ST. LOUIS (AP) The St. Louis Cardinals’ game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night has been postponed because of rain.
The game has been rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader on Thursday. The first game will start as scheduled at 12:45 p.m. The makeup game will start at 6:15 p.m.
St. Louis ace Carlos Martinez, who is still in search of his first win, had been scheduled to start Wednesday night. Mat Latos was to start for Toronto.
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ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western baseball team had it’s nine-game winning streak snapped Tuesday at the Spring Sports Complex as they lost to Northwest Missouri State 5-2.
The Griffons won two-of-three in the series but fall to 25-18 and 22-1 in the MIAA. The Bearcats improve to 27-16 and they’re 16-14 in league play.
NOTABLES
– Missouri Western started the game by getting two of its first three batters on base before Jeremy Alvarado drove in the first run of the game on a sacrifice fly
– An error on the Bearcats in the fourth inning allowed MWSU to tie the game at 2-2
– No extra base hits were recorded by either team, it’s the fourth time this season the Griffon defense has not allowed an extra base hit
– MWSU pitchers combined to throw 10 strikeouts
– The nine-game winning streak was the longest by Missouri Western since April 6, 2016 when it also won nine consecutive games
TOP PERFORMERS
– Levi Schreiner was 2-for-4 at the plate and scored one run
– Jeremy Alvarado drove in one run
– Kellan Richards threw one inning of relief work with no hits and three strikeouts
UP NEXT
The Griffons begin a three-game series with Central Missouri on Friday weather permitting. Missouri Western athletic social media platforms and gogriffons.com will have schedule updates as soon as they are available.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Todd Frazier drove in three runs, Leury Garcia had three hits and the Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City 10-5 Tuesday night in their second straight one-sided win over the Royals.
A night after beating the Royals 12-1 and outhitting them 15-2, the White Sox outhit Kansas City 14-8. Chicago scored 10 or more runs in consecutive games for the first time since May 26-27, 2012.
Kansas City is 0-6 on a seven-game trip, its longest skid since losing eight consecutive games last June. Last in the AL Central at 7-13, the Royals are off to their worst 20-game start since opening 6-14 in 2012, when they finished 72-90.
Frazier’s sacrifice fly tied the score in the third inning, and Chicago took a 4-2 lead in the fourth against Danny Duffy (2-1) when Omar Narvaez and Garcia hit consecutive doubles, and Tim Anderson followed with an RBI single.
Frazier had a run-scoring double in the fifth and scored on Yolmer Sanchez’s triple, and Narvaez hit a two-run single off Chris Young in the seventh for an 8-2 lead following a throwing error by third baseman Mike Moustakas on Sanchez’s two-out grounder. Frazier and Avisail Garcia had consecutive RBI doubles off Young in the eighth that made it 10-2.
Dan Jennings (2-0) retired all five batters he faced to win in relief of Dylan Covey, who threw 86 pitches over four innings in his third big league start. He allowed two runs and three hits.
Duffy gave up six runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings. He had been 6-2 against the White Sox.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: OF Jorge Soler (strained left oblique) hit his second homer in five games during an injury rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Omaha. “He’s feeling good,” manager Ned Yost said.
White Sox: RHP Juan Minaya (strained right abdominal muscle) was sent to Triple-A Charlotte on a rehab assignment. He has been on the disabled list since April 2.
UP NEXT
Royals: RHP Nathan Karns (0-1, 6.35) is to start Wednesday’s series finale. He is 0-1 with a 4.96 ERA in three starts versus the White Sox.
White Sox: LHP Jose Quintana (0-4, 6.17) has averaged 0.8 runs per start.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri State got solo homers from Justin Paulsen and Hunter Steinmetz and a three-run shot in the eighth to earn a 5-1 win over Mizzou Baseball Tuesday night (April 25) at Hammons Field. Mizzou junior RHP Andy Toelken (Green Cove Springs, Fla.) was a tough-luck loser as he was touched for just the two solo homers over 5.0 innings while striking out four and scattering only five hits. MSU’s Austin Knight earned the win after 6.2 innings, allowing just three hits while striking out five against no walks. He retired 15 Mizzou batters in a row at one point. The loss drops Mizzou to 27-15 on the year while Missouri State goes to 28-13.
