The TMP Lady Monarch soccer team dropped their second match of the season Tuesday at home after Liberal 5-3.
TMP is 5-2-0 on the season.
The travel to Great Bend on Thursday.
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TMP baseball splits doubleheader with Great Bend
The TMP-Marin baseball team split a doubleheader with Great Bend Tuesday at TMP Field.
GAME 1: Great Bend 7, TMP 3
In game-one the Monarchs jumped out to a three-run lead but Great Bend used a five-run fourth to rally for the 7-3 win.
The Monarchs got the scoring started in the second inning, scoring the first run of the game on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Adam Gottschalk. Two batters later Trenton Mayo delivered and RBI single and then with the bases loaded Gavin Schumacher was hit by a pitch giving TMP a 3-0 lead.
Great Bend answered with one in the top of the third, five in the fourth and one more in the fifth on their way to the win.
TMP’s Cole Zimmerman allowed six runs, just two earned over four innings, struck out seven and walked five in the loss.
GAME 2: Great Bend 2, TMP 7
In game two the Monarchs scored four runs in the first and three in the second on their way to the 7-2 win.
With two outs in the bottom of the first TMP’s Luke Ruder walked with the bases loaded to score the first run of the inning. Then two pitches later the Great Bend center fielder couldn’t handle a fly ball to centerfield that allowed TMP to scored three runs on the error.
Chase Werth and Luke Ruder combined to drive in three runs in the second on a pair of run scoring doubles that gave the Monarchs a 7-0 lead through two.
Ruder finished with three RBI’s and Tate Garcia earned the win for TMP. He allowed just one run over four and a third innings. He struck out seven and walked five.
The Monarchs are 9-1 on the season. They travel to Russell on April 24.
Maile’s hit in 10th gives Jays sweep of rare home twin bill
By PAUL ATTFIELD
Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) – Luke Maile singled down the right-field line with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays walked off with a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night to sweep a rare doubleheader at Rogers Centre.
Toronto won the opener 11-3 and has swept all three doubleheaders at its retractable-roof stadium, which opened in 1989.
The Blue Jays loaded the bases with one out in the tenth. Kevin Pillar singled off Brian Flynn (0-1) before Aledmys Diaz walked and Randal Grichuk was hit by a pitch.
Maile then drove the second pitch he saw from Flynn down the right-field line, driving in his third run of the game and handing the Royals their seventh straight loss. Tyler Clippard (2-0) worked a scoreless 10th for his 50th career victory.
Danny Duffy allowed two hits in six scoreless innings, striking out eight in his longest outing of the season, before Toronto rallied off Kansas City’s bullpen.
After Justin Grimm walked the bases loaded to open the seventh, Maile drove a pitch from Brad Keller down the right-field line to score two runs. Pinch-hitter Devon Travis tied the game at 3 with an infield single, a grounder that third baseman Mike Moustakas couldn’t get out of his glove in time.
Steve Pearce singled up the middle to score Maile and put the Blue Jays ahead.
The Royals tied it on Alcides Escobar’s homer in the eighth, his first this season.
Toronto had runners at second and third with one out in the ninth, but Kevin McCarthy struck out Curtis Granderson and Justin Smoak in succession to end the threat.
Making his first start of the season, Joe Biagini allowed three runs on six hits, striking out four, in 5 2/3 innings. He plunked Lucas Duda to force in a run in the first.
Abraham Almonte homered in the sixth, the first home run this season from a Royals player other than Moustakas or Duda.
In the first game, Yangervis Solarte homered and drove in four runs and Grichuk went deep for the second time this season.
Solarte’s third homer of the season was a two-run shot off Erik Skoglund (0-2) into the second deck in the first inning.
Jaime Garcia (2-0) allowed back-to-back homers by Moustakas and Duda in the third. He gave up three runs on eight hits in five innings, walking one and striking out five.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: C Russell Martin and 2B Devon Travis started the opener but sat out the nightcap, the only two changes Toronto made to its lineup. … DH Kendrys Morales (right hamstring) is not expected to require a rehab assignment before rejoining the team. Morales went on the disabled list April 10.
ICED OUT
The Blue Jays were rained out twice in Cleveland over the weekend and then faced the first streak of three consecutive postponements in franchise history after chunks of ice fell from the adjacent CN Tower, puncturing several holes in the Rogers Centre roof. The biggest hole, over right field, was roughly 3 feet by 5 feet.
