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Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

DENVER (AP) — Tyler Bozak scored 3:38 into overtime and the St. Louis Blues fended off elimination in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals. overcoming a three-goal deficit in a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Avalanche. Bozak unleashed a shot from near the blueline that got past Darcy Kuemper. It capped a remarkable comeback for St. Louis, which now trails 3-2 in the best-of-seven second-round series. Robert Thomas had two goals, including the tying tally with 56 seconds left in regulation, for a resilient Blues team. Vladimir Tarasenko and Justin Faulk also scored. The comeback offset a hat trick from Nathan MacKinnon. Game 6 is Friday night in St. Louis.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dillon Carter's two-run triple proved to be the difference as No. 2 seed Texas Tech jumped out to an early lead and held off No. 7 seed Kansas State 5-3 in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. Texas Tech advances to play the winner between No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 6 West Virginia on Thursday. Kansas State will play the loser on Thursday in the double-elimination tourney. Texas Tech (38-19) took advantage of three Kansas State (27-29) errors to score three runs in the bottom of the second inning.

MIAMI (AP) — The Boston Celtics are a win away from their first trip to the NBA Finals since 2010.

The Celtics are up three games to two in the Eastern Conference finals following a 93-80 win over the Heat in Miami. The Celtics took control by outscoring the Heat, 32-16 in the third quarter, then opened the final period on a 14-2 run to go ahead by 23.

Jaylen Brown had a game-high 25 points and Jayson Tatum just missed a triple-double, finishing with 22 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists.

Bam Adebayo had a team-best 18 points for Miami, which shot a miserable 32% from the field and missed 38 of its 45 3-point attempts.

The Heat were without Tyler Herro (HEE'-roh) again on Wednesday because of a strained groin that forced him to sit out Game 5.

DENVER (AP) — The St. Louis Blues have forced a Game 6 in their Stanley Cup second-round series with the Avalanche.

The Blues erased a pair of late deficits before Tyler Bozek scored 3:38 into overtime to give them a 5-4 victory at Colorado.

Bozek capped a frantic rally in which Robert Thomas tied the game with 54 seconds left in regulation. The Avs scored the first three goals and were ahead, 3-1 in the third period until Thomas and Justin Faulk scored 4:17 apart.

Nathan MacKinnon's third goal of the night put the Avalanche ahead late in the third, but the Blues sent the series back to St. Louis for Game 6 on Friday.

Panthers' Joe Thornton says he's undecided on playing future

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Panthers forward Joe Thornton says he hasn't decided whether to retire or play a 25th NHL season.

Thornton played sparingly for the Panthers this season, collecting five goals and 10 points with a -10 in 34 regular-season games. He turns 43 on July 2 and was the second-oldest skater to appear in a game this season.

Thornton is sixth on the league's all-time list with 1,714 games played.

— Capitals right winger Tom Wilson is expected to miss six to eight months after undergoing surgery to reconstruct the torn ACL in his left knee. That timeline means Wilson is on track to miss at least the first month of the season if not more.

UNDATED (AP) — The New York Mets have dropped back-to-back games for only the second time this season.

The San Francisco Giants followed Tuesday's wild 13-12 win with a 9-3 pounding of the Mets. Evan Longoria homered twice and Joc Pederson hit his fourth in two games while the Giants were building a 9-0 lead in the first two innings.

Mike Yastrzemski (ya-STREHM'-skee) also homered off rookie Thomas Szapucki (sah-PUH'-kee), who surrendered all nine runs in just 1 1/3 innings.

The Mets had won 14 straight games after losses. They are 11-2-1 in 14 series of the year.

— Dansby Swanson scored the tiebreaking run in the fifth inning on an excruciating defensive sequence by the Phillies, helping the Braves earn an 8-4 victory. Swanson went 4 for 5 with two RBIs, including a home run that put the Braves, ahead, 7-4 in the sixth. Austin Riley also homered for Atlanta.

— The Dodgers had won nine straight against Washington before Erik Fedde (FEH'-dee) and three relievers combined on a six-hitter in the Nationals' 1-0 shutout of Los Angeles. Tanner Rainey stranded two in the ninth inning for his fourth save in six tries, sending the Dodgers to just their second loss in 11 games. César Hernández singled home the game's lone run off Julio Urias (oo-REE'-uhs), who allowed just three other hits over six innings.

— The Brewers scored twice in the seventh inning off Yu Darvish to beat the Padres, 2-1. Rowdy Tellez doubled home the tying run and Tyrone Taylor followed with a sacrifice fly after Darvish limited Milwaukee to one hit over the first six frames. Brewers starter Aaron Ashby got a no-decision after holding San Diego to an unearned run and four hits over 5 2/3 innings.

— Luis Castillo earned his first victory of the season by allowing two runs over five innings of the Reds' 4-3 decision over the Cubs. Castillo surrendered a pair of first-inning runs before allowing only two hits the rest of the way. Joey Votto (VAH'-toh) carried Cincinnati's offense with a solo homer and a two-run triple.

— The Pirates trailed 5-2 until Jack Suwinski and Josh VanMeter belted three-run homers in their 10-5 downing of the Rockies. Suwinski erased a 5-2 deficit in the sixth inning and VanMeter gave Pittsburgh some breathing room in the seventh. Ben Gamel (GAM'-ul) had two hits and two RBIs as the Bucs handed Colorado its 13th loss in 18 games.

— JP Sears was a winner in his first career start as he held the Orioles to three hits in the Yankees' 2-0 shutout. Four relievers finished the combined five-hitter, with Ron Marinaccio striking out three over two perfect innings after replacing Sears. Aaron Judge doubled and scored New York's first run on Miguel Andujar's (an-DOO'-hahrz) fourth-inning single, his first RBI in the majors this season.

— Harold Ramírez homered in a five-run first before the Rays hung on for a 5-4 win versus the Marlins. Drew Rasmussen won his fifth straight decision, giving up three runs and six hits with seven strikeouts over five innings. Colin Poche struck out Jesús Aguilar to strand the bases loaded in the ninth inning.

— The Tigers pulled out a 4-2 win over the Twins on Jeimer Candelario's two-run homer in the top of the 10th. Harold Castro hit solo home runs in the sixth and eighth innings, after going deep only nine times in his first 799 major league at-bats. Trevor Larnach hit a two-run homer for the Twins in the fourth inning to spoil an otherwise-stellar fill-in start by Rony García.

— The White Sox earned a 3-1 win over the Red Sox on Jake Berger's three-run homer in the fifth inning. Burger was recalled Tuesday from Triple-A Charlotte after center fielder Luis Robert was placed on the COVID-19 related injured list. Lucas Giolito (jee-oh-LEE'-toh) blanked the Red Sox after the first inning, giving up five hits over six frames of Chicago's fourth win in six games.

