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Kirk's Homer Another Walk-off Win

From the Capital Journal:

WASHBURN 8-4, SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 0-3

On most days, it would have been a no-doubter coming off Taylor Kirk’s bat.

But given the extreme wind conditions, the Washburn junior wasn’t sure her shot to dead-center in the bottom of the eighth of Friday’s second game with Southwest Baptist had enough to leave the park.

“Off the bat, I knew I’d centered it up pretty well,” Kirk said. “We’ve really fought the wind the past several games and just seeing it go up in the air kind of scared me. I was like, ‘Please wind, do not hold this back.’”

The wind was just calm enough that Kirk’s shot cleared the fence, giving the Ichabods a 4-3 come-from-behind win in eight innings and a sweep of the visiting Bearcats. Washburn didn’t need any late-inning drama in the opener, riding a one-hitter from starter Megan Deiter to an 8-0 win in five innings.

After having its 17-game MIAA winning streak snapped on Thursday with a loss to Central Missouri in the second game of their doubleheader, Washburn was in serious danger of seeing the nightcap of Friday’s twinbill also get away.

Baptist starting pitcher Claire Miller left the game with an injury three batters into the second game, but Bearcat reliever Kaylee Schmidli was more than a capable fill-in, keeping Washburn off-balance for much of the game.

Alyssa Carney managed an RBI single off Schmidli in the first inning to match the run Baptist had scored in the top half of the inning, but over the next four innings, Schmidli held Washburn hitless and retired the side in order twice.

“We pressed a little bit yesterday too,” Washburn coach Brenda Holaday said. “These are all good teams and I think maybe the kids are over-trying a little bit at this point. ... We weren’t quite clicking on all cylinders, but I really love the fight of this team. They don’t ever believe they’re out of it and they have that mentality that they’re gonna come back and that gives you a chance to win.”

Down 3-1 going into the sixth, Washburn finally got to Schmidli. Savannah Moore drew a leadoff walk and Carney delivered a one-out single. Kirk then laid down a bunt that scored Moore and pinch-hitter Lenae Salinas followed with a grounder to tie the game 3-3.

Washburn left the bases loaded, and after a scoreless seventh and top of the eighth, Kirk ended it with her solo shot to center.

“It was definitely a little frustrating and everyone was a little anxious going up to the plate,” Kirk said. “We just needed someone to sit back and drive a ball to get everything started. It definitely went a lot better at the end.”

A native of Rossville, Kirk saw plenty of current teammate Deiter, a Silver Lake product, during their high school days. Now on the same team, she likes what she sees out of her former rival a lot more than she did then.

And what’s not to like. After setting Washburn’s single-season strikeout record in Thursday’s win over Central Missouri, Deiter came back against Baptist and allowed just a first-inning single to the Bearcats.

Deiter finished with six strikeouts and walked two.

“It’s so much better being on this side of it,” Kirk said. “I played with her last year at Johnson (County Community College) and (it’s) so fun being behind her and being part of her support system.”

Washburn gave Deiter all the support she needed with a four-run second inning. Lexie Myers and Emilee Baker each had RBI singles while Ashley Ruder was hit with the bases loaded and Moore drew a bases-loaded walk.

A double steal plated another run in the fourth and Myers delivered a two-run double in the fifth before Sam Stallbaumer laced a walkoff single. Washburn improved to 36-9 overall and 20-2 in MIAA play with the sweep.

“We didn’t play our best softball all week, but we played good and we played tough,” Holaday said. “Our pitching was nails and the kids hung in there and did the little things. ... When you can play six games in four days and come out 5-1 against that quality of competition, you’re doing something right.”

In game one of the double header,  Taylor scored 2 runs on 3 walks which registered as 0 at bats.
In game two Taylor had 2 hits, 2 RBIs, and 1 run.  The first hit was a bunt single that scored a run and her second hit was a solo homer in the bottom of the 8th inning to give WU the 4-3  win. 

Main Street Bookies Club

Main Street Bookies Book Club

Rossville Community Library

Meets the 3rd Friday of every month at 10:00 a.m.

Our monthly book club will continue to meet through the summer months.

Selections are as follows:

June 15th: “A Piece of the World” by Christina Baker Kline

July 20th: “Cold Sassy Tree” by Olive Ann Burns

August 17th: “Victoria” by Daisy Goodwin

*Titles may be subject to change.

