Game One Of Semi-Final Match

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Rossville Rattlers	0	0	2	0	5	0	1	0	0		8	12	1
Junction City Brigade	1	0	6	0	2	1	0	0	-		10	14	2

      Through six full innings,  the Brigade leads the Rattlers in Game One of their semi-final match for the Cowdin Cup.

      Through seven full innings,  the Brigade leads by two.
      Neither team could score the last two innings so the Brigade held their 10-8 lead for the win.
      Colton Kooser (CF) only had one hit,  but it was a bases loaded double sending three runs in.  Michael Higgins (DH) and Jeremy Thomas (RF) each had 2 hits and 1 RBI.  
      The teams meet again Friday night at 7 PM at Rossville.

Semi-Final Round Of Cowdin Cup

Thursday 7/23:  Rossville @  Junction City (7:00 PM)

Friday 7/24:  Junction City @  Rossville (7:00 PM)

Saturday 7/25:  Rossville @  Junction City (7:00 PM if necessary

Video Of Wed. Game

    Here is some video from the  Wed night game where the Rattlers defeated the Baldwin City Blues 9-1.
http://ksnt.com/2015/07/22/rattlers-crush-baldwin-city-advance-to-semifinals/

Baldwin City Blues At Rossville

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Baldwin City Blues	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			1	7	1
Rossville Rattlers	6	0	0	3	0	0	0	0			9	9	0

    The Rattler offense was led by Jeremy Thomas (RF) with 2 hits, 4 RBIs and 1 run.
    Taylor Mah was the starting pitcher and he spent 7 innings on the mound allowing only 5 hits, 1 earned run, 3 walks, and 4 strikeouts.  
    Jaren Kutzke threw for the last two innings to seal the win allowing 2 hits, no runs, 3 walks, and 5 strike-outs.

Co. Commission To Get Bridge Update

From the Capital-Journal
    The Shawnee County commissioners will hear an update Thursday on the dilapidated Willard Bridge in northwest Shawnee County.
    Tom Vlach, public works director, will present the update when Commissioners Kevin Cook, Shelly Buhler and Bob Archer meet at 9 a.m. Thursday in Room B-11 of the county courthouse, 200 S.E. 7th.
    Information about the presentation wasn’t available Tuesday, but Vlach has given frequent updates on the condition of the structurally deficient bridge for months. In March, commissioners called for weekly inspections after multiple holes caused by corrosion were found in the floor beam on the north end of the bridge.
    The Willard Bridge is located along the county’s western edge on N.W. Carlson Road, about 2.7 miles north of Interstate 70. It was built in 1955 and widened in 1983. The bridge is the same type as the Interstate 35 bridge in Minneapolis that collapsed in 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 145.
    The county applied June 5 for a federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER, grant. Shawnee County requested $16.7 million of a total $500 million available and should know by the end of September whether those funds will be granted.
Kansas Department of Transportation had agreed in late June to advance Shawnee County between $7 million and $10 million in interest-free loans for replacing the bridge.

RHS Booster Club Gets Dillon's Check

The RHS Booster Club received their first community Dillon’s Rewards check for  $66.00.  It’s not too late to sign up and help.  If you’re shopping at Dillon’s,  please register your card and choose the booster club to receive a % back.  Thanks to everyone that has done so already!

Rattlers at Baldwin City (Updated)

Game tied at the end of 9 innings.
Top of the tenth as the game goes into extra innings.
Rattlers get two on base and score one in the top half of the 10th.
Start of the bottom of the 10th with Rattlers leading 6-5
In the bottom of the tenth, the Blues hit five straight singles scoring two runs for a 7-6 victory.

With the series tied at 1-1,  the two teams come back to Joe Campbell Stadium Wednesday evening for the third game to see which team advances to the semi-final game of the league tournament.

