Month: September 2014

T-Bones acquire former Rockhurst pitcher

The Kansas City T-Bones have acquired left-handed pitcher Josh Tols from Trinidad of the Pecos League in exchange for future considerations.

Tols is a 5-foot-7 and 175-pound rookie from Adelaide, South Australia. This past season with Trinidad, Tols was 5-0 with 61 strikeouts and 25 walks, and a 3.28 ERA in 12 games (nine starts). Before pitching for Trinidad, Tols pitched two seasons at Rockhurst University.

During his senior campaign of 2014, Tols was 4-7 with a 2.68 ERA, including eight complete games in 10 starts and two shutouts. He struck out a Great Lakes Valley Conference-best 71 batters. In Tols’ seven losses, Rockhurst’s offense scored a total of 10 runs.

“Tols is a rookie who’ll be trying to make the squad during spring training,” said manager John Massarelli.

Tols, who will turn 25 on Oct. 6, is the second player Kansas City acquired from the Trinidad club this offseason, joining infielder Blake May, whom the T-Bones received in a similar trade on Sept. 16.

– Story from Matt Fulks, T-Bones

Benedictine College announces graduates

Benedictine College has announced its graduates from May 2014.

The graduates include:

• Mary Harrity of Kansas City, Kan., earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in political science.
• Elizabeth Maurin of Kansas City, Kan., earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in physical education.
• Zachary Nill of Kansas City, Kan., earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in management.
• Nicole Papageorgiou of Kansas City, Kan., earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in mass communications.
• Kayla Phillips of Kansas City, Kan., earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in English.

Founded in 1858, Benedictine College is a Catholic, Benedictine, residential, liberal arts college located on the bluffs above the Missouri River in Atchison, Kan. The school was named one of America’s Best Colleges by U.S. News and World Report as well as one of the top Catholic colleges in the nation by First Things magazine and the Newman Guide.

Blue Devil golfers win Evangel Tourney by 26 strokes

by Alan Hoskins

Kansas City Kansas Community College made shambles of the 2014 Evangel Fall Golf Invitational, winning the 54-hole tournament by a whopping 26 strokes.

Five Blue Devils finished among the top nine players in the medalist competition in the tourney played at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield, Mo., Monday and Tuesday.

Recording rounds of 300, 287 and 307, the Blue Devils finished with an 894 total or an average of 74.5 per round for the top four scorers. Host Evangel was second at 920 followed by Missouri Valley, 923; Culver-Stockton, 931; Baker, 945; Culver-Stockton B, 960; Allen County Community College, 967; Central Methodist, 969; Hannibal-LaGrange, 977; and Baker B, 1,016.

Newton sophomore Lane Pauls led the Blue Devils, finishing second with a 72-72-78-222 that was four shots back of medalist A.J. Borges of Missouri Valley. Sophomores Alex Forristal of Olathe North and Seve Sites of Shawnee Mission West tied for third at 224. Forristal sandwiched rounds of 79 and 75 around a 2-under par 70 while Sites put together rounds of 76, 73 and 75.

Piper sophomore Charlie Rinehart was alone in seventh with a 73-75-79-227 with freshman Jeremy Dunham of Derby ninth at 79-73-77-229.

The Blue Devils are now idle until Oct. 7-8 when they compete in the William Woods Fall Invitational in Fulton, Mo.
Alan Hoskins is the sports information director at KCKCC.