Via Hutchinson CC Sports Information

One night before his team begins its quest for a third-straight national championship, Hutchinson Community College men's golf coach Chris Young will be inducted into the NJCAA Division I Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

The NJCAA, on Monday, announced the 2023 Hall of Fame Class on Monday. Young and former Indian Hills player Brad Smith make up the 2023 induction class.

Young and Smith will be enshrined next Monday, May 15 at the 2023 NJCAA Division I Championship in Newton.

Young has led the Hutchinson men's golf program for 23 seasons. His 2021 and 2022 teams won back-to-back national championships and the 2023 Blue Dragons enter next week's national championship ranked No. 1 in all three major polls.

Through his first 23 seasons with the Blue Dragons, Young's accomplishments include: + 22 consecutive NJCAA Tournament appearances; + 11 Jayhawk Conference team championships (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023); + 9 Region VI team championships (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022); + 3 District III team championship (2007, 2009, 2021); + 2 NJCAA National Championships; + 1 NJCAA Individual National Champion; + 2 NJCAA Individual National Runners-Up; + 1 Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year winner; + 3 Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year finalist; + 2 Phil Mickelson National Outstanding Freshman Award winners; + 3 Phil Mickelson National Freshman of the Year finalists; + 15 NJCAA All-Americans; + 13 PING/NJCAA All-Americans; + 10 Jayhawk Conference individual league champions; + 8 Region VI individual champions; + 4 District III individual champion; + 10 NJCAA Tournament Top 10 national placings.

This past December, Young was enshrined to the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame.

Young has been named the Delnor Poss NJCAA Division I National Tournament Coach of the Year twice and the Dave Williams/Golf Coaches Association of America NJCAA Division I National Coach of the Year once.

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 </figure>Via Hutchinson CC Sports InformationOne night before his team begins its quest for a third-straight national championship, Hutchinson Community College men's golf coach Chris Young will be inducted into the NJCAA Division I Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame.The NJCAA, on Monday, announced the 2023 Hall of Fame Class on Monday. Young and former Indian Hills player Brad Smith make up the 2023 induction class.Young and Smith will be enshrined next Monday, May 15 at the 2023 NJCAA Division I Championship in Newton.Young has led the Hutchinson men's golf program for 23 seasons. His 2021 and 2022 teams won back-to-back national championships and the 2023 Blue Dragons enter next week's national championship ranked No. 1 in all three major polls.Through his first 23 seasons with the Blue Dragons, Young's accomplishments include: + 22 consecutive NJCAA Tournament appearances; + 11 Jayhawk Conference team championships (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023); + 9 Region VI team championships (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022); + 3 District III team championship (2007, 2009, 2021); + 2 NJCAA National Championships; + 1 NJCAA Individual National Champion; + 2 NJCAA Individual National Runners-Up; + 1 Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year winner; + 3 Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year finalist; + 2 Phil Mickelson National Outstanding Freshman Award winners; + 3 Phil Mickelson National Freshman of the Year finalists; + 15 NJCAA All-Americans; + 13 PING/NJCAA All-Americans; + 10 Jayhawk Conference individual league champions; + 8 Region VI individual champions; + 4 District III individual champion; + 10 NJCAA Tournament Top 10 national placings.This past December, Young was enshrined to the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame.Young has been named the Delnor Poss NJCAA Division I National Tournament Coach of the Year twice and the Dave Williams/Golf Coaches Association of America NJCAA Division I National Coach of the Year once.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

⛳ HutchCC's Chris Young to be inducted into NJCAA Golf Coaches HOF

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs, Nick Pratto had a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5. Melendez hit a two-run shot in the fourth against Dylan Cease and then had a two-run single in the sixth as the Royals turned a 4-4 game into a rout. Kansas City had its highest-scoring game this season and won consecutive home games for the first time since last September. Cease gave up seven runs in five-plus innings as his ERA rose to 5.58. Jose Cuas got one out in relief of Zack Greinke for the win.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Royals left-hander Ryan Yarbrough was placed on the 15-day injured list with what was classified as “head fractures” after taking a 106-mph line drive off the right side of his face Sunday. Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Yarbrough has three non-displaced fractures in different spots around his right eye. “He’s stable, improving,” Quatraro said before Monday’s game. “He never lost consciousness. He’s very aware of what’s going on around him. We don’t think at this time will require surgery. He’s getting further testing and we’ll have a better idea (of his prognosis) in the next 24 hours.”

CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras had two hits and two RBIs in his return to Wrigley Field, including a tiebreaking double, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. St. Louis also got a strong effort from its bullpen in its second straight win after an eight-game losing streak. Génesis Cabrera, Jordan Hicks and Ryan Helsley combined for 4 2/3 innings of one-hit ball in relief of Miles Mikolas. Contreras played for Chicago for seven seasons before departing in free agency, signing an $87.5 million, five-year contract with St. Louis in December.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Keller pitched his first career complete game and Rodolfo Castro hit a two-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped their seven-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. Keller (4-1) shut out the Rockies on four hits while striking out eight and walking one in a game that took just 1 hour, 55 minutes. The fifth-year veteran had never pitched into the eighth inning before. It was the first nine-inning shutout by a Pirates pitcher since Jameson Taillon on April 8, 2018.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs will have a hard time replicating the production they got out of last year's rookie class. Whether it was first-round picks Trent McDuffie and George Karlaftis or seventh-round pick Isiah Pacheco, just about everyone in their 10-man class played a part in helping the Chiefs win the Super Bowl. The first step toward this year's class living up to that new high bar came over the weekend, when the draft picks joined rookie free agents and select other players in a three-day minicamp.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State and Chris Klieman are finalizing a new contract that would give the Wildcats’ football coach a substantial pay raise while keeping him tied to the program for the next eight seasons. A person familiar with the deal tells the AP the contract will have a total value of $44 million. Klieman led the Wildcats to the Big 12 title last season before losing to Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wichita State’s Sydney McKinney was the No. 1 overall pick in the Athletes Unlimited softball draft. She led the nation in batting average last season and leads the nation this season. McKinney heads the 14 players invited to play in Athletes Unlimited’s AUX and Championship seasons this summer. The AUX season runs June 12-27, and the championship season will run July 28-Aug. 27. This will be the second season of AUX and the fourth championship season. Both seasons crown individual champions. UCLA’s Megan Faraimo, Kentucky’s Kayla Kowalik and Alabama’s Montana Fouts were the next three picks.

UNDATED (AP) — West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has apologized for using a homophobic slur to refer to Xavier fans while also denigrating Catholics. Huggins is a former longtime coach at Cincinnati, Xavier’s crosstown rival. During a call to a Cincinnati radio station Monday, Huggins was asked whether he had a chance of landing a Xavier player from the transfer portal. Huggins referred to rubber penises thrown on the court at Xavier before he used a homophobic slur. Huggins later apologized and said he “used a completely insensitive and abhorrent phrase that there is simply no excuse for." West Virginia’s athletic department called Huggins’ comments “offensive” and said it's reviewing the matter.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4. LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who moved to the brink of an improbable trip to the Western Conference finals with their eighth consecutive home victory since March. Los Angeles overcame Stephen Curry’s third career postseason triple-double down the stretch largely because of Walker.

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and added 10 assists, Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Miami Heat moved a win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years by topping the New York Knicks 109-101. Max Strus scored 16, Kyle Lowry added 15 and Caleb Martin scored 10 for the Heat. Miami, the No. 8 seed, leads the East semifinal series 3-1, with Game 5 — and the first potential clincher — awaiting in New York on Wednesday night. Jalen Brunson finished with 32 points and 11 assists for fifth-seeded New York, while RJ Barrett scored 24 and Julius Randle scored 20 for the Knicks before fouling out with about three minutes left.

DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for making improper contact in the stands with Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia. Jokic was not suspended. The two-time NBA MVP is all set for Game 5 on Tuesday night in Denver. The second-round series is tied at 2-2 after both teams won at home. It was almost the outcome Ishbia was hoping for. On his Twitter account Monday, Ishbia praised his team’s performance and urged no further disciplinary action. Jokic defended his actions after a game in which he had 53 points and 11 assists.

DENVER (AP) — The home team has won every game in the second-round series between the Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns. The Nuggets are looking to keep the trend going in Game 5 on Tuesday night. Philadelphia also plays at Boston with that series tied at 2-all as well. It's not surprise that Phoenix standouts Kevin Durant and Devin Booker are turning in big performances. Same with the Nuggets in Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic, whose 53-point performance in a 129-124 loss Sunday was overshadowed by a sideline fracas with Suns owner Mat Ishbia. It’s the X-factors who are helping swing the series.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the playoffs, Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Zach Whitecloud and Chandler Stephenson also scored for Vegas. Laurent Brossoit left at 11:44 of the first period after turning away three of four shots. Adin Hill came on and stopped all 25 shots he saw. Warren Foegele scored the first goal of the game for Edmonton before the Golden Knights countered with five. Stuart Skinner was pulled in the second period after giving up four goals on 23 shots. Jack Campbell replaced him and made nine saves. Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is here Wednesday night, followed by Game 5 on Friday night at Las Vegas.

