No. 11 Kansas Wins Seventh Straight Series with 7-2 Victory

Saturday, May 2

Lawrence, Kan.

2 p.m. CT

University of Kansas

36-11, 19-4

Arizona

16-29, 7-16

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	6	0
Kansas	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	X	7	11	0

No. 11 Kansas Wins Seventh Straight Series with 7-2 Victory

5/2/2026 6:07:00 PM | Baseball

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 11 Kansas Baseball won its seventh consecutive Big 12 series and extended its winning streak to nine games with a 7-2 victory against Arizona on Saturday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark. The Jayhawks have won 20 of their last 21 games.

Kansas improved to 36-11 overall this season and 19-4 in conference play with the victory. The Jayhawks are now 11-0 at Hoglund Ballpark in Big 12 play and 17-2 at home overall.

Mason Cook started for Kansas on Saturday afternoon and gave the Jayhawks exactly what they needed. Cook matched his career high with six innings and allowed only one run to go along with seven strikeouts. He retired a stretch of eight consecutive batters in the middle of his outing. Toby Scheidt, Riane Ritter and Boede Rahe each threw a scoreless inning of relief.

Josh Dykhoff hit his 10th home run in the win and Tyson LeBlanc finished with three hits. Kansas has three hitters with at least 10 home runs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2003-04.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Kansas got out to an early first inning lead. The Jayhawks scored a run on a Brady Ballinger sacrifice fly to take a 1-0 advantage.
• The Jayhawks jumped on the Wildcats for four runs in the bottom of the fourth. The inning started with three consecutive doubles and then a home run. Dariel Osoria started the inning with a leadoff double. Tyson Owens and Augusto Mungarrieta followed with back-to-back RBI doubles. Dykhoff stepped up to the plate next and crushed a two-run homer to right field. Kansas led 5-0 after four innings.
• Arizona (16-29, 7-16 Big 12) picked up a run in the sixth inning to make it 5-1.
• KU got two runs in the bottom of the eighth to provide a little cushion. Cade Baldridge brought in a run on an RBI fielder's choice and Tyson LeBlanc dropped down a two-out RBI bunt single. That gave Kansas a 7-1 edge.
• The Wildcats added a run in the ninth to bring the game to the final score of 7-2.

PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Mason Cook (4-1)
Final line: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 7 SO
Loss: Smith Bailey (3-4)
Final line: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SO

SOCIAL POST OF THE GAME

7 STRAIGHT SERIES WINS ?? pic.twitter.com/Vdsh8LhCgA
— Kansas Baseball (@KUBaseball) May 2, 2026

QUOTABLES & NOTABLES
"I thought Cookie was awesome. He gave us six strong and I just thought he was really good. He picked up right where Dom left off yesterday and was able to get some early strikeouts and we were able to get on the board early. Then, obviously the fourth was big for us. Thought it was a great effort. We limited free stuff to them, which we knew was going to be critical to not give them anything and they showed last night they've got some juice in their lineup. Loved the effort and loved the intensity. I thought our dugout was awesome. I thought we prepared really well and our bullpen guys were great." – Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald

"[The mindset is] get guys out. It's that simple. No matter what spot you're in. It doesn't really change or anything. Just go in there, get a first pitch strike and get guys out. First guy out is a big thing in the bullpen area and it transfers to the starting role. Get the first guy out and let it roll." – Mason Cook

"I think hitting is just contagious. It's just that energy kind of throughout the dugout. Then, you get those guys in there with a lot of swings in a row too. It wasn't like we were having bad at-bats, it was like swing, swing, swing. It's just something that seems to happen in baseball." – Josh Dykhoff

• Kansas improved to 36-11 overall this season and 19-4 in Big 12 play.
• Kansas has won nine straight games, 20 of the last 21 and 26 of its last 29 contests.
• Kansas has 19 wins in conference play for the first time in school history. The 19-4 Big 12 record is the best record in conference play through 23 games in school history.
• Kansas has won seven consecutive Big 12 series for the first time in program history. The seven conference series wins matches the program record set in 2025.
• Kansas has at least 36 wins in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2005-06.
• Kansas is now 18-2 in its last 20 Big 12 games.
• Kansas is a perfect 11-0 in Big 12 games at Hoglund Ballpark this season. That marks the longest Big 12 home winning streak for Kansas in program history. The Jayhawks are 17-2 overall at home this year.
• Kansas pushed its record to 29-0 when leading after six innings this season.
• Kansas has three hitters with at least 10 home runs this season (Tyson LeBlanc – 16, Mungarrieta – 12, Dykhoff – 10). Last season, Kansas had four players with double-digit home runs. The last time Kansas had at least three double-digit home run hitters in back-to-back seasons was 2003-04.
• Cook recorded his second quality start of the season. He matched his career high with six innings pitched.
• Dykhoff crushed his 10th home run of the season.
• Scheidt's last seven appearances have been scoreless (10.0 IP).
• LeBlanc finished with at least three hits for the eighth time this season.

UP NEXT
Kansas and Arizona will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.