AP – Adeiny Hechavarria sidestepped catcher Salvador Perez, and instinct took over. Right hand, left hand — then straight to the highlight reels. Hechavarria danced around Perez with an inventive slide at home plate to score the go-ahead run, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Monday night. Hechavarria ran through third base coach Matt Quatraro’s stop sign on Matt Duffy’s single to right field in the sixth inning, deked to avoid Perez’s lunging tag attempted, then dived back toward the plate. Hechavarria faked toward the dish with his right hand, then jabbed his left…
Author: Mitch Fortner
K-State baseball beat KU twice in Brad Hill’s final home series. Hear from K-State baseball head coach Brad Hill. K-State basketball misses out on another transfer. John wants in on “The Hat” topic from Friday. Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Brad Hill gets the sendoff he deserves 13:18 – Paradise Jam/KSU misses another transfer 24:35 – Gene Taylor on the coaching search 32:49 – John wants in on “The Hat” topic 37:21 – Interview with Brad Hill 50:14 – You Can’t Be Serious
K-State senior Hanz Harker delivered a walk-off single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th inning to clinch a series victory over Kansas, 7-6, in head coach Brad Hill’s final home game Sunday at Tointon Family Stadium. “That was fun,” Hill said following his 465th career victory. “The kids’ fight, that’s what I wanted to remember going out of this program. That’s how it’s supposed to be played right there, those are the expectations of how we fight and not quit. Kids did that today, no question.” K-State (20-30, 5-19 Big 12) erased an early 4-0 deficit…
The Kansas State women’s track and field team won their second consecutive Big 12 Championship, scoring a program-best 135 points, while the men’s team earned their best finish at the Championship since 1997, in what was a historic Big 12 Championship at Clyde Hart Stadium in Waco, Texas. This is according to a release from K-State Athletics. “To win the Big 12 title two straight years is very special,” Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Cliff Rovelto said. “It is a tough conference and winning a title isn’t easy, but what both our teams did this weekend, it…
Kansas State men’s basketball will take on Ohio Valley Conference member Eastern Kentucky in the first round of the 2018 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam on Friday, November 16, as tournament organizers announced the complete bracket for the tournament on Thursday (May 10). If you want to find out more about what a basket bracket is, then you could check out something like this http://www.interbasket.net/brackets/. Moving on though, this is according to a release from K-State. The 19th annual event will return to the UVI Sports and Fitness Center in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands after being relocated to Lynchburg,…
The Baltimore Orioles are finally riding another winning streak, five weeks after their last one. Adam Jones homered, scored three runs and had three RBI, and Baltimore outslugged the Kansas City Royals 11-6 Thursday night. Manny Machado and Trey Mancini also went deep for the Orioles, who trailed 4-0 in the first inning and 6-3 in the second before rallying to beat the Royals for the second night in a row. The only other time Baltimore (10-27) won successive games this season was April 5-6 at Yankee Stadium. “Obviously, we’ve got a long way to go. We know that,” Mancini…
Hear highlights from Brad Hill’s press conference yesterday. Interview with Cole Manbeck. What is your most biased sports opinion? Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Brad Hill press conference audio 11:08 – Brad part 2/Most biased sports opinions 25:18 – Mitch is appalled and is taking action 32:40 – Paradise Jam bracket released 36:12 – Interview with Cole Manbeck 50:24 – You Can’t Be Serious
Though the Baltimore Orioles haven’t had much cause for celebration this season, they still remember what to do in the wake of a victory. Mark Trumbo delivered a tiebreaking, two-run single in the eighth inning, Chris Davis homered and Baltimore beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 Wednesday night to end a seven-game losing streak. Jonathan Schoop had two hits and scored twice for the Orioles, who lost 18 of their previous 21 games. “One game, it’s good to come in the clubhouse and have people feel good about themselves and shake hands and listen to some form of music I…
After the news broke yesterday, we continue the discussion about K-State baseball coach Brad Hill stepping down at the end of the season. Former “The Game” host Matt Walters calls in to discuss Hill’s legacy. The Royals put 10 runs on the board in the first inning last night. Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – More thoughts on the Brad Hill news 11:25 – Interview with Matt Walters 25:28 – Mitch on his run-ins with Coach Hill 34:28 – Tyler’s Coach Hill story 38:00 – Royals are five games out of first place 49:38 – You Can’t Be Serious
(AP) – Dylan Bundy had a difficult time on the mound and an easy explanation for his horrid, record-setting performance. “I was leaving pitches right down the middle and they were hitting them over the fence,” the right-hander said, matter-of-factly. Bundy yielded four homers and left without getting an out, part of a 10-run first inning that propelled the Kansas City Royals past the hapless Baltimore Orioles 15-7 Tuesday night. Bundy (1-5) was lifted after allowing five hits and two walks to the only seven batters he faced. That was more than enough damage to send the Orioles to their…