The Hutchinson Monarchs-Derby Twins Jayhawk Collegiate League baseball game in Derby Wednesday night was canceled due to a muddy field.
“I will update everyone when I have a makeup date set,” said Monarchs’ owner/general manager Marc Blackim on social media.
The Monarchs get Thursday (the Fourth of July) off and will play against the Great Bend Bat Cats at Al Burns Memorial Field in Great Bend Friday.
Hutchinson will host Great Bend Saturday night at Hobart-Detter Field in Carey Park and will host the Diamond Kings on Sunday. Both games start at 7 p.m.
The Monarchs defeated the Twins 3-2 Tuesday night at Hobart-Detter Field.
The Monarchs scored one run in the bottom of the first inning and one in the third for a 2-0 lead.
Camden Johnson had an RBI single in the first inning. In the third, Johnson singled up the middle, stole second base and third and scored on Cooper Westlund’s bunt.
Derby tied the score at 2-2 with two runs in the top of the eighth inning.
Hutchinson walked it off with a run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Jarrett Flaggert reached on an error to lead off the inning, was sacrificed to second by Sam Wiese and scored on Blake Bradford’s RBI double.
The Monarchs had six hits and Derby four. The Twins committed one error.
The Monarchs improved to 15-6 overall and Derby dropped to 15-7. Hutchinson, Derby and the Kansas Cannons from Augusta are tied for first place in the JCL Second Half standings with 4-1 records.
Former Blue Dragon golfer Dominic Clemons qualifies for British Open
Former Hutchinson Community College All-American golfer Dominic Clemons became the first Blue Dragon player in history to qualify for one of professional golf’s four major championships on Tuesday.
Designated an amateur because he still has collegiate eligibility remaining, Clemons’ incredible summer of 2024 got even more eventful on Tuesday after the former Blue Dragon tied professional major champion Justin Rose (2013 U.S. Open Champion) for first place in one of the four qualifying tournaments for the 152nd British Open.
Clemons played at the Burnham & Barrow Golf Club in Burnham-on-Sea, England.
Clemons matched Rose stroke for stroke in each round with a 5-under 66 on Monday and a 3-under 68 on Tuesday to finish tied at 8-under 134, three strokes clear of the field. Clemons carded six birdies and only one bogey on Monday and closed with seven birdies and four bogeys on Tuesday.
The 152nd Open Championship will take place on July 18-21 at Royal Troon in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland.
Clemons played for the Blue Dragons in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. Clemons was the No. 2 bag on Hutchinson’s second-straight team NJCAA National Champion in 2022 at the Odessa Country Club in Odessa, Texas.
Clemons shot a 7-under 281 and tied for first place in the individual title chase. He lost a two-hole playoff, but still earned first-team NJCAA All-America honors.
One year later, Clemons helped the 2023 Blue Dragons to a fifth-place NJCAA nationals finish. Clemons tied for 34th individually at Sand Creek Station in Newton at 3-over 291.
After Hutchinson, Clemons transferred to Stetson University for the 2023-24 season.
While with the Hatters, Clemons was a unanimous first-team All-ASUN selection, closing the year with five top-three finishes and seven top-five results in 12 tournaments.
Clemons was a three-time ASUN Golfer of the Week. He led the team in all categories and finished ranked No. 87 in the nation in the final Spikemark golf rankings.
Clemons captured medalist honors at the Daytona Beach Intercollegiate with a 3-under par 213 (73-70-70) to capture his first medalist honor at Stetson.
Clemons already has transferred to the University of Alabama for the 2024-25 season.
Halstead softball players honored on Wichita Eagle All-Metro team
Three Halstead High School softball players were named to The Wichita Eagle’s 2024 All-Metro softball team.
Junior Kaci Young was named to the Second Team. Freshman Callyn Divine and senior Mya Morris were named to the Third Team.