No. 11 Kansas Remains on the Road at Wichita State Tuesday

#11 Kansas (33-11, 17-4 Big 12) at Wichita State (26-19, 10-8 American)
When	Tuesday, April 28 at 6:05 p.m. CT
Where	Wichita, Kan. // Eck Stadium
Watch	ESPN+
Radio	Jayhawk Sports Network + KLWN (101.7 FM/1320 AM)
Live Stats	Stats
Game Notes	Kansas \| Big 12
Social Media	@KUBaseball \| @kubaseball \| Facebook

Probable Starting Pitchers
Day	Kansas	Wichita State
Tue. 6:05 p.m. CT	TBD	TBD

WICHITA, Kan. – No. 11 Kansas Baseball will wrap up its four-game road stretch with a midweek game against Wichita State at Eck Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

"Tuesday night will be another great challenge for us against a really good Wichita State team," head coach Dan Fitzgerald. "We're looking forward to the start of another great week."

Kansas (33-11, 17-4 Big 12) has won six straight games, 17 of the last 18 and 23 of its last 26 contests. The Jayhawks have the most wins of any Big 12 team this season and 17 of the 33 victories have come on the road. The 17 road wins are tied for the most in the country. KU is one 13 Division I programs with 33 or more wins this season.

The Jayhawks recorded their fifth series sweep of the season and the fourth in Big 12 play this past weekend at Kansas State. It was the Jayhawks' first three-game series sweep of the Wildcats in Manhattan since 1963. Kansas scored 37 runs in the sweep at Kansas State.

KU is in first place in the Big 12 standings, and the 17-4 conference record is the best record in conference play through 21 games in school history. The Jayhawks have won six consecutive Big 12 series for the first time in program history. Kansas also has at least 15 conference wins in three consecutive seasons for the first time in school history.

The success of this year's team began a season ago in 2025. Kansas is the only team in the Big 12 with at least 75 regular season wins (42 in 2025, 33 in 2026) over the last two seasons. KU is one of five Division I programs with 75 or more regular seasons wins between the 2025 and 2026 seasons combined (Kansas, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Georgia, UCLA).

Wichita State (26-19, 10-8 American) has won three of its last five games, including a series win this past weekend at home against Rice. The series ended with a 13-3 run-rule victory for the Shockers. Wichita State has a potent lineup that is hitting .305 as a team this season. On the mound, the Shockers pitching staff has posted a 4.74 ERA.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Tuesday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+. Fans can also listen to the game 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.

HUGE WEEK FOR OWENS
Tyson Owens was named the Big 12 Player of the Week and the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday. The Big 12 weekly honors were the first of his career.

Owens had a monster week for the Jayhawks, hitting .625/.684/1.250 (10-for-16), with a double, three home runs, seven RBIs, nine runs scored and two walks with a 1.934 OPS in in a perfect 4-0 week versus No. 20 Nebraska and on the road at Kansas State. He smashed a home run in three of the four games and had multiple hits in all four contests.

A native of Las Vegas, Nevada, Owens scored at least one run in all four games and scored multiple runs in three of the games. He also drove in at least one RBI in all four games and multiple RBI in two of the games.

The huge week at the plate raised his season batting average from .248 to .293. Owens is second on the team with a .427 on-base percentage and third with a .556 slugging percentage.

SERIES HISTORY
Kansas and Wichita State have met 91 times in a series that dates back to 1952. Wichita State leads the all-time series 52-39. Despite the advantage being in the Shockers favor, Kansas has won three straight and six of the last seven games in the series. Each of the last three meetings have been in Lawrence and Kansas has won all three. The Jayhawks defeated the Shockers 5-2 earlier this season on April 14 to extend their winning streak to a season-best 11 games. Tyson LeBlanc hit two home runs in the win.

UP NEXT
Kansas will return home to Hoglund Ballpark and host Arizona for a three-game weekend series. The series is set to begin on Friday at 6 p.m. CT. Fans can purchase tickets by clicking here.

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