Taylor Kirk (15) In WU Softball

    Washburn U split their softball doubleheader with  Central Missouri on Thur.  Washburn won the first 4-0,  but lost the second in 8 innings 2-1.  Washburn has a league record of 18-2.
    Taylor Kirk (Rossville) had no hits in the first game,  but she was left on base three times in three at bats.
    In game two,  Taylor had two of the team's four hits in a recorded 3 at bats.  Unfortunately none of the hits created an RBI.

Royal Valley Track Inv. (updated)

    RHS compeed in the Royal Valley Track and Field meet on Tues.    The boys team placed 8th of ten teams.   The placing of the girls team is not available at this time.
    Trevor Johnson accounted for 20 of the boys team's 28 points by coming in first in both the 100 M. dash and 200 M. dash.
    Several girls contributed points for the Rossville team.   Among them were:
    Meagan Huston 6th 1600 M. run
    Jordan Bittner  3rd 100 M. hurdles, 5th 300 M. hurdles
    Julia Streit  2nd 3200 M run
    Avery Anderson  5th long jump 
    Mary Schults    5th shot put
    Rossville was 5th in the 4 x 800 relay.

Washburn U Leadership Conference

    Last week, Jenna Rodehurst, Jonas Rewerts, Daniel Rewerts, Alexandra Broughton and Sydney Wonnell competed in a leadership conference at Washburn University. Although they did not place, they were strong in the competition against a field of mostly Juniors and Seniors.

Taylor Kirk (15) In WU Wins

    Washburn University's softball team won two games against Northeastern State University (Oklahoma) on  Tue by scores of  7-1 and 9-0.
    First baseman Taylor Kirk (Rossville)  was hitless in 4 at bats with one left on base in the first game.
    In the second game,  she reached base on an error by the shortstop as an unearned run scored.  Taylor scored 2 runs on 2 at bats with one walk in the 4 1/2 inning game.
    You can read a recap of the games at:  http://wusports.com/news/2018/4/10/softball-ichabods-sweep-riverhawks-as-moore-becomes-single-season-rbi-leader.aspx?path=softball

Softball Team Sweeps Manhattan

    The RHS softball team picked up two more wins with a big double header sweep of Manhattan.  The RHS girls prevailed 8-0 and 14-3 and are now 6-0 for the season.

Student Of Week--Maxine Smith

    Maxine has been a dedicated friend and classmate to a student that injured themselves. She has helped this individual carry books and class materials and was especially helpful on a trip to to the capitol building. Her actions are a positive reflection on herself and the student body.

Golf Team At S. Lyons Co. Inv.

    The Rossville boys golf team attended the Southern Lyon County Inv., finishing 10th of 10 teams.  Cory Hadsall  finished 27th of 72 competitors. with a 97. 

Thomas's Have A Girl

Joan and Jimmy Thomas of Rossville are the proud parents of a new baby girl born April 6, 2018 at Stormont Vail.

Taylor Kirk Homers Twice

    Washburn pulled out two single point wins on Thursday at Ft. Hays State.
    In the first game, won by Washburn 4-3, Taylor Kirk (Rossville) had two at bats and one base on balls.
    Taylor homered twice in the second game that Washburn won 7-6.  She hit a solo home run in the 4th inning, and then hit a second solo homer in the top of the 8th inning to break a 6-6 tie.   For the game,  she had 3 hits, 2 RBIs and 2 runs in 4 at bats.
    You can find the box score and game recap of each game at:  http://wusports.com/schedule.aspx?path=softball&

Washburn Gets Two SB Wins

  Washburn U. picked up two softball wins at the U. of Nebraska at Kearney on Wednesday.
  Taylor Kirk (junior from Rossville) had 4 at bats and 2 left on bases in the early 7-4 win.
  Taylor had 3 at bats, 1 run, and 1 RBI in the 13-5 win in game two.
  You can find the box score and game recap of each game at:  http://wusports.com/schedule.aspx?path=softball&

Baseball Team Splits At Santa Fe Trail

The RHS baseball team split their double header with Santa Fe Trail on Thur.  The Dawgs took the first game 8-4,  but lost the second 2-0.