— Cristian Javier tied a career high with nine strikeouts and held the Guardians to three hits over 5 2/3 shutout innings, leading the Astros to a 2-1 victory. Michael Brantley and Jason Castro lifted sacrifice flies in the middle innings off Cleveland starter Cal Quantrill, who was reached for six hits in as many innings. Yuli Gurriel (YOO'-lee gur-ee-EHL') and José Siri had two hits each as Houston took the rubber match of the three-game set.

— Mitch Garver homered in his third consecutive game and Kole Calhoun hit a two-run shot in the Rangers' first win in four games, 7-2 versus the Angels. Calhoun had three hits and scored three runs, while Garver drove in two runs. Glenn Otto yielded three hits over five solid innings as the AL West rivals split a two-game series at the Big A.

— Seth Brown and Elvis Andrus (AN'-droos) homered off reigning AL Cy Young award winner Robbie Ray as the Athletics dealt the Mariners their eighth loss in 10 games, 4-2. Oakland took two of three to move out of the AL West cellar, putting Seattle in last place. Paul Blackburn is 5-0 after working 5 1/3 scoreless innings, yielding a season-high five walks but just one hit.

UNDATED (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have placed starting pitcher Joe Ryan on the COVID-19 injured list. He was scheduled to start Thursday against Kansas City.

The 25-year-old right-hander leads all major league rookies with five wins and 43 1/3 innings. He's second among rookies with 42 strikeouts.

The Twins will fill Ryan's place in the rotation with Devin Smeltzer.

— Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is going on the injured list for the fourth straight season. Stanton was placed on the 10-day IL with a strained right calf and reliever Jonathan Loáisiga landed on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. Left fielder Joey Gallo was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list.

— Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña (ah-KOON'-yah) Jr. was scratched from Wednesday's game against Philadelphia with right quadriceps tightness. He awoke feeling sore and tested out his leg by running on the field before deciding to skip the game.

— Kris Bryant's back has landed the Rockies outfielder on the injured list for the second time this season. Bryant spent nearly a month on the injured list after initially tweaking the back in late April. He signed a seven-year, $182-million deal with Colorado in March.

NFL loses bid to scuttle Gruden lawsuit over leaked emails

UNDATED (AP) — Two people familiar with the situation said quarterback Collin Kaepernick was scheduled to work out for the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday.

Kaepernick hasn't played since the end of the 2016 season when he was cut by San Francisco when the new regime led by coach Kyle Shanahan wanted to go a different direction at quarterback.

Kaepernick never got another opportunity even to work out for NFL teams as he alleged he had been blackballed over his protests during the anthem the previous season.

— Jadeveon (jah-DAY'-vee-ahn) Clowney is officially back on the Browns roster. The 29-year-old free agent defensive end has re-signed with Cleveland to once again chase quarterbacks alongside All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett. Clowney had one of his most productive and healthiest seasons in 2021 for Cleveland with nine sacks in 14 games.

— The NFL says it will appeal a ruling denying the league's request to move former Raiders coach Jon Gruden's lawsuit over leaked emails from a public courtroom into closed-door arbitration. In a statement, the NFL denied Gruden's claims that league officials or Commissioner Roger Goodell leaked racist, sexist and homophobic emails by Gruden to force him to resign last October. A Las Vegas judge refused requests to dismiss Gruden's claim outright or move it to out-of-court talks that could be overseen by Goodell.

— Omar Khan is the new general manager for the Steelers. Khan is replacing Kevin Colbert, who is retiring at the end of the month following more than two decades with the club. Khan has been a longtime member of Pittsburgh's front office, most recently serving as senior vice president of football and business operations.

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak JOH'-kuh-vich) has eased into the third round of his French Open title defense with a straight-set victory over Alex Molcan. The top-ranked Djokovic defeated the 24-year-old Slovakian 6-2, 6-3, 7-6.

Molcan was able to push Djokovic to a third-set tiebreaker but threw his racket down in frustration after his 34th unforced error to fall behind 6-3.

Other second-round winners on the men's side were third seed Alexander Zverev and No. 6 Carlos Alcaraz, both in five sets.

Coco Gauff has reached the third round in the women's bracket by winning a second-set tiebreak. The 18-year-old American is the youngest player remaining in the draw.

Two-time Grand Slam champ Victoria Azarenka also advanced, but U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu (ra-doo-KA'-noo) and fourth-seeded Maria Sakkari were ousted in the second round.