UNDATED (AP) — The University of Iowa says 26 athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules and more than 100 people have been linked to an investigation. Iowa State acknowledged about 15 of its athletes across three sports also are suspected of violating gambling rules. Last week, Alabama fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon following a report of suspicious bets made at an Ohio casino involving his team. NCAA rules prohibit athletes, coaches and staff from betting on amateur, collegiate and professional sports in which the NCAA conducts a championship.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — MJ Melendez homered and drove in four runs, Nick Pratto had a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5. Melendez hit a two-run shot in the fourth against Dylan Cease and then had a two-run single in the sixth as the Royals turned a 4-4 game into a rout. Kansas City had its highest-scoring game this season and won consecutive home games for the first time since last September. Cease gave up seven runs in five-plus innings as his ERA rose to 5.58. Jose Cuas got one out in relief of Zack Greinke for the win.KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Royals left-hander Ryan Yarbrough was placed on the 15-day injured list with what was classified as “head fractures” after taking a 106-mph line drive off the right side of his face Sunday. Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Yarbrough has three non-displaced fractures in different spots around his right eye. “He’s stable, improving,” Quatraro said before Monday’s game. “He never lost consciousness. He’s very aware of what’s going on around him. We don’t think at this time will require surgery. He’s getting further testing and we’ll have a better idea (of his prognosis) in the next 24 hours.”CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras had two hits and two RBIs in his return to Wrigley Field, including a tiebreaking double, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. St. Louis also got a strong effort from its bullpen in its second straight win after an eight-game losing streak. Génesis Cabrera, Jordan Hicks and Ryan Helsley combined for 4 2/3 innings of one-hit ball in relief of Miles Mikolas. Contreras played for Chicago for seven seasons before departing in free agency, signing an $87.5 million, five-year contract with St. Louis in December.PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Keller pitched his first career complete game and Rodolfo Castro hit a two-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped their seven-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. Keller (4-1) shut out the Rockies on four hits while striking out eight and walking one in a game that took just 1 hour, 55 minutes. The fifth-year veteran had never pitched into the eighth inning before. It was the first nine-inning shutout by a Pirates pitcher since Jameson Taillon on April 8, 2018.KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs will have a hard time replicating the production they got out of last year's rookie class. Whether it was first-round picks Trent McDuffie and George Karlaftis or seventh-round pick Isiah Pacheco, just about everyone in their 10-man class played a part in helping the Chiefs win the Super Bowl. The first step toward this year's class living up to that new high bar came over the weekend, when the draft picks joined rookie free agents and select other players in a three-day minicamp.KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State and Chris Klieman are finalizing a new contract that would give the Wildcats’ football coach a substantial pay raise while keeping him tied to the program for the next eight seasons. A person familiar with the deal tells the AP the contract will have a total value of $44 million. Klieman led the Wildcats to the Big 12 title last season before losing to Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.NEW YORK (AP) — Wichita State’s Sydney McKinney was the No. 1 overall pick in the Athletes Unlimited softball draft. She led the nation in batting average last season and leads the nation this season. McKinney heads the 14 players invited to play in Athletes Unlimited’s AUX and Championship seasons this summer. The AUX season runs June 12-27, and the championship season will run July 28-Aug. 27. This will be the second season of AUX and the fourth championship season. Both seasons crown individual champions. UCLA’s Megan Faraimo, Kentucky’s Kayla Kowalik and Alabama’s Montana Fouts were the next three picks.UNDATED (AP) — West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has apologized for using a homophobic slur to refer to Xavier fans while also denigrating Catholics. Huggins is a former longtime coach at Cincinnati, Xavier’s crosstown rival. During a call to a Cincinnati radio station Monday, Huggins was asked whether he had a chance of landing a Xavier player from the transfer portal. Huggins referred to rubber penises thrown on the court at Xavier before he used a homophobic slur. Huggins later apologized and said he “used a completely insensitive and abhorrent phrase that there is simply no excuse for." West Virginia’s athletic department called Huggins’ comments “offensive” and said it's reviewing the matter.LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4. LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who moved to the brink of an improbable trip to the Western Conference finals with their eighth consecutive home victory since March. Los Angeles overcame Stephen Curry’s third career postseason triple-double down the stretch largely because of Walker.MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and added 10 assists, Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Miami Heat moved a win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years by topping the New York Knicks 109-101. Max Strus scored 16, Kyle Lowry added 15 and Caleb Martin scored 10 for the Heat. Miami, the No. 8 seed, leads the East semifinal series 3-1, with Game 5 — and the first potential clincher — awaiting in New York on Wednesday night. Jalen Brunson finished with 32 points and 11 assists for fifth-seeded New York, while RJ Barrett scored 24 and Julius Randle scored 20 for the Knicks before fouling out with about three minutes left.DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for making improper contact in the stands with Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia. Jokic was not suspended. The two-time NBA MVP is all set for Game 5 on Tuesday night in Denver. The second-round series is tied at 2-2 after both teams won at home. It was almost the outcome Ishbia was hoping for. On his Twitter account Monday, Ishbia praised his team’s performance and urged no further disciplinary action. Jokic defended his actions after a game in which he had 53 points and 11 assists.DENVER (AP) — The home team has won every game in the second-round series between the Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns. The Nuggets are looking to keep the trend going in Game 5 on Tuesday night. Philadelphia also plays at Boston with that series tied at 2-all as well. It's not surprise that Phoenix standouts Kevin Durant and Devin Booker are turning in big performances. Same with the Nuggets in Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic, whose 53-point performance in a 129-124 loss Sunday was overshadowed by a sideline fracas with Suns owner Mat Ishbia. It’s the X-factors who are helping swing the series.EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the playoffs, Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Zach Whitecloud and Chandler Stephenson also scored for Vegas. Laurent Brossoit left at 11:44 of the first period after turning away three of four shots. Adin Hill came on and stopped all 25 shots he saw. Warren Foegele scored the first goal of the game for Edmonton before the Golden Knights countered with five. Stuart Skinner was pulled in the second period after giving up four goals on 23 shots. Jack Campbell replaced him and made nine saves. Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is here Wednesday night, followed by Game 5 on Friday night at Las Vegas.UNDATED (AP) — The University of Iowa says 26 athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules and more than 100 people have been linked to an investigation. Iowa State acknowledged about 15 of its athletes across three sports also are suspected of violating gambling rules. Last week, Alabama fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon following a report of suspicious bets made at an Ohio casino involving his team. NCAA rules prohibit athletes, coaches and staff from betting on amateur, collegiate and professional sports in which the NCAA conducts a championship.MONDAY SCORESAMERICAN LEAGUEFinal Detroit 6 Cleveland 2Final Tampa Bay 3 Baltimore 0Final N.Y. Yankees 7 Oakland 2Final Kansas City 12 Chicago White Sox 5Final Texas 2 Seattle 1Final L.A. Angels 6 Houston 4NATIONAL LEAGUEFinal Pittsburgh 2 Colorado 0Final Milwaukee 9 L.A. Dodgers 3Final St. Louis 3 Chicago Cubs 1Final Washington 5 San Francisco 1Final Arizona 5 Miami 2NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFSFinal Miami 109 New York 101Final L.A. Lakers 104 Golden State 101NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFSFinal Vegas 5 Edmonton 1<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

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ROSE HILL, Kan.&nbsp;— The Buhler Crusaders baseball team ended the regular season with a split on the road at Rose Hill on Monday evening. The Crusaders won the first game 6-3, before falling in the second game 6-3.

The Crusaders jumped on the Rockets early in the first game, as Matthew Eddy hit his first home run of the season. Jeffrey Neill earned the win on the mound. Buhler collected six hits in the win.

Buhler jumped out to a quick start in the second game, leading 3-0. The Rockets had an answer and would score the next six runs in the game to earn the split. The Rockets scattered 10 hits in the ballgame. Bryant Voth and Brenden Scripsick each had two hits apiece to lead the Crusaders.

The Crusaders finish the regular season with a 14-6 record and can finish no worse than fifth place in the class 4A west regional standings. The Rockets end their regular season 16-4 and will be the No. 2 seed in regional play next week.

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 </figure>ROSE HILL, Kan.&nbsp;— The Buhler Crusaders baseball team ended the regular season with a split on the road at Rose Hill on Monday evening. The Crusaders won the first game 6-3, before falling in the second game 6-3.The Crusaders jumped on the Rockets early in the first game, as Matthew Eddy hit his first home run of the season. Jeffrey Neill earned the win on the mound. Buhler collected six hits in the win.Buhler jumped out to a quick start in the second game, leading 3-0. The Rockets had an answer and would score the next six runs in the game to earn the split. The Rockets scattered 10 hits in the ballgame. Bryant Voth and Brenden Scripsick each had two hits apiece to lead the Crusaders.The Crusaders finish the regular season with a 14-6 record and can finish no worse than fifth place in the class 4A west regional standings. The Rockets end their regular season 16-4 and will be the No. 2 seed in regional play next week.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile&nbsp;app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

⚾ Buhler ends regular season with split on road

Courtesy of Kansas State Athletics&nbsp;

MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;– Departing senior&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/markquis-nowell/9650">Markquis Nowell</a>&nbsp;was recently selected among 45 prospects to attend the 2023 NBA G League Elite Camp, which is set for May 13-14 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.&nbsp;

The Bob Cousy Award winner will have an opportunity to display his skills in in front of NBA and NBA G League scouts, coaches and front-office executives over the course of the camp by playing in 5-on-5 games and participating in strength and agility drills. Based on their play, a select group of players from the camp will be invited to participate in the Microsoft Surface NBA Draft Combine 2023, which will be held May 15-21 at Wintrust Arena. Nowell will be joined at the camp by North Carolina's&nbsp;Leaky Black, UCLA's&nbsp;Tyger Campbell, Florida's&nbsp;Colin Castleton, Detroit's&nbsp;Antoine Davis, Memphis'&nbsp;Kendric Davis, Michigan State's&nbsp;Joey Hauser, Missouri's&nbsp;D'Moi Hodge, TCU's&nbsp;Emanuel Miller&nbsp;and Texas'&nbsp;Sir'Jabari Rice&nbsp;among others. The 5-foot-7, 160-pound point guard from Harlem, N.Y., was named a Third Team All-American by The Associated Press,&nbsp;The Sporting News, NABC and USBWA after averaging a team-best 17.6 points, 8.3 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.6 steals in 36.9 minutes per game en route to helping K-State to a 26-win season. The school's single-season leader in total assists and steals, Nowell finished second nationally in assists/game (8.3 apg.), total assists (297) and total steals (92), while he ranked among the top-15 in 4 other categories. Nowell finished his college career with a magical run through the NCAA Tournament in helping K-State advance to its 13th&nbsp;Elite Eight. He averaged 23.5 points, 13.5 assists and 4.0 steals during his 4-game NCAA Tournament run, including averaging 25 points and 15.5 assists in the games against Michigan State and Florida Atlantic en route to earning Most Outstanding Player honors for the NCAA East Regional. The G League Camp has been a proving ground over the years, including 2022-23 Kia NBA G League Rookie of the Year and Memphis Grizzlies forward&nbsp;Kenneth Lofton Jr., New Orleans Pelicans guard&nbsp;Jose Alvarado, Indiana Pacers forward&nbsp;Oshae Brissett, L.A. Clippers guard&nbsp;Terance Mann&nbsp;and Miami Heat guard&nbsp;Max Strus.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>Courtesy of Kansas State Athletics&nbsp;MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;– Departing senior&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/markquis-nowell/9650">Markquis Nowell</a>&nbsp;was recently selected among 45 prospects to attend the 2023 NBA G League Elite Camp, which is set for May 13-14 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.&nbsp; The Bob Cousy Award winner will have an opportunity to display his skills in in front of NBA and NBA G League scouts, coaches and front-office executives over the course of the camp by playing in 5-on-5 games and participating in strength and agility drills. Based on their play, a select group of players from the camp will be invited to participate in the Microsoft Surface NBA Draft Combine 2023, which will be held May 15-21 at Wintrust Arena. Nowell will be joined at the camp by North Carolina's&nbsp;Leaky Black, UCLA's&nbsp;Tyger Campbell, Florida's&nbsp;Colin Castleton, Detroit's&nbsp;Antoine Davis, Memphis'&nbsp;Kendric Davis, Michigan State's&nbsp;Joey Hauser, Missouri's&nbsp;D'Moi Hodge, TCU's&nbsp;Emanuel Miller&nbsp;and Texas'&nbsp;Sir'Jabari Rice&nbsp;among others. The 5-foot-7, 160-pound point guard from Harlem, N.Y., was named a Third Team All-American by The Associated Press,&nbsp;The Sporting News, NABC and USBWA after averaging a team-best 17.6 points, 8.3 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.6 steals in 36.9 minutes per game en route to helping K-State to a 26-win season. The school's single-season leader in total assists and steals, Nowell finished second nationally in assists/game (8.3 apg.), total assists (297) and total steals (92), while he ranked among the top-15 in 4 other categories. Nowell finished his college career with a magical run through the NCAA Tournament in helping K-State advance to its 13th&nbsp;Elite Eight. He averaged 23.5 points, 13.5 assists and 4.0 steals during his 4-game NCAA Tournament run, including averaging 25 points and 15.5 assists in the games against Michigan State and Florida Atlantic en route to earning Most Outstanding Player honors for the NCAA East Regional. The G League Camp has been a proving ground over the years, including 2022-23 Kia NBA G League Rookie of the Year and Memphis Grizzlies forward&nbsp;Kenneth Lofton Jr., New Orleans Pelicans guard&nbsp;Jose Alvarado, Indiana Pacers forward&nbsp;Oshae Brissett, L.A. Clippers guard&nbsp;Terance Mann&nbsp;and Miami Heat guard&nbsp;Max Strus.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀 Nowell to attend NBA G League Elite Camp in Chicago

Courtesy of Wichita State Athletics

ST. LOUIS -&nbsp;Wichita State senior shortstop&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/sydney-mckinney/7236">Sydney McKinney</a>&nbsp;was selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft Monday night. McKinney becomes the first Shocker drafted by Athletes Unlimited in the brief history of the professional league. The organization was established in March 2020 and now has professional leagues in softball, volleyball, basketball and lacrosse. The Norborne, Mo., native is a two-time All-American, three-time First Team All-Conference selection and American Athletic Conference Player of the Year. She finished her final regular season hitting a nation-leading .527 with 96 hits, 10 doubles, seven triples, five home runs, 71 runs scored and 32 RBI. McKinney is seeking to become the first player in NCAA history to lead the nation in both batting average and hits in consecutive seasons. She is Wichita State's all-time leader in batting average, hits, runs scored, on base percentage and total bases, and recently cracked the top five on the NCAA's all-time hits list with 372 career hits. McKinney became Wichita State's first All-American in softball after a breakout 2021 campaign, only to surpass those numbers in 2022 to collect All-American honors for a second straight season.&nbsp; AUX SoftballThe league roster will consist of 42 players with each of the three teams carrying 14 players each. The three team captains will draft their respective team before the start of each series and after the series is complete, the top three players on the leaderboard will serve as the captains for the following series. Each of the three series consists of six games with the three teams playing the other two squads twice in the series. At the end of the season, the player at the top of the leaderboard is crowned champion. This will be the second&nbsp;season of AUX Softball after it debuted in San Diego last summer. The 2023 campaign will take place at Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, Ill., from June 12-27.&nbsp; Championship SeasonThe league roster will consist of 60 players&nbsp;with each of the four teams carrying 15 players each. The four team captains will draft their respective team before the start of each series and after the series is complete, the top four players on the leaderboard will serve as captains for the following series. Each of the five series consists of six games with each of the four teams playing the other three squads once. At the end of the season, the player at the top of the leaderboard is crowned champion.&nbsp; This will be the fourth Athletes Unlimited Softball Championship Season and will take place at Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, Ill., from July 28-August 27.&nbsp;

