Baseball

Kansas baseball gets even with K-State

Manhattan ? If a person touches a hot stove enough times, he or she will eventually get burned. Somehow, Kansas University’s baseball team avoided any such trouble.Though Kansas State loaded the bases three times, the Jayhawks were able to limit most of the damage while their offense ...

Wildcats light up Jayhawks in baseball rivalry opener, 10-0

Manhattan ? With starting pitcher Wes Benjamin scratched because of an arm injury, Kansas University baseball coach Ritch Price rolled the dice on Friday afternoon against Kansas State.Instead of replacing Benjamin with another regular starter, Price gave the ball to former closer Jordan ...

Late sub saves KU baseball victory over Wichita State

He’s known for his defense, but there might be room in Ryan Pidhaichuk’s bio for late-inning heroics after Kansas University’s 4-2 victory over Wichita State, Tuesday at Hoglund Ballpark.The scene was straight out of a classic baseball tale. After Pidhaichuk sat on the bench for seven ...

Salvage job: KU baseball avoids sweep

It hadn’t been a good weekend for Kansas University junior Dakota Smith. He only had one hit in his previous 12 at-bats against the University of Oklahoma when he came up to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday afternoon with the score tied, two outs and the winning run on ...

OU pitchers quiet KU baseball offense

The Kansas University and University of Oklahoma baseball teams feature two of the top offenses in the Big 12 Conference. Their matchup on Saturday at Hoglund Ballpark had everything but offense.In a pitcher’s duel, the Jayhawks couldn’t muster any clutch hits in the late innings and ...

OU closes out baseball victory over KU

In a showdown between Big 12 closers, Oklahoma’s Ralph Garza beat out Kansas University’s Jordan Piché on Friday at Hoglund Ballpark.Though Jayhawks senior right-hander Piché entered the game in a tough spot — with the bases loaded and one out — in the top of the eighth, the Sooners ...

KU baseball blanks Creighton

Omaha, Neb. ? Three pitchers combined to throw a four-hit shutout, and Kansas University won its first midweek baseball game of the season against Creighton, 11-0, on a cold and windy Wednesday at TD Ameritrade Park.The Jayhawks (17-8) combined for 16 hits on the night, tying the stadium record ...

KU baseball clips Dartmouth

Kansas University’s baseball team struggled to score runs during its recent road trips. Home, sweet home has changed all of that. For the second straight day, the Jayhawks pounded Dartmouth pitching, and junior Dakota Smith powered the middle of the order.Smith drilled a grand slam in the ...