Baseball

Kansas baseball stumbles at KSU

Manhattan — Kansas State banged out 18 hits and scored 12 runs Saturday night to even their weekend series with Kansas University baseball, 12-2, at Tointon Stadium.The Jayhawks (20-30-1 overall, 6-13 Big 12) jumped to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a home run by freshman Devin ...

Kansas baseball claims opener at KSU

Manhattan — Senior left-hander Ben Krauth allowed just one run over 81/3 innings, and Kansas University collected 11 hits off four Kansas State pitchers in a 4-1 Big 12 baseball victory over the Wildcats on Friday at Tointon Stadium.Krauth (5-5) allowed five of the first seven batters he ...

KU baseball players earn academic honors

Eleven members of the Kansas University baseball program were recognized by the Big 12 Conference as the league office unveiled its 2016 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball Team Thursday.Four Jayhawks were named as repeat honorees: seniors Hayden Edwards, Tommy Mirabelli, Joe Moroney and Colby Wright. ...

KU baseball needs wins at KSU this weekend

The Kansas University baseball team heads to Manhattan for the weekend, looking to keep alive its hopes of reaching the Big 12 Championship May 25-29 in Oklahoma City.The Jayhawks (19-29-1 overall, 5-12 Big 12) enter the weekend a half game behind both Kansas State (24-25, 6-12) and Baylor for ...

Swept aside: Villines stingy, but KU baseball skid hits 6

When Kansas University baseball coach Ritch Price handed the ball to closer Stephen Villines to start the fourth inning of Sunday’s series finale with No. 8 Texas Tech, the Jayhawks trailed by four runs, and the idea was that Villines would shut the Red Raiders down the rest of the way and ...

Tough break: KU has chances in baseball loss to Tech

Over nine innings, 54 outs and more than three hours, there are a lot of factors that go into determining the outcome of a baseball game.Every once in a while, though, one play, one hop, one pitch can decide an entire game. That was the case Friday night at Hoglund Ballpark, where Kansas ...

Kansas catcher Tinsley stays hot

In the grand scheme of things, Kansas University junior Michael Tinsley’s triple in the bottom of the ninth inning of Saturday’s 9-2 loss to No. 8 Texas Tech at Hoglund Ballpark meant very little.But for Tinsley himself, one of the handful of bright spots in an otherwise rough and ...

Gophers pound KU baseball

Minneapolis — Minnesota scored nine runs in the first two innings and coasted to a 12-7, nonconference baseball rout of Kansas University on Wednesday at Siebert Field.“They beat us up pretty good,” KU coach Ritch Price said. “This may be the best offensive club we see all season long. ...