Career Honors: Top 5 on the NCAA All-Time Hits List 34-Game Hit Streak - 6th Longest in NCAA History 2023 - USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist 2023 -&nbsp;USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist 2023 - Louisville Slugger/NFCA National Player of the Week (Feb. 21) 2023 - 3-time American Athletic Conference Player of the Week 2023 - D1 Softball Preseason First Team All-American 2023 - Softball America Preseason Second Team All-American 2022 - NFCA Second Team All-American 2022 - Softball America Second Team All-American 2022 - D1 Softball Second Team All-American 2022 - NFCA All-Central Region Second Team 2022 - AAC All-Tournament Team 2022 - First Team All-Conference 2022 - USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist 2022 - USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist 2022- American Player of the Week 2022 - Softball America Preseason Third Team All-American 2021 - NFCA Third Team All-American 2021 - Softball America Third Team All-American 2021 - NFCA All-Central Region Second Team 2021 - AAC All-Tournament Team 2021 - American Player of the Year 2021 - First Team All-Conference 2021 - 2-time American Player of the Week&nbsp; 2019 - First Team All-Conference 2019 - All-Rookie Team

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 </figure>Courtesy of Wichita State AthleticsST. LOUIS -&nbsp;Wichita State senior shortstop&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/sydney-mckinney/7236">Sydney McKinney</a>&nbsp;was selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft Monday night. McKinney becomes the first Shocker drafted by Athletes Unlimited in the brief history of the professional league. The organization was established in March 2020 and now has professional leagues in softball, volleyball, basketball and lacrosse. The Norborne, Mo., native is a two-time All-American, three-time First Team All-Conference selection and American Athletic Conference Player of the Year. She finished her final regular season hitting a nation-leading .527 with 96 hits, 10 doubles, seven triples, five home runs, 71 runs scored and 32 RBI. McKinney is seeking to become the first player in NCAA history to lead the nation in both batting average and hits in consecutive seasons. She is Wichita State's all-time leader in batting average, hits, runs scored, on base percentage and total bases, and recently cracked the top five on the NCAA's all-time hits list with 372 career hits. McKinney became Wichita State's first All-American in softball after a breakout 2021 campaign, only to surpass those numbers in 2022 to collect All-American honors for a second straight season.&nbsp; AUX SoftballThe league roster will consist of 42 players with each of the three teams carrying 14 players each. The three team captains will draft their respective team before the start of each series and after the series is complete, the top three players on the leaderboard will serve as the captains for the following series. Each of the three series consists of six games with the three teams playing the other two squads twice in the series. At the end of the season, the player at the top of the leaderboard is crowned champion. This will be the second&nbsp;season of AUX Softball after it debuted in San Diego last summer. The 2023 campaign will take place at Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, Ill., from June 12-27.&nbsp; Championship SeasonThe league roster will consist of 60 players&nbsp;with each of the four teams carrying 15 players each. The four team captains will draft their respective team before the start of each series and after the series is complete, the top four players on the leaderboard will serve as captains for the following series. Each of the five series consists of six games with each of the four teams playing the other three squads once. At the end of the season, the player at the top of the leaderboard is crowned champion.&nbsp; This will be the fourth Athletes Unlimited Softball Championship Season and will take place at Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, Ill., from July 28-August 27.&nbsp; Career Honors: Top 5 on the NCAA All-Time Hits List 34-Game Hit Streak - 6th Longest in NCAA History 2023 - USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist 2023 -&nbsp;USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist 2023 - Louisville Slugger/NFCA National Player of the Week (Feb. 21) 2023 - 3-time American Athletic Conference Player of the Week 2023 - D1 Softball Preseason First Team All-American 2023 - Softball America Preseason Second Team All-American 2022 - NFCA Second Team All-American 2022 - Softball America Second Team All-American 2022 - D1 Softball Second Team All-American 2022 - NFCA All-Central Region Second Team 2022 - AAC All-Tournament Team 2022 - First Team All-Conference 2022 - USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist 2022 - USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist 2022- American Player of the Week 2022 - Softball America Preseason Third Team All-American 2021 - NFCA Third Team All-American 2021 - Softball America Third Team All-American 2021 - NFCA All-Central Region Second Team 2021 - AAC All-Tournament Team 2021 - American Player of the Year 2021 - First Team All-Conference 2021 - 2-time American Player of the Week&nbsp; 2019 - First Team All-Conference 2019 - All-Rookie Team

🥎 McKinney selected No. 1 in Athletes Unlimited College Draft

Courtesy of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference

Justin Seuser stepped up when he was needed.

Seuser is the new supervisor of men’s basketball officials for the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC). He will be in charge of scouting for new officials, organizing development camps, assigning officials for games during the season, and monitoring in-season progress and professionalism of the officials.

“I am ready,” said Seuser. “This is a great way to stay involved.”

Seuser retired from officiating after 15 seasons as an official for the KJCCC. The role of supervisor was perfect for his future plans

“I retired so I could watch my kids as they grow up,” said Seuser.

Seuser also had a plan in mind to strengthen the conference.

“I will continue to build a strong network of officials,” said Seuser. “We also need to be a great partner to our colleges.”

Seuser stepped up after long-time KJCCC supervisor and veteran official John Blazek stepped aside due to his expanding roe as supervisor of basketball officials for NJCAA Division II.

Seuser’s immediate focus will be on organizing the development camps scheduled this summer in Wichita and Lawrence.

For more information about the conference, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://kjccc.org/" target="_blank">kjccc.org</a>

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 </figure>Courtesy of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College ConferenceJustin Seuser stepped up when he was needed.Seuser is the new supervisor of men’s basketball officials for the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC). He will be in charge of scouting for new officials, organizing development camps, assigning officials for games during the season, and monitoring in-season progress and professionalism of the officials.“I am ready,” said Seuser. “This is a great way to stay involved.”Seuser retired from officiating after 15 seasons as an official for the KJCCC. The role of supervisor was perfect for his future plans“I retired so I could watch my kids as they grow up,” said Seuser.Seuser also had a plan in mind to strengthen the conference.“I will continue to build a strong network of officials,” said Seuser. “We also need to be a great partner to our colleges.”Seuser stepped up after long-time KJCCC supervisor and veteran official John Blazek stepped aside due to his expanding roe as supervisor of basketball officials for NJCAA Division II.Seuser’s immediate focus will be on organizing the development camps scheduled this summer in Wichita and Lawrence.For more information about the conference, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://kjccc.org/" target="_blank">kjccc.org</a><a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile&nbsp;app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

🏀 MBB: KJCCC appoints Seuser to supervisor of officials

Courtesy of Kansas State Athletics

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State Athletics Director Gene Taylor announced today that construction has commenced on a new indoor track and field complex as the department will transition the original football indoor building into a new facility for track and field.

"When we announced our facilities master plan back in 2018, we anticipated transitioning the football indoor into a new track and field venue, and we feel like when it is completed, it will be a tremendous home for both training and competition," Taylor said. "I know our coaching staff and student-athletes will benefit greatly from this enhancement, and we look forward to hosting more meets in the future." Progress began several weeks ago on phase one of the project with the removal of the football turf playing field and will continue through the summer with upgraded lighting, paint and HVAC. Wildcat athletes are expected to begin training in the new facility in December. The department will fund the project, which will cost approximately $12 million, through private gifts and department dollars. "This new facility will provide a huge lift to our program from not only a training and competition perspective, but also in recruiting," Director of Track and Field&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/coaches/cliff-rovelto/1904">Cliff Rovelto</a>&nbsp;said. "We are very appreciative of Gene (Taylor) and our administration for making this project a priority and know that it will be a facility we will all take great pride in." In addition, the department has partnered with Mondo to provide the new indoor track surface in the facility. The new 200-meter, 6-lane oval, permanent banked track will feature Mondo's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mondoworldwide.com/na/EN/sport/Track-and-Field/Sportflex-Super-X-720/">Super X 720</a>&nbsp;surface, which provides the optimal blend of energy return, comfort, safety and durability for everything from daily training to the toughest competitions. An 8-lane sprint straightaway, a pole vault lane, two long jump/triple jump lanes, throw areas, a four-lane warm-up straightaway and non-competition areas around the track also will be Mondo's Super X 720 surface. The competition surfaces, as well as the warm-up lanes, will be in a shade of purple Mondo custom created for the program. Rovelto says they are looking forward to getting the new Mondo banked track, and that their athletes will appreciate that they can train safely and at a high level on a quality surface. "With Mondo, you can have a track that is not only aesthetically pleasing, but wears well, lets you perform at a high level for competitions and is great for training," said Rovelto. "Being able to train safely and comfortably as much as our athletes train is very important to us, as well as to our athletes, and having a quality banked track in a quality facility will be appealing to prospective student-athletes. Plus, because of how they are made, Mondo tracks have a consistent surface throughout." Phase two of the project will include a new exterior facade on the north end of the building as well as new locker rooms, team rooms and training rooms. A timetable for completion of phase two has yet to be finalized.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>Courtesy of Kansas State AthleticsMANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State Athletics Director Gene Taylor announced today that construction has commenced on a new indoor track and field complex as the department will transition the original football indoor building into a new facility for track and field."When we announced our facilities master plan back in 2018, we anticipated transitioning the football indoor into a new track and field venue, and we feel like when it is completed, it will be a tremendous home for both training and competition," Taylor said. "I know our coaching staff and student-athletes will benefit greatly from this enhancement, and we look forward to hosting more meets in the future." Progress began several weeks ago on phase one of the project with the removal of the football turf playing field and will continue through the summer with upgraded lighting, paint and HVAC. Wildcat athletes are expected to begin training in the new facility in December. The department will fund the project, which will cost approximately $12 million, through private gifts and department dollars. "This new facility will provide a huge lift to our program from not only a training and competition perspective, but also in recruiting," Director of Track and Field&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/coaches/cliff-rovelto/1904">Cliff Rovelto</a>&nbsp;said. "We are very appreciative of Gene (Taylor) and our administration for making this project a priority and know that it will be a facility we will all take great pride in." In addition, the department has partnered with Mondo to provide the new indoor track surface in the facility. The new 200-meter, 6-lane oval, permanent banked track will feature Mondo's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mondoworldwide.com/na/EN/sport/Track-and-Field/Sportflex-Super-X-720/">Super X 720</a>&nbsp;surface, which provides the optimal blend of energy return, comfort, safety and durability for everything from daily training to the toughest competitions. An 8-lane sprint straightaway, a pole vault lane, two long jump/triple jump lanes, throw areas, a four-lane warm-up straightaway and non-competition areas around the track also will be Mondo's Super X 720 surface. The competition surfaces, as well as the warm-up lanes, will be in a shade of purple Mondo custom created for the program. Rovelto says they are looking forward to getting the new Mondo banked track, and that their athletes will appreciate that they can train safely and at a high level on a quality surface. "With Mondo, you can have a track that is not only aesthetically pleasing, but wears well, lets you perform at a high level for competitions and is great for training," said Rovelto. "Being able to train safely and comfortably as much as our athletes train is very important to us, as well as to our athletes, and having a quality banked track in a quality facility will be appealing to prospective student-athletes. Plus, because of how they are made, Mondo tracks have a consistent surface throughout." Phase two of the project will include a new exterior facade on the north end of the building as well as new locker rooms, team rooms and training rooms. A timetable for completion of phase two has yet to be finalized.&nbsp;&nbsp;

K-State announces new indoor track & field complex

MANHATTAN, Kan. — According to multiple sources, Kansas State and football coach Chris Klieman are working towards a new contract worth $44 million through the 2030 season.

