Kansas Travels to No. 25 Cincinnati for Big 12 Weekend Series

Kansas (16-9, 4-2 Big 12) at Cincinnati (19-8, 3-3 Big 12)
When	Friday, March 27 – Sunday, March 29
Where	Cincinnati, Ohio // UC Baseball Stadium
Watch	Friday \| Saturday \| Sunday
Radio	Jayhawk Sports Network
Live Stats	Friday \| Saturday \| Sunday
Game Notes	Kansas \| Cincinnati \| Big 12
Social Media	@KUBaseball \| @kubaseball \| Facebook

Probable Starting Pitchers
Day	Kansas	Cincinnati
Fri. 4 p.m. CT*	RHP Boede Rahe (4-0, 2.77 ERA)	RHP Nathan Taylor (2-1, 3.77 ERA)
Sat. 2 p.m. CT	RHP Mathis Nayral (2-1, 6.11 ERA)	RHP Adam Brouwer (2-1, 5.93 ERA)
Sun. 12 p.m. CT	RHP Dominic Voegele (2-2, 8.68 ERA)	TBD

*Friday's start time was moved up one hour.

CINCINNATI – Kansas baseball is set for its third conference series of the season this weekend at Cincinnati. Friday's start time has been pushed up one hour to 4 p.m. CT.

Kansas (16-9, 4-2 Big 12) has won six of its last seven games and averaged 10.3 runs per game over that stretch. The Jayhawks posted a 5-1 record on their recent season-long six-game homestand. KU came from behind to win in four of those five contests. This season, 11 of the 16 victories for the Jayhawks have been in comeback fashion. Kansas has four walk offs in 10 opportunities.

Last weekend, Kansas recorded a series sweep of Houston. It was the first conference sweep of the season and the second sweep of the year. Last season, Kansas established a new school record with five Big 12 series sweeps. The Jayhawks are tied for third place in the conference heading into the third weekend of Big 12 play.

In the series against Houston, Kansas hit a go-ahead home run in the bottom of the eighth inning in each of the three games. The Jayhawks have hit 22 home runs in the last nine games after only hitting 16 homers in the first 16 games. The power surge has led to a more dangerous Kansas lineup.

Another sign of the Kansas offense starting to hit more consistently is that in seven of the last eight contests, the Kansas offense has at least 10 hits. The Jayhawks had only five double-digit hit efforts in the first 17 games of the season.

Cincinnati (19-8, 3-3 Big 12) is ranked No. 25 in the Baseball America poll this week. The Bearcats took two out of three games in their series last week against Utah. However, they did drop their midweek contest at Xavier. Quinton Coats headlines the Cincinnati lineup as he leads the nation with 19 home runs this season. He is only five homers shy of breaking the school record.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
All three games will be broadcast on ESPN+. Fans can also listen to the game 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.

SERIES HISTORY
Kansas and Cincinnati have played only nine times, with two thirds of the meetings happening in Cincinnati. The Bearcats hold an 8-1 advantage in the all-time series. Cincinnati swept the three-game set from the Jayhawks in 2025 and won two out of three games in 2024. The lone Kansas win came on March 15, 2024 in a 14-4 victory where Jake English tied the program record of five walks, while Chase Diggins and Kodey Shojinaga both had four hits and four RBIs.

UP NEXT
Kansas plays a midweek game at Missouri on Tuesday, March 31 to wrap up the season series. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on SEC Network.

Kansas Travels to No. 25 Cincinnati for Big 12 Weekend Series

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Chase Diggins

Mathis Nayral

Boede Rahe

Dominic Voegele

University of Kansas Athletics

Kansas Travels to No. 25 Cincinnati for Big 12 Weekend Series

Related News

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Chase Diggins

Mathis Nayral

Boede Rahe

Dominic Voegele

Related Videos