
New
York	70	39	.642	_	_	4-6	L-5	41-15	29-24


Toronto	60	48	.556	9½	+2	6-4	W-1	34-21	26-27


Tampa
Bay	58	50	.537	11½	_	5-5	W-1	33-21	25-29


Baltimore	56	52	.519	13½	2	7-3	L-1	31-21	25-31


Boston	54	56	.491	16½	5	4-6	L-2	26-27	28-29


Minnesota	57	51	.528	_	_	5-5	L-1	31-25	26-26


Cleveland	56	52	.519	1	2	6-4	W-2	29-22	27-30


Chicago	55	53	.509	2	3	6-4	W-1	25-29	30-24

Kansas
City	44	65	.404	13½	14½	5-5	W-2	25-31	19-34


Detroit	43	67	.391	15	16	3-7	L-1	26-30	17-37


Houston	70	40	.636	_	_	5-5	L-2	34-17	36-23


Seattle	59	51	.536	11	_	5-5	W-1	29-25	30-26


Texas	48	60	.444	21	10	4-6	L-1	23-31	25-29


Los
Angeles	46	63	.422	23½	12½	4-6	L-1	24-32	22-31


Oakland	41	68	.376	28½	17½	5-5	L-2	17-35	24-33


New
York	70	39	.642	_	_	8-2	W-3	35-18	35-21


Atlanta	64	46	.582	6½	+3½	5-5	L-3	37-22	27-24


Philadelphia	60	48	.556	9½	+½	9-1	W-5	30-25	30-23


Miami	49	59	.454	20½	10½	3-7	W-1	23-28	26-31


Washington	36	74	.327	34½	24½	2-8	L-5	17-40	19-34

St.
Louis	60	48	.556	_	_	9-1	W-7	35-20	25-28


Milwaukee	58	50	.537	2	1½	4-6	L-2	27-22	31-28


Cincinnati	44	63	.411	15½	15	6-4	W-2	24-32	20-31


Pittsburgh	44	64	.407	16	15½	4-6	W-1	24-29	20-35


Chicago	43	64	.402	16½	16	3-7	L-1	22-33	21-31


Los
Angeles	75	33	.694	_	_	9-1	W-8	38-15	37-18


San
Diego	61	50	.550	15½	_	5-5	L-4	31-23	30-27


San
Francisco	53	55	.491	22	6½	5-5	W-2	29-27	24-28


Arizona	48	59	.449	26½	11	4-6	W-1	29-28	19-31

Colorado	48	63	.432	28½	13	3-7	L-1	30-27	18-36

AMERICAN
LEAGUEEast
DivisionW	L	Pct	GB	WCGB	L10	Str	Home	Away
New
York	70	39	.642	_	_	4-6	L-5	41-15	29-24
Toronto	60	48	.556	9½	+2	6-4	W-1	34-21	26-27
Tampa
Bay	58	50	.537	11½	_	5-5	W-1	33-21	25-29
Baltimore	56	52	.519	13½	2	7-3	L-1	31-21	25-31
Boston	54	56	.491	16½	5	4-6	L-2	26-27	28-29Central
DivisionW	L	Pct	GB	WCGB	L10	Str	Home	Away
Minnesota	57	51	.528	_	_	5-5	L-1	31-25	26-26
Cleveland	56	52	.519	1	2	6-4	W-2	29-22	27-30
Chicago	55	53	.509	2	3	6-4	W-1	25-29	30-24Kansas
City	44	65	.404	13½	14½	5-5	W-2	25-31	19-34
Detroit	43	67	.391	15	16	3-7	L-1	26-30	17-37West
DivisionW	L	Pct	GB	WCGB	L10	Str	Home	Away
Houston	70	40	.636	_	_	5-5	L-2	34-17	36-23
Seattle	59	51	.536	11	_	5-5	W-1	29-25	30-26
Texas	48	60	.444	21	10	4-6	L-1	23-31	25-29
Los
Angeles	46	63	.422	23½	12½	4-6	L-1	24-32	22-31
Oakland	41	68	.376	28½	17½	5-5	L-2	17-35	24-33
___NATIONAL
LEAGUEEast
DivisionW	L	Pct	GB	WCGB	L10	Str	Home	Away
New
York	70	39	.642	_	_	8-2	W-3	35-18	35-21
Atlanta	64	46	.582	6½	+3½	5-5	L-3	37-22	27-24
Philadelphia	60	48	.556	9½	+½	9-1	W-5	30-25	30-23
Miami	49	59	.454	20½	10½	3-7	W-1	23-28	26-31
Washington	36	74	.327	34½	24½	2-8	L-5	17-40	19-34Central
DivisionW	L	Pct	GB	WCGB	L10	Str	Home	AwaySt.
Louis	60	48	.556	_	_	9-1	W-7	35-20	25-28
Milwaukee	58	50	.537	2	1½	4-6	L-2	27-22	31-28
Cincinnati	44	63	.411	15½	15	6-4	W-2	24-32	20-31
Pittsburgh	44	64	.407	16	15½	4-6	W-1	24-29	20-35
Chicago	43	64	.402	16½	16	3-7	L-1	22-33	21-31West
DivisionW	L	Pct	GB	WCGB	L10	Str	Home	Away
Los
Angeles	75	33	.694	_	_	9-1	W-8	38-15	37-18
San
Diego	61	50	.550	15½	_	5-5	L-4	31-23	30-27
San
Francisco	53	55	.491	22	6½	5-5	W-2	29-27	24-28
Arizona	48	59	.449	26½	11	4-6	W-1	29-28	19-31Colorado	48	63	.432	28½	13	3-7	L-1	30-27	18-36

Monday MLB Standings

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — MJ Melendez hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning and had a career-high six RBIs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 13-5 on Sunday.

The rookie Melendez blasted it an estimated 406-feet to right field which bounced into the fountains to give the Royals a 5-0 lead.

Melendez is putting together quite the campaign after being called up on May 3. He’s hit 13 home runs on the year and has back-to-back homer games four times this season. Among rookies, he’s hit the fifth most home runs this season and is just two behind teammate Bobby Witt Jr.

“Just being relaxed helps the confidence and just telling myself that definitely helps,” Melendez said. “It prevents me from over thinking. I knew that we can do this and it was just a matter of time with getting comfortable.”

The 7-8-9 hitters of Michael Massey, Nate Eaton and Kyle Isbel provided most of the production as they went a combined 6-for-9 with nine runs scored and five RBIs. All 13 RBIs came from rookies.

“When you start winning games, the energy starts getting bigger and bigger,” Eaton said. “You just take that into the next series and that'll hopefully make it really great.”

Brad Keller (6-12) had his 11th quality start of the season, going six innings, allowing one run on four hits while walking three and fanning four.

“It was hot, but our defense was unbelievable today and it was a lot of fun,” Keller said. “The offense exploded which was a lot of fun to watch so it was good.”

