Baseball

Lawrence Regional begins: What to know as KU prepares to face Northeastern

The first-ever baseball regional in Lawrence is ready to get underway. Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri State and Northeastern practiced at a newly reconfigured Hoglund Ballpark on Thursday in advance of Friday’s opening action, with top-seeded host KU set to take on Northeastern at 12 p.m. and ...

Just catching up with KU baseball? Here’s what you need to know

To those Kansas fans who may just now be tuning in to witness the baseball program’s sudden and unprecedented success: Welcome! Maybe you turn away from the crimson and blue completely when the buzzer sounds on KU men’s basketball’s final NCAA Tournament game and go into a sort of ...

KU officially named regional host for NCAA baseball tournament

There will indeed be a Lawrence Regional for the first time in the history of the Kansas baseball program. The NCAA announced KU as one of the top 16 seeds in its postseason tournament on Sunday night, a day after the Jayhawks beat West Virginia 9-0 to complete their sweep of the Big 12’s ...

KU wins Big 12 tournament championship against West Virginia, 9-0

It had been 77 years since the Kansas baseball team earned a regular-season conference title and a relatively modest 20 since the Jayhawks won the Big 12 tournament. KU has now accomplished both those feats in the same calendar year. After a nervous first six innings in which the Jayhawks ...

Where NCAA baseball bracket projections have KU as selection day approaches

The full bracket is due out as part of the NCAA selection show on Monday at 11 a.m., but the Kansas baseball team will learn even sooner whether it will host NCAA Tournament games at Hoglund Ballpark for the first time. The NCAA is set to announce the 16 regional hosts at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, ...