The Emporia State baseball team kicked off their 2024 season with a 17-1 run-rule win over East Central to open the Brad Hill era on Thursday afternoon.
It had been an up-and-down summer for Jefferson City Renegades pitcher Nick Panagos, but he saved his best outing for the perfect moment. Panagos tossed a complete-game shutout Saturday night against the three-time defending MINK League champion St. Joseph Mustangs, sending the Renegades to their first ever MINK League title with a 4-0 victory in Game 3 of the Championship Series at Phil Welch Stadium.
It had been an up-and-down summer for Jefferson City Renegades pitcher Nick Panagos, but he saved his best outing for the perfect moment. Panagos tossed a complete-game shutout Saturday night against the three-time defending MINK League champion St. Joseph Mustangs, sending the Renegades to their first ever MINK League title with a 4-0 victory in Game 3 of the Championship Series at Phil Welch Stadium.
Jefferson City Renegades outfielder Kevin Sanchez was injured in early July and had just three at-bats since July 2 heading into Thursday’s MINK League Championship Series game against the St. Joseph Mustangs. But after pinch-running in the ninth inning, Sanchez came to the plate with two outs and a runner on first base in the bottom of the 10th inning in a game tied at 7. Sanchez blasted the first pitch he saw to right field. The ball bounced off right fielder Brayden Luikart and hit the top of the wall, falling in for a walk-off triple to send the Renegades to an 8-7 victory at Vivion Field.