A passenger was injured when a Chevy Trailblazer went off the road and hit a barrier wall on southbound I-35 near 18th Street in Kansas City, Kansas, at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 1.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, the Trailblazer was southbound on I-35 when it lost control because of road conditions, went off the roadway and struck the barrier wall.
Some roads were slick, as snow fell on April 1.
A 29-year-old man who was a passenger in the Trailblazer was injured and taken to the hospital, according to the trooper’s report.
The driver, a 29-year-old woman, was not injured, the trooper’s report stated.
Sophomore Rorey Combs, whose 2-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning provided KCKCC with a 6-5 nightcap win, beat a throw to Allen County’s Baxter Mays on a stolen base in the Blue Devils’ 6-2 opening game win Saturday. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins)
by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC
It may be the game that defines Kansas City Kansas Community College’s baseball season.
Trailing Allen County 5-1 in the bottom of the ninth, the Blue Devils rallied for a dramatic 6-5 win capped by Rorey Combs’ two-run home run. Combined with a 6-2 opening game win, the victory gave KCKCC only its second sweep of a Jayhawk Conference doubleheader.
The sweep vaulted KCKCC (11-9) into fourth place in the Jayhawk and just a game back of third place Johnson County (12-8) and a game ahead of Neosho County and Allen, both 10-10.
It also set up a pivotal four-game series this week with co-leader Fort Scott (17-3). Home against State Fair Tuesday at 2 p.m., the Blue Devils will play host to Fort Scott Thursday at 1 p.m.
Limited to one run and five hits over the first eight innings, the Blue Devils were apparently headed for their eighth doubleheader split of the conference season when freshmen Kevin Santiago, Gavin Gifford and Brandon Still ignited the comeback with consecutive singles to load the bases in the ninth.
Brigham Mooney’s ground ball scored one run before Brandon Green rifled a two-run triple to right-center to close the gap to 5-4 and set the stage for Combs’ game winner.
A sophomore from Truman, Combs launched a 1-2 pitch well over the fence in right field and set off a wild melee at home plate.
“A no-doubter,” KCKCC coach Matt Goldbeck said about Combs’ winning blast. “A good job of finding a way to win a 9-inning game (only KCKCC’s second in conference play).”
The win made a winner out of Piper sophomore Gunner Vestal, who gave up two hits and three runs (two earned) in three innings. Bret Snider, making his first conference start, worked the first six innings, allowing five hits, the big one a 2-run home run to Sky-Lar Culver in the sixth.
KCKCC’s first run came in the seventh. Santiago led off with a triple and scored on Gifford’s ground ball. Brandon Green finished with three hits while Combs and Santiago had two each.
Home runs by Green and Tyler Pittman backed a strong pitching performance by freshman Carlos Soto in the 6-2 opener. Soto (4-3) scattered five hits, striking out three and walking three.
The Blue Devils took a 1-0 lead in the second on a single by Green and double by Combs and then added single runs in the third and fourth on the home runs by Pittman and Green. The final three runs came in the fifth. After one-out singles by Josh Schumacher and Pittman, Santiago doubled in two runs and scored on Still’s two-out double.
KCKCC shortstop Brigham Mooney backhanded a throw before applying the tag on Allen County’s Nathan Best after Best was picked off first base in the Blue Devils’ come-from-behind 6-5 second game win Saturday. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins)
Thunderstorm outlook tonight (National Weather Service graphic)
Temperatures will climb to about 43 this afternoon, with cloudy skies and an east southeast wind of 6 to 10 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
The day started with freezing temperatures and patchy fog, which could continue through 2 p.m., the weather service said. It was 26 degrees at 8 a.m.
This morning, there was patchy black ice and slick spots in some areas, according to the weather service.
Thunderstorms may develop after midnight tonight to the east of the Kansas City area, producing hail in some areas, the weather service said.
In Wyandotte County, there is a 20 percent chance of showers after 1 p.m. today, according to the weather service.
Tonight, there is a 60 percent chance of showers, followed by showers and a possible thunderstorm after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. There could be patchy fog before midnight, and patchy fog after 1 a.m. Tonight’s low will be about 42, with a south southeast wind of 9 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.
Tuesday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m., with a high near 49, the weather service said. It may be cloudy, gradually becoming sunny. A northwest wind of 8 to 13 mph will increase 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon, the weather service said. Winds may gust as high as 33 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.
Tuesday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 22 and a northwest wind of 8 to 18 mph, gusting as high as 31 mph, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, expect sunny skies and a high near 48, with a northwest wind of 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon, the weather service said.
Wednesday night, the low will be around 37 with partly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.
Thursday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 59, the weather service said.
Thursday night, expect mostly cloudy skies and a low of 33, according to the weather service.
Friday, there is a 40 percent chance of showers with a high near 45, the weather service said.
Saturday, the high will be near 45 with mostly cloudy skies, the weather service said.
Saturday night, it will be mostly cloudy with a low of 35, according to the weather service.
Sunday, the high will be near 55 with mostly cloudy skies, the weather service said.
