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Hays Eagles fall 14-4 in Buhler

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Buhler scored six runs in the third inning on their way to a 14-4 win over the Hays Eagles Senior American Legion Wednesday in Buhler.

Buhler took advantage of four walks and four singles allowed by Eagles starter Grant Coffman as they scored six runs in the third inning to take a 6-0 lead.

Coffman would cut the deficit to just two runs on a grand slam in the fifth inning but that was all the offense the Eagles cut muster in the loss.

Coffman suffered the loss on the mound allowing six runs, five earned, while walking five in two and two thirds innings.

Palmer Hutchison was 3-for-4 with a run scored.

The Eagles are 17-8 on the season and their next action is Friday in the Wild West Fest tournament.

Golden State Warriors beat writer has connection to Hays

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By C.D. DESALVO
Hays Post

Despite growing up in the Pacific Northwest and going to school on the East Coast, Connor Letourneau would find himself on a wheat farm in Kansas just outside of Hays for most of his summers.

The Portland, Ore., native’s mom, Deborah Letourneau (maiden name Leikam) was originally from Hays and her side of the family owned a large wheat farm outside of Hays that Letourneau visited during his summers.

Letourneau went to school across the country to study journalism at the University of Maryland where he eventually became an editor for the school paper and landed an internship at the Baltimore Sun.

He got his first job back in his home state of Oregon, covering the Oregon State University athletics beat for the (Portland) Oregonian.

After two years with the Oregonian, Letourneau started at the San Francisco Chronicle on the beat covering athletics for the University of California-Berkeley.

After a year, Letourneau jumped at the opportunity to be the beat writer for the Golden State Warriors NBA team and was with the team from the beginning of training camp all the way until it won the NBA Finals in June.

Letourneau has never forgotten Hays despite his success. He is a fan of Fort Hays State athletics and follows them closely. He now comes to Hays to visit his aunt and uncle Suzanne and Steve Leikam and the rest of his family and also decompress after the long grind of covering a beat for a metro newspaper.

Letourneau sat in studio with The Eagle Morning Show and talked about his Hays connection and what it is like covering an NBA championship team:

Perez, Moustakas homer to lift Royals over Tigers 8-2

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DETROIT (AP) — Salvador Perez and Mike Moustakas hit consecutive homers during a four-run fourth inning, and the Kansas City Royals went on to beat the Detroit Tigers 8-2 on Wednesday night.

Ian Kennedy (2-6) allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings for the Royals, earning his second victory in three starts. He gave up solo homers to Miguel Cabrera and Alex Avila, but only after Kansas City had jumped to a 5-0 lead.

Daniel Norris (4-6) permitted five runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. Six of those hits came in the fourth.

The Royals snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 16-8 in June.

Simpson and Lopez lead Larks to win over Oklahoma City

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Colin Simpson hit a three-run home run and Alex Lopez allowed just one run over seven innings as the Hays Larks beat Oklahoma City 7-2 Tuesday.

Simpson’s home run, his fifth of the season, came in the top of the first inning; giving Hays a 3-0 lead and that would be all that Lopez needed.

Lopez scattered two hits over seven innings allowing just the one run, a sixth inning home run, while striking out seven. He improved to 4-0 on the season.

Hays added two more runs in the third inning on an Alex Weiss RBI single and an RBI double by Clayton Harp on their way to the 7-2 win.

Simpson reached base five times in the game, he walked three times and drove in four runs.

Hays is 12-6 in the Jayhawk League, two and a half games back of first place Liberal.

The Larks and the Indians will play a doubleheader tonight in Oklahoma City.

Cabrera, Martinez homer to help Tigers beat Royals 5-3

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 DETROIT (AP) – J.D. Martinez and Miguel Cabrera homered and Justin Verlander pitched seven strong innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Tuesday night.

Verlander (5-4) was down 3-0 before getting an out, but didn’t allow another run as the Tigers won their second straight after an eight-game losing streak. He gave up three runs, nine hits and a walk, striking out six.

Three relievers finished for the Tigers, with Justin Wilson pitching the ninth for his seventh save.

Matt Strahm (2-5) gave up five runs and six hits in 3 2/3 innings for the Royals.

The Royals got off to a quick start against Verlander. Whit Merrfield started the game with a ground-rule double over the 420-foot sign in center and the next four batters singled to give Kansas City a three-run lead with no outs in the first.

Verlander, though, retired the next three batters to escape the inning without further damage. After the five hits to start the game, he got 21 outs while only allowing four singles.

FHSU men’s basketball will face K-State, Kansas in exhibition play in 2017-18

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HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State Men’s Basketball will travel east on Interstate 70 twice to open its 2017-18 season with exhibition contests at Kansas State and Kansas. The Tigers take on the Wildcats on Sunday, October 29, at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan then take on the Jayhawks on Tuesday, November 7, at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence.

