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T-Bones’ manager reaches milestone with doubleheader split

The Kansas City T-Bones (33-31) and the St. Paul Saints (40-26) started game two of the series on a Sunday evening hoping to finish the game, but with a rain delay, it got postponed to Monday evening.

With KC trailing 2-0 and looking for a series win it looked like it might be an uphill battle to win No. 1,000 for T-Bones manager Joe Calfapietra.

On Sunday the Saints took the lead in the bottom of the first on a Josh Allen two-run home run off of starting pitcher Henry Owens, bringing in Brady Shoemaker.

Saints starting pitcher Eddie Medina did not return to the game on Monday, but T-Bones left-hander Owens did.

When the game resumed on Monday Owens tossed a 1-2-3 bottom of the second to send KC up to the plate in the top of the third inning.

Dylan Tice started Monday evening in the top of the third with a solo home run off pitcher Ryan Zimmerman, making it 2-1 in favor of St. Paul.

The T-Bones turned up the heat in the top of the sixth when Ramsey Romano doubled and then was followed by Tice, who hit his second home run, making it 3-2 Kansas City.

Daniel Nava started off the top of the ninth for the T-Bones with a solo home run off pitcher Chris Lee. Then, Shawn O’Malley hit a double that sent Casey Gillaspie home, making it 5-2 to provide the insurance runs for the T-Bones.

Brian Ellington worked a scoreless eighth, while Carlos Diaz worked around some base traffic to record his sixth save.

The winning pitcher was Henry Owens (3-2) for the Kansas City T-Bones, and the losing pitcher was Ryan Zimmerman (4-2) for the St. Paul Saints. Owens worked 5.1 over the two days and provided some much needed rest for the bullpen.

Game two also clinched a series win for Kansas City over St. Paul, their first regular season series win over the Saints in their last four series head to head. It was even more special as it marked the 1,000th regular-season win for manager Joe Calfapietra.

Game 2

The Kansas City T-Bones (33-32) could not hold on in the second game of the doubleheader with the St. Paul Saints (41-26), losing 6-3 in the final game of the wrap around series.

Kansas City got on the board first in the top of the first. Christopher Colabello hit a single that brought home Mason Davis, making it 1-0 off Benji Waite.

Later, in the top of the fourth Chris Colabello hit a home run for the T-Bones off pitcher Benji Waite, making it 2-0.

St. Paul took back the lead 4-2, in the bottom of the fourth. Blake Schmit hit a single that scored Brady Shoemaker. Then, Mike Aiello advanced to first on a hit by pitch by Dylan Baker that scored John Silviano. Then, a single by Dan Motl scored Schmit and Troy Alexander.

The T-Bones fought back in the top of the sixth when Daniel Nava hit a home run, making it 4-3.

However, the Saints furthered their lead 6-3, in the bottom of the sixth. Michael Lang hit a triple, scoring Motl and Aiello.

The winning pitcher was Benji Waite (1-1) for the St. Paul Saints and the losing pitcher was Dylan Baker (2-4) for the Kansas City T-Bones.

The Kansas City T-Bones will be home Tuesday, July 30, for a three-game series at JustBats field in Kansas City, Kansas, with the Sioux Falls Canaries with first pitch starting at 7:05 p.m. The game will be on the T-Bones Broadcast Network at http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/ with Dan Vaughan on the call.

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

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T-Bones plan to resume game today after rain on Sunday

The Kansas City T-Bones and the St. Paul Saints already had to wait out an hour and a half for a late start owing to rain, but they were able to get the second game of the three-game series started Sunday in St. Paul, Minnesota.

It was the second delay that was no charm as the team’s contest was eventually suspended because of another wave of rain that covered most of the Twin Cities Sunday evening.

The teams began play at 6:40 p.m., and after the T-Bones worked two walks with two outs off of Saints starter Eddie Medina, St. Paul struck like a bolt of lightning in the home half of the first. Henry Owens retired the first two batters he faced then walked Brady Shoemaker. Josh Allen then hit a home run that just cleared the wall in left to make it 2-0 St. Paul.

KC got a runner on base when Medina hit Tyler Marincov with a pitch with one out in the top of the second, but he could not cash in on the free base. At the inning break, it was a flash back to earlier in the T-Bones’ season as the skies opened up, eventually forcing the game to be suspended until Monday.

The two teams will resume the second game at 6:05 p.m. Monday, July 29, with a seven-inning game to follow. The first game will go nine innings, and the second will go just seven. The games will be on the T-Bones Broadcast Network at http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/ with Dan Vaughan on the call.

KC will return home on Tuesday, June 30, to face the Sioux Falls Canaries in a three-game series at JustBats Field at T-Bones Stadium. Tickets to all T-Bones home games can be purchased online by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting the Saint Luke’s Box Office between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Group ticket sales are also on sale.

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T-Bones win 2-1

On a second-chance prom night at CHS Field in St. Paul, Minnesota, the Kansas City T-Bones (32-31) took the first dance, winning game one over the St. Paul Saints (40-25) 2-1 in extra innings.

St. Paul got on base first with a ground rule double by Dan Motl, but it wasn’t enough to score for the Saints.

The Saints, however, redeemed themselves as they got on the board first in the bottom of the second when Jeremy Martinez hit a solo home run, making it 1-0 off of Jon Perrin, the KC starter. Perrin went on to toss a quality start for the T-Bones working seven innings scattering four hits.

The T-Bones attempted to score in the top of the fourth, when Dylan Tice advanced to first on an error by the second baseman, Chesny Young. Mason Davis moved Tice to second with a sacrifice bunt. Then when Daniel Nava was up to bat, Tice advanced to third on a wild pitch, but KC struggled to bring runners home.

Kansas City once again attempted to turn up the heat in the top of the seventh when Nava hit a single off Karch Kawalczyk. Then, Christopher Colabello advanced to first on a walk that advanced Nava to second. Tyler Marincov also hit a single that advanced Colabello to second and Nava to third, but again the T-Bones failed to bring runners home.

With two outs in the top of the ninth inning the T-Bones got runners at the corners off Saints closer Todd Van Steensel. Danny Mars hit a single to center that scored Nava to tie the game at one apiece and the teams were forced to extra innings, after a 1-2-3 ninth from T-Bones left-hander Carlos Diaz.

Kansas City broke the tie in the top of the eleventh when Mars hit a solo home run off left-hander Ken Frosch with two outs, making the score 2-1.

Robert Calvano (2-2) kept the Saints from coming back in the bottom of the 11th, earning the win for the Kansas City T-Bones. The losing pitcher is Ken Frosch (2-3) for the St. Paul Saints.

The win marks the 999th regular-season win for manager Joe Calfapietra.

KC will return home on July

30 to face the Sioux Falls Canaries in a three-game series at JustBats Field at T-Bones Stadium. Tickets to all T-Bones home games can be purchased online by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting the Saint Luke’s Box Office between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Group ticket sales are also on sale.

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