<h2>Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press</h2>DENVER (AP) — Tyler Bozak scored 3:38 into overtime and the St. Louis Blues fended off elimination in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals. overcoming a three-goal deficit in a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Avalanche. Bozak unleashed a shot from near the blueline that got past Darcy Kuemper. It capped a remarkable comeback for St. Louis, which now trails 3-2 in the best-of-seven second-round series. Robert Thomas had two goals, including the tying tally with 56 seconds left in regulation, for a resilient Blues team. Vladimir Tarasenko and Justin Faulk also scored. The comeback offset a hat trick from Nathan MacKinnon. Game 6 is Friday night in St. Louis.ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dillon Carter's two-run triple proved to be the difference as No. 2 seed Texas Tech jumped out to an early lead and held off No. 7 seed Kansas State 5-3 in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. Texas Tech advances to play the winner between No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 6 West Virginia on Thursday. Kansas State will play the loser on Thursday in the double-elimination tourney. Texas Tech (38-19) took advantage of three Kansas State (27-29) errors to score three runs in the bottom of the second inning.<h2>Update on the latest sports</h2>NBA PLAYOFFS-HEAT/CELTICSCeltics top Heat for 3-2 leadMIAMI (AP) — The Boston Celtics are a win away from their first trip to the NBA Finals since 2010.The Celtics are up three games to two in the Eastern Conference finals following a 93-80 win over the Heat in Miami. The Celtics took control by outscoring the Heat, 32-16 in the third quarter, then opened the final period on a 14-2 run to go ahead by 23.Jaylen Brown had a game-high 25 points and Jayson Tatum just missed a triple-double, finishing with 22 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists.Bam Adebayo had a team-best 18 points for Miami, which shot a miserable 32% from the field and missed 38 of its 45 3-point attempts.The Heat were without Tyler Herro (HEE'-roh) again on Wednesday because of a strained groin that forced him to sit out Game 5.Game 6 is Friday in Boston.NHL-STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS-BLUES/AVALANCHEBlues outlast Avs in OTDENVER (AP) — The St. Louis Blues have forced a Game 6 in their Stanley Cup second-round series with the Avalanche.The Blues erased a pair of late deficits before Tyler Bozek scored 3:38 into overtime to give them a 5-4 victory at Colorado.Bozek capped a frantic rally in which Robert Thomas tied the game with 54 seconds left in regulation. The Avs scored the first three goals and were ahead, 3-1 in the third period until Thomas and Justin Faulk scored 4:17 apart.Nathan MacKinnon's third goal of the night put the Avalanche ahead late in the third, but the Blues sent the series back to St. Louis for Game 6 on Friday.NHL-PANTHERS-THORNTONPanthers' Joe Thornton says he's undecided on playing futureSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Panthers forward Joe Thornton says he hasn't decided whether to retire or play a 25th NHL season.Thornton played sparingly for the Panthers this season, collecting five goals and 10 points with a -10 in 34 regular-season games. He turns 43 on July 2 and was the second-oldest skater to appear in a game this season.Thornton is sixth on the league's all-time list with 1,714 games played.In other NHL news:— Capitals right winger Tom Wilson is expected to miss six to eight months after undergoing surgery to reconstruct the torn ACL in his left knee. That timeline means Wilson is on track to miss at least the first month of the season if not more.MLB-SCHEDULEGiants beat Mets for 2nd straight dayUNDATED (AP) — The New York Mets have dropped back-to-back games for only the second time this season.The San Francisco Giants followed Tuesday's wild 13-12 win with a 9-3 pounding of the Mets. Evan Longoria homered twice and Joc Pederson hit his fourth in two games while the Giants were building a 9-0 lead in the first two innings.Mike Yastrzemski (ya-STREHM'-skee) also homered off rookie Thomas Szapucki (sah-PUH'-kee), who surrendered all nine runs in just 1 1/3 innings.The Mets had won 14 straight games after losses. They are 11-2-1 in 14 series of the year.Elsewhere on major league diamonds:— Dansby Swanson scored the tiebreaking run in the fifth inning on an excruciating defensive sequence by the Phillies, helping the Braves earn an 8-4 victory. Swanson went 4 for 5 with two RBIs, including a home run that put the Braves, ahead, 7-4 in the sixth. Austin Riley also homered for Atlanta.— The Dodgers had won nine straight against Washington before Erik Fedde (FEH'-dee) and three relievers combined on a six-hitter in the Nationals' 1-0 shutout of Los Angeles. Tanner Rainey stranded two in the ninth inning for his fourth save in six tries, sending the Dodgers to just their second loss in 11 games. César Hernández singled home the game's lone run off Julio Urias (oo-REE'-uhs), who allowed just three other hits over six innings.— The Brewers scored twice in the seventh inning off Yu Darvish to beat the Padres, 2-1. Rowdy Tellez doubled home the tying run and Tyrone Taylor followed with a sacrifice fly after Darvish limited Milwaukee to one hit over the first six frames. Brewers starter Aaron Ashby got a no-decision after holding San Diego to an unearned run and four hits over 5 2/3 innings.— Luis Castillo earned his first victory of the season by allowing two runs over five innings of the Reds' 4-3 decision over the Cubs. Castillo surrendered a pair of first-inning runs before allowing only two hits the rest of the way. Joey Votto (VAH'-toh) carried Cincinnati's offense with a solo homer and a two-run triple.— The Pirates trailed 5-2 until Jack Suwinski and Josh VanMeter belted three-run homers in their 10-5 downing of the Rockies. Suwinski erased a 5-2 deficit in the sixth inning and VanMeter gave Pittsburgh some breathing room in the seventh. Ben Gamel (GAM'-ul) had two hits and two RBIs as the Bucs handed Colorado its 13th loss in 18 games.— JP Sears was a winner in his first career start as he held the Orioles to three hits in the Yankees' 2-0 shutout. Four relievers finished the combined five-hitter, with Ron Marinaccio striking out three over two perfect innings after replacing Sears. Aaron Judge doubled and scored New York's first run on Miguel Andujar's (an-DOO'-hahrz) fourth-inning single, his first RBI in the majors this season.— Harold Ramírez homered in a five-run first before the Rays hung on for a 5-4 win versus the Marlins. Drew Rasmussen won his fifth straight decision, giving up three runs and six hits with seven strikeouts over five innings. Colin Poche struck out Jesús Aguilar to strand the bases loaded in the ninth inning.— The Tigers pulled out a 4-2 win over the Twins on Jeimer Candelario's two-run homer in the top of the 10th. Harold Castro hit solo home runs in the sixth and eighth innings, after going deep only nine times in his first 799 major league at-bats. Trevor Larnach hit a two-run homer for the Twins in the fourth inning to spoil an otherwise-stellar fill-in start by Rony García.— The White Sox earned a 3-1 win over the Red Sox on Jake Berger's three-run homer in the fifth inning. Burger was recalled Tuesday from Triple-A Charlotte after center fielder Luis Robert was placed on the COVID-19 related injured list. Lucas Giolito (jee-oh-LEE'-toh) blanked the Red Sox after the first inning, giving up five hits over six frames of Chicago's fourth win in six games.— Cristian Javier tied a career high with nine strikeouts and held the Guardians to three hits over 5 2/3 shutout innings, leading the Astros to a 2-1 victory. Michael Brantley and Jason Castro lifted sacrifice flies in the middle innings off Cleveland starter Cal Quantrill, who was reached for six hits in as many innings. Yuli Gurriel (YOO'-lee gur-ee-EHL') and José Siri had two hits each as Houston took the rubber match of the three-game set.— Mitch Garver homered in his third consecutive game and Kole Calhoun hit a two-run shot in the Rangers' first win in four games, 7-2 versus the Angels. Calhoun had three hits and scored three runs, while Garver drove in two runs. Glenn Otto yielded three hits over five solid innings as the AL West rivals split a two-game series at the Big A.— Seth Brown and Elvis Andrus (AN'-droos) homered off reigning AL Cy Young award winner Robbie Ray as the Athletics dealt the Mariners their eighth loss in 10 games, 4-2. Oakland took two of three to move out of the AL West cellar, putting Seattle in last place. Paul Blackburn is 5-0 after working 5 1/3 scoreless innings, yielding a season-high five walks but just one hit.MLB-NEWSTwins' Joe Ryan on COVID listUNDATED (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have placed starting pitcher Joe Ryan on the COVID-19 injured list. He was scheduled to start Thursday against Kansas City.The 25-year-old right-hander leads all major league rookies with five wins and 43 1/3 innings. He's second among rookies with 42 strikeouts.The Twins will fill Ryan's place in the rotation with Devin Smeltzer.In other MLB news:— Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is going on the injured list for the fourth straight season. Stanton was placed on the 10-day IL with a strained right calf and reliever Jonathan Loáisiga landed on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. Left fielder Joey Gallo was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list.— Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña (ah-KOON'-yah) Jr. was scratched from Wednesday's game against Philadelphia with right quadriceps tightness. He awoke feeling sore and tested out his leg by running on the field before deciding to skip the game.— Kris Bryant's back has landed the Rockies outfielder on the injured list for the second time this season. Bryant spent nearly a month on the injured list after initially tweaking the back in late April. He signed a seven-year, $182-million deal with Colorado in March.NFL-NEWSNFL loses bid to scuttle Gruden lawsuit over leaked emailsUNDATED (AP) — Two people familiar with the situation said quarterback Collin Kaepernick was scheduled to work out for the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday.Kaepernick hasn't played since the end of the 2016 season when he was cut by San Francisco when the new regime led by coach Kyle Shanahan wanted to go a different direction at quarterback.Kaepernick never got another opportunity even to work out for NFL teams as he alleged he had been blackballed over his protests during the anthem the previous season.In other NFL news:— Jadeveon (jah-DAY'-vee-ahn) Clowney is officially back on the Browns roster. The 29-year-old free agent defensive end has re-signed with Cleveland to once again chase quarterbacks alongside All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett. Clowney had one of his most productive and healthiest seasons in 2021 for Cleveland with nine sacks in 14 games.— The NFL says it will appeal a ruling denying the league's request to move former Raiders coach Jon Gruden's lawsuit over leaked emails from a public courtroom into closed-door arbitration. In a statement, the NFL denied Gruden's claims that league officials or Commissioner Roger Goodell leaked racist, sexist and homophobic emails by Gruden to force him to resign last October. A Las Vegas judge refused requests to dismiss Gruden's claim outright or move it to out-of-court talks that could be overseen by Goodell.— Omar Khan is the new general manager for the Steelers. Khan is replacing Kevin Colbert, who is retiring at the end of the month following more than two decades with the club. Khan has been a longtime member of Pittsburgh's front office, most recently serving as senior vice president of football and business operations.TENNIS-FRENCH OPENNo. 1 Djokovic eases into 3rd roundPARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak JOH'-kuh-vich) has eased into the third round of his French Open title defense with a straight-set victory over Alex Molcan. The top-ranked Djokovic defeated the 24-year-old Slovakian 6-2, 6-3, 7-6.Molcan was able to push Djokovic to a third-set tiebreaker but threw his racket down in frustration after his 34th unforced error to fall behind 6-3.Other second-round winners on the men's side were third seed Alexander Zverev and No. 6 Carlos Alcaraz, both in five sets.Coco Gauff has reached the third round in the women's bracket by winning a second-set tiebreak. The 18-year-old American is the youngest player remaining in the draw.Two-time Grand Slam champ Victoria Azarenka also advanced, but U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu (ra-doo-KA'-noo) and fourth-seeded Maria Sakkari were ousted in the second round.CLICK HERE to download the Hutch Post mobile app. CLICK HERE to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dillon Carter’s two-run triple proved to be the difference as No. 2 seed Texas Tech jumped out to an early lead and held off No. 7 seed Kansas State 5-3 in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. 

