No. 19 Kansas Breaks Single-Season Home Run Record; Drops Finale at No. 24 TCU

Sunday, April 13

Fort Worth, Texas

1 p.m. CT

University of Kansas

27-10, 9-6

#24 TCU

28-9, 11-4

Kansas

TCU

No. 19 Kansas Breaks Single-Season Home Run Record; Drops Finale at No. 24 TCU

4/13/2025 4:05:00 PM | Baseball

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FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 19-ranked Kansas baseball fell 7-2 to No. 24 TCU on Sunday afternoon at Lupton Stadium. The Kansas loss resulted in a series sweep for the Horned Frogs.

Kansas broke the single-season home run record on the second pitch of the game. Derek Cerda hit the 76th home run of the season for the Jayhawks to set a new program record in the 37th game of the season.

Cooper Moore started for Kansas and went 7.0+ innings and allowed six runs, five earned, on nine hits, while striking out seven and walking none. Kansas fell to 27-10 overall this season and 9-6 in Big 12 play.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Cerda led off the game with a solo home run on the second pitch. That gave Kansas a 1-0 lead.
• TCU (28-9, 11-4 Big 12) broke through with four runs in third inning to take a 4-1 lead. Jack Bell had a two-run double, Sawyer Strosnider drove in a run and Noah Franco hit an RBI double to give the Horned Frogs the lead.
• Kansas got one of those runs back in the top of the fourth inning. Brady Counsell delivered an RBI single into center field to make it a 4-2 game.
• The Horned Frogs added three insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, including a two-run homer from Chase Brunson. That closed out the scoring at 7-2.

PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Mason Brassfield (4-1)
Final line: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 SO
Loss: Cooper Moore (3-1)
Final line: 7.0 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 7 SO

SOCIAL POST OF THE GAME

PROGRAM HOME RUN RECORD: BROKEN#RockChalk pic.twitter.com/oJRTvmQQUN
— Kansas Baseball (@KUBaseball) April 13, 2025

QUOTABLES & NOTABLES
"We always talk about clean, efficient, sound baseball and winning the strike zone. We certainly didn't win the strike zone. We did a nice job this weekend of not giving a lot away on the mound. No walks today and seven punchouts, but they also punched out 13 guys. So, we lost we lost the strike zone battle most of the weekend. I think the learning is when you play really, really good teams, which TCU is clearly one of the best in the Big 12, it's whoever plays the cleanest and they certainly played the cleanest. It's a good reminder that the play matters. I thought our preparation was great and we competed hard, but ultimately you have to execute in those crunch time moments when you play against great teams." – Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald

• Kansas broke the single-season home run record in the first inning with a leadoff home run by Cerda. The Jayhawks now have 76 home runs in 37 games, surpassing the previous program record of 75 homers set in 2006 (68 games) and matched in 2023 (57 games).
• Cerda hit his eighth home run of the season, including his second leadoff homer (March 6 vs. Milwaukee). He has reached base safely in each of the last 16 games.
• Jackson Hauge extended his on-base streak to 23 games.
• Dariel Osoria recorded his 15th multi-hit game with two doubles.

UP NEXT
Kansas will return home to Hoglund Ballpark for four games this upcoming week, which includes a midweek matchup against Wichita State and a three-game weekend series with Kansas State.