Roads, sidewalks and entrance gates on the east side of the stadium, next to the tower, remained cordoned off Tuesday, forcing detours for fans on foot. The tower itself and several nearby restaurants and attractions were also closed.
Kansas City was also the opponent for the only previous cancellation at Rogers Centre. That happened on April 12, 2001, after a collision between two panels of the stadium’s moving roof.
In the previous doubleheaders at the stadium formerly known as Skydome, Toronto swept the Los Angeles Angels on July 17, 1989, and the Cleveland Indians on Oct. 5, 2001.
DOUBLED UP
Kansas City has two more doubleheaders scheduled this month – Saturday at Detroit and on April 28 against the Chicago White Sox.
UP NEXT
Kansas City right-hander Ian Kennedy (1-1,1.00 ERA) starts Wednesday’s series finale. He won his previous road start this season, at Cleveland on April 7. Toronto turns to left-hander J.A. Happ (2-1, 3.94), who was originally supposed to start Tuesday’s second game. He gets an extra day of rest after his last start, a 7-1 win at Baltimore on April 9.
15 hits not enough as Tiger baseball loses to Washburn
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TOPEKA, Kan. – The Fort Hays State baseball team rallied from a four-run deficit to take the lead in the sixth inning of Tuesday’s conference clash at Washburn (April 17), but the Ichabods rallied to steal the win at home, 9-5. The Tigers are now 13-27 on the year and 5-21 in conference action, while the Ichabods move to an identical 13-27 overall mark and 7-22 in MIAA play.
Steve Johnson Postgame Interview
Game Highlights
The Tigers outhit Washburn, 15-9, with all but one starter collecting at least one hit, but left a total of 10 runners on base. Addison Kaasch collected four hits on the day, raising his batting average to .399 on the year, good for a spot in the top five in the conference.
The Black and Gold were unable to score off three hits in the first inning, leaving two men on base after a double play. Tiger starter Ryan Ruder (4-6) set down the Ichabods in order in the opening frame with a pair of strikeouts before allowing four runs, three unearned, in the home half of the second.
Fort Hays State began its rally with two runs in the third inning. Dawson Sramek opened the frame with a single to left center before moving up to third on a double down the left field line off the bat of Kaasch. Reigning MIAA Hitter of the Week Alex Weiss came through with an RBI base knock to center before Ryan Grasser drove in his fellow middle infielder with a single through the left side.
The Tigers closed within 5-3 when Clayton Basgall ripped an RBI single to left, scoring Marcus Altman.
In the meantime, Ruder was back to taming the Ichabod offense, facing the minimum yet again in the third, fourth and fifth innings. A pair of runners reached base during that stretch, but a double play started by the pitcher retired the first before Sramek, the catcher, gunned down another in an attempt to swipe second.
Fort Hays State manufactured a pair of runs in the sixth to take the lead after Cody Starkel and Altman singled in back-to-back plate appearances to open the frame. After advancing on a sacrifice bunt, the pair came around to score when Basgall punched a two-RBI single back up the middle.
The Ichabods stole the lead right back in the bottom of the sixth, scoring all three runs off Ruder while chasing him from the game. Sam Capps came on to escape the inning with the score 7-5, but a two-run home run in the seventh helped the home team double its advantage. Cody Rottinghaus came on to complete the seventh while Alex Ruxlow tossed in the eighth, both allowing only a walk. Sramek ended the home half of the eighth with his second caught stealing of the game.
After scoring all five runs on the Washburn starter, the Fort Hays State offense was unable to solve the WU bullpen, totaling just three hits over 3.2 innings.
Basgall collected three RBI on a pair of hits while Altman scored two runs. Weiss extended his multi-hit streak to six games, going 3-for-5 with an RBI.
Ruder finished with the only three strikeouts for the Tigers, pitching five-plus innings while allowing seven runs (four earned) on seven hits and just one walk.
The Tigers will return to conference play this weekend when they head to St. Charles, Mo. to take on Lindenwood in a three-game series. The opener is set for Friday (April 20) at 6 p.m. from the Lou Brock Sports Complex.
Weiss Named MIAA Hitter of the Week
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State baseball player Alex Weiss has been named MIAA Baseball Hitter of the Week, announced Tuesday (April 17) by the league office.
