DETROIT (AP) – Brandon Dixon hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Detroit Tigers over the Kansas City Royals 5-2 Sunday.

Nicholas Castellanos started the 10th with an infield single off Ian Kennedy (0-1), and after Miguel Cabrera popped out, Niko Goodrum reached on another infield hit. Ronny Rodriguez struck out, and then Dixon hit a 1-2 curveball over the fence in right-center field for his first career walkoff homer.

Buck Farmer (2-2) got the win after retiring the last batter in the top of the 10th.

The Tigers led 2-1 going into the eighth and Joe Jimenez struck out the first two Royals, but Hunter Dozier hit his eighth homer over the right field wall to tie it.

Neither starter got a decision. Detroit’s Spencer Turnbull gave up one run in seven innings on six hits and a walk. He struck out seven.

Brad Keller allowed two runs, six hits and five walks in 5 1/3 innings.

The Royals started the second inning with three straight hits, with Kelvin Gutierrez driving home Jorge Soler for a 1-0 lead. Turnbull escaped the inning without further damage.

JaCoby Jones led off the third with a double, Jeimer Candelario walked and Castellanos tied it with a single off Gutierrez’s glove at third. That left the Tigers with runners on second and third with none out, but Keller struck out Cabrera and Goodrum before retiring Rodriguez to get out of the inning.

Cabrera made it 2-1 with an RBI single in the fifth, and the Tigers loaded the bases with one out in the sixth. Scott Barlow replaced Keller and struck out Jones and Candelario.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Royals: 2B Chris Owings was out of the lineup for the second straight day. Owings is hitless in his last 13 at-bats and has gone 2 for 38 (.053) since a homer at Yankee Stadium on April 20.

Tigers: LF Christin Stewart (right quad strain) was scheduled to play his third rehab game for Class A Lakeland on Sunday. Stewart is expected to return to the Tigers lineup later this week.

UP NEXT

Royals: Travel to Houston to start a three-game series against the Astros on Monday. Jakob Junis (3-2, 5.12) is scheduled to start the opener for the Royals against Gerrit Cole (2-4, 3.95).

Tigers: Off on Monday before hosting former manager Brad Ausmus and the Los Angeles Angels in a three-game series beginning Tuesday. Daniel Norris (1-0, 3.47) is starting the opener against Griffin Canning (0-0, 6.23) of the Angels.

FHSU Athletics

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Fort Hays State seniors Wyatt Parker (football) and Tatyana Legette (women’s basketball) received the 2019 National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) All-American Athlete Award. Both receive the honor based off their athletic accomplishments and dedication to strength and training, nominated for the award by Fort Hays State Strength and Conditioning Coach Doug Boucher.

Parker was a member of the Tiger football team for five years from 2014-2018. After redshirting his first year, Parker played in 48 games during his career at FHSU, while making 35 starts over the last three seasons primarily at defensive tackle. Parker finished with 187 tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, five forced fumbles, two interceptions, and one fumble recovery in his career. He earned All-America Honorable Mention honors from the Don Hansen Football Committee in his final year, putting together 71 tackles, 5.5 sacks, and 11.5 tackles for loss, and four forced fumbles in 2018. He was a two-time All-MIAA selection. Parker helped the Tigers to back-to-back MIAA Championships in 2017 and 2018 and two consecutive appearances in the NCAA Playoffs, while also helping the team to bowl game appearances in 2015 and 2016. FHSU had a record of 36-12 overall in Parker’s four seasons on the field, winning at least eight games each year. Parker is a Health and Human Performance major at FHSU and has been a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll. He is a native of Blue Springs, Missouri.

