Baseball

Jaxx Groshans, Jayhawks blast past Texas Southern

Junior catcher Jaxx Groshans notched his second multi-home run game of the year to lead the Kansas baseball team to a 7-1 win over Texas Southern Friday afternoon at the Melissa Sports Complex.Groshans belted a pair of two-run homers — one in the first and one in the seventh — to give the ...

Baseball games against Texas Southern moved to Texas

Kansas and Texas Southern officials announced Wednesday that the four-game series slated for this weekend at Hoglund Ballpark has been moved to the Melissa Sports Complex in Melissa, Texas."With snow and other inclement weather hitting the Lawrence, Kansas area, moving the series to the Melissa ...

KU baseball splits series at USC Upstate

Backed by a strong showing by its bullpen to close the game, the Kansas baseball team defeated USC Upstate, 5-3, to split the four-game series at Cleveland Harley Baseball Park Monday afternoon in Valley Falls, South Carolina.Sophomore lefty Daniel Hegarty, freshman Stone Parker, redshirt ...

KU baseball drops both games of doubleheader at USC Upstate

The Kansas baseball team suffered two losses in as many games to USC Upstate Saturday at Cleveland Harley Baseball Park in Valley Falls, S.C.In the first game, free passes and an error by Kansas pitchers proved costly in a 4-3 walk-off loss. Junior catcher/first baseman Jaxx Groshans provided ...

Three home runs lift Jayhawks to victory in season opener

The Kansas baseball team used three home runs to propel its way to a 9-5 victory over USC Upstate Friday night at Cleveland Harley Baseball Park.The Jayhawks (1-0) relied on homers from sophomore third baseman Skyler Messinger, junior catcher Jaxx Groshans and senior center fielder Rudy Karre ...

Ritch Price sets high bar for Ryan Zeferjahn at KU baseball media day

If Ryan Zeferjahn isn’t KU baseball’s highest draft pick in program history, coach Ritch Price will be “really disappointed in him.” “I’m going to put a little pressure on him, right there out of the gate,” Price said jokingly at KU baseball’s annual media day on Wednesday. ...

KU pitcher Ryan Zeferjahn voted to Preseason All-Big 12 Team

The Big 12 Conference announced Wednesday morning that Kansas junior starting pitcher Ryan Zeferjahn was named to its Preseason All-Big 12 Team, which is voted on by the league's coaches.The team consists of 18 players from across the conference, with Zeferjahn earning one of the six pitching ...

KU starter Ryan Zeferjahn named Baseball America Preseason All-American

Baseball America announced Monday morning that Kansas junior starting pitcher Ryan Zeferjahn was named to its preseason all-America team.Forty-two players from across the country represent 35 different schools on the three teams, with Zeferjahn earning a third-team nod. No other KU player has ...