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Royals acquire pitcher Jason Frasor from Texas for minor league pitcher

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Kansas City, MO – The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have acquired veteran right-handed pitcher Jason Frasor from the Texas Rangers in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Spencer Patton.  In a corresponding 40-man roster move, the Royals designated infielder/outfielder Jimmy Paredes for assignment.  The Royals have also optioned right-handed pitcher Louis Coleman to Triple-A Omaha.

Frasor, 36, is in his 11th Major League season and was in his second year with the Texas Rangers.  He is 1-1 with a 3.34 ERA (11 ER in 29.2 IP) with 14 walks and 30 strikeouts in 38 relief appearances.  Opponents are hitting just .243 against him this season, including a .233 mark vs. left-handed hitters (10-for-43).  Frasor has made nine scoreless appearances against A.L. Central teams, spanning 7.0 innings.  The veteran righty began his career with Toronto (2004-11, 2012) and also pitched part of one season for the Chicago White Sox (2011).  He ranks 11th among active pitchers with 624 career appearances, posting a 31-35 record with a 3.65 ERA all-time.

Patton, 26, Kansas City’s 24th-round draft pick in 2011, is 4-3 with a 4.08 ERA and 14 saves with Omaha this season.  He was selected to participate in tonight’s Triple-A All-Star Game in Durham, N.C.

Four Wildcats named to preseason All-Big 12 Team

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State placed a total of four football players on the 2014 Preseason All-Big 12 team as voted on by media representatives who cover the league, the conference office announced Wednesday.

Wide receiver and kick returner Tyler Lockett was named to the preseason team for the third-straight season, while offensive linemen B.J. Finney and Cody Whitehair were also named to the offensive squad. Defensive end Ryan Mueller rounded out the group as the lone Wildcat named to the preseason team on defense.

Lockett, a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, put together one of the best seasons by a wide receiver in school history a year ago when he hauled in 81 receptions for 1,262 yards and 11 touchdowns to rank in the top five in school history in each category. A Second Team All-American and the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year in 2013, Lockett enters the 2014 season ranked fourth in school history in career receptions and yardage, and fifth in touchdowns. He needs 75 receptions, 838 yards and nine touchdowns to break all three school records, which are held by his father, Kevin.

A native of Andale, Kansas, Finney earned All-Big 12 First Team honors each of the last two years and has started all 39 career games, including the last 38 at center. Whitehair was an All-Big 12 Second Team performer in 2013 after starting all 13 games at left guard. The Abilene, Kansas, native has started 25 of his 26 career games.

A former walk-on who turned into the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2013, Mueller recorded a school-record tying 11.5 sacks last season to go along with 18.5 tackles for loss. He earned Second Team All-America honors as a junior as well as All-Big 12 First Team accolades.

The Wildcats kick off the 2014 season with an August 30, matchup against Stephen F. Austin at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The sixth-annual K-State Family Reunion will begin at 6:10 p.m., and be shown world-wide on K-StateHD.TV.

KU’s Heeney named to 2014 preseason All-Big 12 Team

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas senior linebacker Ben Heeney was named to the 2014 Preseason All-Big 12 Football team as selected by members of the media and announced by the league office on Wednesday.

Heeney, who was an All-Big 12 Second Team selection in 2013, is heading into 2014 as the conference’s leading returning tackler. Last year the Hutchinson, Kansas native recorded a team-high 88 tackles and finished fourth in the conference with 8.7 tackles-per-game. Heeney also recorded double-digit tackles in six of his 10 games played a season ago and is one of six active linebackers with 200 tackles and 20 tackles for loss in the last two seasons.

Heeney’s selection to the All-Big 12 team comes on the heels of six other preseason awards he has garnered in 2014 as he was named preseason All-Big 12 First Team by both Athlon Sports and Phil Steele Magazine and was selected to the preseason watch lists for the Chuck Bednarik, Butkus and Rotary Lombardi Awards, as well as the Bronko Nagurski Trophy.

Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty was named the preseason Offensive Player of the Year, while TCU defensive lineman Devonte Fields was tabbed the Defensive Player of the Year. Oklahoma State wide receiver Tyreek Hill was selected as the Newcomer of the Year.

