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Larks sweep Haysville at Larks Park

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HAYS, Kan. – The Hays Larks continued their hot hitting on Sunday night at Larks Park and completed a three-game sweep of the Haysville Aviators by a score of 14-3. Tyler Blomster was excellent on the mound for Hays going six innings, giving up four hits and two unearned runs with a season high 12 strikeouts. Blomster got excellent run support from the offense in the first six innings. After taking a 6-2 lead into the bottom of the fifth inning, the Larks would hit three straight one-out singles. Aviators relief pitcher Jason Salva would walk Daryl Meyers and Wyatt Divis, scoring two runs and leaving the bases loaded for Easton Kirk. On a 1-2 count, Smith crushed a ball into right center field..the same spot he hit his last two grand slams. The Larks would take a 14-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth and only give up one run the rest of the way. The Larks outscored the Aviators 29-9 in the series.

Frank Leo Postgame Interview

Blomster got the win for Hays, his second of the summer. Sloan Baker gave up one hit in one inning pitched. Toby Scoles finished the game for the Larks giving up three hits and one run with four strikeouts in two innings. Easton Kirk was 3-4 with five RBIs and a grand slam home run.

The Larks go on the road for two road games in Dodge City and Great Bend. The Larks will be back home on July 4th when they take on Great Bend.

Mariners beat Royals for 7th straight victory

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SEATTLE (AP) – James Paxton limited Kansas City to two hits and struck out 11 in eight innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Royals 1-0 on Sunday for their season-best seventh consecutive victory.

Paxton, from Ladner, British Columbia, pitched on Canada Day – and his bobblehead day at Safeco Field.

Paxton (8-2) also allowed two walks.

Edwin Diaz struck out the side in the ninth for his 32nd save.

Kansas City rookie Brad Keller (2-3) allowed six hits in eight innings. He allowed only one extra-base hit, Kyle Seager’s double in the seventh inning.

The only run came in the second inning. Ben Gamel dropped a broken-bat single into shallow center to score Kyle Seager from second base. Seager singled to right before Ryon Healy singled to center.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Royals: RHP Ian Kennedy, who experienced tightness on his left side during his start Friday, had his normal throwing day in the bullpen Sunday, but Kansas City manager Ned Yost did not say whether Kennedy would make his next scheduled start. Yost said RF Jorge Soler (fractured toe and placed in the 10-day DL June 17) is still on a six-weeks-or-so recovery, so it’s likely another four weeks before he would return.

Mariners: Manager Scott Servais said they will monitor RHP Felix Hernandez and his back stiffness over the next few days. Hernandez pitched five innings Saturday night and earned the victory (three runs and six hits) but struggled with back pain and wasn’t able to sit down in the dugout between innings. “We’ll keep an eye on it,” Servais said. “We have the off day (Monday) so he’ll get an extra-day off between starts.” … Servais said he was hopeful RHP Hisashi Iwakuma, who underwent shoulder surgery last September, would be back by now, but Iwakuma’s throwing was shut down again last week. “He’s frustrated by that,” Servais said. “The doctors still are optimistic he’ll get back (this season) but I don’t have any timetable for it.”

UP NEXT

Royals: RHP Jakob Junis (5-9, 4.67) will make his 17th starts of the season Monday when the Royals return home to start a three-game series with Cleveland. Junis has allowed a major league-high 22 home runs over 96.1 innings.

Mariners: LHP Wade LeBlanc (3-0, 3.38) will make his 12th starts of the season Tuesday when Seattle starts a three-game series at home against the Angels. LeBlanc hasn’t lost a decision in his 11 starts and the Mariners are 8-3 in those games.

Larks pull away late for win in Dodge City

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DODGE CITY, Kan. – Ryne Randle had four hits including a double and home run and drove in four runs to help the Hays Larks to a wild 17-11 win over Dodge City Wednesday night at Cavalier Field.

Randle and John Rensel both went deep in a four-run third inning as the Larks built a 10-1 lead. Dodge answered with eight in the bottom of the inning.

Hays lead 11-10 entering the eighth where they scored two then added three in the ninth to avoid back-to-back losses for the first time this summer.

