In its first meeting with Kansas this season, the Texas Tech softball team displayed the talent that had allowed it to win the Big 12 by a five-game margin. The Red Raiders knocked KU out of the Big 12 tournament with a 14-0 run-rule victory on Friday afternoon in the semifinal round at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. Tech lefty Kaitlyn Terry pitched a five-inning shutout with nine strikeouts in which designated ...
As college athletic departments continue to face rising costs, it should be no surprise when they pursue additional untapped sources of revenue. The NCAA Division I Cabinet in January approved a proposal that allows any given sports team to put corporate logos or patches on its uniforms. Beginning in August, a team will be allowed up to two logos on its apparel and one more on its equipment during the preseason ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
