MANHATTAN, Kan. – Despite erasing a four-run deficit with the help of a game-tying, bases-clearing double by Max Brown in the seventh inning, the K-State baseball team surrendered three two-out runs in the eighth that ledto a 10-7 defeat at the hands of Missouri State on Sunday at Tointon Family Stadium.

 

Trailing 7-3 entering the bottom half of the seventh, Carter Yagi drew a leadoff walk and Clayton Dalrymple recorded the second of his three singles in the game to help put runners on base for the Wildcats (10-9). After back-to-back outs and a Steve Serratore walk to load the bases, Tyler Moore was issued a walk by Missouri State’s Bryan Young to score the first run. Brown then followed up with a liner into the left-center field gap to clear the bases; however, the senior center fielder was thrown out at third base to end the frame as he attempted to stretch his two-base hit into a triple.

 

Missouri State (10-6) wasted little time answering back as two doubles and an intentional walk loaded the bases with one out in the eighth. K-State reliever Brandon Erickson was able to induce a weak pop-out to second baseman Jake Wodtke for the second out, but Missouri State’s Spencer Johnson followed up with a two-RBI single through the left side. The Bears were able to score three runs on the play, though, with the help of a fielding error by K-State left fielder Danny Krause.

 

“This day was not about the eighth inning,” said K-State head coach Brad Hill. “It was about us not covering each other. We gave up a lot of freebies today (K-State pitchers walked seven), and our relief pitching just wasn’t good. (Starting pitcher) Corey Fischer wasn’t very sharp, and we needed to get him out of there. We had good relievers coming in behind him, though, but we couldn’t get any stops.”

 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Seventh-seeded Wichita State will face No. 10 Indiana in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Omaha, Nebraska.

The Hoosiers got into the NCAA tournament after sweating out a bid all weekend – but it could feel like a road game for the Hoosiers (20-13).

Omaha is roughly 300 miles from Wichita, and the Shockers are known for their passionate fan base.

Wichita State (28-4) won 17 games in the Missouri Valley and beat Northern Iowa in the regular season finale. But the Shockers were stunned by Illinois State in the semifinals of the Valley tournament.

Indiana went 9-9 in the Big Ten. But the Hoosiers will enter the NCAA tournament on a 1-4 skid.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Troy Tulowitzki and Justin Morneau hit home runs on consecutive pitches in the first inning, lifting the Colorado Rockies to a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

Tulowitzki’s liner off Royals rookie Aaron Brooks curled inside the left field foul pole. The two-run shot was the second of the spring for Tulowitzki, who also made a diving play at shortstop as he shows no ill-effects from season-ending hip surgery.

Morneau, the 2014 NL batting champ, sent Brooks’ next pitch halfway up the grassy seating area in left center.

Christian Colon had a two-run single off Rockies starter Kyle Kendrick.

Rockies No. 1 starter Jorge De La Rosa made a pain-free spring debut in a morning “B” game, giving up a double and striking out two in two scoreless innings. He had been out with a sore groin.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Kansas, after winning its 11th straight regular-season Big 12 Conference title, will open the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed in the Midwest Regional against 15th-seeded New Mexico State.

The Jayhawks (26-8) will remain close to home when the open tournament play on Friday in Omaha, Nebraska – with a potential matchup against in-state foe Wichita State looming in the third round.

Kansas led by as many as 17 points before losing 70-66 to Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament championship game on Saturday. Perry Ellis leads the Jayhawks with 13.8 points per game, while Frank Mason III averages 12.3 points and is hitting 40.7 percent of his 3-point shots.

The Aggies (23-10) won their fourth straight Western Athletic Conference Tournament championship with an 80-61 win over Seattle.

Undefeated and overall No. 1 seed Kentucky will start the NCAA tournament in the Bluegrass State.

The perennial SEC champion Wildcats (34-0), trying to be the first undefeated national champion since 1976, play their NCAA Midwest Region opener Thursday against a No. 16 seed in Louisville, Kentucky. They face Manhattan or Hampton, who play Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio.

Kansas, which won its 11th Big 12 regular-season title in a row before losing to Iowa State in the conference tournament final, is the No. 2 seed in the Midwest. The Jayhawks (26-8) play New Mexico State (23-10) on Friday in Omaha, Nebraska.

Unless there is an unprecedented upset, Kentucky will then play No. 8 seed Cincinnati (22-10) or No. 9 Purdue (21-12), the other Midwest Region matchup Thursday in Louisville.

