The Kansas Baseball program swept through the regional round of the NCAA Tournament to claim its first-ever appearance in an NCAA Super Regional. The Jayhawks are now just two wins away from the College World Series in Omaha.
This was the first baseball regional where Kansas held a national seed and earned the opportunity to host. KU does have one previous CWS appearance back in 1993, but that was prior to the current Super Regional Format, which began in the 1999 season.
Over half of KU’s wins this year came in come-from-behind fashion, and this regional final against Arkansas was no different. I’ll mostly let you read about it from your favorite KU beat writers, but in short: After falling behind 5-0 through the first three innings, the Jayhawk offense ignited, scoring 11 unanswered runs. The two teams exchanged scoring opportunities throughout the 8th and 9th innings, but KU scored enough to send the Hogs packing.
KU has now swept through the Big 12 Tournament and the NCAA Regionals, winning their last 6 in a row and 8 of 9. As has been the case most of the season, KU rode a red-hot offense along with pitching that was just good enough.
Over the course of the season, KU went a combined 9-0 against Nebraska, Missouri, K-State, and Wichita State, but this is obviously way cooler than that stat. I just felt like it needed mentioning.
UP NEXT
Kansas will have to wait to find out who their Super Regional opponent will be. The Jayhawks await the winner of Oklahoma-Georgia Tech, who will play a winner-take-all matchup on Monday, June 1 (as of this publication, the time is still TBD).
If Georgia Tech beats Oklahoma tomorrow, KU will travel to Atlanta to take on the Yellow Jackets in a best 2-of-3 series that will begin on either June 5 or 6. However, according to my source (ChatGTP), if Oklahoma wins, the Sooners would travel to Lawrence next weekend.
I dunno about you guys, but I kinda feel like hosting a Super Regional now, so for the first time in my life, I guess I will begrudgingly root for Oklahoma. (That, and Georgia Tech is, like, scary good.)