Rafael Devers put the lone blemish on Keller’s line when he hit his 24th homer of the year, sending one 441-feet into the right field fountains. Tommy Pham hit a towering 427-foot two-run homer to left field off Taylor Clarke in the seventh.

“Offensively, we hit the ball hard today which is good,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “I just think pitching wise we have to be better...Overall, it's not excuses, we just have to play better."

Kutter Crawford (3-4) allowed five earned runs over five innings on five hits, struck out four and walked two. Darwinzon Hernandez gave up five runs, five hits and four walks in the eighth inning.

“Just the command, not having the greatest feel and you fall behind and I just had a hard time getting back into counts," Crawford said. “They were coming out swinging early.”

With the youth movement in full bloom in Kansas City, they have won four of their last five home series and it’s the first time the Royals have won a four-game set against Boston since 2013.

“I think the chemistry is a big part of it,” Melendez explained. “A lot of these guys have played together for a while and that’s going to help our chemistry of course. We have a lot of confidence in the guys behind us.”

“We're watching a group of younger players not afraid to take a walk in big situations and pass it off to the next guy,” Royals manager Mike Matheny said. “I think we only had one missed opportunity today...guys are taking a lot of pride in getting runs in.”

Red Sox: hosts Atlanta for a two-game series starting Tuesday.

Royals: continues their season-high 11 game homestand as they host the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday in a doubleheader.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — MJ Melendez hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning and had a career-high six RBIs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 13-5 on Sunday.The rookie Melendez blasted it an estimated 406-feet to right field which bounced into the fountains to give the Royals a 5-0 lead.Melendez is putting together quite the campaign after being called up on May 3. He’s hit 13 home runs on the year and has back-to-back homer games four times this season. Among rookies, he’s hit the fifth most home runs this season and is just two behind teammate Bobby Witt Jr.“Just being relaxed helps the confidence and just telling myself that definitely helps,” Melendez said. “It prevents me from over thinking. I knew that we can do this and it was just a matter of time with getting comfortable.”The 7-8-9 hitters of Michael Massey, Nate Eaton and Kyle Isbel provided most of the production as they went a combined 6-for-9 with nine runs scored and five RBIs. All 13 RBIs came from rookies.“When you start winning games, the energy starts getting bigger and bigger,” Eaton said. “You just take that into the next series and that'll hopefully make it really great.”Brad Keller (6-12) had his 11th quality start of the season, going six innings, allowing one run on four hits while walking three and fanning four.“It was hot, but our defense was unbelievable today and it was a lot of fun,” Keller said. “The offense exploded which was a lot of fun to watch so it was good.”Rafael Devers put the lone blemish on Keller’s line when he hit his 24th homer of the year, sending one 441-feet into the right field fountains. Tommy Pham hit a towering 427-foot two-run homer to left field off Taylor Clarke in the seventh.“Offensively, we hit the ball hard today which is good,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “I just think pitching wise we have to be better...Overall, it's not excuses, we just have to play better."Kutter Crawford (3-4) allowed five earned runs over five innings on five hits, struck out four and walked two. Darwinzon Hernandez gave up five runs, five hits and four walks in the eighth inning.“Just the command, not having the greatest feel and you fall behind and I just had a hard time getting back into counts," Crawford said. “They were coming out swinging early.”With the youth movement in full bloom in Kansas City, they have won four of their last five home series and it’s the first time the Royals have won a four-game set against Boston since 2013.“I think the chemistry is a big part of it,” Melendez explained. “A lot of these guys have played together for a while and that’s going to help our chemistry of course. We have a lot of confidence in the guys behind us.”“We're watching a group of younger players not afraid to take a walk in big situations and pass it off to the next guy,” Royals manager Mike Matheny said. “I think we only had one missed opportunity today...guys are taking a lot of pride in getting runs in.”UP NEXTRed Sox: hosts Atlanta for a two-game series starting Tuesday.Royals: continues their season-high 11 game homestand as they host the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday in a doubleheader.

Melendez posts 6-RBI game as Royals smash Red Sox 13-5

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — A smile has replaced the scowl on Bradley Chubb’s face, and that cheer has spread through the Denver Broncos’ defense and front office.

The team’s star-crossed pass rusher is coming off his first fully healthy offseason since his rookie year — when he had a career-best 12 sacks — as he attempts to revive a career that features more missed games (25) than sacks (20½).

Chubb is entering the final year of his contract but said his focus on his physical and mental well-being.

“I just want to finish this season healthy. I want to provide as much as I can for this team,” said Chubb, who has been limited to 41 games in four seasons since the Broncos picked him at No. 5 in the 2018 NFL draft.

Chubb had a difficult 2021 after coming back from a torn ACL in 2019 to earn a Pro Bowl berth. He needed surgeries on both ankles to remove bone spurs, got into several scrapes with teammate Garett Bolles in training camp and ultimately missed half the season.

In the seven games he did play, he didn’t have a single sack.

Right behind solving the team’s long-simmering quarterback question this offseason, GM George Paton set out to bolster Denver’s pass rush. He lured Randy Gregory from Dallas with a five-year, $70 million contract and drafted Oklahoma linebacker Nik Bonitto in the second round.

Throw in a healthy Chubb and defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero should get pressure with four-man fronts that will allow him to disguise coverages and keep offenses off-balance.

Chubb is having the kind of camp Von Miller used to in Denver, disrupting the offense on a daily basis.

“He’s in a really good place,” Evero said. “I think he had a great offseason. He’s in really good shape. He’s feeling healthy. The guy has a lot of ability — that’s just the bottom line. I think that now he’s in a good mindset. He’s feeling good about his body, and he can just go ahead and go after a play.”

Chubb had the play of opening day when he chased down Wilson on a roll-out and forced a bad pass.

“It’s not fun to try to block him,” said coach Nathaniel Hackett.

Chubb, who’s making nearly $14 million on his fifth-year option this season, acknowledged his injuries affected his mental well-being last summer.

“Yeah, 100%. When people talk about that mental health stuff, it’s real,” Chubb said. “The injuries, of course, always bring you down, but when you’re injured, you kind of feel like you’re away from the team. You don’t feel like the person they brought you in here to be.

“I had a lot of battles with myself internally,” Chubb continued. “My family knows, and everybody around me that’s close knows. I’m past that now, and I’m good to go mentally, physically and all that. It was a tough ride, but I’m glad I’m on the other side of it.”

Bolles scoffed when his scuffles with Chubb were brought up recently.

“Sometimes brothers have to fight to get the best out of each other, but it’s healthy competition,” Bolles insisted. “I love him dearly, I truly do. I think he’s a phenomenal pass rusher. I’m grateful I get to go against a top player like him every single day.

“I think he’s going to have a monster year.”

And that would lead to a beastly contract.

