7 years ago
Cheney welcomed Salina with seven games already under its belt. Meanwhile, the Shock were starting the 2018 campaign. The play on the diamond reflected that. Cheney (5-3) pounded out 11 hits, plated seven runs in the first three innings and went on to down Salina 12-2 Wednesday night. Clay Durin coughed up seven runs, but only one was ...

7 years ago
ANAHEIM -- The Royals' off-season goal of restocking their farm system got a turbo-charged boost the past three days with their picks in the MLB Draft. The rebuild got another boost Wednesday when the Royals traded outfielder Jon Jay to Arizona for Minor League pitchers Elvis Luciano and Gabe Speier. Luciano, an 18-year-old right-hander, will report to ...

7 years ago
The first-ever First Bank Kansas Smoky Hill Showdown wrapped up with the completion of the KCAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships and the Showdown ended in a 22-22 tie between Bethany and Kansas Wesleyan. KWU took an early 11-3 lead in the Showdown through fall sports, but Bethany would come back to tie things at the ...

7 years ago
Over the weekend, the Salina Falcons opened the 2018 campaign with four stellar pitching performances. At McPherson, the offense stole the show. Zach Farmer homered for one of his five hits, Salina pounded out 22 hits in total and the Falcons handled McPherson 14-1 and 10-3. Salina increased its record to 6-0. In the opener, the Falcons wasted ...

7 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- The Royals' first five selections in the 2018 Draft had one thing in common: They were all college pitchers. Right-handers Brady Singer (No. 18), Jackson Kowar (No. 33) and Jonathan Bowlan (No. 58) and lefties Daniel Lynch (No. 34) and Kris Bubic (No. 40) were the Day 1 additions to a farm system ...

7 years ago
ANAHEIM -- Some days you just tip your cap. Tuesday was one of those days as the Royals fell victim to what was the best start of left-hander Andrew Heaney's career. Heaney, on his 27th birthday, pitched a one-hit shutout in a 1-0 Angels victory at Angel Stadium. That lone hit came by Hunter Dozier, a solid ...

7 years ago
With the temperatures heating up, so is the baseball. The Salina Shock are ready for their second season in the Sunflower Collegiate League. The summer college baseball squad consists of 10 Kansas natives to go with players from five other states. Two Salina products highlight this year's bunch. Southeast of Saline product Bryce Banks and Salina Central ...

7 years ago
LINDSBORG, Kan. – The Bethany College athletic department announces the hiring of Brandi Fairbank as the new head of the Swedes volleyball program. "Coach Fairbank has the competitive background, professional drive, and driven personality that will inspire our volleyball program to continue to work towards excellence in the years to come," Bethany College President, Will Jones ...

7 years ago
ANAHEIM -- The Royals say they didn't necessarily plan to draft five college pitchers on Day 1 of the 2018 MLB Draft. But it happened to work out that way on Monday, which could, however, sync those pitchers up with the Royals' next wave of talented Minor Leaguers -- position players such as Khalil Lee, Nick ...

7 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State baseball student-athlete Alec Bohm became the 15th Shocker drafted in the first round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Bohm, a junior third baseman from Omaha, Neb., was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies and was the third pick of the 2018 draft. He is the second-highest position player drafted in ...

7 years ago
ANAHEIM -- The Angels didn't exactly hit Royals reliever Tim Hill hard. But then again, they didn't have to after Hill walked the first two batters he faced in the eighth inning on Monday night. And one out later, Mike Trout sent a soft grounder back through the middle that eluded Hill and trickled into center ...