The Larks improve to 16-5 and 10-4 in the Jayhawk League where they hold a half-game lead over Liberal. They are off until Friday when they open a three-game series at home with Haysville.

Elsewhere in the Jayhawk League Wednesday. Great Bend swept Derby 17-2 and 3-1. The Twins have lost five straight. El Dorado knocked off Haysville 7-5 for their sixth straight win. The Aviators have lost three straight and seven of nine entering a doubleheader with the Broncos Thursday night.

Hays Eagles roll past Norton; Junior Eagles sweep Salina

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NORTON, Kan. – The Hays Eagles Senior American Legion bounced back from their first two-game losing streak of the season with a pair of lopsided wins in Norton Wednesday evening. The Eagles raced out to a 6-0 lead in the first three innings and took the opener 11-1.

Braiden Stauth hit a two-run homer and Brady Kreutzer allowed one hits over 3 2/3 innings for the win.

The Eagles led 8-1 in game two then scored 12 runs in the fifth inning for a 20-1 victory.

Dominic Bainter drove in four and Braiden Stauth had three RBIs. Willie Sennett didn’t allow a hit in two innings of work on the mound for the win.

The Eagles improve to 20-3-1. They’re off until Tuesday when they travel to Buhler for a doubleheader.

The Junior Eagles pushed their win streak to four with a sweep of the Salina Hawks at Larks Park. Hays took game one 12-4 then won the nightcap 13-3.

Royals bust out bats to beat Brewers

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MILWAUKEE (AP) – Mike Moustakas’ solo homer opened a five-run seventh inning that snapped an extended run-scoring slump for the Kansas City Royals, who held off the Milwaukee Brewers in the ninth for a 5-4 win on Wednesday.

Danny Duffy (4-7) allowed five hits over six effective innings for the Royals, who split a two-game interleague series with the NL Central-leading Brewers.

The Royals then called on Wily Peralta, a former Brewer, to close out the game after Brad Miller hit a three-run homer off reliever Tim Hill with nobody out in the ninth to get the Brewers within 5-4.

Eric Thames struck out before pinch-hitter Erik Kratz singled. Peralta then got Ryan Braun to bounce into a game-ending double play that was upheld on review.

The Royals’ offense finally gave their pitching staff some support.

Moustakas and Whit Merrifield each had two hits and an RBI, while eighth-place hitter Adalberto Mondesi’s two-run single with the bases loaded off normally lights-out reliever Josh Hader gave Kansas City a 3-1 lead in the seventh.

The Royals added two more runs in the inning, giving them more than four in a game for the first time since a 9-6 loss to the Angels on June 4. That 19-game stretch with four runs or fewer was the longest in the majors since the Baltimore Orioles went 21 straight in September 1992.

Kansas City was hitting .188 in June coming into the game Wednesday.

Hader allowed all three runners he inherited to score. He gave up one earned run on his own, along with hits in two-thirds of an inning. The hard-throwing left-hander’s ERA rose to 1.33.

Brewers starter Brent Suter (8-5) allowed six hits and four runs with six strikeouts before leaving with the bases loaded and nobody out in the seventh.

Duffy struck out seven and walked two. The left-hander has a 2.52 ERA over his past four starts.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Royals: RHP Justin Grimm was placed on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to June 24 with what they club said was right shoulder impingement syndrome. Grimm (1-3), who is making his second trip this year to the DL, would be eligible to return on July 4 against Cleveland. RHP Jason Adam was called up from Triple-A Omaha to replace Grimm in the bullpen. … C Salvador Perez left the game with nobody out and two on in the top of the ninth after a foul ball off the bat of Brad Miller ricocheted off his upper right leg. He was replaced by Drew Butera.

Brewers: 3B Travis Shaw was held out of the lineup for a second straight day to rest his sore right wrist. “And then tomorrow, we’ll take a hard look at how he’s feeling,” manager Craig Counsell said.

UP NEXT

Royals: After a day off in Seattle, Ian Kennedy (1-7) opens a three-game series against the Mariners.

Brewers: Junior Guerra (3-5) pitches the opener of a four-game series in Cincinnati. The right-hander is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA at Great American Ball Park.