Texas Tech advances to play the winner between No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 6 West Virginia on Thursday. Kansas State will play the loser on Thursday in the double-elimination tourney. 

Texas Tech (38-19) took advantage of three Kansas State (27-29) errors to score three runs in the bottom of the second inning.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dillon Carter’s two-run triple proved to be the difference as No. 2 seed Texas Tech jumped out to an early lead and held off No. 7 seed Kansas State 5-3 in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. Texas Tech advances to play the winner between No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 6 West Virginia on Thursday. Kansas State will play the loser on Thursday in the double-elimination tourney. Texas Tech (38-19) took advantage of three Kansas State (27-29) errors to score three runs in the bottom of the second inning.

K-State baseball loses at Big XII tourney Wednesday

<a href="https://www.milb.com/wichita/news/surge-drop-a-one-run-decision">Via WindSurge.com</a>

Corpus Christi, Texas – The Wichita Wind Surge took an early lead, but fell short to the Corpus Christi Hooks 4-3. The six game series is now tied 1-1.

Matt Wallner hammered a three-run homer to right center field in the first inning, giving the Surge an early lead.

Simeon Woods-Richardson kept the Hooks off the board for the first two innings. The Hooks sent eight batters to the plate in the third inning and scored four runs to take the lead. Shae Whitcomb delivered a two out double to score a pair of runs. He pitched four innings allowed six hits and had six strikeouts in the defeat.

The Wind Surge offense had three first inning hits and managed just one more for the remainder of the game. Four Hooks pitchers held the Surge offense and Chandler Casey earned the win and Devin Conn pitched the final two innings for the save.

The Wind Surge will face Corpus Christi Thursday evening for a 6:35 p.m. first pitch.

<a href="https://www.milb.com/wichita/news/surge-drop-a-one-run-decision">Via WindSurge.com</a>Corpus Christi, Texas – The Wichita Wind Surge took an early lead, but fell short to the Corpus Christi Hooks 4-3. The six game series is now tied 1-1.Matt Wallner hammered a three-run homer to right center field in the first inning, giving the Surge an early lead.Simeon Woods-Richardson kept the Hooks off the board for the first two innings. The Hooks sent eight batters to the plate in the third inning and scored four runs to take the lead. Shae Whitcomb delivered a two out double to score a pair of runs. He pitched four innings allowed six hits and had six strikeouts in the defeat.The Wind Surge offense had three first inning hits and managed just one more for the remainder of the game. Four Hooks pitchers held the Surge offense and Chandler Casey earned the win and Devin Conn pitched the final two innings for the save.The Wind Surge will face Corpus Christi Thursday evening for a 6:35 p.m. first pitch.

Wind Surge lose in Texas Wednesday

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STEVE CARPENTER HutchCC Sports Information

Hutchinson Community College sophomore third baseman Ben McLaughlin earned four postseason honors and led a group of eight Blue Dragon Baseball players to garner Jayhawk Conference and/or Region VI awards on the 2022 teams, which were announced on Tuesday.

McLaughlin earned first-team All-KJCCC and first-team All-Region VI honors as well as a Region VI Gold Glove award and being named the 2022 Region VI Defensive Player of the Year.

Sophomore outfielder Sterling Sutcliffe was named to the all-KJCCC first team and was voted second-team All-Region VI.

Sophomore pitcher Jack Whitlock was named second team all-conference. Sophomore second baseman Hunter Gotreaux, freshman first baseman Ryan Henderson, sophomore designated hitter Braedyn Sommer and sophomore outfielder Jack Torosian were named all-KJCCC honorable mention. Freshman center fielder Kael Babin earned a Region VI Gold Glove.

BEN McLAUGHLIN – Def. Player of the Year; Region VI Gold Glove; 1st-team All-KJCCC/All-Region VI

McLaughlin is the first Blue Dragon to be named Region VI Defensive Player of the Year, while he and Babin are the first regional Gold Glove winners since Shane Cooper in 2017.

The sophomore from Golden, Colorado, started the season at first base and then moved to third base on March 24. He committed no errors at third base over the final 32 games of the regular season and had just two errors at the hot corner all season long.

The University of Arkansas commit fielded .986 this season with only three errors in 222 fielding chances this season.

McLaughlin was the Blue Dragon undisputed offensive leader this season, hitting .411 (88 of 214) with 19 home runs and 83 RBIs. He also had 23 doubles and posted a .511 on-base percentage with team highs of 34 walks and 13 hit-by-pitches.

McLaughlin ranked third in RBIs, tied for fourth in home runs, fourth in hits, tied for second in doubles and is tied for ninth in runs score in Blue Dragon single-season history.

In conference games this season, McLaughlin hit .431 with 10 home runs, 13 doubles, 50 total hits and 39 RBIs with 23 walks. He fielded .991 in 32 KJCCC games this season.

