Alissa Bauer

Baseball’s postseason hopes still alive

Strong run support keeping players in the game

Team’s ‘resilient’ attitude makes coach Ritch Price proud.

Baseball to play Missouri State today

Struggling team looks to play five games in four days

Coach Price moves to set up a schedule similar to the Major Leagues, playing a lot of games in a short period of time. Missouri State is 20-26, 5-13 in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Baseball team struggles to find playing time

15th cancellation of the season affects team’s standing

Bad weather, technical difficulties and now scheduling conflicts have kept the Jayhawks off the field.

Baseball doesn’t control its postseason

Weekend sweep by Wildcats leaves Jayhawks in limbo over tournament chances

The Jayhawks' hopes are dependent on how Oklahoma, Baylor and Texas Tech finish the season. All three teams are just ahead of Kansas in the Big 12 standings.

Baseball forced to cancel 13th game of season

Series against Kansas State Wildcats will open Friday

Jayhawks will try to schedule a replacement game for May 8th if an opponent is found.

Baseball prepares to face Bethany

Fourth NAIA opponent may be toughest yet

Coming off their first Big 12 series win of the season, the Jayhawks look to keep the momentum going against the Swedes of Bethany College.

No lights, no baseball

Lights not ready for Monday's game

Technical difficulties left the KU baseball team in the dark on Monday. The team will play the rest of its season under an improved lighting system.

Baseball takes first Big 12 victory

Coach Ritch Price also increased his win record to 167 with Sunday’s victory.

After a notoriously bland conference season, the Jayhawks brought home their first Big 12 win of the season. Kansas defeated Oklahoma 9-4 Sunday.

Holding tight in last place, the Kansas baseball team will take on the Sooners this weekend in an effort to snag a series win. Both teams battled game cancellations last week, leaving the Jayhawks hoping for struggling Sooners lineup.

Japan native excels in academics, athletics

KU baseball player learns English, becomes translator for media

Ryotaro Hayakawa came to the U.S. without knowing how to speak English. Five years later he is a member of the All-Big 12 Academic first team and preparing to graduate this spring.

Jayhawks face Tigers on neutral ground

Kauffman Stadium to be site of nonconference match-up

Last time Kansas came within an out of sweeping Missouri at home. Now, with their Big 12 record at .500, the Jayhawks are ready for a rematch.

Baseball avoids first conference sweep

Jayhawks defeated Red Raider 8-1 behind strong pitching, offense

Freshman left-hander Wally Maricel's first Big 12 Conference start lasted 5 2/3 innings. The victory Sunday kept Kansas' Big 12 Tournament hopes alive.

Playing with a cause

Teams meet with more in common than just a jersey

With the memories of those lost at Virginia Tech in their hearts and on their jerseys, the Kansas baseball team will face the Texas Tech Red Raiders tonight in a fight against last place in the Big 12. The Jayhawks hope to transfer their momentum from Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Wichita State.

Baseball falls to Wichita State

Despite early lead ’Hawks can’t hold on for the win.

This is the first time since coach Ritch Price started coaching the Jayhawks they have not at least split the season series with the Shockers.

Baseball hopes to keep up with Shockers

Wichita State poses challenge to young Kansas team

Although momentum is not going Kansas' way, the Jayhawks aim to vastly improve on last month's meeting against Wichita State

Kansas, Baylor split baseball double-header

Both teams rely on home runs for momentum, victories

Ryne Price redeems defensive errors by hitting a big home run in the day’s first game, but momentum from the hit didn’t last into the second game.

Afenir catches on

Jayhawk catcher improves from last season

Sophomore Buck Afenir has played in nearly all of Kansas' games this season and has hit four home runs and has 16 RBI.

Baseball Brief: April 11, 2007

Game with Oral Roberts canceled.

Baseball to play Oral Roberts

Win-hungry Kansas ready to compete

After losing 9-1 when they met earlier this season, the Jayhawks are looking to tie the score with the Golden Eagles. The game will be at 5 p.m. at Hoglund Ballpark.

Baseball suffers narrow loss to Texas

Strong hitters keep the Jayhawks competitive in series

Texas power hitter Kyle Russell was contained in the first two games, but let loose in the third. Kansas couldn’t keep up.

Baseball cruises with 11-4 victory

Junior outfielder Casey Larson hit his first homerun as a Jayhawk.

The game against Kansas Wesleyan was an opportunity for starters to get some rest before the series opener against the Texas Longhorns.

Baseball falls to K-State in wild game

Jayhawk starter fails to record an out

A 52-minute first inning was just the beginning of a wild night that saw the two rivals combine for 16 runs in frigid conditions.

Baseball’s comeback not enough for win

Impressive play doesn't add up to victory, players still pleased

Baseball faces K-State tonight after losing to Missouri last weekend. Next year’s schedule change will put more weight on mid-week games.

Kansas vs. Missouri Series Recap

The Jayhawks lost their third straight Big 12 series this last weekend.

Jayhawks fail to rally, lose series

A rough and tumble weekend brought the ‘Hawks their third straight Big 12 loss.

The momentum from a ninth-inning upset on Friday failed to carry the Jayhawks to a series win. Kansas gave up the last two games to Missouri.

Missouri baseball takes game two

Tigers defeat Jayhawks 8-7 in Columbia

Preston Land hit a bomb in the ninth inning that nearly cleared the outfield wall, instead it stayed inside the park. This hit only scored two, and the Jayhawks were unable to pull out a victory.

