Jayhawks Fall 4-1 at Lamar Wednesday Night

Wednesday, February 18

Beaumont, Texas

6:05 p.m. CT

University of Kansas

2-2

Lamar

3-2

Kansas

Lamar

Jayhawks Fall 4-1 at Lamar Wednesday Night

2/18/2026 9:58:00 PM | Baseball

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BEAUMONT, Texas – Kansas baseball dropped its midweek contest 4-1 against Lamar at Vincent-Beck Stadium on Wednesday evening. A three-run homer by Lamar in the bottom of the seventh inning was the difference.

Sophomore Mason Cook, a transfer from McLennan Community College, started the game for the Jayhawks and threw five strong shutout innings. He allowed only one hit, while walking two and striking out six. He struck out five of the final six batters he faced. However, the bullpen surrendered four total runs in the sixth and seventh innings.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• After a scoreless two innings to start the game, the Jayhawks were the first on the scoreboard in the third. Max Soliz Jr. drew a two-out bases loaded walk to give the Jayhawks a 1-0 lead.
• Lamar (3-2) tied up the game in the sixth inning. After two strikeouts by Riane Ritter to start the inning, the Cardinals got back-to-back hits down the left and right field lines to score a run. The game was tied 1-1 at the end of six innings.
• In the seventh, Lamar was able to grab the lead with a three-run homer by Beau Durbin. That made it a 4-1 Cardinals lead.
• Kansas (2-2) was unable to score in the eighth or ninth after leaving one runner stranded in the eighth and two runners left on base in the ninth.

PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Ty Dagley (1-0)
Final line: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO
Loss: Riane Ritter (0-1)
Final line: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 3 SO
Save: Julius Carpio (1)
Final line: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO

QUOTABLES & NOTABLES
"It's a tough sport to win when you strand 14 runners. We had a bunch of chances early and we just couldn't punch a hit through. In the sixth, they get the bloop into left and the bloop into right to tie the game and that's what happens when you're up one run. If we cash in early on some of those things, that run doesn't hurt you. I thought (Riane) Ritter was good, but thought the right move there was to go to Kannon with the two guys on. Kannon was the right matchup there. Unfortunately for us, that kid got a nice swing off. This game was more about us not executing the opportunities we had rather than anything else. On the bright side, Mason was great and we played another sound game defensively. Back to the drawing board tomorrow." – Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald

• Kansas moved to 2-2 on the season.
• Kansas left 10 runners on base through the first four innings and 14 runners total.
• Cook made his first career start at Kansas and threw five shutout innings.

UP NEXT
Kansas will wrap up its opening 12-day road trip with a weekend series at McNeese State, beginning on Friday, Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. CT.