Even before Kansas kicked off the first-ever Lawrence Regional, pitcher Boede Rahe promised that KU was going to play the exact same way it had all season — which would in turn mean that Rahe himself would bring the same level of fire to his closer role. Through two days of the regional, Rahe’s emotions have indeed been on display, in large part because KU’s offense has set him up for a pair of six-out ...
The Kansas baseball team is one win away from the first super regional appearance in program history. The Jayhawks rallied with four unanswered runs to take down second-seeded Arkansas 5-3 at Hoglund Ballpark on Saturday night. “I thought they competed at a super high level and they were poised and they were prepared and they loved the moment,” KU coach Dan Fitzgerald said. “It was really fun. Proud of ...
Saturday night will bring yet another in a series of the most significant games in Kansas baseball history. This time, the Jayhawks have a chance to put themselves one win away from a regional championship and a first-ever super regional berth. But they will have to do what KU's football and men’s basketball teams have been unable to in recent years and take down Arkansas in the postseason. The game will be ...
When Kansas broadcaster Brian Hanni and the rest of the Rock Chalk Roundball Classic organizers made the decision to move the event to early June this year, due to concerns about hotel and flight availability during the FIFA World Cup, there was some concern it might end up being a “B-plus-caliber year” for the long-running charity basketball game. But those worries proved to be unfounded: “Honestly, this ...
By virtue of its top-16 national seed, the Kansas baseball team earned the opportunity to host NCAA regional competition at Hoglund Ballpark. The Jayhawks didn’t disappoint in their first-ever home postseason action on Friday afternoon, beating Northeastern 6-3 to earn their first NCAA Tournament victory since 2014. KU expanded the ballpark’s seating in preparation for the event, installing bleachers and a ...
Amid a raucous environment at Hoglund Ballpark on Friday, with a record crowd of 3,571 on hand for Kansas’ first-ever NCAA regional action in Lawrence, perhaps no Jayhawk received a warmer reception from the KU fans than left fielder Brady Ballinger. It began when Ballinger, still recovering from a hamate bone injury suffered in the Jayhawks’ regular-season finale at BYU, was announced as a non-starter; it ...