Legette was a member of the Tiger women’s basketball team for four years from 2014-2018. Legette was one of the best ever to put on the Tiger uniform, finishing her career with 1,256 points, ranking 11th on the all-time list at FHSU, and 865 rebounds, good for fourth in program history. She also ranks fifth in program history for blocked shots (126) and free throws made (352), sixth in free-throw attempts (487), and 10th in field goal percentage (50.3 percent). Legette helped Fort Hays State to NCAA Tournament appearances in three of her four years on the court as the Tigers put together an impressive 105-23 record in that span. Legette and fellow senior Carly Heim are the first players in program history to be a part of teams to win 100 games over a four-year span. Legette helped the Tigers to a 32-2 record and reach the NCAA Regional Finals in her senior year of 2018-19, averaging 13.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game during the season. She also ranked second on the team in blocks per game (1.5) and third in steals per game (1.4). For her efforts this past season, Legette earned MIAA Player of the Year honors before receiving All-America honors from the WBCA and Division II Bulletin. She was a three-time All-MIAA selection. Legette also excels in the classroom as a Health and Human Performance major at FHSU, consistently earning a spot on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll. She is a native of Topeka, Kansas.

Hays High has announced the hiring of Kyle Porter as the next girls basketball coach.  Porter has been the head coach of Royal Valley High School the past two seasons.  The Panthers won the 3A state crown this past season and finished with a 21-5 record.  The team was 3A runner-up in 2018 and finished 17-8.  Porter was a four year assistant before taking over the program.

A Holton native, Porter played baseball at Kansas City Kansas Community College and a year at Washburn University where he earned his degree.  He will teach both Physical Education and Social Studies at Hays High.

In the below interview Porter talks about the “Gold Habits” his program will establish, returning Hays High players that already have caught his attention, and the style of play he would like to operate.

Coach Kyle Porter

The position at Hays High School opened when first year coach Alex Hutchins was announced as the new boys coach for the Indians.

Porter will move to Hays with his wife Crista (Bechard) who played basketball for two seasons at Fort Hays State University and a daughter.

HAYS – The TMP-Marian Monarchs picked up a pair of wins over Plainville/Stockton Thursday at TMP Field on senior night.

Game 1: TMP 7, Plainville/Stockton 6

The Monarchs rallied to score two in the bottom of the seventh inning and earned a walk-off win on a four-base error, 7-6 in game one of Thursday’s doubleheader.

TMP jumped out to an early lead scoring three runs on three hits and three Plainville errors in the first inning as Emilee Augustine and Sophia Coulter each drove in a run to put TMP up 3-0.

The Cardinals got a run back in the second inning to cut the TMP lead to 3-1. But Augustine’s second RBI double of the first two innings gave TMP a 4-1 after two innings.

A sacrifice fly by Emily Schulte in the fourth put TMP up 5-3 through four innings.

In the fifth inning Macy Odle drove in a pair of runs with an RBI single to tie the game at five and in the sixth Reece Becker drove in a run with a single giving Plainville/Stockton a 6-5 lead.

Down two in the seventh inning Kyleigh Allen reached with a leadoff single and then Emily Schulte in an effort to move the runner into scoring position laid down a bunt back to the pitcher, Odle. Her throw to first was off the mark and ended up in foul territory in right field.

Allen and Schulte both came home to score giving the Monarchs a 7-6 walk-off win.

Melissa Schoepf postgame interview

Senior Leanne Rack earned her first win of the season with an inning and a third of scoreless relief.

Augustine finished the game two-for-three with a pair of RBI doubles.

Game one highlights

Game 2: TMP 12, Plainville/Stockton 2 – 5 innings
In the second game of the doubleheader the Monarchs bats came alive scoring at least one run in all five innings on their way to a 12-2 win in five innings.

In the game the Monarchs two, three and four hitters would do the heavy lifting hitting a combined 9-for-11 with six RBI’s and eight runs scored.

Emily Schulte was four-for-four and scored three times, Emilee Augustine was three-for-four with a double, three RBI’s and two runs scored and Sophia Coulter finished two-for-three with three RBI’s and she scored two runs.

Kyleigh Allen earned the win in the circle. She allowed just two hits and struck out three with one walk in four innings. She improved to 8-6 with the win.

The Monarchs are now 10-6 on the season while Plainville/Stockton drops to 6-10.

Game two highlights

TMP travels to Great Bend on Friday. Plainville/Stockton hosts Ellsworth on Friday.