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Seaman baseball gave itself a chance for a comeback semifinal victory in Wednesday's Class 5A regional tournament at Seaman, but Andover Central came up with just enough big plays to take a 5-4 eight-inning win over the Vikings.
Seaman's players and coaches console each other after Wednesday's heartbreaking 5-4 extra-inning loss to Andover Central. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
"We knew we were getting a quality opponent in Andover Central, a team that last year was the No. 1 seed in the West and had a lot of returners on the field for them,'' Seaman coach Trent Oliva said. "So we knew our work was cut out for us and it was one of those games where it just kind of went back and forth and we were kind of grinding and able to get it tied back at three but tip your cap to them.
"They made more plays at the end with two outs and were able to get that done.''
With the game knotted 3-3 after seven innings, No. 14 seed Andover Central took a 5-3 lead in the top of the eighth, scoring on a wild pitch and a run-scoring single from junior Carter Inslee.
But No. 3 seed Seaman responded with a rally of its own in the bottom of the inning, opening the frame with back-to-back doubles from seniors Max Huston and David Dobbs, with Huston scoring on Dobbs' double to cut the Vikings' deficit to 5-4.
Dobbs stole third base on a walk to sophomore Axton Brewer, but Andover Central threw out Dobbs at home on a bunt for the first out of the inning.
After recording a strikeout for the second out, Seaman got a single from senior Bryer Finley to load the bases before Jaguar senior reliever Jace Jefferson was able to end the game on a groundout to shortstop.
Seaman, which graduates eight seniors, ended its season with a solid 18-8 campaign.
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An undefeated season came to an end for Hayden on Wednesday evening as the Wildcats' bid for another state tournament berth fell short in the regional championship with a 9-8 loss to Tonganoxie.
A seventh-inning rally for Bill Arnold's Hayden baseball team came up just short in Wednesday's 9-8 Class 4A regional loss to Tonganoxie, the Wildcats' lone loss in a 23-1 season. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]
A five-run rally in the bottom of the seventh was not enough to overcome five errors in the field for a 24th straight victory on the season.
“What I saw was defensively we made a lot of mistakes. We had errors in the field which has been very uncommon for this team. We’ve played solid defense all year long and had great pitching,” said Wildcat coach Bill Arnold. “We picked a bad day not to play well.”
The regional championship game was set after Tonganoxie, the No. 8 seed, dispatched of El Dorado 10-0 to begin the day. The top-seeded Wildcats held on for a 5-4 win over Augusta in Game 2 of the day.
“We didn’t play very well the first game. I was hoping we would get things squared away and play a solid championship game and we didn’t. Credit Tonganoxie for coming out and taking what we gave them,” Arnold said.
Hayden did not trail by more than two runs until the seventh inning when they faced a 9-3 deficit after the Chieftains scored five in the top of the inning.
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GIRLS
100 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 12.43
Jurnee Cole, Highland Park 12.75
Karys Deiter, Silver Lake 12.76
Ciarra Hartz, Highland Park 12.77
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 12.80
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High
200 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 25.72
Molly Worley, Washburn Rural 26.10
Ally Steiner, Seaman 26.20
Morgan Robinson, Shawnee Heights 26.58
Jurnee Cole, Highland Park 26.68
400 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 56.81
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 59.96
Ali Gerber, Silver Lake 60.91
Madison Blanco, Washburn Rural 61.65
Sofia Harper, Hayden 61.81
Ryan Miller, Seaman
800 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 2:09.28
Payton Fink, Washburn Rural 2:21.21
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 2:21.99
Kinley Robinson, Seaman 2:24.07
Emily Graf, Washburn Rural 2:24.19
1,600 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 4:41.47
Payton Fink, Washburn Rural 5:08.00
Emily Graf, Washburn Rural 5:08.24
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 5:09.15
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 5:20.69
3,200 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 10:17.74
Payton Fink, Washburn Rural 10:51.62
Emily Graf, Washburn Rural 11:20.40
Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural 11:28.78
Brooklyn Nolte, Washburn Rural 11:32.65
100-METER HURDLES
Bella Reid, Hayden 15.83
Jaida Stallbaumer, Seaman 15.84
Karys Deiter, Silver Lake 16.45
Rylee Dick, Rossville 16.87
Kelcie Schneider, Washburn Rural 17.61
Jaida Stallbaumer, Seaman
300-METER HURDLES
Jaida Stallbaumer, Seaman 47.63
Ke'Ahjahnae Rice, Highland Park 47.96
Rylee Dick, Rossville 50.33
Karys Deiter, Silver Lake 51.27
Kelcie Schneider, Washburn Rural 51.39
4x100-METER RELAY
Topeka High 50.15
Washburn Rural 50.36
Seaman 50.93
Silver Lake 51.06
Topeka West 53.17
4x400-METER RELAY
Seaman 4:01.58
Washburn Rural 4:13.32
Silver Lake 4:13.34
Shawnee Heights 4:37.27
4x800-METER RELAY
Washburn Rural 9:35.40
Seaman 10:13.11
Hayden 11:10.63
Shawnee Heights 11:33.41
HIGH JUMP
