Kansas defeated Houston 4-3 on the strength of three home runs and stellar defense behind pitcher Kasey Hamilton Friday night at Cougar Softball Stadium.
The Kansas Jayhawks will make their 15th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history, beginning on Saturday, March 23, with a first round matchup against Michigan.
Playing on the road for the first of two matches in Texas, No. 50 Kansas fell to No. 52 TCU, 4-0, at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth, Texas on Friday afternoon.
No. 4 seed Kansas (23-10) will face No. 5 seed Gonzaga (26-7) in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 23. Tip from Delta Center in Salt Lake City will be at 2:15 p.m. CT and the game will be televised on CBS.
Hunter Dickinson had 19 points and 20 rebounds and Nicolas Timberlake made both his free throws at the end to help the Jayhawks hold off Samford for a 93-89 victory Thursday in the NCAA Tournament.
Kansas held on to defeat Samford 93-89, led by Hunter Dickinson's 19 points and 20 rebounds in the First Round of the 2024 men's NCAA tournament. Watch the extended highlights here.
The Kansas Jayhawks (19-8-1, 4-2 Big 12) travels to Texas to take on Big 12 newcomer Houston (19-9, 2-4 Big 12) in a three-game series from March 22-24 at Cougar Softball Stadium. This series marks the third Big 12 series for the Jayhawks this season.
Kansas welcomes conference newcomer UCF to Lawrence for a three-game weekend series against the Golden Knights. This will be the second of five Big 12 weekends at Hoglund Ballpark this season.
Kansas women’s tennis will take on a pair of ranked opponents as the Jayhawks head to the Lone Star State to take on No. 52 TCU on March 22 and No. 30 Baylor on March 24.