The Jayhawks are within striking distance heading into the final weekend of Big 12 conference play. Kansas State is the final Big 12 opponent on the Jayhawks’ radar. The Wildcats, part of the three way tie for first in the conference, are currently second in the nation in batting average. The Jayhawks are riding new [...]
Baseball fans couldn’t write a more fitting end to Kansas’ 1-0, eleventh-inning victory over the Wichita State Shockers. A single, hit batsmen, bunt single and sophomore right fielder Dakota Smith’s walk off RBI single in the bottom of the eleventh sealed the victory in what will go down as the prime picture of oddity in [...]
The bell is tolling loudly on the 2013 season of Kansas baseball. It tolls for a Jayhawk team that, competitively, hung with the best of the Big 12 conference until the bitter end. Kansas dropped all three games by a single run in their weekend series at West Virginia. The sweep dropped the Jayhawks from [...]
Big 12 baseball is a volatile beast. It gives no room for error nor compassion to mistakes at the plate or in the field. The 2013 campaign is no different. Sure, the Jayhawks were riding high on three-straight Big 12 series victories before heading to Beckley W. Va. to take on the Mountaineers for the [...]
On Wednesay, April 24th, the Jayhawks took on the Baker Wildcats at Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence, Kansas. The Jayhawks won the ballgame 7-1, advancing to 25-15 overall and 9-6 in the Big XII. Junior pitcher Drew Morovick (3-2) recorded the win and Senior third baseman Alex DeLeon hit a three-run home run (5) in the [...]
Kansas baseball is suffering yet another weather cancellation with the unseasonably cold weather this spring. With snow and cold temperatures in the forecast for Tuesday night’s 6 p.m. first pitch against Oral Roberts, Kansas Athletics canceled the game saying it will not be made up. Kansas is playing another rescheduled game against Baker University Wednesday [...]
After a tough 12-4 loss to the Creighton Bluejays Tuesday in Omaha, Neb., and a cancellation due to inclement weather Wednesday, the Jayhawks are headed to Lubbock, Texas to take on a struggling Red Raider squad. The Red Raiders are in the midst of a seven game losing streak, six of these coming on the [...]
Kansas junior relief pitcher Jordan Piché was named the Big 12 conference’s Newcomer of the Week for the second week in a row this week. In this weekend’s series against Texas, Piché recorded a save and a win. The junior reliever’s win helped Kansas to its first series victory over Texas since 2009. Piché is [...]
Kansas took advantage of back-to-back errors committed by Texas in the bottom of the sixth and scored the go-ahead run to pick up a 4-3 victory. Junior right fielder Tucker Tharp reached on an error in the bottom of the sixth. Another errortranslated into a run for Tharp to allow Kansas to retake the lead [...]
On Sunday, April 14th, the Jayhawks took on the Texas Longhorns at Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence, Kan. The Jayhawks won the ballgame 4-3, advancing to 22-13 overall and 7-5 in the Big XII. Junior pitcher Frank Duncan (3-4) recorded the win and junior pitcher Jordan Piche’ recorded the save (8 total). The Jayhawks’ next game [...]
Films about racism can portray it two ways: realistically, with poignancy and a balanced, effective point, or tritely, lacking in subtlety and emotional resonance while repeatedly hitting you over the head with a message. “42” hews a lot closer to the second camp than the first, which is a shame. Jackie Robinson was a baseball [...]
After playing Iowa on the road, the Kansas Jayhawks return home to host Missouri Valley College on Thursday, and Texas on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Jayhawks were scheduled to play a second game against the Hawkeyes on Wednesday, but the game was canceled because of rain. Despite having only a one-game series against the [...]
After playing Iowa on the road, the Kansas Jayhawks return home to host Missouri Valley College on Thursday, and Texas on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Jayhawks were scheduled to play a second game against the Hawkeyes on Wednesday, but the game was canceled due to rain. Despite having only a one-game series against the [...]
Sophomore outfielder Michael Suiter led the Jayhawks through frigid temperatures and unyielding wind to an 8-3 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes last night in Iowa City, Iowa. The sophomore posted a 2-4 night at the plate alongside two stolen bases, three runs, and an RBI on a night in which the Jayhawks jumped to the [...]
Thomas Taylor’s senior year could not be drawn out any better. Individually, Taylor has been the brightest spot of the Jayhawks this season. The senior from Overland Park is 3-0 in 2013. Behind his impressive win-loss record, his numbers are perfect for a senior pitcher who is looking to catch the eye of a professional [...]
After picking up a 2-1 series victory against No. 19 Oklahoma State this past weekend, the Kansas Jayhawks proved they are one of the more competitive teams in the Big 12 and can play well against a ranked team. Kansas looks to carry that momentum over to today and Wednesday as it goes to Iowa [...]
