No. 7 Kansas Falls to No. 15 West Virginia 4-1 on Friday

Friday, May 8

Lawrence, Kan.

6 p.m. CT

University of Kansas

37-13, 20-5

West Virginia

33-12, 17-8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
West Virginia	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	8	0
Kansas	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	1

No. 7 Kansas Falls to No. 15 West Virginia 4-1 on Friday

5/8/2026 9:28:00 PM | Baseball

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 7 Kansas Baseball dropped the series opener 4-1 to No. 15 West Virginia on Friday night at Hoglund Ballpark. The loss was the first at home for Kansas in Big 12 play this season.

Dominic Voegele started for Kansas and recorded his fifth straight quality start. He recorded 10 strikeouts over six innings and allowed three runs. On the other side, West Virginia's Maxx Yehl tossed a complete game and allowed only one run and six hits to go with nine strikeouts.

Kansas is now 37-13 overall this season and 20-5 in conference play. The Jayhawks still sit in first place in the Big 12 standings.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• West Virginia (33-12, 17-8 Big 12) got on the scoreboard first with a solo homer by Gavin Kelly in the third inning.
• The Mountaineers added to their lead in the fourth with an RBI single and a delayed double steal of home. West Virginia led 3-0 midway through the fourth.
• Kansas pushed across its lone run offensively in the sixth inning. Brady Ballinger hit a sacrifice fly to make it a 3-1 game.
• West Virginia answered back in the top of the seventh with a leadoff solo homer from Tyrus Hall. That made it 4-1 West Virginia and was the end of the scoring.

PITCHERS OF RECORD
Win: Maxx Yehl (7-1)
Final line: 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 9 SO
Loss: Dominic Voegele (5-3)
Final line: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 10 SO

QUOTABLES & NOTABLES
"Yehl was lights out. He had our number. We had a couple opportunities with lead off guys on, but we just couldn't get enough momentum going. He always had an answer for our punch back. We knew they were going to ride him for a while, and obviously, we were doing everything we could to get him out of the game. He had our number tonight, and you have to tip your cap to him. Then, I thought Dom was great. It reminded me a little bit of last Friday night of whoever got to the starter first. Look back at the puzzle and piece it together and they got to Dom before we got to Yehl and last week we got to Kramkowski before they got to Dom. That's the name of the game, but Dom was outstanding with 10 punchouts over six innings." – Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald

• Kansas moved to 37-13 overall and 20-5 in Big 12 play.
• Kansas lost its first Big 12 game at home this season (12-1).
• Voegele recorded his fifth straight quality start. He finished with 10 strikeouts to push his career total to 263. That ranks third in program history and passes Ryan Zeferjahn who had 260 strikeouts from 2017-18. Voegele's 263 strikeouts are the most ever by a Kansas pitcher in three seasons.
• Ballinger has reached base safely in 25 consecutive games.
• Josh Dykhoff extended his hitting streak to a season-high 11 games.

UP NEXT
Kansas and West Virginia will play the second game of the series on Saturday afternoon. First pitch from Hoglund Ballpark is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.