Completed Event: Baseball versus Sacramento State on March 25, 2026 , Loss , 4, to, 7
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Baseball
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Tuesday, March 31
Columbia, Mo.
4:30 p.m. CT
University of Kansas
19-10
11
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Missouri
17-13
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Missouri
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Kansas Comes Back Late to Sweep Season Series Against Missouri
3/31/2026 10:17:00 PM | Baseball
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Kansas baseball scored four runs in the eighth inning to complete an 11-8 comeback win at Missouri to sweep the season series. With the game tied at 8-8, Tyson LeBlanc hit a go-ahead three-run homer for his seventh home run in the last nine games. The Jayhawks have now won five consecutive games against Missouri.
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Kansas had a 6-0 advantage in the middle of the fourth inning before Missouri scored eight runs in the bottom of the fourth to take an 8-6 lead. The Jayhawks scored one run in the fifth and then four runs in the eighth to ultimately win 11-8.
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Kannon Carr started the game and pitched three scoreless innings before turning it over to the bullpen. Following the fourth inning, Madden Seidl tossed three scoreless innings of relief to earn the win and Manning West threw two scoreless to earn his first save of the year.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
• Kansas (19-10) got out to an early lead in the first inning. Cade Baldridge hit a solo homer and Tyson Owens delivered a two-out RBI single to give the Jayhawks a 2-0 advantage in the middle of the first.
• The Jayhawks added to their lead with two more runs in the top of the third. Augusto Mungarrieta connected on a solo homer and Dylan Schlotterback had an RBI fielder's choice to make it a 4-0 Kansas lead.
• KU brought in two more runs in the fourth on a two-run homer by Brady Ballinger. That stretched the score to 6-0.
• Missouri (17-13) caught fire offensively in the bottom of the fourth. The Tigers scored eight runs on six hits, highlighted by a Juliomar Campos two-run homer and a Blaize Ward three-run triple. Missouri led 8-6 at the end of four innings.
• Kansas got one of those runs back in the top of the fifth on an RBI single from Jordan Bach. At the halfway point, the Jayhawks trailed 8-7.
• In the eighth inning, the first six Kansas batters reached base. Bach tied the game at 8-8 with an RBI single. Then, with two runners on LeBlanc stepped to the plate and belted a go-ahead three-run homer to put the Jayhawks ahead 11-8.
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PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Madden Seidl (2-1)
Final line: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 SO
Loss: Kadden Drew (0-1)
Final line: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 1 SO
Save: Manning West (1)
Final line: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 SO
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SOCIAL POST OF THE GAME
QUOTABLES & NOTABLES
"We got off to such a great start. Kannon was so good. We needed to get [Mason Cook] in the game and we thought we were in a good spot to do it. He comes in and punches out the first guy. I believe it was their first strikeout of the game. They were just so aggressive. Then, we ran into all kinds of issues in the fourth and you look up and it's 8-6, but the awesome part was the run in the fifth to make it 8-7. As soon as it was 8-7, I literally just looked in our dugout and I just thought, with these guys it doesn't matter the score, it doesn't matter the time, it doesn't matter the field. These guys love competing and they love each other. They're such a tight unit and I think when you have guys that are playing for the name on the front and playing for the guys to their right and left it's pretty special and I'm really proud of these guys." – Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald
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"It was awesome. Originally, going up to the plate I was supposed to lay down a bunt and move the runners over so Brady behind me could do the job. The pitcher ended up putting me in a position where I was in a hitter's count. It was amazing. It was a great atmosphere. They were loud tonight. After I hit the home run, to see everyone scatter, that was awesome." – Tyson LeBlanc
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• Kansas improved to 19-10 overall this season. Eleven of the 19 wins have come on the road.
• Kansas has won nine of its last 11 games.
• Kansas has won five consecutive games against Missouri. The last time Kansas won at least five straight against Missouri was when it won six consecutive games during the 2010-11 seasons.
• Kansas now has 13 comeback victories this season.
• Kansas has a 16-5 record this season when hitting at least one home run in a game.
• LeBlanc crushed his 10th homer of the year. He has hit seven home runs in the last night games.
• Seidl earned his second win of the season and matched his career high with five strikeouts.
• Baldridge hit his fourth home run of the season.
• Mungarrieta blasted his ninth homer of the season.
• West recorded his first save of the season and the second of his career.
• Ballinger belted his fourth home run of the year.
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UP NEXT
Kansas will host Utah at Hoglund Ballpark for a three-game conference series that starts on Thursday. Fans can purchase tickets by clicking here.
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Kansas had a 6-0 advantage in the middle of the fourth inning before Missouri scored eight runs in the bottom of the fourth to take an 8-6 lead. The Jayhawks scored one run in the fifth and then four runs in the eighth to ultimately win 11-8.