	12	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		R	H	E
Rossville Rattlers	02	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1		6	12	1
Baldwin City Blues	04	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2		7	11	0

    The Rattler offense was led by Collin Scribner (1B) with 2 hits, 2 runs, and 3 RBIs and   Michael Higgins (C) with 3 his and 3 runs and 1 RBI.    Cade Bunnell (3B) had 2 hits and 1 RBI.
    Jake Michalski was the starting pitcher,  but he only lasted 1 1/3 inning, giving up 3 hits, 4 earned runs 4 walks, and no strike-outs. Tristin Johnson pitched the next 3 2/3 innings allowing only 1 hit, 1 earned run, 5 walks,and 4 strike-outs.    Jake Hozey pitched the last 4 1/3 innings.   He was doing well his first 4 innings,  but allowed 5 singles in the 10th inning which led to two runs crossing the plate for a Blues victory.  

Rossville Wins First Playoff Game

Baldwin City Blues	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	8	1
Rossville Rattlers	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	2		6	9	1

    The Rattler offense was led by Michael Higgins (C) with 2 hits, 2 runs, and 2 RBI.   Collin Scribner (1B) had 1 hit and 2 RBIs.  Tim Schaerman (SS) had 2 hits and 1 run scored.  and Colton Kooser went 1 of 2 and scored 2 runs.

     Zach Holmes was the starting pitcher allowing 5 hits (including a home run), 5 earned runs,  2 walks and 2 strike-outs in his three innings on the mound.  Bryan Girder pitched 3 innings of shut-out ball allowing 2 hits, 4 walks, and 4 strike-outs.    Drew Scrimster closed out the game allowing 2 hits, no runs, 3 walks and no strike-outs.
    Rossville will play at Baldwin City Tuesday night for the second game of the best 2 out of 3 games.  They will return to Rossville if a third game is needed.   

Final MPL Standings

 

Midwest Athletics	36	25	11	0	.694	205	128
Junction City Brigade	36	22	14	0	.611	190	111
Rossville Rattlers	32	18	14	0	.563	192	167
Topeka Golden Giants	35	19	16	0	.543	211	196
Liberty Monarchs	29	12	17	0	.414	165	195
Baldwin City Blues	36	14	22	0	.389	196	282
Topeka Senators	34	9	25	0	.265	125	179

Playoffs begin 7 PM Tonight.

    Mid Plain League Post Season Playoffs begin this evening at Rossville at 7 PM with the Rattlers hosting the Baldwin City Blues to begin a best of three games series.    Click on below image to see full bracket.  
     The team pot luck dinner and team awards will take place following the game tonight.

Mary (Searcy) Miller Passes Away

      Mary Martha Miller, 93, of Topeka entered into eternal peace with Jesus July 17, 2015 at Autumn Home Plus in Topeka, Ks.
      She was born August 10, 1921 near Rossville, Ks, the daughter of Roy W. and Emma Ruth Trostle Searcy. She grew up on farms near Rossville, Wamego, Stull, Paxico, and Meriden, graduating from Meriden High School.
      After graduation, she moved to Topeka. She did housekeeping, secretarial work, and was employed by Duckwalls and then Sears for 31 years retiring in 1980 as Head Cashier. She volunteered at Stormont-Vail for many years. She was an active member of the Kansas Avenue United Methodist Church since 1949, and the Sears and Goodyear retiree groups. She enjoyed farming, animals, helping others, sharing their bountiful garden produce, spending time with family, and praising the Lord.
      She married Alvin L. Miller November 9, 1940 in North Topeka. He died June 12, 2003. She is survived by a son, Larry A. Miller (Carolyn), of Topeka; two granddaughters, Kristi R. Miller of Roeland Park, Ks, and Melanie K. Miller of Topeka; one sister, Pearl Wood (Hebron, Ky); three brothers, Edward, Carl and Ray Searcy, all of Topeka; and many nieces and nephews. One brother, Glenn Searcy, and five sisters, Thelma Stoneberger, Lucille Hosler, Dorothy Wright, Golda Plumly, and Eileen Creveling, preceded her in death.
      A funeral service will be 10:00 am Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Davidson Funeral Home, Topeka. Interment will follow at Rochester Cemetery. She will lie in state from 1:00-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to Kansas Avenue United Methodist Church in care of Davidson Funeral Home. To leave the family a message, or view her obituary please visit www.davidsonfuneral.com.

