Oklahoma starter Kyson Witherspoon’s pitch count kept climbing in the fourth inning as he walked one Jayhawk after another. Already leading 4-2 thanks to five uncharacteristic early errors by the conference-champion Sooners, Kansas had the bases loaded with just one out and a golden chance to strike. But the Jayhawks got nothing more. Witherspoon struck out Collier Cranford on a full count, and then, on his ...
Free State could find no answer for either Wichita-Haysville Campus’ hitting or its pitching on Thursday night and lost 11-1 in the 6A state softball quarterfinals at Arrocha Ballpark. The Firebirds showed signs of life when they scratched across their first run of the night on a sacrifice fly by Abry Hill that made it just a three-run game in the fifth inning. But otherwise they struggled to get anything ...
The Free State baseball and softball teams have become well acquainted with playing for state titles. Each team has won at least one state championship in the past decade — baseball in 2015, softball in back-to-back years between 2018 and 2019 — and baseball is now riding a streak of six straight berths in the state tournament, while softball has earned five in the same time period. It all adds up to a lot ...
With an unexpected and welcome day of rest in the rearview mirror, the Kansas baseball team will face top-seeded Oklahoma in its second game of the Big 12 Conference baseball tournament on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. The Jayhawks benefited from TCU’s upset victory over No. 4 West Virginia on Tuesday, which allowed them to bypass Wednesday’s action entirely. The Horned Frogs promptly lost to the Sooners 4-0 on ...
After blowing back-to-back ninth-inning leads in its series against Texas over the weekend, the Kansas baseball team wasn’t going to let another one slip away on Tuesday morning. Hard-throwing KU closer Hunter Cranton struck out consecutive Kansas State batters, then got the previously 3-for-3 shortstop Kaelen Culpepper to fly out, preserving a 2-1 victory for the Jayhawks on the opening day of the Big 12 ...
Topeka — The Free State soccer team made its mark on the regional playoffs by pulling off two stunning road upsets at Dodge City and Derby. It needed a third to make it to the state tournament, but couldn’t quite get it done in the quarterfinals Tuesday evening at McElroy Field. Top-seeded Washburn Rural was relentless on the offensive end, wearing down the Firebirds’ defense and limiting potential ...