Weiss had a big week at the plate for FHSU, despite the team going 0-4 in MIAA play. He finished with a .579 batting average and slugged 1.263 for the week. He went 11-for-19 at the plate, belting four home runs along with a double and six singles. He also had a sacrifice fly to his credit. Weiss had a total of 10 RBI for the week and crossed the dish eight times. His biggest offensive performance was a 4-for-6 effort at Nebraska-Kearney in a 26-17 loss, hitting two of his four home runs for the week and driving in five runs.
The baseball team is back in action Tuesday afternoon as it heads to Topeka, Kan. to take on the Washburn Ichabods.
FHSU Men Finish Tenth at the MIAA Broncho Stampede
EDMOND, Okla. – The Fort Hays State men’s golf team completed the MIAA Broncho Stampede (April 16-17) and finished the week tenth overall and seventh among conference opponents. The tournament was hosted by Central Oklahoma at the Rose Creek golf course, a 7,048-yard, par-72 course.
Senior Skyler Tebo and junior Mac McNish both finished in a tie for 27th individually. Tebo fired rounds of 79, 70 and 77 while McNish posted rounds of 78, 76 and 72. Both players finished the week with six birdies each and a cumulative score of 10-over par (226).
Connor Schultz shot an 81 in the first round before shooting identical scores of 75 in the final two rounds around the course to finish solo 42nd. Schultz finished the week with six birdies. Lane Pauls finished solo 53rd place after shooting rounds of 77, 79 and 80. Pauls carded three birdies and the lone eagle from a Tiger. Seve Sites posted rounds of 82, 76 and 82. Sites led the squad with seven birdies for the tournament.
Missouri Western took home the team title with an aggregate score of 865. Central Missouri placed second after finishing with a total score of 879. Lindenwood and Central Oklahoma finished in a tie for third with an 882. Fort Hays State posted team scores of 315, 297 and 304 on their way to a total of 916. Patrick McCarthy of Missouri Western captured the individual title with a 3-under par (213) score for the tournament.
The Tigers will begin postseason play next week when they travel to Kansas City, Kan. to compete in the MIAA Championships, hosted at Sycamore Ridge golf course (April 23-25).
Tigers Improve Previous Ranking; Men at No. 13, Women at No. 11 in Latest USTFCCCA Poll
NEW ORLEANS – Both the men and women’s track and field squads improved their previous ranking in the latest USTFCCCA Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday (April 17). The men slide up to No. 13, while the women advance one placement to No. 11 in the rankings. Both programs are coming off strong showings at the UNK Loper Invitational last week.
The FHSU women earned 80.67 points, while the men captured 78.02. The points were tabulated from the computer-based system within the poll. On the women’s side, the Tigers are four MIAA programs to earn a nod, alongside No. 4 Pittsburg State, No. 7 Lincoln and No. 18 Missouri Southern. Three conference programs for the men also made the cut, with the Tigers joining No. 1 Pittsburg State and No. 25 Central Missouri.
For the women, Kelly Wycoff has picked up her pace as she now ranks No. 6 in the 200-meters with her time of 24.08, and No. 5 in the 400-meters at 54.95. Madison Wolf, who holds the No. 1 placement in the javelin at 167 feet, 3 inches and teammate Alexcia Deutscher (No. 3 at 157 feet, 9 inches) also have been dominate on the season for the Tigers.
The men currently have six athletes who rank within the top ten of their specific events. Malcom Gardner ranks No. 4 in the 200-meters at 20.97, while Decano Cronin has captured an automatic with his No. 2 time in the 800-meters at 1:47.98. Brett Meyer sits in No. 8 in the 800-meter with his mark of 1:50.51. In the pole vault, both Sam Dreiling and Jake Morrow hold the No. 7 spot in the performance list with their height of 16 feet, 9 ¼ inches. TJ Dozier rounds out the top-ten performances with his No. 9 placement in the discus at 173 feet, 9 inches.
Both squads are back in action Thursday-Saturday as they travel down the road to Lawrence for the Kansas Relays.
Below are the latest USTFCCCA rankings.