Molly Worley, Washburn Rural 5-4
Journey Manhart, Silver Lake 5-2
Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High 5-0
Alexis Burns, Washburn Rural 5-0
Tahtionna Broils, Highland Park 4-8
Klara Wilson, Washburn Rural 4-8
Jaiden Wise, Silver Lake 4-8
POLE VAULT
Grace Jowers, Seaman 11-0
Emme Blanco, Washburn Rural 8-9
Taylor Hanshaw, Shawnee Heights 8-0
Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka HIgh
LONG JUMP
Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High 18-6
Molly Worley, Washburn Rural 17-7.75
Jayana Washington, Topeka High 17-5
Maddie Blanco, Washburn Rural 16-6.50
Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake 16-3.5
TRIPLE JUMP
Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High 38-3.25
Ali Gerber, Silver Lake 34-3.75
Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake 33-4
Grace Funk, Hayden 32-7.75
Brinley Pottorf, Rossville 32-7.50
SHOT PUT
Kailyn Petersen, Washburn Rural 35-1
Alexis Rutherford, Hayden 33-6
Kayleigh Kruger, Silver Lake 33-5
Kylie Hanni, Silver Lake 32-3.5
Eve Luea, Washburn Rural 31-6
DISCUS
Kailyn Petersen, Washburn Rural 126-5
Kayleigh Kruger, Silver Lake 112-7
Eve Luea, Washburn Rural 109-3
Rayleigh Alonso, Silver Lake 104-10
Alexis Rutherford, Hayden 103-6
JAVELIN
Morgan Ray, Washburn Rural 135-10
Peyton Henry, Seaman 110-6
Payton Alexander, Seaman 105-8
Jillian Goetz, Shawnee Heights 105-1
Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake 100-0
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200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY
Washburn Rural 2:01.75
Hayden 2:07.36
Seaman 2:07.38
Topeka High 2:11.23
Shawnee Heights 2:15.41
200-YARD FREESTYLE
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural 1:55.60
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 2:01.37
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 2:06.15
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 2:17:02
Kaelyn Gerdel, Hayden 2:21.23
200-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural 2:10.28
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 2:10.69
Hara Del Castillo, Topeka High 2:25.04
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 2:35.31
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 2:35.91
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural
50-YARD FREESTYLE
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural 25.43
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 26.46
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 26.74
Kaylee Gregg, Hayden 27.67
Clara Sobba, Shawnee Heights 28.08
ONE-METER DIVING
Kaylee Gregg, Hayden 231.60
Sydney Thomann, Seaman 224.45
Rhiannon Good, Washburn Rural 224.05
Maddie Gregg, Hayden 183.05
Giselle Soto, Washburn Rural 163.50
Joslynn Grace, Seaman
100-YARD BUTTERFLY
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 1:00.12
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural 1:01.66
Kaitlyn Aldridge, Shawnee Heights 1:07.53
Kaya Hamilton, Washburn Rural 1:17.70
Makenna Russell, Topeka West 1:25.52
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A dream first season for head coach Jason Brown and the Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds will conclude in Wichita at the Class 5A state baseball tournament after a 5-2 win over De Soto in the regional finals Tuesday night.
Shawnee Heights baseball celebrates its Class 5A regional championship Tuesday night at the Bettis Family Sports Complex. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]
Shawnee Heights baseball poses for a team picture after Tuesday night's 5-2 win over De Soto in a Class 5A regional championship game at the Bettis Family Sports Complex. [Photo by Kyle Manthe/Special to TSN]
“I couldn't ask for a better season ... I have no complaints. It’s been one of the best times of my life so far, so I can’t wait (for it to continue),” Brown said. “It’s just a great bunch of kids. They want to win, and they do everything they can to win.”
Shawnee Heights (21-7), the No. 3 seed in the 5A East regional, defeated No. 14 Highland Park 8-0 in the first round. No. 11 De Soto (13-15) knocked off No. 6 Spring Hill 7-4 in the first game of the day at Bettis Family Sports Complex to move into the regional final.
Along with five innings of one-run ball from Cambren Floberg on the mound in the regional final, it was a four-RBI day from senior Deacon Pomeroy that led the way for the Thunderbirds.
“He’s done it all year long,'' Brown said. "He deserves to be all-state, all-conference. He’s a great player and he’s consistent.
“He comes up in big situations and he just does what he does. There’s nothing you can say.”
A big day at the plate for Pomeroy, capped off by a three-RBI triple in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie, was special for the future Oklahoma State Cowboy playing at home for the last time.
“I’ve been around Shawnee Heights since my dad was a coach, and I've been around the team since I was five, so getting to see the older teams do it makes it more exciting for me,” Pomeroy said.
It was a pitcher's duel to begin the final, with no score in the first two innings. Floberg worked around trouble in the second. After surrendering two singles to begin the inning, he got a flyout and a ground ball 4-6-3 double play to end the threat.
Shawnee Heights broke the scoreless tie in the third inning, beginning with a one-out walk from Makade Orton. A single by Floberg and another walk loaded the bases, allowing Orton to score on a wild pitch.