Rattler's Games and Dinner Rescheduled

    Sunday's games have been canceled due to the weather.
    The Rattlers will take on the Baldwin City Blues tomorrow night, 7 PM at Joe Campbell Stadium in Rossville for Game 1 of the Brett Cowdin Memorial Cup Playoffs.
    The team pot luck and team awards will take place following the game. Game 2 of the series with Baldwin City is scheduled for Tuesday, July 21, in Baldwin City at 7 PM. Game 3 if necessary, Wednesday July 22, 7 PM at The Joe.

Giants Get 7-6 Win Sat. Nite

    After three innings,  the Rattlers lead 6-3.  The Rattlers have 7 hits in the first three innings,  and the Golden Giants only two hits,  but both were triples.
    After five innings,  the score is still 6-3 though the Giants have added a couple hits to their total
    Jaren Kuitzke pitched the first 5 innings allowing 4 hits, 3 ER, 4 Walks and 4 Strike-outs.  But his pitch count was nearing 90,  so Taylor Mah came in to pitch the start of bottom of the 6th inning.
In his 3 2/3 innings,  he allowed 5 hits, 4 ER, 5 walks, and 2 strike-outs while throwing 90 pitches.
    Cade Bunnell led the offense  with 2 hits.
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Rattlers    1   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0     6   7   0
Giants      0   0   3   0   0   0   1   2   1     7   4   2

Rattlers Lose To Giants Friday

From the Capital Journal:

A sixth-inning implosion by the Rossville Rattlers on Friday night gave the Topeka Golden Giants all they would need for their second straight come-from-behind victory.

Rossville committed two errors, walked a pair and hit a batter in Topeka’s three-run inning, which gave the Golden Giants a lead they would not relinquish in a 6-2 victory at Jerry Robertson Field.

Rattlers starter Tyler Davis, who pitches for Kansas, cruised through the first five innings, allowing just one hit and no runs. But his defense struggled behind him in the sixth in the battle between Mid-Plains League teams fighting for playoff seedings.

Topeka’s Johnny Hodges opened the sixth by reaching base on a throwing error, then moved to second when Ryan Ihle was plunked with a curve ball that didn’t curve. Davis retired the next two batters in the inning before issuing a walk to Kolton Schenker to load the bases.

Fort Hays State’s Casey Sedbrook would clear them. He hit a two-run single to right that the Rattlers right fielder overran, allowing Schenker to score all the way from first.

“I got a fastball in that got in on my hands. The pitcher got the ground ball that he was probably looking for,” Sedbrook said. “It’s baseball, and I found a hole. The right fielder came on a little hard, made an error and let the other guy score.”

Ben Dalke earned the win for Topeka, which improved to 18-16 in Mid-Plains League play.

“Ben threw well and was getting ahead of hitters,” Golden Giants coach John Tetuan said. “Having a starting pitcher set the tone in a game is huge, especially when their pitcher was throwing well. They scored two unearned runs, but that’s not on him. He pitched well enough to win and that is all we can ask.”

The Rattlers (18-13) scored single runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Collin Scribner scored a run on a Golden Giants’ throwing error in the fifth and Jonathan Valenzuela-Reece scored in front of a Colton Kooser single in the sixth.

Dalke, who plays at Colby Community College, threw six innings and allowed six hits. He struck out seven batters while walking two. Ty Geary came in and earned the save in relief with three innings of two-hit shutout ball.

“My stuff was moving and that’s what helped,” Dalke said. “My off-speed was working tonight and I got some strikeouts which I don’t normally do. I was just happy that Ty didn’t get to snake another win from me. He came in and closed things down.”

Topeka added an insurance run in the seventh as Ihle hit a run-scoring single. The Giants then put the game away with two runs in the eighth on RBI singles by JB Eary and Kellen Myers.

The three-game series is scheduled to conclude at 7 p.m Saturday with the Golden Giants looking for the sweep.

Rattlers 000 110 000 — 2 8 3

Giants 000 003 12X — 6 6 1

Davis, Hosey (7) and Nerz. Dalke, Geary (7), and Tapia. W — Dalke. L — Davis. S – Geary.

Records — Rattlers 18-13, Giants 18-16.