Baseball takes game one of Border Showdown

Kansas comes from behind to win 7-5

Erik Morrison and Ryne Price hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the ninth to come from behind and defeat their border rivals. Closer Paul Smyth was able to hold the Tigers in the bottom of the ninth to clinch the victory.

Baseball heads to Columbia for Border Showdown

Kansas has upper-hand in this weekend's games against Missouri

After knocking Missouri out of the conference semifinals last season, the Jayhawks are expected to have the upper-hand in Saturdays game. Led by junior left fielder John Allman, the team will be powered by a strong offense.

Baseball looks to get back on track

Coach Ritch Price is trying to keep the team motivated despite after a tough week.

After losing seven seniors after last season, the new lineup is trying to find its rhythm and produce the runs it needs to win games.

Sluggish offense leads to baseball loss

Jayhawks manage only four hits against Missouri State Bears

Missouri State downed Kansas 7-2 to finish a rainy day in Springfield, Mo. The Jayhawks never got their offense going after warming up inside.

Baseball team to face Missouri State

Mid-week games critical for NCAA Tournament hopes

The Bears have won five of their last six games despite hitting just .275 as a team. Kansas needs non-conference victories like this game to remain competitive in the Big 12 Conference.

Kansas baseball surrenders to Oklahoma State

Despite pitcher’s strong display, Jayhawks lose battle in windy conditions

Cowboys’ Keanon Simon plays an outstanding game, making it impossible for Jayhawks to catch up.

Baseball splits series with Northern Colorado

The Jayhawks defeated the Bears 5-4, but lost the second game 4-2

Last season, Northern Colorado defeated Kansas twice, but this year it could only manage one victory against the Jayhawks. Kansas will take on Oklahoma State this weekend at Hoglund Ballpark for its second Big 12 Conference series of the season.

Baseball falls at Texas A&M

Jayhawks win once, lose twice in College Station

The Kansas baseball team lost twice this weekend in its Big 12 Conference opener against Texas A&M. The Aggies won Friday and Sunday, the Jayhawks won Saturday.

Baseball heads to Texas A&M

Jayhawks look to rebound from Wednesday night loss to Wichita State

The Kansas baseball team heads to College Station, Texas to face the No. 8 Aggies

Wichita State baseball shocks Kansas

Shockers blowout Kansas 18-3

The Wichita State and Kansas baseball rivalry has never ended with such a blowout. The Shockers beat the Jayhawks Wednesday night by 15 runs.

Commanding victory builds confidence

Kansas baseball players look past rough practice en route to 18-5 victory over Penn State

Jayhawks hold on to early lead, scoring more points in the first two innings against the Nittany Lions than they've let any other opponent score all season. They hope to use that confidence today against Wichita State.

Baseball losing streak will end

But will it be Kansas’?

Penn State and Wichita State are the only teams that remain before Big 12 Conference play.

Missed chances lead to baseball loss

Jayhawks' strong pitching, little offense end in Razorback victory

The Kansas baseball team faced its toughest competition of the season so far this weekend and left Arkansas with more notches in the loss column, but the team came away knowing it is not far away from piecing everything together.

Baseball heads to No. 10 Arkansas

Jayhawks put winning streak on the line against Razorbacks

Riding a four-game winning streak, Kansas travels to Fayetteville, Ark. to take on No. 10 Arkansas. Earlier this week, the Jayhawks averaged more than 20 hits per game.

Kansas baseball merciless against Baker

Jayhawks annihilate Wildcats 24-7

Baker University endured a long, painful defeat Wednesday against the Kansas baseball team. The victory provided a cheery ending to the Jayhawks' four-day run.

‘Big innings’ key to success

Jayhawks defeat Tabor College in home series

After losing a traveling series to Oral Roberts, Kansas baseball bounced back this week against Tabor College. The Jayhawks swept the home series Tuesday night with an 18-3 victory.

Battle of the birds

Jayhawks take on Bluejays at Hoglund

The baseball team gets today’s game and Wednesday’s match-up with Baker to prepare for No. 10 Arkansas this weekend.

Kansas baseball defeats Western Illinois

Jayhawks run rule the Leathernecks in first game of double header

Second game proves more challenging as the Leathernecks unsuccessfully fight for a victory.

Home field advantage

The baseball team looks to solve problems with a taste of home.

After a four straight losses, the baseball team will return home this Sunday for a double-header against Western Illinois. The team is eager to fix problems that have been plaguing it on the road.

Big inning, big problems

Oral Roberts' first inning sends Kansas to fourth-straight loss

Oral Roberts deals defeat to visiting Kansas. The Golden Eagles bested the Jayhawks 9-1.

Baseball team returns winless from series

Stanford wins all three games against Kansas

Stanford’s lefty Michael Jarman struck out 14 batters in its victory Sunday, setting a ballpark record. Kansas travels to Tulsa to play Oral Roberts today at 3 p.m.

Baseball: Big innings doom chance to win

Offense proves to be productive; Pitching fails to stay out of long innings

The Jayhawks left the weekend series with three more notches in its loss column because of ineffective pitching at times, but the team still has reason for hope as they prepare for Oral Roberts at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Tulsa, Okla.

Baseball heads to Stanford for series

The Kansas baseball team heads west to take on Stanford. The Jayhawks are 7-1 this season, Stanford is 4-5.

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