Baseball

KU baseball falls, 4-1

His team gave him just one run and five hits during Friday’s 4-1 loss to Oklahoma at Hoglund Ballpark, but Kansas University sophomore pitcher Frank Duncan logged another strong outing for the Jayhawks.Duncan even delivered when he wasn’t pitching.With the Jayhawks trailing 2-0 after three ...

KU gets ‘crazy’ baseball win over K-State

Well, that was a first.In more than 40 years of baseball, Kansas University coach Ritch Price had never seen a game like his team’s dramatic 8-7 victory against Kansas State (19-23) on Wednesday night at Hoglund Ballpark.Sophomore outfielder Tucker Tharp (4-for-6) led off with a solo home run ...

KU baseball falls, 7-2

Austin, Texas ? Texas managed just six hits, but manufactured seven runs to upend Kansas University, 7-2, in the final game of a Big 12 baseball series Sunday at Disch-Falk Field.After losing the opener, UT (23-14 overall, 11-4 Big 12) won the series, two games to one.Kansas (16-25, 4-11) ...

Texas blanks Kansas baseball, 3-0

Austin, Texas ? Texas freshman Parker French threw seven shutout innings and allowed just four hits, as No. 23 Texas blanked Kansas, 3-0, Saturday night in front of 7,308 fans at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.KU freshman pitcher Wes Benjamin scattered 10 hits over 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs, ...

Frank Duncan, Kansas baseball drop UT

Austin, Texas ? Frank Duncan threw a complete-game three-hitter — retiring 20 batters in a row and recording a career-high 11 strikeouts — as Kansas University stunned No. 23 Texas, 7-2, in Big 12 baseball on Friday at Disch-Falk Field.Duncan (4-5) allowed just one earned run and walked ...

KU baseball routs Saint Mary

Drew Morovick and four other pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout as Kansas University blanked Saint Mary, 6-0, in a nonconference baseball game Wednesday night at Hoglund Ballpark.The Jayhawks won their third straight.KU improved to 15-23 overall and the Spires fell to 17-25.Morovick ...

KU catcher on watch list

Kansas University senior catcher James Stanfield is one of five catchers added to the 2012 Johnny Bench Award watch list Monday by The Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission. The Johnny Bench Award, which is presented by BaseballSavings.com, annually honors the top catcher in college baseball.

Zac Elgie sparks KU baseball past Baker

Zac Elgie’s two-run home run in the first inning of Kansas University’s 7-3 victory against visiting Baker on Tuesday night at Hoglund Ballpark was not a game-winner.But it was a game-changer.“Especially when you’re trying to clear your bench, it’s important to get ahead early,” KU ...