@KUSoftball #KUsoftball 2021 SOFTBALL GAME NOTES KANSAS SCHEDULE QUICK HITS Tiger Classic • Kansas travels to Austin, Texas for a three-game series 2/12 vs. McNeese State L, 8-9 VS against Big 12 foe and No. 9 Texas. The first game is slated 2/12 vs. McNeese State L, 5-6 for Friday, April 23 at 6 p.m. Action will continue on Saturday 2/13 vs. Central Arkansas W, 4-2. at 4 p.m. before concluding on April 25 at noon. 2/13 vs. #5 LSU L, 3-5 • All three games will be broadcast on the Longhorn 2/14 vs. #25 Duke Canceled GAME 40-42 Network. Links for the stream and to live stats can be found Tracy Beard College Classic on the Kansas softball schedule page. • Friday's game marks the beginning of a two-week away 2/19 vs. South Dakota State Canceled vs Kansas Texas stretch for the Jayhawks as they face Baylor next weekend 2/20 vs. Texas A&M CC Canceled in Waco, Texas. 2/20 vs. Lamar Canceled Austin, Texas | Red & Charline McCombs Field 2/21 at North Texas Canceled Friday, April 23 - Sunday, April 25 VS TEXAS UTSA Classic • Kansas is taking on the Longhorns for the first time since 2/26 vs UTA W, 11-4 KANSAS TEXAS April 28, 2019 after all Big 12 games were canceled last 2/26 at UTSA L, 3-5 season due to Covid. 2/27 vs Texas A&M CC W, 9-5 - 9 • Overall, Texas leads the series between the two teams, NFCA/USA TODAY 22-17 32-6 NFCA/USA TODAY 2/27 at UTSA W, 5-2 OVERALL 38-16. For games played in Austin, KU trails 16-6. KU is on 2/28 vs UTA W, 10-8 a nine-game losing streak and four-game losing streak in 5th 2-7 6-3 3rd BIG 12 CONF. BIG 12 Austin. Wooo Pig Classic • During the 2019 series, Sydnee Ramsey led the 3/5 vs Drake W, 10-5 Jayhawks with four hits throughout the three games and 3/5 at #20 Arkansas L, 3-8 Jennifer McFalls Mike White 3rd Season // 50-66 (.429) COACH 3rd Season // 102-26 (.795) one RBI. Morgyn Wynne followed with three hits of her 3/6 vs Drake W, 3-2 own and one RBI. Brittany Jackson and Tarin Travieso 3/6 vs Northwestern State W, 5-0 .378 .273 .368 .471 rounded out the hits for current Jayhawks with two and 3/7 vs Northwestern State W, 6-2 2 Tied BAVG. Jefferson one respectively. Jackson also scored one run as Travieso 3/10 vs SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L, 11-15 (10) tabbed a RBI. 30 41 • From the circle, Hannah Todd saw the most time 209 RUNS 277 3/10 vs SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W, 4-1 Ramsey Rhodes amongst KU players still on the team with 1.2 innings pitched against the Longhorns. Tarin Travieso follows with Rock Chalk Challenge 45 49 3/11 vs SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L, 3-6 281 HITS 366 1.1 innings and one strikeout as Lexy Mills rounds out the Ramsey Jeffersony group with 1.0 innings and one strikeout. 3/12 vs NORTHERN IOWA W, 4-1 3/13 vs NORTHERN IOWA L, 0-3. 44 43 Wynne 192 RBI 257 Rhodes BALANCED BRITTANY Jayhawk Invitational • Senior Brittany Jackson has been nothing short of consistent in her 140+ games in the Crimson and Blue. 3/19 VS TULSA W, 3-1 9-9 31-36 51-60 13-14 3/19 vs NORTH DAKOTA STATE W, 11-9. Jacksonli SB-ATT Popelka • In the 34 games she has started this season, she 3/20 VS SOUTH DAKOTA W, 8-2 maintains a .378 average with 42 hits - including nine doubles, one triple and one home run. She has scored 27 3/20 vs NORTH DAKOTA STATE W, 9-5 69.0 266.1 IP 235.2 87.1 3/21 vs SOUTH DAKOTA W, 11-9 (8) Hamilton O'Leary runs and brought in 18 runners while also stealing nine 3/24 vs #15 ARKANSAS L, 4-7 bases. 3/26 vs #10 OKLAHOMA STATE* W, 7-4 3.59 1.66 • Jackson started the season in the leadoff position before 4.28 ERA 2.64 3/27 vs #10 OKLAHOMA STATE* L, 2-4 Goff Adams missing the third week of the season. In the games played 3/28 vs #10 OKLAHOMA STATE* L, 0-12 since returning, Jackson has shifted to the second spot 4/1 at #1 Oklahoma* L, 0-14 56 83 and settled in nice being known for her bunt skills. Since 4/2 at #1 Oklahoma* L, 2-6 Hamilton 185 SO 210 O'Leary the TTU series, she has shifted back to the leadoff position. 