2022 First Pitch Invitational (Kansas Jayhawks)

The Cats travel to Flour Field in Greenville, SC for the 2022 First Pitch Invitational, hosted by Michigan State. This year participants are Michigan State, Kansas, Cincinnati, and Western.

Who: Kansas Jayhawks
When: Friday
Time: Friday - 6:00 pm
Where: Flour Flour Field, Greenville, SC
Radio: Kansas Radio
TV/Video: YouTube
Nickname: Jayhawks
Colors: Crimson and blue
Conference: Big 12 Conference

The Series: The two teams have met once, Western won 5-3.

Head coach: Ritch “Skip” Price enters his 20th season as head coach at Kansas in 2022. The winningest baseball coach in school history, he has compiled a record of 561-523-3 (.517) at KU since being named the 33rd head baseball coach on July 1, 2002

2022 Record:  6-6 overall, 0-1 home, 3-2 away, 3-3 neutral 

The Jayhawks come into the game riding a three-game win streak. Picked ninth in the nine-team Big 12 baseball preseason poll, the Jayhawks play 22 of their first 23 games on the road and are amidst an eight-day road swing. The Catamounts won the only other series meeting between the two on the baseball diamond, 5-3, back in 2020 at the same event.

Projected Pitching Match-Ups:

Friday, March 11 | 6:00 p.m.
Probable Starters:
Western Carolina – RHP Zebby Matthews (0-2, 5.09 ERA, 17.2 IP, 26K, 2BB)
Kansas – RHP Cole Larsen (0-2, 6.06 ERA, 16.1 IP, 7K, 4BB)

2022 First Pitch Invitational

Fluor Field | Grenville, S.C. | Tournament Schedule (subject to change): 

Friday, March 11:	Times:	YouTube:	Other Coverage:
Cincinnati vs. Michigan State	2 p.m.	Watch	Live Stats (MSU)
Western Carolina vs. Kansas	6 p.m.	Watch	Listen (Kansas)
Saturday, March 12:
Western Carolina vs. Michigan State	2 p.m.	Watch	Live Stats (MSU)
Cincinnati vs. Kansas	6 p.m.	Watch	Listen (Kansas)
Sunday, March 13:
Kansas vs. Michigan State	1 p.m.	Watch	Live Stats / Listen
Western Carolina vs. Cincinnati	5 p.m.	Watch