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Kansas relays to be held at new park

Posted on April 9, 2014April 9, 2014

Rock Chalk park- photo University of Kansas

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lawrence city commissioners have granted a permit to allow the Kansas Relays to be held at the new Rock Chalk Park later this month.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports commissioners agreed to grant the permit Tuesday. The relays to be held at the new track and field stadium from April 16-19, even though the project isn’t finished.

Brad Nachtigal, an associate athletic director for the university, says if the weather cooperates, officials are expecting a large crowd at the relays, in part because local residents will be curious to see the complex.

He says the public will get a good glimpse at the track and field, soccer and softball facilities, which will be privately owned and leased to KU Athletics

Griffon softball takes two from Northwest Missouri State

Posted on April 8, 2014April 8, 2014

The Missouri Western softball team ran their win streak to eight with a doubleheader sweep over the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats on Tuesday afternoon. In game one the Griffons got the 10th shutout from Jackie Bishop with a 6-0 victory and then in game two the Griffons scored all their runs with two outs getting a 5-4 victory. The Griffons improve to 28-14 overall with the victory.

Game 1
MWSU 6
NWMSU 0
In game one the Griffons got a complete game shutout from Jackie Bishop as she improves to 18-6 on the season. She gave up just two hits while striking out four in the game.

Missouri Western opened up the scoring in the second inning when Kat Steponovich hit her sixth homer of the season. In the third the Griffons got two more runs on two hits. Sydney Washington reached on a fielders choice and scored on a double down the left field line by Tiffany Gillaspy. Gillaspy scored on a Brooke Schaben sacrafice fly giving the Griffons the 3-0 lead.

The score stayed that way until the 5th when Fleschner walked and advanced to third on a double by Washington. Fleschner scored on sacrafice fly to left field by Gillaspy and Washington scored on a two out single up the middle by Anding pushing the lead to 5-0. The last run came in the sixth as the Griffons put together three hits. Katie Klosterman singled and was pinch ran for by Taylor Schaben. Morgan Rathmann singled to left center and Fleschner singled to left field loading the bases. Washington got a productive out scoring Schaben giving the Griffons the 6-0 victory.

The Bearcats left two runners on in the sixth and one in the seventh but could not get to Bishop.

The Griffons had nine hits with Fleschner and Anding each getting two. Gillaspy had two RBI. The Bearcats had two hits with Jordan Ereth and Chantel Adams each getting one. Abbie Vitosh falls to 6-10 on the season going five innings giving up five hits and five earned runs with three strikeouts.

Game 2
MWSU 5
NWMSU 4
In game two the Griffons came up with some timely hitting scoring all five runs with two outs helping MWSU to the 5-4 victory. Janie Smith picked up her 10th victory of the season giving up 10 hits and three earned runs with three strikeouts. She sits at 10-8 on the season.

The Bearcats got on the board first in game two when Torri Blythe reached on a single and later scored on a passed ball. The Griffons answered right back working some two out magic. The Griffons used a hit batter, an error and a passed ball to put runners on second and third. Rathmann then came up big singling up the middle scoring Stevenson and Klosterman giving the Griffons the lead for good.

In the third Washington led off with a single up the middle and scored on a two out single by Anding putting the Griffons up 3-1 after two and a half. The Bearcats answered in the 3rd with one run on two hits cutting the MWSU lead to 3-2.

In the 5th the Griffons loaded the bases with two outs getting a run on a single to the left side by Klosterman which scored Anding and after five the Griffs led 4-2. In the sixth the two out magic continued as Rathmann singled and advanced to second on an throwing error by the Bearcat third baseman. She later scored on a two out double by Gillaspy giving the Griffons the 5-2 lead heading to the bottom of the sixth.

In their half of the sixth the Bearcats scored two runs on four hits and a Griffon error bit the Griffons able to get out of a jam still holding a 5-4 lead. The Bearcats led off the 7th with a single but could not get anything going as Smith got one of her three strikeouts to end the game.

The Griffons had 11 hits in the game with Rathmann going 3-for-4 with one run and two RBI. Gillaspy, Anding and Steponovich all had two hits in the game.

The Bearcats fall to 16-22 on the season. They had 10 hits with Blythe going 3-for-4 and Stephanie Mark going 2-for-3. Taylor Blackford falls to 2-1 going six innings giving up 10 hits and two earned runs.

The Griffons return to action on Friday, April 11 when they take on the Lindenwood Lions in St. Charles, Mo. Game time is set for 1 pm.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Royals lose pitchers duel to Tampa Bay, 1-0

Posted on April 8, 2014April 8, 2014

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — (AP) James Loney hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays over the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Tuesday night.

Rays starter Chris Archer wriggled out of two bases-loaded jams and went seven innings in an impressive pitchers’ duel between top young arms. Royals rookie Yordano Ventura dazzled in his season debut, holding Tampa Bay to two hits in six shutout innings.

Looney’s grounder to right scored Wil Myers, who snapped an 0-for-15 slump when he reached on an infield single to start the ninth. Myers advanced on a two-out wild pitch by Greg Holland (0-1).

