A Record‑Breaking Night
The Kansas Jayhawks delivered a commanding 9‑6 victory over BYU on Tuesday night, clinching a new school record for conference wins and improving to 38‑15 overall while moving to 21‑7 in Big 12 play.
The win extended a streak of back‑to‑back 38‑win seasons that hasn’t been witnessed since the 1993‑94 campaign, underscoring the program’s resurgence under head coach Dan Fitzgerald.
Dominic Voegele opened the game with a solid four‑and‑two‑thirds innings, allowing four runs and four walks before the bullpen took over.
Boede Rahe shut the door in the later innings, tossing three scoreless frames with five strikeouts and earning his eighth save of the season.
Offensively, Josh Dykhoff stole the spotlight with a multi‑homer effort, launching two blasts that pushed his season total to 14 and gave Kansas a 7‑6 lead in the seventh inning.
Tyson LeBlanc ignited the attack with a leadoff 465‑foot home run, his 18th of the year, tying him for third place in KU history for a single season.
Riane Ritter collected his sixth win of the year, while the bullpen kept BYU scoreless for the final three innings.
The Jayhawks also celebrated milestones from a deep roster: Justis Reiser’s steady presence on the mound, Tyson Owens’ reliable outings, Dariel Osoria’s first triple of the season, and Cade Baldridge’s first career multi‑homer game.
Veteran contributors such as Frank Duncan, Travis Metcalf, and Dan Fitzgerald added depth, while the team’s pitching staff broke the single‑season strikeout record with 512.
Looking Ahead
With two conference games remaining, Kansas aims to close the regular season atop the Big 12 standings and finish among the most dominant teams in school history.