Category: T-Bones

Kansas City’s bats were stifled by Wichita’s strong bullpen in a 6-4 loss Thursday afternoon at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. In four innings, Wichita’s relievers allowed only four base runners while striking out three.

Half of Kansas City’s runs came in the top of the first inning, thanks to a two-run home run by Jake Blackwood, his third of the year, after Tyler Massey started the game with a double off Wingnuts’ starter Alex Boshers.

Kansas City’s 2-0 lead was short-lived, as Wichita answered immediately in the bottom half of the inning. After T-Bones starter David Holman allowed back-to-back walks to Zack Cox and Brent Clevlen, Dustin Geiger and Richard Prigatano delivered back-to-back RBI hits that tied the game, 2-2.

Wichita continued its onslaught in the second inning. Holman (2-2) walked Brent Dean before giving up a single to Leo Vargas and then walking Christian Stringer. One out later, Holman walked Brent Clevlen, giving the Wingnuts a 3-2 lead. T.J. Mittelstaedt opened the floodgates with a two-run single, extending Wichita’s lead to 5-2.

Kansas City reliever Josh Tols came in and ended the second by sitting down the next two batters. Tols didn’t stop there. He retired the next 12 batters in a masterful appearance. In 4 2/3 innings pitched, the Australian lefty Tols did not allow a base runner.

The T-Bones left nine runners on base. Five of those were left in scoring position. But Jesse Pratt, Fabian Roman, Chad Nading and closer Frankie Reed, who earned his fourth save, shut down Kansas City.

Kansas City (11-16) travels to Laredo to start a three-game series against the Lemurs beginning Friday night at 7:05. All of the action can be heard at TBonesBaseball.com.

– Story from Matt Fulks, T-Bones

Wednesday night’s game at Wichita was postponed because of rain and lightning, according to a T-Bones announcement.

The T-Bones and Wichita Wingnuts are scheduled to resume their three-game series on Thursday at 11:05 a.m.

The postponed game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Tuesday, Aug. 16.

All of the action for Thursday’s game can be heard online at TBonesBaseball.com.

Wichita starter Jon Link gave up hits to only three Kansas City batters Tuesday night, as the Wingnuts beat the T-Bones, 5-1, at Lawrence Dumont Stadium in Wichita.

The Wingnuts took an early lead when leadoff hitter Christian Stringer walked against Kansas City starter Jeremy Strawn in the bottom of the first. A double by Brent Cox moved Stringer to third, which allowed Stringer to score on a groundout to shortstop by Brent Clevlen, giving Wichita a 1-0 lead. Cox swung a hot bat all night, going four-for-five with an RBI.

In the fourth inning, Wichita added the only other run it needed, thanks to back-to-back doubles by Richard Prigatano and Harrison Kain. That gave the Wingnuts a 2-0 lead. Strawn (0-4) had trouble working out of trouble all night, allowing at least one runner in scoring position in each of the first four innings. Although he struck out five and walked only one, Strawn allowed eight hits and five runs in 5 2/3 innings.

Strawn’s counterpart, Link (4-2), who threw seven scoreless innings against Kansas City in a win last week at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, went seven again, this time allowing one run and five hits, while striking out seven and walking only one. He won his fourth consecutive game. Link’s only blemish came in the fifth, when Vladimir Frias belted a solo home run, his second of the year.

Kansas City had six hits in the game but half of them came from Brandon Tierney, who went three for four. Besides Frias’ home run, the other two hits were off the bat of Tyler Massey, who went two for three with a double.

The T-Bones (11-15) will take on Wichita (13-12) again Wednesday night at 7:05 at Lawrence Dumont Stadium. All of the action can be heard online at TBonesBaseball.com.

– Story from Matt Fulks, T-Bones