Baseball

WVU scores eight in seventh to knock off KU baseball

Oklahoma City, Okla. ? The streak is over. After closing the season with nine consecutive victories over Big 12 foes, the third-seeded Kansas University baseball team dropped its opening game at the Big 12 tournament in Oklahoma City, 10-9, to No. 6 seed West Virginia. Starting pitcher Jordan ...

Column: KU baseball’s ‘Proto’ atypical but effective at shortstop

Teammates call Kansas University junior shortstop Justin Protacio by his nickname: Proto. It does not stand for Div. I prototype. At 5-foot-5, nothing about him screams prototype. Everything screamed at him by student hecklers from opposing teams references his height.Protacio didn’t remember ...

KU baseball lands 11 on All-Big 12 teams

Eleven Kansas University baseball players earned All-Big 12 Conference honors, the league announced Tuesday.Senior pitcher Frank Duncan was Kansas’ only first-team selection. “I was particularly thrilled for Frank Duncan,” KU coach Ritch Price said. “He was second-team All-Big 12 as a ...

Kansas baseball falls, 4-0

Ann Arbor, Mich. ? Kansas University baseball finally cooled off.After stringing together a nine-game conference winning streak and taking the nonconference opener with Michigan, the 22nd-ranked Jayhawks managed just four hits in a 4-0 loss to the Wolverines on Sunday at Ray Fisher ...

Late surge lifts KU baseball at Michigan

Ann Arbor, Mich. ? Kansas University junior outfielders Michael Suiter and Dakota Smith combined for five RBIs in a six-run ninth inning that lifted the Jayhawks over Michigan, 8-2, on Saturday.With the game tied at 2-2, Kansas began the ninth inning by loading the bases. Connor McKay crossed ...

KU baseball second baseman named Academic All-Big 12

Kansas University sophomore second baseman Colby Wright was named to the Academic All-Big 12 second team, the league announced Thursday.“He has emerged here in his sophomore year as one of the best offensive players at his position in the Big 12 Conference,” KU coach Ritch Price said. “He ...

Big 12 baseball honors KU closer

Kansas University freshman closer Stephen Villines was named the Big 12 Baseball Newcomer of the Week, the league announced Monday. Villines finished all three victories, picking up two saves, against West Virginia over the weekend.

Kansas baseball returns to national rankings after sweeps

Shortly after Kansas University baseball swept its third consecutive Big 12 series on Sunday, catcher Ka’iana Eldredge shared the philosophy behind the Jayhawks’ recent run toward the postseason: “Just have fun and let the wins take care of themselves.”The wins came. And so did the ...