Baseball

KU athletes deliver strong academic showing during spring semester

Several student-athletes at the University of Kansas delivered a memorable performance in the classroom during the recently completed spring semester. In recording an overall grade-point average of 3.40 across all sports this spring, all 14 of KU’s scholarship programs topped the 3.0 mark and ...

KU freshman shortstop Maui Ahuna named to Big 12 all-tournament team

The Kansas baseball team was only at the Big 12 tournament for one day last week, but that was long enough for freshman shortstop Maui Ahuna to make his presence felt. Ahuna was the lone Jayhawk named to the Big 12’s all-tournament team after tearing up West Virginia in the conference play-in ...

KU baseball falls 8-7 to West Virginia in Big 12 tourney play-in game

The 2021 Kansas baseball season came to an end Tuesday night in Oklahoma City when KU closer Jonah Ulane walked in the winning run in an 8-7 loss to West Virginia. The Jayhawks and Mountaineers were playing for the fourth time this season, this time in a play-in game to get into this week’s ...

NCAA’s D1 Council hopes athlete pay rules hashed out in June

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Division I Council plans to act on legislative proposals next month that would allow athletes to be paid to be sponsors, social media influencers and product endorsers, the governing body for college sports announced Wednesday.The council will take up the issue at ...

Kansas baseball completes season sweep of Missouri

The Kansas baseball team completed the season sweep of Missouri with a 9-8 victory at Taylor Stadium on Tuesday.KU (29-24) held the lead through the majority of the game, but Missouri (14-34) never backed down. With a 9-7 lead in the ninth, the Tigers tallied a run before Logan Williams caught ...

KU baseball falls 6-2 in series finale vs. K-State

The Kansas baseball team dropped the series finale to Kansas State, 6-2 on Saturday at Hoglund Ballpark. But the Jayhawks’ doubleheader sweep on Friday secured KU the series victory over its in-state rival for the second consecutive season. Saturday’s loss snapped a three-game KU winning ...