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Kannon Carr started the game and pitched three scoreless innings before turning it over to the bullpen. Following the fourth inning, Madden Seidl tossed three scoreless innings of relief to earn the win and Manning West threw two scoreless to earn his first save of the year.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
• Kansas (19-10) got out to an early lead in the first inning. Cade Baldridge hit a solo homer and Tyson Owens delivered a two-out RBI single to give the Jayhawks a 2-0 advantage in the middle of the first.
• The Jayhawks added to their lead with two more runs in the top of the third. Augusto Mungarrieta connected on a solo homer and Dylan Schlotterback had an RBI fielder's choice to make it a 4-0 Kansas lead.
• KU brought in two more runs in the fourth on a two-run homer by Brady Ballinger. That stretched the score to 6-0.
• Missouri (17-13) caught fire offensively in the bottom of the fourth. The Tigers scored eight runs on six hits, highlighted by a Juliomar Campos two-run homer and a Blaize Ward three-run triple. Missouri led 8-6 at the end of four innings.
• Kansas got one of those runs back in the top of the fifth on an RBI single from Jordan Bach. At the halfway point, the Jayhawks trailed 8-7.
• In the eighth inning, the first six Kansas batters reached base. Bach tied the game at 8-8 with an RBI single. Then, with two runners on LeBlanc stepped to the plate and belted a go-ahead three-run homer to put the Jayhawks ahead 11-8.
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PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Madden Seidl (2-1)
Final line: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 SO
Loss: Kadden Drew (0-1)
Final line: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 1 SO
Save: Manning West (1)
Final line: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 SO
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SOCIAL POST OF THE GAME
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— Kansas Baseball (@KUBaseball) April 1, 2026
QUOTABLES & NOTABLES
"We got off to such a great start. Kannon was so good. We needed to get [Mason Cook] in the game and we thought we were in a good spot to do it. He comes in and punches out the first guy. I believe it was their first strikeout of the game. They were just so aggressive. Then, we ran into all kinds of issues in the fourth and you look up and it's 8-6, but the awesome part was the run in the fifth to make it 8-7. As soon as it was 8-7, I literally just looked in our dugout and I just thought, with these guys it doesn't matter the score, it doesn't matter the time, it doesn't matter the field. These guys love competing and they love each other. They're such a tight unit and I think when you have guys that are playing for the name on the front and playing for the guys to their right and left it's pretty special and I'm really proud of these guys." – Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald
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"It was awesome. Originally, going up to the plate I was supposed to lay down a bunt and move the runners over so Brady behind me could do the job. The pitcher ended up putting me in a position where I was in a hitter's count. It was amazing. It was a great atmosphere. They were loud tonight. After I hit the home run, to see everyone scatter, that was awesome." – Tyson LeBlanc
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• Kansas improved to 19-10 overall this season. Eleven of the 19 wins have come on the road.
• Kansas has won nine of its last 11 games.
• Kansas has won five consecutive games against Missouri. The last time Kansas won at least five straight against Missouri was when it won six consecutive games during the 2010-11 seasons.
• Kansas now has 13 comeback victories this season.
• Kansas has a 16-5 record this season when hitting at least one home run in a game.
• LeBlanc crushed his 10th homer of the year. He has hit seven home runs in the last night games.
• Seidl earned his second win of the season and matched his career high with five strikeouts.
• Baldridge hit his fourth home run of the season.
• Mungarrieta blasted his ninth homer of the season.
• West recorded his first save of the season and the second of his career.
• Ballinger belted his fourth home run of the year.
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UP NEXT
Kansas will host Utah at Hoglund Ballpark for a three-game conference series that starts on Thursday. Fans can purchase tickets by clicking here.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Seidl, Madden (2-1)
L: Drew, Kadden (0-1)
S: West, Manning (1)
Batting:
HR: Ballinger, Brady 1 ; LeBlanc, Tyson 1 ; Baldridge, Cade 1 ; Mungarrieta, Augusto 1
RBI: Ballinger, Brady 2 ; LeBlanc, Tyson 3 ; Owens, Tyson 1 ; Schlotterback, Dylan 1 ; Baldridge, Cade 1 ; Mungarrieta, Augusto 1 ; Bach, Jordan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Ballinger, Brady 2 ; LeBlanc, Tyson 1 ; Owens, Tyson 1 ; Schlotterback, Dylan 2 ; Baldridge, Cade 3 ; Mungarrieta, Augusto 1 ; Bach, Jordan 1
SB: Baldridge, Cade 1
Batting:
2B: Jordan, Donovan 1
3B: Ward, Blaize 1
HR: Campos, Juliomar 1
RBI: Peer, Kaden 2 ; Ward, Blaize 3 ; Campos, Juliomar 2 ; Jordan, Donovan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Macon, Tyler 1 ; Peer, Kaden 1 ; Knutson, Keegan 1 ; Ward, Blaize 1 ; Woita, Jase 1 ; Durnin, Kam 1 ; Campos, Juliomar 1 ; Jordan, Donovan 1
SB: Peer, Kaden 1 ; Durnin, Kam 1
HBP: Macon, Tyler 1 ; Woita, Jase 1
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