Last hurrah: KU baseball's Jordan Dreiling feels sense of urgency

The fact that Joradn Dreiling still is playing the game he loves is a testament to his determination. By Matt Tait

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• By Matt Tait
• May 22, 2013 12:04 a.m.

KU baseball gets involved in Moore, Okla., relief effort

Start of Big 12 tourney delayed a day because of storm's devastation

The Big 12 Conference on Tuesday announced that this week's Big 12 baseball tournament in Oklahoma City would be pushed back a day out of respect for the victims of the tornado that devastated residents of Moore, Okla., just south of the city. Rather than using the extra day to rest, the Kansas University baseball team jumped right into the relief effort. By Matt Tait

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• May 21, 2013 2 p.m.

Kansas baseball drops sixth straight

Utah’s Cory Hunt singled over the outstretched arms of Kansas University right fielder Connor McKay with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 13th to lift the Utes to their second walk-off victory of the series, 7-6, Monday at Spring Mobile Ballpark.

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• By Staff Reports
• May 20, 2013 11:55 p.m.

Kansas baseball routed by Utes

Kansas University baseball isn’t exactly surging into the postseason.

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• By Staff Reports
• May 20, 2013 12:13 a.m.

Utah walks off with 1-0 baseball win over KU

Utah strung together three infield singles in the bottom of the ninth to score the only run in a 1-0 nonconference baseball victory over Kansas University on Saturday at Spring Mobile Ballpark.

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• By Staff Reports
• May 18, 2013 11:54 p.m.

Walking the field is special for KU baseball manager

Kansas University sophomore Jonathan Rosa took the field one recent morning at Hoglund Ballpark. As he began to walk from the right field line toward the K on the center field fence, the players of the KU baseball team erupted, shouting words of encouragement and cheering on one of the most dedicated members of the team. Rosa isn’t a player for the Jayhawks; he’s a manager. And he wasn’t taking the field to participate in the same pre-game routine as the rest of the team; he was following his own. By Meagan Thomas

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• By Meagan Thomas
• May 17, 2013 midnight

Lost weekend: KU baseball swept by league-leading KSU

For the third straight day, Kansas State flexed its offensive muscles and flashed its defensive leather, both of which were simply too much for the Jayhawks to overcome in a 7-3 baseball loss to the Wildcats. By Matt Tait

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• By Matt Tait
• May 12, 2013 11:31 p.m.

Hard-hitting Wildcats top Jayhawks with nine-run rally

Facing a six-run deficit heading into the top of Saturday’s fourth inning, Kansas State responded with nine unanswered runs over the next five innings to win Game 2 of the crucial Sunflower Showdown series against Kansas University, 9-6. By Matt Tait

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• By Matt Tait
• May 12, 2013 12:18 a.m.

Opinion: Coach, catcher keys for KU baseball in 1993

It took a catcher with skin thicker than his coach’s nose was hard for the Kansas University baseball team to go to a place where it never had been and hasn’t gone since. By Tom Keegan

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• May 11, 2013 12:29 a.m.

Close call: Wildcats win Sunflower Showdown baseball opener

Connor McKay hit for the cycle, but it wasn't enough for Kansas in a 4-3 loss to Kansas State in the opening game of a huge three-game series with Kansas State. By Matt Tait

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• May 11, 2013 12:27 a.m.

Opinion: Fantastic fielding keeps KU baseball in Big 12 hunt

The toughest players to impress with good glove work are slick fielders themselves. The Kansas University baseball team has an abundance of those, and even they drop a jaw at some of the web gems created by teammates. Column by Tom Keegan

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• By Tom Keegan
• May 10, 2013 12:11 a.m.

Unheralded closer Piché becomes dominant force for KU

Nothing about the path Kansas University pitcher Jordan Piché took to get to KU stands out, but the first-year Jayhawk has set himself apart as one of the nation's best closers. By Matt Tait

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• By Matt Tait
• May 10, 2013 12:09 a.m.

Kansas baseball sweeps Wichita State with 7-5 win

Too many weeks this season, Kansas University baseball coach Ritch Price had seen an encouraging Big 12 weekend go to waste and his team’s RPI crumble because of a midweek loss. With that in mind — and the season winding down — the KU coach utilized nearly every weapon he had to secure a 7-5 victory over Wichita State on Tuesday at Eck Stadium. By Jesse Newell

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• By Jesse Newell
• May 8, 2013 12:07 a.m.

Kansas baseball off to WSU

Kansas will travel tonight to meet Wichita State. By Matt Tait

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• By Matt Tait
• May 7, 2013 12:31 a.m.

KU stopper Piché gets Big 12 award

Kansas University baseball reliever Jordan Piché on Monday became the first three-time winner of the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Award.

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• By Staff Reports
• May 7, 2013 12:24 a.m.