Hays Striders qualify for AAU National in 23 events

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The Hays Striders Track and Field Club completed a successful showing at the AAU Region 16 Meet in Joplin, Missouri over the past weekend.  The team competed in 50 events with 23 of those earning a top six finish and the opportunity to compete at AAU Junior Olympic Games.

Each of the 50 entries had to qualify for the regional meet through the district meet held in El Dorado at the beginning of June.

The track meet featured 1800 athletes in a highly competitive meet held at Missouri Southern State University.  Region 16 is comprised of Arkansas, Oklahoma and the Missouri Valley district (which is made up of the west half of Missouri starting in Columbia and the entire state of Kansas.)

The AAU Junior Olympic Games will be held in Des Moines, Iowa this year at Drake University July 30th through August 4th.

The list of qualifiers include:

8 and under 400 Meters – 3rd –  Sydney Lewallen – 1:19.21
8 and under 1500 Meters – 3rd – Grace Molthan – 7:22.93
9 year old 800 Meters – 3rd – Makayla Lewallen – 2:59.43
10 year old 100 Meters – 2nd – Jade Beckman – 14.71
10 year old 200 Meters – 3rd – Jade Beckman – 30.10
10 year old 800 Meters – 4th – Morgan Armbruster – 2:49.43
10 year old High Jump – 1st Lillian Mcgaughey – 4-00.00
10 year old Long Jump – 1st Jade Beckman – 14-11.00 (regional record)
10 year old Turbo Javelin – 1st – Lillian Mcgaughey – 52-01.75
11 year old 1500 Meters – 5th – Zoe Brown – 5:48.69
15-16 400 Meter Hurdles – 5th – Brooklyn Lewallen – 1:13.28
15-16 High Jump – 6th – Brooklyn Staab – 4-10.00
15-16 Discus – 4th – Brooklyn Staab – 105-04
11 year old 400 Meters – 5th – Zane Viegra – 1:08.70
11 year old 800 Meters – 6th – Zane Viegra – 2:42.58
12 year old 800 Meters – 5th – Hunter Molthan – 2:39.12
12 year old 1500 Meters – 5th – Hunter Molthan – 5:21.66
12 year old 3000 Meters – 3rd – Hunter Molthan – 11:44.01
12 year old Shot Put – 3rd – Jack Zeller – 34-01.50
12 year old Discus – 2nd – Jack Zeller – 80-02.50
14 year old 100 Meters – 6th – Lance Lang – 12.70
14 year old 100 Meter Hurdles – 3rd – Lance Lang – 15.59
17-18 Shot Put – 4th – Brennan Staab – 48-08.00

Peralta delivers again, Brewers hit 3 HRs to beat Royals 5-1

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MILWAUKEE (AP) – Freddy Peralta pitched one-hit ball over seven scoreless innings, Jesus Aguilar hit one of Milwaukee’s three homers and the Brewers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Tuesday night.

Peralta (3-0) allowed a leadoff double in the third to Adalberto Mondesi and also allowed a walk in the second. The 22-year-old rookie was perfect otherwise, striking out 10 in his fourth major league start.

Aguilar, Christian Yelich and Ryan Braun homered off starter Jakob Junis (5-9), who has lost six straight.

Mondesi, called up June 17, hit his first homer this season with two outs in the eighth off Dan Jennings. Jacob Barnes got two outs in the ninth and Josh Hader retired one batter for his seventh save.

Peralta has not allowed a run in 13 innings, giving up three hits in two starts since being recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs on June 19.

Peralta was called up in May and allowed one hit in 5 2/3 scoreless innings in his debut, striking out 13 in a 7-3 win over Colorado. He gave up four runs in four innings without a decision in his second start, and then was sent down.

Junis, who has not won since May 18, surrendered five runs, seven hits and three walks in five innings.

Yelich staked the Brewers to a 2-0 lead in the first with his 11th home run, sending a 3-0 pitch over the wall in left after a one-out double by Braun. Aguilar made it 3-0 with his team-leading 17th homer, a two-out solo shot to center in the third.

The Brewers extended the lead to 5-0 in the fifth when Eric Thames singled and Braun followed with his ninth home run and first since June 8.

