Baseball

Blown away: Texas tees off on KU, takes series

When Kansas University baseball coach Ritch Price arrived at Hoglund Ballpark on Sunday and saw the wind blowing out, he knew his pitching staff and depleted bullpen would need some help topping Texas.A few hours later, the KU offense carved out seven runs on 11 hits off the Texas pitchers but ...

Mood swing: McKay’s walk-off blast fires up KU

Less than 24 hours after walking off the Hoglund Ballpark field with their heads hanging after a devastating 14-inning loss to Texas, Kansas University’s baseball team left Saturday’s 5-4 victory like over-caffeinated teenagers leaving a rock concert.Senior left fielder Connor McKay was the ...

Game 2 of KU-UT baseball series pushed back

2:26 p.m. Update:KU officials have announced that today's KU-UT baseball game will now start at 6 p.m., which was the originally scheduled start time. The game had been moved up to 1 p.m. because of rain in the forecast, but after re-evaluating it early this afternoon, the coaches and game ...

Texas edges Jayhawks in 14 innings

Kansas University catcher Michael Tinsley scored a run, drove in another and threw out a runner trying to steal second base.But it was a leadoff walk in the bottom of the 11th inning that was nearly his biggest contribution. That walk set the stage for the Jayhawks to load the bases with one ...

Kansas baseball blanked by Bears

Kansas University went 7 2/3 innings before collecting its first hit and managed just two on the night in a 3-0 loss to No. 15 Missouri State on Wednesday at Hoglund Ballpark.It was KU’s eighth straight setback to the Bears (25-8). Kansas fell to 15-22.“I’m really disappointed in our club ...

Fresh start: KU baseball takes series, ‘huge step forward’

There’s not a player in the Kansas University baseball dugout who doubts the Jayhawks will finish the season strong and play their best baseball of the year in the weeks ahead.If that happens, there’s a good chance they’ll look back at this past weekend as the series that kick-started the ...

Getting even: Morovick pitches KU past ’Pokes

Heading into the 2015 season, there was hope inside the Kansas University baseball clubhouse that senior right-hander Drew Morovick, with his experience and unflappable demeanor, would emerge as the Jayhawks’ Friday-night starter.A few weeks into the season, it became clear that such a role ...

Oklahoma State rallies past Jayhawks, 7-2

For the first six innings of Friday night’s 7-2 loss to No. 9 Oklahoma State at Hoglund Ballpark, Kansas University starter Ben Krauth pitched like he was honoring the name of the school he transferred to KU from — Diablo Valley.But it was actually a much more peaceful presence, and not the ...