No. 16 Kansas Travels to Kansas State for Weekend Series

#16 Kansas (30-11, 14-4 Big 12) at Kansas State (26-15, 9-9 Big 12)
When	Friday, April 24 – Sunday, April 26
Where	Manhattan, Kan. // Tointon Family Stadium
Watch	Friday \| Saturday \| Sunday
Radio	Jayhawk Sports Network + KLWN (101.7 FM/1320 AM)
Live Stats	Friday \| Saturday \| Sunday
Game Notes	Kansas \| Big 12
Social Media	@KUBaseball \| @kubaseball \| Facebook

Probable Starting Pitchers
Day	Kansas	Kansas State
Fri. 6 p.m. CT	RHP Mathis Nayral (4-2, 5.09 ERA)	RHP James Guyette (5-1, 5.10 ERA)
Sat. 4 p.m. CT	RHP Dominic Voegele (4-2, 7.52 ERA)	LHP Lincoln Sheffield (6-1, 5.07 ERA)
Sun. 1 p.m. CT	TBD	TBD

MANHATTAN, Kan. – No. 16 Kansas Baseball will make the 85-mile trek this weekend to play Kansas State in a three-game series at Tointon Family Stadium. The series is set to begin on Friday evening at 6 p.m. CT.

"Our guys will certainly be prepared for the environment," head coach Dan Fitzgerald said. "I think we'll be prepared baseball wise because we've played a really tough slate. The guys will be fired up. It's a great Kansas State team and obviously an in-state rival. It's something we're really looking forward to."

Kansas (30-11, 14-4 Big 12) has won 14 of its last 15 games and 20 of its last 23 contests, including 14 of the last 16 Big 12 matchups. The Jayhawks are currently in first place in the Big 12 standings with a two-game lead on West Virginia. It's the best Big 12 start for Kansas in program history.

On Tuesday night at Hoglund Ballpark, Kansas completed a regular season sweep of No. 20 Nebraska with a 9-7 victory in front of a standing room only crowd of 2,674 fans, a new attendance record. The win was the 20th comeback victory of the year and pushed Kansas past the 30-win plateau for the third consecutive season, marking the first time since 2008-10.

KU claimed its fifth consecutive conference series win last weekend at Oklahoma State. That's the longest streak of Big 12 series wins in program history. The series win in Stillwater was also the first in school history.

The Jayhawks are the only team in the Big 12 with at least 70 regular season wins over the last two seasons. Kansas is one of seven programs nationally with 72 or more regular season wins between the 2025 and 2026 seasons combined.

Kansas State (26-15, 9-9 Big 12) is returning home after a week in Arizona. The Wildcats won two out of three games in a weekend series at Arizona and won a midweek at Grand Canyon. The previous weekend, Kansas State won two out of three games against Oklahoma State, making them 4-2 in their last six conference games. Kansas State is hitting .315 as a team this year and has posted a 5.84 ERA as a pitching staff.

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.

MIDSEASON WATCH LIST
Boede Rahe was selected to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List on Wednesday. In 16 appearances, Rahe has posted a 5-1 record with six saves and a 3.24 ERA in 33.1 innings pitched. Rahe has 40 strikeouts compared to only 13 walks and opponents are hitting .232 against him. His six saves are tied for the most in the Big 12 and his five victories are tied for fourth most in the league.

SWINGING AND MISSING
Junior pitcher Dominic Voegele recorded a career-high 15 strikeouts on April 18 at Oklahoma State. Voegele is the first Kansas pitcher with 15 strikeouts in a game since Jimmy Walker on May 31, 1993 in the Mideast Regional Championship game to qualify KU for the College World Series.

Voegele has gone at least seven innings in three of his last four starts. Voegele ranks seventh for the most strikeouts by a pitcher in Kansas history. He has 233 strikeouts in his career.

SERIES HISTORY
Kansas and Kansas State have met 390 times, with KU holding a 200-189-1 advantage. Kansas has won each of the last four contests and five of the last six. The Jayhawks swept the series in Lawrence a season ago with scores of 5-3, 6-3 and 6-5. The sweep was the first for Kansas since 2019. The fourth straight win came in the opening game of the 2024 conference tournament, 2-1 to advance to the winner's side of the tournament bracket.

UP NEXT
Kansas will travel to Wichita State on Tuesday, April 28 for the second of two midweeks between the schools. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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