The 2026 Kansas Jayhawks baseball team represent the University of Kansas during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Jayhawks play their home games at Hoglund Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Dan Fitzgerald, in his fourth season at Kansas.

Previous season

Kansas is coming off of a 43–17 (20–10) season. The team finished second in the Big 12 Conference and went 1–1 in the 2025 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, reaching the semifinals. The Jayhawks earned an at-large berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they were the two seed in the Fayetteville Regional. Kansas went 0–2 in the regional losing to Creighton and North Dakota State.

Preseason Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll The Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll was released on February 5, 2026. Kansas was voted to finish fifth in the Big 12.

+Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll 1 TCU 169 (13) 2 Arizona 157 (1) 3 West Virginia 137 4 Arizona State 128 T–5 Kansas 112 T–5 Oklahoma State 112 7 Kansas State 87 8 Cincinnati 85 9 Texas Tech 78 10 UCF 66 11 Baylor 54 12 Houston 42 13 BYU 29 14 Utah 18

Personnel Starters LineupPos. No.Player. Year C 21 Agusto Mungarrieta Junior 1B 16 Josh Dykhoff Senior 2B 9 Cade Baldridge Junior 3B 7 Derek Schlotterback Junior SS 2 Tyson LeBlanc Junior LF 26 Brady Ballinger Junior CF 5 Tyson Owens Sophomore RF 31 Jordan Bach Graduate DH 23 Daniel Osoria Senior

Weekend pitching rotation Day No.Player. Year Friday 12 Dominic Voegele Junior Saturday 34 Mathis Nayral Junior Sunday 43 Mason Cook Sophomore

