Liberal Bee Jays

    NBC to Remember Kaiser Carlile

    Date:07/22/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    The 91st NBC World Series will be all about playing hard, and having fun. This year marks the 10th since the baseball world lost Kaiser Carlile, the Liberal Bee Jays bat boy who passed away after a tragic accident at the 2015 NBC World Series. In his honor, teams will be doing more than just competing for a championship. They’ll be living by Kaiser’s motto: Play Hard, Have Fun. An...


    Bee Jays Win Last Game on 2025 Season

    Date:07/21/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    For the first time since 2014, the Liberal Bee Jays are not a part of the NBC World Series.  The Bee Jays won their finale 4-1 over the Dodge City A's Sunday night at Brent Gould Field.  The Bee Jays go 6-2 against NBC bound Dodge City. The A's plated an unearned run in the third.  Liberal scored two in the bottom of the third.  After two walks, Carson Willis singled h...


    B.J.'s Lose Lead Late at Dodge City

    Date:07/21/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    After building a 5-3 lead, the Liberal Bee Jays fell to the Dodge City A’s 6-5 Saturday night in Dodge City.  It was Liberal’s final road game of the season.  The B.J.’s finish 3-6 in road games. The A’s led 3-1 after three after scoring in the first three innings.  Liberal scored in the third.  A fifth inning run brought the Bee Jays within 3-2.  ...


    Array

    Date:07/19/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    The Liberal Bee Jay organization handed out the hardware and watched as the B.J. team bashed the Dodge City A’s 15-9 Friday night at Brent Gould Field.  Before the game, Drew Grego was named Bee Jay Player of the Year.  Todd King was named Director of the Year.  Jimmy and Judy Wagenseller won the Carlile Fan of the Year Award. The Bee Jay offense was revved up Friday night sc...


    Hays Holds Off Liberal

    Date:07/17/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    The Hays Larks made it a clean sweep over the Liberal Bee Jays with a 5-3 win Wednesday night at Larks Park in Hays.  Liberal left 12 runners on base. Liberal squandered early scoring opportunities.  They had runners first and second with no outs and didn’t score in the first.  They had a runner on second no outs in the second and did not score.  Jack Ryan singled...


    Larks Pummel Bee Jays

    Date:07/16/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    The Hays Larks pummeled the Liberal Bee Jays  10-0  Tuesday night at Larks Park in Hays.  Liberal mustered two hits and struck out 10 times. The Larks wasted no time scoring three runs on two hits in the first.  The Larks tucked the game to bed with a five run fourth on three hits and an error. Hays added two more runs on three hits in the fifth.   Hays is 24-...


    Former Bee Jay Frey Drafted by Orioles

    Date:07/14/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    The Baltimore Orioles selected former Liberal Bee Jay Ethan Frey  in the 3rd round (95th pick) of the MLB draft on Sunday.  Frey is an outfielder from LSU.  He played for the Bee Jays in 2022 for Jim Blair and Jared Mayeda when the Bee Jays went 34-5.  Frey hit .324 that season with four homers, 16 RBI's, and 13 runs.  Frey had five doubles and one triple. The Rosepin...


    Derby Out-Slugs Bee Jays

    Date:07/14/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    The Liberal Bee Jays spent the weekend in the Wichita area.  After a rainout Saturday night, the B.J.’s and Derby Twins played one nine inning game on Sunday night.  Derby prevailed 13-7. The Twins scored five in the second to take the early advantage.  Liberal scored one in the third but the Twins answered to lead 6-1 after three.  The Twins added a fourth inning run fo...


    Bee Jays Blow Out Dodge City

    Date:07/14/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    The Liberal Bee Jays blew out the Dodge City A’s in a non league game Thursday night at Cavalier Field in Dodge City.  The Jays won 18-4 in seven innings.  They have won 11 of the last 12 and 27 of the last 30 vs DC. The Bee Jays started fast scoring eight in the first.  Dodge City scored three in the  first.  The B.J.’s scored five in the fourth, one in the s...


    Angels Run Rule Bee Jays

    Date:07/10/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    The Gameday Angels run ruled the Liberal Bee Jays 14-4 in seven innings Wednesday night at Double Angel Park in Parker. The Bee Jays scored two runs on two hits in the first.  Matt Bernath began the game with a double off the wall in left.  Drew Grego lashed an RBI double to right center.   The Angels plated one in the first.  The Angels broke the game open with eight in the t...


