Jack Johnson

Henry, first things first, how are we doing this afternoon?

Well, we could see it all weekend long, whether it was the Northeastern game or Game 2 or Game 3 against Arkansas.

The place was rocking.

You had never seen Hoagland Ballpark like that before.

For someone who was out there, describe to those listening what that atmosphere was like.

Talking some Kansas baseball with Henry Greenstein, sports editor of the LJ World and KU Sports.

How important is it for a team like Kansas in the Big 12 where if you ask SEC fans, they'd say it's not a conference that scares us.

Most of the time SEC teams are going to bludgeon even Big 12 champions, but instead it's this Jayhawks team filled with a bunch of Juco guys going up against –

Let's be honest, one of the more storied programs in the country, despite not having that signature national title.

But they go up against them not once, but twice.

And when those games, they were close.

Game two was a little bit more stretched out than game one was.

But how important is it for the growth of this program to show up when all the lights are bright and to do so against an SEC team like Arkansas?

I know I might be getting ahead of myself a little bit here, but I look to this weekend, whether it's Georgia Tech or Oklahoma, we know the game one starter is going to be Dominic Vagley.

We know game two is going to be Mason Cook.

But I'm curious your thoughts here with the way that Matias Nero looked in the game three showing against Arkansas.

Would there be any chance?

Let's say it's 1-1 and it's win or go home to get to Omaha.

Could you see Dan Fitzgerald getting a bit more creative using an opener, maybe Toby shite, maybe Ryan Ritter, but you also acknowledge that you wouldn't have them later on in the game or is it, Hey, he might've been a bit amped up against Arkansas in game two.

It was hot.