Klieman will make an average of $5.5 million per year throughout the deal. The deal will go in effect July 1 and will officially be announced this week.

The Wildcats won the Big 12 championship in 2022, the program's first since 2012. K-State finished the 2022 season with a 10-4 record, falling to No. 5 Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.&nbsp;

Klieman has helped lead the Wildcats to a 30-20 record through his first four seasons at the helm. The Wildcats will open the 2023 season on Saturday, September 2 against Southeast Missouri State. The game will be played at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, and can be heard locally on <a href="https://www.khmyfm.com/">My 93-1</a>.&nbsp;

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 </figure>MANHATTAN, Kan. — According to multiple sources, Kansas State and football coach Chris Klieman are working towards a new contract worth $44 million through the 2030 season.Klieman will make an average of $5.5 million per year throughout the deal. The deal will go in effect July 1 and will officially be announced this week.The Wildcats won the Big 12 championship in 2022, the program's first since 2012. K-State finished the 2022 season with a 10-4 record, falling to No. 5 Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.&nbsp;Klieman has helped lead the Wildcats to a 30-20 record through his first four seasons at the helm. The Wildcats will open the 2023 season on Saturday, September 2 against Southeast Missouri State. The game will be played at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, and can be heard locally on <a href="https://www.khmyfm.com/">My 93-1</a>.&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile&nbsp;app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

🏈 Klieman finalizing contract extension

WICHITA, Kan.—The Wichita Sky Kings extended their mid-season winning streak to five with a 105-96 victory over the Enid Outlaws on Sunday at Koch Arena in Wichita.

Wichita now has won four of the five games played against Enid and will wrap up that series on Thursday as the Sky Kings start a five game road trip beginning with the final series game versus the Outlaws in Enid.

The Sky Kings were lead by sharp shooter Kam Williams who scored 24 points in the win. Williams has the Outlaws number as he scored 32 points in a game played in Enid two weeks prior.

Wichita pulled away from the Outlaws after a tight first half. The game was tied 21-21 after the first quarter and Wichita had just a three point lead at half-time, but a strong fourth quarter allowed the Sky Kings to seal their 16th win of the year with only 4 losses.

Enid goes to 8-10 on the season but remain in fourth place in the Central Division behind Wichita. Enid fired their long time head coach Eddie Corporal on May 1st and replaced him with Don Harris who as gone 1-2 since taking over as the head coach. Enid won the TBL Championship in 2021 in Corporal's first year as the Outlaws head coach.

Besides Williams 24, Brandon Watkins earned a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. The Sky Kings needed Watkins to step up on the inside replacing the injured Isaac Johnson, still sidelines with a toe injury that he received in the Potawatomi game the previous week.

Wichita place five players in double figures including Derrick Colter having another solid game with 16 points. Julian Winton 15, Terrell Brown 10, Jachai Simmons 8, and Johnny McCants 7. Newcomer Dion Wright turned in his best effort since joining the team earlier last week with 8 points in 20 minutes played.

Enid was led in scoring by Ethan Chargois double-double with 18 points, 14 boards. Martavious McKnight 17, Jerry Price 16, Kaylon Tippins 14, Shawn Stith 13 and Marvin Johnson 11.

The Sky Kings will be on the road over the next three weeks with games versus the Enid Outlaws, Rockwall 7ERS, Little Rock Lightning, Shreveport Mavericks and the Potawatomi Fire before returning home for their final game of the regular season against Little Rock on May 28th. The TBL playoffs will begin on May 30th with first round games.

All TBL games are streamed on the<a href="http://www.tbltv.tv"> TBLTV.tv</a> network on pay per view basis, but Wichita fans can watch by entering the code SKYKINGSFAMILYFRIENDS when registering.

2) Click Wichita Skykings, click buy team pass

<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>WICHITA, Kan.—The Wichita Sky Kings extended their mid-season winning streak to five with a 105-96 victory over the Enid Outlaws on Sunday at Koch Arena in Wichita.Wichita now has won four of the five games played against Enid and will wrap up that series on Thursday as the Sky Kings start a five game road trip beginning with the final series game versus the Outlaws in Enid.The Sky Kings were lead by sharp shooter Kam Williams who scored 24 points in the win. Williams has the Outlaws number as he scored 32 points in a game played in Enid two weeks prior.Wichita pulled away from the Outlaws after a tight first half. The game was tied 21-21 after the first quarter and Wichita had just a three point lead at half-time, but a strong fourth quarter allowed the Sky Kings to seal their 16th win of the year with only 4 losses.Enid goes to 8-10 on the season but remain in fourth place in the Central Division behind Wichita. Enid fired their long time head coach Eddie Corporal on May 1st and replaced him with Don Harris who as gone 1-2 since taking over as the head coach. Enid won the TBL Championship in 2021 in Corporal's first year as the Outlaws head coach.Besides Williams 24, Brandon Watkins earned a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. The Sky Kings needed Watkins to step up on the inside replacing the injured Isaac Johnson, still sidelines with a toe injury that he received in the Potawatomi game the previous week.Wichita place five players in double figures including Derrick Colter having another solid game with 16 points. Julian Winton 15, Terrell Brown 10, Jachai Simmons 8, and Johnny McCants 7. Newcomer Dion Wright turned in his best effort since joining the team earlier last week with 8 points in 20 minutes played.Enid was led in scoring by Ethan Chargois double-double with 18 points, 14 boards. Martavious McKnight 17, Jerry Price 16, Kaylon Tippins 14, Shawn Stith 13 and Marvin Johnson 11.The Sky Kings will be on the road over the next three weeks with games versus the Enid Outlaws, Rockwall 7ERS, Little Rock Lightning, Shreveport Mavericks and the Potawatomi Fire before returning home for their final game of the regular season against Little Rock on May 28th. The TBL playoffs will begin on May 30th with first round games.All TBL games are streamed on the<a href="http://www.tbltv.tv"> TBLTV.tv</a> network on pay per view basis, but Wichita fans can watch by entering the code SKYKINGSFAMILYFRIENDS when registering.1) Go to TBLTV.tv2) Click Wichita Skykings, click buy team pass3) Type in code: SKYKINGSFAMILYFRIENDS<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀 Wichita Sky Kings extend win streak to five with victory over Outlaws

SPRINGDALE, Arkansas—Yoyner Fajardo added a pair of hits including a triple but the Northwest Arkansas Naturals won their fourth in a row over Wichita on Sunday. The Naturals defeated the Surge 12-3 and win the series, taking five of six in the series.

Wichita started strong scoring a pair of first inning runs. Yunior Severino and DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. each had RBI hits.

Northwest Arkansas answered with pair runs in the first and grabbed the lead in the third inning. Dillan Shrum drove in four runs including a three run fifth inning home run. Morgan McCullough added a solo home run in the seventh.

The Naturals out-hit the Wind Surge 19-6 in the game. Adrian Alcantara earned the win in relief and David Festa picked up the loss. Festa allowed six runs on eight hits in four and one third innings.

Wichita dropped their fourth in a row and are 10-17 and NW Arkansas improves to 15-12 on the season.

NOTES - Yoyner Fajardo extended his hitting streak to eleven games, batting .370 in the streak. The eleven game hit streak is the longest of the season for Wichita. The Surge fall to 0-9 in day games this season and have lost all five series finales. The 19 hits allowed matched a season high allowed by the Wind Surge.

UPCOMING – The Wind Surge continue the twelve-game road trip in Texas on Tuesday. The Surge will start LH Aaron Rozek against the Frisco Riders at 6:05.

BROADCAST: ESPN Wichita 92.3 FM, Milb First Pitch App,&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fWindsurge.com&amp;c=E,1,dexWbEMmO2SNZFacaCKfVJIV48UFXNwoAwE4zyM2KXaD_HSgx84zoOHAglON-gUjtBR3aBrV7b7fNPJsxVGXCgYR5cYPta1xJgIbXkHri2NTnYdJ6WV7jsuz044,&amp;typo=1&amp;ancr_add=1">Windsurge.com</a>

NEXT HOME GAME: Tuesday, May 16 vs Arkansas Travelers.

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 </figure>SPRINGDALE, Arkansas—Yoyner Fajardo added a pair of hits including a triple but the Northwest Arkansas Naturals won their fourth in a row over Wichita on Sunday. The Naturals defeated the Surge 12-3 and win the series, taking five of six in the series.Wichita started strong scoring a pair of first inning runs. Yunior Severino and DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. each had RBI hits.Northwest Arkansas answered with pair runs in the first and grabbed the lead in the third inning. Dillan Shrum drove in four runs including a three run fifth inning home run. Morgan McCullough added a solo home run in the seventh.The Naturals out-hit the Wind Surge 19-6 in the game. Adrian Alcantara earned the win in relief and David Festa picked up the loss. Festa allowed six runs on eight hits in four and one third innings.Wichita dropped their fourth in a row and are 10-17 and NW Arkansas improves to 15-12 on the season.NOTES - Yoyner Fajardo extended his hitting streak to eleven games, batting .370 in the streak. The eleven game hit streak is the longest of the season for Wichita. The Surge fall to 0-9 in day games this season and have lost all five series finales. The 19 hits allowed matched a season high allowed by the Wind Surge.UPCOMING – The Wind Surge continue the twelve-game road trip in Texas on Tuesday. The Surge will start LH Aaron Rozek against the Frisco Riders at 6:05.BROADCAST: ESPN Wichita 92.3 FM, Milb First Pitch App,&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fWindsurge.com&amp;c=E,1,dexWbEMmO2SNZFacaCKfVJIV48UFXNwoAwE4zyM2KXaD_HSgx84zoOHAglON-gUjtBR3aBrV7b7fNPJsxVGXCgYR5cYPta1xJgIbXkHri2NTnYdJ6WV7jsuz044,&amp;typo=1&amp;ancr_add=1">Windsurge.com</a>NEXT HOME GAME: Tuesday, May 16 vs Arkansas Travelers.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

⚾️ Wichita Wind Surge Fajardo extends streak in loss

The Hutchinson Community College baseball team closed the 2023 regular season with a doubleheader sweep and series victory over the Colby Trojans on Saturday at Hobart-Detter Field.

After&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/bios/giesbrecht_ethan_uono">Ethan Giesbrecht</a>&nbsp;twirled a complete-game shutout and the Dragons hit three home runs in a 15-0 run-rule victory in Game 1, Hutchinson had to rally from four runs down after sixth inning to walk off the Trojans 8-7 in Game 2.

The Blue Dragons finish the regular season 30-26 overall and tied Dodge City for fifth place in the Jayhawk West. The Blue Dragons will open the Region VI Tournament on the road with a best-of-3 series at Fort Scott beginning Wednesday.

GAME 2 RECAP The Blue Dragons trailed 7-3 after 6 1/2 innings before the series finale comeback started.

Hutchinson scored two unearned runs with two-out RBI singles by A.J. Mustow and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/bios/wesslund_cooper_zdq0">Cooper Wesslund</a>&nbsp;to pull within 7-5.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/bios/edmunson_will_rdcc">Will Edmunson</a>&nbsp;tied the game at 7-all with a two-run home run to center in the eighth inning.

With one out in the bottom of the ninth, Wesslund was hit by a pitch and then stole second. Wesslund scored the winning run after scoring from second on Colby's fifth error of the game..

The Blue Dragons were out-hit 14-8 in Game 4.

Edmunson went 2 for 5 with his 10th home run of the season. He scored two runs and had two RBIs.

<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/bios/gunderson_cody_4bzo">Cody Gunderson</a>&nbsp;hit a solo home run and double, going 2 for 5 with two runs and an RBI.