Roster

Game log 2026 Kansas Jayhawks baseball game log (45–18) Regular season (39–16) February (6–4) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall B12 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ at * UTRGV Baseball StadiumEdinburg, TX L 4–7 Harrison (1–0) Voegele (0–1) — 5,863 0–1 — 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ at UTRGV* UTRGV Baseball Stadium W 10–3 Nayral (1–0) Loa (0–1) — 5,040 1–1 — 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ at UTRGV* UTRGV Baseball Stadium W 8–7 Rahe (1–0) Barrera (0–1) Deer (1) 2,291 2–1 — 6:05 p.m. ESPN+ at * Vincent–Beck StadiumBeaumont, TX L 1–4 Dagley (1–0) Ritter (0–1) Carpio (1) 1,074 2–2 — 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at * Joe Miller BallparkLake Charles, LA W 11–2 Voegele (1–1) Achee (0–2) — 1,138 3–2 — 1:00 p.m. at McNeese* Joe Miller Ballpark W 8–2 Nayral (2–0) Golden (0–1) — 1,149 4–2 — 11:00 a.m. ESPN+ at McNeese* Joe Miller Ballpark W 6–1 Seidl (1–0) Blanchard (0–1) — 970 5–2 — 6:00 p.m. B1G+ at * U.S. Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN W 8–7 Ritter (1–1) Hemmesch (0–1) Deer (2) 284 6–2 — 6:00 p.m. B1G+ at Minnesota* U.S. Bank Stadium L 5–12 Selvig (2–0) Voegele (1–2) — 376 6–3 — 3:00 p.m. B1G+ at Minnesota* U.S. Bank Stadium L 3–10 Morton (2–0) Nayral (2–1) — 455 6–4 — March (13–6) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall B12 1:00 p.m. B1G+ at Minnesota* U.S. Bank Stadium W 8–3 Ritter (2–1) Kruzan (2–1) Rahe (1) 387 7–4 — 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ * Hoglund BallparkLawrence, KS W 4–2 Rahe (2–0) Endres (0–1) — 1,063 8–4 — 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ St. Thomas (MN)* Hoglund Ballpark W 11–5 Voegele (2–2) Skilbeck (0–3) — 765 9–4 — 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ vs. St. Thomas (MN)* Legends FieldKansas City, KS W 9–8 Rahe (3–0) Pierro (1–1) — 276 10–4 — 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ St. Thomas (MN)* Hoglund Ballpark L 2–13 Scanlon (1–0) Seidl (1–1) — 1,274 10–5 — 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at No. 17 TCU* Lupton StadiumFort Worth, TX L 4–9 James (1–0) Fink (0–1) — 3,812 10–6 — 6:30 p.m. B12N+ at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX L 4–11 Pirko (3–1) Cook (1–1) — 3,491 10–7 0–1 2:00 p.m. B12N+ at Texas Tech Rip Griffin Park L 9–10 Free (3–1) Scheidt (0–1) — 3,526 10–8 0–2 1:00 p.m. B12N+ at Texas Tech Rip Griffin Park W 18–7 West (1–0) Burns (1–2) — 3,193 11–8 1–2 4:00 p.m. ESPN+ Missouri* Hoglund Ballpark W 10–0 Carr (1–0) Sullivan (0–1) — 1,158 12–8 — 6:00 p.m. B12N+ Hoglund Ballpark W 12–10 Rahe (4–0) Udland (1–1) — 1,040 13–8 2–2 2:00 p.m. B12N+ Houston Hoglund Ballpark W 9–8 Carr (2–0) Bryan (1–2) — 1,308 14–8 3–2 12:00 p.m. B12N+ Houston Hoglund Ballpark W 8–4 West (2–0) Baker (2–1) — 977 15–8 4–2 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ * Hoglund Ballpark W 11–1 Ritter (3–1) Halverson (2–2) — 1,787 16–8 — 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ Sacramento State* Hoglund Ballpark L 4–7 Wilson (1–3) Carr (2–1) Carey (1) 820 16–9 — 4:00 p.m. B12N+ at No. 25 Cincinnati UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH L 0–5 Taylor (3–1) Rahe (4–1) Mauro (4) 500 16–10 4–3 2:00 p.m. B12N+ at No. 25 Cincinnati UC Baseball Stadium W 8–2 Nayral (3–1) Brouwer (2–2) — 826 17–10 5–3 12:00 p.m. B12N+ at No. 25 Cincinnati UC Baseball Stadium W 13–6 Ritter (4–1) Mauro (1–2) — 719 18–10 6–3 4:30 p.m. SECN+ at Missouri* Taylor StadiumColumbia, MO W 11–8 Seidl (2–1) Kadden (0–1) West (1) 3,207 19–10 — April (15–1) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall B12 6:00 p.m. B12N+ Hoglund Ballpark W 14–12 Scheidt (1–1) Lenius (2–1) — 1,164 20–10 7–3 11:00 a.m. B12N+ Utah Hoglund Ballpark W 14–9 Nayral (4–1) Riske (2–2) Carr (1) 767 21–10 8–3 12:00 p.m. B12N+ Utah Hoglund Ballpark W 13–9 Cook (1–1) Abercrombie (1–2) — 1,130 22–10 9–3 6:05 p.m. B1G+ at No. 19 Nebraska* Haymarket ParkLincoln, NE W 5–3 West (3–0) Clark (1–2) Rahe (2) 4,402 23–10 — 4:00 p.m. ESPN+ No. 12 Hoglund Ballpark W 4–3 Rahe (5–1) Murray (3–2) — 1,113 24–10 10–3 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ No. 12 UCF Hoglund Ballpark W 6–3 Voegele (3–2) Wicker (3–2) Ritter (1) 1,618 25–10 11–3 5:00 p.m. ESPN+ No. 12 UCF Hoglund Ballpark W 3–1 Cook (2–1) Sauser (3–2) Rahe (3) 26–10 12–3 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ * No. 21 Hoglund Ballpark W 5–2 Seidl (3–1) Kortum (3–2) Rahe (4) 1,617 27–10 — 2:00 p.m. B12N+ at Oklahoma State No. 21 O'Brate StadiumStillwater, OK L 2–13 Rhodes (2–2) Nayral (4–2) — 4,000 27–11 12–4 5:00 p.m. B12N+ at Oklahoma State No. 21 O'Brate Stadium W 13–3 Voegele (4–2) Pesca (4–3) — 8,456 28–11 13–4 1:00 p.m. B12N+ at Oklahoma State No. 21 O'Brate Stadium W 9–6 Ritter (5–1) Blake (0–1) Rahe (5) 4,544 29–11 14–4 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ No. 20 Nebraska* No. 18 Hoglund ballpark W 9–7 Scheidt (2–1) Horn (2–2) Rahe (6) 2,674 30–11 — 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Kansas State No. 18 Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS W 18–6 Cook (3–1) Guyette (5–2) — 2,344 31–11 15–4 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Kansas State No. 18 Tointon Family Stadium W 10–8 Scheidt (3–1) Smith (2–3) — 2,344 32–11 16–4 11:00 a.m. ESPN+ at Kansas State No. 18 Tointon Family Stadium W 9–7 Carr (3–1) Feser (2–2) Rahe (7) 2,247 33–11 17–4 6:05 p.m. ESPN+ at Wichita State* No. 11 Eck StadiumWichita, KS W 14–1 Fink (1–1) Sharp (0–3) — 2,797 34–11 — May (5–5) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall B12 6:00 p.m. B12N+ Arizona No. 11 Hoglund Ballpark W 4–2 Voegele (5–2) Kramkowski (1–6) — 2,500 35–11 18–4 2:00 p.m. B12N+ Arizona No. 11 Hoglund Ballpark W 7–2 Cook (4–1) Bailey (3–4) — 2,348 36–11 19–4 12:00 p.m. B12N+ Arizona No. 11 Hoglund Ballpark W 11–5 Scheidt (4–1) Fladda (3–2) — 2,261 37–11 20–4 6:00 p.m. NPM at Creighton* No. 7 Charles Schwab FieldOmaha, NE L 8–9 Unga (1–0) Allen (0–1) — 2,182 37–11 — 6:00 p.m. B12N+ No. 15 West Virginia No. 7 Hoglund Ballpark L 1–4 Yehl (7–1) Voegele (5–3) — 2,192 37–11 20–5 2:00 p.m. B12N+ No. 15 West Virginia No. 7 Hoglund Ballpark L 2–5 Korn (4–0) Ritter (5–2) — 2,301 37–11 20–6 11:00 a.m. B12N+ No. 15 West Virginia No. 7 Hoglund Ballpark L 2–13 Bassinger (2–2) Nayral (4–3) — 2,087 37–15 20–7 7:00 p.m. ESPN+ at BYU No. 14 Larry H. Miller FieldProvo, UT W 9–6 Ritter (6–2) Reiser (0–3) Rahe (8) 2,350 38–15 21–7 7:00 p.m. ESPN+ at BYU No. 14 Larry H. Miller Field W 7–6 Ritter (7–2) Gray (7–7) Rahe (9) 2,357 39–15 22–7 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ at BYU No. 14 Larry H. Miller Field L 4–5 Brousseau (4–0) Carr (3–2) — 2,737 39–16 22–8 Postseason (6–2) (3–0) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall B12T Record 2:30 p.m. ESPNU vs. (8) Baylor (1) No. 13 Surprise StadiumSurprise, AZ W 8–7 Rahe (6–1) Bunch (5–3) — 1,407 40–16 1–0 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ vs. (5) No. 19 Oklahoma State (1) No. 13 Surprise Stadium W 9–2 Cook (5–1) Lund (5–2) Ritter (2) 41–16 2–0 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 vs. (2) No. 9 West Virginia (1) No. 13 Surprise Stadium W 9–0 Scheidt (5–1) Korn (5–1) — 3,293 42–16 3–0 (3–0) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT Record 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ (4) Northeastern (1) No. 13 Hoglund Ballpark W 6–3 Voegele (6–3) Rising (5–5) Rahe (10) 3,571 43–16 1–0 5:30 p.m. ESPN+ (2) No. 14 Arkansas (1) No. 13 Hoglund Ballpark W 5–3 Ritter (8–2) Dietz (7–4) Rahe (11) 4,042 44–16 2–0 5:00 p.m. ESPN+ (2) No. 14 Arkansas (1) No. 13 Hoglund Ballpark W 13–10 West (4–0) Gibler (5–3) — 4,007 45–16 3–0 (0–2) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT Record 5:00 p.m. ESPN2 Oklahoma (15) No. 13 Hoglund Ballpark L 1–8 Rager (5–3) Voegele (6–4) Mercurius (3) 4,415 45–17 0–1 5:00 p.m. ESPN Oklahoma (15) No. 13 Hoglund Ballpark L 2–13 Smithburg (2–0) Cook (5–2) — 4,249 45–18 0–2 Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = CanceledBold = Kansas team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

References

External links Kansas Baseball