Voegele Records 15 Strikeouts to Help Kansas Even Series

Friday, April 17

Stillwater, Okla.

2 p.m. CT

University of Kansas

27-11, 12-4

Oklahoma State

24-14, 8-8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Kansas	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0
Oklahoma State	2	4	0	0	0	1	1	5	13	11	0

Voegele Records 15 Strikeouts to Help Kansas Even Series

4/18/2026 10:22:00 PM | Baseball

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STILLWATER, Okla. – Kansas baseball junior pitcher Dominic Voegele had a career-high 15 strikeouts in the second of two games between Kansas and Oklahoma State on Saturday. The Cowboys claimed the first contest by a score of 13-2 before the Jayhawks bounced back with a 13-3 win. The 15 strikeouts were the most by a Jayhawk since at least 2002.

Kansas moved to 28-11 overall this season and 13-4 in conference play. The Jayhawks will face the Cowboys in a rubber match on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. CT.

GAME ONE (Oklahoma State 13, Kansas 2)
The series opener began on Friday afternoon before inclement weather moved into the area and halted play. The game was resumed on Saturday afternoon with two outs in the bottom of the third inning and Oklahoma State leading 6-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Kansas got out to an early lead in the first inning. Cade Baldridge hit a solo blast to left-center field to give the Jayhawks a 1-0 edge.
• Oklahoma State responded in the bottom of the first with a two-run homer by Brock Thompson. The Cowboys led 2-1 after one inning.
• The power for Oklahoma State carried over into the second inning with three more home runs. Garrett Shull, Alex Conover and Thompson each connected on a homer to push the lead to 6-1.
• The Jayhawks got a run back in the top of the third on a Jordan Bach solo home run. That made it a 6-2 Oklahoma State advantage.
• Inclement weather moved into the area and halted play with two outs in the bottom of the third inning. The game was suspended and picked up on Saturday afternoon.
• Oklahoma State added one run in the sixth and seventh innings to stretch its lead to 8-2.
• The Pokes ended the game in the eighth inning with five runs for a run-rule victory. Campbell Smithwick hit a walk-off three-run homer.

PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Stormy Rhodes (2-2)
Final line: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 SO
Loss: Mathis Nayral (4-2)
Final line: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 1 SO

GAME TWO (Kansas 13, Oklahoma State 3)
Kansas bounced back in the second game with a 13-3 victory behind Voegele's elite performance on the mound. Voegele tossed seven innings and allowed three runs on three hits to go along with three walks and a career-high 15 strikeouts. Fifteen of the 21 outs Voegele recorded were via the strikeout.

Voegele was perfect his first time through the Oklahoma State order, with seven strikeouts in the first three innings. Over his next four innings, Voegele had two strikeouts in each frame. He ended his outing the same way he started it – with a strikeout.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Both teams were scoreless for the first two innings.
• Kansas broke the scoreless battle in the third inning on a two-run single by Baldridge.
• The Jayhawks added two more runs in the fourth inning. Brady Ballinger led off the inning with a solo homer and Dylan Schlotterback hit an RBI infield single. That stretched it to a 4-0 Kansas lead.
• Oklahoma State cut it to a one-run game in the bottom of the fourth on a three-run homer by Aidan Meola. At the end of four innings, it was 4-3 Kansas.
• KU responded with three runs in the top of the fifth on a two-run double from Augusto Mungarrieta and a Josh Dykhoff sacrifice fly. The three runs pushed it to a 7-3 ballgame.
• Kansas scored another run in the sixth on a leadoff solo home run by Tyson LeBlanc.
• The Jayhawks tacked on three more runs on a three-run blast by Mungarrieta in the eighth. His home run made it 11-3.
• In the ninth, Kansas added two more on a Bach RBI single and LeBlanc sacrifice fly.

PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Dominic Voegele (4-2)
Final line: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 15 SO (career high)
Loss: Mario Pesca (4-3)
Final line: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 4 BB, 5 SO

SOCIAL POST OF THE GAME

15 STRIKEOUTS FOR @VoegeleDominic!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/CGxZLypYyP
— Kansas Baseball (@KUBaseball) April 19, 2026

QUOTABLES & NOTABLES
"Dom has stacked back-to-back elite starts and that's obviously what we needed after losing game one. To tie up the series against a really good Oklahoma State team was really important. I thought Dom was great and we played great defense behind him. We had a lot of timely hitting in the second game and were able to stretch the lead. Proud of the effort to bounce back." – Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald

"It felt good. Everything felt like it was working pretty well. I knew the defense was going to work behind me and the bats were going to come alive after the first game. The game plan was to just fill it up and I felt like we did." – Dominic Voegele

• Kansas moved to 28-11 overall this season and 13-4 in Big 12 play.
• Kansas has won 18 of its last 21 games.
• The Kansas pitching staff recorded a season-high 17 strikeouts in the second game. It was one shy of the program record.
• Voegele recorded a career-high 15 strikeouts. That is the most strikeouts by a Jayhawk since at least 2002. Fifteen of his 21 outs were via the strikeout.
• Voegele moved into seventh place for the most strikeouts by a pitcher in Kansas history. He now has 233 strikeouts in his career.
• Voegele has gone seven innings in three of his last four starts.
• Baldridge hit his sixth home run of the season in the first game.
• Bach belted his fifth homer of the year in the first game.
• Ballinger hit his fifth homer of the season in the second game.
• LeBlanc crushed his 15th home run of the season in the second game. He matched his season high of four hits.
• Mungarrieta mashed his 11th homer of the year in the second game. He finished the game with a career-high five RBIs.

UP NEXT
Kansas and Oklahoma State will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon. First pitch from O'Brate Stadium is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.