Kyle Collier

Then he goes out there and pitches the next night, and it just seems to have a rubber arm.

He can throw as many pitches as you need him to, but in the regional, you want your closer to be at his best.

Do you see them turning to Ritter?

Do you see them turning to Scheidt?

I mean, they are...

They are a bullpen that have a bunch of guys out there, but when it's all said and done, they want to turn to Ray.

It feels like in the regular season, Fitzgerald really favored in going to Bodie Ray, regardless of the opponent.

But you also understand that there is a next day, and you want him to be fresh.

So how do you see maybe a situation like that playing out if Kansas is in a one-run game and Bodie Ray is, of course, available tomorrow?

Last couple questions for you, Gabriel.

Really appreciate your time.

Kansas Northeastern tomorrow, a first pitch of noon to kick off the Lawrence Regional.

This offense has a lot of heavy hitters.

We know that the star of this offense, Tyson LeBlanc over at shortstop.

Of course, you can look at Tyson Owens.

You can look at Jordan Bach.

Cade Baldrige has had a couple of good stretches as well.

But to me, I

I kind of see a guy like Josh Dykoff being the X Factor for this entire weekend.

He had the big three-run shot against West Virginia in the Big 12 Championship.