Fr e e Pr e ss Page 10 Colby Free Press Friday, April 1, 2011 SSpp o o r r t t ss Three Trojans Getting ready for the first meet top league lists Three Colby Community Col- He pitched four innings, allowing lege players were hon- two runs on seven hits while strik- ored by the Kansas ing out five. Jayhawk Community Stevens’ performance College Conference in on Sunday against March. Cloud County was even Freshman outfielder better. He pitched a Austin Russell was seven-inning complete named the hitter of game, allowing just one the week after batting on six hits while an even .500 (16-for- striking out 10. He has a 32) during the week 2.25 earned run average of March 13 to 19. He with 24 innings pitched. scored 10 runs, had 10 A. Russell Jon Cotter was named runs batted in and three the hitter of the week for stolen bases. his performance in six Russell, a freshman games from March 20 from Victoria, British to 27. The sophomore Columbia, finished off shortstop from Moose the week on March 19 Jaw, Sasketchewan, with a 4-for-4 perfor- .478 for the week with mance at Cloud County 3 doubles, 1 , with three runs scored, 7 runs scored, 9 runs one , a walk batted in and 5 stolen and a . For bases. the season, he is hit- Matt Stevens Cotter is hitting .366 ting a team-leading .417 for the season with a KEVIN BOTTRELL/Colby Free Press with 15 runs batted in, team-leading 13 extra- Colby High track coach Gordon Rasmussen walked among team was scheduled to have its first meet at 1 p.m. today in 29 runs scored, 8 walks base hits – 10 doubles, a his team as they warmed up before practice last week. The McCook, Neb. and 1 strikeout. He is a triple and two home runs perfect 11-for-11 in sto- – and has 27 runs batted len base attempts. in. He is 13-for-13 in Matt Stevens was stolen base attempts. named of the The baseball team is Royals lose opener week after earning two currently 16-10 for the victories, over Lamar season, and 9-3 in the and Cloud County. Ste- Jon Cotter West Division of the vens, a sophomore from conference. Colby plays against Los Angeles Fort Lupton, Colo., Barton County at 1 p.m. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – walks, but Michael Kohn, the An- got the win in a 13-3 five-inning Saturday and Sunday in its next Take away a near-collapse by the gels’ fifth pitcher, struck out Fran- romp over Lamar on March 15. conference action. bullpen and this was exactly what coeur and retired Alcides Escobar the wanted to on a fly ball to end the inning. see in their season opener. With runners at the corners and Legislators halt work Torii Hunter and Jeff Mathis two out in the ninth, Alex Gordon homered, pitched barely missed a home run before two-hit ball into the seventh in- Fernando Rodney struck him out to root for Wichita State ning and the Angels beat the Kan- for the . Gordon was 0 for 5 sas City Royals 4-2 on Thursday. with three strikeouts and left five TOPEKA (AP) – Work on the ita area, clad in black and gold, The Royals made it interesting runners. 2012 state budget came to a halt bolted from the chamber even be- late in the game on solo shots by The Royals committed three in the Kansas House so members fore recess was announced to catch Mike Aviles and Jeff Francoeur, errors. After Mathis connected in could cheer Wichita State in the the game. Watch parties were held but Los Angeles’ bullpen escaped the sixth, Peter Bourjos bunted NIT men’s basketball champion- blocks from the Statehouse. threats in the eighth and ninth. and wound up at third on throw- ship game from Madison Square Win or lose, all 125 members Aviles’ leadoff drive off Kevin ing errors by Hochevar and sec- Garden. were expected to be in their seats Jepsen trimmed Los Angeles’ lead ond baseman Chris Getz. Maicer The Shockers tipped off in the later in the evening to finish the to 4-2 in the eighth. The Royals Izturis ended up driving him in nationally televised game at 6 p.m. proposed $14 billion budget. The went on to load the bases on three with a . Central time Thursday against Al- House microphone was adorned abama. Wichita State won its first with black and yellow balloons NIT title, 66-57. following the Shocker victory. 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