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Former T-Bone helps beat his old club

The fans of the Kansas City T-Bones had a big helping of pork Saturday night as the Texas AirHogs beat the Kansas City T-Bones 5-3 in game two of their three-game series in front of an expectant crowd of 4,977.

Kansas City scored first in the bottom of the second. Christian Correa hit a home run, scoring Christopher Colabello and Casey Gillaspie, making the score 3-0.

The AirHogs fought back, however, when Li Xuhong hit a sacrifice bunt to first base that scored Luo Jinjun. Then, Jonathan Moroney hit a single scoring Yang Jin, getting on the board 3-2 in the top of the third.

Texas took the lead, 4-3, in the top of the fourth when Luo Jinjun hit a double, sending Chen Junpeng to home. Then, Stephen Haviar pinch hit for Li Xuhong and hit another double, scoring Jinjun. The AirHogs furthered their lead 5-3, with a double to left center by Stewart Ijames that scored Moroney in the fifth inning.

Erik Manoah was traded to Texas on July 5 and was making his second start for the AirHogs. The former T-Bone made the most of the opportunity.

After giving up the three-run home run to Correa and a triple to Ramsey Romano, he would go on to retire the next eight batters. In the sixth he would walk two with one out and have runners at the corners but would strike out Casey Gillaspie and Daniel Nava to end the threat. He threw 112 pitches and gave us just five hits while walking three and striking out five.

The T-Bones attempted to turn up the heat to sizzle in the bottom of the sixth when Shawn O’Malley advanced to first on a walk, then stole second base, and advanced to third on an error by the catcher, Stephen Haviar. Then, after Colabello got a walk, with nothing to follow, neither of the runners scored. The T-Bones continued to struggle to bring runners home.

In the bottom of the eighth, O’Malley advanced to first on a fielder’s choice. Then, Colabello hit a single, advancing O’Malley to second. Colabello stole second base, and O’Malley stole third base, but again, no one brought them home to score.

The winning pitcher is former T-Bone Erik Manoah (1-1) for the Texas AirHogs, and the losing pitcher is Christian Binford (2-2) for the Kansas City T-Bones.

The Kansas City T-Bones and the Texas AirHogs will play their final game of the series at 1:05 p.m. Sunday, July 14. The game will air on the T-Bones Broadcast Network.

Half-season 2019 ticket packages as well as mini plans are on sale online or 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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Collier, Mars lead T-Bones over Texas

The Kansas City T-Bones started another three-game home series with the Texas AirHogs, winning game one 8-2.

The AirHogs came close to scoring in the top of the third, starting with a single by Cao Jie.

Then, a walk by Li Ning advanced Jie to second base. Later, a single by Luo Jinjun advanced Ning to second and Jie to third, but it wasn’t enough to score.

Kansas City got on the board first with a double to left field by Mason Davis. Then a single by Danny Mars scored Davis, making it 1-0 in the bottom of the third.

The score remained tied, 1-1, in the top of the fourth when Chen Junpeng advanced to first on an error by the second baseman, Dylan Tice, which advanced Xiao to home for the Texas AirHogs.

The T-Bones broke the tie when Daniel Nava hit a sacrifice fly to left field, getting out, but it was enough to score Chris Colabello, making it 2-1, in the bottom if the fourth.

KC’s Mason Davis definitely put on a show in the bottom of the fifth when he hit a single and then advanced to second on a stolen base. After Davis advanced to third on an error by the catcher, Li Xuhong, Mars hit a single, scoring Davis and making it 3-1.

Texas started off the top of the sixth with a home run by Erik Manoah, making the score 3-2.

Later, in the bottom of the eighth, the T-Bones furthered their lead 8-2, first with a single by Mars that scored Taylor Sparks.

Then, Dylan Tice advanced to first on a dropped third strike by Xuhong, which scored Davis. Then Shawn O’Malley hit a single that scored Mars. And finally, Gillaspie hit a single, scoring both Tice and O’Malley.

Winning pitcher Tommy Collier (6-3) for the Kansas City T-Bones notched another quality start, and the losing pitcher was Kevin Hilton (2-6) for the Texas AirHogs.

You can catch game two of the series between the Kansas City T-Bones and the Texas AirHogs at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, July 13. The game will air on the T-Bones Broadcast Network, http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/.

Half-season 2019 ticket packages as well as mini plans are on sale online or by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting the Saint Luke’s Box Office between the hours of 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Group ticket sales are also on sale now.

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T-Bones hold on to beat Saints

by Sophie Darting and Gabby Albertson

After losing two games of the series to the St. Paul Saints, the Kansas City T-Bones came out to game three of the series ready to win, and they didn’t disappoint, winning 4-3.

This time, the T-Bones made sure to jump on the Saints before they got an opportunity to score. It started in the second inning when Casey Gillaspie and Daniel Nava drew back-to-back walks. Mason Davis then singled to center and drove in Gillaspie. Danny Mars then singled to center to load the bases, and Dylan Tice drew a bases-loaded walk to score Nava and make it a 2-0 T-Bones advantage.

However, the lead didn’t last long. St. Paul knocked Kansas City starter Dylan Baker (1-2) around in the top of the fifth inning.

The damage started with three straight singles by Matt Morales, Josh Allen and Dan Motl. Motl’s single drove in Morales, and after a walk by John Silviano, Jeremy Martinez singled to center field to drive in Josh Allen and tie the ballgame. Baker was then yanked from the game, and Nick Lee (1-1) was brought in and ended the inning with the score knotted 2-2.

Kansas City broke the tie when Gillaspie hit a sacrifice fly to left field, getting out but scoring Tice, making it 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth. Then, in the bottom of the sixth the T-Bones furthered their lead 4-2, with a single to left field by Tice, scoring Roy Morales.

The Saints had a comeback in the top of the eighth when Chesny Young hit a sacrifice fly to right field, getting out but scoring Devon Rodriguez, making it 4-3. It wasn’t enough for the Saints to take the lead though; the T-Bones held onto the lead the rest of the game.

Nick Lee (1-1) got the win, and the losing pitcher was Tom Curtin (0-1).

The Kansas City T-Bones will begin their next three-game home series against the Texas Airhogs at 7:05 p.m. Friday, July 12. Hear all the action on the T-Bones Broadcast Network.

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