4/3 at #1 Oklahoma* L, 1-10 • On the year, Jackson has executed a bunt or sac bunt 4/9 vs KANSAS CITY W, 11-6 12 times. She has two sac bunts, five bunts in the leadoff 4/9 vs KANSAS CITY L, 6-8 SERIES AT A GLANCE position of an inning that she has reached base on and five 4/10 vs KANSAS CITY W, 7-3 Overall UT leads, 38-16 // L9 bunts that she has advanced the runner and/or reached 4/13 at #18 Missouri W, 4-3 in Austin UT leads, 16-6 // L4 base on. 4/16 vs TEXAS TECH * L, 4-8 • Defensively, Jackson shows off her speed in center 4/17 vs TEXAS TECH * W, 3-0 Longest KU Win Streak W2 // Multiple making catches throughout the outfield to eliminate 4/18 vs TEXAS TECH * L, 4-5 (8) L, 4-2 in Lawrence, Kan. opposing team runners from getting on and has turned Last Meeting 4/21 vs #23 WICHITA STATE W, 5-2 on April 28, 2019 one double play. 4/23 at #9 Texas * Austin, Texas 4/24 at #9 Texas * Austin, Texas WILD WILD WYNNE 4/25 at #9 Texas * Austin, Texas • Junior Morgyn Wynne has been a wild force the the 4/30 at Baylor * Waco, Texas Jayhawks this season. 5/1 at Baylor * Waco, Texas BROADCAST INFORMATION • Against No. 10 OSU, Wynne recorded two doubles and 5/2 at Baylor * Waco, Texas. one home run for four RBIs and one run scored. 5/7 vs IOWA STATE * Lawrence, Kan. Longhorn Network • At the Jayhawk Invitational, Wynne batted .550 with 11 5/8 vs IOWA STATE * Lawrence, Kan. hits including four home runs. She recorded 12 RBIs and 5/9 vs IOWA STATE * Lawrence, Kan. scored five runs. In the final game against South Dakota, TOTAL 21-17, 2-7 Big 12 she hit a walk-off two-run homer to clinch the 11-9 victory. • At the Rock Chalk Challenge, Wynne led the team by Home games in ALL CAPS-and-Bold. * = conference game. @KUSoftball 1 BIG 12 STANDINGS GENERAL INFORMATION School: The University of Kansas [KU.edu] 4/22/2021 — BIG 12 — — OVERALL — Location: Lawrence, Kan. TEAM W-L % H A N W-L % H A N Founded: 1866 Oklahoma 9-0 1.000 5-0 4-0 0-0 34-1 .971 13-0 11-1 12-0 Nickname: Jayhawks .917 6-0 5-1 0-0 .878 18-2 11-1 9-1 Conference: Big 12 Conference [Big12Sports.com] Oklahoma State 11-1 36-5 Enrollment: 28,447 Texas 6-3 .667 3-1 3-2 0-0 32-6 .842 24-2 6-5 2-0 Colors: Crimson & Blue Baylor 3-3 .500 0-0 3-3 0-0 22-12 .647 7-4 9-7 6-1 Stadium: Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park Stadium Capacity: 1,100 Kansas 2-7 .222 2-4 0-3 0-0 22-17 .579 12-9 2-6 8-2 Website: KUAthletics.com Texas Tech 2-10 .167 0-6 2-4 0-0 18-20 .474 11-10 3-6 4-4 Iowa State 0-9 .000 0-6 0-3 0-0 24-16 .600 0-7 11-7 13-2 ADMINISTRATION Chancellor: Douglas A. Girod 2021 KANSAS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Director of Athletics: Travis Goff Nicole Corcoran No. Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown / H.S. / Previous School Senior Woman Administrator: 22 Ashlyn Anderson INF 5-9 So. Gardner, Kan. / Gardner Edgerton HS Associate Athletics Director (Softball Administrator): 17 Sophia Buzard OF 5-8 Fr. Wichita, Kan. / Maize HS Jane Widger Fulton 2 Savanna DesRochers P 5-8 Fr. Forney, Texas / Forney HS 21 Shelby Gayre C/UTL 5-9 R-Jr. D'Hanis, Texas / D'Hanis HS 9 Kaitlyn Gee INF 5-10 Fr. Southlake, Texas / Carroll HS COACHING STAFF 27 Tatum Goff P 5-5 So. Rusk, Texas / Rusk HS Head Coach: Jennifer McFalls (3rd season overall/3rd season at KU) 24 Kasey Hamilton P/UTL 5-7 Fr. Topeka, Kan. / Washburn Rural HS Twitter: @CoachMcFalls 13 Haleigh Harper INF 5-8 So. Manhattan, Kan. / Manhattan HS 50-66 (.429) 12 Madison Hirsch INF/C 5-3 So. Farmers Branch, Texas / The Colony HS McFall's Record at KU/Overall: 10 Cheyenne Hornbuckle INF 5-2 Jr. Bakersfield, Calif. / Stockdale HS Associate Head Coach: Rich Wieligman 5 Brittany Jackson OF 5-1 Sr. Mansfield, Texas / Lake Ridge HS Twitter: @TheCoachWigs 6 Lexy Mills P 5-8 Jr. Calabasas, Calif. / Agoura HS Assistant Coach: Meghan Lamberth 3 Lyric Moore C/UTL 5-6 Fr. Mountain House, Calif. / Mountain House HS 11 Macy Omli OF 5-7 Jr.