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 Number BY THE NUMBERS
Kansas tied a season-high 15 hits Sunday (April 9) at West Virginia en route to a 7-2 decision over the Mountaineers. That win helped Kansas to a 2-2 week against two top-25 RPI teams as it also stole a game at Missouri State (April 4).

 

Schedule UPCOMING HOME GAMES
Tickets Oklahoma State (April 13)
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Tickets Oklahoma State (April 15)

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Notes QUICK HITS

  • Kansas’ an all-time record: 1,870-1801-18 (.509).
  • The Jayhawks hold a 671-1,044-4 (.392) clip in conference play, including a 190-348-1 (.353) mark in Big 12 action.
  • KU owns a .469 (597-676-6) winning percentage all-time in the month of April in program history.
  • Kansas posted a 2-2 record on the road against two top-25 RPI teams in Missouri State (April 4) and West Virginia (April 7-9).
  • The Jayhawks beat then-No. 25 RPI Missouri State, 4-2 on Tuesday (April 4) and stole a game from then-No. 9-ranked RPI West Virginia, 7-2, on Sunday (April 9).
  • That 2-2 mark in a four-game road swing is the best since KU finished 2-2 in four games played on the road at Northwestern (May 5-6) and then-No. 3 TCU (May 8-9) in 2015.
  • Kansas defeated Wichita State Tuesday (April 11), 8-6, marking the eighth time the Jayhawks have defeated the Shockers in the last nine tries.
  • Kansas has only lost one home game to Wichita State since 2009, coming on April 10, 2012 by a 6-4 decision in 16 innings.
  • The Jayhawks host Oklahoma State for a three-game set April 13-15, where KU has won its last four series against the Cowboys played at Hoglund Ballpark.
  • The Jayhawks are off to their best start (4-5) in Big 12 play through nine games since 2014 when they started conference play 5-4.

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