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INDIANAPOLIS —
INDIANAPOLIS — Girard Little League ends round-robin play in the Midwest Regional Tournament 0-4, falling 14-3 Tuesday afternoon to Kearney.
Girard fell behind 4-0 early but crept back into the game with a three-run surge in the second inning. Colton Barnaby helped lead the charge with a two-run double scoring Dakota Lopez and Ty Norris. Barnaby then scored on a Camden McFarland 6-3 groundout.
Kearney, undefeated after four games, responded with 10 unanswered runs and sent Girard home winless.
Ethan Goff led Girard with a .750 batting average, collecting 9 hits in 12 at-bats over four games. He picked up three RBI, tied for second on the team with Cody Mein and McFarland and behind team leader Ryan Hughes (5). Barnaby, Norris and Wade Boatman each scored four runs for Girard.
Girard batted .305 collectively, 22 hits in 95 at-bats but struck out 23 times.
Pitching wise, opponents roughed up Girard for a 11.14 team ERA. Mein led Girard with a 4.50 ERA, only one of three players below 10.00.
Little League Baseball
Midwest Regional Tournament
Kearney (Nebraska) 14, Girard (Kansas) 3
NEB 407 03 — 14 8 0
KAN 030 00 — 3 5 3
Matt Masker, Cole Staab (3), Jared Wegner (4) and Staab, Christian Dakan. Dakota Lopez, Colton Barnaby (4) and Ryan Hughes. WP: Staab. LP: Lopez. 2B: Wegner; Barnaby. 3B: Thad Huber. LOB: Kearney 7, Girard 4.
PSU catcher wins All-Star MVP
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pittsburg State incoming sophomore catcher Ian Robinson found a most opportune time for a 2-for-2 night at the plate, a run scored and one RBI.
His solid night came during the Ban Johnson All-Star Game, played Sunday at Kauffman Stadium after the Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers 7-6 in 10 innings as the Royals averted a three-game sweep thanks in part to costly Rangers errors. The Royals have played the role of host to the Ban Johnson All-Star Game 44 times.
Robinson singled in the third, leading off the inning against Regal Plastics pitcher Jacob Stevenson. He would come around to score on a double by BJ Raiders outfielder Anthony Saladino.
Robinson collected his RBI on a double in the fourth, scoring Bandits Baseball outfielder Austin Evans.
The B All-Stars won the game 5-0 and Robinson earned MVP for being in the middle of two scoring rallies.
Robinson, a 2010 graduate of Bishop Miege High School (Shawnee Mission) who played his summer ball for Natural Baseball Academy, hit .208 with a double and three RBI during his freshman year in 2011. He made 14 starts that season and went 2-for-3 in his collegiate debut against Bethany College. Robinson did not play a game in 2012.
INDIANAPOLIS — Girard Little League ends round-robin play in the Midwest Regional Tournament 0-4, falling 14-3 Tuesday afternoon to Kearney.
Girard fell behind 4-0 early but crept back into the game with a three-run surge in the second inning. Colton Barnaby helped lead the charge with a two-run double scoring Dakota Lopez and Ty Norris. Barnaby then scored on a Camden McFarland 6-3 groundout.
Kearney, undefeated after four games, responded with 10 unanswered runs and sent Girard home winless.
Ethan Goff led Girard with a .750 batting average, collecting 9 hits in 12 at-bats over four games. He picked up three RBI, tied for second on the team with Cody Mein and McFarland and behind team leader Ryan Hughes (5). Barnaby, Norris and Wade Boatman each scored four runs for Girard.
Girard batted .305 collectively, 22 hits in 95 at-bats but struck out 23 times.
Pitching wise, opponents roughed up Girard for a 11.14 team ERA. Mein led Girard with a 4.50 ERA, only one of three players below 10.00.
Little League Baseball
Midwest Regional Tournament
Kearney (Nebraska) 14, Girard (Kansas) 3
NEB 407 03 — 14 8 0
KAN 030 00 — 3 5 3
Matt Masker, Cole Staab (3), Jared Wegner (4) and Staab, Christian Dakan. Dakota Lopez, Colton Barnaby (4) and Ryan Hughes. WP: Staab. LP: Lopez. 2B: Wegner; Barnaby. 3B: Thad Huber. LOB: Kearney 7, Girard 4.
PSU catcher wins All-Star MVP
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pittsburg State incoming sophomore catcher Ian Robinson found a most opportune time for a 2-for-2 night at the plate, a run scored and one RBI.
His solid night came during the Ban Johnson All-Star Game, played Sunday at Kauffman Stadium after the Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers 7-6 in 10 innings as the Royals averted a three-game sweep thanks in part to costly Rangers errors. The Royals have played the role of host to the Ban Johnson All-Star Game 44 times.
Robinson singled in the third, leading off the inning against Regal Plastics pitcher Jacob Stevenson. He would come around to score on a double by BJ Raiders outfielder Anthony Saladino.
Robinson collected his RBI on a double in the fourth, scoring Bandits Baseball outfielder Austin Evans.
The B All-Stars won the game 5-0 and Robinson earned MVP for being in the middle of two scoring rallies.
Robinson, a 2010 graduate of Bishop Miege High School (Shawnee Mission) who played his summer ball for Natural Baseball Academy, hit .208 with a double and three RBI during his freshman year in 2011. He made 14 starts that season and went 2-for-3 in his collegiate debut against Bethany College. Robinson did not play a game in 2012.
Biggs, Richardson named to Babe Ruth Classic
Pittsburg High School incoming sophomores Patrick Biggs and Dante Richardson have been selected to the Kansas Babe Ruth Classic XIV, which will be played August 12 at 11 a.m. between the East (Districts 5-7) and the West (Districts 1-4).
Biggs and Richardson played on the Jim Kelly League team entered into the District 5 tournament July 11-15 in Altamont. Both players, battery mates in high school and summertime ball, helped the Jim Kelly League finish district runner-up to Parsons. Richardson and Biggs earned MVP honors during separate losses to Parsons.
The Babe Ruth Classic began in 1999, designed as a way to showcase the 36-best 15-year-old baseball players in the Babe Ruth program. Pittsburg and JayCee Ballpark hosted the second edition in 2000, with the East victorious in both one-run contests, 7-6 and 8-7. Council Grove hosts this year's doubleheader featuring some of the state's best young players.