“I’ve only been here a year and a-half, but he’s had an incredible offseason,” Paton said. “It’s the first offseason he hasn’t had to rehab and hasn’t had a surgery. We’re seeing the Bradley that I thought we were going to get when I got here.

“We’re excited about Bradley Chubb. We want him here a long time.”

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — A smile has replaced the scowl on Bradley Chubb’s face, and that cheer has spread through the Denver Broncos’ defense and front office.The team’s star-crossed pass rusher is coming off his first fully healthy offseason since his rookie year — when he had a career-best 12 sacks — as he attempts to revive a career that features more missed games (25) than sacks (20½).Chubb is entering the final year of his contract but said his focus on his physical and mental well-being.“I just want to finish this season healthy. I want to provide as much as I can for this team,” said Chubb, who has been limited to 41 games in four seasons since the Broncos picked him at No. 5 in the 2018 NFL draft.Chubb had a difficult 2021 after coming back from a torn ACL in 2019 to earn a Pro Bowl berth. He needed surgeries on both ankles to remove bone spurs, got into several scrapes with teammate Garett Bolles in training camp and ultimately missed half the season.In the seven games he did play, he didn’t have a single sack.Right behind solving the team’s long-simmering quarterback question this offseason, GM George Paton set out to bolster Denver’s pass rush. He lured Randy Gregory from Dallas with a five-year, $70 million contract and drafted Oklahoma linebacker Nik Bonitto in the second round.Throw in a healthy Chubb and defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero should get pressure with four-man fronts that will allow him to disguise coverages and keep offenses off-balance.Chubb is having the kind of camp Von Miller used to in Denver, disrupting the offense on a daily basis.“He’s in a really good place,” Evero said. “I think he had a great offseason. He’s in really good shape. He’s feeling healthy. The guy has a lot of ability — that’s just the bottom line. I think that now he’s in a good mindset. He’s feeling good about his body, and he can just go ahead and go after a play.”Chubb had the play of opening day when he chased down Wilson on a roll-out and forced a bad pass.“It’s not fun to try to block him,” said coach Nathaniel Hackett.Chubb, who’s making nearly $14 million on his fifth-year option this season, acknowledged his injuries affected his mental well-being last summer.“Yeah, 100%. When people talk about that mental health stuff, it’s real,” Chubb said. “The injuries, of course, always bring you down, but when you’re injured, you kind of feel like you’re away from the team. You don’t feel like the person they brought you in here to be.“I had a lot of battles with myself internally,” Chubb continued. “My family knows, and everybody around me that’s close knows. I’m past that now, and I’m good to go mentally, physically and all that. It was a tough ride, but I’m glad I’m on the other side of it.”Bolles scoffed when his scuffles with Chubb were brought up recently.“Sometimes brothers have to fight to get the best out of each other, but it’s healthy competition,” Bolles insisted. “I love him dearly, I truly do. I think he’s a phenomenal pass rusher. I’m grateful I get to go against a top player like him every single day.“I think he’s going to have a monster year.”And that would lead to a beastly contract.“I’ve only been here a year and a-half, but he’s had an incredible offseason,” Paton said. “It’s the first offseason he hasn’t had to rehab and hasn’t had a surgery. We’re seeing the Bradley that I thought we were going to get when I got here.“We’re excited about Bradley Chubb. We want him here a long time.”

Chubb healthy at last as he enters crucial season in Denver

Bombers Baseball in Great Bend is a non-profit association committed to the betterment of organized boy’s baseball in the Golden Belt Area.

We will be hosting tryouts at Great Bend Sports Complex for anyone 18 years and younger that is interested in playing baseball for the 2023 spring/summer season. Interested players must attend a tryout. Please contact below email with any questions or concerns.

7U/8u Information – 1:30-3:00 Aug. 14 - Can’t be 8 years old prior to May 1, 2023 for 7u and can’t be 9 years old prior to May 1, 2023 for 8u. Depending on the numbers trying out for 7u/8u we may have a 7u and an 8u team or it may be a combination.

9U Information – 3:00-4:30 Aug. 14 - Can’t be 10 years old prior to May 1, 2023.

10U Information – 4:30- 6:00 Aug. 14 – Can’t be 11 years old prior to May 1, 2023.

11U Information – 5:30 Aug. 9 – Can’t be 12 years old prior to May 1, 2023.

12U Information – 7:00 Aug. 9 – Can’t be 13 years old prior to May 1, 2023.

13U Information – 5:30 Aug. 10 – Can’t be 14 years old prior to May 1, 2023.

Make-up date for all ages – 7:00 Aug. 15 – Please RSVP for this so we know who to expect and what age group they are in.

Please bring all forms attached with you to the try-out in order to move through things quickly.

Bomber Registration and Waiver Form Fieldhouse Waiver Form

Additionally, if interested in coaching please contact gbbombersbaseball@gmail.com for coaching application. Passing a background check will be required. Current years coaches have 1st priority to continue with their team.

**Bombers cannot guarantee that an age group will have a team.

Additional Information: Cost for a 7u developmental team will be $200, 8U-12u teams will be $300, 13u will be $400 and 14u-18u is $500 due to the increased costs in tournament fees. Uniforms will be also be at the cost of the player family. There is a Non-refundable 50% deposit after team selection is determined. Remainder will be due in February, 2023. 

Depending on the number of participants in each age division Bombers Baseball reserves the right to have 1 or multiple teams per age division that may consist of a 1st team and a developmental team.

Bombers also reserves the right to not have an age group if not enough qualified players or coaching is available.

Commitment/Expectations – Typically there are a few practice/get-togethers in the fall and then some optional practices starting after the first of the year (indoors) with full practice schedule starting in March/April. Tournaments typically start in April and run through the first part of July. We do not expect to play tournaments every weekend but depending on the age and level of the team we try to play in a minimum of 30 games with weeknight games and weekend tournaments. More advanced teams may play 40+.

Thank you for your interest in Bombers Baseball. We look forward to seeing you at tryouts!

For more information or questions please email:

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Tryouts for next year's Bombers Baseball coming up

By STEVE WEBSTER Great Bend Post


The
Great Bend Bat Cats persistant offense, and another quality start
from the pitching staff led the Cats to a 11-5 win over the Omaha
Corn Belt Saturday night in the quarterfinals of the Summerball
Showdown in Goddard.


Carson
Pracht had 3-hits to lead a 13-hit attack, while Bat Cat starter Ty
Riley pitched five solid innings to lead Great Bend to the victory.


The
Bat Cats (33-12) advance to Sunday semi-finals where they will take
on the Wellington Heat at 2 p.m. at Goddard’s Genisis Sports
Complex. 



The
winner will face the winner of the other semi-final between the El
Dorado Walnuts and the Dirtbag Baseball Club. That championship game
will be played at 7 p.m. Sunday night.

