Baseball

Tom Keegan: Conner VanCleave makes leap from Holcomb to Hoglund

A high school football game Friday night in southwest Kansas and a college baseball exposure camp Saturday morning in northeast Kansas. Even for a teenager, that’s quite an ambitious undertaking and hardly ideal conditions for an athlete trying to catch a college baseball coach’s ...

McLaughlin, Montes de Oca picked in final day of MLB Draft

University of Kansas shortstop Matt McLaughlin and Lawrence native Bryce Montes de Oca heard their names called during the third day of the Major League Draft on Wednesday. McLaughlin, a three-year starter, was drafted in the 12th round (356th overall) by the Colorado Rockies and immediately ...

Two Kansas pitchers selected in MLB Draft

After combining to lead the Kansas bullpen all season, pitchers Blake Weiman and Stephen Villines were both picked in the Major League Baseball Draft on Tuesday.Weiman, a junior, was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth round (238th overall) and KU's senior closer Villines followed ...

TCU blanks KU baseball, 6-0

Brian Howard pitched a four-hit shutout, and TCU defeated Kansas, 6-0, to knock the Jayhawks out of the Big 12 baseball tournament Friday night in Oklahoma City.TCU jumped an early lead with a four-run first inning and added two more runs in the fourth.KU starter Sean Rackoski lasted just ...

Texas defeats Kansas 5-4 in Big 12 baseball tournament

Texas used a complete game from freshman right-hander Nolan Kingham to escape with a 5-4 victory Thursday night over Kansas at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City.Kansas freshman Jaxx Groshans hit a two-run home run in the ninth, the first of his career, but it wasn’t enough and ...

Texas defeats Kansas, 5-4, in Big 12 baseball tournament

Texas used a complete game from freshman right-hander Nolan Kingham to escape with a 5-4 victory Thursday night over Kansas at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City.Kansas freshman Jaxx Groshans hit a two-run home run in the ninth, the first of his career, but it wasn’t enough and ...

Kansas upsets TCU, 7-3, in Big 12 baseball tournament

Kansas used a four-run eighth inning and a strong start from left-hander Taylor Turski to upset TCU, 7-3, in the first round of the Big 12 baseball tournament Wednesday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City.KU advanced in the winner’s bracket of the double-elimination tournament to ...

Kansas baseball swept by Tech

Kansas’ baseball team concluded its regular season with a 9-4 loss to Texas Tech on Saturday in Lubbock, Texas.Fourth-ranked Tech (42-13, 16-8 Big 12) completed a three-game series sweep of the Jayhawks (29-26, 11-13 Big 12).“They are as good as their ranking,” KU coach Ritch Price said. ...