Joel Peralta (1-1) got one out with the bases loaded and Grant Balfour worked the ninth for his second save.

Ventura walked none and struck out six, including Myers three times.

Archer pitched out of bases-loaded, one-out jams in the third and sixth. He induced Eric Hosmer to ground into a double play to end the third. In the sixth, Archer retired Alex Gordon on an infield popup and Danny Valencia on a grounder to leave the bases full.

The Royals loaded the bases again in the eighth against relievers Jake McGee and Peralta, but Valencia looked at three straight strikes from Peralta to end the inning.

Mike Moustakas, hitless in his first 21 at-bats this season, opened the Royals ninth with a single to center but went no further.

Tampa Bay missed an opportunity in the eighth when Royals reliever Wade Davis walked Matt Joyce and plunked pinch-hitter Logan Forsythe with a pitch. Davis recovered to strike out Yunel Escobar and David DeJesus.

— Associated Press —

Western golf teams finish 7th, 8th at NSU First Federal Bank Invite

Posted on April 8, 2014April 8, 2014

The Missouri Western women’s golf team finished in 7th place the Henderson State First Federal Bank Invitational firing a two round 695 (352-343) which was 31 strokes ahead of Harding (726) and 13 strokes behind the University of Sioux Falls (688). The winner of the event was Central Oklahoma with a 614 (303-311). They were 15 strokes ahead of Henderson State’s (629). Anna Kloeppel led the Griffons tying for 11th with a 159 (83-76).

Madison Romjue finished in a tie for 28th with a 175 (84-91) while Callie Wilson finished in 35th with a 180 (93-87). Amber Chivington and Shelby Stone finished with a 182 (92-80) and 190 (100-90) respectively.

Taylor Neidy of Central Oklahoma carded an two-round 147 (70-77) winning the event by five storkes over Ally Harris of Henderson State.

The Griffons will be off for a week before they conclude their season in the MIAA Championships. It will be played in Lawrence, Kan. at Alvamar Golf Club on April 21-22.

The Missouri Western men’s golf team finished 8th at the HSU First Federal Bank Invitational firing a two round 626 (314-312). The event was played in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the Big Creek Golf and Country Club. Evan McCarthy finished in a tie for 14th firing 151 (77-74) which was nine strokes back of Arkansas Tech’s Alex Mahlik’s 142 (69-73). The winner of the event was Arkansas Tech with a 597 (293-304) which was one stroke ahead of Southwestern Oklahoma State, 598 (302-296).

James O’Brien finished in 39th with a 157 (76-81) while Derek Hawkins finished on stroke behind with a 158 (80-78). Scott Scheldon and Tyler Gast fininshed with 162 (81-81) and 166 (87-79) respectively. Dylan Watts finished in a tie for 42nd with a 159 (79-80) playing as an individual.

The Griffons will be off for a week before they conclude their season in the MIAA Championships. It will be played in Lawrence, Kan. at Alvamar Golf Club on April 21-22.

— MWSU Sports Information —

St. Louis rallies past Reds to even series

Posted on April 8, 2014April 8, 2014

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Holliday hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning that glanced off right fielder Jay Bruce’s glove on the warning track and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 on Tuesday night.

Yadier Molina homered and Peter Bourjos had three hits and an RBI to help the Cardinals clinch their 26th series win to go with three losses and two splits since 2003 against Cincinnati.

Bruce had a two-run triple in the first, Billy Hamilton’s second hit of the season drove in a run and Ryan Ludwick had two RBIs for the Reds.

The Reds squandered a 4-0 second-inning lead by the bottom half of the inning, and Lance Lynn (2-0) got enough support to beat Cincinnati for the second straight time.

The Cardinals averaged 5.67 runs in Lynn’s starts last year, third-most in the National League, and have scored seven both outings this year.

Trevor Rosenthal finished for his third save in three chances.

Bruce appeared to have a bead on Holliday’s two-out drive with two on against Logan Ondrusek (0-1), but had to jump a bit at the last instant and the ball glanced off his glove as the Cardinals took a 6-5 lead. Bourjos added an RBI single in the seventh off J.J. Hoover.

Both starters scuffled, just as they did in the second game of the season in Cincinnati. Lynn has surrendered eight runs in 11 innings and Homer Bailey has permitted eight runs on 16 hits and five walks in 9 1/3 innings.

Lynn is 5-1 for his career against the Reds, including three wins last year. Bailey is 5-11 against the Cardinals.

Joey Votto and Bruce had one-out hits in the fifth ahead of Ludwick’s run-scoring groundout for a 5-4 lead.

Cardinals leadoff man Matt Carpenter had two hits, an RBI and was hit by a pitch against Bailey. He’s 13 for 22 against the right-hander.

— Associated Press —

Northwest tennis defeats William Jewell, 6-3

Posted on April 8, 2014April 8, 2014

The Northwest Missouri State women’s tennis team picked up a home win over William Jewell, 6-3, on Tuesday in Maryville, Mo. Northwest moves to 10-10 on the year while William Jewell is now 7-7 overall.

