PROVO, Utah (Interstat) — Mason Cook pitched 6 1/3 hitless innings and the Kansas Jayhawks held off a late BYU rally for a 7-6 Big 12 victory Friday at Larry H. Miller Field.

Cook struck out six and allowed three earned runs while walking none. Augusto Mungarrieta went 2 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs, and Jordan Bach added two hits and two RBIs. Tyson Owens homered in the ninth inning to restore a two-run lead after the Cougars had pulled within one.

BYU trailed 7-0 before scoring three times in the seventh on Crew McChesney’s two-run triple and a sacrifice fly. Easton Jones then hit a three-run homer in the eighth to make it 7-6. Nate Gray took the loss, allowing four earned runs over 4 2/3 innings.

Kansas compiled 10 hits to BYU’s three. The Jayhawks improved to 39-15 overall; the Cougars fell to 26-27. The series continues Saturday.