Saturday Quarterfinal Scores Great Bend Bat Cats 11 Omaha Corn Belt 5 Wellington Heat 10 Park City Rangers 8 Dirtbag Baseball Club 3 Kansas Cannons 1 El Dorado Walnuts 7 Newton Rebels 0

Sunday Schedule 2:00pm Great Bend Bat Cats vs Wellington Heat 2:00pm Dirtbag Baseball Club vs El Dorado Walnuts 7:00pm&nbsp; Summerball Showdown Championship Game

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The
Great Bend Bat Cats persistant offense, and another quality start
from the pitching staff led the Cats to a 11-5 win over the Omaha
Corn Belt Saturday night in the quarterfinals of the Summerball
Showdown in Goddard.
Carson
Pracht had 3-hits to lead a 13-hit attack, while Bat Cat starter Ty
Riley pitched five solid innings to lead Great Bend to the victory.
The
Bat Cats (33-12) advance to Sunday semi-finals where they will take
on the Wellington Heat at 2 p.m. at Goddard’s Genisis Sports
Complex. 

The
winner will face the winner of the other semi-final between the El
Dorado Walnuts and the Dirtbag Baseball Club. That championship game
will be played at 7 p.m. Sunday night.Saturday Quarterfinal Scores Great Bend Bat Cats 11 Omaha Corn Belt 5 Wellington Heat 10 Park City Rangers 8 Dirtbag Baseball Club 3 Kansas Cannons 1 El Dorado Walnuts 7 Newton Rebels 0Sunday Schedule 2:00pm Great Bend Bat Cats vs Wellington Heat 2:00pm Dirtbag Baseball Club vs El Dorado Walnuts 7:00pm&nbsp; Summerball Showdown Championship Game

Bat Cats roll 11-5, two wins away from Summer Ball Championship

WICHITA – Traditionally there are fireworks at the end of the NBC World Series championship game. Saturday night Santa Barbara started the show early scoring six runs in the first two innings and cruising to a 12-1 win over the Hays Larks to win their 10th title and denying the Larks their first crown in six trips to the title game.

The Foresters (31-12) had two singles and took advantage of two Larks errors to score two in the first inning. They added four more in the second after back-to-back walks to open the inning.

The Larks would get their only run on a Hunter Rosson homer to left center field in the fifth. Rossen finished with two hits giving him a team-high 12 in the tournament.

Santa Barbara has now won 10-straight NBC World Series title games and this is their 10th NBC World Series championship. They became the third team in NBC World Series history to win three straight joining Fort Wayne (IN) in 1947-50 and Fairbanks (AK) in 1972-74.

The Foresters have won 15-straight games overall at the NBC World Series which ties the record set by the Boulder Collegians for the most consecutive wins.

The Larks are now 0-6 in NBC World Series championship games. They are tied with Fairbanks (AK) and Anchorage (AK) for the second most runner-up finishes, one behind Liberal who has seven.

This was the 40th appearance by a Kansas team in the championship game. Kansas team are now 19-21 in the NBC World Series finals.

By GERARD WELLBROCKHays PostWICHITA – Traditionally there are fireworks at the end of the NBC World Series championship game. Saturday night Santa Barbara started the show early scoring six runs in the first two innings and cruising to a 12-1 win over the Hays Larks to win their 10th title and denying the Larks their first crown in six trips to the title game.The Foresters (31-12) had two singles and took advantage of two Larks errors to score two in the first inning. They added four more in the second after back-to-back walks to open the inning.The Larks would get their only run on a Hunter Rosson homer to left center field in the fifth. Rossen finished with two hits giving him a team-high 12 in the tournament.Santa Barbara has now won 10-straight NBC World Series title games and this is their 10th NBC World Series championship. They became the third team in NBC World Series history to win three straight joining Fort Wayne (IN) in 1947-50 and Fairbanks (AK) in 1972-74.The Foresters have won 15-straight games overall at the NBC World Series which ties the record set by the Boulder Collegians for the most consecutive wins.The Larks are now 0-6 in NBC World Series championship games. They are tied with Fairbanks (AK) and Anchorage (AK) for the second most runner-up finishes, one behind Liberal who has seven.This was the 40th appearance by a Kansas team in the championship game. Kansas team are now 19-21 in the NBC World Series finals.

Larks come up short in NBC title game

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rookie Nick Pratto hit a game-ending home run in the ninth inning, giving the Kansas City Royals a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.

Pratto blasted a two-out, 3-2 changeup from Garrett Whitlock (2-2) an estimated 424 feet to center field for his second career homer and first at Kauffman Stadium.

“It was just like any other at-bat where I come up there with a plan and try to execute it,” Pratto said. “Throughout the at-bat he was making a lot of pitches to the edges so I felt like I was hanging in there and not chasing. It was a situation where I felt like I executed.”

Whitlock, who had retired all eight batters he faced before Pratto, was less measured in his assessment of the walk-off homer.

“He hit it out,” Whitlock said. “I'm pissed off, obviously not at you all, not anyone but myself and the guy made a good frickin' swing, but it was a terrible pitch by me.”

The Royals began and ended the game with homers for the second time in team history — the first was on July 3, 1973. MJ Melendez hit his second leadoff homer of the series, a 434-foot drive to right field for his 12th longball this season.

“It's extra special when they have a bunch of their buddies around,” Royals manager Mike Matheny said. “This is just a unique situation where you have so many guys that have come up together that are pulling for each other and helped each other get here.”

Bobby Dalbec hit a two-run drive for Boston in the fourth inning and Alex Verdugo went deep in the sixth to tie the game at 4-4.

“We put together some good at-bats, especially at the end of the game,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “It was a good effort, but we didn't end up finishing the game."

Dylan Coleman (3-1) retired the Red Sox in order in the ninth.

Boston's J.D. Martinez doubled in the second inning and scored when Christian Arroyo reached on a fielding error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Kansas City has made 27 errors in its last 32 games, the most by any team in that span.

Witt hit a two-run single in the third to put the Royals ahead 3-1.

Both starting pitchers had nearly identical numbers. Boston's Nathan Eovaldi and Kansas City's Daniel Lynch each worked six innings, and each allowed four runs on seven hits, including two homers, while walking none. Eovaldi struck out seven to Lynch's six.

