T-Bones drop home opener, 6-2

Baseball action from the home opener of the T-Bones on Tuesday night at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Gary SouthShore won the game, 6-2. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel)

Frank Mason III, a basketball standout for the University of Kansas who now plays for the Sacramento Kings, threw out the first pitch for the season opener Tuesday night of the Kansas City T-Bones. The T-Bones lost to Gary SouthShore, 6-2.

Tommy Collier took the loss, after struggling in five innings of pitching for the T-Bones. He allowed three runs in the top of the first inning.

The T-Bones scored in the sixth inning when Keith Curcio doubled, then Zach Walters hit a sacrifice fly.

In the seventh inning, Dylan Tice hit a single, scoring Jordan Edgerton, giving the T-Bones another run.

Attendance was 5,029.

The T-Bones play Gary SouthShore again at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday at T-Bones Ballpark. Tickets are available at www.tbonesbaseball.com or at the T-Bones box office at the T-Bones Stadium.

Baseball action from the home opener of the T-Bones on Tuesday night at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Gary SouthShore won the game, 6-2. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel)
KU and Sacramento Kings star Frank Mason got a big hug from T-Bones mascot Sizzle. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel)
Baseball action from the home opener of the T-Bones on Tuesday night at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Gary SouthShore won the game, 6-2. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel)
Baseball action from the home opener of the T-Bones on Tuesday night at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Gary SouthShore won the game, 6-2. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel)
Baseball action from the home opener of the T-Bones on Tuesday night at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Gary SouthShore won the game, 6-2. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel)
Baseball action from the home opener of the T-Bones on Tuesday night at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Gary SouthShore won the game, 6-2. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel)
Baseball action from the home opener of the T-Bones on Tuesday night at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Gary SouthShore won the game, 6-2. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel)
Baseball action from the home opener of the T-Bones on Tuesday night at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Gary SouthShore won the game, 6-2. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel)
The T-Bones were back in action for the home opener Tuesday night in Kansas City, Kansas, with attendance over 5,000. Gary SouthShore won, 6-2. (Photo by William Crum)
The T-Bones were back in action for the home opener Tuesday night in Kansas City, Kansas, with attendance over 5,000. Gary SouthShore won, 6-2. (Photo by William Crum)
The T-Bones were back in action for the home opener Tuesday night in Kansas City, Kansas, with attendance over 5,000. Gary SouthShore won, 6-2. (Photo by William Crum)