Larned Sports

Barton’s McDougal’s Top Honor Leads Ten Cougars on Post-Season Softball Selection

Wednesday, May 29

GREAT BEND, Kan. (BartonSports.com) - Ten members from the Barton Community College softball team earned Division I All-KJCCC and All-Region VI post-season honors.Outfielder Allyson McDougal was named the Most Valuable Player with fellow freshmen utility Elina Bartlett and sophomore shortstop Lani Dryden headlining the selections of first... Read More.

Josh Gibson Becomes MLB Career and Season Batting Leader as Negro Leagues Statistics Incorporated

Wednesday, May 29

WRITTEN BY RONALD BLUM - ASSOCIATED PRESSNEW YORK (AP) — Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb’s .367, when Negro Leagues records for more than 2,300 players were incorporated Tuesday after a three-year research project.Gibson’s... Read More.

Bobby Witt Jr. Named American League Player of the Week

Wednesday, May 29

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Royals.com) — Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that Bobby Witt Jr. has been named American League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet for the period of May 20-26.In 6 games last week—in which the Royals went 5-1—Witt Jr. hit .385... Read More.

K-State Baseball Addresses Media Before 2024 NCAA Tournament

Wednesday, May 29

MANHATTAN, Kan. (KStateSports.com) – K-State head baseball coach Pete Hughes and student-athletes Owen Boerema and Kaelen Culpepper addressed the media Tuesday in advance of Friday's opening round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament against Louisiana Tech in Fayetteville, Ark.K-State (32-24)... Read More.

Woods Richardson Gets First Win in 8 Starts as Twins Top Royals 4-2

Wednesday, May 29

WRITTEN BY MIKE COOK - ASSOCIATED PRESSMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Simeon Woods Richardson earned his first win in eight starts, Jose Miranda drove in two runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Tuesday night.Minnesota, winners of six of their last... Read More.

KABC Announces All-State Baseball Teams

Wednesday, May 29

The Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches (KABC) announced their 2024 All-State Baseball teams for each KSHSAA baseball class this week.Below are the all-state honorees:6A Pitcher of the Year - Grady Westphal (Blue Valley)Player of the Year - Eli Lovich (Blue Valley West)Coach of the Year... Read More.

K-State Baseball Selected for 2024 NCAA Tournament

Tuesday, May 28

MANHATTAN, Kan. (KStateSports.com) – For the first time since 2013, K-State baseball received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, as the Wildcats were selected to compete in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional hosted by No. 5 national seed Arkansas. This is the program's fifth... Read More.

Heart of America League Announces 2024 All-League Baseball & Softball Teams

Tuesday, May 28

BASEBALL First Team:Pos. Name Gr. SchoolP Corey Crumrine 11 SedgwickP Cooper Bailey 12 MarionP Sterling Lies 12 SedgwickC Gavin Wasmuth 12 Marion1B Jackson Scarlett 12 Sedgwick2B Ty Rains 12 Moundridge3B Karson Wall 11 SedgwickSS Jack Lanning 12 MarionOF Jeff Nold 12 SedgwickOF Jameson Looper 10 MarionOF Hunter Holmgren 12 Ell-SalineUTIL Layton Schmidt 10 MoundridgeDH Logan Greenwalt 9 Moundridge Second Team:Pos. Name Gr. SchoolP Cooper Seidl 12 InmanP Drew Dechant 10 Hutch TrinityP Finn Lintecum 9 MoundridgeC Cole Klaassen 11 Remington1B Trevor Schafers 12 Marion2B Talen Pickering 12 Bennington2B Quienton Ernzen 10 Ell-Saline3B Reese Krone 10 Ell-SalineSS Hunter Johnson 10 RemingtonOF Talon Welch 12 InmanOF Colton Barnes 12 RemingtonOF Braeden Briggs 11 SedgwickUTIL Owen Looper 10 SedgwickDH Micah Hanson 11 Sedgwick Honorable Mention:Pos. Name Gr. SchoolSS Caleb Bigler 11 InmanOF Kemper Wilson 11 BenningtonOF Kaid McElgunn 10 Hutch TrinityUTIL Sam Vogel 10 Hutch TrinityDH Cole Smith 12 MarionSOFTBALL First Team:Pos. Name Gr. SchoolP Gabey Norris 12 Ell-SalineP Cambree Lawler 10 RemingtonC Sam Strausz 10 MoundridgeC Avery Linden 12 SterlingINF Taylor... Read More.

Central Kansas League All-League Baseball & Softball Teams Announced, Multiple Local Athletes Named

Tuesday, May 28

BASEBALL First Team:Pos. Name Gr. SchoolP Whit Rodes 12 HesstonP Tony Moore 12 HoisingtonP Brady Hope 12 LarnedP Jayden Mies 12 PrattC Solomon Goforth 12 Lyons1B Carson Gray 12 Lyons1B Ty Heitschmidt 10 Smoky Valley2B Brady Hope 12 Larned3B Tony Moore 12 HoisingtonSS Nash Wray* 11 HavenOF Keagan Shelite 11 HesstonOF Wrikin Scobee 12 LyonsOF Jayden Mies 12 PrattOF Owen Schmidt 11 PrattUTIL Josiah Schmidt 10 PrattDH Chandler Ingold* 11 Haven* = Unanimous Second Team:Pos. Name Gr. SchoolP Dalton Bontrager 11 HavenP Keagan Shelite 11 HesstonP Wrikin Scobee 12 LyonsP Barrett Bolen 12 PrattC Carson Shaver 11 Larned2B Creston Pore 10 Pratt3B Barrett Bolen 12 PrattSS Gunnar Lewis 12 HesstonOF Dustin Loughric 12 HavenOF Lane French 11 HoisingtonOF Tristan Regan 10 LarnedOF Caleb Strong 9 PrattUTIL Ty Lastinger 12 HavenDH Aedan O’Halloran 12 Hesston Honorable Mention:Pos. Name Gr. SchoolP Kaden Eskins 12 HalsteadC Brandon Chege 12 HalsteadOF Tucker Divine 12 HalsteadOF Kaden Eskins 12 HalsteadP Preston Sander 12 Haven3B Brogan Wray 9 Haven3B Whit Rhodes 12 Hesston3B Zander... Read More.

Tulane Walks Off Shockers in AAC Baseball Championship

Monday, May 27

CLEARWATER, Fla. (GoShockers.com) - Tulane's Jackson Linn hit a walk-off, solo home run in the bottom of the ninth to lift Tulane to an 11-10 win over Wichita State in the American Athletic Conference tournament championship game on Sunday afternoon at BayCare Ballpark.BOX... Read More.

KU Track & Field’s Mota Qualifies for Paris 2024, 11 Punch Tickets to NCAA Outdoor Championships

Monday, May 27

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KUAthletics.com) – At the 2024 Outdoor West Preliminary Meet, Yoveinny Mota qualified for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, as well as being one of 11 Jayhawks who punched their ticket to the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships.Mota, the standout sprinter who transferred... Read More.

Kansas Baseball Advances to Big 12 Semifinals; Drops Game to No. 8 Oklahoma

Monday, May 27

ARLINGTON, Texas (KUAthletics.com)– On day four at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, Kansas won a thrilling 11-10 game versus TCU to advance to the semifinals of the conference tournament before dropping a heartbreaking 8-6 game on a walk-off home run to No.... Read More.