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K-18 West Regional Results

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ELLIS, Kan. – Norton, Phillipsburg, Ellis Black and Hill City all won their quarterfinals game Saturday at the K-18 West Regional to advance to the state tournament. Norton eliminated Hays 15-2, Phillipsburg defeated Ness City 11-3, Ellis Black beat Colby 12-11 and Hill City knocked off WaKeeney 16-4.

Sunday’s semifinals will have Norton and Phillipsburg play at noon followed by Ellis Black and Hill City at 2 pm. The third place game takes place at 4 pm with the regional championship game scheduled for 6 pm.

The K-18 State Tournament is July 22, 23 and 26 in Lucas.

Choo drives in go-ahead run in 8th as Texas beats Royals

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Shin-Soo Choo flared a lazy fly ball down the left-field line with one out in the ninth inning, driving in the only run off Danny Duffy and giving the Texas Rangers a 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.

Duffy and Rangers counterpart Cole Hamels matched each other through seven innings, neither bending before Hamels finally departed for reliever Jose Leclerc (2-2) with two out in the eighth.

Duffy (5-6) began the ninth and gave up a weak single to Jonathan Lucroy. After pinch-runner Joey Gallo took second on a sacrifice bunt by Delino DeShields, Choo got just enough wood on Duffy’s 91st pitch to drop a fly ball in front of left fielder Alex Gordon and score the game’s only run.

Leclerc walked the leadoff man in the ninth, but Alex Claudio struck out Eric Hosmer and got Salvador Perez to ground into a double play to earn his third save and second in as many nights.

Texas won its 12th straight win over Kansas City dating to last July.

Eagles drop Zone Tournament opener

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GREAT BEND, Kan. – Great Bend scored three runs with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning and beat the Hays Eagles Senior American Legion 3-1 in opening round of the Great Bend AAA Zone Tournament Saturday afternoon at the Great Bend Sports Complex.

Trey Riggs allowed all three runs on seven hits with two strikeouts and two walks in the complete game loss.

Palmer Hutchison drove in the Eagles (17-13) run with a two-out single in the seventh. It was their only hit of the game.

The Eagles, who have lost seven straight, will play the Hutchinson Colts in an elimination game Sunday at 11 am.

Beltre, Napoli homer as Rangers rally to win over Royals

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Adrian Beltre hit a three-run homer, pinch-hitter Mike Napoli had a go-ahead two-run shot and the Texas Rangers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Friday night.

Martin Perez (5-6) allowed eight hits and a walk over seven innings, but kept all that traffic to just three runs. Two of those came in the second, when Alcides Escobar homered to left.

Beltre connected in the sixth off Royals starter Jason Hammel, who had just surrendered back-to-back singles — the first hits off him all night. Napoli followed with nobody out in the seventh, sending a poor pitch from reliever Mike Minor (5-2) soaring over the left-field wall.

Matt Bush breezed through a perfect eighth and Alex Claudio handled the ninth for his second save, giving the Rangers their 10th straight win over Kansas City dating to last July.

Larks-Bee Jays rained out; Oklahoma City folds

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LIBERAL, Kan. – The series opener between the Hays Larks and Liberal Bee Jays scheduled for Friday night at Brent Gould Field was postponed due to heavy rains. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader Saturday at 4 pm.

It will be the Larks third doubleheader this week after playing on back-to-back nights vs. Dodge City on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Larks enter the the three-game series with a one-game lead atop the Jayhawk League Standings.

Oklahoma City folds
The Oklahoma City Indians have informed the Jayhawk League that they are folding and will be forfeiting their remaining six games. The Indians, who snapped a 21-game losing streak on Wednesday and have won only four games, were to play three in Great Bend this weekend and three in Liberal next week.

Both the Bat Cats and Bee Jays will be able to count the forfeits as league wins.

19 hit attack leads Larks past Dodge City in series finale

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HAYS, Kan. – The Hays Larks scored early and often as they closed out their five-game series against Dodge City with a 20-1 rout Thursday night at Larks Park. The Larks (26-11, 26-10 Jayhawk League) scored in every inning but the eighth as they win for the sixth time in seven games and four of five from the Athletics (21-15, 21-15 Jayhawk League).

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Game Highlights

Trevor Boone homered and drove in five. Colin Simpson also homered and knocked in four to lead the Larks 19-hit attack. Clayton Harp also went deep as the Larks eclipse the 20-run mark for the second time in less than a week.

Chandler Coates (5-1) scattered two hits over six innings with four strikeouts and two walks for the win. Kent Hasler, Jake Norton and Chad Smith all throw an inning of relief.

The Larks remain one-game up on Liberal in the Jayhawk League race entering their key three-game weekend series in Liberal starting Friday night. The Bee Jays beat Derby 3-2 Thursday to finish off the three-game sweep.

Larks split with Dodge City; remain in first place

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DODGE CITY, Kan. – Parker Schkade scattered seven hits over seven innings and picked up the complete game victory to lead the Hays Larks past Dodge City 4-2 in game one of their doubleheader Wednesday night at Cavalier Field in Dodge City. The Athletics scored five runs in the second inning and won the second contest 5-4.

Schkade (1-0), who was making his first start of the season, struck out four and walked one. Colin Simpon’s two-out, two-run single gave the Larks (25-11, 25-10 Jayhawk League) the lead for good in the third. Mikey Gangwish added a home run and an RBI double.

The Larks tried to rally in the game two with solo home runs from Trevor Boone and Colin Simpson. Following the Boone homer in the fifth, the Larks loaded the bases but failed to score.

Brad Sugg (0-1) took the loss allowing five runs on six hits over four innings.