McLaughlin had a 16-game and 13-game hitting streak this season. He had 29 multi-hit games (17 two-hit games and 12 three-hit games) and 23 multi-RBI games this season.

McLaughlin was named the NJCAA National Player of the Week on May 11, going 11 for 16 with three doubles, three home runs and 11 RBIs in a four-game series against Dodge City.

McLaughlin is a two-time first-team All-KJCCC selection.

STERLING SUTCLIFFE – 1st-team All-KJCCC; 2nd-team All-Region VI

A sophomore from Dallas, Texas, Sterling Sutcliffe turned around an extremely slow start to the 2022 season. Hitting just .069 on March 9, Sutcliffe hit .320 for the remainder of the season and had a power surge that led him to tie McLaughlin for the team home run lead.

Sutcliffe finished hitting .280 for the season. (51 for 182) with 19 home runs and 57 RBIs.

Sutcliffe had two stretches with home runs in four consecutive games. The Blue Dragon right-fielder tied a Hutchinson single-game record with three home runs and had eight RBIs – second most in Blue Dragon single-game history – against Colby on April 23. That game was part of a torrid six-game stretch where Sutcliffe was 12 for 20 (.600) with six home runs and 22 RBIs.

Sutcliffe’s longest hitting streak this season was 11 games.

JACK WHITLOCK – 2nd-team All-KJCCC

Jack Whitlock quickly assumed the No. 1 spot in the weekend rotation for the Blue Dragons. The right-hander from Cumming, Georgia, posted an 8-3 record with a 4.04 ERA this season.

Over a team-high 78 innings pitched, Whitlock allowed 82 hits, 41 runs and 22 walks with 44 strikeouts this season. Whitlock posted a record of 5-2 with a 3.33 ERA in eight Jayhawk West starts. He also earned one postseason victory, defeating Fort Scott in the opening game of the Region VI opening-round series on May 11.

Perhaps Whitlock’s best single game of the season came on April at Seward County. Whitlock allowed just one unearned run and only five hits over seven innings as the Blue Dragons rallied with two runs in the top of the seventh for a 2-1 victory on April 1.

Whitlock also had a complete-game victory over Pratt on April 28.

HUNTER GOTREAUX – Honorable Mention All-KJCCC

Hunter Gotreaux wound up with the second-most hits and fourth-highest batting average this season and was among the team leaders in stolen bases.

The sophomore from Moss Bluff, Louisiana, hit .335 this season (64 for 191) with 10 doubles, five home runs, 52 runs scored and 38 RBIs. He was also third with 14 stolen bases in 17 attempts this season.

Gotreaux had a season-high 12 game hitting streak this season with 18 multi-hit games, including two four-hit games.

Gotreaux hit .374 with 40 hits in conference play this season.

BRAEDYN SOMMER – Honorable Mention All-KJCCC

Taking over as the full-time designated hitter and leadoff batter for the Blue Dragons on March 15, Braedyn Sommer became a dependable batter at the top of the order.

Sommer was second on team with a .366 batting average (48 for 131) with five doubles, four triples and seven home runs. The Stillwater, Oklahoma, product scored a team-high 69 runs and had 33 RBIs. He was a perfect 10 for 10 in stolen bases. Sommer posted a .475 on-base percentage.

He hit .386 in conference play this season with a .472 on-base percentage.

Sommer put together a 13-game hitting streak.

RYAN HENDERSON – Honorable Mention All-KJCCC

Freshman Ryan Henderson hit .311 with 10 home runs and 45 RBIs in his first season with the Blue Dragons.

The Buhler High School product had a .583 slugging percentage and had 28 extra-base hits, including 17 doubles this season.

Henderson’s biggest single game this season was as 3 for 4 game with two home runs, seven RBIs and a walk-off single to help the Blue Dragons defeat eventual league champions Barton 12-11 on April 9 at Hobart-Detter Field.

JACK TOROSIAN – Honorable Mention All-KJCCC

The sophomore from Omaha, Nebraska, also got off to a slow start with a .100 batting average over his first 20 at-bats. From that point, Jack Torosian’s average steadily climbed and reached .300 for the first time this season on April 2.

Torosian hit .311 this season (66 for 212) with 18 doubles, four triples and seven home runs. Torosian finished scoring 62 runs and driving in 41. He also had a team-high 19 stolen bases in 27 attempts.

Torosian hit .339 in KJCCC games this season (41 for 121).

KAEL BABIN – Region VI Gold Glove: Outfield

A freshman from Gonzalez, Louisiana, Kael Babin made several dazzling catches with long runs to rob opposing batters from extra-base hits.

Babin had just one error in 102 fielding chances this season. He had two outfield assists.

At the plate, Babin hit a solid. 308 (41 for 133) from the No. 9 spot in the order. Babin was 17 of 19 in stolen bases. He scored 39 runs and drove in 30 runs.

