Jayhawks Fall to Tigers, 4-2, in StorageMart Border Showdown

Wednesday, April 15

Lawrence, Kan.

5 p.m. CT

University of Kansas

29-13

Missouri

23-22

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Missouri	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	6	0
Kansas	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	6	0

Jayhawks Fall to Tigers, 4-2, in StorageMart Border Showdown

4/15/2026 7:30:00 PM | Softball

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – A late Kansas softball rally wasn't enough as Missouri defeated the Jayhawks, 4-2, in the StorageMart Border Showdown on Wednesday evening at Arrocha Ballpark.

Kansas fell to 29-13 on the season, while Missouri improved to 23-22.

Missouri scored one run in each of the first two innings and held the lead until the sixth frame. In the bottom of the sixth Kansas tied the game at 2-2 scoring two runs on three hits. Jayhawk senior Aynslee Linduff hit a single up the middle to lead off the inning. The next batter, senior Presley Limbaugh singled through the right side of the infield putting Jayhawks on the corners with no outs. Two batters later junior Anna Soles hit a bases-clearing triple to the left field corner, scoring two runs for the Jayhawks.

Missouri's Abby Hay hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to take a 4-2 lead. In the bottom of the frame, Kansas senior Emma Tatum walked. Two batters later, Limbaugh collected her second hit of the game which put the Jayhawks on the corners and the tying run on base. KU could not muster another run ending the game.

"I think that we were chasing some pitches early on, maybe not staying disciplined with ourselves," Kansas head coach Jennifer McFalls said. "They have a couple of really good pitchers, and they did a really nice job of keeping us off balance. We settled in and Anna (Soles) gave us a really nice spark with that triple, bringing in two runs that put us right back in the game. It was a good matchup."

HOW IT HAPPENED | vs. Missouri

Missouri scored one run in each of the first two frames and led 2-0 through two innings.
Kansas tied the contest at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth when senior Aynslee Linduff hit a single up the middle to lead off the inning. The next batter, senior Presley Limbaugh singled through the right side of the infield putting Jayhawks on the corners with no outs. Two batters later junior Anna Soles hit a triple to the left field corner, scoring two runs for the Jayhawks.
Missouri answered in the top of the seventh with a two-run home run by Abby Hay to take a 4-2 lead.
Kansas threatened in the bottom of the seventh getting the tying run on base. Emma Tatum walked and Limbaugh collected her second hit of the game to highlight the KU final threat.

PITCHERS OF RECORD

Win: Abby Carr (5-3)
Final Line: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 SO

Loss: Chloe Barber (8-4)
Final Line: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 4 SO

NOTABLES:

In the bottom of the third inning, senior Aynslee Linduff hit her 13th double of the season, which is tied for the sixth most in the Big 12 Conference entering today. Linduff went 2-of-4 on Wednesday, marking her 10th multi-hit game this season, while hitting safely in three of her last four games.
Junior Chloe Barber struck out three batters on Wednesday, giving her 60 strikeouts this season.
Senior Presley Limbaugh singled in the bottom of the sixth and bottom of the seventh innings, marking her sixth-straight game with a hit, while she has hit safely in nine of her last ten games.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, junior Anna Soles hit a bases clearing, two RBI triple, marking her third triple of the season. Soles has 12 RBIs over her last six games played.

UP NEXT:
Kansas hits the road for a Big 12 Conference series in Orlando on April 17-19 as the Jayhawks take on the UCF Knights. Kansas enters the weekend series No. 3 in the Big 12 standings at 10-5, while UCF enters No. 5 at 10-7-1. The Jayhawks have won five-straight Big 12 Conferences series this season.