Category: T-Bones

T-Bones walk off with win after 11 innings

It took two extra innings, but the Kansas City T-Bones were able to fend off the Sioux Falls Canaries, 2-1, in the eleventh inning on Wednesday night.

The game was quiet at the start, with both pitchers matching each other, pitch for pitch, and keeping their opponents’ bats at bay. Kenny Koplove (1-1) was pitching for Kansas City (22-21) through 6.1 innings, only allowing a run and a hit.

The T-Bones were able to attack Canaries (21-22) starter Keaton Steele (0-5) in the fourth inning.

Chris Colabello started the offense when he lined a rocket for a single into right field. Casey Gillaspie followed up with a walk, and Taylor Sparks stepped up to the plate and singled up the middle to drive in Colabello. Kansas City led Sioux Falls, 1-0.

However, the Canaries weren’t about to go down without a fight. After Burt Reynolds was hit by a pitch with one out in the seventh inning, Koplove was pulled from the game and replaced by Nick Lee. Josh Rehwaldt singled and Reynolds came around to score the tying run after an RBI-single by Clint Coulter.

The game remained tied and sent the contest into extra innings. It took a combination of dominant relief pitching by Brian Ellington and Marc Magliaro (5-2) and stellar defense around the diamond to keep the score knotted for as long as it took for the T-Bones to score.

Magliaro was awarded the win for Kansas City for his work in the tenth and eleventh innings.

Kansas City had not scored since the fourth inning, but with two outs in the bottom of the eleventh frame, Gillaspie stepped up to the plate. He reached on a single and moved to second when Roy Morales took a free pass.

Shawn O’Malley drove in Gillaspie with the winning run with a single to center field to win it for the T-Bones.

The T-Bones will try to win the series against the Canaries on Thursday, July 4, with a first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. After the game, fireworks are scheduled.

Full and 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 now.

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T-Bones fall to Canaries, 6-3

An early five-run deficit following the first inning proved to be too much for the Kansas City T-Bones to overcome as they fell to the Sioux Falls Canaries, 6-3, on Tuesday evening.

Sioux Falls (21-21) made it on the board and jumped on Kansas City (21-21) starter Christian Binford (1-1) first with a single to right field by Mike Hart which advanced Jordan Ebert home. Then, with all the bases loaded Clint Coulter hit a home run advancing Kevin Taylor, Alay Lago, and Mike Hart home, making the score 5-0 in the top of the first.

In response in the bottom of the first, Danny Mars hit a triple to right field followed by an out by Dylan Tice that allowed Mars to score for Kansas City making it 5-1.

Later, in the bottom of the second inning, Shawn O’Malley was at bat, argued a strike call and got ejected from the game along with manager Joe Calfapietra.

Then, the T-Bones furthered their score, 5-3, in the bottom of the third, but it wasn’t enough to surpass the Canaries. Daniel Nava singled to centerfield scoring Mars. Then, Christopher Colabello also hit a single to centerfield, scoring Nava.

Canaries’ starter Alex Boshers (5-2) limited the T-Bones’ offense to only three runs and did not allow them to catch up to Sioux Falls. However, he was pulled after the fourth inning, so reliever Will Soloman (2-2) was awarded the win for the Canaries.

The Canaries struck again in the top of the seventh inning when Kevin Hamann came in to pitch in relief and allowed a leadoff double by Brett Vertigan and a single by Jordan Ebert. Kevin Taylor drove in Vertigan with a sacrifice fly by Kevin Taylor and added another run to their lead, 6-3.

Kansas City got runners in scoring position during the seventh frame due to a hit and a walk and a pair of wild pitches, but they were unable to convert and bring either runner home.

The T-Bones got two men on base again in the bottom of the ninth, but a double play ball quickly ended the game. The three-run deficit was too much for Kansas City to overcome, as they fell to Sioux Falls in the series opener.

Kansas City looks to even the series with Sioux Falls on Wednesday, July 3, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. There will be a fireworks display after the game.

Full and 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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T-Bones return tonight for Fourth of July home series

The Kansas City T-Bones will return to Kansas City, Kansas, tonight to begin a series with the Sioux Falls Canaries.

Tonight will be 2-for-1 Tuesday, with two choice level tickets for $13.

Wednesday and Thursday, Independence Day, will feature post-game fireworks shows.

The games begin at 7:05 p.m. at the T-Bones Stadium, 1800 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas.

The T-Bones will be on the road from July 5 to July 7, and will return home for a six-game homestand from July 9 to July 14.

Full and 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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