Playing its 2017 home opener in front of a sell-out crowd at the K-State Soccer Complex, the Wildcats netted a pair of goals to improve its home field winning streak to three with a 2-0 decision over Omaha on Wednesday night. “We had a lot of good opportunities both halves,” said head coach Mike Dibbini about the win. “They had a good game plan in terms of sitting in and defending us deep. We had to figure out ways to break them down. It was not pretty but we will take the W.” According to K-State Athletics, Kansas State (2-1-1)…
Author: Mitch Fortner
(AP) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Tampa Bay Rays are hanging around in the AL playoff chase thanks to their first series win at Kansas City since 2009. Logan Morrison, Steven Souza Jr. and Adeiny Hechavarria each went deep and the Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Wednesday night. The Rays took two out of three and have won three consecutive series. The Royals lost 18 of 28 games in August, including six of seven to end the month. The Rays had lost their previous seven series at Kauffman Stadium. “They’re a pesky team,” Souza said. “You have…
(AP) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Whit Merrifield finally put the Kansas City Royals back on the scoreboard. Merrifield, Jorge Bonifacio and Eric Hosmer homered as the Royals snapped a 45-inning scoreless streak on their way to a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. Merrifield’s 16th home run with two outs in the third ended Kansas City’s drought, three innings shy of the major league record. The 1906 Philadelphia Athletics and 1968 Chicago Cubs share the mark with 48 scoreless innings in a row. “Excitement, relief,” Merrifield said. “It seems to build and build and build. It’s…
Coach Snyder has named a starting running back for Saturday’s season opener against Central Arkansas. Plus, more depth chart notes from Coach. Hear from Powercat Gameday blogger Cole Manbeck breakdown the 2017 Wildcats. Plus, Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – Alex Barnes is #1 at running back 11:18 – Linebackers are in a good place 21:45 – “Cover 5” Season 3 trailer 27:40 – John mad with Tyler about the fight on Saturday 35:44 – Interview with Cole Manbeck 48:15 – Art Briles hired & fired in less than 24 hours 59:13 – Snyder jokes with media 66:30 – Jabroni…
According to K-State Athletics, after making her K-State volleyball debut over the weekend, redshirt freshman Peyton Williams was named Big 12 Freshman of the Week. Williams’ .727 hitting percentage in the season’s opening weekend was best in the Big 12, as she recorded 16 kills on 22 attempts without committing an error. The 6-foot-4 middle blocker also picked up six blocks in five sets played (1.20 blocks/set) to help K-State to a 2-1 record at the Beaver State Classic in Corvallis, Oregon. The Topeka, Kansas, product tallied seven kills in 10 swings in two sets in her Wildcat debut in…
(AP) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals are closing in on a major league futility record. The Royals extended their scoreless streak to 43 innings, five shy of the record, getting shut out for a fourth straight game in a 12-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. Kansas City hasn’t scored since the second inning of a 3-2 loss to Colorado last Thursday, and it was blanked three times over the weekend by Cleveland. The 1968 Chicago Cubs and the 1906 Philadelphia Athletics hold the major league record at 48 innings. The 1992 Cubs were…
Welcome to the first Wildcat Insider for the 2017-2018 K-State sports season with John Kurtz and Wyatt Thompson! K-State football begins on Saturday with Central Arkansas. Who will be the starting center and who’s winning the position battles? Hear from K-State athletics director Gene Taylor and volleyball head coach Suzie Fritz. Plus, a K-State soccer update with Mitch. 0:00 – Intro to 2017 K-State football 13:33 – Interview with Coach Suzie Fritz 27:11 – Football position battles 34:35 – More position battles 40:06 – Biggest questions for football 50:59 – Interview with AD Gene Taylor 60:41 – Twitter questions/Running backs…
(AP) CLEVELAND — A die-hard fan of mixed-martial arts, Indians catcher Yan Gomes wore a T-shirt following Sunday’s game with “Throat Punch” written on the front. The clothing choice was fitting. Cleveland blasted Kansas City with all it had. Gomes hit a grand slam to highlight a nine-run second inning against two Royals rookie left-handers and the Indians completed a three-game shutout sweep over one of their AL Central rivals with a 12-0 win on Sunday. The Indians thoroughly dominated the Royals over three days at Progressive Field, outscoring them 20-0 while posting three consecutive shutouts for the first time…
We all made it through the Summer because college football returns tomorrow! Charles from Wamego gives us an official prediction on K-State and he also believes a Big 12 team will run the table. We went short today because of K-State Volleyball and the Royals starting early. Plus, we play Match Game and close with You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – College football is back! 10:39 – PCGD location in Nashville/Charles from Wamego predictions 20:03 – Match Game 32:07 – You Can’t Be Serious
According to a release from K-State Athletics, Kansas State women’s soccer registered an opportune goal in the first half and kept Oral Roberts at arm’s length defensively to record its first win of the 2017 season and end a three-match road trip with a 1-0 decision at Case Soccer Complex on Thursday night. The win was the third road win in program history and the first since Sept. 4, 2016 at Omaha. Kansas State (1-1-1) took a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute following the Wildcats’ second corner kick of the night. Freshman Hannah Davis played the corner kick deep…