Alan Hoskins, Supervisor of Public Information
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
College Advancement
Kansas City Kansas Community College vaulted back into the thick of the Jayhawk Conference baseball race with an impressive sweep at Fort Scott Tuesday.
The 8-2, 12-1 sweep boosted the Blue Devils into fourth place at 4-3 in the Jayhawk East and 15-3 overall, the best record in the entire conference. One of only two teams with just three losses, the Blue Devils trail Cowley County (10-4), Neosho County (7-3) and Johnson County (6-4) in the East standings.
With several makeup games to be added to the schedule, KCKCC has a chance to make up more ground this week, hosting league-leading Cowley County Thursday at Community America at Village West at 1 p.m. and then going to third place Johnson County, Saturday, also at 1 p.m. The twin bill at JCCC is first of six straight doubleheaders on the road for KCKCC including five in the Jayhawk.
Route-going performances by freshmen Jake King and Mark Spreckels highlighted Tuesday’s sweep at Fort Scott. King scattered six hits, struck out six and walked one in the 7-inning 8-2 opener while Spreckels allowed just one run on five hits with three strikeouts and two walks in the 12-1 8-inning nightap.
Sophomores Mike Rezin of Piper and Dale Ricketts each had two hits with Ricketts driving in two runs and Rezin one with a stolen base in the opener. The Blue Devils pounded out 17 hits in the night cap with Shaun Williams leading the way with a double, three singles and two RBI. Hunter Johnson added three hits and two RBI while T.J. Lorson drove in two runs with a double and single, Scott Hull singled twice and drove in two and Laramie Kirkwood had two singles and one RBI. All are freshmen.