Coming off of two straight losses to rivals, the No. 5 Texas Longhorns arrived in Lawrence on Thursday hoping to regain some momentum as the schedule lightened. Against the Kansas Jayhawks at Hoglund Ballpark, the Longhorns did exactly that, using eight strong innings from ace Ty Madden and four hits by second baseman Mitchell Daly to beat the Jayhawks, 5-2.
Heading into Easter Weekend, Ty Day came a day earlier than normal — Thursday is Ty Day just doesn’t have the same ring to it, does it? — and Madden was his usual steady self, throwing 117 pitches, striking out five, walking one, and scattering seven hits as he gave up one unearned run.