No. 13 Kansas Shuts Out No. 9 West Virginia to Capture Big 12 Tournament Title
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Key Points:
- Kansas Baseball won the Big 12 Baseball Tournament for the first time in 20 years, defeating No. 9 West Virginia 9-0 in the championship game at Surprise Stadium.
- This marks Kansas' second Big 12 Tournament title and the first since 2006, making them the first team since Texas in 2009 to win both the Big 12 regular season and tournament titles outright.
- The Jayhawks' pitching staff combined for a shutout, only the second in Big 12 Tournament title game history, while the team hit four home runs, including a rare sequence of three consecutive homers in the seventh inning.
- Kansas improved to 42-16 overall, achieving the fourth most wins in school history, and secured a spot in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship for the seventh time in program history.
- The team now awaits the announcement of regional hosts for the NCAA tournament, with the possibility of hosting a regional in Lawrence.