Men
Rank Institution Points
1 Pittsburg State 211.27
2 Texas A&M-Kingsville 175.31
3 Texas A&M-Commerce 156.52
4 Angelo State 147.52
5 Colorado Mines 144.10
6 Tiffin 109.19
7 Chico State 102.20
8 Adams State 101.85
9 CSU-Pueblo 101.01
10 Saint Augustine’s 95.51
11 Grand Valley State 86.83
12 Ashland 84.12
13 Fort Hays State 78.02
14 West Texas A&M 73.00
15 Cal State LA 65.85
16 Queens 60.54
17 Academy of Art 55.98
18 Mount Olive 55.98
19 Alabama-Huntsville 52.70
20 UC San Diego 48.14
21 Minnesota State 47.39
22 Azusa Pacific 42.91
23 Western Oregon 42.26
24 Saginaw Valley State 41.55
25 Central Missouri 40.98
Women
Rank Institution Points
1 West Texas A&M 182.05
2 Grand Valley State 149.38
3 Angelo State 148.27
4 Pittsburg State 125.84
5 SF State 108.07
6 Alaska Anchorage 103.55
7 Lincoln 102.18
8 Saint Augustine’s 97.70
9 Texas A&M-Commerce 84.39
10 Azusa Pacific 81.67
11 Fort Hays State 80.67
12 Concordia (Ore.) 69.25
13 New Mexico Highlands 67.13
14 Walsh 67.03
15 UC-Colorado Springs 66.71
16 Wayne State 62.65
17 Cal State 56.43
18 Missouri Southern 55.89
19 Fresno Pacific 50.22
20 Mount Olive 49.65
21 Cal Baptist 47.20
22 Cal State San Marcos 45.97
23 Chico State 45.81
24 Southwest Baptist 45.37
25 Ursuline 40.97
FHSU Softball Doubleheader with Newman Canceled
HAYS – The softball doubleheader scheduled with Newman University on Wednesday, April 18, is canceled due to scheduling conflicts. Newman will be playing its conference series at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas a day earlier this week and will not be able to make the trip to Hays. There is no make-up date for these games.
Fort Hays State has games scheduled against Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday and Sunday this weekend, but that could change due to another poor weekend weather forecast. Keep an eye on fhsuathletics.com for further changes.
Hays High golf finishes 2nd at Bob Blazer Invitational
HAYS – The Hays High Indians golf team combined to shot a 325 Monday just one shot back of first place Garden City at the Bob Blazer Invitational at Smoky Hill Country Club in Hays.
Hays’ Tradgon McCrae fired a four-over 75 and finished second individually.
Allen Zollinger was eighth with an 82. Josh Norris shot an 83 for an 11th place and Peyton Kieffer finished 15th.
Team Finish
Place: School: Score:
1. Garden City 324
2. Hays High 325
3. Liberal 346
4. Salina South 351
5. Salina Central 365
6. Dodge City 369
7. Topeka Seaman 375
8. Great Bend 397
9. Junction City 399
10. Hays High B 411
11. Topeka West No Score Only 3 players
Top 10 Medalists
Place: Name: School: Score:
1. Sion Audrain Garden City 72
2. Tradgon McCrae Hays High 75
3. Bryce Cowan Topeka Seaman 77
4. Cameron Riley Liberal 78
5. Parker Norton Salina South 80
6. Alex Carrasco Liberal 81
7. Gavin Berberich Topeka West 81
8. Allen Zollinger Hays High 82
9. Tyler Morren Garden City 82
10. Tyler Gromlovits Junction City 83
TMP softball picks up wins over Plainville and Sylvan-Lucas
The TMP-Marian softball team earned a pair of wins Monday over Plainville and Sylvan-Lucas in Sylvan in a makeup triangular that was postponed from earlier this year.
GAME 1: TMP 16, Plainville 14
In the first game TMP jumped out to an early lead and held off a late rally by Plainville to earn the 16-14 win.
The Monarchs scored five runs in the fourth and sixth innings and added four more in the seventh to lead 16-9 to Plainville answered with five runs in the bottom of the seventh but the potential game-tying runner ground out to end the game.
Emilee Augustin was two-for-five with three RBI’s for the Monarchs and Annie Wasinger earned the win in relief. She allowed seven runs but just one earned over two and two-thirds innings.
GAME 2: TMP 16, Sylvan-Lucas 3
In their second game of the day the Monarchs scored multiple runs in the first three innings on their way to a 16-3 win in five innings over Sylvan-Lucas.
The Monarchs collected 13 hits and took advantage of 11 errors by Sylvan-Lucas.
