The Washburn baseball team will open its final series of the regular season at 5 p.m. Friday against Central Missouri at Falley Field. WU (31-15, 26-10 MIAA) will enter the series three games behind UCM for first place in the MIAA standings, needing a sweep to earn a share of the conference title.
The series will also have regional implications, with UCM ranked No. 3 in the central region rankings while Washburn is eighth.
TALLEY STARTS STRONG AT NCAA REGIONAL: Kansas State women’s golfer Madison Talley fired a 2-under par 70 on Thursday to sit in a tie for third place, just one shot back of the leaders, during the first round of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional in Baton Rouge, La.