Offensive Player of the Year: Bryce Petty, Baylor, QB
Defensive Player of the Year: Devonte Fields, TCU, DL
Newcomer of the Year: Tyreek Hill, Oklahoma State, WR

Offense

Position Name School Ht.  Wt.  Class/Exp. Hometown
Wide Receiver ~Antwon Goodley Baylor 5-11 225 Sr/3L Midland, Texas
Tight End !E.J. Bibbs Iowa State 6-3 261 Sr/1L Chicago, Ill.
Offensive Line ~Spencer Drango Baylor 6-6 305 Jr/2L Cedar Park, Texas
Offensive Line !Cody Whitehair Kansas State 6-4 309 Jr/2L Abilene, Kan.
Center ~B.J. Finney Kansas State 6-4 303 Sr/3L Andale, Kan.
Offensive Line !Daryl Williams Oklahoma 6-6 329 Sr/3L Lake Dallas, Texas
Offensive Line ^!Le’Raven Clark Texas Tech 6-5 303 Jr/2L Rockdale, Texas
Wide Receiver ~Tyler Lockett Kansas State 5-11 175 Sr/3L Tulsa, Okla.
Quarterback ~Bryce Petty Baylor 6-3 230 Sr/3L Midlothian, Texas
Running Back Shock Linwood Baylor 5-9 200 So/1L Linden, Texas
Running Back !Malcolm Brown Texas 6-0 228 Sr/3L Cibolo, Texas
Place Kicker !Michael Hunnicutt Oklahoma 6-1 180 Sr/3L Richardson, Texas
Kick Returner ^~Tyler Lockett Kansas State 5-11 175 Sr/3L Tulsa, Okla.

Defense

Position Name School Ht.  Wt.  Class/Exp. Hometown
Defensive Line ~Ryan Mueller Kansas State 6-2 245 Sr/3L Leawood, Kan.
Defensive Line ^#Devonte Fields TCU 6-4 240 So/1L Arlington, Texas
Defensive Line ^Chucky Hunter TCU 6-1 305 Sr/3L West Monroe, La.
Defensive Line ^Cedric Reed Texas 6-6 271 Sr/2L Cleveland, Texas
Linebacker ^Bryce Hager Baylor 6-2 235 Sr/3L Austin, Texas
Linebacker !Ben Heeney Kansas 6-0 230 Sr/3L Hutchinson, Kan.
Linebacker !Eric Striker Oklahoma 6-0 221 Jr/2L Seffner, Fla.
Defensive Back Zack Sanchez
 Oklahoma 5-11 179 So/1L Keller, Texas
Defensive Back !Sam Carter TCU 6-1 215 Sr/3L New Orleans, La.
Defensive Back ^Quandre Diggs Texas 5-10 204 Sr/3L Angleton, Texas
Defensive Back Karl Joseph West Virginia 5-10 196 Jr/2L Orlando, Fla.
Punter ~Spencer Roth Baylor 6-4 225 Sr/3L Knoxville, Tenn.
Punt Returner Levi Norwood Baylor 6-2 200 Sr/3L State College, Pa.

^ 2013 Preseason Team
~ 2013 All-Big 12 First Team Selection
! 2013 All-Big 12 Second Team Selection
# Injured in 2013

Larks split with Jayhawk League leading Wellington

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The Hays Larks avoid the season sweep at the hands of league-leading Wellington after a 5-0 win in game two of their doubleheader Tuesday night at Hobbs-Hooten Stadium in Wellington. The Heat took the opener 3-2 and are now 32-6 overall and 23-4 in league play and have an eight-game lead over second place Derby. The Larks are now 21-13 overall and 15-13 in the league and trail the Heat by 8 1/2 games.

Michael Burns had three hits including a two-run double to give the Larks the early lead in the night cap. Derrick Mount also drove in a pair of runs. Blake Roley picks up the win, allowing just one hit over five innings to move to 2-0 on the season. Ethan Landon and DJ Carr each followed with a scoreless inning of relief, helping the Larks snap their eight-game losing streak to the Heat.

Nick Goza (4–4) was the tough luck loser in the first game, allowing one earned run on five hits over five innings. The Heat scored two in the first then added what proved to be the game winning run in the fourth. Evan Gruener’s sac fly in the second inning cut the lead to 2-1. Tyler Detmer hit a solo homer in the sixth for the final margin.

Big innings lead Eagles to sweep over Salina

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The Hays Eagles Senior American Legion used a couple big innings to carry them to a doubleheader sweep of the Salina Falcons Tuesday night at Larks Park. Hays scored six in the sixth to build a seven-run lead then held on to win the opener 11-8. They scored seven in the second and win the second contest 9-1 in five innings. The Eagles are now 28-8 overall and will wrap up their regular season with a doubleheader Thursday night against Great Bend at Larks Park.

