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Final
Baseball
5
at Minnesota
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Friday, March 6
Lawrence, Kan.
1 p.m. CT
University of Kansas
9-4
11
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St. Thomas
2-11
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9
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10
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Kansas
5
0
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4
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11
13
2
Kansas Beats St. Thomas 11-5 on Friday
3/6/2026 7:04:00 PM | Baseball
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas baseball picked up its second win of the series with an 11-5 victory against St. Thomas on Friday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark. The Jayhawks recorded a season-high six stolen bases and matched their offensive season highs of 11 runs scored and 13 hits in the win. Cade Baldridge and Jordan Bach each hit home runs in the winning effort.
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Dominic Voegele started the game and earned the win. He tossed five innings and allowed four runs, while walking two and striking out seven. The combination of Carter Fink, Caleb Deer, Manning West and Kannon Carr did not allow an earned run in their four innings of relief.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
• St. Thomas (2-11) jumped out to a lead in the first inning for a second straight day. The Tommies scored two runs on a double down the left field line by Matthew Maulik.
• Kansas (9-4) responded immediately with five runs in the bottom of the first inning. After loading the bases, Tyson Owens cleared them with a triple to right-center field. Dariel Osoria came up next and brought in another run on an RBI groundout. The Jayhawks added one more run in the inning on a solo homer by Balrdridge. At the end of the first, Kansas led 5-2.
• Both offenses were quiet over the next three innings. There was only one hit between the two teams.
• The Tommies added two runs in the fifth inning on a pair of RBI singles. That made it a 5-4 ballgame.
• The Jayhawks were able to extend their lead again in the sixth. Max Soliz Jr. had an RBI single that pushed the lead back to two runs. Bach came up next and hit a three-run homer down the left field line. That stretched the Kansas lead to 9-4. Â
• Kansas tacked on one more run in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Bach to make it 10-4.
• In the eighth inning, the teams each traded a run. St. Thomas scored an unearned run on a sacrifice fly and Kansas scored a run on an RBI groundout from Augusto Mungarrieta. That brought the score to 11-5.
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PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Dominic Voegele (2-2)
Final line: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 7 SO
Loss: Max Skilbeck (0-3)
Final line: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 BB, 5 SO
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SOCIAL POST OF THE GAME
QUOTABLES & NOTABLES
"We hit the ball really good in the strike zone. We had eight walks to seven strikeouts, so we're plus one there, and then you throw up 13 hits. A lot of pressure by us offensively to the middle of the field. I thought we did a nice job and had glimpses of that yesterday, but I really liked how the guys showed up today and obviously our pitching was good too. Good team effort." – Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald
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"I think we have the potential to be a really dangerous, dynamic offense. I think some of the guys are just starting to get going now, which is really exciting to see. Shoutout to the pitching staff too for picking us up while we're kind of figuring things out. I think today is who we are and who we'll be moving forward." – Jordan Bach
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• Kansas stole a season-high six bases on Friday. That is the most by a Kansas team since March 13, 2019 vs. Seton Hall when the Jayhawks also had six stolen bases.
• Kansas improved to 9-4 overall on the season and 2-0 at home.
• Kansas matched its seasons highs of 11 runs and 13 hits.
• Kansas scored double-digit runs for the third time this season.
• Bach hit his third home run of the season. He finished with a career-high-tying four RBIs and also matched his career high with two stolen bases.
• Baldridge blasted his second homer of the year.
• Tyson LeBlanc had a career-high three stolen bases. That is the most by a Jayhawk in a game since Zach Hanna had three stolen bases at Charleston Southern on Feb. 22, 2020.
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UP NEXT
Kansas and St. Thomas are scheduled to play the third game of the series on Saturday afternoon. The game will be at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas, and first pitch is set for 2 p.m. CT.
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Dominic Voegele started the game and earned the win. He tossed five innings and allowed four runs, while walking two and striking out seven. The combination of Carter Fink, Caleb Deer, Manning West and Kannon Carr did not allow an earned run in their four innings of relief.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
• St. Thomas (2-11) jumped out to a lead in the first inning for a second straight day. The Tommies scored two runs on a double down the left field line by Matthew Maulik.
