The game schedule for day 2 at the American Legion AAA State Tournament at Larks Park will be as follows.
10am Newton vs. Salina (Elimination Game)
Emporia vs. Leavenworth to follow (Elimination Game) (to follow)
5pm Pittsburg vs. Arkansas City
Hays vs. Garden City to follow
Day 1 results
Game 1
Arkansas City 15
Newton 13
Game 2
Pittsburg 6
Salina 3
Game 3 (7 innings)
Garden City 11
Emporia 1
Game 4 (8 innings)
Hays 12
Leavenworth 2
The defending state champion Hays Eagles took all the drama out of the night cap last night at the AAA American Legion state tournament, scoring five runs in the first inning and defeating Leavenworth 12-2 in eight innings.
The Eagles added a run in the third, three in the fifth and three more in the eighth to end the game an inning early.
Clayton Basgall, Dan Bittel, and Hayden Hutchison all singled to start the game when the Eagles sent nine to the plate.
Layne Downing (6-2) threw 122 pitches over 7.1 innings to pick up the win, allowing two runs while striking out seven and walking three. Brady Bieker faced the last two batter in the eighth inning. Leavenworth managed just six hits on the night and had just three runners reach third base.
Hays had 13 hits, led by Bittel with three while Hutchison reached in four of his five at bats. Every Eagle but two scored a run and all but one recorded at hit.
Coach Brad Kelly
Day one of the American Legion AAA State Baseball tournament wrapped up close to 11:00pm on Wednesday night, some twelve hours after the first of four games threw their first pitch.
Lightning and a little rain pushed back the start of the first game by about ten minutes between Arkansas City and Newton, but the real show was just about to start on the field. The two teams combined for 28 runs on 33 hits, while the two teams left 20 more base runners stranded. In the end Arkansas City advanced out of the first round with a 15-13 win. The two teams used a total of seven pitchers and Tyler Sutherland for Arkansas City went 6-6 and scored five runs.
Game two featured the lowest scoring battle as Pittsburg beat Salina 6-3. V.J. Pacini pitched a complete game for Pittsburg to pick up the victory. Salina kept the game close despite allowing 17 hits. Salina had nine hits, but left 10 runners on base. Salina had a chance to rally for the win in the bottom of the 9th but came up short.
Garden City allowed just a single run to Emporia in the first round and quickly took care of business with an 11-1, seven inning victory. Garden City scored three in the first, single runs in the second, fifth and seventh innings. The big blow came in the sixth when Emporia gave up five runs. Garden City’s Edgar Montoya went the full seven innings allowing just three hits, striking out six and walking two.
Victoria used three six-run innings to blow out Colby 25-6 and capture their second straight K-18 title Wednesday night in Lucas.
The Eagles led 4-3 after one then scored six in the second, two in the third, six more in the fourth and six in the seventh.
Earlier in the day, Victoria beat Osborne 7-6 to advance to last night’s title game.
Brandon Bollig allowed just four hits and struck-out six in a complete game performance to lead the Ellis American Legion to a first round win over Rock Creek, Wednesday at the AA State Tournament in Pratt.
Bollig reached base on an infield single in the first inning, advanced to second on a passed ball and came around to score on an RBI single by Cadyn McCoy putting Ellis up 1-0 and that was all they would need.
The defense was solid behind Bollig, turning a double play in both the third and fourth innings.
Cadyn McCoy finished 1-for-3 with an RBI and Brandon Bollig was 2-for-3 with a run scored. As a team Ellis was just 3-for-20 at the plate.
With the win Ellis is now 20-7 and they will take on Sabetha at 8:30 Thursday night in Pratt. Sabetha was an 11-2 winner over Pratt on Wednesday night.
Concordia and Iola play in the other winners bracket game Thursday night.
Iola sent 13 batters to plate, scoring seven runs in the fourth inning and defeats the Hays Monarchs 11-1 in four innings at the AA American Legion state tournament Wednesday afternoon in Pratt.
Both teams scored a run in the first. The Indians plated three in the second to grab a 4-1 lead then blew it open with the seven-run fourth. The Monarchs managed just one hit in the game and scored their only run on a Ryan Schippers sac fly.
Coach Dustin Schumacher Post game interview
Pierce Schippers takes the loss, allowing six runs on eight hits while walking two, hitting one and striking out one.
The loss drops the Monarchs to the loser’s bracket where they will face Wellington in an elimination game Thursday at 10am. Wellington lost 8-0 to Concordia in their opener.
The Hays Larks got their final tuneup before the NBC World Series Tuesday night at Larks Park and rout a group of former Larks players 18-3.
The alumni scored three in the fourth to pull within a run but the Larks answer with seven in the bottom of the inning. Taylor Peterson hit a two-run homer in Hays four-run sixth.
The Larks open play at the NBC World Series Saturday night at seven against the Case Grande (AZ) Cotton Kings. You can hear the game on KAYS (1400-AM) and www.hayspost.com beginning around 6:45pm.
Tuesday night at the NBC World Series… El Dorado advanced to the winner’s bracket final with a 4-0 win over the San Diego Waves and Liberal stayed alive with a 7-2 win over the Kansas Alumni. The Bee Jays play Wednesday at 1pm while the Broncos are back in action at 7pm Wednesday. A win advances El Dorado to the Championship Week which starts on Friday.
NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer didn’t win his division Tuesday night at the RPM Speedway, but he did finish better than last year.
The Emporia native finished fourth in the modified division which was won by Bowyer’s employee Jared Landers.
Bowyer was in Hays for the second straight year to take part in Mod Mania at the speedway
Senior to be Lane Clark has already proven to be a valuable weapon in the arsenal of the Hays High Indians football team. The soccer/football player has kicked for the Indians both his freshman and junior years. After attending a kicking camp in Wichita earlier in the month, Lane may have proven to be one of the best kickers that Kansas has to offer. Clark was named the KCKicking camp MVP and took home some other impressive awards. Clark won the Last Man Standing competition, Punt championship and Kick-off championship.
According to KCKicking.com “Lane Clark proved at this camp that he is one of the most consistent kickers we’ve ever worked with.”
The Hays High Indians start their season at home versus Junction City on September 6th. Games can be heard on 96.9 KFIX and seen live on HaysPost.com
The Hays Larks picked up a pair of wins Saturday, defeating the Colorado Sox 7-3 and 5-2 in Denver. The victory moves Hays to 33-11 on the season. Sunday’s game was rained out. The Larks get their final tuneup before the NBC World Series Tuesday night when they host a group of former players in an alumni game at seven o’clock at Larks Park.
Game 1: Hays 7, Colorado 3
Nick Goza pitched five scoreless innings to pick up his sixth win of the season. Goza gave up three hits, striking out six and walking one.
The Larks scored two in the third on a Jarred Sanders single and Aaron Cornell sac fly to grab a 2-0 lead. Jay Sanders RBI single put them up 3-0 in the fourth. They would score three more times in the fifth on an error and Zair Koeiman two-run single.
Aaron Cornell’s RBI single made it 7-0 in the sixth. The Sox used a three-run homer in the bottom of the inning for their only runs.
Game 2: Hays 5, Colorado 2
Ross Vance allowed one earned run on six hits over four innings, striking out three and walking just one for the win.
Ty Gilmore and Brent Gillespie both drove in two runs. Gilmore’s groundout gave the Larks a 1-0 lead in the third.
After the Sox tied it with a run in the bottom of the third then took the lead with a run in the fourth, Hays would score two in the fifth on a Brent Gillespie two-run single to take the lead for good. The Larks tacked on two more in the sixth on single from Gilmore and Aaron Cornell.
The East edged the West 22-19 Saturday night at Yager Stadium in Topeka to end their seven-game losing streak at the Kansas Shrine Bowl. The East scored on a halfback pass then converted on the two-point conversion with 3:04 to play in the comeback win.
The West drove inside East territory but an interception by Pittsburg’s Spencer Bernhardt in the endzone ended the hopes of the comeback.
Scott City’s Drew Kite, a Fort Hays State basektball signee, caught a seven-yard touchdown pass off a fake field goal with 4:02 to play in the second quarter to give the West a 6-0 lead. Hays High’s David Cardinal scored on a two-yard run put the West up 13-6 at the 6:39 mark of the third quarter.
Cardinal finished with nine carries for 20 yards. LaCrosse’s Kip Keeley had nine carries for 23 yards and hauled in five catches for 77 yards. Phillipsburg’s Sean Newlin carried the ball four times for 1o yards and punted seven times with a 37.1 yard average.
The schedule for the first two days of the Championship Week at the 79th National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita. The Hays Larks, 2013 Jayhawk League champs, will open with the Case Grande (AZ) Cotton Kings in the feature game at 7pm on Saturday, August 3rd at 7pm.
If the Larks win, they will play at either 1pm, 4pm or 7pm on Sunday, August 4th. If they lose, they would play an elimination game at 10:30am on Sunday, August 4th.
The Larks are at the Colorado Sox for a pair of add-on games this Saturday and Sunday then will host a group of former players in an alumni game at Larks Park on Tuesday.
The Ellis American Legion scored three runs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to defeat Colby 3-2 in the zone tournament finals Saturday afternoon in Goodland. The win was the second straight over Colby and moves Ellis to the AA state tournament next week in Pratt.
Colby scored in the second than added an insurance run in the top of the seventh.
Ellis tallied their first run on a hit batter with the bases loaded. Nathan Frame stole home to tally the second run. They score the game winner off a rundown after the batter pulled back on a two-strike bunt attempt.
Trey Herman’s remarkable run at the 103rd Kansas Amateur Championships at Indian Hills Country Club in Mission Hills came to an end in Saturday’s semifinals. After defeating Ryan Argotsinger 1 up in the quarterfinals, the current Fort Hays State and former Hays High standout lost 5 & 4 to Kapaun Mt. Carmel sophomore Sam Stevens. Herman, who was the top medalist after two rounds of stroke play earlier in the week, goes 4-1 in match play.
Herman carded a par and a bogey, losing each of the first two holes. Stevens, who won this spring’s 5A state title, was 4 up after eight and pushed the lead to 5 up after 12. Herman birdied 13 to make it 4 up, but Stevens birdie on 14 ended the match.
Herman had 14 pars, two bogeys and one birdie in his quarterfinal round win. He parred the first seven holes to go 1 up. A bogey on eight evened the match. It would stay all square until No. 10 when Argotsinger bogeyed. Herman won the 12th to go 2 up. A bogey on 16 pulled Argtosinger to 1 up. Both golfers parred 17 and 18 to give Herman the win.