<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/bios/bradford_blake_qa9v">Blake Bradford</a>&nbsp;was 2 for 4 with a double and two runs scored.

<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/bios/beverman_brady_cf7n">Brady Beverman</a>&nbsp;pitched the final two innings to earn the victory and run his record to 2-3. Beverman allowed two hits and no runs with two strikeouts.

GAME 1 RECAP The Blue Dragons had five-run innings in the first, second and fourth innings to back Giesbrecht's complete-game shutout.

Giesbrecht (4-2) allowed just two hits and struck out six with no walks. He allowed a second-inning double and had two runners in the fourth inning.

Five different Blue Dragons had multiple RBI games.

Gunderson and Mustow had three hits each.

Mustow went 3 for 4 with a doble, two runs and an RBI. Gunderson was 3 for 4 with a home run, three runs scored and two RBIs.

<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/bios/childress_max_4ayg">Max Childress</a>&nbsp;was 2 for 2 with two doubles and two RBIs.

Bradford hit a three-run home run in the fourth.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/bios/gardner_jack_8lt5">Jack Gardner</a>&nbsp;had a two-run homer in the first inning.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/bios/henderson_ryan_sab3">Ryan Henderson</a>&nbsp;had a two-run double in the second inning.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1683544345443.jpeg" alt="Will Edmunson reacts to his game-tying two-run home run in the eighth inning of Game 2, an 8-7 Blue Dragon win over Colby, on Saturday at Hobart-Detter Field. (Andrew Carpenter/Blue Dragons Sports Information) " />
 <figcaption>Will Edmunson reacts to his game-tying two-run home run in the eighth inning of Game 2, an 8-7 Blue Dragon win over Colby, on Saturday at Hobart-Detter Field. (Andrew Carpenter/Blue Dragons Sports Information) </figcaption>
 </figure>Via Hutchinson CC Sports InformationThe Hutchinson Community College baseball team closed the 2023 regular season with a doubleheader sweep and series victory over the Colby Trojans on Saturday at Hobart-Detter Field.After&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/bios/giesbrecht_ethan_uono">Ethan Giesbrecht</a>&nbsp;twirled a complete-game shutout and the Dragons hit three home runs in a 15-0 run-rule victory in Game 1, Hutchinson had to rally from four runs down after sixth inning to walk off the Trojans 8-7 in Game 2.The Blue Dragons finish the regular season 30-26 overall and tied Dodge City for fifth place in the Jayhawk West. The Blue Dragons will open the Region VI Tournament on the road with a best-of-3 series at Fort Scott beginning Wednesday.GAME 2 RECAP The Blue Dragons trailed 7-3 after 6 1/2 innings before the series finale comeback started.Hutchinson scored two unearned runs with two-out RBI singles by A.J. Mustow and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/bios/wesslund_cooper_zdq0">Cooper Wesslund</a>&nbsp;to pull within 7-5.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/bios/edmunson_will_rdcc">Will Edmunson</a>&nbsp;tied the game at 7-all with a two-run home run to center in the eighth inning.With one out in the bottom of the ninth, Wesslund was hit by a pitch and then stole second. Wesslund scored the winning run after scoring from second on Colby's fifth error of the game..The Blue Dragons were out-hit 14-8 in Game 4.Edmunson went 2 for 5 with his 10th home run of the season. He scored two runs and had two RBIs.<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/bios/gunderson_cody_4bzo">Cody Gunderson</a>&nbsp;hit a solo home run and double, going 2 for 5 with two runs and an RBI.<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/bios/bradford_blake_qa9v">Blake Bradford</a>&nbsp;was 2 for 4 with a double and two runs scored.<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/bios/beverman_brady_cf7n">Brady Beverman</a>&nbsp;pitched the final two innings to earn the victory and run his record to 2-3. Beverman allowed two hits and no runs with two strikeouts.GAME 1 RECAP The Blue Dragons had five-run innings in the first, second and fourth innings to back Giesbrecht's complete-game shutout.Giesbrecht (4-2) allowed just two hits and struck out six with no walks. He allowed a second-inning double and had two runners in the fourth inning.Five different Blue Dragons had multiple RBI games.Gunderson and Mustow had three hits each.Mustow went 3 for 4 with a doble, two runs and an RBI. Gunderson was 3 for 4 with a home run, three runs scored and two RBIs.<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/bios/childress_max_4ayg">Max Childress</a>&nbsp;was 2 for 2 with two doubles and two RBIs.Bradford hit a three-run home run in the fourth.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/bios/gardner_jack_8lt5">Jack Gardner</a>&nbsp;had a two-run homer in the first inning.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/bios/henderson_ryan_sab3">Ryan Henderson</a>&nbsp;had a two-run double in the second inning.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

⚾️ Blue Dragons rally to complete series win over Colby

DODGE CITY, Kan. – A record-breaking season for the Hutchinson Community College softball team came to a close on Sunday in the championship game of the 2023 Region VI Tournament at Legends Park.

No. 15 Butler broke a tie with a two-out single in the top of the seventh inning to defeat No. 14 Hutchinson 6-5.

The Blue Dragons end 2023 with a school-record number of wins and tying a team record for fewest losses in a season with a 44-8 record. The 2023 Blue Dragons set seven team records and tied another this season.

Playing in their first regional final since 2018 and first Division I final since 1992, the Blue Dragons had leads of 2-0 and 3-2 after two innings.

The Blue Dragons cashed in on two walks and two errors to lead 2-0 after one inning.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/mastin_alexis_xhvz">Alexis Mastin</a>&nbsp;singled home&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/dougherty_ella_9103">Ella Dougherty</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/stipsits_allie_zmyh">Allie Stipsits</a>' sacrifice fly brought&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/sandoval_olivia_qojo">Olivia Sandoval</a>&nbsp;in to score

Butler tied the game with three-straight two-out hits in the second to knot the score at 2-2.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/lies_korri_wryv">Korri Lies</a>&nbsp;led off the bottom of the second with a walk. She moved to third after a sacrifice bunt and groundout and scored on&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/grimes_madison_371p">Madison Grimes</a>&nbsp;two-out single to right field for a 3-2 Dragon lead.

The Grizzlies then scored the game's next three runs – one in the third and two in the fourth – to take a 5-3 lead.

The Dragons rallied to tie the game in the fifth.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/wertz_riley_hm55">Riley Wertz</a>&nbsp;singled to right field to drive in Mastin and pull the Dragons with 5-4. Hutchinson tied the game when&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/lies_korri_wryv">Korri Lies</a>&nbsp;hit into a fielder's choice to score pinch-runner&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/lozoya_tamara_3twe">Tamara Lozoya</a>&nbsp;with the tying run.

The Blue Dragons had six hits from six different players. Dougherty, Sandoval, Grimes, Mastin,&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/darnell_jaeleigh_lirb">Jaeleigh Darnell</a>&nbsp;and Wertz all had singles. Grimes, Mastin, Stipsits, Wertz and Lies had RBIs

<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/pennycuff_morgan_4wht">Morgan Pennycuff</a>&nbsp;(17-3) made her first relief appearance, but took the loss. She worked three innings in relief, allowing two hits and one earned run with a walk and three strikeouts.

Butler had nine hits against three Blue Dragon pitchers –&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/munson_emily_vjqm">Emily Munson</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/weitze_kiersten_naju">Kierstan Weitze</a>&nbsp;and Pennycuff.

In addition to the team record for wins, the 2023 Blue Dragons also set records for winning percentage (.846), runs scored (510), doubles (130), total bases (878), RBIs (471) and walks drawn (123).

Goetz broke four single-season records this season. The Blue Dragon first baseman set season records for home runs (20), RBIs (98), extra-base hits (37) and slugging percentage (.908). Goetz also hit a career-record 27 home runs in her two seasons.

Grimes ends her three-year Blue Dragon career with eight Hutchinson records, including career batting average (.444); total hits (214), which is No. 3 in KJCCC history; runs scored (180), RBIs (174), doubles (44), triples (11), total bases (335) and extra-base hits (72).

Wertz finished with a team and KJCCC record with 17 saves. She also finished tied for sixth with 18 career home runs.

The 2023 Blue Dragons reached 1,000 all-time victories this season and head coach Jaime Rose reached 600 career coaching wins.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1683544057299.jpeg" alt="The Blue Dragon softball team meets for the final time in the outfield at Dodge City's Legends Park after a 6-5 loss to Butler in the Region VI Tournament finals. (Andrew Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information) " />
 <figcaption>The Blue Dragon softball team meets for the final time in the outfield at Dodge City's Legends Park after a 6-5 loss to Butler in the Region VI Tournament finals. (Andrew Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information) </figcaption>
 </figure>Via Hutchinson CC Sports InformationDODGE CITY, Kan. – A record-breaking season for the Hutchinson Community College softball team came to a close on Sunday in the championship game of the 2023 Region VI Tournament at Legends Park.No. 15 Butler broke a tie with a two-out single in the top of the seventh inning to defeat No. 14 Hutchinson 6-5.The Blue Dragons end 2023 with a school-record number of wins and tying a team record for fewest losses in a season with a 44-8 record. The 2023 Blue Dragons set seven team records and tied another this season.Playing in their first regional final since 2018 and first Division I final since 1992, the Blue Dragons had leads of 2-0 and 3-2 after two innings.The Blue Dragons cashed in on two walks and two errors to lead 2-0 after one inning.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/mastin_alexis_xhvz">Alexis Mastin</a>&nbsp;singled home&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/dougherty_ella_9103">Ella Dougherty</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/stipsits_allie_zmyh">Allie Stipsits</a>' sacrifice fly brought&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/sandoval_olivia_qojo">Olivia Sandoval</a>&nbsp;in to scoreButler tied the game with three-straight two-out hits in the second to knot the score at 2-2.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/lies_korri_wryv">Korri Lies</a>&nbsp;led off the bottom of the second with a walk. She moved to third after a sacrifice bunt and groundout and scored on&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/grimes_madison_371p">Madison Grimes</a>&nbsp;two-out single to right field for a 3-2 Dragon lead.The Grizzlies then scored the game's next three runs – one in the third and two in the fourth – to take a 5-3 lead.The Dragons rallied to tie the game in the fifth.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/wertz_riley_hm55">Riley Wertz</a>&nbsp;singled to right field to drive in Mastin and pull the Dragons with 5-4. Hutchinson tied the game when&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/lies_korri_wryv">Korri Lies</a>&nbsp;hit into a fielder's choice to score pinch-runner&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/lozoya_tamara_3twe">Tamara Lozoya</a>&nbsp;with the tying run.The Blue Dragons had six hits from six different players. Dougherty, Sandoval, Grimes, Mastin,&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/darnell_jaeleigh_lirb">Jaeleigh Darnell</a>&nbsp;and Wertz all had singles. Grimes, Mastin, Stipsits, Wertz and Lies had RBIs<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/pennycuff_morgan_4wht">Morgan Pennycuff</a>&nbsp;(17-3) made her first relief appearance, but took the loss. She worked three innings in relief, allowing two hits and one earned run with a walk and three strikeouts.Butler had nine hits against three Blue Dragon pitchers –&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/munson_emily_vjqm">Emily Munson</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/weitze_kiersten_naju">Kierstan Weitze</a>&nbsp;and Pennycuff.In addition to the team record for wins, the 2023 Blue Dragons also set records for winning percentage (.846), runs scored (510), doubles (130), total bases (878), RBIs (471) and walks drawn (123).Goetz broke four single-season records this season. The Blue Dragon first baseman set season records for home runs (20), RBIs (98), extra-base hits (37) and slugging percentage (.908). Goetz also hit a career-record 27 home runs in her two seasons.Grimes ends her three-year Blue Dragon career with eight Hutchinson records, including career batting average (.444); total hits (214), which is No. 3 in KJCCC history; runs scored (180), RBIs (174), doubles (44), triples (11), total bases (335) and extra-base hits (72).Wertz finished with a team and KJCCC record with 17 saves. She also finished tied for sixth with 18 career home runs.The 2023 Blue Dragons reached 1,000 all-time victories this season and head coach Jaime Rose reached 600 career coaching wins.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

🥎 Blue Dragons fall in Region VI Title Game

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Denny Hamlin bumped Kyle Larson off the lead heading onto the backstretch of the final lap Sunday, giving him a clear path to the finish line at Kansas Speedway and ending his streak of 33 races in the NASCAR Cup Series without a victory. Hamlin went to the front on the record 38th lead change of a chaotic race at Kansas for his fourth victory at the track and the 400th win for Joe Gibbs Racing. William Byron spent more than 50 laps riding around two laps down before rallying onto the lead lap, and even fighting for the lead down the stretch. He finished in third. Bubba Wallace was fourth and Ross Chastain fifth. Chastain got into a brawl on pit road with Noah Gragson after the race and had to be separated.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez homered and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on to avoid being swept in the series between teams with the worst records in the major leagues. Kansas City (9-26) lost two of three to the A’s (8-27) and dropped to 1-10 in series this season. Perez went 3 for 4 with a 462-foot home run over the left-field fountains and scored three times. Maikel Garcia scored Perez with an RBI single, giving the Royals a 2-1 lead in the fourth. Nick Pratto hit a two-run double in the eighth to highlight a three-run inning.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt homered three times, Brendan Donovan hit a three-run drive and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped an eight-game losing streak with a 12-6 win over the Detroit Tigers. Goldschmidt, had four hits and four RBIs in his third three-homer game, the first since March 29, 2019, against Milwaukee. Lars Nootbaar added a two-run single to cap off a seven-run sixth inning for the Cardinals, who had been on their longest skid in 16 years. Jake Rogers hit a grand slam for the Tigers, whose five-game winning steak was stopped.