The Tigers are coming off an 18-11 season in 2016-17. FHSU enters its 17th year under head coach Mark Johnson, who owns an overall record of 322-149 (.683). Fort Hays State has produced nine 20-win seasons and reached the NCAA Tournament seven times in his tenure.

The Tigers graduated two seniors from the 2016-17 squad in Rob Davis and JaQuan Smith. Davis was an All-America selection, averaging 21.4 points per game. He became the first player at FHSU since 1996 to average at least 20 points per game. Both Davis and Smith were All-MIAA performers for the Tigers last year. FHSU returns nine players from its squad last year, led by senior Hadley Gillum who also earned All-MIAA honors last year at 13.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.

Kansas State enters its sixth year under head coach Bruce Weber, who enters the 2017-18 season with an overall head coaching record of 413-223 over 19 seasons. He guided the Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament last year with a record of 21-14, winning a game over Wake Forest in the First Four round before getting knocked out by Cincinnati in the round of 64. The win over Wake Forest gave Weber 100 wins as head coach of the Wildcats.

Kansas enters its 15th year under head coach Bill Self, who has guided the Jayhawks to 13 consecutive Big 12 regular-season championships and one national title in his tenure. He has a record of 416-88 (.825) at Kansas and 623-193 overall in 24 seasons as a head coach. The Jayhawks advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament last year before falling to Oregon, putting together a record of 31-5. Last year the Jayhawks reached the No. 1 national ranking during the regular season for a second straight season and have held that ranking multiple times in previous years under Self.

Fort Hays State’s exhibition contests in 2017-18 will feature head coaches (Johnson, Weber, and Self) combining for 1,358 wins over 59 seasons of experience. Game times of the exhibition contests will be announced on a later date.

Hays Monarchs split doubleheader at Hoisington

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The Hays Monarchs American Legion split a doubleheader at Hoisington Monday.

Game 1: Hays 7, Hoisington 8
In the first game the Monarchs scored three first inning runs on a pair of run scoring singles but Hoisington answered right back scoring six runs in their half of the first.

The Monarchs tied the game at six in the third inning on back-to-back run scoring singles and a Tate Garcia sacrifice fly.

A Gavin Schumacher sacrifice fly gave the Monarchs a 7-6 lead in the fifth inning but Hoisington rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh for the 8-7 win.

Hoisington started the inning with three straight walks and scored the tying run on a wild pitch and then scored the game winner on a passed ball.

Carlos Schwindt got the loss for Hays. He allowed two runs and walked three all without recording an out the in the seventh inning. Cole Zimmerman was two-for-three with two RBI’s.

Game 2: Hays 10, Hoisington 4
In the second game the Monarchs scored nine runs over the first three innings and had a 9-3 through three.

Hays’ big inning came in the fifth when they scored five runs and took advantage of two walks, a hit-by-pitch, an error that scored two runs and an Adam Gottschalk two-run double putting the Monarchs up 9-0 through two and a half innings.

Chase Zimmerman was two-for-four with four RBI’s and Trenton Mayo struckout four over three and a third innings of relief to earn the win.

The Monarchs are 10-4 and will begin play Friday at the Wild West Fest Tournament in Hays.

Hays Monarchs go 3-2 at Dodge City Tournament

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The Hays Monarchs American Legion finished 2-0 on the final day of the Dodge City Tournament Sunday.

Game 1: Hays 12, Great Bend 8
In the first game the Monarchs scored seven runs in the third inning and rallied for a 12-8 win over Great Bend.

Great Bend scored five runs in the top of the first inning and jumped out to a 5-2 lead after one.

Then in the third inning with the bases loaded and no one out Luke Ruder got the inning started with an RBI single, Cole Zimmerman followed that with a two-run double tying the game at 5. Adam Gottschalk give the Monarchs the lead on a sacrifice fly.

Then two batters later Tate Garcia delivered a two-run single to put Hays up 8-5. Trent Mayo tacked on one more run with an RBI double to put the Monarchs up 9-5.

In the fifth Garcia added an RBI single and Hays took advance of a Great Bend error to go up 12-5.

Great Bend scored three in their half of the seventh before the Monarchs were able to close out the 12-8 win.

Garcia finished 4-for-5 with three RBIs and Chas Werth drove in three runs as well.

Mayo earned the win allowed eight runs, six earned, on nine hits over six and two-thirds innings.

Game 2: Hays 15, Beloit 4
In game two the Monarchs scored six runs in the first and scored in four of the five runs in a 15-5 win over Beloit.

The Monarchs loaded the bases, with one out, in the top of the first inning and scored the game’s first two run on a Luke Ruder single. A pair of walks with the bases loaded gave Hays a 4-0 lead and then with the bases still loaded Tate Garcia drove in a pair of runs with a two-out single.

Hays scored two runs in both the second and fourth innings and blew the game open with a five run fifth inning on their way to a 15-4 win in five innings.

