Social Media Reaction to Kansas Baseball Season Ending Loss to North Dakota State

The Kansas Jayhawks baseball team's season ended on Saturday after losing to North Dakota State, 4-3 in their regional elimination game.

The Kansas Jayhawks watch the game from the dugout as they play the second inning against the Texas Longhorns, Thursday, May 16, 2024 at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin. | Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK

Oregon getting eliminated as a regional host after two games is the biggest upset of the NCAA baseball tournament, but Kansas might be second.

The Jayhawks got crushed by Creighton, 11-4, on Friday in their first NCAA Tournament game since 2014 and lost to North Dakota State, 4-3, in an elimination game on Saturday, marking an end to arguably the second-best season in program history.

Final from Fayetteville. pic.twitter.com/LvKT8beZ9u

— Kansas Baseball (@KUBaseball) May 31, 2025

Despite getting eliminated from the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, Kansas set a school record and led the Big 12 with 20 conference wins and finished tied for second in program history with 43 total wins on the season.

A historic season. A special team. A heck of a ride.

Thank you for coming along with us, Jayhawk Nation.#RockChalk pic.twitter.com/eTM1IPVH02

— Kansas Baseball (@KUBaseball) May 31, 2025

Still, few expected the Jayhawks' season to end the way it did -- two straight losses in the NCAA tournament against teams they were favored to beat. And before the NCAA Tourney, Kansas got smoked by TCU, 11-1, in eight innings in the Big 12 Tournament Semifinals.

And social media did what it does best: let the world know how they feel, especially when they're angry or disappointed.

Also?

"I mean Kansas Jayhawks are such a Baseball School."

Lol

— JMP77 (@JasonPe27807905) May 31, 2025

In an effort to avoid losing to Arkansas in yet another sport, Kansas goes 0-2 in the Fayetteville Regional & successfully avoids the matchup 👆🅰️🐗⚾️#Razorbacks #Jayhawks pic.twitter.com/Vmut0sZk0N

— Rabid Razorback Fans (@Rabid_Razorback) May 31, 2025

That's a tough pill to swallow, especially for a team that was projected to make it to the Regional Finals, and maybe even challenge Arkansas for the Regional crown.

The good news is that Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald has something going in Lawrence; now all he has to do is sustain it. Kansas should have a couple of players selected in July's MLB Draft, but after starting the season 8-0, and cruising through the Big 12 during conference play, it's hard to look at the Jayhawk season as a complete success.