Kansas City threatened in the second when Mondesi opened with a double to right. Junis bunted, but Aguilar charged from first, made a barehanded pickup and got Mondesi at third.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Brewers: CF Lorenzo Cain was placed on the 10-day DL (left groin strain) and OF Keon Broxton was recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs. … LHP Boone Logan was released. … 3B Travis Shaw, who left Sunday’s game against St. Louis in the middle of his first at-bat, was not in the lineup and is day-to-day.

UP NEXT

Royals: LHP Danny Duffy (3-7, 5.18) starts the series finale Wednesday at Miller Park. After beginning the season 1-6 with a 6.88 ERA, he is 2-1 with a 2.87 ERA in his last six starts.

Brewers: LHP Brent Suter (8-4, 4.15) is 6-1 with a 3.12 ERA over his last seven starts. After no quality starts in his first 14, Suter has pitched seven innings in each of his last two, allowing one and two runs, respectively.

Hays Larks will host annual Military Appreciation Night

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The Hays Larks will observe their 10th annual Military Appreciation Night in conjunction with their game against the Haysville Aviators on Friday at Larks Park at 7 p.m.

All active, reserve, and retired military personnel are invited to attend and will be honored on the field during pregame ceremonies. Military personnel will also be recognized after the sixth inning prior to the singing of “God Bless America.” Military personnel in attendance should check in at the east side of the grandstand by 6:45 p.m. Friday.

Fans are encouraged to be in the park by 6:50 p.m. to show their appreciation and support for all military personnel during pregame ceremonies. Those ceremonies will feature recognition of all military personnel in attendance, a Color Guard, and the National Anthem sung live by Uncalled-4. Those in attendance will also enjoy patriotic music and a red, white, and blue decorated park throughout the evening. Flags lining the park will be provided courtesy of American Legion Riders Post #173 of Hays. Free admission to the game will be provided courtesy of the Kiwanis Club of Hays, VFW Post #9076, and Golden Belt Bank.

The Hays Larks is a summer collegiate baseball team comprised of players from colleges and universities across the United States. This high quality baseball team is a member of the Jayhawk League, one of the premier amateur baseball leagues in the United States. Dozens of major league stars including Albert Pujols, Lance Berkman, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, and Ozzie Smith have played in the league.

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Tiger volleyball inks Haley Frederking

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HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State head volleyball coach Jessica Wood-Atkins has announced the signing of Haley Frederking in advance of the 2018 season. Frederking joins the Tigers after earning four letters at Peak to Peak High School in Lafayette, Colo., where she was named honorable mention All-State in Class 3A as a senior by the CHSAA.

A 5’9″ setter, Frederking also saw time as an outside hitter in her prep career. The Erie, Colo. native set numerous school records, including service aces in a season (37), digs in a season (207) and kills in a match (27). As a Puma, Frederking was a BoCoPreps.com honorable mention all-region selection as a senior and twice garnered all-league honorable mention accolades.

Frederking excelled as a setter at the club level, setting records for single season assists (504) and assists per set (11.98) at Alpine Volleyball Academy.

Frederking is also a leader in the classroom, graduating with a weighted GPA of 4.196. Additionally, Haley is the sister-in-law of her future teammate, senior Azlyn Cassaday.

Larks fall to Dodge City at home

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HAYS, Kan. – The Hays Larks struggled to get their offense going on Monday night and fell to the Dodge City Athletic’s 6-2. The game was scoreless through the first two innings but the top of the third inning was a rough one for Larks starter Tyler Blomster as he gave up five runs on five hits, putting Hays in a 5-0 early on.

The Larks would get a run back in the bottom of the fourth thanks to a single by John Rensel. Rensel took second base on a passed ball and then tagged up on a fly ball to center, before scoring on a RBI ground-out by Devin Hager. The Larks would not score again until the bottom of the seventh when Scott Wolverton hit a ball deep in center field. Dodge City center fielder Kyle Cullen caught the ball at the warning track but his momentum carried him hard into the wall and the ball fell on the ground, giving Wolverton an in-the-park homerun. Dodge City relievers would hold the Larks scoreless in the final two innings.