The Eagles score six in the sixth to break open a one-run game in the opener. Salina rallied with four in the seventh Parker hit a two-run homer in the Eagles three-run first. Haines added a three-run triple to highlight the six-run sixth. Marcus Altman picks up the win, allowing just one earned run on eight hits over six innings.

Layne Downing allowed one run on two hits in the second contest. His two-run homer sparked a seven-run second. Kade Parker added a two-run single in the inning.

Hays Cardinals 11U team wins state tournament

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Pictured: back row coaches left to right Bryce Young, Doug Dreiling and Klint VonFeldt. Players left to right Dominic Bainter, Ty Black, Dalyn Schwarz, Tucker Veach, Dylan Dreiling, TJ Nunnery, Kaden Rome, Cooper Young. Players holding banner, left, Dawson Vonfeldt and Tyson Jimenez.

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The Hays Cardinals 11U baseball team won the championship in the NBC Hap Dumont State tournament this past weekend in Great Bend.

They defeated the Wichita Naturals 10-0 in the semi-finals and Arkansas City 4-1 in the championship game.

Jordan and Trent Named to Preseason All-America Watch List

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Fort Hays State seniors Micheal Jordan and Jesse Trent have been named to USA College Football’s 2014 NCAA Division II Preseason All-America Watch List. Both were captains last year and help lead a defense that returns nine starters in 2014.

Jordan, native of Kerens, Texas, was a Daktronics All-Super Region 3 First Team and All-MIAA Second Team selection as a safety last year. He ranked third on the team in tackles with 70 and led the team in interceptions with five. He had at least seven tackles in six contests last year with 10 as his season high. He has made 22 consecutive starts dating back to the start of the 2012 season and enters 2014 with 170 career tackles.

Trent, a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American from Dodge City, Kan., is a leader for the Tigers up front as a defensive tackle. He recorded 41 tackles last year, including seven for loss with a half sack on his way to All-MIAA Third Team honors. Like Jordan, Trent has started 22 consecutive games dating back to the start of the 2012 season. He enters 2014 with 90 career tackles.

Fall training camp is less than a month away as players are set to report on August 10th and begin practice a day later.

Hays swimmers compete at Swim Club Combined Championship

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Back row: Hannah Harman, Megan Flavin, Ben Rajewski, Kallyn DeWitt. Front row: Katie Tinkel, Kyra Polifka-Wilhelm and Amelia Jaeger.
Back row: Hannah Harman, Megan Flavin, Ben Rajewski, Kallyn DeWitt. Front row: Katie Tinkel, Kyra Polifka-Wilhelm and Amelia Jaeger.

Hays Hurricanes swimmers Megan Flavin (age 12) and Amelia Jaeger (age 9) were the high-point award winners for their age division at the Western Kansas Swim Club Combined Championship Swim Meet.

The two day meet was held in Guymon, Okla., with nearly 300 swimmers from 13 swim clubs in western Kansas and the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas competing.

Hurricanes swimmers who qualified for and competed at the meet were:  Kallyn DeWitt, Megan Flavin, Ana Goodlet, Hannah Harman, Amelia Jaeger, Kyra Polifka-Wilhelm, Ben Rajewski and Katie Tinkel.

Hurricanes swimmers who placed in the top three in individual events are as follows:

Amelia Jaeger (age 9):  1st place in the 50 Free, 50 Fly, 100 IM, 100 Free, 50 Back & 200 Free

Megan Flavin (age 12):  1st place in the 50 Free, 200 IM, 200 Free, 2nd place in the 50 Back and 3rd place in the 50 Fly.

Ana Goodlet (age 14):  2nd place in the 100 Free and 3rd place in the 100 Back and 100 Breast.  Goodlet also placed 3rd in the high-point award for her age division.

Ben Rajewski (age 17):  200 IM (2nd), 500 Free (3rd)

The Hurricanes were coached by Elizabeth Jaeger.

Qualifying Hurricanes compete this weekend at the Missouri Valley Division Championship Swim Meet in Manhattan.

Hays Monarchs win exciting game with Russell

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The Hays Monarchs got a walk-off RBI single from Jordan Gottschalk to win a wild one Monday night over Russell 12-11.

Trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the fourth the Monarchs scored three runs and added two more in the fifth to go up 7-4.

