Category: T-Bones

The T-Bones lost a close game, 6-5, on Monday night against the New Jersey Jackals at Yogi Berra Stadium in Little Falls, N.J.

Kyle DeVore, starting pitcher for the T-Bones, lost his first game of the season after giving up six runs in five and a third innings.

The T-Bones scored twice in the third inning, tieing the game at 2-2. The Jackals scored two runs in the third, taking the lead.

In the ninth inning, the T-Bones received three walks when Brian Erie singled, scoring a run and bringing Kansas City closer at 6-3. Ryan Cavan then walked, and Joe Rapp scored. Then Nate Tenbrink hit a sacrifice fly that scored Vladimir Frias. The T-Bones were short one more run that would have tied it.

Tuesday night’s game in New Jersey was rained out. The teams plan a doubleheader starting at 4:05 p.m. Wednesday.

T-Bones come from behind to win 5-4

T-Bones infielder Jake Blackwood hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning to lead Kansas City to a 5-4 victory over the Wichita Wingnuts on Sunday afternoon at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, Kansas City, Kan.

With the win, the T-Bones swept the three-game series with Wichita.

The T-Bones fell behind in the second inning, 1-0, as former T-Bone T.J. Mittelstaedt scored from third base when the T-Bones tried to catch Dustin Geiger stealing second.

In four innings, T-Bones starting pitcher Casey Barnes gave up one run and five hits, striking out two and giving up no walks. Kris Regas pitched the final 1 2/3 innings for the win, while Fernando Hernandez recorded the final out of the game for the save.

Wichita’s starter, Jason Van Skike, allowed two hits and one run in 6 1/3 innings, and Wichita led 4-1 going into the bottom of the eighth.

In the eighth inning, T-Bones’ Jacob Hayes and Nate Tenbrink were on base when Jacob Blackwood blasted a three-run home run over the left field wall against Wichita’s closer, Matt Nevarez. The T-Bones went ahead 5-4.

Rain halted play for 33 minutes during the bottom of the second but that didn’t seem to deter the Father’s Day crowd of 4,684.

The T-Bones will begin a 10-game road trip to the Can-Am League spanning the next 11 days. Kansas City will return to CommunityAmerica Ballpark on Friday, July 3, for a series against the Gary SouthShore RailCats.

Tickets are available by calling the box office at CommunityAmerica Ballpark at 913-328-5618 or visit tbonesbaseball.com.

T-Bones thrash Wingnuts, 13-8

The Kansas City T-Bones won 13-8 over the Wichita Wingnuts on Saturday night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan.

The T-Bones scored three runs in the first inning when Jake Blackwood and Kyle Robinson hit doubles. Robinson went three-for-three and tallied his 300th career hit.

In all, the T-Bones got 15 hits including three home runs. Joe Rapp hit a homer in the second to put the T-Bones in front 4-1; Nate Tenbrink hit a home run to right field scoring Vladimir Frias and giving the T-Bones an 8-2 lead in the third. In the sixth, Adam Bailey hit a grand slam to right and the T-Bones led 13-3. It was Bailey’s first home run of the season.

Bobby Doran got the win for the T-Bones, pitching five innings and allowing five hits and two runs. He struck out seven and walked four.

With Vladimir Frias and Ryan Cavan providing the firepower, the T-Bones walloped the Wichita Wingnuts, 6-3, on Friday night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, Kansas City, Kan.

About 6,881 were in attendance.

T-Bones’ pitcher Blake Holovach got the win, allowing only one run in seven innings, striking out two. He gave up five hits and four walks.

Frias, who leads the team with five homers, hit a home run in the third inning, giving the T-Bones a 1-0 lead.

Frias flied to right with the bases loaded in the fourth inning, getting a run batted in.

After Brian Erie walked, the bases were loaded with two outs when Ryan Cavan hit a double down the left field line. Cavan got three runs batted in and the T-Bones led, 5-1.

T.J. Mittelstaedt, who played for the T-Bones last season, hit a two-run home run for Wichita.

Kansas City scored its final run in the fifth inning. Adam Bailey, who had hit a single and advanced to second on a single by Kyle Robinson and to third on a single by Nate Tenbrink, scored on a wild pitch.

The T-Bones and Wingnuts will play at 7:05 p.m. Saturday at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. Saturday is Military Appreciation Night, with CPR training and postgame fireworks planned. It also is Boy Scout campout night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. For tickets, call the box office at 913-328-5618 or visit www.tbones.com.