Kansas Jayhawks baseball

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Kansas Jayhawks baseball
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Founded1880
Overall record2,026-1,972-18
University University of Kansas
Head coach Dan Fitzgerald (2nd season)
Conference Big 12
Location Lawrence, Kansas
Home stadium Hoglund Ballpark
(Capacity: 3,000)
Nickname Jayhawks
ColorsCrimson and blue [1]
   
College World Series appearances
1993
NCAA regional champions
1993
NCAA Tournament appearances
1993, 1994, 2006, 2009, 2014
Conference tournament champions
Big 12: 2006
Regular season conference champions
Big Eight: 1922, 1923, 1949

The Kansas Jayhawks baseball team represents the University of Kansas and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. The Kansas Jayhawks are coached by Dan Fitzgerald.

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History

Baseball has been played at the University of Kansas since 1880.

In 1993, the Jayhawks went to the 1993 College World Series in Omaha, NE. [2] This was their first, and so far, only CWS appearance. The Jayhawks were led by All-Americans Jeff Berblinger, Jeff Neimeier and Jimmy Walker into the Mideast Regional in Knoxville, Tenn. After losing their first game to Fresno State, 7–4, the Jayhawks rebounded against host Tennessee for a 3–2 win. Jayhawk Freshman Jamie Splittorff, son of former Kansas City Royal Paul Splittorff, got the win for KU going 813 innings. KU then trounced Rutgers, 8–2, and Clemson, 9–1, to set up the all important re-match with Fresno State. Jayhawk coach Dave Bingham turned to Walker, who had been a reliever all season for KU, to start the Regional Final. Walker didn't disappoint as he pitched a complete game and the Jayhawks won in 10 innings, with some late game magic. Down 2–1 in the bottom of the ninth with one out, Berblinger tripled. One out later, Berblinger scored on Josh Igou's infield hit to force extra innings. In the tenth, Brent Wilhelm scored on Darryl Monroe's hot shot to short stop. Once in Omaha the joy was short-lived, as the Jayhawks lost to Texas A&M, and then Long Beach State for an early exit.

The Jayhawks returned to the Regionals in 1994, earning a bid to the Atlantic II Regional in Tallahassee, Fla.

The Jayhawks would once again find themselves in a regional in the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament after winning the 2006 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament. [3] That year KU traveled to Corvallis, Oregon for the Corvallis Regional. KU went 1–2 and did not advance.

The Jayhawks made the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament as a 3 seed in the Chapel Hill Regional and went 2–2. They went 1–1 against 2-seed Coastal Carolina, [4] defeated 4-seed Dartmouth, [5] and were finally knocked out by 1-seed and regional winner North Carolina in the last game of the regional. [6]

In 2014, the Jayhawks made their 5th NCAA tournament appearance, [7] but were eliminated after losing 8-6 against Kentucky and finishing 1–2 in the Louisville Regional. [8]

Kansas in the NCAA tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
1993 4–3.571 College World Series 7th place, Mideast Regional
1994 1–2.333 Atlantic II Regional
2006 1–2.333 Corvallis Regional
2009 2–2.500 Chapel Hill Regional
2014 1–2.333 Louisville Regional
TOTALS
9–11.450

First team All-Americans

MLB players

Current

Kansas has no active players in MLB, but Rob Thomson, Manager of the Philadelphia Phillies played for Kansas from 1983 to 1985. [9]

Former

PlayerYear(s)Team(s)Awards
Bob Allison 1958–70Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins 1959 AL Rookie of the Year, 3-time All-Star
Ferrell Anderson 1946,1953Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals 
Jeff Berblinger 1997St. Louis Cardinals 
Herb Bradley 1927–1929Boston Red Sox 
Clay Christiansen 1984New York Yankees 
Chuck Dobson 1966–71, 73–75Kansas City / Oakland A's, California Angels 
Bob Edmundson 1906,08Washington Senators 
Dale Gear 1896–97, 1901Cleveland Spiders, Washington Senators 
Tom Gorzelanny 2005-2016Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians 
Harry Huston 1906Philadelphia Phillies 
Skip James 1977–78San Francisco Giants 
Steve Jeltz 1983–90Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals 
Larry Miller 1964–66Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets 
John Nelson 2006St. Louis Cardinals 
Ray Pierce 1924–26Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies 
Steve Renko 1969–83Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Oakland A's, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Kansas City Royals 
Curt Schmidt 1995Montreal Expos 
Roger Slagle 1979New York Yankees 
Scott Taylor 1995Texas Rangers 
Les Walrond 2003, 2006, 2008Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies 

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