West Virginia
⚾️ Kansas Returns Home to Play West Virginia
| Possible Beginning Pitchers | |||||||||
| Day | Kansas | West Virginia | |||||||
| Fri. 3 p.m. CT* | LHP Daniel Hegarty (4-4, 4.82 ERA) | RHP Jacob Watters (2-3, 4.46 ERA) | |||||||
| Sat. 2 p.m. CT | RHP Cole Larsen (1-6, 6.67 ERA) | LHP Ben Hampton (6-3, 3.97 ERA) | |||||||
| Solar. 12 p.m. CT | RHP Ryan Vanderhei (5-3, 5.96 ERA) | RHP Zach Bravo (3-1, 5.73 ERA) | |||||||
*NOTE: Friday’s recreation time has been adjusted to keep away from potential inclement climate later within the night.
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The Kansas Jayhawks are set to host the West Virginia Mountaineers in convention play this weekend at Hoglund Ballpark. Kansas defeated West Virginia two out of three video games the final time the 2 groups met in Lawrence.
Kansas (17-24, 2-10) enters this weekend coming off a midweek sequence cut up at Air Power. The Jayhawks earned a 13-9 victory on Wednesday afternoon behind redshirt senior catcher/first baseman Nolan Metcalf’s profession day on the plate.
Metcalf went 5-for-5 with a career-high three doubles, his first profession grand slam and profession highs of six RBIs and 5 runs scored. His 5 hits have been probably the most by a Jayhawk this season, and he was the primary KU participant with three doubles in a recreation since 2016 and the primary with 4 extra-base hits in a recreation since Preston Land on March 1, 2008 vs. Xavier.
Sophomore shortstop Maui Ahuna continues to shine on the plate this season. Already with 21 multi-hit video games via 41 video games this season, Ahuna leads the Huge 12 in batting common (.411), is tied for first in triples (4) and is second in hits (65). His .411 batting common ranks seventeenth within the nation.
Ahuna’s center infield accomplice, sophomore second baseman Tavian Josenberger, at present has a 17-game on-base streak, which is the longest by a KU participant this season. Josenberger has raised his common from .205 to .298 over the past 30 video games.
West Virginia (24-15, 7-5) comes into the weekend tied for fifth place within the Huge 12 standings. The Mountaineers are an aggressive group on the bases as they’re second within the nation with 131 steals. Junior outfielder Austin Davis headlines the lineup for West Virginia with a .340 batting common and 25 stolen bases this season.
All three video games shall be broadcast on Huge 12 NOW on ESPN+ and stay audio shall be obtainable on the Jayhawk Sports activities Community on KUAthletics.com and the Kansas Jayhawks app.
PROMOTIONS
• Friday – The primary 200 followers will obtain a pink Kansas baseball t-shirt.
• Saturday – KU will welcome again a bunch of baseball alumni.
• Sunday – Children may have the chance to run the bases following the conclusion of the sport.
UP NEXT
Kansas will journey to Omaha for a two-game midweek sequence starting on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. CT. Each video games shall be streamed on OMavs.com and stay audio shall be obtainable on the Jayhawk Sports activities Community.