Baseball

KU baseball tops West Virginia in Big 12 tourney opener

Oklahoma City ? West Virginia saved its ace, and Kansas University made the Mountaineers pay.With Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Harrison Musgrave on the bench, WVU went with Dan Dierdorff instead, and the Jayhawks collected a dozen hits off three WVU pitchers in a 7-2 victory in a first-round Big ...

Last hurrah: KU baseball’s Jordan Dreiling feels sense of urgency

Kansas University third baseman Jordan Dreiling has played baseball in more than a dozen states, a few countries and some incredible ballparks.But none of those stops was as big as the one Dreiling and his KU teammates will make this week in Oklahoma City, site of the Big 12 tournament, which ...

KU baseball gets involved in Moore, Okla., relief effort

The Big 12 Conference on Tuesday announced that this week's Big 12 baseball tournament in Oklahoma City would be pushed back a day out of respect for the victims of the tornado that devastated residents of Moore, Okla., just south of the city.Rather than using the extra day to rest, the Kansas ...

Kansas baseball drops sixth straight

Salt Lake City ? Utah’s Cory Hunt singled over the outstretched arms of Kansas University right fielder Connor McKay with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 13th to lift the Utes to their second walk-off victory of the series, 7-6, Monday at Spring Mobile Ballpark. Kansas was ...

Kansas baseball routed by Utes

Salt Lake City ? Kansas University baseball isn’t exactly surging into the postseason.They Jayhawks’ losing streak hit five on Sunday with a 13-6 setback at Utah with just one regular-season game remaining before the Jayhawks (31-23) open the Big 12 tournament on Wednesday against West ...

Utah walks off with 1-0 baseball win over KU

Salt Lake City ? Utah strung together three infield singles in the bottom of the ninth to score the only run in a 1-0 nonconference baseball victory over Kansas University on Saturday at Spring Mobile Ballpark.It was KU’s 20th one-run contest of the season, the second-most in program ...

Walking the field is special for KU baseball manager

Kansas University sophomore Jonathan Rosa took the field one recent morning at Hoglund Ballpark. As he began to walk from the right field line toward the K on the center field fence, the players of the KU baseball team erupted, shouting words of encouragement and cheering on one of the most ...

Hard-hitting Wildcats top Jayhawks with nine-run rally

A sellout crowd of 2,131 at Kansas University’s Hoglund Ballpark provided the perfect setting for the visiting Kansas State baseball team to show just how talented its offense is.Boy, did the Wildcats take advantage.Facing a six-run deficit heading into the top of Saturday’s fourth inning, ...