Month: August 2019

T-Bones skin Canaries, 10-5

The Kansas City T-Bones (35-33) came out to at JustBats Field in Kansas City, Kansas, with bats on fire, winning the final game of the series with the Sioux Falls Canaries (31-39), 10-5.

Kansas City got on board first in the bottom of the second when Roy Morales hit a single to center field that scored Shawn O’Malley. Morales then scored on a wild pitch off Mark Seyler. Then, Dylan Tice hit a single to left field that scored Danny Mars, giving the T-Bones an early 3-0 lead.

Sioux Falls, however, came back quickly, tying the game in the top of the third on a Kevin Taylor single to center field that scored both Brett Vertigan and Jordan Ebert. Then, Alay Lago hit a triple to center field, scoring Taylor, evening the score, 3-3.

The Canaries untied the game and took the lead 4-3, in the top of the fourth as Jordan Ebert hit a single to center field that sent home Mike Hart. A double by Andrew Ely scored Lago and put Sioux Falls even further in the lead, 5-3, in the top of the fifth.

The T-Bones clipped the Canaries’ wings in the bottom of the sixth as Tice hit a double to left field that sent both Morales and Ramsey Romano home. Then, Daniel Nava hit a single to center field, sending home Tice.

Chris Colabello crushed the ball to right center field, getting a home run off pitcher Connor Leedholm, scoring Nava as well and giving the T-Bones an 8-5 lead.

Later, the T-Bones turned up the sizzle when Romano hit a single to center field, scoring Danny Mars to make the score 9-5 in the bottom of the seventh. A home run to right field by Nava, off pitcher Alex Ogren, furthered Kansas City’s lead, 10-5, in the bottom of the eighth.

Jon Perrin (3-1) got the win for the Kansas City T-Bones, and the losing pitcher for the Canaries was Mark Seyler (3-5).

Kansas City hits the road at 7:05 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, as they start a three-game series with the Lincoln Saltdogs at Haymarket Park in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The game will be on the T-Bones Broadcast Network, http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/, with Dan Vaughan on the call.

Tickets to all T-Bones home games are on sale online at www.tbonesbaseball.com or by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting the Saint Luke’s Box Office between the hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Group ticket sales are also on sale.

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After flooding three times, Lakeside Speedway to reopen tonight

It was good news for Lakeside Speedway when Kansas City, Kansas, missed a large storm that moved through eastern Kansas earlier today.

Lakeside has had more than its share of rain and flooding this year. The track at 5615 Wolcott Drive in Kansas City, Kansas, is poised to open for the season tonight, with hot laps at 7:30 p.m. and racing at 8 p.m.

The season was supposed to open in the spring with a celebration of the track’s 65th anniversary, but with repeated flooding, the opening was postponed until Aug. 2.

“We got flooded three times, we just had to do alterations everywhere,” said a track employee. “We had to clean everything up and put dirt on the track and lights up, so we took care of it.”

After the March 23 flood, there was a cleanup, but then the Missouri River flooded again. The track is very close to the Missouri River in northwest Wyandotte County, just west of I-435 on K-5. Currently the Missouri River is below flood stage and below action stage at I-435.

The track had lots of volunteer help to get back into shape. There also was a Go Fund Me page for Lakeside Speedway at https://www.gofundme.com/f/lakeside-speedway-flood-relief that raised $2,260.

Tonight’s season opener will include the Top Gun series. Lakeside features stock cars, A-Mods, B-Mods and other cars racing on a dirt track.

Several food trucks will be on hand tonight to provide refreshments such as nachos, hamburgers, hot dogs, tacos and Christy’s tenderloins.

Admission is $12 per person (over 15 years old); $6 for those who are ages 12-15; and 11 and younger, free. Admission for senior citizens and those who have military identification is $10.

The weather report now says that the threat of heavy rain has moved away from the Kansas City area and the flash flood watch has been lifted.

“So far the sun is shining, it’s nice out here,” the Lakeside employee said. “Hopefully it will stay that way.”

Flash flood watch ends for Wyandotte County

The National Weather Service has lifted the flash flood watch for Wyandotte County.

A storm bypassed Wyandotte County this morning, moving from the west to the southeast of the city.

While there is still a chance of rain in the forecast, the amount of rainfall here is expected to be between a tenth of an inch and 1 inch by Saturday morning, according to the forecast.

For more weather information, visit www.weather.gov.