Baseball

Kansas baseball falters late, 9-3

Surprise, Ariz. ? Oregon State’s baseball team scored eight runs in the final two innings and rallied past Kansas University, 9-3, on Saturday.KU led 2-1 after seven innings, but Oregon State scored five runs in the eighth and three in the ninth. Billy King’s three-run home run put Oregon ...

Utah clobbers Kansas baseball

Surprise, Ariz. ? Kansas University sophomore pitcher Jon Hander made his first start since missing the 2015 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, but the Jayhawks fell to Utah, 15-1, on Friday.Hander pitched four innings and allowed seven runs and nine hits.“That is the first start ...

KU baseball logs 2-1 win

Kansas University baseball pitchers Blake Weiman, Zack Leban, Sam Gilbert and Stephen Villines combined to yield just four hits, and the Jayhawks defeated Northern Colorado, 2-1, on Tuesday at Hoglund Ballpark.Starter Weiman pitched the first five innings without allowing an earned run, Leban ...

Kansas baseball rallies in ninth to win, 5-4

Kansas University’s baseball team rallied to score three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to score a 5-4 victory over Northern Colorado in the Jayhawks’ home opener Monday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark.The Jayhawks (1-1) sent eight batters to the plate in the final frame and took ...

Kansas baseball drops opener

Little Rock, Ark. ? Little Rock held Kansas University’s baseball team to four hits, and the Jayhawks dropped their season opener, 4-2, on Saturday.Sophomore shortstop Matt McLaughlin drove in both of KU’s runs.Senior Ben Krauth allowed four runs in five innings and took the loss.“Ben ...

Depth, weather have KU’s Price smiling

If you bump into Ritch Price and he seems more lively than usual, it’s not just the “unheard of” string of warm pre-season weather that has put a smile on the Kansas University baseball coach’s face.As Price heads into year number 14 at KU, he doesn’t mind floating the idea that this ...

Kansas baseball names captains

Kansas University baseball coach Ritch Price announced Thursday that seniors Ben Krauth, Joe Moroney and Colby Wright will handle captains’ duties for the 2016 season.“I am excited about this year’s group,” Price said. “They are not only outstanding baseball players, but they are even ...

KU baseball sets 2016 slate

Kansas University baseball has announced a 56-game schedule for 2016, including trips to Surprise Stadium in Arizona and Sunken Diamond in Palo Alto, California, to meet Oregon State (Feb. 27-28) and Stanford (March 18-20).“We feel that with the experience our young team received a year ago, ...