http://www.dodgeglobe.com/section/SPORTS dodgeglobe.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 4:33:41 +0000 http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130618/SPORTS/130619110/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Wed, 19 Jun 2013 0:12:12 By John Curtis Dodge City Daily Globe http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130618/SPORTS/130619110/1020/SPORTS The Dodge City Rangers showed no signs of slowing down Tuesday night from their domination of the Bob Coffin Invitational last weekend.
Pitcher Grant Meininger gave up only one hit and one run and the bottom two Rangers in the batting order —Drew Chance and Dawson Davis — came up with big hits as the Rangers beat the Woodward (Okla.) Travelers 3-1 in the first game of a doubleheader at Demon Field.
The story and the second game will be on Thursday's edition of [...]]]> http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130617/SPORTS/130619258/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:50:00 By Globe Sports Staff http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130617/SPORTS/130619258/1020/SPORTS The Athletics (5-9) scored all of its runs in the first five innings and then gave up two runs in the seventh and three more in the ninth before sealing the win in the first of four games between the two teams this week.
Zach Jacobs was 4-for-4 with a run and three RBI, while David LaFleur scored three [...]]]> http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130617/SPORTS/130619349/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 4:19:56 By John Curtis Dodge City Daily Globe http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130617/SPORTS/130619349/1020/SPORTS The Rangers rarely had any problems this weekend by giving up only one run in four games to keep the trophy in town.
After beating Ulysses (9-1) and Hooker 4-0) in pool play, Dodge City continued their dominating pitching on Sunday with an 8-0 victory over Valley Center and an 11-0 victory over Liberal in the championship game.
Andrew Balderaz was the winning pitcher [...]]]> http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130617/SPORTS/130619350/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 2:17:54 By John Curtis Dodge City Daily Globe http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130617/SPORTS/130619350/1020/SPORTS The Athletics (4-9, 2-9 Jayhawk) scored only in the fifth inning on a RBI fielders' choice by Scott Loper after Dodge City was able to load the bases, The home team recorded only three hits off Derby pitching. Twins' starter Kevin Willman gave up all three hits and the earned run in [...]]]> http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130615/SPORTS/130619354/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 2:25:34 By Globe Sports Staff http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130615/SPORTS/130619354/1020/SPORTS Wichita State freshman All-American Garrett Brummett threw seven innings of work in his first start for the Athletics. Brummett gave up one earned run, four hits and a walk while striking out seven to pick up the decision.
The Athletics (4-8, 2-8) took advantage of Derby miscues to win the second game of the seven-game homestand after losing their [...]]]> http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130615/SPORTS/130619355/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:21:13 By John Curtis Dodge City Daily Globe http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130615/SPORTS/130619355/1020/SPORTS The Rangers beat Ulysses 9-1 in six innings to open up the tournament Saturday morning and followed that with a 4-0 victory over the Hooker (Okla.) Horny Toads to win Pool A of the tournament.
Hunter Ontiberos gave up three hits and two walks while striking out four in his six-inning complete game victory over Ulysses.
Gideon Wells went 2-for-3 with a RBI [...]]]> http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130615/SPORTS/130619361/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Sat, 15 Jun 2013 0:21:21 By John Curtis Dodge City Daily Globe http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130615/SPORTS/130619361/1020/SPORTS The Dodge City Athletics got their bats going Friday night, scoring two runs in four of the first five innings on the way to a 9-6 victory over the Derby Twins in Jayhawk League action at Cavalier Field.
The victory for Dodge City (3-8, 1-8 Jayhawk) ended an eight-game losing streak and was a welcome start to the Athletics' seven-game home stand. Dodge City pounded out 13 hits in the win.
Aaron Blair was 3-for-4 — including a home run — with two runs and three [...]]]> http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130613/SPORTS/130619504/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 14 Jun 2013 3:45:24 By Globe Sports Staff http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130613/SPORTS/130619504/1020/SPORTS The Dodge City Athletics were spotted a five-run lead after two innings of play against the Hays Larks, but couldn't hold the lead to lose on the road 6-5 for their ninth straight loss.
Dodge City (2-8, 0-8 Jayhawk) stranded eight baserunners — including three on third base — in the final three innings against the Larks (10-1, 7-1).
Dodge City scored three runs in the top of the first inning. Zach Jacobs hits a double and later scored on a wild pitch; followed [...]]]> http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130613/SPORTS/130619660/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:10:40 By Globe Sports Staff http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130613/SPORTS/130619660/1020/SPORTS The Rangers (5-1) lost to the Monarchs 9-1 in five innings before beating the host squad 10-7 in the nightcap.]]> http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130612/SPORTS/130619662/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:51:20 http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130612/SPORTS/130619662/1020/SPORTS The Dodge City Athletics had the breaks going for them early, but couldn't capitalize as the Hays Larks hit home runs in three straight innings towards a 6-1 victory in Jayhawk League action at Cavalier Field.
The loss was the seventh straight for the Athletics (2-7, 0-7 Jayhawk) and the first against the defending league champions.