NEW YORK (AP) — There are too many Ls and not nearly enough Ws lately for the Mets, who fell under .500 for the first time since early April as Brenton Doyle’s first big league home run capped a seven-run fifth inning in the Colorado Rockies’ 13-6 win. The Mets are 3-11 since opening 14-7. New York didn’t spend a day under .500 last season on its way to winning 101 games, second-most in franchise history, and their only time with a losing record this year had been at 3-4.

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker had 36 points and 12 assists, Kevin Durant also had 36 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 129-124 to even their Western Conference semifinal playoff series at two games apiece. Backup guard Landry Shamet made four crucial 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to keep the Suns ahead. Denver lost despite a huge game from MVP runner-up Nikola Jokic, who poured in 53 points. The Suns took a 98-92 lead into the fourth quarter after a scoring flurry from Booker, who had 17 points in the third. Phoenix wouldn’t trail in the fourth. The series returns to Denver for Game 5 on Tuesday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Harden hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in overtime and scored 42 points to help the Philadelphia 76ers stave off a wild Boston Celtics comeback in a 116-115 victory on Sunday that evened their playoff series at 2-2. Marcus Smart’s potential winner was a tick too late and the Celtics now head home for Tuesday’s Game 5. Joel Embiid had 34 points and 13 rebounds. Harden added nine assists and eight rebounds. Jayson Tatum struggled to score early but finished with 24 points, 18 rebounds, six assists and four blocks.

PHOENIX (AP) — Denver Nuggets All-Star center Nikola Jokic was assessed a technical foul in the second quarter after an altercation with Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia on Sunday. Late in the second quarter, Suns guard Josh Okogie crashed into the seats while trying to save a loose ball. He landed in a group of fans that included Ishbia, who grabbed the basketball. Jokic was trying to get the basketball quickly — apparently so the Nuggets could start their offensive possession — which he tried to take the ball away from Ishbia. There were a few minutes of confusion as officials sorted out the weird scene, and then Jokic was assessed a technical foul.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored 3:02 into overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Reinhart dumped the puck off the boards behind the net to set up his game-winner, taking a pass back from Anton Lundell and scoring to give Florida its first 3-0 series lead in 27 years. Anthony Duclair and Carter Verhaeghe scored for Florida. Sam Lafferty and Erik Gustafsson scored for Toronto.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Max Verstappen used an easy Sunday drive to keep Red Bull undefeated on the season as the reigning two-time Formula One champion drove from ninth to the victory at the Miami Grand Prix. Red Bull has won all five races so far this season, and teammate Sergio Perez’s second-place finish in Miami was the fourth 1-2 finish for Red Bull this year. Verstappen has three wins this season, while Perez, the pole sitter in Miami, has two victories. The win was the 38th of his career for Verstappen, who tied Sebastian Vettel for most victories for Red Bull. At this pace, he’ll smash Vettel’s record by the end of what many critics are already complaining is a boring Red Bull-dominated season.

SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Eberle sparked a five-goal outburst in the second period with his fourth goal of the playoffs, Philipp Grubauer made 24 saves and the Seattle Kraken beat the Dallas Stars 7-2 to take a 2-1 series lead in their Western Conference semifinal. Eberle's goal was just the start for Seattle. Alex Wennberg doubled the lead 1:26 after Eberle’s goal; Carson Soucy became Seattle’s 16th different goal scorer this postseason, beating Oettinger five-hole at 6:30; and Matty Beniers made it 4-0 at 8:22. Eeli Tolvanen, Yanni Gourde and Justin Schultz also scored for Seattle. Mason Marchment and Jani Hakanpää scored for Dallas. Stars goalie Jake Oettinger was pulled after allowing five goals on 17 shots through two periods.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes scored two goals, set up two more and had a near fight as the New Jersey Devils began the task of digging out of another hole with a 8-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Sunday. Timo Meier, Nico Hischier and Damon Severson added their first goals of playoffs and Vitek Vanecek returned to the net and made 26 saves in helping New Jersey cut its deficit in the best-of-seven series to 2-1. The eight goals were the most for the Devils in a playoff game since they beat Washington 10-4 on April 22, 1988.

UNDATED (AP) — Vida Blue, a hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball’s biggest draws in the early 1970s and helped lead the brash Oakland Athletics to three straight World Series titles before his career was derailed by drug problems, has died. He was 73. The A’s said Blue died Saturday of medical complications stemming from cancer. Blue was voted the 1971 American League Cy Young Award and MVP after going 24-8 with a 1.82 ERA. He finished 209-161 with a 3.27 ERA and 2,175 strikeouts over 17 seasons. He was 22 when he won MVP, the youngest to win the award.

<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1683366121627.jpeg" alt="Sports Headlines for Monday, May 8th" />
 <figcaption>Sports Headlines for Monday, May 8th</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Denny Hamlin bumped Kyle Larson off the lead heading onto the backstretch of the final lap Sunday, giving him a clear path to the finish line at Kansas Speedway and ending his streak of 33 races in the NASCAR Cup Series without a victory. Hamlin went to the front on the record 38th lead change of a chaotic race at Kansas for his fourth victory at the track and the 400th win for Joe Gibbs Racing. William Byron spent more than 50 laps riding around two laps down before rallying onto the lead lap, and even fighting for the lead down the stretch. He finished in third. Bubba Wallace was fourth and Ross Chastain fifth. Chastain got into a brawl on pit road with Noah Gragson after the race and had to be separated.KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez homered and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on to avoid being swept in the series between teams with the worst records in the major leagues. Kansas City (9-26) lost two of three to the A’s (8-27) and dropped to 1-10 in series this season. Perez went 3 for 4 with a 462-foot home run over the left-field fountains and scored three times. Maikel Garcia scored Perez with an RBI single, giving the Royals a 2-1 lead in the fourth. Nick Pratto hit a two-run double in the eighth to highlight a three-run inning.ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt homered three times, Brendan Donovan hit a three-run drive and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped an eight-game losing streak with a 12-6 win over the Detroit Tigers. Goldschmidt, had four hits and four RBIs in his third three-homer game, the first since March 29, 2019, against Milwaukee. Lars Nootbaar added a two-run single to cap off a seven-run sixth inning for the Cardinals, who had been on their longest skid in 16 years. Jake Rogers hit a grand slam for the Tigers, whose five-game winning steak was stopped.NEW YORK (AP) — There are too many Ls and not nearly enough Ws lately for the Mets, who fell under .500 for the first time since early April as Brenton Doyle’s first big league home run capped a seven-run fifth inning in the Colorado Rockies’ 13-6 win. The Mets are 3-11 since opening 14-7. New York didn’t spend a day under .500 last season on its way to winning 101 games, second-most in franchise history, and their only time with a losing record this year had been at 3-4.PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker had 36 points and 12 assists, Kevin Durant also had 36 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 129-124 to even their Western Conference semifinal playoff series at two games apiece. Backup guard Landry Shamet made four crucial 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to keep the Suns ahead. Denver lost despite a huge game from MVP runner-up Nikola Jokic, who poured in 53 points. The Suns took a 98-92 lead into the fourth quarter after a scoring flurry from Booker, who had 17 points in the third. Phoenix wouldn’t trail in the fourth. The series returns to Denver for Game 5 on Tuesday.PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Harden hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in overtime and scored 42 points to help the Philadelphia 76ers stave off a wild Boston Celtics comeback in a 116-115 victory on Sunday that evened their playoff series at 2-2. Marcus Smart’s potential winner was a tick too late and the Celtics now head home for Tuesday’s Game 5. Joel Embiid had 34 points and 13 rebounds. Harden added nine assists and eight rebounds. Jayson Tatum struggled to score early but finished with 24 points, 18 rebounds, six assists and four blocks.PHOENIX (AP) — Denver Nuggets All-Star center Nikola Jokic was assessed a technical foul in the second quarter after an altercation with Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia on Sunday. Late in the second quarter, Suns guard Josh Okogie crashed into the seats while trying to save a loose ball. He landed in a group of fans that included Ishbia, who grabbed the basketball. Jokic was trying to get the basketball quickly — apparently so the Nuggets could start their offensive possession — which he tried to take the ball away from Ishbia. There were a few minutes of confusion as officials sorted out the weird scene, and then Jokic was assessed a technical foul.SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored 3:02 into overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Reinhart dumped the puck off the boards behind the net to set up his game-winner, taking a pass back from Anton Lundell and scoring to give Florida its first 3-0 series lead in 27 years. Anthony Duclair and Carter Verhaeghe scored for Florida. Sam Lafferty and Erik Gustafsson scored for Toronto.MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Max Verstappen used an easy Sunday drive to keep Red Bull undefeated on the season as the reigning two-time Formula One champion drove from ninth to the victory at the Miami Grand Prix. Red Bull has won all five races so far this season, and teammate Sergio Perez’s second-place finish in Miami was the fourth 1-2 finish for Red Bull this year. Verstappen has three wins this season, while Perez, the pole sitter in Miami, has two victories. The win was the 38th of his career for Verstappen, who tied Sebastian Vettel for most victories for Red Bull. At this pace, he’ll smash Vettel’s record by the end of what many critics are already complaining is a boring Red Bull-dominated season.SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Eberle sparked a five-goal outburst in the second period with his fourth goal of the playoffs, Philipp Grubauer made 24 saves and the Seattle Kraken beat the Dallas Stars 7-2 to take a 2-1 series lead in their Western Conference semifinal. Eberle's goal was just the start for Seattle. Alex Wennberg doubled the lead 1:26 after Eberle’s goal; Carson Soucy became Seattle’s 16th different goal scorer this postseason, beating Oettinger five-hole at 6:30; and Matty Beniers made it 4-0 at 8:22. Eeli Tolvanen, Yanni Gourde and Justin Schultz also scored for Seattle. Mason Marchment and Jani Hakanpää scored for Dallas. Stars goalie Jake Oettinger was pulled after allowing five goals on 17 shots through two periods.NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes scored two goals, set up two more and had a near fight as the New Jersey Devils began the task of digging out of another hole with a 8-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Sunday. Timo Meier, Nico Hischier and Damon Severson added their first goals of playoffs and Vitek Vanecek returned to the net and made 26 saves in helping New Jersey cut its deficit in the best-of-seven series to 2-1. The eight goals were the most for the Devils in a playoff game since they beat Washington 10-4 on April 22, 1988.UNDATED (AP) — Vida Blue, a hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball’s biggest draws in the early 1970s and helped lead the brash Oakland Athletics to three straight World Series titles before his career was derailed by drug problems, has died. He was 73. The A’s said Blue died Saturday of medical complications stemming from cancer. Blue was voted the 1971 American League Cy Young Award and MVP after going 24-8 with a 1.82 ERA. He finished 209-161 with a 3.27 ERA and 2,175 strikeouts over 17 seasons. He was 22 when he won MVP, the youngest to win the award.SUNDAY SCORESINTERLEAGUEFinal Atlanta 3 Baltimore 2Final Philadelphia 6 Boston 1Final Toronto 10 Pittsburgh 1Final St. Louis 12 Detroit 6Final Chicago White Sox 17 Cincinnati 4AMERICAN LEAGUEFinal Cleveland 2 Minnesota 0Final Kansas City 5 Oakland 1Final Tampa Bay 8 N.Y. Yankees 7Final Seattle 3 Houston 1Final Texas 16 L.A. Angels 8NATIONAL LEAGUEFinal Colorado 13 N.Y. Mets 6Final Miami 5 Chicago Cubs 4Final Milwaukee 7 San Francisco 3Final Washington 9 Arizona 8Final L.A. Dodgers 5 San Diego 2NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFSFinal OT Philadelphia 116 Boston 115Final Phoenix 129 Denver 124NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFSFinal New Jersey 8 Carolina 4Final OT Florida 3 Toronto 2Final Seattle 7 Dallas 2<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;

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LAWRENCE, Kan. –&nbsp;A ninth-inning Kansas rally was not quite enough as the No. 27-ranked Texas Longhorns beat the Kansas Jayhawks 7-6 on Sunday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark. Kansas scored two runs in the ninth and had the tying and go-ahead runs on base with two outs, but a strikeout ended the game.

