Month: September 2018

T-Bones’ Perio named championship MVP

Noah Perio Jr.

The American Association announced that Noah Perio Jr. was named the MVP of the Championship Series for Kansas City in the club’s three games to one series win over the St. Paul Saints Saturday night at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas.

Perio Jr. was named Finals MVP after going 6-for-18 at the plate with three doubles, two home runs and five RBIs in the series.

He helped the club get off to a crucial fast start in the series opener, going 3-for-6 with two home runs, including a two-run shot in the first inning of the T-Bones 11-4 win in game one of the series.

In game three Perio Jr. had two doubles, and he added another double and an RBI in KC’s 5-3 victory over the Saints in the clincher. He hit .297 for the season with KC, with eight home runs and 57 RBIs, tying for the team lead with Keith Curcio.

His work was all part of a late season run that saw the California native finish on a two-week high. He had 18 RBIs in the penultimate week then closed out the final week with 10 RBIs, totaling 28 to close out the last two weeks of the season.

Perio Jr. had seven RBIs in the second to the last home series against Sioux City. Then in the Southern Division series, he worked two big walks and scored in both at bats of a 5-2 game three win over the Explorers.

Perio Jr was acquired by Kansas City via trade on July 8 in a one-for-one deal with St. Paul for fellow infielder Zach Walters.

Perio Jr. had a strong first half of the season with St. Paul. While with the Saints, Perio Jr. batted .311, with 17 RBIs and 57 hits. The California native was drafted in the 39th round in the 2009 June amateur draft by the Florida Marlins.

He spent parts of six seasons with the Marlins organization, reaching AA Jacksonville. He then played 2015 with Sioux City before joining the Dodgers system in 2016, again reaching AA. He would once again wind up with Sioux City in 2016.

In 2017 he spent the entire season at AA San Antonio in the Texas League with the San Diego Padres before returning to “Indy” ball in 2018, signing with St. Paul.

The T-Bones were crowned Champions of the American Association with a 5-3 win over St. Paul on Saturday night at T-Bones Stadium. It was the club’s first title in the league. The franchise won two previous championships as members of the Northern League, the last coming in 2008.
– Story from T-Bones

Injuries reported in hit-and-run collision on I-70

A hit-and-run collision on westbound I-70 near 18th Street around 4:45 p.m. Monday caused some injuries and a slowing of rush-hour traffic. (KC Scout photo)

Injuries were reported in a hit-and-run collision at 4:45 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, on westbound I-70 near the 18th Street exit, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

According to the trooper’s report, an unidentified vehicle was merging onto westbound I-70 from southbound 18th Street, when it made a lane change, striking a GMC Sierra.

The Sierra swerved into another lane to avoid a collision, and then a Chevy Impala swerved into another lane to avoid the Sierra, striking a Subaru Crosstrek, the trooper’s report stated.

The unknown vehicle then fled the scene of the accident, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the Chevy Impala, a 36-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man, was injured, the trooper’s report stated. A 38-year-old passenger in the Impala also was injured and was taken to a hospital, the report stated.

The driver of the Subaru, a 45-year-old Shawnee, Kansas, man, had a possible injury, the trooper’s report stated.

The driver of the GMC Sierra, a 44-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man, was not injured, the trooper’s report stated.

Summer lingers as hot weather continues

National Weather Service graphic

In the next three days, daytime highs will be in the upper 80s to lower 90s, with heat index values pushing into the lower to middle 90s, according to the National Weather Service.

Wednesday may be the hottest, with a heat index approaching 100 degrees, the weather service said.

The next chance for rain is late this week, as a cold front will spark off a round of potentially strong thunderstorms late Thursday into Friday morning, according to the weather service.

Temperatures are expected to fall from 90 on Thursday to 75 on Friday; they will drop into the 70s Friday to Sunday behind the front.

Today, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 90 and a heat index as high as 96, the weather service said. A south southwest wind will be 3 to 8 mph.

Tonight, it will be mostly clear with a low of 74 and a south southeast wind of 7 mph, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be sunny with a high near 92, the weather service said, and a heat index as high as 96. A south wind will be from 6 to 14 mph, gusting to 22 mph.

Wednesday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 74 and a south wind of 10 mph, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be sunny with a high of 90, the weather service said. A south southwest wind of 9 to 14 mph will increase to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon, gusting as high as 33 mph.

Thursday night, the cool front and rains are expected to arrive. There is a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m., then showers are likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m., with thunderstorms and showers likely after 4 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 67. Between a quarter and half-inch of rain is possible.

Friday, there is a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 a.m., then a chance of showers between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 75.

Friday night, it will be mostly cloudy with a low of 60, according to the weather service.

Saturday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers with a high near 73, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly cloudy with a low of 61, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 76, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 63, according to the weather service.

Monday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 78, the weather service said.