Hays had a chance to get runs on the board in the top of the first inning, but Athletics' starting pitcher Ryan Peterson pitched out of the [...]]]> http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130612/NEWS/306129994/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:07:31 The Associated Press http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130612/NEWS/306129994/1020/SPORTS http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130611/SPORTS/130619763/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:43:37 By Globe Sports Staff http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130611/SPORTS/130619763/1020/SPORTS The Liberal BeeJays sent 12 batters to the plate in the first inning and never looked back in beating the Dodge City Athletics 15-0 in Jayhawk League action at
The BeeJays scored seven runs in the frame — helped by two Dodge City errors — and the Athletics never recovered, losing their six straight league game.
The first run came on a Dodge City fielding error by second baseman Scott Loper, followed by a RBI single by Seth Stevens. Liberal got three more runs [...]]]> http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130611/SPORTS/130619765/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:33:43 By Globe Sports Staff http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130611/SPORTS/130619765/1020/SPORTS The Dodge City Rangers exploded for 37 runs against the Ulysses Tigers in winning both games of a road doubleheader in American Legion action.
Dodge City won the first game 16-2 in five innings and 21-1 in four innings in the nightcap to complete the sweep and remain unbeaten after four games into the season. Every player for the Rangers got at least two hits combined in the doubleheader.
"I'm very palsied to how we played because ti could have been essay after taking two [...]]]> http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130611/SPORTS/130619889/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 11 Jun 2013 3:59:41 The Associated Press http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130611/SPORTS/130619889/1020/SPORTS Ben Wetzler (9-1) struck out five, walked five and allowed three earned runs over 7 2-3 innings, and opening-game starter Matt Boyd held off the Wildcats to earn his first save of the season and send the Beavers to Omaha for the first time since 2007, when Oregon State won its second consecutive national [...]]]> http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130610/SPORTS/130619894/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:54:09 By John Curtis Dodge City Daily Globe http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130610/SPORTS/130619894/1020/SPORTS The Dodge City Athletics continue to struggle getting runs on the board scoring only once in a 5-1 loss to the Liberal BeeJays in Jayhawk League action at Cavalier Field.
The Athletics have scored only nine runs in their five Jayhawk League losses after opening the season with two wins (with five of those runs coming in one game). The Dodge City runners have been getting runners into scoring position, but the bats haven't been able to produce runs for the squad.
The [...]]]> http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130609/SPORTS/130609357/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Sun, 9 Jun 2013 21:27:39 By Globe Sports Staff http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130609/SPORTS/130609357/1020/SPORTS The Dodge City Athletics were swept in their first Jayhawk League series with the Wichita-area clubs after getting beat 5-0 and 7-5 in a doubleheader Sunday afternoon by the Wellington Heat.
Dodge City outhit Wellington 7-6 in the first game but couldn't get any runs across with Heat pitcher Derek Fischer on the mound. Fischer walked one and struck out six in his complete game shutout.
The Heat scored two in the bottom of the first in the opener on a home run by Kyle [...]]]> http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130607/SPORTS/130609378/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 7 Jun 2013 22:49:31 By Globe Sports Staff http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130607/SPORTS/130609378/1020/SPORTS The Dodge City Athletics lost their road opener Friday night to the Wellington Heat 3-1 in Jayhawk League action.
For the second straight night, the Athletics had the early lead only to see their opponents come back to earn the victory. Wellington scored in single runs in the fifth, seventh and eighth after Andrew Bynum hit a home run for Dodge City in the fourth inning off Heat starter Josh Stone.
The Heat answered in the bottom of the fifth on a home run of its own by [...]]]> http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130607/SPORTS/130609493/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 7 Jun 2013 0:15:49 By John Curtis Dodge City Daily Globe http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130607/SPORTS/130609493/1020/SPORTS Take that fantasy drafters.
Former Dodge City Athletics shortstop Tim Anderson was expected to go in the latter part of the first round, but the Chicago White Sox drafted the former East Central (Miss.) Hornet selected him with the 17th pick of the 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year Draft.
Anderson was the top offensive player for the Athletics last summer and continued his torrid pace when he got back to playing for East Central. He admitted being selected higher than [...]]]> http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130607/SPORTS/130609494/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 7 Jun 2013 0:12:49 By John Curtis Dodge City Daily Globe http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130607/SPORTS/130609494/1020/SPORTS One play can turn around the complexion of a baseball game, which is exactly what happened Thursday night to the Dodge City Athletics in their Jayhawk League opener to the Liberal BeeJays.
Dodge City rightfielder Kyle Young dropped a fly ball that would have ended the top of the third inning, but instead allowed the first two runs for the BeeJays to score and the visitors were able to record a 5-2 victory over the Athletics.
Hasten Freeman was the hard-luck losing pitcher [...]]]> http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130606/SPORTS/130609665/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Thu, 6 Jun 2013 1:32:25 By John Curtis Dodge City Daily Globe http://www.dodgeglobe.com/article/20130606/SPORTS/130609665/1020/SPORTS Tuesday's announcement of Wichita State baseball head coach Gene Stephenson's firing from the Shockers program didn't completely come as a shock.
Before this year, the Shockers hadn't made an NCAA tournament appearance since 2009 (which was the last year Wichita State had won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament) and hadn't been regular season champions since 2010.
However, considering the Shockers' success in 2013, it seems like Stephenson ended up getting the "raw [...]]]>