Freshman OF Kameron Misner (Poplar Bluff, Mo.) tallied a one-out hit in the first, but he was erased on a 4-6-3 double play to end the Tigers’ half of the first. Toelken came out and Missouri State leadoff hitter Hunter Steinmetz tallied leadoff infield single to short to start Missouri State’s half of the inning. MSU 2B Aaron Meyer then hit into a groundout to end the inning but appeared to injure his leg on the play. He was carted off to a standing ovation from the crowd.
Missouri State broke the stalemate it in the bottom of the fourth inning as Paulsen hit what looked like a harmless fly out to left, but the wind pushed it just over the 315-foot sign on the wall in left field for a solo homer, giving the Bears a 1-0 lead. The Bears added another run in the bottom of the fifth, again getting a leadoff homer, this time from the leadoff man Steinmetz.
Mizzou finally got to Knight a bit in the seventh after he had retired 15 straight Tiger batters. Trey Harris (Powder Springs, Ga.) was hit by a pitch with one out and Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.) doubled to right center to put runners on second and third with one out. But the Tigers came up empty after a pair of strikeouts, stranding the tying runs in scoring position.
That was the best chance for Mizzou as it went quietly in the eighth. MSU then added a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth. Mizzou got a two-out RBI single from Bond in the ninth for its only scoring.
Mizzou will host Texas A&M at Taylor Stadium for the first time since 2011 this weekend. First pitch for the opener of the three-game series on Friday is at 6:30 p.m.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Northwest Missouri State University men’s tennis team will host Nebraska-Kearney in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Bearcats earned the NCAA’s Central Region top seed and the Lopers are the No. 4 seed. Details for the match date, time and location will be finalized later this week and will be made available as soon as possible.
Northwest beat the Lopers back on Sunday, April 2, in Kearney, Neb., by a score of 7-2. All four regional bids were filled by MIAA schools. Washburn will travel to face Southwest Baptist in the other Central Region match.
The winner of Sunday’s match will qualify for the NCAA Championship Tournament starting on May 9, 2017, in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
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SPRING HILL, Kan. – Missouri Western freshman Kevin Kim sits atop the leaderboard after two rounds at the MIAA Men’s Golf Championships at Sycamore Ridge Golf Course.
Kim shot a 2-under 70 in the second round Tuesday to take sole possession of the lead. Missouri Western is tied for sixth as a team with a 603 two-round total. Fellow Griffon freshman Patrick McCarthy fell to a second place tie with a 1-over 73 on Tuesday. Jakob Majeske improved by nine strokes from round one to round two with a 3-over on Tuesday. Lucas Horesman also improved with a 4-over after shooting an 85 on Monday.
The Griffons will play the final round of the event Wednesday.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Brothers Dedric and K.J. Lawson from Memphis and Charlie Moore from California have signed grant-in-aid agreements to play men’s basketball at Kansas, head coach Bill Self announced Tuesday.
The Lawson brothers, who are listed as guards/forwards, are transferring to KU from Memphis where Dedric was a sophomore last season and K.J. a redshirt freshman. Moore is a guard coming to KU after one season at California. All three will sit out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules.
“We’re excited about all three of these prospects,” Self said. “They’ve all had successful starts to their college careers at different institutions. Certainly, the transfers became so attractive to us, in large part because we will have guys in our program who will be ready to contribute in a year. We could lose multiple guys next year, so I think this is a great fit for the University of Kansas. Not only will we get better down the road but this will certainly make us better in practice next year.”
K.J. was named the 2017 American Athletic Conference (AAC) Rookie of the Year, an honor Dedric earned in 2016. Additionally, Dedric was a 2017 all-conference first team selection, while K.J. was a member of the AAC All-Rookie Team.
In 2016-17, Dedric (6-foot-9, 236 pounds) led the AAC and was 19th nationally in rebound average at 9.9 boards per game. His 19.2 scoring average was second in the conference and he was fifth in the league with a 46.1 field goal percentage. Dedric recorded 19 double-doubles on the season which was 11th nationally and tops in the AAC. Dedric scored a career-high 35 points against Iowa on Nov. 26, 2016.
