Something exciting is happening in Lawrence, Kansas, this spring.

Historically, Kansas baseball hasn’t been a program to write home about. Dating all the way back to the start of the Big Eight Conference in 1959, the Jayhawks have never won a regular-season conference title, and they’ve claimed just one conference tournament championship in that span. There have been a few bright spots—most notably back-to-back 40-win seasons in 1993 and 1994, with the 1993 squad setting the program’s high-water mark of 45 wins.

Since the formation of the Big 12, Kansas has only topped 40 wins once, during the 2006 season when they also won the conference tournament. Even then, the regular season was a grind; the Jayhawks finished with a losing record in league play. That contrast underscores how tough things have been for KU baseball, where even the best years have often been bittersweet.

To put it into context, Kansas baseball has existed for 134 years. While the program holds a slightly better than .500 overall winning percentage, its conference record tells a different story. Across all eras, KU’s conference winning percentage falls below .400, and it’s hit an all-time low since joining the Big 12 in 1996.

All of that makes what’s happening in 2025 even more remarkable.

This year’s team got out to the best start in program history and is currently riding a nine-game winning streak. The most recent win came Tuesday night in Lawrence, as the Jayhawks beat former Big 12 rival Missouri 9-3 in a lively edition of the baseball version of the Border War. That win pushed Kansas to 36-10 overall, and the Jayhawks recently cracked the national rankings at No. 25.

They currently sit second in the Big 12 standings— just behind West Virginia . The Mountaineers are riding a 14-game conference win streak and are tied with No. 1 Texas for the best record in NCAA Division I baseball at 37-5. But the race isn’t over yet.

Kansas still has a shot to potentially pass West Virginia in the standings down the stretch. The Jayhawks will host Cincinnati for a three-game series this weekend, welcome BYU to town the following weekend, and close the regular season on the road with three games against West Virginia. Meanwhile, the Mountaineers will host Texas Tech, travel to Kansas State, and finish with KU. It’s shaping up to be a thrilling race to the finish line.

The Jayhawks’ home field advantage has been huge this season. They’re 18-3 at Hoglund Field, known affectionately as “The Hog” by KU fans. There’s been a noticeable energy in the stands all year. One game even featured a walk-off win and a field-storming crowd. Kansas football and basketball players were in the mix against Missouri, and Athletic Director Travis Goff called it one of his top five favorite wins of the year on social media.

Something special is clearly building under head coach Dan Fitzgerald. When he arrived in 2022, KU was coming off a 4-20 conference record. In 2023, the team improved to 8-16, then jumped to 15-15 last season. Now in 2025, the Jayhawks are 15-6 in conference play with nine games to go.

This could end up being the best team in program history—and at the very least, it’s shaping up to be one of the top five seasons ever at Kansas. With a real chance to win the Big 12, potentially host a Super Regional for the first time, and even make their first College World Series appearance, the Jayhawks are giving fans a reason to believe.