Baseball

Kansas baseball falls at Stanford

Stanford, Calif. ? Kansas University stranded five base-runners in the first two innings and ultimately fell to Stanford, 6-2, in nonconference baseball on Sunday afternoon.The Cardinal (10-5) thus completed a three-game sweep of the Jayhawks (7-11).“I thought our bats were much better today ...

Stanford stops Kansas baseball

Palo Alto, Calif. ? Stanford broke open a close game with a seven-run fifth inning and defeated Kansas University, 10-4, in college baseball Saturday.Colby Wright went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs for KU, and Rudy Karre and Joven Afenir had doubles.Stanford led 3-2 entering the fifth before ...

KU baseball falls to Stanford, 2-0

Palo Alto, Calif. ? Ben Krauth pitched a complete game, but Kansas University’s baseball team fell to Stanford, 2-0, on Friday night.Each team had six base hits, but Stanford (8-5) managed two runs, both in the fourth inning.Kansas (7-9) and Stanford will meet again at 5 p.m. today and 2 p.m. ...

KU baseball set for Stanford trip

The Kansas University baseball team will be in Palo Alto, Calif., this weekend for three games with Stanford.The Jayhawks (7-8) and Stanford (7-5) will meet at 9 p.m. today (Central time), 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.KU has won four of its last five outings, including a 14-8 victory over ...

Foyle fuels KU past Murray State

Devin Foyle went 3-for-4 and drove in five runs, and Kansas University’s baseball team hammered Murray State, 14-8, on Wednesday at Hoglund Ballpark.Matt McLaughlin was 4-for-6 with two RBIs, and Joe Moroney went 2-for-4 with two RBIs.Foyle singled, doubled and homered. His home run was ...

Murray State belts KU, 14-9, in opener

Kansas University baseball staged a pair of late rallies Tuesday, but it wasn’t enough as the Jayhawks fell, 14-9, to Murray State at Hoglund Ballpark.Kansas jumped to a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first inning on singles by Matt McLaughlin and Colby Wright.“The enthusiasm in our dugout ...

Kansas’ Krauth pitcher of week

The Big 12 Conference named Kansas University senior left-hander Ben Krauth the league’s pitcher of the week Monday, for his performance last week against North Dakota.Krauth (1-2) kicked off KU’s perfect 3-0 weekend when he threw the first complete-game shutout of his career in a 7-0 win. ...

KU draws Austin Peay in Des Moines; ‘Now is where it counts the most’

Kansas University’s basketball team enters the 2016 NCAA Tournament as the best team in the country as deemed by AP and USA Today pollsters and 10 esteemed tourney committee members. After processing all sorts of numbers the last five days, the committee on Sunday selected KU as the No. 1 ...