“Averaging almost 20 points and 10 rebounds last year, Dedric is one of the best big-man prospects in the country,” Self said. “He was a double-double machine last year.”
As a freshman in 2015-16, Dedric averaged 15.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game and led Memphis with 17 double-doubles. His 9.3 rebounds per game were first in the AAC, while his points were fourth. Following his freshman campaign, Dedric entered the NBA Draft without an agent and returned to Memphis for his sophomore year.
K.J., (6-foot-7, 210 pounds), averaged 12.3 points and was third in the AAC with an 8.1 rebound average in 2016-17. He recorded nine double-doubles on the season. He scored a career-high 28 points against Houston on Jan. 19, 2017, and pulled down a career-best 19 rebounds against East Carolina on Jan. 28, 2017.
“K.J. averaged over 12 points and eight rebounds while playing the small forward position,” Self said. “He’s a very competitive athlete who we feel will add to our culture here.”
K.J. played in 10 games with two starts in 2015-16 and received a medical redshirt after a season-ending Achilles injury. He averaged 8.8 points and 3.5 rebounds in his brief stint in 2015-16.
Charlie Moore, winner of the 2016 Illinois Mr. Basketball award, started all 34 games for Cal last season with 12.0 ppg and 3.5 apg.
In his second-ever college game, Moore (5-foot-11, 170 pounds) scored a career-high 38 points against UC Irvine on Nov. 16, 2016. The Chicago native, who played at Morgan Park High School, averaged 28.8 minutes, 12.2 points and 3.5 assists in his lone season at California while starting all 34 games. His 3.5 assists per game ranked 11th in the Pac-12 Conference. Moore had four games of 20 more points and made 45 3-pointers for the season. California went 21-13 overall, tied for fifth in the Pac-12 with a 10-8 record and advanced to the postseason NIT.
“Charlie started at Cal this past year and averaged just over 12 points a game as a true freshman,” Self said. “We think after a year sitting out that he’ll be much like (KU sophomore transfer) Malik Newman will be for us this year, ready to make a serious contribution to our program.”
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the second time this season, Northwest Missouri State University senior Anthony Caenepeel has been named the MIAA Pitcher of the Week. Caenepeel threw 8.1 scoreless innings on Friday in a 2-0 win over Central Oklahoma. The right hander allowed just four hits before handing the game over to the Bearcat closer Nikko Pablo. He struck out seven Bronchos and issued just one walk in the victory.
Back on April 4, Canepeel earned the weekly conference honor after recording 14 strikeouts in a complete game shutout at Pittsburg State. Teammates Brad Roberts (March 7) and Joseph Hietpas (Feb. 7) have each earned MIAA honors this season.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Western women’s golf team climbed into third place after round two at the MIAA Women’s Golf Championships at Swope Memorial Golf Course Tuesday.
Chong Yong leads the Griffons and sits tied for fourth, overall after two rounds. Yong shaved five strokes off her round one total with a 5-over, 77 Tuesday. Shi Qing Ong is just outside the top-10 after shooting an 83 in round two. Tiffanie Yabut shot an 84 Tuesday and is tied for 16th. The Griffons have a 667 overall after two 334 rounds.
Northeastern State leads the field after a team 314 in round two for a 635 through the first two rounds of competition. Central Oklahoma’s 654 is currently good for second place.
Play concludes Wednesday with tee times beginning at 8:30 a.m.
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ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western softball team opens play Thursday in the MIAA Tournament at Oklahoma City.
The defending tournament champions are the No. 5 seed as the tournament bracket was released Monday night by the MIAA. Missouri Western will play No. 4 seed Missouri Southern on Thursday at 5 p.m. The tournament will be played at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium complex in Oklahoma City Oklahoma.
The Griffons won eight of their final nine regular season games to finish the regular season 36-16 with a 16-10 mark in MIAA play. Missouri Western finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the MIAA standings, but Missouri Southern was awarded the fourth seed by virtue of a 2-0 record against the MWSU in the regular season.
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