The Larks now have a one-game lead over both Derby and Liberal after the Bee Jays 20-6 rout in Derby.

Hays closes out their five-game series with Dodge City Thursday night tonight at Larks Park at 7 pm. It’s Educators Night with all area Educators encouraged to attend. Admission is free courtesy of the Hess Clinic and Kendell Krug & Stacey Jones Optometry.

Monarchs blank Eagles

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HAYS, Kan. – The Hays Monarchs Optimist scored single runs in the first, fourth, fifth and seventh innings and blanked the Hays Eagles Senior American Legion 4-0 Wednesday at Larks Park.

The Monarchs scored two of the runs on ground outs and another on an error.

Down 4-0, the Eagles loaded the bases with one out in the eighth but failed to score.

Tate Garcia and Cole Zimmerman held the Eagles hitless over the first seven innings. Garcia struck out four with two walks over five innings and gets the win. Chase Werth gave up four hits over the final two innings with a strike out and a walk.

Cole Murphy allowed one run on two hits over the first two innings and takes the loss as the Eagles drop their sixth straight and fall to 17-12.

Creighton Renz had two hits and Luke Ruder drove in two despite going 0-for-5 for the Monarchs who won their sixth straight and improve to 17-9.

Larks take over first place after sweep of Dodge City

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HAYS, Kan. – The Hays Larks got stellar starting pitching performances from Peyton Battenfield and Dylan Schneider as they sweep a doubleheader from the Dodge City A’s 11-1 and 3-1 Tuesday night at Larks to move into first place in the Jayhawk League.

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Game 1 Highlights

Game 2 Highlights

Battenfield (4-1) allowed one run on five hits with five strikeouts and no walks in the game one victory. Clayton Harp and Colin Simpson hit back-to-back third inning home runs. Mikey Gangwish added a two-run shot in the fifth.

Schneider (2-0) went 5 2/3 innings in the second game and also allowed one run on five hits with six strikeouts and no walks. Chad Smith got the final out of the sixth then Tyler Starks struck out the side in the seventh for his sixth save. The Larks scored all three of their runs in the fourth thanks to a two out throwing error by A’s shortstop Bennett Hostetler.

The Larks have won four straight and improve to 24-10 overall and 24-9 in the Jayhawk League and have a half-game lead over Derby who had their nine-game win streak snapped at home by Liberal 9-6. The Larks and A’s play two in Dodge City Wednesday night then return to Hays to close out the series on Thursday.

K-18 regional tournament gets underway in Ellis

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ELLIS, Kan. – The K-18 West Regional baseball tournament got underway Tuesday in Ellis. Hays edged Hoisington 5-4, Phillipsburg knocked off Cheylin 14-2, Colby beat Ellis Orange 12-0 and Hill City was a 12-1 winner over Russell.

Saturday’s quarterfinals will have Hays taking on Norton at noon followed by Phillipsburg and Ness City at 2pm. Ellis Black will play Colby at 4pm then Hill City and WaKeeney square off at 6pm.

The semifinals are set for Sunday afternoon with the regional finals Sunday evening. The top four teams from the tournament advance to the K-18 State Tournament in Lucas.

Chiefs promote Brett Veach to general manager

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs have promoted co-director of player personnel Brett Veach to general manager.

The appointment was announced Monday, about 2 1/2 weeks after Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt surprisingly fired John Dorsey, their GM of the past four years. Head coach Andy Reid’s contract was extended that same day.

Veach has begun his fifth season with the Chiefs, having spent his first two years with the team as a pro and college personnel analyst. He started his career in the NFL in Philadelphia, with three seasons as the assistant to Reid and three more as a scout for the Eagles.

The Chiefs will introduce Veach at a July 24 news conference.

Veach, a native of Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, was a wide receiver and kickoff returner in college at Delaware.

Larks score season-high 25 runs in rout over Haysville

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HAYSVILLE, Kan. – The Hays Larks bounced back from a series opening loss to Haysville Friday by scoring 44 runs in the final two games of the series. Sunday night they plated 25 runs on 28 hits in a 25-4 rout.

The Larks (22-10, 22-9 Jayhawk League) led 10-2 after three innings then added three in the seventh and 11 in the eighth. Colin Simpson had five of the Larks 28 hits including two doubles. Clayton Harp hit three doubles and drove in five. Clayton Rasbeary also doubled and drove in five. Trevor Boone, Mikey Gangwish also had four hits games.

Alex Lopez (5-1) allowed four runs on six hits over five innings and picks up the win.

The Larks are alone in second place in the Jayhawk League, one-game back of Derby who’s won nine-straight after a 13-6 win in Oklahoma City. Liberal lost 10-8 in Great Bend and was swept by the Bat Cats and falls to third, two-games out.

The Larks will play eight games over the next six days starting with a doubleheader at home with Dodge City on Tuesday.

Kershaw tosses 6-hitter, Dodgers beat Royals for sweep

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw tossed a six-hitter to become the majors’ first 14-game winner, Justin Turner homered twice, and the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Sunday to complete their major league-best 10th sweep and sixth straight victory.

The streaking Dodgers head into the All-Star break owning baseball’s best record of 61-29. They’ve won 18 of their last 19 at home, where they lead the majors with a 39-11 mark.

Kershaw (14-2) allowed two runs and six hits on 99 pitches, struck out 13 and walked none to set the Dodgers’ record for most wins at the break.

The All-Star left-hander, who won’t pitch in Tuesday’s showcase in Miami, is 10-0 over his last 13 starts, all Los Angeles victories. He allowed a run for the first time in four outings.

Danny Duffy (5-5) gave up five runs and six hits in seven innings. He struck out nine and didn’t walk anyone.

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