Jayhawks Shutout Wichita State, 10-0, in Home Finale

Tuesday, April 28

Lawrence, Kan.

5 p.m. CT

University of Kansas

33-16

Wichita State

32-16

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Wichita State	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Kansas	5	1	0	4	X	10	9	0

Photo by: Kate Benninghoff/Kansas Athletics

Jayhawks Shutout Wichita State, 10-0, in Home Finale

4/28/2026 7:06:00 PM | Softball

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas shutout Wichita State, 10-0, in five innings behind a complete game shutout from freshman Lila Patridge in the home finale at Arrocha Ballpark on Tuesday evening.

With the win, Kansas improves to 33-16 (13-8 Big 12) on the season. The Jayhawks won 13 games at home, the most in a season since 2016. Wichita State falls to 32-16 (18-6 AAC) on the season, while Kansas snaps their 12 game winning streak.

"This game was important, it was important to us. I thought we came out and played with a little bit of a chip on our shoulder and made a statement right from the first inning," head coach Jennifer McFalls said. "We've had great crowds and a great fan base all season. I'm really happy for our seniors to walk out of here with a win in their final game on this field."

Partridge pitched five innings, allowing 3 hits and recording 3 strikeouts, marking her third straight complete game. Senior Hailey Cripe went 3-of-3 with 3 RBIs, including a home run in the bottom of the second inning and a double in the bottom of the fourth inning.

How It Happened | vs. Wichita State

In the bottom of the first inning, junior Anna Soles belted a home run to center field with senior Presley Limbaugh on first, to give Kansas a 2-0 lead.
Senior Campbell Bagshaw batted in Kansas' third run of the first inning on a single through center field, scoring freshman Hailey Cripe. Aysnlee Linduff later hit a sacrifice grounder to score Boyer to make the score 4-0.
Sophomore Bailey Amezcua knocked in another run with a double, scoring Bagshaw from second to give Kansas a 5-0 lead after the first inning.
In the bottom of the second inning, Cripe launched her 15th home run this season to give Kansas a 6-0 lead.
Kansas plated another two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning as Madi Hays scored on a Wichita State error. Two batters later, Cripe doubled to right center to score Limbaugh to put KU up, 9-0.
Bagshaw added another run in the bottom of the fourth inning when she singled to left field to score Cripe to give KU a 10-0 advantage.
Freshman Lily Patridge closed out a complete game shutout in the top of the fifth to give Kansas a 10-0 victory.

PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Lila Partridge (8-3)
Final Line: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO
Loss: Ryley Nyhart (19-9)
Final Line: 0.0 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 0 K

Notables:

With a walk in the first inning, Presley Limbaugh has reached base safely in 13 straight games.
Junior Anna Soles hit her 12th home run of the season and 14th of her career in the first inning. Soles has a home run in each of her last two games and in three of her last four games.
In the first inning, freshman Ella Boyer walked for the 35th time this season, which is the third most in the Big 12 Conference this season.
With a hit in the first inning, senior Campbell Bagshaw extended her hitting streak to eight games.
Sophomore Bailey Amezcua hit her fourth double of the season in the bottom of the first inning, marking her first double since April 2 vs. Arizona State. Amezcua would single in the bottom of the fourth inning, marking her fourth multi-hit game of the season.
Senior Hailey Cripe blasted her 15th home run of the season in the bottom of the second inning, which is tied for the seventh most in the Big 12 Conference.
Limbaugh recorded her 13th steal in the bottom of the fourth inning, which is tied for the fifth most in the Big 12 Conference.
Boyer doubled to left field in the bottom of the fourth inning, marking her 10th double of the season.
Freshman Lila Patridge pitched 5 innings, allowing 3 hits and no runs. It marked Patridge's third-straight complete game and her first shutout.
Kansas has recorded 343 runs this season, which is the most in a KU single season, surpassing the 331 runs during the 2015 season.
Kansas' 33 wins this season are the most since the 2015 season (40-15).
Kansas has recorded 13 Big 12 Conference wins, which are the most by the Jayhawks in Big 12 Conference history. KU's previous high was 11 league wins, set two times prior (in 1997 and in 2024).
Kansas has 13 home wins, marking the most in a season since 2016, when Kansas had 17 home wins.

Up Next:
Kansas finishes out the regular season this weekend as the Jayhawks travel to Stillwater, Okla., to take on Oklahoma State from May 1-3. Game one of the series is slated for 6 p.m. CT on ESPN+.