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<p><br /><strong>QUOTABLES &amp; NOTABLES</strong><br />"Another awesome college baseball game against a great Arkansas team. Unbelievable environment. It's such an incredible experience to look at it in the micro level, but then also think about it from 30,000 feet of where we have come in four years. The crowd today was absolutely incredible. Super proud of these guys. I thought they competed at a super high level. They were poised and they were prepared. They love the moment. That was really fun. Proud of these guys." &ndash; Head Coach <dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/dan-fitzgerald/1022" rel="smarttag" rev="1022" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/dan-fitzgerald/1022">Dan Fitzgerald</a></dfn><br /><br />"With it being postseason baseball, I want to pitch in every single game that comes about. Get in that mindset every single day and get my arm right for whatever they have in store for me is my mindset going into every game." &ndash; <dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/boede-rahe/17050" rel="smarttag" rev="17050" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="/sports/baseball/roster/boede-rahe/17050">Boede Rahe</a></dfn><br /><br />"The crowd played a big part today. That atmosphere was insane. That's one of the best atmospheres I've ever played in front of. Obviously, we come out tomorrow to compete for a regional championship, so we need them out there behind us first inning through the ninth inning again." &ndash; <dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/tyson-leblanc/17035" rel="smarttag" rev="17035" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="/sports/baseball/roster/tyson-leblanc/17035">Tyson LeBlanc</a></dfn><br /><br />"It was awesome. Knowing that challenge, it makes you want it more. You just want to beat that guy. Dietz pitched great. He did awesome today. I felt pretty good. I felt like I was hitting my spots. I was doing alright. It boosts your want to win whenever someone is better out there." &ndash; <dfn><a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-cook/17059" rel="smarttag" rev="17059" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="/sports/baseball/roster/mason-cook/17059">Mason Cook</a></dfn><br /><br />&bull; Kansas will play in its first regional final since 2009 and only the third in school history (1993, 2009, 2026).<br />&bull; Kansas has won back-to-back NCAA Regional games for the first time since May 30-31, 2009 vs. Dartmouth and Coastal Carolina in the Chapel Hill Regional.<br />&bull; Kansas set a new Hoglund Ballpark attendance record with 4,042 fans.<br />&bull; Kansas extended the single-season school home run record with its 106th blast of the season.<br />&bull; Kansas improved to 44-16 overall this season. The 44 wins are the second most in a season in program history (45 in 1993).</p>
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<p>&bull; Kansas won its first game against Arkansas since Feb. 24, 2009.<br />&bull; LeBlanc crushed his 23rd home run of the season to extend his single-season program record. He has six home runs in the last eight games.<br />&bull; Mungarrieta belted his 17th home run of the season, which is second on the team behind LeBlanc. His 17 home runs are tied for the fifth most in a season in program history.<br />&bull; Rahe earned his 11th save of the season. The 11 saves lead the Big 12 and are tied for the sixth most in a season in KU history. Rahe is the first with double-digit saves since Jonah Ulane had 11 saves in 2021.<br />&bull; Ritter picked up his team-high eighth win of the season.<br /><br /><strong>UP NEXT</strong><br />Kansas will play the winner of Northeastern and Arkansas at 5 p.m. CT on Sunday in the regional final for a chance to advance to a Super Regional for the first time in program history.</p></div>

⚾️ KU beats Arkansas, advances to regional final