Hays used a four run seventh to extended their lead to 11-6 after seven but Russell rallied for five runs in the fifth tying the game at 11.

In the ninth inning with one out, Grant Romme walked and came around to score the game-winning run on a RBI single by Jordan Gottschalk giving the Monarchs the win.

Gottschalk was two-for-five with four RBIs and Ryan Schippers finished three-for-four with two runs batted in.

Liam Stults struck out the side in the top of the ninth to earn the win.

Hays improved to 17-5 and they will travel to Larned for a doubleheader on Wednesday.

Hays Heat brings home title from Emporia tourney

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Pictured, front row, from left: Brooklyn Staab, Madelyn Waddell, Julia Werth and Emily Schulte; middle row, from left, Kallynn Petz, Lexi Gottschalk, Hannah Black, Jaysa Wichers, Tasiah Nunnery, Macee Altman and Kaitlyn Brown; and back row, from left, Joshua Waddell, Ryan Gottschalk, Randy Gottschalk and Les Brown. Courtesy photo by Julie Brown
Pictured, front row, from left: Brooklyn Staab, Madelyn Waddell, Julia Werth and Emily Schulte; middle row, from left, Kallynn Petz, Lexi Gottschalk, Hannah Black, Jaysa Wichers, Tasiah Nunnery, Macee Altman and Kaitlyn Brown; and back row, from left, Joshua Waddell, Ryan Gottschalk, Randy Gottschalk and Les Brown. Courtesy photo by Julie Brown

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The Hays Heat fast-pitch softball team compiled a 5-0 record en route to championship honors at the 2014 Kansas ASA 12 and Under Class C State Tournament held in Emporia on July 13 to 15.

The Heat earned victories over the Fort Scott Mud Turtles, Great Bend Quicksilver, SEK Sluggers (Chanute) and Emporia Energy to advance to the title game.

In the finale, Hays scored a 9-1 win over Emporia.

Each of the Heat’s four opponents finished in the top seven of the 17 team field, with Emporia placing second and SEK placing third.

The complete tournament bracket is available HERE.

The Heat have now tallied a 15-3 loss record on the year and will close their season with two World Series events – the 5 State Border Showdown Series in Dodge City, Kansas July 18th-20th and the Heartland VIP World Series in Kansas City, Missouri on July 24th-27th.

Hays Eagles go 3-2 in Missouri

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The Hays Eagles Senior American Legion finished 3-2 at the Blue Springs Missouri Wood Bat Tournament over the weekend.

Hays wrapped up the tournament Saturday with a 6-3 win over Ada Oklahoma.

The got three in the first capped off by a Jarrod Haines two-run single.

Ada added two in their half of the second tying the game at three but Hays got the lead back on an error in the third and they added two more in the fifth in the 6-3 win.

Cole Schumacher allowed three runs and struck out five in a complete game victory.

Haines was one-for-three with run RBIs and Connor Rule was one-for-three with an RBI and two runs scored.

The Eagles are 26-8 on the season and they will host Salina for a doubleheader at Larks Park Tuesday night.

Royals rally for win over Tigers

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Royals vs Detroit_2830KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Eric Hosmer’s RBI double capped a five-run seventh inning and Kansas City avoided a four-game sweep on Sunday with a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

Four of the runs were charged to Justin Verlander (8-8), who started the inning with a two-hit shutout but loaded the bases on three straight singles.

The come-from-behind win still leaves the second-place Royals 6 1/2 games behind the Tigers in the AL Central.

Since June 18 when K.C. beat the Tigers for their 10th straight win and went a season-best seven games over .500, the Royals have gone 9-14 while the Tigers went 17-6.

Verlander gave up six hits in 6 1/3 innings, struck out three and walked one.

Yordano Ventura (7-7) pitched 1 2/3 innings in his first career relief appearance and got the win.

Larks drop opener in Wellington

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The Hays Larks could not overcome seven errors and a rough night offensively as they drop the series opener on the road in Wellington Sunday night 9-0.

The Larks offense was held to just six hits and they got just two runners to second base and grounded into three double plays in the loss.

Hays starter Jake Fromson allowed six runs; four earned on seven hits over six innings and suffered the loss.

Tyler Detmer and Michael Burns had two hits each for the Larks who drop to 20-12 overall and 14-12 in the Jayhawk League.

The two teams will play game two of their three-game series in Wellington Tuesday night.

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