Baseball

Kansas baseball sweeps four-game series with BYU

Line scoreKansas 000 001 126 — 10 8 0Brigham Young 000 000 010 — 1 4 0W — Drew Morovick, 1-0. L — Jeff Barker, 0-1. Sv — Jordan Piché, 2.2B — Tommy Mirabelli, KU; Kelton Caldwell, BYU. HR — Connor McKay, KU.KU highlights — Morovick 71/3 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K; Piché 12/3 ...

KU baseball walks off, shuts out BYU

Peoria, Ariz. ? Tucker Tharp knocked in a single with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning against BYU on Saturday night to give the Kansas University baseball team an 11-10 walk-off victory.The Jayhawks (3-0) beat the Cougars, 2-0, on Saturday morning behind the pitching duo of starter ...

Kansas baseball tops BYU, 10-4

Peoria, Ariz. ? Having already hit a two-run home run to tie the game in the fifth inning, junior outfielder Connor McKay hit a two-run double in the seventh to spark a six-run rally as Kansas University opened its baseball season Friday with a 10-4 victory over Brigham Young.“I was really ...

Poll snub fires up Kansas baseball

It didn’t go unnoticed in the Kansas University baseball locker room when the Big 12 coaches picked the Jayhawks ninth — dead last — in the conference’s 2014 preseason poll.“I can tell you the players have already posted it and put it on a wall,” KU coach Ritch Price said Tuesday at ...

Ex-KU pitcher Walrond hired by Red Sox

Former Kansas University left-hander Les Walrond has been hired to work for the Boston Red Sox in the organization’s professional scouting department.Walrond went 1-4 with a 7.07 ERA in 23 appearances in the major leagues with the Kansas City Royals (2003), Chicago Cubs (2006) and ...

Kansas baseball signs 10

Kansas University signed 10 student-athletes to baseball letters of intent during the early signing period, coach Ritch Price announced Tuesday.KU signed eight high school seniors and two junior-college transfers, with an emphasis on pitching: Six of the 10 signees are pitchers.“We are ...

Opinion: Youth, college baseball ranks need more knucklers

Hitting guru Charlie Lau devoted his professional life to teaching a baseball swing that could work against just about any style, particularly if the one holding the bat happened to be prize pupil George Brett. But even Lau didn’t claim to have the answer to how to master the strangest, most ...

Opinion: Light fuse, get away: Ten KU athletes who will pack wallop

Fireworks, banned in Lawrence. Human fireworks shows, more than welcome. A particularly interesting crop of explosive newcomers will light things up in Kansas University athletic contests this coming school year. A look at some of the must-see shows debuting during the 2013-14 school year:1. ...