Texas (32-17, 12-9 Big 12) scored four runs in the seventh inning to break a 3-3 tie and take the lead. Kansas scored one in the bottom of the seventh and the two in the ninth to make for a close finish. Kodey Shojinaga matched his career high with four hits in the game.

For a third straight day, Texas took a 1-0 lead. The lead did not last for long as Kansas answered in the bottom of the first with a bases loaded RBI single from Shojinaga to make the score 1-1.

In the bottom half of the second, the Jayhawks took their first lead of the day on a two-out, two-strike RBI double from Janson Reeder. The run-scoring hit brought home Mike Koszewski and gave Kansas a 2-1 lead.

Texas tied the game in the top half of the third on a sacrifice fly, but the Jayhawks responded again. In the bottom of third, Koszewski hit an RBI triple into the right field corner to score Shojinaga on a close play at the plate. The run gave Kansas a 3-2 advantage.

The Longhorns came back and tied the game right away with an RBI single in the top of the fourth.

The game remained 3-3 until Texas broke through for four runs in the seventh. The four runs came on an RBI single, squeeze bunt and a two-run homer off the bat of Eric Kennedy. An RBI groundout by Cole Elvis in the bottom half of the inning made it 7-4 after seven innings.

Kansas had a ninth inning rally for the third time this week. Sunday’s rally was the closest the Jayhawks were to pulling ahead in the final frame. Two singles and a fielding error loaded the bases for Kansas in the ninth with no outs. Elvis hit an RBI fielder’s choice to score a run and Collier Cranford hit an RBI single to close the gap to 7-6. That was where the game ended after a strikeout.

Sam Ireland, who went through senior day festivities, started and allowed two runs over three innings. Thaniel Trumper, Stone Hewlett and Kolby Dougan all pitched in relief, with Trumper receiving the loss after allowing the go-ahead run to reach base before exiting the game.

Prior to the start of Sunday’s senior day game, Jake Baker, Collin Baumgartner, Cole Elvis and Sam Ireland were all recognized.

PITCHERS OF RECORD Win: Travis Sthele (3-4) Final Line: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 9 SO Save: Ace Whitehead (1) Final line: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO Loss: Thaniel Trumper (3-4) Final Line: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO

QUOTABLES “We have come a really long way as a program. If you look at where we were in August, to now, the competitive nature has grown a really significant level,” Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald on the team’s competitiveness.

“I’m proud of all of them, for different reasons, but those are four guys I will forever be grateful for,” Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald on the team’s senior class.

NOTES • Kansas recorded 11 hits on Sunday afternoon, marking the 20th game this season with double-digit hits. • The Kansas pitching staff only walked two batters in three games this weekend against Texas. • Shojinaga extended his hitting streak to 14 games. He matched his career high of four hits after going 4-for-5 with a double, RBI and a run scored. He leads the team with 17 multi-hit games this season. • Jans pushed his on-base streak to 13 games.

UP NEXT Kansas (22-26, 7-14 Big 12) plays its final six games of the season on the road, beginning with a three-game series at Samford that starts on Thursday at 4 p.m. CT.

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⚾️ Kansas comeback falls just short on Senior Day against Texas

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Sunday to avoid being swept in the series between teams with the worst records in the major leagues.

Kansas City (9-26) lost two of three to the A's (8-27) and dropped to 1-10 in series this season.

Perez went 3 for 4 with a 462-foot home run over the left-field fountains and scored three times. Maikel Garcia scored Perez with an RBI single, giving the Royals a 2-1 lead in the fourth.

“I hit the ball pretty good, but it counts as a homer no matter how far you hit it," Perez said. "...We have to do this more consistently and it was a great win today. We will try to come in tomorrow and do the same thing.”

Nick Pratto hit a two-run double in the eighth to highlight a three-run inning.

Ryan Yarbrough (1-4) pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed one run on three hits with two strikeouts and a hit batter. Yarbrough was removed from the game in the sixth after getting hit in the face by a liner that was 106.2 mph off the bat of Ryan Noda. Yarbrough was able to walk off the field with the assistance of trainers.

“Your heart drops in those moments, it is one of the worst things you can see on the field," Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. "Luckily, when we got out there, (Yarbarough) was aware of what was going on. He is going to get more tests. As far as his outing until that point, that was just what we are used to seeing from him.”

Royals relievers Carlos Hernandez, Aroldis Chapman and Scott Barlow each tossed scoreless outings.

Mason Miller (0-2) gave up two runs on five hits with five strikeouts and a hit batter in six innings of work.

(Miller) is building momentum and I think each start he is just getting better and better," Oakland manager Mark Kotsay said. “Veteran Salvador (Perez) got him early in the game and seemed to see him pretty well, but was probably the only guy in the lineup really. Overall, good performance.”

Ramón Laureano broke an 0-for-10 stretch with an RBI single in the fourth. Esteury Ruiz extended his hitting streak to nine games in a 1-for-4 afternoon.

Prior to first-pitch, there was a moment of silence remembering Vida Blue, who died Saturday at the age of 73. Blue was drafted by the then Kansas City Athletics in 1967 and debuted for the A’s in 1969, shortly after the move to Oakland. Blue won an AL MVP, and Cy Young Award and was a three-time World Series champion in Oakland. He also played for the Royals from 1982-83.

Royals: RHP Max Castillo was recalled from Triple-A Omaha. RHP Jonathan Heasley was optioned in the corresponding move.

Royals: LHP Daniel Lynch (left rotator cuff strain) was expected to make a rehab start in Triple-A on Sunday. Lynch was placed on the 15-day injured list on March 30.

Athletics: Oakland continues a six-game road trip with a matchup with the Yankees. LHP JP Sears (0-2, 5.06 ERA) is expected to start for the Athletics.

Royals: RHP Zack Greinke (1-4, 5.25 ERA) opens a three-game series with the White Sox in the first meeting between AL Central foes in 2023 and just the second different divisional opposition of the season for Kansas City.

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Sunday to avoid being swept in the series between teams with the worst records in the major leagues.Kansas City (9-26) lost two of three to the A's (8-27) and dropped to 1-10 in series this season.Perez went 3 for 4 with a 462-foot home run over the left-field fountains and scored three times. Maikel Garcia scored Perez with an RBI single, giving the Royals a 2-1 lead in the fourth.“I hit the ball pretty good, but it counts as a homer no matter how far you hit it," Perez said. "...We have to do this more consistently and it was a great win today. We will try to come in tomorrow and do the same thing.”Nick Pratto hit a two-run double in the eighth to highlight a three-run inning.Ryan Yarbrough (1-4) pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed one run on three hits with two strikeouts and a hit batter. Yarbrough was removed from the game in the sixth after getting hit in the face by a liner that was 106.2 mph off the bat of Ryan Noda. Yarbrough was able to walk off the field with the assistance of trainers.“Your heart drops in those moments, it is one of the worst things you can see on the field," Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. "Luckily, when we got out there, (Yarbarough) was aware of what was going on. He is going to get more tests. As far as his outing until that point, that was just what we are used to seeing from him.”Royals relievers Carlos Hernandez, Aroldis Chapman and Scott Barlow each tossed scoreless outings.Mason Miller (0-2) gave up two runs on five hits with five strikeouts and a hit batter in six innings of work.(Miller) is building momentum and I think each start he is just getting better and better," Oakland manager Mark Kotsay said. “Veteran Salvador (Perez) got him early in the game and seemed to see him pretty well, but was probably the only guy in the lineup really. Overall, good performance.”Ramón Laureano broke an 0-for-10 stretch with an RBI single in the fourth. Esteury Ruiz extended his hitting streak to nine games in a 1-for-4 afternoon.REMEMBERING VIDA BLUEPrior to first-pitch, there was a moment of silence remembering Vida Blue, who died Saturday at the age of 73. Blue was drafted by the then Kansas City Athletics in 1967 and debuted for the A’s in 1969, shortly after the move to Oakland. Blue won an AL MVP, and Cy Young Award and was a three-time World Series champion in Oakland. He also played for the Royals from 1982-83.ROSTER MOVESRoyals: RHP Max Castillo was recalled from Triple-A Omaha. RHP Jonathan Heasley was optioned in the corresponding move.TRAINER’S ROOMRoyals: LHP Daniel Lynch (left rotator cuff strain) was expected to make a rehab start in Triple-A on Sunday. Lynch was placed on the 15-day injured list on March 30.UP NEXTAthletics: Oakland continues a six-game road trip with a matchup with the Yankees. LHP JP Sears (0-2, 5.06 ERA) is expected to start for the Athletics.Royals: RHP Zack Greinke (1-4, 5.25 ERA) opens a three-game series with the White Sox in the first meeting between AL Central foes in 2023 and just the second different divisional opposition of the season for Kansas City.

