Baseball

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 ...

Goddard, Taylor lead KU baseball

Jackson Goddard allowed one hit in 7 1/3 innings, Owen Taylor hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning, and Kansas defeated TCU, 4-3, in Big 12 baseball Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas.Goddard took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, but TCU scored three runs in the eighth to tie the game at ...

Kansas baseball falls to TCU, 5-1

TCU starter Jared Janczak retired Kansas’ first 22 batters in a 5-1 victory over the Jayhawks on Saturday night at Fort Worth, Texas.TCU (15-4 overall, 2-0 Big 12), broke a scoreless tie with five runs in the seventh inning. KU (8-10, 0-2), didn’t reach base until a fielding error with one ...

Goddard, Jayhawks clinch series finale against Houston Baptist, 4-2

Sophomore starter Jackson Goddard unleashed a roar and pounded his chest as he walked back to the dugout. His catcher, freshman Jaxx Groshans, was the first to greet Goddard with an approving high-five. The rest of the Kansas baseball team bombarded him with a flurry of fist bumps and other ...