Category Archives: Baseball

Softball/Baseball in Kansas: “The best idea ever” – Hoisington/Central Plains senior quartet paces regional champions throughout Kansas; notes on each class

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Conor Nicholl

By CONOR NICHOLL

HAYS – Last season, Hoisington-Central Plains softball held off Beloit, 1-0, in a Class 3A regional semifinal contest. Hoisington ace Kassidy Nixon permitted just four baserunners and struck out 17 in a Read Story

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Softball/Baseball in Kansas: “200 percent better” – Newton softball headlines Wednesday regionals; looking at key Tuesday playoff results

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Conor Nicholl
Newton’s Tegan Livesay has a strong case for Kansas’ best player. She has led Newton on a huge turnaround this year. (Photo credit: Camryn Entz).

By CONOR NICHOLL

Newton entered its April 8 doubleheader against Read Story

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Baseball in Kansas: 8 questions for regionals, including key 5/4A matchups

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Conor Nicholl
McPherson is a top-four team in 4A East.

By CONOR NICHOLL

1.Can Pittsburg baseball break through and beat a Kansas City area team in postseason ?

Pittsburg posted a 15-6 season last year and went Read Story

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Craw-Kan Southeast Kansas Team of the Week: Colony-Crest is KS’ lone undefeated baseball team

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Conor Nicholl
Colony-Crest is Kansas’ lone undefeated baseball team.

By CONOR NICHOLL

Colony-Crest is the lone undefeated team in Kansas high school baseball.

Crest is 20-0 and headlines the 2-1A Central Heights regional. Southern Lyon County is Read Story

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Softball/Baseball in Kansas: Looking at stat leaders, challenging SOS, conference titles, around state notes

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Conor Nicholl
Wamego sensational freshman Peyton Hardenburger has delivered a huge year for the undefeated Red Raiders.

By CONOR NICHOLL
Sports In Kansas looks at two pitchers with a 0.00 ERA, several challenging strength of schedules and Read Story

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Sports in Kansas Radio Show: Looking at baseball across the state.

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

Mike Snow and Chet Kuplen look at top teams, regionals and some big numbers across the state of Kansas as we approach May of 2022.

Listen below.

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Softball/Baseball in Kansas: Looking at key results, matchups of undefeated teams, top performers, rankings

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Conor Nicholl
Clearwater continues to stay undefeated in 4A.

By CONOR NICHOLL

Last week, especially Thursday, yielded key doubleheaders between teams that had not yet lost. Major results included Council Grove against Mission Valley; Hoisington-Central Plains versus Read Story

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Craw-Kan SE Team of the Week: Columbus baseball with perfect game, undefeated start, looks for more school history with big junior class

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Conor Nicholl
Columbus had a 17-pitch, three-inning perfect game against Galena and has opened 10-0.

By CONOR NICHOLL

Columbus coach Mick Tedlock easily recalls the near misses in recent regional championship games and the cancellation of a Read Story

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Softball/Baseball in Kansas: Looking at the top-heavy 2-1A St. Marys softball regional, SM North with big start, other top teams, players, rankings

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Conor Nicholl
Mission Valley’s Morgan Tomlinson has enjoyed another huge year. MV is part of the extremely loaded 2-1A St. Marys regional.

By CONOR NICHOLL

Eskridge-Mission Valley and Burlingame are located just 22 miles apart on KS-99 Read Story

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Craw-Kan Southeast KS Team of the Week: Pittsburg baseball opens with win

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Conor Nicholl

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Pittsburg opened with a 13-4 win against Chanute in Southeast Kansas League play. The Purple Dragons scored two runs in the first and second and led 5-3 after five innings. Pittsburg scored Read Story

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Softball in Kansas: Looking at key early season softball results; top performers from softball, baseball

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Conor Nicholl
Douglass is among the softball teams with a strong early season start behind Hayleigh Waggoner and Kennedy Bergsten.

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A look at softball and baseball results/top performers through the first full week of Read Story

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Sports in Kansas: National Signing Day Recap

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Chet Kuplen
Syris Dunlap inked with FHSU out of Liberal HS on Wednesday.

By CONOR NICHOLL & Chet Kuplen – Sports in Kansas

Wednesday marked National Signing Day. This year’s class featured a standout crop of linemen, Read Story

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