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Player of the Year; Region VI Gold Glove; 1st-team All-KJCCC/All-Region VIMcLaughlin is the first Blue Dragon to be named Region VI Defensive Player of the Year, while he and Babin are the first regional Gold Glove winners since Shane Cooper in 2017.The sophomore from Golden, Colorado, started the season at first base and then moved to third base on March 24. He committed no errors at third base over the final 32 games of the regular season and had just two errors at the hot corner all season long.The University of Arkansas commit fielded .986 this season with only three errors in 222 fielding chances this season.McLaughlin was the Blue Dragon undisputed offensive leader this season, hitting .411 (88 of 214) with 19 home runs and 83 RBIs. He also had 23 doubles and posted a .511 on-base percentage with team highs of 34 walks and 13 hit-by-pitches.McLaughlin ranked third in RBIs, tied for fourth in home runs, fourth in hits, tied for second in doubles and is tied for ninth in runs score in Blue Dragon single-season history.In conference games this season, McLaughlin hit .431 with 10 home runs, 13 doubles, 50 total hits and 39 RBIs with 23 walks. He fielded .991 in 32 KJCCC games this season.McLaughlin had a 16-game and 13-game hitting streak this season. He had 29 multi-hit games (17 two-hit games and 12 three-hit games) and 23 multi-RBI games this season.McLaughlin was named the NJCAA National Player of the Week on May 11, going 11 for 16 with three doubles, three home runs and 11 RBIs in a four-game series against Dodge City.McLaughlin is a two-time first-team All-KJCCC selection.STERLING SUTCLIFFE – 1st-team All-KJCCC; 2nd-team All-Region VIA sophomore from Dallas, Texas, Sterling Sutcliffe turned around an extremely slow start to the 2022 season. Hitting just .069 on March 9, Sutcliffe hit .320 for the remainder of the season and had a power surge that led him to tie McLaughlin for the team home run lead.Sutcliffe finished hitting .280 for the season. (51 for 182) with 19 home runs and 57 RBIs.Sutcliffe had two stretches with home runs in four consecutive games. The Blue Dragon right-fielder tied a Hutchinson single-game record with three home runs and had eight RBIs – second most in Blue Dragon single-game history – against Colby on April 23. That game was part of a torrid six-game stretch where Sutcliffe was 12 for 20 (.600) with six home runs and 22 RBIs.Sutcliffe’s longest hitting streak this season was 11 games.JACK WHITLOCK – 2nd-team All-KJCCCJack Whitlock quickly assumed the No. 1 spot in the weekend rotation for the Blue Dragons. The right-hander from Cumming, Georgia, posted an 8-3 record with a 4.04 ERA this season.Over a team-high 78 innings pitched, Whitlock allowed 82 hits, 41 runs and 22 walks with 44 strikeouts this season. Whitlock posted a record of 5-2 with a 3.33 ERA in eight Jayhawk West starts. He also earned one postseason victory, defeating Fort Scott in the opening game of the Region VI opening-round series on May 11.Perhaps Whitlock’s best single game of the season came on April at Seward County. Whitlock allowed just one unearned run and only five hits over seven innings as the Blue Dragons rallied with two runs in the top of the seventh for a 2-1 victory on April 1.Whitlock also had a complete-game victory over Pratt on April 28.HUNTER GOTREAUX – Honorable Mention All-KJCCCHunter Gotreaux wound up with the second-most hits and fourth-highest batting average this season and was among the team leaders in stolen bases.The sophomore from Moss Bluff, Louisiana, hit .335 this season (64 for 191) with 10 doubles, five home runs, 52 runs scored and 38 RBIs. He was also third with 14 stolen bases in 17 attempts this season.Gotreaux had a season-high 12 game hitting streak this season with 18 multi-hit games, including two four-hit games.Gotreaux hit .374 with 40 hits in conference play this season.BRAEDYN SOMMER – Honorable Mention All-KJCCCTaking over as the full-time designated hitter and leadoff batter for the Blue Dragons on March 15, Braedyn Sommer became a dependable batter at the top of the order.Sommer was second on team with a .366 batting average (48 for 131) with five doubles, four triples and seven home runs. The Stillwater, Oklahoma, product scored a team-high 69 runs and had 33 RBIs. He was a perfect 10 for 10 in stolen bases. Sommer posted a .475 on-base percentage.He hit .386 in conference play this season with a .472 on-base percentage.Sommer put together a 13-game hitting streak.RYAN HENDERSON – Honorable Mention All-KJCCCFreshman Ryan Henderson hit .311 with 10 home runs and 45 RBIs in his first season with the Blue Dragons.The Buhler High School product had a .583 slugging percentage and had 28 extra-base hits, including 17 doubles this season.Henderson’s biggest single game this season was as 3 for 4 game with two home runs, seven RBIs and a walk-off single to help the Blue Dragons defeat eventual league champions Barton 12-11 on April 9 at Hobart-Detter Field.JACK TOROSIAN – Honorable Mention All-KJCCCThe sophomore from Omaha, Nebraska, also got off to a slow start with a .100 batting average over his first 20 at-bats. From that point, Jack Torosian’s average steadily climbed and reached .300 for the first time this season on April 2.Torosian hit .311 this season (66 for 212) with 18 doubles, four triples and seven home runs. Torosian finished scoring 62 runs and driving in 41. He also had a team-high 19 stolen bases in 27 attempts.Torosian hit .339 in KJCCC games this season (41 for 121).KAEL BABIN – Region VI Gold Glove: OutfieldA freshman from Gonzalez, Louisiana, Kael Babin made several dazzling catches with long runs to rob opposing batters from extra-base hits.Babin had just one error in 102 fielding chances this season. He had two outfield assists.At the plate, Babin hit a solid. 308 (41 for 133) from the No. 9 spot in the order. Babin was 17 of 19 in stolen bases. He scored 39 runs and drove in 30 runs.

McLaughlin leads eight Dragons on postseason conference/region teams, is Defensive Player of the Year

PHOENIX (AP) — Pavin Smith and pinch-hitter Jordan Luplow homered in a five-run sixth inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Kansas City Royals 8-6. 

Daulton Varsho and David Peralta also homered for the Diamondbacks, who have won five of their last six and have 15 homers in that stretch, including seven in a 10-6 victory against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field last Friday. 

Rookie MJ Melendez homered and drove in three runs for Kansas City, which has lost six in a row and eight of 10.

PHOENIX (AP) — Pavin Smith and pinch-hitter Jordan Luplow homered in a five-run sixth inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Kansas City Royals 8-6. Daulton Varsho and David Peralta also homered for the Diamondbacks, who have won five of their last six and have 15 homers in that stretch, including seven in a 10-6 victory against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field last Friday. Rookie MJ Melendez homered and drove in three runs for Kansas City, which has lost six in a row and eight of 10.

KC loses to Arizona Tuesday

HUTCHINSON,
Kan. — 
Two area boys golf teams were crowned state champions on Tuesday morning after rain cancelled the second round of play in 1A and 3A.

Central Christian won the 1A title in Hesston shooting a 355, which was 5 strokes better than Centralia.  Central Christian's Ryland Kooiman also was the top finisher shooting a 5 over 76 to win by 1 stroke.

Hesston won the 3A title at Salina shooting a team score of 319 which was 2 strokes better than Carbondale Santa Fe Trail. 

 Hesston head coach Grady Pauls played for Chris Young at HutchCC and went on to star at Wichita State.  This is his first state title as a coach. 

Pauls also won 2 titles as a player at Hesston and 2 state titles as an assistant at Buhler under Brennan Torgerson.

ROB DREHER Hutch PostHUTCHINSON,
Kan. — 
Two area boys golf teams were crowned state champions on Tuesday morning after rain cancelled the second round of play in 1A and 3A.Central Christian won the 1A title in Hesston shooting a 355, which was 5 strokes better than Centralia. Central Christian's Ryland Kooiman also was the top finisher shooting a 5 over 76 to win by 1 stroke.Hesston won the 3A title at Salina shooting a team score of 319 which was 2 strokes better than Carbondale Santa Fe Trail. Hesston head coach Grady Pauls played for Chris Young at HutchCC and went on to star at Wichita State. This is his first state title as a coach. Pauls also won 2 titles as a player at Hesston and 2 state titles as an assistant at Buhler under Brennan Torgerson.

Area teams win state golf titles


HUTCHINSON,
Kan. — Mace Krol will be the next head coach of Hutch High baseball.&nbsp;

Krol is a Nickerson native and played college baseball at Hutchinson Community College and at Nicholls State before finishing at Fort Hays State.&nbsp;

Krol is the son of&nbsp;longtime Nickerson baseball coach Rich Krol.

Krol is a PE teacher at Hutchinson High School and was the long-time assistant to Jim Preston, who stepped down after this season.

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HUTCHINSON,
Kan. — Mace Krol will be the next head coach of Hutch High baseball.&nbsp;Krol is a Nickerson native and played college baseball at Hutchinson Community College and at Nicholls State before finishing at Fort Hays State.&nbsp;Krol is the son of&nbsp;longtime Nickerson baseball coach Rich Krol.Krol is a PE teacher at Hutchinson High School and was the long-time assistant to Jim Preston, who stepped down after this season.

