Baseball

KU baseball’s Wednesday game against Ottawa canceled

Because of thunderstorms expected in the Lawrence area this afternoon and evening, Kansas baseball has cancelled its makeup game with Ottawa University scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening.The teams will try to make the game up later in the season.

Creighton topples KU baseball, 12-4

Omaha, Neb. ? Creighton center fielder Mike Gerber went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, and third baseman Federico Castagnini collected four RBIs as the Bluejays defeated Kansas, 12-4, Tuesday night in a nonconference baseball game.The Bluejays snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 19-9, ...

KU’s Piché gets Big 12 baseball honor

For the second week in a row, Kansas University junior baseball relief pitcher Jordan Piché has been named the Big 12 Conference’s Newcomer of the Week. Piché recorded a win and a save in KU’s first series victory over Texas since 2009 this past weekend.Piché, a 6-foot-1 right-handed ...

Locking ’Horns: Kansas wins testy baseball finale, series with Texas

More than anything, Kansas University baseball coach Ritch Price was proud of his team’s fight following the Jayhawks’ 4-3 victory over Texas on Sunday at Hoglund Ballpark.“That’s the most intense I’ve ever seen Texas play. They’re trying to salvage their season,” Price said. ...

Longhorns win pitchers’ duel against KU baseball

It took a masterful, complete-game pitching performance from Texas sophomore Dillon Peters to halt Kansas University’s four-game baseball winning streak Saturday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark.“He is as good as advertised ... one of the best young lefthanders in the country,” KU coach ...

Timely hitting: Tharp’s single lifts KU baseball to extra-inning win

Throughout most of his Kansas University baseball career, junior Tucker Tharp’s proudest moment had been a clutch hit that came against Texas Tech during his freshman year in a game the Jayhawks wound up losing.That all changed Friday, when Tharp singled to right field with two outs in the ...

KU baseball cruises, 10-1

Senior Alex DeLeon and sophomore Connor McKay each homered and combined for five RBIs as Kansas University claimed its third straight victory, a 10-1 rout of Missouri Valley College on Thursday at Hoglund Ballpark.KU (20-12) scored three runs in each of three innings, and six KU pitchers ...

Kansas baseball tops Iowa, 8-3

Iowa City, Iowa ? Kansas University’s Michael Suiter crossed the plate three times, adding two hits and an RBI single as the Jayhawk baseball team defeated Iowa, 8-3 on Tuesday.Kansas (19-12) scored seven runs in the first four innings against Iowa (11-16). KU starter Robert Kahana (4-1) ...