Bagshaw’s Walk-Off Lifts Kansas Past South Dakota, 4-3

Wednesday, March 18

Lawrence, Kan.

12 p.m. CT

University of Kansas

21-8

South Dakota

8-21-1

South Dakota

Kansas

Bagshaw’s Walk-Off Lifts Kansas Past South Dakota, 4-3

3/18/2026 3:23:00 PM | Softball

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas softball used late-game heroics to secure a 4-3 victory over South Dakota, as Campbell Bagshaw delivered a walk-off home run in the seventh inning. The Jayhawks rallied from an early deficit and relied on timely hitting and strong relief pitching to close out the win. Kansas now improves to 21-8 on the season.

"That was a complete team win," head coach Jennifer McFalls said. "We stayed composed after falling behind, found ways to put pressure on offensively, and got a big lift from our pitching late. To see Campbell come through in that moment says a lot about this group and how they compete."

How it Happened | vs. South Dakota

South Dakota got the scoring started in the top half of the third inning as the Coyotes pushed two runs across the plate to take a 2-0 lead.
Bailey Amezcua got the bats going for KU as she lined a double to left center field with no outs in the bottom of the fourth inning. The next batter, Hailey Cripe singled to center to send Amezcua home, to get KU on the board, 2-1.
In the top of the fifth inning, Kaelee Washington came in to pitch and retired the Coyotes in four pitches.
Ava Wallace picked things back up in the bottom of the fifth inning for KU, doubling to right center field. September Flanagan would later double to right center, sending Wallace and Stafford across the plate to give Kansas a 3-2 lead.
Kansas held South Dakota scoreless in the sixth as Washington retired the first two batters before allowing a two-out single, then induced a groundout to end the inning. In the bottom half, Cripe grounded out and Anna Soles singled, but Aynslee Linduff grounded into an inning-ending double play to keep the score unchanged but, Kansas still remained with the lead at 3-2 going into the last inning.
Kansas recorded two quick outs in the top of the seventh before South Dakota got on the board with a solo home run to center field. Kaelee Washington responded with a groundout to limit the damage.
In the bottom half, Kansas went down to its final out before Bagshaw delivered a walk-off solo home run to deep left field, securing the 4-3 win for the Jayhawks.

PITCHERS OF RECORD

Win: Kaelee Washington (5-2)

Final line: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 1 SO

Loss: Peyton Paulsen (2-5)

Final line: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 SO

UP NEXT

Kansas will host a three-game home series against Utah beginning on Friday at 5 p.m. CT at Arrocha Ballpark. Fans can stream the games on ESPN+, follow along with live stats, or keep up with the action on the Kansas Softball X account.