(AP) Ryan Lavarnway was an unlikely candidate to get a big hit in a pressure situation for the Pirates. The 30-year-old fourth-string catcher was playing his 142nd career game, spread out over seven seasons with five teams, and spent most of 2018 with Triple-A Indianapolis. In his second major league at-bat of the season, Lavarnway drove in the winning run with a pinch-hit single in the 11th inning, giving Pittsburgh a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Jameson Taillon had a career-high 11 strikeouts and Colin Moran homered for Pittsburgh. It was the second straight night a backup catcher…
Author: Mitch Fortner
Coming off the win over UTSA, is there another team in the Big 12 that looks less impressive than K-State right now? Former Wildcat Nick Leckey calls in to share him his opinion on this year’s team. Patrick Mahomes is on his way to the Hall of Fame. Plus, Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – Who is looking less impressive than KSU? 13:02 – Interview with Nick Leckey 24:20 – Completely rational Patrick Mahomes talk 32:18 – Snyder teaches Mitch how to swing a bat 36:52 – TCU looked impressive in a loss 48:54 – Jabroni of the Week
The Big 12 Conference and FOX Sports announced Monday that Kansas State’s Big 12 home opener against Texas on September 29 will kick off at 2:30 p.m., and be televised by FS1. K-State holds a 10-8 all-time record against Texas, including a 7-1 margin in Manhattan. The Wildcats have won each of their last five home meetings with the Longhorns as Texas’ last victory at Bill Snyder Family Stadium was in 2002. A Wildcat 4-Pack for the game against the Longhorns – which is serves as K-State Athletics Hall of Fame Weekend – starts at $149 for four view level…
From K-State Athletics Following a pair of wins last week to extend its season-long winning streak to eight matches, K-State’s Kylee Zumach was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week while Gloria Mutiri was tabbed Big 12 Rookie of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. Zumach, who earns her second Offensive Player of the Week award of the season, led the Big 12 in both kills per set (4.86) and hitting percentage (.463) in the Wildcats’ 2-0 week. Friday vs. Green Bay, Zumach hit a career-high .513 as she turned in 20 kills without a single attacking error…
K-State football earned its second win by beating UTSA 41-17. Hear why moving Andre Coleman to the sideline and Collin Klein to the booth made a big difference. How necessary was the performance Saturday for the rest of the season? Plus, early scout on West Virginia and a look around the Big 12. 0:00 – Necessary performance for K-State against UTSA 10:28 – Defense was solid/Looking different this year 21:45 – Big 12 has a solid week 32:13 – Blake Lynch is a stud 37:47 – Coaching swap helps the offense 49:48 – Questions for Wyatt/Running game 58:19 – Early…
(AP) Patrick Mahomes tied a franchise record with six touchdown passes and the Kansas City Chiefs put on an impressive offensive display in a 42-37 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. The 22-year-old Mahomes finished 23 of 28 for 326 yards in his third career start as the Chiefs (2-0) won in Pittsburgh for the first time since 1986. Mahomes has 10 touchdown passes through two weeks, the most ever by a quarterback through two games in NFL history. Trevor Kelce caught seven passes for 109 yards and two scores. Tyreek Hill, Chris Conley, Kareem Hunt and Demarcus Robinson…
Kansas State ended a long scoreless drought and won its first road match since October 6, 2017, at Kansas, with a 3-0 victory on Sunday at Tulsa. The Wildcats ended the regular season non-conference schedule with a 4-3-2 record. K-State held possession for the first 20 minutes of the match and were rewarded with a goal. In the 20th minute, Megan Kalkofen intercepted a Tulsa pass from the back row and booted a pass deep into Golden Hurricane territory. Brookelynn Entz raced past the defense to gather the ball. She took one touch and beat Tulsa goalkeeper Mica Mackay to…
(AP) Salvador Perez put himself in the company of some Hall of Famers at his position. Perez and Jorge Bonifacio hit back-to-back homers during a four-run sixth inning, Heath Fillmyer pitched into the eighth and the Kansas City Royals held on for a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night. The loss by the Twins, who occupy second place in the woeful AL Central, reduced the division-leading Cleveland Indians’ magic number to two. Perez’s 420-foot drive to left field was his 25th homer. He became the first AL catcher with back-to-back seasons of at least 25 home runs…
Today’s guest host is youth soccer coach Kellis Robinett from the KC Star and Wichita Eagle. Kellis discusses his biggest concerns with K-State and how bad this season could get. Kelly in Vegas makes her return to chat about who to bet on in college football this Saturday. Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Biggest concerns right now with K-State football 11:55 – K-State injury/Chances against UTSA 23:45 – What Kellis, Dane Cook and Ron Prince have in common 33:31 – John comes up with a new movie & music game 38:09 – How bad could K-State’s season get?…
Today’s guest host is Matt Hall from K-State Online. He’s in studio from the first hour. Does K-State football have an identity right now? A Wildcat defensive back could be out for the seasaon. Today is Brady Bauman’s last day at KMAN. Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Where does K-State stand after two games? 14:16 – How bad does Coach Snyder want to win? 24:48 – Coach Snyder’s anger to win 33:49 – K-State’s placement in the Big 12 39:12 – Local media respects Snyder 51:43 – Fan attitude towards the football program 1:02:54 – Brady Bauman’s last…