7 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- Opposing teams had scored in the first inning against the Royals in five of the previous six games entering Wednesday. That trend continued when the Rays clipped starter Jason Hammel for three in the first en route to a 5-3 victory at Kauffman Stadium. In that stretch, the Royals have given up 14 ...

7 years ago
The Abilene Cowgirl Softball Team advanced to the State Softball Tournament for the second time in school history Tuesday night with a pair of wins over McPherson and Hays.  Abilene entered the Buhler Regional as the #2 seed with a 6-14 record.  The Cowgirls defeated #3 McPherson 9-0 in the semifinals and #1 Hays 12-6 ...

7 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- Royals closer Kelvin Herrera has been virtually perfect this season, allowing one run in 16 appearances and sporting an 0.61 ERA entering Tuesday's ninth inning. But Herrera was nicked for three singles, the last an RBI hit by the Rays' Joey Wendle that was the deciding run in the Royals' 6-5 loss at ...

7 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State added another player to its rookie class of 2018 as Wildcat long snapper Drew Scott inked an undrafted rookie free agent contract with the Oakland Raiders, the organization has announced. Scott joins cornerback D.J. Reed, who was selected in the fifth round of the NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, ...

7 years ago
Class 5A: Salina South Regional Team scores (top three qualify for state) Kapaun 292, Andover 306, Salina South 316, Salina Central 319, Valley Center 327, Newton 346 Individual scores 1. Kapaun's John Baker, 67; 2. Salina Central's Lukas Freelove, 72; 3. Salina South's Parker Renz, 73; 4. Kapaun's Matthew Schrock, 74; 5. Kapaun's Keaton Eberthart, 75 (won playoff); 6. ...

7 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- The Royals' rotation certainly has had a rough time lately, with three starters giving up nine earned runs each over the past seven days. But left-hander Eric Skoglund restored some order Monday, going 7 2/3 innings -- the longest outing of his career -- and giving up seven hits and two earned runs ...

7 years ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (May 14, 2018) – The Kansas City Royals announced today that infielder/outfielder Hunter Dozier has been recalled from Omaha (AAA) and will be available for tonight’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays at 6:05 p.m.  He will wear uniform No. 17.  In a corresponding move, the club has placed first baseman Lucas ...

7 years ago
CLEVELAND -- When manager Ned Yost made the short walk to the mound to relieve starter Danny Duffy during the fourth inning of the Royals' 11-2 loss to the Indians at Progressive Field on Sunday, it would be understandable if he was feeling some form of déjà vu. It was the third time in four days ...

7 years ago
For the fourth time in the last six years, Salina Central claimed the Class 5A state doubles championship. Senior Will Hayes and freshman Reed McHenry held off Maize's Chase Schreiner and Tanner Ohnmeis, 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 to power Salina Central to a second-place team finish. Valley Center edged Central, compiling 34 points to SC's 31. Maize ...

7 years ago
CLEVELAND -- Entering the sixth inning of their Saturday afternoon matchup against the Cleveland Indians, Royals pitcher Jakob Junis looked to be cruising towards another quality start in his young career. He had struck out the side in the fifth, and had retired eight batters straight after allowing a solo homer to Francisco Lindor in ...

7 years ago
CLEVELAND -- When Andrew Miller entered in the seventh inning of the Indians' matchup against the Royals on Friday night, he looked to be his normal, untouchable self. After issuing a leadoff walk to Jon Jay, Miller responded by striking out Jorge Soler and Mike Moustakas. Enter Salvador Perez. The All-Star catcher added another chapter to his ...