⚾️ Hutch High hires Krol to coach baseball

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Wichita, KS- The Wind Surge defeated the Springfield Cardinals 2-1 on a walk-off single by Michael Helman to win their sixth consecutive series.

Deshawn Keirsey started the ninth inning with a lead-off double and went on to score as Michael Helman singled to center field to win the game 2-1. Wichita reliever Bryan Sammons earned his first win of the season.

Danny Coulombe got the start on the mound for the Wind Surge for an MLB rehab assignment and pitched one inning before being relieved by Surge starter Matt Canterino. Canterino went on to pitch four scoreless innings and allowed zero runs and zero hits and struck out six batters before being relieved by Casey Legumina in the sixth inning.

The Wichita bullpen combined for eight innings pitched and only allowed one run on six hits and struck out 13 total batters.

The Wind Surge will head to Corpus Christi for a six-game road trip against the Hooks starting on Tuesday.

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 </figure>Wichita, KS- The Wind Surge defeated the Springfield Cardinals 2-1 on a walk-off single by Michael Helman to win their sixth consecutive series.Deshawn Keirsey started the ninth inning with a lead-off double and went on to score as Michael Helman singled to center field to win the game 2-1. Wichita reliever Bryan Sammons earned his first win of the season.Danny Coulombe got the start on the mound for the Wind Surge for an MLB rehab assignment and pitched one inning before being relieved by Surge starter Matt Canterino. Canterino went on to pitch four scoreless innings and allowed zero runs and zero hits and struck out six batters before being relieved by Casey Legumina in the sixth inning.The Wichita bullpen combined for eight innings pitched and only allowed one run on six hits and struck out 13 total batters.The Wind Surge will head to Corpus Christi for a six-game road trip against the Hooks starting on Tuesday.

Surge win Sunday over Springfield

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jackson Yueill scored one minute into the second half to help the San Jose Earthquakes earn a 1-1 draw with Sporting Kansas City. 

Jamiro Monteiro got an assist on the equalizer for San Jose (3-5-5). Johnny Russell scored in the 45th minute to give Sporting KC (3-7-4) the lead at halftime. Sporting KC picked up just its second point away from home this season.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jackson Yueill scored one minute into the second half to help the San Jose Earthquakes earn a 1-1 draw with Sporting Kansas City. Jamiro Monteiro got an assist on the equalizer for San Jose (3-5-5). Johnny Russell scored in the 45th minute to give Sporting KC (3-7-4) the lead at halftime. Sporting KC picked up just its second point away from home this season.

Sporting KC draws with San Jose

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gio Urshela hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning to complete Minnesota’s comeback from a six-run deficit, lifting the Twins over the Kansas City Royals 7-6. 

Down 6-0, the Twins scored five times in the eighth, capped by Kyle Garlick’s two-run homer. Jorge Polanco drew a leadoff walk from Josh Staumont in the ninth, Max Kepler doubled and Gary Sanchez tied it with his second sacrifice fly in two innings. With two outs, Urshela singled for the lead.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gio Urshela hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning to complete Minnesota’s comeback from a six-run deficit, lifting the Twins over the Kansas City Royals 7-6. Down 6-0, the Twins scored five times in the eighth, capped by Kyle Garlick’s two-run homer. Jorge Polanco drew a leadoff walk from Josh Staumont in the ninth, Max Kepler doubled and Gary Sanchez tied it with his second sacrifice fly in two innings. With two outs, Urshela singled for the lead.

Twins win Sunday over Royals

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Wichita, KS- The Wind Surge late-inning rally fell short as they lost to the Springfield Cardinals 9-7.

The Surge scored six runs in the seventh inning to shrink the Springfield lead to 9-6. Andrew Bechtold hit a three-run homer, and two walks and a wild pitch with the bases loaded plated three more Wichita base-runners.

Wichita scored another run in the bottom of the eighth as Chris Williams hit an RBI- double to score Matt Wallner. Williams finished the night going three for four with an RBI and a walk. Springfield closer Freddy Pacheco retired the side in the bottom of the ninth to secure the Cardinals victory.

Kyle Leahy started and earned the win for Springfield. He pitched six innings and did not allow a run into the seventh inning. Ben Gross took the loss.

Coming Up: The Wind Surge will resume action Sunday for the series finale against the Springfield Cardinals. First pitch is at 6:05 p.m.

<a href="https://www.milb.com/wichita/news/wichita-s-late-inning-rally-falls-short">Via WindSurge.com</a>Wichita, KS- The Wind Surge late-inning rally fell short as they lost to the Springfield Cardinals 9-7.The Surge scored six runs in the seventh inning to shrink the Springfield lead to 9-6. Andrew Bechtold hit a three-run homer, and two walks and a wild pitch with the bases loaded plated three more Wichita base-runners.Wichita scored another run in the bottom of the eighth as Chris Williams hit an RBI- double to score Matt Wallner. Williams finished the night going three for four with an RBI and a walk. Springfield closer Freddy Pacheco retired the side in the bottom of the ninth to secure the Cardinals victory.Kyle Leahy started and earned the win for Springfield. He pitched six innings and did not allow a run into the seventh inning. Ben Gross took the loss.Coming Up: The Wind Surge will resume action Sunday for the series finale against the Springfield Cardinals. First pitch is at 6:05 p.m.

Wind Surge lose to Springfield Saturday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Joe Ryan struck out six and the Minnesota Twins capped the game with a four-run ninth inning for a 9-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. 

Ryan allowed one run on five hits in 5 2/3 innings with six strikeouts. Minnesota had a pair of two-run innings and was ahead going into the ninth, when the offense erupted. 

The top six batters in the Twins lineup all collected RBIs in the win. The Royals’ Brad Keller tossed seven innings and gave up four runs on five hits with four strikeouts and three walks. In the sixth inning, Keller notched his 400th career strikeout.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Joe Ryan struck out six and the Minnesota Twins capped the game with a four-run ninth inning for a 9-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Ryan allowed one run on five hits in 5 2/3 innings with six strikeouts. Minnesota had a pair of two-run innings and was ahead going into the ninth, when the offense erupted. The top six batters in the Twins lineup all collected RBIs in the win. The Royals’ Brad Keller tossed seven innings and gave up four runs on five hits with four strikeouts and three walks. In the sixth inning, Keller notched his 400th career strikeout.

Twins beat Royals Saturday

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Wichita, KS- The Wind Surge fell short to the Springfield Cardinals 5-3 on Friday. The Wind Surge held the lead in the seventh inning but failed to hold on and ended their four-game winning streak.

The Surge trailed 2-1 in the seventh inning and rallied as Austin Martin hit an RBI single to tie the game 2-2. Wichita went on to take a 3-2 lead from a wild pitch by Springfield reliever Michael Brettell.

