Softball

How latest eligibility bombshell could affect various KU sports

It certainly seems like quite a few college athletes are about to get more eligibility, whether they were actively looking for it or not. Amid a barrage of increasingly successful lawsuits by members of the high school class of 2022 who played four straight seasons in college, then graduated ...

McFalls signs contract extension

In the wake of bringing the Kansas softball team to the NCAA Tournament, head coach Jennifer McFalls has signed a contract extension, KU athletic director Travis Goff announced on Wednesday. Her contract now runs for three years, with KU holding a fourth-year option to potentially retain her ...

Picking potential breakout Jayhawks for the 2026-27 school year

It’s that quiet time of the year well after spring sports come to a close, one that Kansas Athletics forestalled a bit this time around with a lengthy postseason run for its baseball team and a few strong track and field performances, but one that inevitably arrives every summer. In reality, ...

Former Jayhawk Bruno enjoying unique summer of softball in Italy

Olivia Bruno needed a second opinion. When the former two-way standout for Kansas softball got a message in February from an Italian club team asking if she wanted to play for them, she had to consult Morgan Zerkle, her boss at Marshall. “I showed her the DM and I was like, ‘Is this ...

KU softball offseason update: Jayhawks add young transfers to infield

The Kansas softball team reached new heights, at least for Jennifer McFalls’ eight-year tenure as head coach, by earning a postseason bid in 2026. Now the work of replicating that performance continues, and the Jayhawks will have to go forward without an influential class of seniors that ...

Former KU softball standout Cripe will play for new pro team in Kansas City

Hailey Cripe grew up dreaming of playing professional softball, but it's not a dream that all that many get the chance to attain. That’s both because of the elite level one has to reach in the sport to receive consideration and because so many attempts at pro leagues in recent years have ...

KU softball eliminated with wild 12-10 loss to Michigan

NORMAN, Okla. — The Michigan softball team couldn’t score on Kansas freshman Lila Partridge for eight innings on Friday and then proceeded to pile on four runs against her on Saturday without Partridge even recording an out. That was one of innumerable ways in which the Jayhawks’ and ...