Boston sends RHP Kutter Crawford (3-3, 3.86 ERA) to the mound on Sunday as it seeks a split of the four-game series. RHP Brad Keller (5-12, 4.61), who allowed a career-high eight runs against the White Sox on Tuesday, starts for the Royals.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rookie Nick Pratto hit a game-ending home run in the ninth inning, giving the Kansas City Royals a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.Pratto blasted a two-out, 3-2 changeup from Garrett Whitlock (2-2) an estimated 424 feet to center field for his second career homer and first at Kauffman Stadium.“It was just like any other at-bat where I come up there with a plan and try to execute it,” Pratto said. “Throughout the at-bat he was making a lot of pitches to the edges so I felt like I was hanging in there and not chasing. It was a situation where I felt like I executed.”Whitlock, who had retired all eight batters he faced before Pratto, was less measured in his assessment of the walk-off homer.“He hit it out,” Whitlock said. “I'm pissed off, obviously not at you all, not anyone but myself and the guy made a good frickin' swing, but it was a terrible pitch by me.”The Royals began and ended the game with homers for the second time in team history — the first was on July 3, 1973. MJ Melendez hit his second leadoff homer of the series, a 434-foot drive to right field for his 12th longball this season.“It's extra special when they have a bunch of their buddies around,” Royals manager Mike Matheny said. “This is just a unique situation where you have so many guys that have come up together that are pulling for each other and helped each other get here.”Kyle Isbel also homered for Kansas City.Bobby Dalbec hit a two-run drive for Boston in the fourth inning and Alex Verdugo went deep in the sixth to tie the game at 4-4.“We put together some good at-bats, especially at the end of the game,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “It was a good effort, but we didn't end up finishing the game."Dylan Coleman (3-1) retired the Red Sox in order in the ninth.Boston's J.D. Martinez doubled in the second inning and scored when Christian Arroyo reached on a fielding error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Kansas City has made 27 errors in its last 32 games, the most by any team in that span.Witt hit a two-run single in the third to put the Royals ahead 3-1.MIRROR IMAGESBoth starting pitchers had nearly identical numbers. Boston's Nathan Eovaldi and Kansas City's Daniel Lynch each worked six innings, and each allowed four runs on seven hits, including two homers, while walking none. Eovaldi struck out seven to Lynch's six.UP NEXTBoston sends RHP Kutter Crawford (3-3, 3.86 ERA) to the mound on Sunday as it seeks a split of the four-game series. RHP Brad Keller (5-12, 4.61), who allowed a career-high eight runs against the White Sox on Tuesday, starts for the Royals.

Pratto's 9th-inning homer gives Royals 5-4 win over Red Sox

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Frank Clark arrived at training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs last month noticeably trimmer, and with that menacing scowl that somehow seemed so befitting of a menacing defensive end replaced by a joyful smile.

The changes in appearance and demeanor were the byproduct of a decision the 29-year-old Clark made immediately after last season to clean up his life. He swore off alcohol, which had gotten him into trouble in the past, along with red meat and sugar that had packed about 15 pounds onto his 250-pound frame and fundamentally altered his performance.

Not since his early days at Michigan has Clark felt so good about his sense of purpose and direction.

“At some point you have to grow up,” he explained “I have three kids, and other kids looking up to me every day. I have a 6-year-old daughter who's looking at daddy to make the right decisions. I can't afford to be drunk, to be missing times, dates, missing things that are important. I have too many important things coming up in this life.”

The most immediate is his eighth NFL season, when Clark will be trying to bounce back from a disappointing year in which he managed just 4 1/2 sacks for one of the worst defenses in the league when it came to pressuring the quarterback.

Clark was still voted to his third consecutive Pro Bowl, but it was an honor that somehow rang hollow. The Chiefs blew a big halftime lead to Cincinnati in the AFC championship game, and their inability to harass quarterback Joe Burrow on that cold January night was a big reason Clark was left playing in a meaningless all-star game rather than the Super Bowl.

Yet it was somehow a fitting conclusion to a difficult year for Clark on and off the field.

It began when Clark, who was traded to Kansas City by Seattle in 2019, was arrested twice during the 2021 offseason on gun-related charges; he pled not guilty and the cases have yet to be resolved, though Clark said this week he hopes for some sort of resolution soon. And the problems continued into the regular season, when Clark missed three of the first four games to hamstring injuries and didn't pick up his first sack until Week 8 against the New York Giants.

“It was hard as hell when you're going through all the stuff I was going through," Clark acknowledged, “but I put that on myself. When you put that on yourself you have to deal with it. I'm a stand-up guy. You know everything I've been through. I face it as a man. You have to. That's the only way you can grow from anything.”

Evidence of that self-growth was important to the Chiefs, who were unsure whether Clark would ever be the fearsome and productive pass rusher he was in Seattle, where he had 13 sacks and 10 tackles-for-loss during the 2018 season.

In fact, Chiefs coach Andy Reid met with Clark after the season and gave him a dose of reality.

“He was like, ‘I know the type of player you are. You know the type of player you are. You didn’t show that this season,'" Clark recalled. “Me and Coach Reid are real. He's from East Los Angeles, I'm from South Central; it's the same thing, know what I'm saying? We're going to keep it real with each other.”

It still took some give-and-take for Clark to return to the Chiefs, though.

The five-year, $105 million contract he signed after his arrival in Kansas City left a massive salary cap hit for the upcoming season, but the Chiefs also could have avoided most of it because of an out-clause after the 2021 season. Most took a look at the cash-strapped Chiefs and assumed they'd take the easy way out and simply let him go.

Rather than solve their pass-rushing problem, though, that move would have only exacerbated it. So the Chiefs and Clark managed to restructure his contract, bringing down his salary cap number and keeping him in the fold.

“You know, I think Frank would say this, too, that in the past he's been his own worst enemy,” Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said. “But whether that be when I first got him here in ‘19 or, you know, kind of putting his body through a detox here and coming back in really good shape, he’s always been extremely charismatic and wired with that team mentality. He has been that guy that does whatever the coaches ask and is always willing to help and mentor kids."

That mentorship has been evident throughout the first two weeks of training camp.

In a bid to bolster their pass rush, the Chiefs spent a first-round draft pick on Purdue defensive end George Karlaftis. And within a matter of days, Karlaftis had joined Clark off to the side for additional work after nearly every practice.

“He's locked in, man. This is the most locked-in I've ever seen him,” said fellow defensive end Mike Danna, who has grown close to Clark given their shared alma mater. “He's getting everyone integrated, communicating — the whole line is working together. That's the biggest thing to having success. He's being a leader. We all look up to him.”

