Kansas baseball vs Kansas State recap: Jayhawks earn Big 12 tournament win against rival
LAWRENCE — Kansas baseball opened its Big 12 Conference tournament stay Tuesday with a game against rival Kansas State in Arlington, Texas.
The Jayhawks and Wildcats met earlier this season for a three-game series at KSU, during which KU won once and lost twice. Kansas, a No. 7 seed, followed that with a series win at home against Houston and a series defeat on the road against Texas. Kansas State, a No. 6 seed, followed that with a series loss on the road against West Virginia and a series win at home against BYU.
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Here is what happened during the game, which was televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+:
Kansas baseball vs Kansas State recap
Kansas defeats Kansas State for 2-1 win
BALLGAME. ROCK CHALK. pic.twitter.com/jxyZw2ZYdH
— Kansas Baseball (@KUBaseball) May 21, 2024
Kansas takes 2-1 lead in top of 9th inning
Sac fly by @colliercranford gives us the lead!
TOP 9 | Kansas 2, Kansas State 1 pic.twitter.com/qI2twda12T— Kansas Baseball (@KUBaseball) May 21, 2024
After 7 innings, the score remains 1-1
(K)oooop gets out of the jam! @coopermoore04
END 7 | Kansas 1, Kansas State 1 pic.twitter.com/GVeJlaA86L— Kansas Baseball (@KUBaseball) May 21, 2024
Kansas State ties score at 1-1 in 5th inning
ELITE players do ELITE things.
All tied up in Arlington! #KStateBSB x @thechosen1kc pic.twitter.com/Nui92WhEzf— K-State Baseball (@KStateBSB) May 21, 2024
Kansas takes 1-0 lead in 4th inning
BENNY BARRELS 🚀 @bhartl3
TOP 4 | Kansas 1, Kansas State 0 pic.twitter.com/EsVrzz3AxY— Kansas Baseball (@KUBaseball) May 21, 2024
Jayhawks, Wildcats scoreless through 3 innings
We're still scoreless in Arlington. Four K's for @ejshaw57
END 3 | Kansas 0, Kansas State 0 pic.twitter.com/Q1JT7pGl22— Kansas Baseball (@KUBaseball) May 21, 2024
Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is the National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas for 2022. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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