Category: T-Bones

Wet weather delayed the start of Sunday’s game between the Kansas City T-Bones and the Wichita Wingnuts at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium an hour.

The T-Bones also put a damper on the Wingnuts hope for a sweep of the three-game series, beating Wichita 3-1 with a ninth inning rally that saw two runs score on a double by Angel Rosa.

The game started with two and a half scoreless innings, when Wichita put the first run on the board in the bottom of the third. Leo Vargas hit a single to right field single and stole second. An RBI single by Logan Watkins that dropped into left field brought Vargas home, making the score 1-0 Wichita.

The T-Bones waited until the top of the fifth inning for their first hit of the game. Cal Towey smashed the ball into right field past a diving Wichita second baseman, putting him on first base.

Towey’s hit was followed by an RBI double from Jordan Edgerton. The highly hit ball toward right center field, bounced off the tip of the glove of Wichita’s Zach Nehrir allowing Towey to score from first, but Edgerton was tagged out after a run-down between second and third. The run tied the ball game 1-1.

In the top of the ninth, Towey singled again for Kansas City. Tucker Pennell reached on an infield singled, advancing Towey to second. Angel Rosa then followed with an RBI double down the left field line, scoring Towey and Pennell breaking the tie and putting the T-Bones up 3-1.

The game ended with a dramatic bottom of the ninth inning. Wichita loaded the bases and looked poised to threaten the T-Bones lead. Tony Thomas was hit by a pitch and advanced to third on a single to left field by the next batter Zach Nehrir.

John Nester landed a base on balls, advancing the runners and loading the bases with only one out. But Winiarski came through in the clutch, striking out the final two Wichita batters, Logan Trowbridge and Isaiah Aluko, to end the game.

T-Bones starter Cody Dickson went three innings, followed by relief pitching from Julio Eusebio, Sam Street, Francisco Gracesqui and Winiarski. Gracesqui (1-0) picked up the win and Winiarski (1) the save. Daniel Tillman (0-1) got the loss for Wichita. Kansas City scored three runs on eight hits with one error, and Wichita scored one run on seven hits with one error.

The T-Bones are 1-2 on the regular season, with the home opener scheduled at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, against the Gary SouthShore RailCats at T-Bones Stadium. Individual tickets, season, group, mini-plans and nightly party suites are on sale and can be purchased by visiting the Box Office at T-Bones Stadium.

Call the box office at 913-328-5618 or purchase and print at www.tbonesbaseball.com. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday – Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
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The Kansas City T-Bones (0-1) were looking to even out their early season record in Wichita Saturday evening but fell to the Wingnuts 5-2 in the second of a three-game series at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.

The game was scoreless until the third when T-Bones right-hander Hunter Adkins encountered a tough inning, with five Wingnuts runs scoring off five back-to-back hits.

Consecutive singles to right field by Wichita batters Leo Vargas and Logan Watkins put runners at first and second, when another single by the next batter Ryan Willard brought home Vargas.

Another single by Abel Nieves to center field loaded the bases. The next two batters were both hit by pitches, bringing in two more runs for Wichita.

Yet another single, this one to left field, off the bat of John Nester, brought home the fifth run of the inning and locked up Wichita’s lead.

T-Bones relief pitching by Carlos Diaz, Sam Street and Cody Winiarski kept Wichita scoreless for the rest of the game.

Kansas City kick-started a rally in the top of the ninth with a single by Adam Brett Walker to center field.

A right field single by the next batter, Nick Torres, advanced Walker to second. Designated hitter Cal Towey doubled to center field, scoring Walker and putting runners in scoring position.

But that’s as far as Kansas City would get, with Wingnuts reliever James Campbell retiring the next three batters to end the game.

The T-Bones scored two runs on eight hits with seven men left on base. The Wingnuts scored five runs on eight hits with six left on base.

Starting pitcher Hunter Adkins gets the loss for Kansas City, and starting pitcher Casey Harman gets the win for Wichita.

The two teams will go at it again Sunday at 1:05 p.m. with left-handed pitcher Cody Dickson making the start for Kansas City and right-handed pitcher Jordan Cooper on the mound for Wichita. Follow the action live with the voice of the T-Bones Dan Vaughan at mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/.

The T-Bones return home for their home opener at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday against the Gary SouthShore RailCats. Season, group, mini-plans and nightly party suites are on sale and can be purchased by visiting the box office at T-Bones Stadium. Call the box office at 913-328-5618 or purchase and print at www.tbonesbaseball.com. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday – Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

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After a solid early start for the Kansas City T-Bones, a rough fourth inning helped Wichita run away with an 8-2 win on the season opening night Friday in Wichita.

The T-Bones shot out to an 2-0 lead in the top of fourth inning. Adam Walker hit a one out double to left field to start the Kansas City scoring threat. After Nick Torres flew out to right field, Cal Towy launched a two-run home to give the T-Bones their only lead of the game off Wingnuts starter Travis Banwart.

In the home half of the fourth things quickly turned messy. Logan Watkins reached on an error by third baseman Zach Walters. Luis Paula retired the next man but Abel Nieves singled home Watkins to cut the lead to 2-1. Nieves looked to be caught in a run down between first and second trying to steal second but Paula’s throw wound up in center field to move Nieves over to third and charging Paula with an error.

Franscisco Gracesqui came into the game after Paula got the second out on a Tony Thomas fly to right. Zach Nehrir singled to score Nieves to tie the game at two. John Nester then drew a walk setting up Logan Trowbrige, who doubled into left to put the Wingnuts up 4-2.

In the sixth a lead off hit by pitch and another T-Bones error set up Nehrir who drove in another pair of runs by hammering a double to left to make it 6-2. The Wingnuts added another run on wild pitch and one more in the eighth to put the game out of reach at 8-2.

Banwart (1-0) got the win going five innings while Paula (0-1) pitched three scoreless innings before giving up three unearned runs in the fourth.

The T-Bones (0-1) will continue their series with the Wichita Wingnuts (1-0) Saturday night in Wichita at 7:05 p.m. in Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. Right-hander Hunter Adkins takes the hill for Kansas City while Wichita will send left Casey Harman to the mound.

The T-Bones home opener is at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, against the Gary SouthShore RailCats. Season, group, mini-plans and nightly party suites are on sale and can be purchased by visiting the Box Office at T-Bones Stadium. Call the box office at 913-328-5618 or purchase and print at www.tbonesbaseball.com. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday – Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
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