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

Kansas takes 2-1 lead in top of 9th inning

After 7 innings, the score remains 1-1

Kansas State ties score at 1-1 in 5th inning

Kansas takes 1-0 lead in 4th inning

Jayhawks, Wildcats scoreless through 3 innings

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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