TAMPA, Fla. – Kansas softball opened the 2026 season in dominant fashion Friday, sweeping Bethune-Cookman and Illinois State with back-to-back run-rule victories behind explosive offense and strong pitching performances from Kaelee Washington and Chloe Barber.
No. 11 Kansas (16-5, 6-2) returns home to host Utah (9-13, 1-8) on Saturday, Feb. 7. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse will be at 1:30 p.m. Central and the game will be televised on FOX.
The Kansas Jayhawks will play their third home game in seven days on Saturday, Feb. 7, when they welcome Cincinnati to Allen Fieldhouse for a Big 12 matchup.
Kansas Athletics announced Friday that Ernest "Ernie" Shelby and Lynette Woodard have been named the 2026 honorees for Marian E. Washington Trailblazer Series.
Kansas sophomore Flory Bidunga has been named to the 10-member Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award Midseason Watch List, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today.