Baseball

KU baseball tops WSU in 11

Wichita ? Dakota Smith’s 11th-inning sacrifice bunt drove in his fifth run of the evening, lifting Kansas University to a wild 13-12 baseball victory over Wichita State on Wednesday at Eck Stadium.Michael Tinsley doubled to lead off the 11th and moved to third on John Remick’s bunt. WSU ...

KU baseball falls in finale at Tech

Lubbock, Texas ? Kansas University limited Texas Tech to just four hits, but the Red Raiders made the most of them in a Big 12 baseball series-clinching 3-2 victory over the Jayhawks on Sunday at Rip Griffin Park.KU (10-17 overall, 1-2) outhit the Red Raiders (18-10, 3-3), 7-4, and Kansas’ ...

KU baseball falls to Tech, 9-3

Lubbock, Texas ? A big early deficit proved too much for Kansas University to overcome, and the Jayhawks’ Big 12 baseball winning streak came to an abrupt end Saturday.Texas Tech jumped to a six-run lead after two innings and coasted to a 9-3 victory at Rip Griffin Park, ending KU’s ...

KU baseball trips Tech, 7-4

Lubbock, Texas ? Michael Tinsley, Connor McKay and Matt McLaughlin each had three hits, and Kansas University’s baseball team opened Big 12 play with a 7-4 victory over Texas Tech on Friday night.KU starter Ben Krauth (5-2) struck out eight in 62/3 innings and earned the victory.The Jayhawks ...

KU baseball falls to Missouri State

Springfield, Mo. ? Missouri State overcame a five-run deficit Tuesday night to hand Kansas University’s baseball team its third straight loss, 15-9. The Jayhawks (9-18) will face Texas Tech Friday night in Lubbock, Texas.Kansas 330 200 100 — 9 12 1Missouri St. 301 245 00x — ...

Home runs power Hawkeyes past Kansas baseball, 6-2

Kansas University stranded 17 runners and surrendered three home runs in a 6-2 baseball loss to Iowa on Sunday at Hoglund Ballpark.KU had 10 hits and drew seven walks, but the 17 stranded runners were the most in the Ritch Price era.“We had an unbelievable number of opportunities to score,” ...

Iowa baseball slips past KU

Kansas University collected seven hits and eight walks but stranded 10 runners in a 6-4 baseball loss to Iowa on Saturday at Hoglund Ballpark.Iowa (13-5) bolted to a 3-0 lead in the first and never trailed, though the Jayhawks managed a 4-all tie in the fifth before surrendering single runs in ...

Pitching carries KU to victory over Iowa

Starting pitching was Kansas University ’s No. 1 concern entering the baseball season, and after beginning the 2015 campaign with a record of 6-11, it remained the Jayhawks’ top problem.Since suffering a lopsided loss to Central Michigan on March 10, the Kansas starting rotation has helped ...