3 things to consider as Kansas baseball competes in Big 12 tournament
Kansas baseball’s first Big 12 tournament game is Thursday against Baylor. Here are three things to keep in mind as the postseason begins for KU.
LAWRENCE — Dan Fitzgerald viewed Kansas baseball winning the Big 12 Conference regular season title as step one, and is now moving on to step two with the conference tournament. Fitzgerald, the Jayhawks’ head coach, noted earlier this week that it’ll be a challenge to win three games against a tough field. At the time he didn’t know his team would be facing No.
8 seed Baylor in the quarterfinals, with first pitch set for 2:30 p. m. (CT) on Thursday in Surprise, Arizona, so they were compiling multiple scouting reports.
But while he would have loved to know who his team was playing and who was going to start on the mound for that opponent, in the end being the top seed with a double-bye to the quarterfinals is a great opportunity in itself. RELATED: What channel is Kansas baseball vs Baylor today? Time, TV schedule Here are three things to keep in mind before the Big 12 tournament begins for KU (39-16): Kansas has momentum, recently winning the Big 12 regular season title KU had to persevere during its most recent series, on the road at BYU, to win the games necessary to both take that series and clinch the Big 12 regular season title.
Both wins the first two games saw the Jayhawks give up six run leads, and have to bounce back. But they did, and Fitzgerald described it as a moment he’ll remember for the rest of his life. Junior Tyson LeBlanc said their team loves playing in close games, and have a never-give-up mentality.