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Kansas Wins First Big 12 Title Since 2006, 9-0 Rout

5/25/2026

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Summary

Kansas Wins Title

Kansas beat West Virginia 9-0 on May 23, 2026 in Surprise, Arizona, with Tyson Owens soloing and Josh Dykhoff hitting three homers in the seventh to win the Big 12 title.
Kansas earned its Big 12 championship, first since 2006, moving to a 42-16 record.
West Virginia (39-14) — whose starter Ian Korn allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings and left ten runners on base — will learn NCAA seeding on May 25 at noon on ESPN2.

Summary

LeBlanc Named MVP

Tyson LeBlanc of Kansas was named tournament Most Outstanding Player after a 3-for-5 performance with an RBI single.
Augusto Mungarrieta earned media honors as the tournament’s top catcher after hitting a seventh-inning home run.
Coach Dan Fitzgerald said the staff would resume recruiting the next day after assistant coach Jon Coyne traveled to Grand Junction, Colorado, to watch the NJCAA World Series.

History

Historical Context

In 1999 the NCAA expanded the Division I baseball tournament to a 64-team field, introducing regional and super-regional rounds that reshaped the competition. Kansas captured its first Big 12 baseball title since 2006 in 2026, a win that echoes the heightened competition created by that expansion. Coach Dan Fitzgerald hopes the success will earn an NCAA seed and College World Series runs.

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Kansas Wins Title

Kansas beat West Virginia 9-0 on May 23, 2026 in Surprise, Arizona, with Tyson Owens soloing and Josh Dykhoff hitting three homers in the seventh to win the Big 12 title.
Kansas earned its Big 12 championship, first since 2006, moving to a 42-16 record.
West Virginia (39-14) — whose starter Ian Korn allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings and left ten runners on base — will learn NCAA seeding on May 25 at noon on ESPN2.

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