Dakota Smith tries to avoid putting extra pressure on himself when stepping to the plate in RBI situations with two outs.“I think I’ve learned to make it become just another at-bat and not try to over-stress myself out,” Smith, Kansas University’s junior right fielder from Leavenworth, ...

It happens so often with college athletes. They look at the prototypical professional athlete, then into the mirror. They focus on the area where they feel they don’t measure up. They sell themselves short by trying to change who they are and quickly become less than they are without ...

Finally, after an evening of missed opportunities, it appeared as if the Kansas University baseball team was about to take control of its series-opening Friday night game against West Virginia. Surely, two runners would score, and Colby Wright would be standing on second with a two-run, two-out ...

It took a departure from the norm for Kansas University to win its seventh consecutive Big 12 Conference baseball game, but that’s exactly what the Jayhawks did, knocking off West Virginia 5-3 Friday at Hoglund Ballpark.Finding a new way to win did nothing to temper the Jayhawks’ postgame ...

Springfield, Mo. ? Missouri State sure seems to have Kansas University’s number, at least in baseball.The Bears beat the Jayhawks, 5-3, on Wednesday night, bringing the Jayhawks’ winning streak to an end at seven.The previous team to beat KU before that seven-game streak? Yeah, Missouri ...

After jumping out to a 12-1 start and playing up-and-down baseball throughout March and early April, the Kansas University baseball team found itself in a tough spot heading into the final weeks of Big 12 conference play.Needing every win they could muster to keep postseason hopes alive, the ...

When Kansas University’s baseball team hit the field Saturday for Game 2 of its series against No. 19 Texas Tech, the Jayhawks knew they had an opportunity to make a statement about whether they belong in the NCAA Tournament.Nine innings, nine hits and six runs later, the Jayhawks did just ...

With brooms in the bleachers and jubilation on the faces of his teammates, Kansas University starting pitcher Frank Duncan stepped toward Sunday's postgame interview at Hoglund Ballpark and was blindsided by a towel full of shaving cream.“Oh, that tastes awful,” Duncan said as more than a ...