Garcia drove in four runs and Luke Ruder added three more RBIs for the Monarchs.

Chase Werth earned the win allowed four runs, two earned over five innings while striking out seven.

The Monarchs are 9-4 on the season and travel to Hoisington for a doubleheader Monday.

Hays Eagles finish 1-1 Sunday in Garden City

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After winning three straight games to start the Jim Clanton Memorial Baseball Tournament in Garden City, the Hays Eagles Senior American Legion went 1-1 on Sunday.

Game 1: Hays 11, Lamar 4
In game one the Monarchs scored eight runs in the third inning an 11-4 win over Lamar.

Lamar took an early 3-0 lead scoring a run in the first and two more in the top of the third before the Eagles rallied for win.

Hays started the inning with a pair of walks and then Palmer Hutchison doubled home a pair of runs to cut the gap to 3-2. Then with the bases loaded Nick Fisher delivered on a run scoring single and Jace Armstrong followed up with a two-run triple putting Hays up 7-3. Dawson Harman tacked on another run on a RBI single giving Hays and 8-3 lead after three.

Hays added two more in the fourth on back-to-back hit-by-pitches with the bases loaded and one in the fifth as they go on to an 11-4 win.

Tyrone Wynn allowed four runs, two earned over six innings and earned the win. Hutchison, Fisher and Armstrong each drove in two runs.

Game 2: Finney County 4, Hays 0
In the second game the Eagles managed just two hits and committed four errors in a 4-0 loss to Finney County.

Finney County jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning taking advantage of three hits and two Eagles errors.

The Eagles threatened in the second and fourth innings, getting two runners on base but were unable to produce any runs in the 4-0 loss.

Trey Riggs suffered the loss for Hays. He allowed four runs, three earned, and walked five over six innings.

Hays is now 17-7 on the season and will travel to Buhler on Wednesday.

Royals drop series finale with Toronto

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna struck out three in a scoreless ninth inning a day after saying he was dealing with anxiety issues, and Toronto avoided a sweep by beating the Kansas City Royals 8-2 Sunday.

Jose Bautista homered and drove in a season-high four runs and Francisco Liriano earned his 100th career victory.

KANSAS CITY, MO – JUNE 25, the Toronto Blue Jays vs. the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on June 25, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. ( Photo by Jason Hanna )

Osuna didn’t pitch in a save situation on Friday night, and the Blue Jays’ bullpen let a game get away. On Saturday, the 22-year-old reliever said he was out of sorts mentally and feeling anxious.

Osuna returned to the mound in a non-save spot and gave up an infield single while getting the last three outs.

Bautista hit a two-run, 450-foot homer in the fifth that tied it. He walked with the bases loaded in a five-run sixth and singled home Kevin Pillar, who had three hits, in the seventh.

Liriano (4-3) allowed two runs on six hits while pitching into the seventh. He improved to 100-95 in 12 seasons with Toronto, Minnesota, the White Sox and Pittsburgh.

Larks and Twins rained out

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The Hays Larks series finale with the Derby Twins was rained out Sunday. The two teams will make up the game as part of a doubleheader next week in Derby.

Hays and Derby split the first two games of the series. Hays is 11-5 in the Jayhawk League and will have Monday off. They begin a three-game series at Oklahoma City on Tuesday.

Eighth inning home run leads Derby to win over Larks

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The Derby Twins scored a run in the eighth inning and rallied for a 5-4 win over the Hays Larks in game two of their three-game series Saturday at Larks Park in Hays.

The Larks jumped out to a 3-0 lead on a three-run Clayton Rasbeary homerun, his third of the season. But the Twins answered right back with a three-run top of the third inning.

Trailing 4-3 into the seventh inning Rasbeary tied the game at four, scoring on a wild pitch but with one out in the top of the seventh Anthony Dominguez hit a solo homerun giving the Twins a 5-4 lead and they would go on to win by that score.

Hays reliever Ryan Kotulek suffered the loss allowing just the homerun in an inning of work. Rasbeary and Spencer Packard each collected two hits in the loss.

The Larks are 11-6 and 11-5 in the Jayhawk League. The two teams are scheduled to play the final game of the series Sunday at 7 p.m. at Larks Park.

Vargas earns 11th win as Royals top Blue Jays 3-2

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jason Vargas earned his major league-leading 11th victory, pitching seven efficient innings to lead the surging Kansas City Royals over the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Saturday.

The Royals won for the 11th time in 13 games and moved over .500 for the first time this season at 37-36.

Vargas (11-3) allowed two runs on eight hits, walked none and striking out two. Troy Tulowitzki and Pillar homered off Vargas.

Alcides Escobar had three hits and scored twice, including the go-ahead run in the seventh. He singled with one out and scored on Alex Gordon’s triple down the right-field line off Marco Estrada (4-6).

After Joakim Soria struck out two in the eighth, Kelvin Herrera pitched the ninth for his 18th save in 20 chances.

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