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Kansas closer Stephen Villines has converted six-straight save attempts en route to helping Kansas to a 7-3 record in the month of April. During the streak, Villines has thrown seven innings, allowed six hits, one run and struck out 11 batters for a 1.29 ERA. 

 

Schedule UPCOMING HOME GAMES
Tickets Baylor (April 28)
Tickets Baylor (April 29)
Tickets Baylor (April 30)

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Notes QUICK HITS

  • Kansas’ an all-time record: 1,872-1802-18 (.510).
  • The Jayhawks hold a 673-1,045-4 (.392) clip in conference play, including a 192-349-1 (.355) mark in Big 12 action.
  • KU owns a .470 (599-677-6) winning percentage all-time in the month of April in program history.
  • Kansas is coming off one of its best weeks of the season after posting a 3-1 record in four games with a victory over Wichita State (April 11) and a series win against Oklahoma State (April 13-15).
  • The Jayhawks last posted a 3-1 record during week four of the season after they defeated Omaha (March 8) and took two out of three games against Houston Baptist (March 10-12).
  • Freshman second baseman James Cosentino was named the Big 12 Conference’s Co-Newcomer of the Week after posting a .417 batting average in four games against Wichita State and Oklahoma State.
  • Sophomore righty Jackson Goddard struck out a career-high 13 batters against Oklahoma State (April 15) en route to his third win of the season.
  • Since Big 12 play started in 1997, Kansas has only started league play 6-6 or better in seven of those season – this is the 21st season of Big 12 baseball – and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in three of those years.
  • Kansas heads to Wichita State (April 19) to try and sweep the two-game season series against the Shockers, before heading down to Norman, Oklahoma, for a three-game conference matchup against the Sooners.
  • KU picked up its eighth win in the last 10 games played against Wichita State on April 11, when it defeated the Shockers, 8-6, at Hoglund Ballpark.
  • Since 2009, Kansas has won 12 of the 16 games played against Wichita State, including a streak of seven-straight from April 30, 2013, to April 19, 2016.
  • Since 2009, the Jayhawks have only lost three games played at Eck Stadium while winning five others.
  • Oklahoma is one spot ahead of Kansas in the Big 12 standings, coming in at No. 4.
  • Kansas holds a record of 92-161-1 against the Sooners all-time, but hasn’t won a series in Norman since 2009.
  • The Jayhawks’ last overall series win against OU came last year, when they swept a Saturday doubleheader (April 30).

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