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Frank Clark arrived at training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs last month noticeably trimmer, and with that menacing scowl that somehow seemed so befitting of a menacing defensive end replaced by a joyful smile.His attitude? That was better, too.The changes in appearance and demeanor were the byproduct of a decision the 29-year-old Clark made immediately after last season to clean up his life. He swore off alcohol, which had gotten him into trouble in the past, along with red meat and sugar that had packed about 15 pounds onto his 250-pound frame and fundamentally altered his performance.Not since his early days at Michigan has Clark felt so good about his sense of purpose and direction.“At some point you have to grow up,” he explained “I have three kids, and other kids looking up to me every day. I have a 6-year-old daughter who's looking at daddy to make the right decisions. I can't afford to be drunk, to be missing times, dates, missing things that are important. I have too many important things coming up in this life.”The most immediate is his eighth NFL season, when Clark will be trying to bounce back from a disappointing year in which he managed just 4 1/2 sacks for one of the worst defenses in the league when it came to pressuring the quarterback.Clark was still voted to his third consecutive Pro Bowl, but it was an honor that somehow rang hollow. The Chiefs blew a big halftime lead to Cincinnati in the AFC championship game, and their inability to harass quarterback Joe Burrow on that cold January night was a big reason Clark was left playing in a meaningless all-star game rather than the Super Bowl.Yet it was somehow a fitting conclusion to a difficult year for Clark on and off the field.It began when Clark, who was traded to Kansas City by Seattle in 2019, was arrested twice during the 2021 offseason on gun-related charges; he pled not guilty and the cases have yet to be resolved, though Clark said this week he hopes for some sort of resolution soon. And the problems continued into the regular season, when Clark missed three of the first four games to hamstring injuries and didn't pick up his first sack until Week 8 against the New York Giants.“It was hard as hell when you're going through all the stuff I was going through," Clark acknowledged, “but I put that on myself. When you put that on yourself you have to deal with it. I'm a stand-up guy. You know everything I've been through. I face it as a man. You have to. That's the only way you can grow from anything.”Evidence of that self-growth was important to the Chiefs, who were unsure whether Clark would ever be the fearsome and productive pass rusher he was in Seattle, where he had 13 sacks and 10 tackles-for-loss during the 2018 season.In fact, Chiefs coach Andy Reid met with Clark after the season and gave him a dose of reality.“He was like, ‘I know the type of player you are. You know the type of player you are. You didn’t show that this season,'" Clark recalled. “Me and Coach Reid are real. He's from East Los Angeles, I'm from South Central; it's the same thing, know what I'm saying? We're going to keep it real with each other.”It still took some give-and-take for Clark to return to the Chiefs, though.The five-year, $105 million contract he signed after his arrival in Kansas City left a massive salary cap hit for the upcoming season, but the Chiefs also could have avoided most of it because of an out-clause after the 2021 season. Most took a look at the cash-strapped Chiefs and assumed they'd take the easy way out and simply let him go.Rather than solve their pass-rushing problem, though, that move would have only exacerbated it. So the Chiefs and Clark managed to restructure his contract, bringing down his salary cap number and keeping him in the fold.“You know, I think Frank would say this, too, that in the past he's been his own worst enemy,” Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said. “But whether that be when I first got him here in ‘19 or, you know, kind of putting his body through a detox here and coming back in really good shape, he’s always been extremely charismatic and wired with that team mentality. He has been that guy that does whatever the coaches ask and is always willing to help and mentor kids."That mentorship has been evident throughout the first two weeks of training camp.In a bid to bolster their pass rush, the Chiefs spent a first-round draft pick on Purdue defensive end George Karlaftis. And within a matter of days, Karlaftis had joined Clark off to the side for additional work after nearly every practice.“He's locked in, man. This is the most locked-in I've ever seen him,” said fellow defensive end Mike Danna, who has grown close to Clark given their shared alma mater. “He's getting everyone integrated, communicating — the whole line is working together. That's the biggest thing to having success. He's being a leader. We all look up to him.”

Chiefs' Frank Clark arrives at camp with new outlook on life


GODDARD
— The
Great Bend Bat Cats have advanced to the quarterfinals of the
Summerball Showdown in Goddard with a 4-3 victory over the Kansas
Curve Friday night.

The
Bat Cats (32-12) scored 2-runs in both the seventh and eighth innings
to take a 4-1 lead, then held on in the  ninth as the Curve scored
2-runs to make the final 4-3.

David
Stuart led the way on the mound for Great Bend, hurling seven innings while allowing only a second inning home run. Stuart retired 18 of the last
19 Curve hitters he faced.

Connor
Scott hit a 2-run homer in the eighth that extended the lead to 4-1
and gave the Bat Cats the cushion they needed to hang on in the
ninth.

Great
Bend will play the Omaha Corn Belt Saturday night at 7 p.m. at the at
the Genesis Sports Complex. If they win, the Bat Cats would advance
to Sunday afternoon’s semi-finals with a chance to advance to the
championship game on Sunday night.

Friday Summerball Showdown Scores Great Bend Bat Cats 4 Kansas Curve 3 Wellington Heat 11 Midwest Moos 0 Newton Rebels 4 PSCL Select 2 Omaha Corn Belt 14 Wichita Black Sox 4 Kansas Cannons 9 Valley Center Mud Daubers 8 El Dorado Walnuts 11 316 Elite 4 Park City Rangers 10 Cluckers Baseball 0 Dirtbag Baseball 10 Lake Hefner Pelicans 5

Saturday Quarterfinals 7:00pm Great Bend Bat Cats vs Omaha Corn Belt 6:00pm Park City Rangers vs Wellington Heat 8:00pm Kansas Cannons vs Dirtbag Baseball 9:00pm El Dorado Walnuts vs Newton Rebels

Sunday Schedule 2:00pm Bat Cats/Corn Belt winner vs Rangers/Heat winner 2:00pm Cannons/Dirtbags winner vs Walnuts/Rebels winner 7:00pm&nbsp; Summerball Showdown Championship Game

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GODDARD
— The
Great Bend Bat Cats have advanced to the quarterfinals of the
Summerball Showdown in Goddard with a 4-3 victory over the Kansas
Curve Friday night.The
Bat Cats (32-12) scored 2-runs in both the seventh and eighth innings
to take a 4-1 lead, then held on in the ninth as the Curve scored
2-runs to make the final 4-3.David
Stuart led the way on the mound for Great Bend, hurling seven innings while allowing only a second inning home run. Stuart retired 18 of the last
19 Curve hitters he faced.Connor
Scott hit a 2-run homer in the eighth that extended the lead to 4-1
and gave the Bat Cats the cushion they needed to hang on in the
ninth.Great
Bend will play the Omaha Corn Belt Saturday night at 7 p.m. at the at
the Genesis Sports Complex. If they win, the Bat Cats would advance
to Sunday afternoon’s semi-finals with a chance to advance to the
championship game on Sunday night.Friday Summerball Showdown Scores Great Bend Bat Cats 4 Kansas Curve 3 Wellington Heat 11 Midwest Moos 0 Newton Rebels 4 PSCL Select 2 Omaha Corn Belt 14 Wichita Black Sox 4 Kansas Cannons 9 Valley Center Mud Daubers 8 El Dorado Walnuts 11 316 Elite 4 Park City Rangers 10 Cluckers Baseball 0 Dirtbag Baseball 10 Lake Hefner Pelicans 5Saturday Quarterfinals 7:00pm Great Bend Bat Cats vs Omaha Corn Belt 6:00pm Park City Rangers vs Wellington Heat 8:00pm Kansas Cannons vs Dirtbag Baseball 9:00pm El Dorado Walnuts vs Newton RebelsSunday Schedule 2:00pm Bat Cats/Corn Belt winner vs Rangers/Heat winner 2:00pm Cannons/Dirtbags winner vs Walnuts/Rebels winner 7:00pm&nbsp; Summerball Showdown Championship Game

Bat Cats move on with 4-3 victory

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Xander Bogaerts had four hits, Alex Verdugo doubled twice and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-4 Friday night.

