Baseball

KU baseball wins ninth straight

Grand Prairie, Texas ? Junior right fielder Connor McKay and senior center fielder Tucker Tharp homered as Kansas University’s baseball team posted its ninth straight victory, 11-5 over Houston Baptist on Friday.KU 11, Houston Baptist 5H. Baptist 000 020 300 — 5 13 4Kansas 060 ...

KU baseball moves series

Kansas University’s scheduled baseball home opener has been moved away from home, but KU still will be considered the “home” team.Due to wintry weather forecast this weekend, KU will face Houston Baptist University in a four-game series Friday-Sunday in Grand Prairie, Texas. Originally, ...

Kansas pitcher Duncan earns weekly baseball honors

Kansas University pitcher Frank Duncan earned Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week honors Monday.The senior right-hander struck out 14, allowing four hits and one earned run in 72/3 innings against Mississippi Valley State on Sunday.The Big 12 Conference also named Duncan its Pitcher ...

KU baseball wraps up tourney with eight straight victory

PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA. ? Kansas University’s baseball team stayed perfect to start the season with a 9-4 victory over St. Bonaventure on Monday in the final game of the Snowbird Classic.The Jayhawks (8-0) are off to their best start since going 10-0 at the beginning of the 2002 season.Junior ...

Duncan strikes out 14 for KU baseball

PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA. ? Kansas University senior right-hander Frank Duncan struck out a career-high 14 batters as the KU baseball team won its seventh straight game, 11-1 against Mississippi Valley State, on Sunday at the Snowbird Classic.Duncan (0-1) allowed just four hits and one run while ...

KU baseball rallies to win, 9-8

PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA. ? Ka’iana Eldredge and Blair Beck had back-to-back clutch hits late to propel Kansas University’s baseball team to a come-from-behind victory over Milwaukee, 9-8, on Saturday at the Snowbird Classic.Kansas trailed by two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning before ...

KU baseball tops Northwestern in 11

Senior catcher Ka’iana Eldredge hit a two-run single in the 11th inning as Kansas University’s baseball team defeated Northwestern, 14-10 in 11 innings, Friday in the Snowbird Classic.The Jayhawks (5-0) let a four-run lead slip away in the bottom of the eighth inning but scored four runs in ...

Big 12 honors KU baseball’s Hernandez

Kansas University third baseman Aaron Hernandez was named the co-Big 12 Baseball Newcomer of the Week, the league announced Monday.Hernandez, a junior transfer, recorded five hits and five RBIs in 12 at-bats during three KU victories over BYU.