⚾ Perez homers, Royals avoid sweep in 5-1 win over A's

MANHATTAN, Kan. –&nbsp;The Wildcats tallied four home runs for the second straight day as K-State shut out Southeast Missouri State 10-0 in seven innings to complete a three-game series sweep Sunday at Tointon Family Stadium. "You play one way," said head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/pete-hughes/1939">Pete Hughes</a>&nbsp;following his team's 31st&nbsp;victory. &nbsp;"It doesn't matter if it's conference or non-conference, the goal for our team this time of year is to get as hot as possible." Four players sent one out of the park to lead K-State (31-18) to its seventh sweep of the season while three drove in a pair of RBI.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-johnson/10953">Cole Johnson</a>&nbsp;went two-for-two with two RBI and two runs scored. "We really want to see our offense get going here this weekend. We didn't see that Friday night, we saw a great game, but Saturday and today our bats got going. We have some key cards in this machine that are starting to feel good again." Junior&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/nick-goodwin/10950">Nick Goodwin</a>&nbsp;hit his 32nd&nbsp;career home run to tie fourth all-time alongside Todd Fereday (1994-97). <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-buss/10969">Mason Buss</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/collin-rothermel/10962">Collin Rothermel</a>&nbsp;combined for a four-hit shutout led by Buss who logged five innings and three strikeouts to move to 4-2. &nbsp; "It was a really mature approach to a non-conference weekend in the middle of May and that's all I want to see from my teams." "It all starts with good pitching and great defense. We played error free baseball this weekend and are pushing Omaha numbers." K-State has committed a league-low 38 errors through 49 games this season for a .978 fielding percentage compared to last year's .967 with 71. HOW IT HAPPENED K-State scored in four straight innings to capture the 10-0 shutout victory. The Cats first two batters quickly landed on base in the first inning after&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/brendan-jones/10954">Brendan Jones</a>&nbsp;was hit by a pitch and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/roberto-pena/10971">Roberto Pena</a>&nbsp;was walked on four straight balls. A deep fly ball moved Jones to third before Pena's smart base running drew the attention away from third, allowing Jones to tab the first run to the board. K-State doubled its lead just three batters later with a single out to left from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/cash-rugely/10963">Cash Rugely</a>. Goodwin kept the Cats momentum during the second as the junior from Overland Park, Kansas roped his 11th&nbsp;homer of the season down the left field line. With a 4-0 lead in the third,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/cash-rugely/10963">Cash Rugely</a>&nbsp;launched his sixth homer of the year to ignite a four-run inning and help K-State take control of the series finale. Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/carson-queck/10976">Carson Queck</a>&nbsp;hit an RBI double off the right center wall before coming across the plate on a wild pitch until&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/brendan-jones/10954">Brendan Jones</a>&nbsp;unloaded his second homer of the series to make it an 8-0 ball game. Johnson tabbed the final two runs to the board with his ninth homer of the year after&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/kaelen-culpepper/10947">Kaelen Culpepper</a>&nbsp;doubled to right field to lead off the fourth. The Redhawks looked to jump on the board in the sixth frame but Rugely preserved the shutout after the senior right fielder robbed a potential two-run homer from Lincoln Andrews. INSIDE THE BOX

ON DECK The Cats will head to Stillwater for the final road trip of the regular season when they go head-to-head with Oklahoma State (33-14, 11-7 Big 12) on May 12-14 at O'Brate Stadium. The entire series will be streamed on the Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and the ESPN app with radio coverage on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). Live streaming audio is available for all games at kstatesports.com/watch and the K-State Sports app.

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MANHATTAN, Kan. –&nbsp;The Wildcats tallied four home runs for the second straight day as K-State shut out Southeast Missouri State 10-0 in seven innings to complete a three-game series sweep Sunday at Tointon Family Stadium. "You play one way," said head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/pete-hughes/1939">Pete Hughes</a>&nbsp;following his team's 31st&nbsp;victory. &nbsp;"It doesn't matter if it's conference or non-conference, the goal for our team this time of year is to get as hot as possible." Four players sent one out of the park to lead K-State (31-18) to its seventh sweep of the season while three drove in a pair of RBI.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-johnson/10953">Cole Johnson</a>&nbsp;went two-for-two with two RBI and two runs scored. "We really want to see our offense get going here this weekend. We didn't see that Friday night, we saw a great game, but Saturday and today our bats got going. We have some key cards in this machine that are starting to feel good again." Junior&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/nick-goodwin/10950">Nick Goodwin</a>&nbsp;hit his 32nd&nbsp;career home run to tie fourth all-time alongside Todd Fereday (1994-97). <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-buss/10969">Mason Buss</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/collin-rothermel/10962">Collin Rothermel</a>&nbsp;combined for a four-hit shutout led by Buss who logged five innings and three strikeouts to move to 4-2. &nbsp; "It was a really mature approach to a non-conference weekend in the middle of May and that's all I want to see from my teams." "It all starts with good pitching and great defense. We played error free baseball this weekend and are pushing Omaha numbers." K-State has committed a league-low 38 errors through 49 games this season for a .978 fielding percentage compared to last year's .967 with 71. HOW IT HAPPENED K-State scored in four straight innings to capture the 10-0 shutout victory. The Cats first two batters quickly landed on base in the first inning after&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/brendan-jones/10954">Brendan Jones</a>&nbsp;was hit by a pitch and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/roberto-pena/10971">Roberto Pena</a>&nbsp;was walked on four straight balls. A deep fly ball moved Jones to third before Pena's smart base running drew the attention away from third, allowing Jones to tab the first run to the board. K-State doubled its lead just three batters later with a single out to left from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/cash-rugely/10963">Cash Rugely</a>. Goodwin kept the Cats momentum during the second as the junior from Overland Park, Kansas roped his 11th&nbsp;homer of the season down the left field line. With a 4-0 lead in the third,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/cash-rugely/10963">Cash Rugely</a>&nbsp;launched his sixth homer of the year to ignite a four-run inning and help K-State take control of the series finale. Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/carson-queck/10976">Carson Queck</a>&nbsp;hit an RBI double off the right center wall before coming across the plate on a wild pitch until&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/brendan-jones/10954">Brendan Jones</a>&nbsp;unloaded his second homer of the series to make it an 8-0 ball game. Johnson tabbed the final two runs to the board with his ninth homer of the year after&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/kaelen-culpepper/10947">Kaelen Culpepper</a>&nbsp;doubled to right field to lead off the fourth. The Redhawks looked to jump on the board in the sixth frame but Rugely preserved the shutout after the senior right fielder robbed a potential two-run homer from Lincoln Andrews. INSIDE THE BOX<ul>
 <li>K-State scored 10 runs on 10 hits with no errors and six left on base</li><li>Jones homered for the second straight day</li><li>Four Wildcats homered in the victory</li><li>Goodwin hit his 32nd&nbsp;career homer; ties fourth all-time</li><li>Six players recorded a hit with four hitting multiple</li><li>Johnson went 2-for-2 with his ninth homer of the year</li><li>Three Wildcats drove in two RBI</li><li>Buss was awarded the victory to move to 4-2</li><li>Buss and Rothermel combined for the shutout with five strikeouts</li><li>SEMO scored five runs on eight hits with two errors and three runners left on base</li><li>Hernandez (2-2) received the loss</li><li>SEMO sent seven pitchers to the mound</li>
 </ul>NOTES<ul>
 <li>K-State recorded its seventh sweep of the year</li><li>Cats finished 20-11 in the non-conference schedule of the regular season</li><li>Third shutout game of the season</li><li>Cats posted their 16th&nbsp;multi-home run game</li><li>K-State leads the all-time series 3-1</li><li>Rugely has reached base in 31 straight games with Day following at 29</li><li>The Cats moved to 18-6 at home this season</li>
 </ul>ON DECK The Cats will head to Stillwater for the final road trip of the regular season when they go head-to-head with Oklahoma State (33-14, 11-7 Big 12) on May 12-14 at O'Brate Stadium. The entire series will be streamed on the Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and the ESPN app with radio coverage on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). Live streaming audio is available for all games at kstatesports.com/watch and the K-State Sports app.

⚾ Wildcats blank SEMO to complete sweep

DODGE CITY –&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/goetz_aspen_qe50">Aspen Goetz</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/mastin_alexis_xhvz">Alexis Mastin</a>&nbsp;had back-to-back home runs to set an early tone and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/pennycuff_morgan_4wht">Morgan Pennycuff</a>&nbsp;earned her second pitching victory of the regional tournament and the Hutchinson Community College softball team advanced to its first Region VI Tournament championship game since 2018 on Sunday.

The No. 14-ranked Blue Dragons scored six runs in each of the first two innings and held on to defeat the Colby Trojans 6-4 in the Region VI Tournament losers' bracket final on Sunday morning at Legends Park.

Now 44-7, the Blue Dragons advance to play No. 15 Butler in the Region VI Championship game. The appearance is the first in a regional final for the Blue Dragons in five seasons and first in a Division I regional final since 1992.

Down 2-0 after Colby's two-run first inning, Goetz hit her 20th home run this season and 27th career home run with a two-run laser beam that bounced on top of the left-center field fence for a two-run homer to tie the game at 2-2. Mastin followed on the next pitch with an opposite-field home run to right for a 3-2 lead off Colby ace Abby Sims.

The Blue Dragons made it 6-2 after two innings.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/sandoval_olivia_qojo">Olivia Sandoval</a>&nbsp;hit a two-run single up the middle to score&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/lies_korri_wryv">Korri Lies</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/dougherty_ella_9103">Ella Dougherty</a>. Sandoval then scored on a sacrifice fly by&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/stipsits_allie_zmyh">Allie Stipsits</a>.

Pennycuff (17-2) grinded through four-plus innings. She allowed seven hits and four earned runs with five strikeouts and one walk.

After allowing back-to-back singles to open the fifth, Pennycuff was lifted for closer&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/wertz_riley_hm55">Riley Wertz</a>. After giving up a two-run double to pull Colby within 6-4, the momentum of the game turned when Sandoval caught a line drive ripped down the third-base line and almost instantly turned an unassisted double play.

Wertz got a strikeout to end the inning and she earned her eighth save of the season and KJCCC career record 17th by retiring the final eight batters she faced. Wertz had four strikeouts in three innings of work.

Mastin and Dougherty had the only multi-hit games for the Blue Dragons, who had eight hits.

Mastin went 2 for 3 with a homer, her 10th of the season, and one RBI. Dougherty was 2 for 3 with a double, run scored and stolen base.

The Blue Dragons extended their season record for wins to 44. Hutchinson broke the program record on Saturday with a victory over Barton.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1683543253066.jpeg" alt="Alexis Mastin and first-base coach Ray Aguirre react after her home run in the first inning of Hutchinson's 6-4 win over Colby in the Region VI Tournament losers' bracket final on Sunday in Dodge City. (Andrew Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information) " />
 <figcaption>Alexis Mastin and first-base coach Ray Aguirre react after her home run in the first inning of Hutchinson's 6-4 win over Colby in the Region VI Tournament losers' bracket final on Sunday in Dodge City. (Andrew Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information) </figcaption>
 </figure>Via Hutchinson CC Sports InformationDODGE CITY –&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/goetz_aspen_qe50">Aspen Goetz</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/mastin_alexis_xhvz">Alexis Mastin</a>&nbsp;had back-to-back home runs to set an early tone and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/pennycuff_morgan_4wht">Morgan Pennycuff</a>&nbsp;earned her second pitching victory of the regional tournament and the Hutchinson Community College softball team advanced to its first Region VI Tournament championship game since 2018 on Sunday.The No. 14-ranked Blue Dragons scored six runs in each of the first two innings and held on to defeat the Colby Trojans 6-4 in the Region VI Tournament losers' bracket final on Sunday morning at Legends Park.Now 44-7, the Blue Dragons advance to play No. 15 Butler in the Region VI Championship game. The appearance is the first in a regional final for the Blue Dragons in five seasons and first in a Division I regional final since 1992.Down 2-0 after Colby's two-run first inning, Goetz hit her 20th home run this season and 27th career home run with a two-run laser beam that bounced on top of the left-center field fence for a two-run homer to tie the game at 2-2. Mastin followed on the next pitch with an opposite-field home run to right for a 3-2 lead off Colby ace Abby Sims.The Blue Dragons made it 6-2 after two innings.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/sandoval_olivia_qojo">Olivia Sandoval</a>&nbsp;hit a two-run single up the middle to score&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/lies_korri_wryv">Korri Lies</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/dougherty_ella_9103">Ella Dougherty</a>. Sandoval then scored on a sacrifice fly by&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/stipsits_allie_zmyh">Allie Stipsits</a>.Pennycuff (17-2) grinded through four-plus innings. She allowed seven hits and four earned runs with five strikeouts and one walk.After allowing back-to-back singles to open the fifth, Pennycuff was lifted for closer&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2022-23/bios/wertz_riley_hm55">Riley Wertz</a>. After giving up a two-run double to pull Colby within 6-4, the momentum of the game turned when Sandoval caught a line drive ripped down the third-base line and almost instantly turned an unassisted double play.Wertz got a strikeout to end the inning and she earned her eighth save of the season and KJCCC career record 17th by retiring the final eight batters she faced. Wertz had four strikeouts in three innings of work.Mastin and Dougherty had the only multi-hit games for the Blue Dragons, who had eight hits.Mastin went 2 for 3 with a homer, her 10th of the season, and one RBI. Dougherty was 2 for 3 with a double, run scored and stolen base.Sandoval and Goetz had two RBIs each.The Blue Dragons extended their season record for wins to 44. Hutchinson broke the program record on Saturday with a victory over Barton.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;