Northwest got off to a good start in doubles, picking up a pair of points. The No. 1 team of Lorena Rivas Jarolim and Alexis Bartek and the No. 3 doubles team of Aniek Kolen and Stephanie Mannix each won their respective matches, 8-0. In singles, the Bearcats picked up four points, lead by Rivas Jarolim at No. 1singles who battled back after dropping the first set to win, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3. Bartek won at No. 2, 6-1, 6-3, and Aniek Kolen was leading 3-0 before the match was called. Stephanie Mannix won at No. 4 singles, 6-1, 6-2.

The Bearcats will play three matches this weekend, starting with an MIAA road contest at Southwest Baptist on Thursday, April 10, in Bolivar, Mo. Northwest will play Arkansas Tech on Friday followed by a match against Midwestern State on Saturday.

Northwest Missouri State 6, William Jewell 3
Apr 08, 2014 at Maryville, Mo.

Singles competition
1. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas (NW) def. Stivers, Kristen (WJC) 4-6, 7-6, 6-3
2. Bartek,Alexis (NW) def. Drew, Savannah (WJC) 6-1, 6-3
3. Kolen,Aniek (NW) def. Huddlestun, Lauren (WJC) 3-0, retired
4. Mannix,Stephanie (NW) def. Lehenbauer, Katy (WJC) 6-1, 6-2
5. Hazelrigg, Conner (WJC) def. Hull,Marianne (NW) 5-7, 6-2, 7-6
6. Hazelrigg, Loree (WJC) def. Veasey,Mara (NW) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas/Bartek,Alexis (NW) def. Stivers, Kristen/Lehenbauer, Katy (WJC) 8-0
2. Hazelrigg, Loree/Hazelrigg, Conner (WJC) def. Hull,Marianne/Veasey,Mara (NW) 8-3
3. Kolen,Aniek/Mannix,Stephanie (NW) def. Drew, Savannah/Huddlestun, Lauren(WJC) 8-0

— Northwest Sports Information —

MWSU’s Bishop named MIAA Pitcher of the Week for fourth time

Posted on April 8, 2014April 8, 2014

Missouri Western senior pitcher Jackie Bishop has been named the MIAA/AstroTurf Pitcher of the Week going 3-0 last weekend which included her 9th shutout of the year and 26th of her career. This marks the 11th time in her career that she has earned this honor. Three times as a freshman, four times as a sophomore and fourth time this season.

Bishop continues to be dominating winning three games last week in MIAA play improving her overall record to 17-6 on the season.

Bishop pitched 19.1 innings with three starts. Last Friday against Fort Hays State, Bishop pitched 12.1 innings giving up just eight hits with 17 strikeouts.

In game one, she went all seven innings striking out 11 and giving up just three hits. In game two, she went 5.1 innings giving up five hits with six strikeouts and two earned runs.

Saturday against Nebraska-Kearney she went all seven innings giving up just one hit while striking out 10.

On the week she gave up just nine hits and three earned runs with 27 strikeouts. Opponents hit just .129 against her. The 5-8 senior pitcher is a native of Kirksville, Mo. where she competed at Kirksville High School.

— MWSU Sports Information —

(Team Update): “Non Concussive Head Injury” Shouldn’t Keep Infante Out Long

Posted on April 8, 2014April 8, 2014

The Kansas City Royals announced the results of tests taken overnight after the team’s second baseman Omar Infante was hit in the face by a pitch from Tampa Bay reliever Heath Bell.

Overnight tests revealed Infante suffered “a non-concussive head injury.” Infante, 32, was diagnosed at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

He also had incurred a sprain of his right jaw and a laceration that required six stitches due to the impact of the pitch.

The immediate plan is to evaluate him over the next 48 hours, though based on the Kansas City medical team’s initial diagnosis it does not appear he’ll miss a significant amount of time. There is no determination at this time as to whether this will necessitate a stint on the disabled list.

Royals Omar Infante hit In face by pitch (VIDEO)

Posted on April 8, 2014

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Omar Infante of the Kansas City Royals has been hit in the face by a pitch from Tampa Bay reliever Heath Bell.

Infante immediately left Monday night’s game against the Rays in the seventh inning, walking off under his own power with Royals trainers Nick Kenney and Kyle Turner. Infante, hit in the left cheek, was spitting blood and had blood on his forehead as trainers held a towel to his face.

Danny Valencia ran for Infante, who signed a $30.25 million, four-year contract with the Royals in December after hitting .318 last season for Detroit.

Collins, Bueno Among Others on Royals Diabled List

Posted on April 8, 2014

KANSAS CITY (AP) – Left-handed relievers Tim Collins and Francisley Bueno have been put on the 15-day disabled list by the Kansas City Royals.

The Royals recalled right-hander Michael Mariot and left-hander Donnie Joseph from Triple-A Omaha on Monday.

Collins, who walked two and gave up a hit while retiring only one batter against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, is out with a flexor strain in his left elbow.

Bueno, who allowed a double and a single while getting two outs Sunday, has a sprained little finger on his left hand