    A Road Rout in Denver

    Date:07/09/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    The Liberal Bee Jays banged out nine extra base hits and 22 hits on their way to a 16-6 run rule win over the Colorado Roughriders at Regis University in Denver Tuesday afternoon and evening. The Bee Jays scored two in the third to take the lead.  Larry Olivarez singled.  Drug Grego doubled.  Justin Hudson whistled a two RBI double off the wall in left.  The Roughriders ...


    Dodge City Finally Beats Bee Jays

    Date:07/07/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    The Liberal Bee Jays have had their way with the Dodge City A's in recent years.  Liberal had won 10 in a row over their southwest Kansas rivals.  The Bee Jays had one 26 of their last 28 against Dodge City.   But Saturday night, was Dodge City's night.  The Dodge City A's topped the Bee Jays 10-7.  The B.J. culprit was walks.  Bee Jay pitching walked...


    Bee Jays Win 4th of July Game

    Date:07/05/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    For the seventh straight year, the Liberal Bee Jays win their 4th of July Game.  The B.J.'s topped the Dodge City A's 13-8 in front on a big crowd at Brent Gould Field on Friday night. The A's came ready to play scoring single runs in the first and second for a 2-0 advantage.  Dodge City walks paved the way for a five run Bee Jay second.  DC walked four and hit one.&nbs...


    Bee Jays Win the Weekend Before Four Day Break

    Date:06/29/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    First, the bad news. The Bee Jays’ game scheduled for July 2 against the Great Bend Bat Cats has been canceled, so the Bat Cats can make up league games. So the Bee Jays will have a few extra days of rest before their next contest against the Dodge City A’s on Friday July 4th. Onto the good news from this weekend, the Bee Jays won back-to-back games for the first time since June 22 an...


    Bee Jays Drop Defenisive Battle to Cougars

    Date:06/27/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    The Bee Jays are hosting the Denver Cougars for another three game home series and this one started just like the last one in early June, with a close loss for the Bee Jays. Here in late June; however, it was a defensive battle that resulted in a 3-2 Bee Jays loss. With the win, the Cougars even the season series at two apiece with two games still remaining. The Cougars would jump out to an early...


    Bee Jays Fall to Larks in Extra Innings; Drop Series

    Date:06/26/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    It took extra innings to decide game three and the series between the Liberal Bee Jays and the Hays Larks on Friday night. The Larks would pick up two runs in the tenth while the Bee Jays drought continued and they would put up another scoreless inning giving the Larks an 11-9 victory in the 10 inning game Thursday night, dropping the series 1-2.  The Bee Jays gave up one run in each of the ...


    Bee Jays Split Doubleheader with Larks

    Date:06/25/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    The reigning NBC World Series Champions, the Hays Larks, are in town for a three game series and after a rainout on Tuesday, it was a doubleheader on Wednesday. A pitching duel resulting in a 4-1 Bee Jays win got the evening started and that was followed by a late hitting frenzy in the second game that resulted in a 14-8 Lark win. The series will be decided Thursday night at Brent Gould Field when...


    Bee Jays and Larks Rained Out Tuesday

    Date:06/24/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    Due to the rain Tuesday morning, the Liberal Bee Jays and Hays Larks will begin their three game series at Brent Gould Field on Wednesday rather than Tuesday.  Tuesday's game is rained out and will be made up as part of a double header on Wednesday evening at 5pm on 1270 and 92.3 FM. ...


    Roughriders Win in the Wind

    Date:06/22/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    On a night when the wind was blowing out 30-40 miles per hour, the Liberal Bee Jays walked 17 batters on the way to a 15-14 loss to the Colorado Roughriders at Brent Gould Field.  The Roughriders have won all three games in the series so far.  The Bee Jays have allowed 38 runs in the series. The Bee Jays scored first when Drew Grego ripped a line drive home run over the left field wall ...


    Roughriders Run Rule B.J.’s

    Date:06/21/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    It was another rough sixth inning for the Bee Jays Friday night at Brent Gould Field. This time a rough seventh followed and was enough to send the Bee Jays packing up early before another matchup with the Rough Riders this evening. Rough Riders run rule the Bee Jays in game two of this four-game homestand, 13-2. Much like the first game between these two teams on Thursday night, it was a slo...


