Category: KCKCC

No. 9 team visits KCKCC on Tuesday

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC sports information

The road doesn’t get any easier for Kansas City Kansas Community College baseball. After dropping a doubleheader to No. 5 Johnson County Saturday, the Blue Devils play host to No. 9 Cowley County in a doubleheader Tuesday starting at 1 p.m.

Johnson County (27-1) broke open a close game in the late innings for a 7-4 first game win and then needed just seven innings for a 15-4 nightcap win Saturday. The wins kept JCCC (11-1) a game ahead of Cowley (10-2) for the Jayhawk Conference lead.

Fourth in the Jayhawk at 5-5 and 10-8 overall, the Blue Devils are at Cloud County for a non-conference doubleheader Thursday before resuming Jayhawk play against Highland next week.

KCKCC trailed 3-2 in the sixth inning of the opener only to have the Cavaliers go long ball. Jackson Galloway doubled, Brevon Lee tripled and Nate Stevens homered for a 6-2 lead. The Blue Devils got two runs back in the bottom of the sixth on singles by Jaylon Johnson, Cole Silbowski and Cole Dawson and a Raymond Paniagua sacrifice fly.

Jay Long (4-0) got the pitching win, allowing four hits and an earned run in 4.1 innings while Sebastian Velez (1-2) took the loss, allowing six runs on seven hits. Dawson and Paniagua each had two hits for the Blue Devils, who had nine hits but left 11 runners stranded.

JCCC scored six runs in the second inning and five in the seventh to close out the 15-4 nightcap win.

The Cavaliers took a 2-0 lead on a Quinton Hall home run in the first inning but the Blue Devils went ahead 3-2 in the bottom of the inning. A double by Silbowski, single by Dawson scored one run; Caleb Adams singled in another and Brendyn Bard’s sacrifice fly put the Blue Devils in front.

The Cavaliers regained the lead with a 5-hit, 6-run sixth inning highlighted by Wyatt Morgan’s go-ahead two-run homer and a two-run double by Noah Cook. The Cavaliers finished with 19 hits off three KCKCC pitchers.

Austin led with four hits including a two-run homer in the seventh. KCKCC was limited to nine singles including two each by Silbowski and Paniagua.

Blue Devils’ streak to eight with sweeps of Hesston, Metro

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC sports information

Kansas City Kansas Community College tightened its hold on third place in the Jayhawk Conference with a sweep at Hesston Thursday but it didn’t come easy.

After scoring eight runs in the final three innings in a 12-7 win in the opener, the Blue Devils had to score four runs in the top of the seventh to rally for a 8-5 nightcap win.

KCKCC followed up the sweep with another on Saturday, 19-12 and 9-1 over Metropolitan.

The wins stretched KCKCC’s winning streak to eight in a row and 24-6 overall. At 6-4 in the 5-team Division II, Division A Conference, the Blue Devils are third behind Labette (7-1) and Johnson County (8-2). Home Tuesday against Crowder at 2-4, the Blue Devils play at No. 13 ranked Johnson County Community College Saturday at noon and 2 p.m.

KCKCC trailed 5-4 in the seventh inning of the second game at Hesston before rallying for the 8-5 win.

After singles by Bradi Basler and Alexis Rymer and a walk loaded the bases with one out, Jenna Daugherty singled in the tying run. Madison Pope’s two-run double broke the 5-5 tie and Alaina Howe singled in the final run.

Basler went the distance for the pitching win, allowing four earned runs on eight hits, striking out eight and walking three. Howe led the offense, driving in four runs with a double and two singles while Pope and Devin Purcell had two hits each.

Five Blue Devils had two or more hits in the 12-7 win. Savannah Maynard gave the Blue Devils a 3-0 lead in the third with a bases-loaded double, one of three she had in the game. Pope and Hannah Maarer also had three hits and each with a double; Daugherty doubled and singled and Basler singled twice,

Breanna Droge got the pitching win with help from Samantha Reynolds. Droge worked 5.1 innings, allowing five runs, striking out five and walking three before Reynolds came on with one out in the sixth and gave up two runs (one earned) on two hits in a wild finish. KCKCC scored two runs in the fifth and three in both the sixth and seventh; Hesston scored three times in both the sixth and seventh.

KCKCC trailed Metro 12-11 in the fifth inning before scoring eight runs in the sixth of the 19-12 slugfest Saturday.

Pope homered and drove in four runs while four other Blue Devils had two hits – Rymer with two doubles and Maynard, Basler, and Daugherty two singles each.

The last of four Blue Devil pitchers, Basler got the win, allowing five hits and three runs while facing 15 hitters. Droge, Elson and Reynolds pitched the first five innings.

Basler also got the win in the 9-1 nightcap, allowing just two hits and no earned runs in the 6-inning game.

Rymer drove in four runs with a double and single to pace the Blue Devils. Maynard drove in two runs with a double and single while Purcell and Pope each had two hits.

Lady Blue Devils stun No. 11 soccer team at windy Cowley

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC sports information

Kansas City Kansas Community College’s women’s soccer team took on a blustery Kansas wind and No. 11 ranked Cowley College and defeated them both Friday night.

Scoring two early goals with the wind at their back, the Blue Devils turned back numerous Cowley second half advances for a well-earned 2-1 win. It was the opener for the Blue Devils, who play at Neosho County Monday before opening at home against No. 16 Butler County Wednesday at 6 p.m.

“We were lucky we were able get a couple of quick goals with the wind,” KCKCC coach Shaun Uhlenhake said. “The wind was blowing so hard. It dictated everything. We had a few opportunities the second half but they had us on our heels. We just did a good job of defending well,”

Good buddies Madison Broeker and Corrine Hughes teamed up to put KCKCC in front 1-0 just six minutes into the contest, Broeker taking a pass from Hughes 14 yards in front of the net and booting the ball into the far corner. Hughes got the second goal, scoring from 20 yards out in front on a well-placed pass from Katharina Oelschlager.

Cowley scored its lone goal in the second half.

“Everyone we had was playing defense because the majority of the game was played on one half of the field,” said Uhlenhake, who was ecstatic with the play of his new goalie, freshman Suzie Lopez of Turner, who had six saves, five in the second half. “Pretty good debut for someone who came to us as a forward and suddenly became our goalkeeper.”

Veterans Katrina Sargent, Jaidyn Yingling and Paige Liston spearheaded the Blue Devil defense along with midfielder Kayley Pedersen. A couple of freshmen, midfielder Kaylee Shaw of Leavenworth and centerback Grace Runyan of Blue Valley, also drew accolades for their first college games.

“Great way to start, especially against a ranked team,” Uhlenhake said.