Greyhounds split with Kansas City

Fort Scott Community College's baseball team broke a five-game losing streak but still only came away with a split against Kansas City Kansas in a make-up Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader at Lions Field Monday.

The Greyhounds won the opener 5-2 but lost the nightcap 3-2.

Kansas City scored both its first-game runs in the top of the first inning. Fort Scott got one of those back in the bottom of the frame when Kolby Greenslade singled home Lance Barkley, who had led off the inning with a double and moved to third on a passed ball.

Sam Gilbert singled to center with one out in the bottom of the fourth and moved to second on a passed ball. Parker O'Dell followed with another single. Then Zach Taylor's sacrifice bunt scored Gilbert to tie the score 2-2.

Dalton Rook and Mike Sielinski followed with back-to-back 2-out singles. Barkley brought both runners home with a double to left.

Barkley had two hits, both doubles, and Rook also had two of Fort Scott's 10 hits. Eric Hinostroza was 2 for 4 for Kansas City.

Miles Wagner (2-1) pitched 4 1/3 innings for the Greyhounds (2-6 East, 10-8 overall), allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out 3. Matt Peterson got his first save of the season with 2 2/3 innings of 2-hit ball. He allowed 2 walks and struck out 2.

Geoffrey Birkemeier pitched a complete game in a losing effort for the Blue Devils (2-6, 5-11), allowing 4 earned runs on 10 hits. He didn't walk anyone and struck out 4.

Fort Scott scored the first run of the second game. Josh Griffith's double to left plated Barkley, who singled to lead off the bottom of the first and then stole second.

Kansas City tied the score in the second and went ahead in the third as four of the Greyhounds' five errors in the game aided the Blue Devils.

Fort Scott tied the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth. Doug Jenkins walked with two outs, moved to second on a ground out and scored on Griffith's single.

Kansas City scored the winning run in the top of the eighth with two outs.

Lucas Norton and Daniel Lamunyon both went 2 for 5 for KCK. Griffith went 2 for 4 and Barkley and Kaden Shaffer were each 2 for 5.

Hunter Phillips was the winning pitcher for the Devils, allowing 7 hits and 3 walks while striking out 5 in the first 7 innings. Hinostroza earned a save with two innings of 1-hit ball. He walked 2 and struck out 3.

Cody Tolbert (0-1) took the loss for Fort Scott, allowing 1 run on 4 hits and 1 walk while striking out 1 in the final 3 2/3 innings.

Fort Scott will host Cowley in a division doubleheader Thursday and travel to Arkansas City to take on the Tigers Saturday. Play begins at 2 p.m. Thursday and 1 p.m. Saturday.

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Game One

Kansas City Kansas...... 200 000 0 -- 2 6 1

Fort Scott.............. 100 400 x -- 5 10 0

WP -- Wagner (2-1). LP -- Birkemeier. Sv. -- Peterson (1).

HR -- None.

Game Two

Kansas City Kansas...... 011 000 010 -- 3 8 2

Fort Scott.............. 100 010 000 -- 2 8 5

WP -- Phillips. LP --Tolbert (0-1). Sv. --Hinostroza

HR -- None.