KANSAS CITY -- Whit Merrifield had his imprints all over this game from the start. Merrifield had three hits, three stolen bases and scored two runs in leading the Royals to a 5-2 victory over the Yankees in the series opener on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium. Royals manager Ned Yost picked up his 1,100th career victory as the club snapped a five-game skid. Yost didn't get the "Salvy Splas...
Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Bob Roberts talks about a lot of the fishing possibilities for right now with the nice weather. Crappies and Walleyes-Saugeyes are offering some great angling right now. If you have a specific question about the outdoors you can email Bob at [email protected] Future shows we...
Baseball Class 5A Regional #1 1. Wichita Heights (18-2) vs 16. Andover (4-16) - 1. Wichita Heights 10-0 8. Salina South (10-10) vs 9. Emporia (9-11) - 9. Emporia 6-4 in 8 innings 1. Wichita Heights (21-2) vs 9. Emporia (10-11) - 1. Wichita Heights 2-1 Class 5A Regional #4 4. Liberal (15-5) vs 13. Newton (7-13) - 4. Liberal 4-0 5. Salina Central (14-6) vs 12. Great Bend (7-13) - 12. Grea...
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 first-inning runs. Manager Ned Yost said the stretch of early runs given up by hi...
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 in the championship at Wheatland Park. Abilene capitalized on McPherson err...
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 Kauffman Stadium. The Royals have lost four straight and six of seven. With r...
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, kicker Matthew McCrane (Arizona Cardinals free agent) and Byr...
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. Andover's Patrick Chan...
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 in a 2-1 loss to the Rays. He walked none and struck out four. The deciding run...
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 Duda on the 10-day disabled list with Right foot plantar fasciitis. ...
