On a windy Sunday afternoon, the Kansas State Wildcats defeated the Kansas Jayhawks, 21-18, in the highest scoring game all-time between the two schools in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown. KU sophomore Chase Jans tied the program record with nine RBIs for the game, a mark that was also set in 1993 by Joel Benninghoff vs. Northwest Missouri State.
After the start time of Saturday’s game was moved back four hours due to weather, K-State took down Kansas 6-1 at Hoglund Ballpark. Senior Cole Elvis extended his hitting streak to 11 games in the loss.
In the first of three games in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown, Kansas State defeated Kansas 5-4 at Hoglund Ballpark on Friday. Kansas dropped its first game at home this season despite multi-hit efforts from sophomore Chase Jans and freshman Kodey Shojinaga.
Kansas has won nine of their last 10 games, including an 11-7 victory against Texas Southern on Wednesday to complete a two-game series sweep of the Tigers. Kansas remained undefeated at Hoglund Ballpark this season, improving to 7-0 on the year. The Jayhawks are one of seven teams in NCAA Division I baseball to still be undefeated at home this season.