Every player in the Junction City Brigade hitting lineup scored at least one run in a 13-1 route of the Rossville Rattlers Friday night at Rathert Field.

Junction City coach Shane Sieben said the team talked about that stat after the game. “I was looking at the sheet there and saw that. It’s one of the things we talked about, is the fact we want to be competitive with every bat.”

Jordan Witcig got the pitching win for the Brigade after going six innings on the mound.

It was Geary Community Hospital and Geary County Employees night at the ballpark. The evening was capped off with a fireworks display by Bennett Fireworks.

Junction City, 9-6, will host Rossville, 5-12, again Saturday night at Rathert Field. The first pitch is scheduled at 7 p.m.

Elsewhere in the Mid Plains League Friday night the Baldwin City Blues defeated the Topeka Golden Giants 14-3, and the Midwest A’s downed the Topeka Senators 12-0.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Omar Infante capped a seven-run inning with his first career grand slam, and the Kansas City Royals held on to beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-6 on a rough Friday night for starting pitchers.

Jason Vargas and Angels counterpart Matt Shoemaker (5-2) combined to give up 14 runs on 20 hits – four of them home runs. Neither got an out in the fifth inning.

Michael Mariot (1-0) picked up with his first career win with 1 1-3 innings of relief, and Greg Holland earned his 23rd save by tossing a perfect ninth.

Salvador Perez had three hits while Lorenzo Cain, Billy Butler and Alex Gordon each drove in a run for Kansas City, which ended the Angels’ six-game winning streak despite limping into the series having lost six of seven.

 

Playing for the first time in six days the Junction City Brigade opened up a three game series against the Rossville Rattlers Thursday night with a 5-3 loss.

Both teams scored one run in the first inning and it remained tied into the bottom of the fourth inning when the Brigade’s Wade Hanna scored off of a single by Tyler Tucker.

Junction City would add another run in the bottom of the fifth inning to make the score 3-1.

Rossville’s Ellery Bresnahan drew a walk in the top of the sixth inning and scored on a single by Tim Schaareman to get within one 3-2.

The Rattlers took the lead in the eighth inning scoring two runs making it 4-3 and then added one more in the top of the ninth inning to make it 5-3.

Junction City wasn’t able to get anything going and ended up falling 5-3.

Rossville’s A.J. Doolittle picked up the win for the Rattlers and Andrew Riddell got the loss for the Brigade. Rossville improved to 4-11 and the Brigade fell to 8-6 on the year.

Junction City will host the Rattlers again Friday and Saturday night, first pitch is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. both nights.

The Junction City Brigade summer collegiate baseball team is scheduled to host the Rossville Rattlers Thursday evening at 7 p.m.  For the Brigade it will be their first game this week after contests against Baldwin City were rained out.

The game Thursday evening can be heard on KJCK AM, The Talk of JC. The broadcast begins at 6:50 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Wade Davis plunked A.J. Ellis of the Dodgers with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth inning Wednesday night, sending Los Angeles to a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

Jamey Wright threw 2 2-3 scoreless innings in relief of Dan Haren to pick up the win.

Davis had not allowed a run in 22 1-3 innings spanning his last 20 outings. But after nearly escaping a jam by catching Adrian Gonzalez in a rundown between third base and home for the second out of the eighth, the reliever walked Scott Van Slyke to load the bases.

Davis then had a 1-2 count on Ellis before hitting him in the shoulder.

J.P. Howell and Brandon League worked the bottom of the eighth for the Dodgers, and Brian Wilson handled the ninth in place of closer Kenley Jansen for his first save since April 12, 2012.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After a significant, encompassing review of the parking procedures at Arrowhead Stadium, the Chiefs today announced a number of enhancements that are being made to the parking process for the 2014 season.

“The parking and traffic operations are all part of the gameday experience for our fans,” Chiefs President Mark Donovan said. “We have been continually listening to our fans and exploring various ways to improve parking and traffic at the Truman Sports Complex. We believe that we have developed a solution that will enhance the door-to-door experience for all fans on gameday.”

Chiefs Season Ticket Members and all Chiefs fans with questions on how the enhanced parking plan impacts their travel and parking patterns are encouraged to contact the Chiefs Customer Relations Department at customerrelations@kcchiefs.com or by calling (816) 920-4237. All fans can find updated parking information, including a map of the Truman Sports Complex and tailgating code of conduct diagram at https://GoArrowhead.com/Parking.

