Baseball

KU baseball opens home season with loss to ORU

As far as home openers go, the Kansas University baseball team’s matchup with Oral Roberts on Tuesday had all the makings of a perfect day, except for the final outcome.And even that — an 8-7 loss — was in question until KU’s last at-bat.Home for the first time since racing out to ...

KU baseball suffers 1-0 loss

Stanford, Calif. ? Kansas University senior Frank Duncan was marvelous.His Stanford counterpart was just a bit better.Stanford’s Cal Quantrill and Duncan each pitched four-hit, complete-game gems, but Quantrill and Stanford squeaked by with a 1-0 baseball victory over the Jayhawks on Sunday ...

Kansas baseball rally falls short vs. Stanford

Stanford, Calif. ? Kansas University’s baseball team fell behind by five runs against Stanford on Saturday and couldn’t complete a comeback in a 5-4 loss.The Jayhawks (12-2) won their opener against the Cardinal, 4-2 in 13 innings, late Friday night. The teams close out the series at 2:30 ...

KU baseball adjusts schedule for March 11-12

The Kansas University baseball team has canceled its make-up game against Creighton, scheduled for Wednesday, and instead will play Oral Roberts at 3 p.m. Tuesday.Admission is free to the Oral Roberts game. Creighton tickets will be honored at future KU baseball games.

KU baseball 26th

Kansas University is rated No. 26 nationally in the latest Collegiate Baseball rankings. KU (11-1) also received votes in two other polls; the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) poll and the USA Today Coaches’ poll.

KU baseball home opener pushed back again

The winter storm that swept the Midwest this past weekend forced the Kansas University baseball program to move its home opener against Creighton back from Tuesday, March 4 to Wednesday, March 12. First pitch on March 12 is slated for 3 p.m. The schedule change marked the second time this ...

Kansas baseball routs HBU

Grand Prairie, Texas ? Justin Protacio went 4-for-5 to lead Kansas University’s 18-hit effort in a 14-1, run-rule-shortened baseball victory over Houston Baptist on Sunday at QuikTrip Park.Kansas improved to 11-1, the best start in school history, after the seven-inning victory on a 31-degree ...

KU baseball splits twinbill vs. Houston Baptist

Grand Prairie, Texas ? Senior right-hander Frank Duncan tossed a two-hit shutout on Saturday night as Kansas University’s baseball team beat Houston Baptist, 5-0, to avenge its first loss of the season.Earlier Saturday, KU outhit HBU, but the Jayhawks (10-1) stranded eight base-runners in a ...