    Roughriders Take Game One

    Date:06/20/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    What started as a pitching duel early quickly turned to a shootout as the Bee Jays fall to the Colorado Rough Riders, 10-5. Two scoreless innings gave way to one run by each side in the third inning and after five complete innings it was 1-1 heading into the sixth inning. Bee Jays' starter, Alex Lora, pitched five complete innings giving up that lone run on three hits, four walks and three str...


    Bee Jays Win First Road Game

    Date:06/18/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    Playing on the road for the first time this season, the Liberal Bee Jays built leads of 5-0 and 7-1 and then held on to beat the Dodge City A's 7-5 Tuesday night at Cavalier Field.  The Bee Jays have won nine in a row against Dodge City.  The Bee Jays have won 25 of the last 27 against the A's. Liberal scored five runs in the first in front of the Dodge City crowd.  Drew Gr...


    Angels Sink Bee Jays for Split

    Date:06/16/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    The Gameday Angels held the Liberal Bee Jay bats in check again on Sunday.  The Angels held the Bee Jays to one run and four hits in a 3-1 win over the B.J.’s Sunday afternoon at Brent Gould Field.  The teams split the four game series. The game was scoreless until Gameday’s Tyler Genrich hit a solo home run to left to begin the fourth inning.  The Bee Jays walked t...


    Bee Jays Put it All Together

    Date:06/15/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    In what may have been their most complete game of the young season, the Liberal Bee Jays topped the Gameday Angels 8-1 Saturday night at Brent Gould Field.  B.J. pitching held the Angels to just two hits. For the second straight game, Gameday pitching walked the bases loaded in the bottom of the  first.  Carson Willis delivered a two RBI single.  Jacob Ortega grounded to secon...


    Bee Jays Bounce Back

    Date:06/14/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    The Liberal Bee Jays evened their series with the Gameday Angels from Parker, Colorado Friday night at Brent Gould Field.  The B.J.'s held the Angels to four hits in an 8-4 win. The Bee Jays started fast offensively scoring three in the first.  The first three B.J. batters walked.  Drew Garcia, in his first game with the team, singled home two runs.  The Bee Jays scored th...


    Bee Jays Struggle Offensively in Loss

    Date:06/13/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    The Liberal Bee Jays mustered two runs on four hits in a 6-2 loss to the Gameday Angels from Parker, Colorado Thursday night at Brent Gould Field.  It was the first game of a four game weekend series. The Angels scored three runs in the first on three hits and two errors.  One run was unearned.  Liberal scored in the bottom of the third to make it 3-1.  Kyle Sandner was hit by...


    Bee Jays Take Wet Series with Denver

    Date:06/09/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    Tyler Parks       Bee Jays Take Wet Series With Cougars, 2-1 By Tyler Parks June 8, 2025   After a rainout on Friday, the Liberal Bee Jays hosted the Denver Cougars for a three game series this weekend. Friday’s game was moved to Saturday for a doubleheader of two seven inning games and a brief rain shower on Sunday wasn’t enough to eve...


    Bee Jays Rained Out Friday Night

    Date:06/06/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    The Liberal Bee Jays were slated to play the Denver Cougars on Friday night.  But due to around 1.75 inches of rain overnight, the game has been postponed.  The two teams will play a double header Saturday at 5pm at Brent Gould Field.  Rapid Fit and Southern Pioneer Electric are the buyout sponsors.  The games air on 1270 and 92.3. ...


    Bee Jays Brave Cold and Win Opener

    Date:06/04/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    It was 54 degrees at first pitch with cloudy skies and strong north wind as the Liberal Bee Jays opened their 2025 season.  The Bee Jays withstood the cold weather and the visiting Dodge City A's 3-2 Tuesday night at Brent Gould Field in Liberal.  The B.J.'s rallied for two in the bottom of the 8th to win against a Dodge City team which was 2-0. The A's scored two in the fir...


    Bee Jay Buyout Sponsors

    Date:06/03/2025  Source:Liberal Bee Jays 

    Due to buyout sponsors, admission to Liberal Bee Jay baseball games is free again this year.  The Bee Jays have 25 home games this year with 19 of those games coming in June and six in July.  Here are the buyout sponsors to the BJ games.   June Tuesday 3 Hornung Funeral Home Friday 6 Rapid Fit Saturday 7 Southern Pioneer Sunday 8 Lewis Motors Tuesday 10 Brickhouse Thursday 12 Gol...