A Ten-Inning Thriller
On a warm evening in Surprise, Arizona, the Baylor Bears and the Kansas Wildcats took the field at Surprise Stadium on May 21, 2026, for a baseball showdown that would go the distance.
The game got off to a lively start when Augusto Mungarrieta launched a two-run homer to deep left field in the second inning, giving Baylor an early lead. Kansas answered in the fifth with back-to-back solo shots from Tyson LeBlanc and Tyson Owens, each adding a run to the board.
A walk by Dylan Schlotterback set up a scoring play, and Ty Johnson’s double in the seventh brought home a run, while Savion Flowers’ single in the same frame plated another. The eighth inning saw Brytton Clements double, sparking a rally that put multiple runners on base, and an error that allowed several runs to cross the plate.
The tension mounted until the tenth inning, when Flowers stepped up and sent a walk-off homer to deep right field, sealing an 8-7 victory for Kansas. On the mound, Boede Rahe earned the win, improving to 6-1, while Caleb Bunch took the loss, slipping to 5-3.
The win kept Kansas in the hunt for a postseason spot, while Baylor will look to regroup after a narrow defeat. Both programs showed resilience and clutch hitting, underscoring the competitive spirit of college baseball this season.