Emily Schulte got the scoring started with a two-run double in the first inning. She drove in three runs in the game. Emilee Augustine also drove in three.
Kyleigh Allen earned the win for TMP allowing three runs over five innings. She struckout four and walked two.
In the finale game of the triangular Sylvan-Lucas beat Plainville 11-6.
The Monarchs improve to 7-3 on the season. They travel to Ellinwood on Thursday.
Lady Indians blast Garden City
By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post
HAYS, Kan.-The Hays High Lady Indians picked up their third straight win with a 3-0 shutout of Garden City in Hays on Monday afternoon. Savannah Schneider opened up the scoring in the 34th minute when she received a pass from Kallie Leiker and blasted a deep shot into the back of the net. Schneider would strike again in the 37th minute to give Hays a 2-0 lead at the break.
The Lady Indians would add an insurance goal in the 66th minute when Sierra Smith knocked a rebound into the goal to give Hays High the 3-0 lead. The Lady Indian defense kept goalkeeper Isabel Robben clean most of the game in what was the 5th shutout of the season for Hays.
Hays High improves to 6-2-1 on the year and 3-0-1 in the Western Athletic Conference. They will rematch with Liberal on Thursday in Hays. The two teams battled to a 0-0 double overtime draw on April 5th in Liberal.
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Pujols homers, drives in 3 as Angels top Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Albert Pujols homered and drove in three runs, Ian Kinsler had three hits and a sacrifice fly that scored Shohei Ohtani with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Friday night.
The Angels have won six straight and nine of 10. Their 12-3 start matches their best record after 15 games, set in 1979.
Zack Cozart and Ohtani, who doubled in his first at-bat, led off the eighth with singles off Justin Grimm (0-2). After Andrelton Simmons advanced the runners with a bunt, Luis Valbuena’s pinch-single scored Cozart and moved Ohtani to third. Kinsler’s flyout to center drove in Ohtani.
Blake Wood (1-0) worked a spotless seventh to pick up the victory. Keynan Middleton pitched the ninth for his third save in as many opportunities.
Pujols hit a two-run homer in the third with Kinsler aboard. Pujols’ two-out single in the seventh scored Kinsler.
Paulo Orlando had two hits, scored a run and drove in a run to lead the Royals. Lucas Duda had three singles and scored a run.
Royals starter Jason Hammel held the Angels to two runs and eight hits over 5 1/3 innings.
Angels left-hander Andrew Heaney, who had elbow surgery last year, allowed four runs — one unearned — and seven hits over five innings in his first start. He walked one and struck out seven.
ANGELS’ PREFERRED LINEUP
For the first time this season, the Angels’ lineup included Kinsler, Cozart and Ohtani with the other six position players. Ohtani moved up to the seventh spot for the first time after batting eighth in his previous six DH starts. While Kinsler was on the disabled list, the Angels went 9-3 with Cozart leading off. Manager Mike Scioscia, however, opted to put Kinsler back at the top of the order, with Cozart batting sixth. “There was a lot of discussion of Coz staying there, but in the big picture of where we want to be in the long term, it has Ian leading off and Coz in a role hopefully with some guys on base,” Scioscia said.
ROSTER MOVES
Angels: RHP Felix Pena was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake to make roster space for Heaney.
Royals: RHP Brandon Maurer was optioned to Triple-A Omaha with an 0-2 record, a 12.46 ERA and allowing three home runs in 4 1/3 innings. He allowed three inherited runners to score Thursday on a triple by Ohtani. “I think it was obvious to everybody that the time was right,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “He’s a better pitcher than that. He’s a guy that should be an eighth-inning guy. He’s a guy that should be able to close out games on days your closer needs a day. He’s got that really good stuff. It’s just he’s off kilter and out of whack. He just needs to go get some confidence, have some success and come back up and take that position.” RHP Kevin McCarthy was called up from the Storm Chasers.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: Yost said C Salvador Perez (left knee sprain) would likely begin a minor league rehab assignment this weekend. … OF Alex Gordon hit in the cages and did some soft toss in his first activity since Monday when he was diagnosed with a left hip labral tear.
UP NEXT
Angels: RHP Garrett Richards will make his first start at Kauffman Stadium since August 13, 2015.
Royals: RHP Jakob Junis has not given up a run over 14 innings in his first two starts