Softball

KU softball takes care of business in midweek run-rule win over Kansas City

Shortstop Hailey Cripe hit two home runs and pitchers Katie Brooks and Kaelee Washington combined for a shutout as the Kansas softball team made easy work of Kansas City on Wednesday night at Arrocha Ballpark. Center fielder Presley Limbaugh’s two-out single in the fifth inning activated the ...

KU baseball, softball lose Big 12 series on the road

The Kansas baseball and softball teams faltered in Big 12 Conference play over the weekend, with each squad dropping a road series, 2-1. KU baseball continued its road swing through Arizona after a midweek loss to the 23rd-ranked University of Arizona and dropped two out of three against the ...

Kansas drops home opener 7-3 as bats go quiet against Wichita State

The Kansas softball team dropped its home opener at Arrocha Ballpark on Wednesday in a midweek matchup against Wichita State, falling 7-3 after the Shockers got on the board in the first inning and put together a few rallies to take the commanding win. Meanwhile, the Jayhawks failed to score ...

KU softball routs Baylor 12-2 to claim victory in first Big 12 series

The Kansas softball team's 20-game road trip to start the 2025 season is at an end, and the Jayhawks are coming home series winners after a 12-2 six-inning victory at Baylor on Sunday afternoon. Junior second baseman Emma Tatum went 2-for-5 with a home run that tripled KU's lead in the fourth ...

KU softball misses some chances in 1-4 opening weekend

The Kansas softball team was competitive in all of five of its games at Florida Atlantic’s season-opening Paradise Classic, but ended up losing four of the five by a combined seven runs as it struggled to come through in key moments against high-level opponents. "We had opportunities ...

KU softball preview: Jayhawks look for leaders to step up

The Kansas softball team’s postseason hopes were hanging by a thread by the time the NCAA selection show rolled around on May 12. The Jayhawks had squandered a scorching start to conference play, their best in 27 years, and one that earned them rankings in three national Top 25 polls by the ...