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REWIND
Recap: Spring sports wrap-up
BRIAN HILLIX sports@kansan.com
Baseball
On the brink of an NCAA Tournament appearance, the Jayhawks won their last nine regular season games against conference foes sweeping Baylor, Texas Tech and West Virginia. This hot stretch helped the team finish in thirdplace in the Big 12-Kansas highest conference finish since the league expanded. It also helped to qualify for the squad's fifth NCAA Tournament, where the Jayhawks went 1-2.
The team got off to a hot start beating the Kentucky Wildcats 10-6 in its first game with the help of six runs in the first two innings. Facing the top seed its region, the third-seeded Jayhawks cooled off against Louisville, falling 6-3. Kansas loaded the bases in the ninth inning but couldn't capitalize.
With the double-elimination format, the Jayhawks still had a chance to win the regional and needed to beat Kentucky to earn a rematch with Louisville. Despite falling behind 8-0 against the Wildcats, the Jayhawks came back with a five-run sixth inning. The comeback attempt fell just short as Kansas lost 8-6. One of the most successful seasons in Kansas baseball history, the team finished with a winning record of 35-26.
Softball
Unsure of its postseason fate at the end of the regular season, the softball team was awarded an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, which was Kansas' first tournament appearance since 2006. The Jayhawks got off to a hot start in the tournament, defeating No.19 overall seed Nebraska 3-1 behind a three-run first inning. That set up a marquee showdown against the No 16 Missouri Tigers, who edged the
Bradley Braves in their first round matchup. This marked the first showdown between the Border Rivals since Missouri departed for the Southeastern Conference in 2012.
Despite a comeback attempt in the last inning, the Jayhawks fell 6-3 to the host Tigers. With a double-elimination format, Kansas had the chance to set up a rematch with Missouri, but Nebraska sought revenge of its own and defeated the Jayhawks 2-1, ending their postseason run.
Track and field
At the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, the men's team finished seventh and the women's team finished fourth. The two teams combined had 35 entries in the the preliminary round of the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 29-31. The top 12 finishers for each event will qualify for the semifinal and final rounds at the championships in Eugene, Ore.. Kansas will send six entries to Eugene:
- Long jump: Sydney Conley
- Discus: Jessica Maroszek
- Heptathlon: Lindsay Vollmer
- 4×100 meter relay: Sydney Conley, Diamond Dixon, Alisha Keys, Tianna Valentine
- 400-meter hurdles: Michael Stigler
- $ 4 \times 4 0 0 $ - meter relays: Michael Stigler, Drew Matthews, DeMario Johnson, James Wilson
Women's basketball
Freshmen guards Dakota and Dylan Gonzales will transfer to the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) according to a University statement. They were the Jayhawks top-ranked recruits last year according to ESPN, each earing a score of 90 out of 100.
Edited by Emma LeGaul