Month: August 2017

T-Bones top Stockade, 7-2

The Kansas City T-Bones (44-31) topped the Salina Stockade (13-63), 7-2, in the opening game of a four-game series at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kansas.

After a 10-game road trip, the T-Bones were ready start things early with their in-state rivals, the Salina Stockade. First baseman Kyle Petty launched a solo home run to put the T-Bones on the board in the second inning.

Petty drove in the second run to kick off a big fourth inning for Kansas City. Third baseman Jordan Edgerton notched his fifth home run of the season, adding two runs to give the T-Bones a 5-0 lead going into the fifth.

An RBI double to center field extended the T-Bones’ lead to 6-0 and put Petty a triple away from completing the cycle on the night.

Kansas City kept stretching its lead throughout the remainder of the game. Cedric Hunter nailed his second home run in as many nights, putting the T-Bones on top 7-0 in the seventh inning.

The Stockade were finally able to score in the eighth inning off an RBI single from third baseman Jordan Caillouet that would start a spark through the final inning.

Salina added a second and final run in the ninth inning with an RBI double to left field from shortstop Logan Trowbridge, but ultimately was not able to come back from Kansas City’s early start. The T-Bones topped the Stockade, 7-2, taking game one of the four-game series on Thursday night.

Kansas City’s right-handed pitcher Gabe Perez (6-4, 4.64) secured the win for the T-Bones, while left-handed pitcher Troy Mannebach (2-4, 4.08) suffered the loss for the Stockade.

Right-handed pitcher Matt Sergey (2-1, 3.12) will start on the mound Friday night for the T-Bones.

The T-Bones will continue a four-game series with the Stockade at 7:05 p.m. Friday at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. It will be Back to School Night with a drawstring backpack giveaway.

Tickets are available online, by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting in person the Providence Medical Center Box Office.

– Story from T-Bones

Today’s high in the 80s

National Weather Service graphic

After spotty rain showers Friday morning, there will be clear weather Friday afternoon with highs in the lower 80s, according to the National Weather Service.

Some unsettled weather will start to move into the area Sunday from the southwest, creating the chance of scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon, mainly from the Kansas City metro area and south, the weather service said.

These storms are not expected to be severe but could produce heavy downpours and contain frequent lightning, according to the weather service.

Today, expect sunny skies with a high of 82 and a north northeast wind of 6 to 9 mph, the weather service said.

Tonight, it will be mostly clear with a low of 62 and a north northeast wind of 3 to 7 mph, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 81 and an east wind of 3 to 6 mph, the weather service said.

Saturday night, there is a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. It will be mostly cloudy with a low of 65 and an east wind of 3 to 6 mph.

Sunday, expect a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, the weather service said. The high will be near 80 with an east southeast wind of 5 to 7 mph. Between a tenth and quarter inch of rain is possible.

Sunday night, there will be a 20 percent chance of showers nad thunderstorms with a low of 66, according to the weather service.

Monday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m., with a high near 81, the weather service said.

Three die in accident on K-32

Three persons have died in an accident at 8:58 p.m. Aug. 10 on eastbound K-32, near I-435, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

A Kia Optima was westbound on K-32, and a Mazda passenger car was eastbound. The Optima crossed the center median and struck the Mazda head-on, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the Kia Optima, Aaron A. Ashlock, 42, of Kansas City, Kansas, died at the scene, the trooper’s report stated.

The driver of the Mazda passenger car, Sarah A. Galutia, 29, of Overland Park, Kansas, also died at the scene, according to the trooper’s report.

The third fatality was a passenger in Galutia’s vehicle, Ashley D. Gonzalez, 33, of Shawnee, Kansas, who also died at the scene.

Two Shawnee, Kansas, girls, ages 11 and 12, who were passengers in the Mazda, were injured and taken to a hospital, the trooper’s report stated.