Kansas Jayhawks baseball

Kansas Jayhawks
Founded: 1880
2016 Kansas Jayhawks baseball team

University	University of Kansas
Conference	Big 12
Location	Lawrence, KS
Head Coach	Ritch Price (13th year)
Home Stadium	Hoglund Ballpark (Capacity: 2,500)
Nickname	Jayhawks
Colors	Crimson and Blue^[1]
College World Series Appearances
1993
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1993, 1994, 2006, 2009, 2014
Conference Tournament Champions
Big 12: 2006
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.

History

Baseball has been played at the University of Kansas since 1880 and for a total of 118 seasons. The Jayhawks had a 1621-1550-16 all-time record entering the 2009 season.

In 1993, Kansas had arguably its best season to date. That year the Jayhawks went to the 1993 College World Series in Omaha, NE. 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 8¹⁄₃ 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 Baseball Tournament. 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, defeated 4-seed Dartmouth, and were finally knocked out by 1-seed and regional winner North Carolina in the last game of the regional.

In 2014, the Jayhawks made their 5th NCAA tournament appearance, but were eliminated after finished 1-2 in the Louisville Regional.

First team All-Americans

1954 - John Trombold, OF (ABCA)
1980 - Matt Gundelfinger, DH (ABCA)
1993 - Jeff Berblinger, 2B (NCBWA)
1996 - Josh Kliner, 2B (ABCA, Baseball America)
2006 - Don Czyz, P (NCBWA)

MLB players

Current

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Tom Gorzelanny, Starting pitcher, Milwaukee Brewers
Sam Freeman, Pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals
Mike Zagurski, Relief pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays

Former

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

References

External links

Official website

Kansas Jayhawks baseball

Venue	Hoglund Ballpark (1987–present)

People	Head Coaches List of MLB players

Seasons	1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

College World Series appearances in italics

University of Kansas

Academics	Schools School of Law School of Business School of Engineering School of Medicine School of Architecture, Design, and Planning Locations Lawrence Edwards Campus in Overland Park Kansas City Wichita Salina University of Kansas Hospital People Notable alumni and faculty Misc Carrie Center for International Political Analysis Center for the Study of Science Fiction Coal City Review Kansas Geological Survey Studio 804

Athletics	Men's basketball Football Baseball Women's basketball Crew Team Mascots Big Jay Baby Jay Centennial Jay Facilities Allen Fieldhouse Memorial Stadium Hoglund Ballpark Misc Rock Chalk, Jayhawk Border War Sunflower Showdown

Campus	Bailey Hall Budig Hall Natural History Museum Lied Center of Kansas Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics

Student life	Marching Jayhawks University Daily Kansan

Broadcasting	Kansas Public Radio KJHK KUJH-LP

History	History of the University of Kansas

Big 12 Conference baseball

Current teams	Baylor Bears Kansas Jayhawks Kansas State Wildcats Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma State Cowboys TCU Horned Frogs Texas Longhorns Texas Tech Red Raiders West Virginia Mountaineers

Former teams	Iowa State Cyclones Missouri Tigers Nebraska Cornhuskers Texas A&M Aggies

Championships & awards	Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament Major awards Player of the Year Pitcher of the Year Coach of the Year Freshman of the Year Newcomer of the Year

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