• Kansas (9-4) responded immediately with five runs in the bottom of the first inning. After loading the bases, Tyson Owens cleared them with a triple to right-center field. Dariel Osoria came up next and brought in another run on an RBI groundout. The Jayhawks added one more run in the inning on a solo homer by Balrdridge. At the end of the first, Kansas led 5-2.
• Both offenses were quiet over the next three innings. There was only one hit between the two teams.
• The Tommies added two runs in the fifth inning on a pair of RBI singles. That made it a 5-4 ballgame.
• The Jayhawks were able to extend their lead again in the sixth. Max Soliz Jr. had an RBI single that pushed the lead back to two runs. Bach came up next and hit a three-run homer down the left field line. That stretched the Kansas lead to 9-4. Â
• Kansas tacked on one more run in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Bach to make it 10-4.
• In the eighth inning, the teams each traded a run. St. Thomas scored an unearned run on a sacrifice fly and Kansas scored a run on an RBI groundout from Augusto Mungarrieta. That brought the score to 11-5.
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PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Dominic Voegele (2-2)
Final line: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 7 SO
Loss: Max Skilbeck (0-3)
Final line: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 BB, 5 SO
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SOCIAL POST OF THE GAME
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— Kansas Baseball (@KUBaseball) March 6, 2026
QUOTABLES & NOTABLES
"We hit the ball really good in the strike zone. We had eight walks to seven strikeouts, so we're plus one there, and then you throw up 13 hits. A lot of pressure by us offensively to the middle of the field. I thought we did a nice job and had glimpses of that yesterday, but I really liked how the guys showed up today and obviously our pitching was good too. Good team effort." – Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald
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"I think we have the potential to be a really dangerous, dynamic offense. I think some of the guys are just starting to get going now, which is really exciting to see. Shoutout to the pitching staff too for picking us up while we're kind of figuring things out. I think today is who we are and who we'll be moving forward." – Jordan Bach
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• Kansas stole a season-high six bases on Friday. That is the most by a Kansas team since March 13, 2019 vs. Seton Hall when the Jayhawks also had six stolen bases.
• Kansas improved to 9-4 overall on the season and 2-0 at home.
• Kansas matched its seasons highs of 11 runs and 13 hits.
• Kansas scored double-digit runs for the third time this season.
• Bach hit his third home run of the season. He finished with a career-high-tying four RBIs and also matched his career high with two stolen bases.
• Baldridge blasted his second homer of the year.
• Tyson LeBlanc had a career-high three stolen bases. That is the most by a Jayhawk in a game since Zach Hanna had three stolen bases at Charleston Southern on Feb. 22, 2020.
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UP NEXT
Kansas and St. Thomas are scheduled to play the third game of the series on Saturday afternoon. The game will be at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas, and first pitch is set for 2 p.m. CT.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Voegele, Dominic (2-2)
L: Skilbeck, Max (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Maulik, Matthew 1
RBI: Maulik, Matthew 3 ; Bond, Owen 1 ; Von Schlegell, Zan 1
SH: Verhage, Terek 1
SF: Von Schlegell, Zan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Puder, Adam 1 ; Recchio, Tanner 1 ; Roder, Joe 1 ; Bond, Owen 1 ; Von Schlegell, Zan 1
CS: Recchio, Tanner 1
HBP: Fritcher, Easton 1
Batting:
2B: Mungarrieta, Augusto 1
3B: Owens, Tyson 1
HR: Baldridge, Cade 1 ; Bach, Jordan 1
RBI: Soliz Jr., Max 1 ; Osoria, Dariel 1 ; Owens, Tyson 3 ; Baldridge, Cade 1 ; Mungarrieta, Augusto 1 ; Bach, Jordan 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Ballinger, Brady 1 ; LeBlanc, Tyson 1 ; Owens, Tyson 1 ; Schlotterback, Dylan 1 ; Baldridge, Cade 2 ; Flowers, Savion 1 ; Dykhoff, Josh 1 ; Mungarrieta, Augusto 1 ; Bach, Jordan 2
SB: Osoria, Dariel 1 ; LeBlanc, Tyson 3 ; Bach, Jordan 2
CS: Ballinger, Brady 1
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5
R
2
H
2
RBI
4
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