Verdugo had three hits as Boston evened the four-game series at a win apiece. Josh Winckowski (5-5) allowed one run on five hits over five innings for the Red Sox.

Zack Greinke (3-7) allowed four runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings for Kansas City.

“It felt good. From top to bottom a lot of really good at-bats,” Verdugo said. “We know Greinke. We know he kind of relies on over-aggression and expanding the strike zone. I think we did a really good job of making him come to us and then hitting the mistakes.”

The Red Sox got on the board in the second when ex-Royal Eric Hosmer pulled a double down the right-field line, scoring Verdugo.

Boston added two more runs in the fourth. J.D. Martinez hit a double off the wall in left-center, driving in Bogaerts and Verdugo.

“Greinke is master of throwing pitches around the zone and getting people out,” Boston manager Alex Cora said. “He’s been really good throughout his career. We had to grind at-bats.”

The Royals threatened in their half of the fourth. They loaded the bases with one out, but Kyle Isbel grounded back to Winckowski, who threw to the plate for the force out, and Nicky Lopez struck out.

“Those drills from day 3 of spring training, that’s why you do them,” Winckowski said. “When you’re (facing the) bases loaded with one out, you’re either thinking about a strikeout or a groundout. It just happened to be back to me. Then I had to make another pitch after that.”

Bogaerts drove in the Red Sox fourth run with a two-out single, chasing Greinke.

“(Bogaerts is) really good at going the other way,” Cora said. “Today he did it a few times, and it started with the first at-bat. Today was one of those nights when you feel like something good is going to happen.”

Salvador Perez blasted a 454-foot home run to left in the fifth.

Boston got that run back when Reese McGuire drove in Hosmer, who had reached on an error, with a single.

Jarren Duran drove home two with a double in the eighth. The Royals got three in the eighth on Nate Eaton’s sacrifice fly and a two-run double by MJ Melendez.

All nine position players in the Royals starting lineup, plus starting pitcher Zack Greinke, were originally signed or drafted by Kansas City. According to Elias, it’s just the third game in franchise history — and second this season — in which the Royals have done this. They did it last Friday night at Yankee Stadium and on Sept. 19, 1990 at Minnesota.

Boston: RHP Michael Wacha is nearing his return to the Red Sox. He pitched 4 2/3 hitless innings Thursday night for Triple-A Worcester. He and reliever Chase Shugart combined for the first no-hitter in WooSox history. Cora said Wacha felt good today and likely will get one more start before returning to the parent club.

Kansas City: SS Bobby Witt Jr. was not in the lineup Friday. Manager Mike Matheny said the amount of distance he covered in Thursday’s game prompted him to give his prized rookie a rest. Witt was available as a substitute.

The Red Sox and Royals will continue their four-game series Saturday night. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (5-3, 4.11 ERA) will start for Boston. LHP Daniel Lynch (4-7, 4.70 ERA) will get the start for the Royals.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Xander Bogaerts had four hits, Alex Verdugo doubled twice and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-4 Friday night.Verdugo had three hits as Boston evened the four-game series at a win apiece. Josh Winckowski (5-5) allowed one run on five hits over five innings for the Red Sox.Zack Greinke (3-7) allowed four runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings for Kansas City.“It felt good. From top to bottom a lot of really good at-bats,” Verdugo said. “We know Greinke. We know he kind of relies on over-aggression and expanding the strike zone. I think we did a really good job of making him come to us and then hitting the mistakes.”The Red Sox got on the board in the second when ex-Royal Eric Hosmer pulled a double down the right-field line, scoring Verdugo.Boston added two more runs in the fourth. J.D. Martinez hit a double off the wall in left-center, driving in Bogaerts and Verdugo.“Greinke is master of throwing pitches around the zone and getting people out,” Boston manager Alex Cora said. “He’s been really good throughout his career. We had to grind at-bats.”The Royals threatened in their half of the fourth. They loaded the bases with one out, but Kyle Isbel grounded back to Winckowski, who threw to the plate for the force out, and Nicky Lopez struck out.“Those drills from day 3 of spring training, that’s why you do them,” Winckowski said. “When you’re (facing the) bases loaded with one out, you’re either thinking about a strikeout or a groundout. It just happened to be back to me. Then I had to make another pitch after that.”Bogaerts drove in the Red Sox fourth run with a two-out single, chasing Greinke.“(Bogaerts is) really good at going the other way,” Cora said. “Today he did it a few times, and it started with the first at-bat. Today was one of those nights when you feel like something good is going to happen.”Salvador Perez blasted a 454-foot home run to left in the fifth.Boston got that run back when Reese McGuire drove in Hosmer, who had reached on an error, with a single.Jarren Duran drove home two with a double in the eighth. The Royals got three in the eighth on Nate Eaton’s sacrifice fly and a two-run double by MJ Melendez.HOMEGROWNAll nine position players in the Royals starting lineup, plus starting pitcher Zack Greinke, were originally signed or drafted by Kansas City. According to Elias, it’s just the third game in franchise history — and second this season — in which the Royals have done this. They did it last Friday night at Yankee Stadium and on Sept. 19, 1990 at Minnesota.TRAINING ROOMBoston: RHP Michael Wacha is nearing his return to the Red Sox. He pitched 4 2/3 hitless innings Thursday night for Triple-A Worcester. He and reliever Chase Shugart combined for the first no-hitter in WooSox history. Cora said Wacha felt good today and likely will get one more start before returning to the parent club.Kansas City: SS Bobby Witt Jr. was not in the lineup Friday. Manager Mike Matheny said the amount of distance he covered in Thursday’s game prompted him to give his prized rookie a rest. Witt was available as a substitute.UP NEXTThe Red Sox and Royals will continue their four-game series Saturday night. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (5-3, 4.11 ERA) will start for Boston. LHP Daniel Lynch (4-7, 4.70 ERA) will get the start for the Royals.

Bogaerts has 4 hits, Red Sox beat Royals 7-4

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The Great Bend Bat Cats defeated the Wichita Black Sox 16-5 on day
two of the SummberBall Showdown in Goddard Thursday night.


The Bat Cats Struck for 6-runs in the first inning, then added three
more in the in the third for a 9-0 lead and cruised the rest of the
way to end pool play with a record of 1-1.


Ty Riley and Ian Lanik both had 3-hits, while Grant Nottlemann and
Bodi Walker each added 2-rbi's to help the Bat Cats improve to 31-12
on the season.


