Updated 2:19 p.m. Tuesday, July 16: The top-ranked JUCO classes have garnered much of the attention, but in the two years since Dan Fitzgerald took over as Kansas baseball coach, the conventional transfer portal — at least conventional by modern standards — has played a significant role in the Jayhawks’ success. Many of the players who have helped KU achieve renewed relevance in the past two seasons came ...
Updated 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 16: Four MLB teams selected current Kansas baseball players on Tuesday, the third day of the 2024 MLB Draft. Ethan Lanthier, Tegan Cain, Ben Hartl and Evan Shaw will all have the chance to pursue professional careers if they so choose. "I'm really proud of this draft class," KU coach Dan Fitzgerald said in a press release. "We've come a long way in two years and have our work ...
Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self said after the 2023-24 season, which started with a preseason No. 1 ranking and ended with a second-round exit, “One of our problems this year with our young kids was we didn’t play a schedule that allowed those guys to play through mistakes. Going to 20 league games, it would be that on steroids.” The 2024-25 schedule may not offer all that many opportunities for ...
Updated 8:45 p.m. Monday, July 15: Former Kansas pitcher Hunter Cranton and current KU infielder Kodey Shojinaga were picked in the MLB Draft on Monday, becoming the first Jayhawks selected in five years. "I'm really proud of Hunter and Kodey," KU coach Dan Fitzgerald said in a press release. "Both guys are incredible workers, self starting, and ultra competitive. Their impact on KU Baseball will be felt for a ...
The Kansas baseball team is about to get a little more clarity about what its roster will look like next season — just over a month before the start of the fall semester. The MLB Draft begins Sunday night at 6 p.m. at Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas, with the first 74 selections, including 30 to be televised on both ESPN and MLB Network. This year's event is taking place in conjunction with MLB All-Star ...
The knee bruise that derailed Kevin McCullar Jr.'s final collegiate season at Kansas will prevent him from starting his professional career this month. Several outlets reported on Friday night, with the New York Knicks about to begin their Summer League campaign on Saturday, that as Newsday's Steve Popper put it on X, McCullar "stayed back in New York to continue rehab on the same injury suffered during his ...