Kansas Dominates No. 13 Oklahoma State, 10-1 on Saturday

Saturday, May 2

Stillwater, Okla.

2 p.m. CT

University of Kansas

34-17, 14-9

Oklahoma State

36-14, 15-8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Kansas	5	1	3	1	0	10	16	0
Oklahoma State	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0

Kansas Dominates No. 13 Oklahoma State, 10-1 on Saturday

5/2/2026 4:49:00 PM | Softball

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STILLWATER, Okla. – Kansas tied a season-high 17 hits, while freshman Lila Patridge pitched a complete game as Kansas defeated No. 13 Oklahoma State, 10-1, with a run rule victory on Saturday afternoon at Cowgirl Stadium.

With the win, Kansas improves to 34-17 (14-9 Big 12), while marking their fourth ranked Big 12 Conference win this season. Oklahoma State falls to 36-14 (15-8 Big 12), with the series rubber match scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. CT on ESPN+.

"We came back out today with a lot of confidence," head coach Jennifer McFalls said. "Our offense was absolutely outstanding today, and Lila Partridge was amazing. It was a great team effort all the way around."

Kansas jumped out to an early 5-0 lead behind a seven hit, five run first inning, as Kansas' first five batters of the game reached base safely. Senior Aynslee Linduff hit a two RBI single to put Kansas up 5-0.

In the top of the third inning, freshman Ella Boyer hit her 18th home run of the season to increase Kansas' lead to 8-1. The very next batter, senior Campbell Bagshaw homered to left field, her 10th home run of the season. Kansas would add another run in the top of the fourth inning to take a 10-1 lead.
Partridge was dominant on the mound for the Jayhawks, pitching a complete game while allowing just two hits and striking out four batters.

How It Happened | vs. Oklahoma State

The Kansas bats came out hot in the first inning, as senior Presley Limbaugh singled to lead off the game, and then junior Anna Soles doubled to right-center field to give the Jayhawks two runners in scoring position with no outs. Still with no outs, senior Hailey Cripe singled down the left field line, scoring Limbaugh from third.
The Jayhawk bats kept rolling as freshman Ella Boyer singled to left field, scoring Soles from third base. Senior Campbell Bagshaw picked up a hit of her own, driving an RBI single to right-center field, scoring Cripe from second. Senior Aynslee Linduff then hit a single down the third base line, driving in Boyer and Bagshaw.
Sophomore Ava Wallace kept the first inning going with a single to right field, putting runners on the corners with just one out. Two batters later, Limbaugh got on base for the second time in the inning, working a walk and loading the bases with two outs. Soles then lined out to third base, ending the inning with the Jayhawks on top 5-0.
In the bottom of the first, with two outs, Oklahoma State third baseman Rosie Davis got the Cowgirls on the board with a solo home run to center field, making the score 5-1.
The Kansas offense picked up right where they left off in the top of the second, picking up back-to-back singles from Cripe and Boyer to start the inning. Bagshaw moved the runners over with a sacrifice bunt, giving the Jayhawks runners on second and third with one out. Junior September Flanagan worked a walk to load the bases for Linduff, who hit another single, scoring Cripe from third, Linduff's third RBI of the day. Kansas couldn't push another run across in the inning, sending the game to the bottom of the second with a 6-1 lead.
Oklahoma State picked up a single with one out in the bottom of the second, but freshman Lila Partridge struck out the next two Cowgirl batters to end the inning.
In the top of the fifth, with Cripe on first base and one out, Boyer launched her 18th home run of the season. Bagshaw followed Boyer up with a home run of her own, her 10th of the season, extending the Kansas lead to 9-1.
After Partridge retired the side in order in the bottom of the third, Linduff led off the fourth inning with her third hit of the day, a double down the left field line. With two outs, Limbaugh picked up her second hit of the day, an RBI double to right-center field, scoring Linduff and giving Kansas a 10-1 lead.
Partridge took just seven pitches to shut down the Oklahoma State offense in the fourth inning, her second straight three-up, three-down inning.
The fifth inning went quietly for both teams, giving Kansas a 10-1 win.

PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Lila Partridge (9-3)
Final Line: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 4 SO
Loss: Preslee Downing (5-1)
Final Line: 0.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 0 BB, 0 SO
Notables:

With a single in the first inning, senior Presley Limbaugh extended her on-base streak to 15 games.
Anna Sole's first inning double was her 11th, moving her into a tie for second among Jayhawk hitters. Soles picked up three hits on the day, a season high, and her 15th multi-hit game of the season.
With a hit in the first inning, Campbell Bagshaw extended her hitting streak to 10 games. Bagshaw would later hit a solo shot in the top of the third inning, marking her 10th home run of the season and 15th of her career.
Hailey Cripe's three hits are good for her 17th multi-hit and her fifth three-hit game of the season.
Aynslee Linduff recorded 3 RBIs on Saturday, marking her seventh game with three or more RBIs in a game this season and the most since having 4 RBIs against Houston on March 15. Linduff now has 34 RBIs on the season. Linduff also hit her team-leading 15th double in the fourth inning.
Freshman Ella Boyer hit her 18th home run of the season, which is tied for the fourth most in the Big 12 Conference. Boyer's 18 home runs are a KU freshman record and are the second most in single season KU history.
Lila Partridge picked up her ninth win of the season and her fifth straight complete game win.
The win is Kansas' 14th run-rule win of the season, and first against a ranked opponent.
Kansas now has 18 top 100 RPI wins, 10 top 50 RPI wins and four top 25 RPI wins.
Kansas recorded 17 hits, tying a season high for the Jayhawks.
Six Kansas batters recorded multi-hit games, including four with three or more hits.
With the win over No. 13 Oklahoma State, Kansas now has four ranked wins this season, including No. 20 Arizona State (April 3, 11-7; April 4, 5-4), and No. 24 UCF (April 19, 4-2).
Kansas' win over Oklahoma State was the Jayhawks' first win over the Cowgirls in Stillwater since 2015.
Kansas' run rule win over Oklahoma State marked Kansas' first run rule victory over a ranked opponent since Feb. 15, 2020, when Kansas defeated No. 20 James Madison, 12-2 in 5 innings.
Kansas has recorded 354 runs this season, which is the most in a KU single season, surpassing the 331 runs during the 2015 season.
Kansas has hit 94 doubles on the season, a program record, passing the 2001 team's record of 81.
Kansas' 34 wins this season are the most since the 2015 season (40-15).
Kansas has recorded 14 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 will look to win the series in game three against Oklahoma State on Sunday at Cowgirl Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on ESPN+.