Kansas Bounces Back With 10-1 Victory on Senior Night; Ties Most Regular Season Wins in School History

Friday, May 9

Lawrence, Kan.

6 p.m. CT

University of Kansas

BYU

Kansas Bounces Back With 10-1 Victory on Senior Night; Ties Most Regular Season Wins in School History

5/9/2025 9:58:00 PM | Baseball

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas baseball bounced back on senior night with a 10-1 victory against BYU at Hoglund Ballpark on Friday. Cooper Moore pitched eight dominant innings and recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts.

Kansas improved to 38-14 overall this season and 16-10 in conference play. The 38 wins are tied for the most in a regular season in program history, while the 16 Big 12 wins set a new school record.

Moore dazzled for Kansas as he matched his career high with eight innings and allowed only one run and one walk, while striking out double-digit Cougars. He retired the first eight batters he faced in the game and recorded four strikeouts in the seventh and eighth innings.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Kansas got out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning with back-to-back RBI doubles. Brady Counsell and Dariel Osoria each drove in a run to put the Jayhawks ahead.
• The next three innings were scoreless for both teams until the bottom of the fifth.
• The Jayhawks tacked on three runs in the fifth. Mike Koszewski dropped down a squeeze bunt to bring home the first run of the inning. Chase Diggins then had a sacrifice fly and Brady Ballinger hit an RBI double to give Kansas a 5-0 advantage.
• BYU (24-24, 8-18 Big 12) got its lone run of the game in the sixth inning on an RBI groundout by Tate Gambill. That made it a 5-1 game.
• Kansas broke it open with a five-run eighth inning. Michael Brooks had an RBI single, Sawyer Smith and Koszewski each had RBI doubles and Chase Diggins hit a two-run homer to make it a 10-1 Kansas lead.
• The home run for Diggins came in front of his mom, who flew in from Japan, and his dad, who came all the way from Australia.

PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Cooper Moore (6-1)
Final line: 8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 10 SO
Loss: Brayden Marx (0-4)
Final line: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 2 SO

SOCIAL POST OF THE GAME

Coop had himself a NIGHT ?? @coopermoore04

Final line » 8.0 IP (ties career high), 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 10 SO (career high) pic.twitter.com/IkM7WOgR3s
— Kansas Baseball (@KUBaseball) May 10, 2025

QUOTABLES & NOTABLES
"Cooper was awesome. I thought his efficiency was incredible. He stumbled into a little bit of a longer pitch count in the sixth, but it was at 94 through seven. We put him out there for the eighth and then he wanted the ball in the ninth and he was going back out there and then he sat for a while and once we spread it that far it didn't make sense to bring him in. I thought Cooper was fantastic. Thought we played great defense and then we had some opportunities early to break it open and didn't, but we found a way. Loved the fight, loved the effort and it's a great team win." – Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald

"I filled up the zone early and often. Not getting behind in counts and not making it to three-ball counts was a big key tonight. We didn't really have to change anything tonight. Everyone on our teams has talent. Guys stepped up and came in to do their job. They were electric and a spark plug for us which was awesome." – Cooper Moore

"We went back to playing team baseball. I think that's where we started the year is playing team baseball. Finding a way on, finding a way to get the runners over and finding a way to get them in. It's easy to get away from that approach and I feel like we got back to it tonight." – Chase Diggins

"It meant the world for me to do this in front of my parents. I haven't seen them in a while. To hit a home run in front of my mom and my dad, it felt awesome." – Chase Diggins

• Kansas improved to 38-14 this season and 16-10 in conference play. The 38 wins are tied for the most in a regular season in program history and the most in a season since 2009 (39 wins).
• Kansas has now won 16 Big 12 games, which is the most in school history. The most conference wins in a season was 17 in 1993 and 1994 as a member of the Big Eight Conference.
• Kansas has a program-record 92 home runs this year.
• Diggins hit his fifth home run of the season in his first start since April 13. He matched his season high of three hits.
• Smith has reached base safely in each of the last 28 games. That ties Jackson Hauge for the longest reached base streak this season.
• Ballinger drew three walks and now has 54 this season. His 54 walks are the third most in a season in program history.
• Osoria extended his on-base streak to 18 games.
• Brooks tied his season high with three hits.

UP NEXT
Kansas and BYU will play the rubber match of the three-game series on Saturday at Hoglund Ballpark. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT and fans can purchase tickets by clicking here.