WRITER: Henry Greenstein

How KU is preparing for a potential baseball regional and the broader future of the program

The success of the Kansas baseball program this season has been in many ways unprecedented. The most tangible evidence of that fact is the very real possibility that the Jayhawks, who until last year had not even appeared in an NCAA regional for more than a decade, may get the chance to host one later this month beginning on May 29. There are no guarantees, as KU (37-12, 20-4 Big 12) will need to maintain its ...

Previewing West Virginia baseball with the help of a WVU beat writer

The college baseball media landscape is growing, but perhaps not so large at this stage as to provide a wealth of eminently available, detailed information on every prospective opponent. That’s why it can be useful to get firsthand accounts from those who see given teams on a regular basis — especially in advance of a series as significant as the one this weekend at Hoglund Ballpark, which will pit No. 7 ...

Radford transfer guard Parker commits to KU

Dennis Parker Jr., a 6-foot-6 transfer guard who revitalized his career at Radford last season, announced his commitment to Kansas on The Field of 68’s YouTube channel on Thursday morning. “After great conversations with coach Bill Self and some of the assistants, man, I just felt like it was the perfect fit for me,” Parker said on the livestream. Parker, a multidimensional scorer, averaged 18.3 points ...

KU softball ekes out 6-5 win over UCF, advances to Big 12 semifinals

Kansas coach Jennifer McFalls had said in advance of KU’s Big 12 tournament clash with UCF that there probably weren’t two teams in the league more evenly matched than her fifth-seeded Jayhawks and the fourth-seeded Knights. That proved quite accurate on Thursday in Oklahoma City as KU emerged victorious in a 6-5 nailbiter. The Jayhawks rallied from down 4-0 to earn just their third win against the Knights ...

KU softball enters Big 12 tournament in 'really good place' for NCAA candidacy

Kansas softball coach Jennifer McFalls said her team has been “steady Eddie” this season in the sense that it never gets too high or too low, even in high-leverage situations. “Honestly, I’ve had so much fun this year, so it’s been really hard to look at those moments as pressure,” senior shortstop Hailey Cripe said. But how much pressure will the fifth-seeded Jayhawks really even be under on ...

KU men's golf earns 10th straight NCAA regional bid

The Kansas men’s golf team’s program-record string of consecutive NCAA regional appearances continued on Wednesday when the Jayhawks earned a spot as a No. 7 seed in the Athens Regional. KU will begin play on May 18 at the University of Georgia Golf Course in what will be its 10th straight regional under 14th-year head coach Jamie Bermel. The best five teams out of the 13-team Athens Regional, as well as ...