{"id":285117,"date":"2026-05-08T23:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/285117\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T23:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:40:12","slug":"kansas-falls-to-texas-tech-in-big-12-tournament-semifinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/285117\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas Falls to Texas Tech in Big 12 Tournament Semifinal"},"content":{"rendered":"

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. \u2013 Kansas fell to top-seeded Texas Tech 14-0 in the semifinal of the Big 12 Softball Tournament at OGE Energy Field at Devon Park.\u00a0

\nKansas falls to 35-19 (15-11 Big 12) and will find out where they will play in the NCAA Tournament during the selection show Sunday, May 10 at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2

\n“We just have to stay positive and believe in each other,” head coach Jennifer McFalls<\/a> said. “Our lineup has been really effective, one through nine, all season. So it’s really not about one player. We’ve got some weapons in our lineup, we just have to stay within ourselves and stay in control.”

\nThe Jayhawks go into the NCAA Tournament with 19 top 100 RPI wins, 11 top 50 RPI wins and five top 25 RPI wins. Kansas has also picked up five ranked wins against No. 20 Arizona State (April 3, 11-7; April 4, 5-4), No. 24 UCF (April 19, 4-2), No. 13 Oklahoma State (May 2, 10-1) and No. 22 UCF (May 7, 6-5).

\nHow It Happened | vs. Texas Tech<\/p>\n


\n\tAfter a scoreless top of the first for Kansas, Texas Tech got the scoring started in the bottom half of the inning as designated player Jasmyn Burns hit a three-run home run to right field, giving the Red Raiders a 3-0 lead through one.\u00a0
\n\tIn the second inning, Kansas went down in order, and freshman Sam Claire<\/a>, making her first career start in the circle, worked around a walk and a single to keep the score 3-0.\u00a0
\n\tThe Jayhawks picked up their first hit of the game in the third, as junior September Flanagan<\/a> led the inning off with a single to left field, but Texas Tech was able to get the next three Kansas batters out, getting out of the inning unscathed.\u00a0
\n\tTexas Tech extended its lead to 8-0 in the bottom of the third off a solo home run hit by first baseman Jackie Lis, a three-run home run off the bat of third baseman Taylor Purnell and a pinch-hit solo home run from Desirae Spearman.\u00a0
\n\tAfter another scoreless inning for Kansas in the top of the fourth, Texas Tech stretched the lead in the bottom of the fourth to 14-0 on six runs and six hits.\u00a0
\n\tIn the top of the fifth, senior Aynlee Linduff led the inning off with a hit by pitch. Two batters later, Flanagan hit her second single of the game to put runners on the corners for the Jayhawks with one out. Kansas could not capitalize, as Texas Tech struck the next two batters out, ending the game, 14-0. <\/p>\n

PITCHERS OF RECORD
\nWin: Kaitlyn Terry (22-1)
\nFinal Line: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 SO
\nLoss: Sam Claire<\/a> (0-1)
\nFinal Line: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 0 SO

\nNotables:<\/p>\n


\n\tJunior September Flanagan’s<\/a> two hits give her 21 on the season, a career high.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tFreshman pitcher Sam Claire<\/a> made the first start of her career, and threw a career-high two innings.\u00a0
\n\tKansas has recorded 360 runs this season, which is the most in a KU single season, surpassing the 331 runs during the 2015 season.
\n\tKansas has hit 94 doubles on the season, a program record, passing the 2001 team’s record of 81.\u00a0
\n\tKansas’ 35 wins this season are the most since the 2015 season (40-15).
\n\tKansas finished the 2026 home slate with 13 wins at Arrocha Ballpark, marking the most in a season since 2016, when Kansas had 17 home wins.\u00a0
\n\tKansas finished the regular season with 14 Big 12 Conference wins, which are the most by the Jayhawks in Big 12 Conference history. KU’s previous high was 11 league wins, set twice before (in 1997 and 2024).
\n\tKansas finished the regular season with four ranked wins this season, including No. 20 Arizona State (April 3, 11-7; April 4, 5-4), No. 24 UCF (April 19, 4-2), and No. 13 Oklahoma State (May 2, 10-1).
\n\tKansas has 19 top 100 RPI wins, 11 top 50 RPI wins and five top 25 RPI wins entering the postseason. <\/p>\n

Up Next:
\nThe Jayhawks await their fate going into the NCAA Tournament Selection Show, Sunday, May 10 at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. \u2013 Kansas fell to top-seeded Texas Tech 14-0 in the semifinal of the Big 12…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285118,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-285117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}