Saturday’s Scores
The Associated Press

Class 6A State Tournament

Olathe East 68, SM North 63

Championship
Wichita East 58, Lawrence 43

Class 5A State Tournament
Third Place
BV West 60, Wichita Bishop Carroll 58

Championship
Wichita Heights 72, Maize South 53

Class 4A State Tournament
Division I
Third Place
Bishop Miege 77, Ottawa 64

Championship
McPherson 74, Basehor-Linwood 60

Division II
Third Place
Wichita Trinity 77, Osawatomie 58

Championship
Holcomb 63, Rock Creek 55

Class 3A State Tournament
Third Place
Sabetha 55, Wellsville 48

Championship
Scott City 60, Wichita Collegiate 48

Class 2A State Tournament
Third Place
Olpe 63, Washington County 57

Championship
St. John 49, Central Plains 44

Class 1A State Tournament
Division I
Third Place
Stockton 61, Hartford 48

Championship
Hanover 58, Doniphan West 36

Division II
Third Place
Caldwell 68, Hutchinson Central Christian 62

Championship
Wallace County 72, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 61

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Class 6A State Tournament
Third Place
Washburn Rural 50, SM Northwest 47

Championship
Wichita South 56, Maize 48

Class 5A State Tournament
Third Place
Kapaun Mount Carmel 44, St. Thomas Aquinas 43, OT

Championship
Leavenworth 52, Blue Valley Southwest 30

Class 4A State Tournament
Division I
Third Place
Topeka Hayden 64, Buhler 51

Championship
Bishop Miege 70, Paola 39

Division II
Third Place
Clay Center 51, Concordia 39

Championship
Hugoton 68, Baldwin 54

Class 2A State Tournament
Third Place
Meade 60, Valley Falls 51

Championship
Central Plains 46, Moundridge 33

Class 3A State Tournament
Third Place
Silver Lake 51, Sabetha 50

Championship
Hesston 54, Cimarron 40

Class 1A State Tournament
Division I
Third Place
Centre 48, St. Paul 44

Championship
Hoxie 67, Centralia 53

Division II
Third Place
Norwich 49, Wheatland-Grinnell 44

Championship
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 45, Moscow 35

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Iowa State’s unflappable bunch of comeback kids did it one more time.

Georges Niang scored 19 points, Abdel Nader made the go-ahead foul shots with 48 seconds to go, and the No. 13 Cyclones rallied from a 17-point second-half hole to beat ninth-ranked Kansas 70-66 in the Big 12 Tournament championship Saturday night.

It was the fifth straight game – including all three in the tournament – that the Cyclones rallied from a double-digit deficit, prompting Niang to dub them the “Comeback Kids.”

Nader finished with 13 points, and Jameel McKay and Monte Morris had 11 each for the Cyclones (25-8), who also knocked off the Jayhawks on their way to winning the title a year ago.

Semifinals:

at Sprint Center
Final ( 1) Kansas 62 Baylor 52
Final Iowa St. 67 Oklahoma 65

BC-KS–Kansas Prep Scores
Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Class 6A State Tournament
Lawrence 78, SM North 64
Wichita East 59, Olathe East 52
Class 5A State Tournament
Semifinal
Maize South 53, Wichita Bishop Carroll 46
Wichita Heights 52, BV West 38
Class 4A State Tournament
Division I
Semifinal
Basehor-Linwood 51, Ottawa 44
McPherson 79, Bishop Miege 68
Division II
Semifinal
Holcomb 77, Osawatomie 60
Rock Creek 86, Wichita Trinity 71
Class 3A State Tournament
Semifinal
Scott City 63, Wellsville 55
Wichita Collegiate 70, Sabetha 54
Class 2A State Tournament
Central Plains 69, Olpe 44
St. John 71, Washington County 53
Class 1A State Tournament
Division I
Semifinal
Doniphan West 46, Stockton 31
Hanover 67, Hartford 35
Division II
Semifinal
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 64, Hutchinson Central Christian 51
Wallace County 78, Caldwell 60
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Class 6A State Tournament
Semifinal
Maize 37, SM Northwest 27
Wichita South 44, Washburn Rural 19
Class 5A State Tournament
Semifinal
Blue Valley Southwest 42, St. Thomas Aquinas 31
Leavenworth 45, Kapaun Mount Carmel 35
Class 4A State Tournament
Division I
Semifinal
Bishop Miege 53, Topeka Hayden 44
Paola 70, Buhler 62
Division II
Semifinal
Baldwin 67, Concordia 42
Hugoton 55, Clay Center 36
Class 3A State Tournament
Semifinal
Cimarron 68, Silver Lake 53
Hesston 53, Sabetha 28
Class 2A State Tournament
Semifinal
Central Plains 64, Meade 51
Moundridge 56, Valley Falls 48
Class 1A State Tournament
Division I
Semifinal
Centralia 48, St. Paul 31
Hoxie 64, Centre 37
Division II
Semifinal
Moscow 48, Wheatland-Grinnell 46
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 26, Norwich 24

Junction City High School has various State Championship trophies in a number of sports, this year they are adding a Boys Bowling Team Championship trophy.

The Blue Jay Boys Bowling team went to Wichita last weekend to compete in the Class 6A State Tournament and finished with a final score of 2,833 good enough for first place.

Brad Adams, Head Coach talked all season long about his team finishing in the mid 2,700’s and competing in tournaments, never did he think his team would shoot over 2,800.

“We shoot 2,770’s and 2,760’s and that is way respectable, nobody is going to fault us for shooting that number,” said Adams. “And then we go up there and we pull out 2,833 and Wichita Northwest, they were in second and they shot 2,810. Who would have ever thought shooting 2,800 you’re going to get second. We showed up big.”

On Friday the team paraded through out the halls of the school showing everyone their new state championship trophy with the band and cheerleaders behind them playing and dancing along to the Blue Jay fight song.