The Kansas baseball squad entered the Big 12 Conference tournament as the top seed, and they wasted no time imposing their will on Baylor. After a five‑inning stretch that saw them build a 6‑0 advantage, the Jayhawks rode a wave of early offense and pitching that left the Bears scrambling.
Dominic Voegele anchored the mound, limiting Baylor to just two hits over five scoreless frames, while solo homers from Tyson LeBlanc and Tyson Owens stretched the lead. An RBI single from Augusto Mungarrieta in the second added a 2‑0 cushion, and the team piled on four runs in the bottom of the fifth to push the score to 6‑0.
Baylor refused to go quietly. A two‑run shot trimmed the deficit, and the Bears rallied in the ninth to knot the game at 7‑7, forcing the contest into extra innings. The momentum shift set the stage for a dramatic finish.
Extra‑Inning Thriller
In the tenth inning, Savion Flowers delivered a walk‑off home run that sent the crowd into celebration and secured an 8‑7 victory for Kansas. The clutch hit capped a game that swung on a knife‑edge and underscored the team’s resilience.
The showdown unfolded at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona, and was carried live on ESPNU with a stream on ESPN+. Jordan Guskey, who covers University of Kansas Athletics for The Topeka Capital‑Journal, was among the reporters on site.