Frank Leo Postgame Interview

Blomster received the loss going five innings with six runs on five hits and six strikeouts. Hays native Ryan Ruder pitched one innings and gave up one hit and no runs. Toby Scoles went one and two third innings with one hit and Shane Browning made his first appearance this season with the Larks in relief to finish the game. Rensel was 2-4 with one run scored. Wolverton was 1-3 with an RBI and run scored.

Keller dazzles as Royals hold off Angels 2-0 in makeup game

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Brad Keller pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, Lucas Duda and Rosell Herrera drove in the only runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-0 on Monday in the makeup of a game that was frozen out in April.

Kevin McCarthy struck out Chris Young and retired Ian Kinsler to strand a runner on third base in the eighth, and Wily Peralta ended the three-hitter by working around Albert Pujols’ single in the ninth.

It was the first save for the longtime starter in 136 career big league games.

Keller (2-2) struck out six and walked two in his fifth career big league start. Nobody reached second on him, and the Rule 5 pick plucked from the Diamondbacks retired the side in order in the seventh, when his pitch count eclipsed 100 for the first time this season.

The Royals scored the only run they needed off Tyler Skaggs (6-5) in the fourth. Duda, who is known primarily for his power, managed to dribble a single through the infield, driving in Hunter Dozier after he reached on a leadoff double on a mild, sun-splashed afternoon.

Herrera added an RBI single, his career-high third hit of the game, in the eighth inning.

Skaggs, who was scratched from his start last week with right hamstring tightness, allowed seven hits and walked two in seven innings. He struck out eight for the third straight start.

Both teams had to fly into Kansas City for the makeup game, the Angels to kick off a road trip that sends them to Boston and Baltimore and the Royals between stops in Houston and Milwaukee.

Not that manager Ned Yost’s bunch minds now. The Royals had lost nine in a row at Kauffman Stadium, getting outscored 54-17 over the stretch, with their last win coming June 2 against Oakland.

Of their four wins overall in June, three have been shutouts.

JACKIE ROBINSON DAY

The Angels and Royals were supposed to wear No. 42 to celebrate Jackie Robinson when their game was frozen out. So, they donned the jerseys Monday instead.

“When we were going to do it, it was like, what, 18 degrees here?” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. “The guys were really looking forward to it.”

ESKY ALL OVER

The Royals’ Alcides Escobar started at third to give Mike Moustakas a day off. The club wants to give youngster Adalberto Mondesi a long look at shortstop, so Escobar has been moved around a bit. He started in center in Houston last Friday and has a majors-leading streak of 411 consecutive starts.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Angels: RHP Garrett Richards (left hamstring strain) threw off a mound, but Scioscia warned “we’ll have to progress from there.” … INF Zack Cozart (left shoulder subluxation) began baseball activities but is still in the evaluation phase. … INF Jefry Marte (left wrist sprain) is also swinging now. “We’ve got a whole team back in Southern California,” Scioscia deadpanned.

Royals: INF Cheslor Cuthbert remains sidelined with a lower back strain. “He’s starting to feel a little better,” Yost said, but there is no timetable for his return.

UP NEXT

The Angels begin their scheduled road trip Tuesday night in Boston, where left-hander John Lamb (0-0, 5.40 ERA) starts in the opener of a three-game set against the Red Sox. Kansas City returns to the road with right-hander Jakob Junis (5-8, 4.43 ERA) starting the first of two games in Milwaukee on Tuesday night.

Larks series finale in Derby rained out

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DERBY, Kan. – The Hays Larks were going for the three-game sweep of Derby Sunday afternoon but mother nature had other plans as their finale was rained out.

The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader in Hays on July 14th.

The Larks won the first two games of the series, taking Friday’s opener 2-0 in 11 innings on Easton Kirk’s two-run home run. They hit four home runs in a 26-1 rout Saturday.

The Larks are now 15-4 overall and 9-3 in the Jayhawk League where they’re tied for first with Liberal.

The Larks host Dodge City Monday night at 7 pm. Admission is free courtesy of Prudential and Emprise Bank.

The Athletics were also rained out yesterday after winning the first two games with Oklahoma City.

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