4 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- Danny Duffy pumped his fist and let out a yell as he walked off the mound in the sixth inning on Tuesday night. The Royals starter was fired up, and rightly so: On his 100th pitch, he struck out Angels third baseman Jack Mayfield on an elevated 95-mph fastball to get out of a bases-loaded ...

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KANSAS CITY, MO (April 13, 2021) – The Kansas City Royals announced several roster moves ahead of tonight’s game against the Los Angeles Angels. The club has selected right-handed pitcher Ervin Santana and recalled right-handed pitcher Tyler Zuber from the Alternate Training Site. In corresponding moves, the Royals have optioned infielder/outfielder Ryan McBroom to the Alternate Training Site and placed right-handed pitcher Josh ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self announced Tuesday that freshman guard Bryce Thompson has entered the transfer portal. “After talking to his family, Bryce let us that he was going to enter the transfer portal,” Self said. “I know Bryce had a tough freshman season with injuries but I enjoyed coaching him this year ...

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The Kansas Wesleyan Coaches Show is back and with a new location! The KWU Coaches Show puts a spotlight on various programs, coaches and student athletes at Wesleyan. Join voice of the Coyotes Pat Strathman at the new Library Sports Bar & Grill on Mondays from 6 to 7 pm. The Library is located just a couple ...

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The milestone crept closer every time Salvador Perez came to the plate. Perez knocked four hits in the Royals’ 10-3 loss to the Angels Monday night at Kauffman Stadium, but none was bigger than his third. It was career hit No. 1,000 for the longtime Royals catcher, and it also helped spark a three-run sixth inning. With ...

4 years ago
The NAIA has released the Women's Soccer National Championship Opening Round site assignments and first round pairings and the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes are headed to Columbia, Mo., as the No. 3 seed in the Concordia Bracket and will face second-seeded and host Columba on Thursday at 2 p.m. KWU received the Opening Round berth by being ...

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It was time for the Royals’ offense to wake up, and its newest members helped lead the way. Andrew Benintendi and Carlos Santana provided a clutch combination of small ball and long ball on Sunday afternoon to give the Royals a 4-3 victory in extra innings over the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. Two of the ...

4 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan hopes of winning their weekend baseball series against archrival Bethany appeared gone with the wind. Back-to-back four-run uprisings had given the Swedes a 9-3 lead after 3½ innings Sunday afternoon at Dean Evans Stadium, but Trey Lopez (SR/Burlington, Wash.) and his Coyote teammates were far from finished. KWU outscored Bethany 17-1 over the ensuing 5 and two-thirds ...

4 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan Track saw a pair of new school records established in the women's hammer and women's discus as the Coyotes competed on Friday and Saturday at the Friends Open in Wichita. Marisela Hernandez-Castro (SR/Olivehurst, Calif.) set a new record in the hammer throw with a throw of 43.97m, finishing fifth in the event. Saffron Jacobs set ...

4 years ago
The Omaha Beef weren't ready for the ground-and-pound offense and stifling defense of the Salina Liberty. Tailback Tracy Brooks logged four touchdowns, the defense limited Omaha to just 125 yards, and the Liberty remained perfect with a 39-14 victory over the Beef Saturday night at the Tony's Pizza Events Center. With the win, Salina improved to ...

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An 11-run inning in the second game by Kansas Wesleyan helped the Coyotes earn a split with the Avila Eagles on Saturday at Salina South High School. Avila won the first game 7-5 in extra innings, but the Coyotes would get a run-rule shortened 12-2 win in the second. The 11-run frame nearly saw the Coyotes get ...