorded a 0.67 WHIP. The pitching staff as a whole has a 1.11 WHIP, which is third in the Big 12 and 25th in the country.

Outfielder Jordan Bach has hit a leadoff home run to start a game twice this season. The first came on the second pitch of the season opener at UTRGV and the other came on the second pitch in the series opener at McNeese. Bach leads the team in batting average (.458), on-base percentage (.622), slugging percentage (.792), runs scored (11), home runs (2), walks (10) and multi-run games (5).

Minnesota (5-1) has gotten off to a strong start this season after spending its first two weekends in Florida. The Golden Gophers picked up wins against Stetson, St. John's, Ball State and Northeastern. Through the first two weekends of the season, Minnesota is hitting .317 as a team and the pitching staff has posted a 2.74 ERA.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
All four games this week will be broadcast on B1G+. 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.

MINNESOTA MAYHEM
Kansas tied an NCAA record with five consecutive home runs in the third inning at Minnesota on March 12, 2025. It was the fourth occasion in NCAA Division I history, and the first by a Big 12 program, that a team has done so, with the last being South Carolina at Georgia in 2006. The five home runs marked a new program record for the most home runs in an inning.

Kansas beat Minnesota 29-1 in seven innings that day at U.S. Bank Stadium. The 29 runs were the most all-time by Kansas against a Division I opponent and the most ever in a road game. The last time Kansas scored that many runs in a game was March 16, 1993 vs. Northwest Missouri State (36 runs). The 28-run margin of victory was the largest ever by Kansas against a Division I opponent and the largest since March 16, 1993 vs. Northwest Missouri State (W, 36-2).

SERIES HISTORY
Kansas and Minnesota have met 13 times in program history, with the first matchup dating back to 1990. The Golden Gophers hold a 9-4 edge in the all-time series and have won five of the last six games. The teams met last season for a two-game midweek series at U.S. Bank Stadium. Kansas won the second game by a score of 29-1 and tied an NCAA record with five consecutive home runs.

UP NEXT
Kansas will be home for the first time in 2026 with a four-game series against St. Thomas, beginning on Thursday, March 5.

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