The Kansas City Chiefs use data analysis to continually update operational efficiencies throughout the organization and parking is no different. The Chiefs relied heavily on data technology and staff with the ability to analyze the data within this study. Based on factors such as past entry location, past parking pass location, traffic flow history and trends, as well as where fans’ seats are located within the stadium, the Chiefs will send individually customized emails to Season Ticket Members designating their best entrance opportunity. In addition, the Chiefs will be able to continually monitor traffic data and update Season Ticket Members throughout the season with recommendations on how to best maximize their parking efficiency.

The Chiefs consulted SP+ Gameday, who has provided services at more than 90 venues and at major events across the world, including the Olympic Games, the Super Bowl and the NCAA Final Four Tournament, to conduct a traffic study for the Truman Sports Complex.

“The Chiefs hired SP+ Gameday in 2013 to analyze their parking operation and provide specific opportunities to improve the process and create a better fan experience,” Don Jordan, Vice President Large Venue Operations for SP+ Gameday, said. “Our team of planning and operations specialists went onsite to study every facet of the operation during the 2013 season. We discovered that the Chiefs have a solid foundation, but with a few enhancements, they could make some notable differences.”

The organization also conferred with Premier Parking Services, who manages the parking operation at Arrowhead Stadium as well as the Sprint Center, Cricket Wireless Amphitheater and Sporting Park, to join SP+ to develop a thorough recommendation for enhanced parking solutions.

“We are excited to once again work with the Kansas City Chiefs,” Ryan Wade, Owner/Operator of Premier Parking, said. “The enhancements made to the parking operation will allow us to provide an even better guest experience.”

Fans are encouraged to purchase their general parking passes in advance to decrease the time spent at parking tollgates and help expedite the parking process for all gameday visitors. General parking passes can be purchased in advance for $27 at the Chiefs Ticket Office or by calling (816) 920-4237. General parking on gameday will be $30 cash at Gates 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7. Due to heavy traffic congestion at Gate 5, there will be no cash parking purchases. Only guests with prepaid parking passes will be allowed to enter through Gate 5.

Traffic Pattern and Lot Availability
· All traffic will flow in a counter-clockwise direction from all entrances (all traffic moves to the right).

· Parking gate entry and type of parking pass will determine the parking lot a vehicle will park in (cars will be directed to the nearest lot with spaces available).

· Gold parking and Red parking passes will no longer be lot-specific – a Gold pass will be able to park in the Gold area of the nearest parking lot to the gate entrance. Similarly, a Red pass will allow cars into the nearest Red lot to the gate entrance.

· Individuals who wish to park multiple cars nearby in the same lot are encouraged to arrive through the same gate entrance at the same time in order to secure close parking spots.

In addition to the new traffic pattern and lot assignment, fans will notice many updates in the parking lots in order to make the traffic, parking and tailgating processes more efficient and effective:
· Fans First Booths presented by Sprint will be located throughout the parking lots at tent locations.

· Fans First Booths presented by Sprint staff members will also be navigating the parking lots via golf cart to provide assistance to guests.

· Fans are encouraged to purchase their general parking passes in advance to decrease the time spent at parking tollgates. General parking passes can be purchased in advance for $27 at the Chiefs Ticket Office or by calling (816) 920-4237. General parking will be $30 cash at Gates 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 on gameday.

· There will be no cash parking purchases allowed at Gate 5 due to heavy traffic congestion at that tollgate. Only guests with prepaid parking passes will be allowed to enter through Gate 5.

· Emergency Safety Lanes have been developed in order to accommodate emergency vehicle traffic and to ensure that we can safely get cars to all available parking spots. To meet this goal, all fans are asked to maintain a clear aisle by containing all tailgate equipment to an eight-foot area behind each parking space.

Chiefs Season Ticket Members and all Chiefs fans with questions on how the enhanced parking plan impacts their travel and parking patterns are encouraged to contact the Chiefs Customer Relations Department at customerrelations@kcchiefs.com or by calling (816) 920-4237. All fans can find updated parking information, including a map of the Truman Sports Complex and tailgating code of conduct diagram at https://GoArrowhead.com/Parking.

