Baseball

KU softball bounces back from Missouri loss to sweep Houston

After seeing its momentum cut short at midweek by a home loss to No. 15/16 Missouri on Wednesday, the Kansas softball team bounced back with its second straight Big 12 Conference sweep, this time at Houston. It was the first time in 19 years that the Jayhawks had swept consecutive Big 12 ...

Jayhawks fight back in extras to win Border Showdown at Kauffman Stadium

Kansas City, Mo. — Catcher Jake English doubled to open the 10th inning, Collier Cranford brought pinch-runner Tyler Gerety home with a sacrifice fly, and Kansas held Missouri scoreless in the bottom half of the frame to beat its rival 4-3 Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. “Rivalry games ...

KU softball sweeps doubleheader thanks to walk-off

Angela Price put a ball in play in the bottom of the eighth inning to score Ashlyn Anderson, as the Kansas softball team was able to turn a fielding error by Wichita State into a walk-off win at Arrocha Ballpark Tuesday night. The 6-5 victory, in which Campbell Bagshaw hit a grand slam as part ...

Revamped KU baseball opens Big 12 play with series win over No. 3 TCU

After getting swept by TCU last season, including 18-5 and 14-0 losses in late March, the Kansas baseball team found revenge this year behind a new core of pitchers, winning its weekend series over the No. 3 Horned Frogs by taking two out of three games. Kansas was powered by its Friday and ...

KU diamond sports go on winning streaks; more from weekend action

The Kansas baseball team swept Texas Southern at Hoglund Ballpark over the weekend, completing its first four-game sweep in nearly three years. After the Jayhawks' 11-2 victory Friday in their first game back in Lawrence this season, they proceeded to win two of the next three over the Tigers ...

KU baseball hosts Texas Southern for first home series

The Kansas baseball team is back from Texas after a lengthy trip to open the season, but the Jayhawks haven’t fully escaped the Lone Star State just yet. The Jayhawks' first home series of the year, a four-game stretch that begins at 3 p.m. Friday at Hoglund Ballpark, will be against Texas ...