Friday, Great Bend moves into bracket play with a 4pm game against
the Lake Hefner Pelicans at the Genesis Sports Complex. The Pelicans
also finished pool play with a record of 1-1 after losing to the Park
City Rangers Wednesday 8-0. Thursday Lake Hefner defeated McPherson
10-1.


All remaining games will be single elimination.

Thursday SummerBall Showdown Scores Great Bend 16 Wichita Black Sox 5 Corn Belt Omaha 14 Midwest Moos 6 Newton Rebels 2 Kansas Curve 1 Lake Hefner Pelicans 10 McPherson Pipeliners 1 Park City Rangers 11 ICT Avengers 1 Wellington Heat 14 Mid-Crest Pumas 8 PSCL Select 11 Cluckers Baseball 1 Kansas Cannons 14 Valley Center Mud Daubers 2 El Dorado Walnuts 15 316 Elite 4 Dirtbag Baseball Club 8 U.S. Military War Dogs 3

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The Great Bend Bat Cats defeated the Wichita Black Sox 16-5 on day
two of the SummberBall Showdown in Goddard Thursday night.
The Bat Cats Struck for 6-runs in the first inning, then added three
more in the in the third for a 9-0 lead and cruised the rest of the
way to end pool play with a record of 1-1.
Ty Riley and Ian Lanik both had 3-hits, while Grant Nottlemann and
Bodi Walker each added 2-rbi's to help the Bat Cats improve to 31-12
on the season.
Friday, Great Bend moves into bracket play with a 4pm game against
the Lake Hefner Pelicans at the Genesis Sports Complex. The Pelicans
also finished pool play with a record of 1-1 after losing to the Park
City Rangers Wednesday 8-0. Thursday Lake Hefner defeated McPherson
10-1.
All remaining games will be single elimination.Thursday SummerBall Showdown Scores Great Bend 16 Wichita Black Sox 5 Corn Belt Omaha 14 Midwest Moos 6 Newton Rebels 2 Kansas Curve 1 Lake Hefner Pelicans 10 McPherson Pipeliners 1 Park City Rangers 11 ICT Avengers 1 Wellington Heat 14 Mid-Crest Pumas 8 PSCL Select 11 Cluckers Baseball 1 Kansas Cannons 14 Valley Center Mud Daubers 2 El Dorado Walnuts 15 316 Elite 4 Dirtbag Baseball Club 8 U.S. Military War Dogs 3

Bat Cats rout Wichita Black Sox 16-5

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Carlos Dunlap went through his first training camp practice with the Chiefs on Thursday, then the two-time Pro Bowl defensive end made it perfectly clear both why he signed with Kansas City and his goals for this season.

The why: The Chiefs are giving the 33-year-old veteran an opportunity to play every down, rather than as a third-down pass-rushing specialist, which is the role Dunlap had been increasingly relegated to the past couple of years.

The goals: Dunlap is aiming for at least eight sacks, which would push him well over 100 for his career, along with making a run to the Super Bowl after having lost his first six playoff games with Cincinnati and Seattle.

“Great opportunity with a great organization,” said Dunlap, who signed an incentive-laden contract last week that could be worth up to $8 million this season. “What they've done the last few years, playing against them on the other side of the ball — I wanted to add my specialty to it. We felt like we had mutual interest.”

There were a few other teams in the running, Dunlap said, “but I liked what I heard from the Chiefs.”

The Chiefs like what he brings to the locker room.

Dunlap has been a paragon of consistency since entering the league as the Bengals' second-round pick in 2010.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Carlos Dunlap went through his first training camp practice with the Chiefs on Thursday, then the two-time Pro Bowl defensive end made it perfectly clear both why he signed with Kansas City and his goals for this season.The why: The Chiefs are giving the 33-year-old veteran an opportunity to play every down, rather than as a third-down pass-rushing specialist, which is the role Dunlap had been increasingly relegated to the past couple of years.The goals: Dunlap is aiming for at least eight sacks, which would push him well over 100 for his career, along with making a run to the Super Bowl after having lost his first six playoff games with Cincinnati and Seattle.“Great opportunity with a great organization,” said Dunlap, who signed an incentive-laden contract last week that could be worth up to $8 million this season. “What they've done the last few years, playing against them on the other side of the ball — I wanted to add my specialty to it. We felt like we had mutual interest.”There were a few other teams in the running, Dunlap said, “but I liked what I heard from the Chiefs.”The Chiefs like what he brings to the locker room.Dunlap has been a paragon of consistency since entering the league as the Bengals' second-round pick in 2010.He's had at least six sacks every season but one, including 8 1/2 last season with the Seahawks, and appeared in at least 14 regular-season games each of the past 10 seasons. And while sack totals have only been official since 1982, his 96 sacks rank just outside of the top 50, which is the threshold he would pass with his goal of eight this season.It's not just what Dunlap brings in terms of productivity that made him so attractive, though. He's been around the league long enough to build a vast bank of knowledge that he can impart on some of the Chiefs' younger players.Tops on the list is George Karlaftis, one of their two first-round picks in this year's draft.“He's going to add a lot of value just from a teaching standpoint, just for us young guys,” Karlaftis said. “Aside from all the wonderful things he'll do on the field, just teaching us and spreading the wealth of knowledge he has will be big.”The Chiefs had just 31 sacks last season, better than just three other NFL teams, and their inability to pressure Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow was a big reason for their second-half collapse in the AFC championship game.Karlaftis is expected to help solve those pass-rush woes, but it's a lot to expect of a rookie to do it alone. And while the Chiefs hope for more from Frank Clark, whose 4 1/2 sacks last season were a bitter disappointment, there still existed plenty of room for a proven disruptive force such as Dunlap coming off the edge.“We established communication with Carlos back in March, I guess, when he got released,” Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said, “and we were happy to get that done, and we think he's going to be a valuable asset to our rotation.”The Chiefs have had some success bringing in older pass rushers.Terrell Suggs played well down the stretch during the 2019 season, appearing in three playoff games and helping the Chiefs win their first Super Bowl title in 50 years. Then last year, Melvin Ingram arrived in a midseason trade and had two sacks in three playoff games while helping Kansas City reach its fourth consecutive AFC title game.Unlike those two players, the Chiefs expect Dunlap to help them beginning with their Week 1 game in Arizona.“He's done it for a long time,” Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said, “and the system he was in Cincinnati for all those years was conducive to him. ... He knows how to get to the quarterback, and sometimes that's innate. I always say 70 percent of pass rushing is want-to and he has that.”Notes: OT Prince Tega Wanogho was a full participant in Thursday's practice after beginning camp on the PUP list. CB Rashad Fenton (shoulder) and OT Lucas Niang (knee) remain on the list. ... WR Daurice Fountain missed the workout with a groin injury. ... WR Gary Jennings is in the concussion protocol after slamming into one of the garage doors of the indoor practice facility while trying to make a catch in Wednesday's workout. ... The Chiefs are off Friday before resuming camp this weekend.