 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Royals have activated left-hander Bruce Chen from the 60-day disabled list and sent him to the bullpen in a long relief role.

To clear roster space before Tuesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Royals optioned reliever Tim Collins to Triple-A Omaha and designated fellow left-hander Donnie Joseph for assignment.

Chen began the season in the Kansas City rotation before landing on the DL with a bulging disk in his back. He made four minor league rehab starts, three at Omaha, and struck out 11 over 5 1-3 innings last weekend against Albuquerque.

The veteran left-hander, who has worked out of the bullpen in the past, has not appeared in a big league game since April 24. He is 1-2 with a 7.45 ERA on the season.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Rising sophomore Marcus Foster was one of 12 college guards selected to participate in the Nike Guards Academy, which runs from June 23-25 at Harwood Arena on the campus of Kean University in Union, N.J.

The camp is directed by former NBA head coach John Lucas and features instruction by current NBA players Kyrie Irving, Michael Carter-Williams and Trey Burke as well as a number of NBA coaches. In addition to the 12 college players, the academy also includes 20 of the top high school guards in the country.

Foster is one of just six underclassmen at the prestigious camp and joins fellow Big 12 players Juwan Staten (West Virginia) andIsaiah Taylor (Texas). Other campers include Chad Frazier (UAB), T.J. McConnell (Arizona), Kevin Pangos (Gonzaga), Chasson Randle (Stanford), James Robinson (Pittsburgh), Terry Rozier (Louisville), Fred VanFleet (Wichita State), Isaiah Whitehead(Seton Hall), Delon Wright (Utah) and Joe Young (Oregon).

Foster is coming off one of the best freshmen seasons in school history, as the Wichita Falls, Texas, native led the Wildcats in eight categories, including scoring (15.5 ppg.), double-digit scoring games (27), 20-point games (eight), field goals (177), 3-point field goals (79) and free throw percentage (73.4). He was selected to the All-Big 12 Second Team by both the league coaches and The Associated Press, joining Michael Beasley as the only true freshmen in school history to earn recognition to the All-Big 12 First, Second or Third Teams and the first rookie guard.

Foster finished the 2013-14 season in the school’s freshman Top 10 in 11 categories, including first in 3-point field goals (79) and starts (33), second in 3-point field goal percentage (39.5), third in points (513) and minutes (969) and fourth in games played (33) and fifth in field goals attempted (418).

Foster will look to help K-State build upon another successful campaign in 2013-14, which saw the Wildcats advance to the NCAA Tournament for a school-record fifth consecutive season and post its eighth straight 20-win season. He is among nine lettermen, including five with starting experience, returning in 2014-15 to go along with Division I transfers Justin Edwards and Brandon Bolden and newcomers Malek Harris, Tre Harris and Stephen Hurt. Overall, the team returns more than 70 percent of its scoring and 65 percent of its rebounding.

Season tickets for the 2014-15 season went on sale Monday in the K-State Athletics Ticket Office with fans setting an all-time record for first day sales with nearly 800 orders, including 191 new requests. Tickets for the 17-game home schedule are available in a variety packages and can be purchased toll free at (800) 221.CATS (2287), online at www.kstatesports.com/tickets and in-person at Bramlage Coliseum.

Release from TOM GILBERT
Associate Director/Athletics Communications

Due to rain in Junction City the make up double header between the Junction City Brigade and Baldwin City Blues scheduled for tonight has been cancelled.

The make up was moved to Junction City due to heavy rain in the Kansas City area this past weekend.

Another make up date has yet to be scheduled.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Jeremy Guthrie pitched into the eighth inning, Jarrod Dyson drove in two runs off Zack Greinke and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Monday night to end a four-game losing streak.

Guthrie allowed two runs and seven hits while winning his third straight start. He was buoyed by an offense that had only scored eight runs total during its recent slide.

Dyson, the Royals’ No. 9 hitter, went 3 for 3 and stole two bases. Salvador Perez hit a solo home run, and Lorenzo Cain and Alcides Escobar – two of the players acquired by the Royals in the trade that sent Greinke to Milwaukee in December 2010 – drove in a run apiece.

Greg Holland served up a homer to Adrian Gonzalez in the ninth before earning his 22nd save.