Completed Event: Softball at Missouri on October 4, 2025 , Loss , 2, to, 4 , (10 Inn.)
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LAWRENCE, Kan. – West Virginia used a 23-hit performance to power past Kansas, as the Jayhawk baseball team dropped game one of the weekend set, 21-3, Friday night at Hoglund Ballpark.
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The Mountaineers (24-19, 7-10 Big 12) tagged Kansas (20-25, 3-12 Big 12) starter Jackson Goddard (4-1) for eight runs in four innings of work, including five in the second inning.
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Goddard finished his day giving up nine hits – three extra-base hits – and three walks, compared to two strikeouts. Redshirt-sophomore Jonah Ulane got knocked around for five runs off four hits and walk in his 2/3 innings pitched, before senior reliever Tyler Davis held the only scoreless outing with no runs allowed in one and 1/3 innings of relief.
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Sophomore Gabriel Sotomayor, senior Casey Douglas and freshman Daniel Hegarty combined to throw the final three innings as they gave up eight runs off eight hits collectively.
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Offensively, Kansas mustered just three runs of eight hits, with two coming off West Virginia starter BJ Myers (1-1). Myers tossed seven innings and allowed just one earned run.
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Sophomore catcher Jaxx Groshans knocked in one of those three runs with his 2-for-3 performance at the plate that included a double. Sophomore shortstop Benjamin Sems (double) and junior Blake Shinkle (triple) had the other two extra-base hits for the Jayhawks, with Shinkle’s coming in pinch-hit fashion.
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UP NEXT
Kansas continues its series with West Virginia Saturday, May 5, with a 2 p.m. first pitch. Fans can watch the action on the Jayhawk Television Network or tune into the audio broadcast on the Jayhawk Radio Network via KUAthletics.com/Radio.
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MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Booted ball: With the bases loaded and one out in the second inning, freshman third baseman Skyler Messinger booted a routine ground ball that could have been a double play. That extended the frame and led to a five-spot, igniting the Mountaineer offense.
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Freebies: Kansas pitchers combined to give 11 free passes to West Virginia – eight walks and three hit-by-pitches. Of those 11, seven came around to score.
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