Baseball

KU baseball tops Missouri State

Matt McLaughlin homered, doubled and went 4-for-5, and Kansas’ baseball team defeated Missouri State, 4-2, on Tuesday in Springfield, Mo.Kansas 001 000 021 — 4 8 1Missouri St. 000 100 100 — 2 7 0W — Zack Leban (2-1). L — Jake Fromson (3-3).2B — Matt ...

KU baseball closes out 5-4 victory over Texas

Players of the Kansas baseball team were flooded with elation as soon as the ball fell safely into the glove of right fielder Brett Vosik for the final out Sunday. Members of the bullpen leaped over the wall and ran towards the mound. The dugout emptied at once to join the swarming of senior ...

Jayhawks turn back Texas on final play

After three hours of hard-fought baseball, Saturday afternoon’s contest between Kansas and Texas came down to a play the Jayhawks practice at least twice a week.With the potential tying run rounding third base for the Longhorns, KU sophomore Devin Foyle sprinted toward a ball in left field. ...

Kansas baseball tumbles in series opener vs. Texas

With Nolan Kingham on the mound for Texas, Kansas coach Ritch Price knew his team would have to win a low scoring game. Entering Friday’s night, Kingham had an earned run average of 0.72.That’s why the third inning was so crucial.Kansas scored one run in the inning, but left three runners ...

KU baseball falls to Minnesota

A two-run, fourth-inning single by Owen Taylor were the only runs for Kansas’ baseball team in a 5-2 loss to Minnesota on Tuesday night at Hoglund Ballpark.Minnesota took a 3-0 lead in the second and added two more runs in the sixth to improve to 15-8. KU fell to 10-14.KU and Minnesota will ...

Offensive woes continue for Jayhawks in loss against Samford

Junior shortstop Matt McLaughlin is well aware Kansas’ offensive struggles this season. Entering Sunday’s game against Samford, the Kansas baseball team ranked last in the Big 12 in batting average, RBIs, and home runs.Those issues plagued Kansas once again Sunday afternoon, as it fell in ...

Kansas baseball offense struggles in loss to Samford

Junior shortstop Matt McLaughlin is well aware Kansas’ offensive struggles this season. Entering Sunday’s game against Samford, the Kansas baseball team ranked last in the Big 12 in batting average, RBIs and home runs.Those issues plagued Kansas once again Sunday afternoon, as it fell in ...

KU baseball opens long homestand with loss to Creighton

Through the first 20 games of the season, the Kansas baseball team has struggled on most days to get its bats going.As the Jayhawks began a nine-game homestand on Wednesday against Creighton, they were able to jolt the Bluejays in the first inning, but the offense fizzled the rest of the way ...