The Cardinals scored three runs in the eighth inning from a Jordan Walker RBI-double and a two-run homer from Todd Lott that gave Springfield a 5-3 lead.

Wichita struck first on back-to-back doubles from Michael Helman and Dennis Ortega that gave the Surge an early 1-0 lead in the second inning. Helman recorded three of Wichita’s six hits in the ballgame and finished the day three for four.

Trevor Larnach on a rehab assignment had no hits in three at bats with a walk.

The Wind Surge will resume action Saturday night, first pitch is at 6:05 p.m.

<a href="https://www.milb.com/wichita/news/surge-fall-short-on-friday-night-at-riverfront-stadium">Via WindSurge.com</a>Wichita, KS- The Wind Surge fell short to the Springfield Cardinals 5-3 on Friday. The Wind Surge held the lead in the seventh inning but failed to hold on and ended their four-game winning streak.The Surge trailed 2-1 in the seventh inning and rallied as Austin Martin hit an RBI single to tie the game 2-2. Wichita went on to take a 3-2 lead from a wild pitch by Springfield reliever Michael Brettell.The Cardinals scored three runs in the eighth inning from a Jordan Walker RBI-double and a two-run homer from Todd Lott that gave Springfield a 5-3 lead.Wichita struck first on back-to-back doubles from Michael Helman and Dennis Ortega that gave the Surge an early 1-0 lead in the second inning. Helman recorded three of Wichita’s six hits in the ballgame and finished the day three for four.Trevor Larnach on a rehab assignment had no hits in three at bats with a walk.The Wind Surge will resume action Saturday night, first pitch is at 6:05 p.m.

Wind Surge lose Friday to Springfield

KANSAS CITY, Mo (AP) — Kyle Garlick and Jose Miranda each drove in two runs, leading Devin Smeltzer and the Minnesota Twins past the Kansas City Royals 6-4. 

Garlick put Minnesota on the scoreboard with an RBI single in a three-run first inning and added a sacrifice fly in the second. Miranda had two hits, including a two-run double with two outs in the eighth that made it 6-3. Smeltzer allowed one run and five hits over 5 1/3 innings in his second major league start this season. 

He walked one and did not record a strikeout. Jhoan Duran worked 1 2/3 hitless innings to set up Emilio Pagán for his sixth save. Carlos Santana and Emmanuel Rivera homered for the Royals.

KANSAS CITY, Mo (AP) — Kyle Garlick and Jose Miranda each drove in two runs, leading Devin Smeltzer and the Minnesota Twins past the Kansas City Royals 6-4. Garlick put Minnesota on the scoreboard with an RBI single in a three-run first inning and added a sacrifice fly in the second. Miranda had two hits, including a two-run double with two outs in the eighth that made it 6-3. Smeltzer allowed one run and five hits over 5 1/3 innings in his second major league start this season. He walked one and did not record a strikeout. Jhoan Duran worked 1 2/3 hitless innings to set up Emilio Pagán for his sixth save. Carlos Santana and Emmanuel Rivera homered for the Royals.

Twins beat Royals Friday

The Hutchinson Community College men’s 4x100-meter relay team posted a season-low time on Friday on the second day of the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Gowans Stadium.

The Blue Dragon relay team of Dimetre Browne, Clyedterrious Thompson, Davion Gardenhire and Donovan Hines ran a time of 40.88 seconds. That time, though, didn’t qualify for Saturday’s finals, but was the 13th-best time on Friday’s preliminary round.

The Dragons had several entries in Friday’s preliminaries, but none advanced to the finals.

Thompson was 15th in the 100-meter preliminaries with a time of 10.48 seconds. He was 21st in the 200-meter preliminaries with a time of 21.51 seconds.

Hutchinson’s 4x400-meter relay team of Gardenhire, Browne, Thompson and Sharim Hamilton placed 16th with a time of 3:18.46.

Freshman Alexander Holt posted the 14th-best time in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.80 seconds.

Sophomore Antonio Cooper was 14th in the shot put with a distance of 48 feet, 5 inches.

Cooper will be in action again on Saturday with the discus at 1 p.m.

Caleb Manning will compete in the triple jump at 1:30 p.m.

STEVE CARPENTER HutchCC Sports InformationThe Hutchinson Community College men’s 4x100-meter relay team posted a season-low time on Friday on the second day of the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Gowans Stadium.The Blue Dragon relay team of Dimetre Browne, Clyedterrious Thompson, Davion Gardenhire and Donovan Hines ran a time of 40.88 seconds. That time, though, didn’t qualify for Saturday’s finals, but was the 13th-best time on Friday’s preliminary round.The Dragons had several entries in Friday’s preliminaries, but none advanced to the finals.Thompson was 15th in the 100-meter preliminaries with a time of 10.48 seconds. He was 21st in the 200-meter preliminaries with a time of 21.51 seconds.Hutchinson’s 4x400-meter relay team of Gardenhire, Browne, Thompson and Sharim Hamilton placed 16th with a time of 3:18.46.Freshman Alexander Holt posted the 14th-best time in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.80 seconds.Sophomore Antonio Cooper was 14th in the shot put with a distance of 48 feet, 5 inches.Cooper will be in action again on Saturday with the discus at 1 p.m.Caleb Manning will compete in the triple jump at 1:30 p.m.

HutchCC 4x100 sets season record, doesn't qualify for finals

Sophomore distance runner Noel Buckhaults had center stage&nbsp; on Friday for the Hutchinson Community College women’s track and field team on Day 2 of the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Gowans Stadium.

The only Hutchinson women’s athlete to compete on Friday, Buckhaults ran her outdoor specialty, the 3,000-meter Steeplechase.

Buckhaults placed 13th on Friday with a time of 12 minutes, 28.16 seconds.

The Blue Dragons will have three entries on the final day of the NJCAA Championships.

Hannah Schrock will compete in her second event this weekend when she goes in the women’s discus at 10 a.m. All-America Patrisha Doll is in the javelin at the Kansas State Fairgrounds Park at 1 p.m.

The sophomore Louise Cocking will go for her second appearance of the weekend on the podium when she competes in the 5,000 meters at 3:25 p.m.

STEVE CARPENTER HutchCC Sports InformationSophomore distance runner Noel Buckhaults had center stage&nbsp; on Friday for the Hutchinson Community College women’s track and field team on Day 2 of the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Gowans Stadium.The only Hutchinson women’s athlete to compete on Friday, Buckhaults ran her outdoor specialty, the 3,000-meter Steeplechase.Buckhaults placed 13th on Friday with a time of 12 minutes, 28.16 seconds.The Blue Dragons will have three entries on the final day of the NJCAA Championships.Hannah Schrock will compete in her second event this weekend when she goes in the women’s discus at 10 a.m. All-America Patrisha Doll is in the javelin at the Kansas State Fairgrounds Park at 1 p.m.The sophomore Louise Cocking will go for her second appearance of the weekend on the podium when she competes in the 5,000 meters at 3:25 p.m.