Champion City Kings
Kings End Season as Eastern Conference Runners-Up, Falling 15-5 at Lafayette
Date:08/08/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen LAFAYETTE, IN – The 2021 Prospect League season came to an end for the Champion City Kings, as the Lafayette Aviators flew to a 15-5 win in eight innings to clinch a spot in the PL Championship. Lafayette used a pair of seven-run innings in the victory. Things started off great for the Kings, scoring the game’s first run. Mitchell Okuley (Powell, OH; Ohio State) walke...
The Komeback Kings Win First Playoff Game 10-9 over Paints
Date:08/06/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen SPRINGFIELD, OH – Trailing 9-3 halfway through the contest, it looked as if the Chillicothe Paints would continue to defend their 2019 Prospect League Championship. However, the Champion City Kings came back, scoring seven runs in the last four innings to walk off their Ohio foe 10-9 in front of a crowd of 463. Jake Miller (Chester, NY) got the nod for the first ever playof...
Kings End Regular Season with Fireworks and 12-6 Win
Date:08/05/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen SPRINGFIELD, OH – The Johnstown Mill Rats needed one win to clinch the second half playoff spot, but the Champion City Kings stormed out the first six runs in two innings en route to a 12-6 win. Lukas Galdoni (Hawthorn Woods, IL; Butler) broke the record for the most extra-base hits in a single season and tied the most doubles in the season, going 3-for-3 with two home runs ...
Kings and Mill Rats Split DH
Date:08/04/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen SPRINGFIELD, OH – Arguably the biggest series of the year for the visiting Johnstown Mill Rats in their first year, the last second half playoff spot in the Ohio River Valley Division was up for grabs. With the Mill Rats up a half-game over the defending champion Chillicothe Paints, Johnstown needs two wins in the three-game pact at Champion City to clinch the last available...
Kings Split Series at West Virginia
Date:08/02/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen BECKLEY, WV – The Champion City Kings finished the last road trip of the year with a two-game split at West Virginia. The Kings fell in walk-off fashion on Saturday Night 9-8 while run-ruling the Miners 16-6 Sunday evening. In Saturday’s game, Champion City jumped ahead 4-0 in their second inning. Bo Seccombe (Tallahassee, FL; Faulkner) reached base on an error with o...
Okuley’s Grand Slam Keys Kings Win 11-8 at Chillicothe
Date:07/31/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen CHILLICOTHE, OH – Trey Carter (Wheelersburg, OH; Rio Grande) throwing solid, shutout ball and Mitchell Okuley’s (Powell, OH; Ohio State) Grand Slam in the third inning helped the Champion City Kings defeat the Chillicothe Paints 11-8 on the road. With Johnstown’s run-rule win over West Virginia and the Paints falling, that put Chillicothe two and a half games bac...
Voorhees, Correa Go the Distance in DH Split at Terre Haute
Date:07/30/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
TERRE HAUTE, IN – As the road trip continues for Champion City, the Kings battled their last Wabash River Division foe in the Terre Haute Rex for the last time in the 2021 regular season. Coming into the doubleheader, the Kings have gone winless against the Rex in eight contests. In Game One, Gage Voorhees (Springfield, OH; Flagler College) made his first start since the home game against L...
Miller Shines, Offense Explodes in 13-5 Win over Dans
Date:07/29/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen SPRINGFIELD, OH – Jake Miller (Chester, NY; Valparaiso) picked up his second win of the season, as the Champion City Kings powered nine unanswered runs en route to a 13-5 win over the visiting Danville Dans. Ben Ross (Springfield, OH; Notre Dame College) also took a record with his second hit of the game, becoming the single-season leader in hits with 73. Danville got four ...
J.J. Wetherholt Named the Prospect League Slugger of the Week (July 27th)
Date:07/28/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
PROSPECT LEAGUE RELEASE J.J. Wetherholt, a native of Gibsonia, Pennsylvania and representing West Virginia University, has been named the Slugger of the Week by the Prospect League Podcast! This is the third award for a Champion City King, and the second Slugger award for the Springfield, Ohio team. Wetherholt batted .684 for the week in nineteen at-bats, picking up thirteen hits and three extra...
Champion City Splits Doubleheader at Danville
Date:07/28/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen DANVILLE, IL – The Champion City Kings began the last full week of the 2021 Prospect League season with a doubleheader at Danville. The Kings split the two contests against the Dans, winning the first game 6-5 in eight innings and falling 12-11 in the second battle. In the first game, Garrett Peters (Springfield, OH; Ohio State) made his eighth start and tenth appearance. T...
Kings Battle through Large Deficit, Fall 12-11 to Chillicothe
Date:07/26/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen SPRINGFIELD, OH – This 2021 Champion City Kings team has battled through large deficits this season, but couldn’t snagged victory from the jaws of the Chillicothe Paints in Sunday’s 12-11 loss on College Night. Gage Voorhees (Springfield, OH; Flagler College) once again shined in the bullpen for the Kings, as Bo Seccombe (Tallahassee, FL; Faulkner) and Mitchell O...
Pitcher’s Duel Goes Awry in Ninth in 13-2 Loss to Chillicothe
Date:07/25/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen SPRINGFIELD, OH – If you just take a look at the final score, you might not realize how strong of a pitcher’s tandem fans at Carleton Davidson Stadium witnessed. Between Champion City’s Austin Mora (Cleveland, OH; Notre Dame College) and Chillicothe’s Dane Armbrustmacher, the two throwers kept the offenses quiet through five innings. Mora, looking to bounc...
Kings Snap Six-Game Skid with 11-7 Win at Johnstown
Date:07/24/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen JOHNSTOWN, PA – Behind a twelve hit attack, the Champion City Kings were able to snap a six-game losing streak with an 11-7 win at the Johnstown Mill Rats. Treyben Funderburg (Beavercreek, OH; Ohio) would lead the squad going 2-for-3 with 3 RBI and two walks. The scoring account opened in the second for Champion City, as Edrick Padilla (Salinas, Puerto Rico; Ohio Wesleyan) ...
Pitchers’ Duel Bounces Johnstown’s Way 3-1
Date:07/23/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen JOHNSTOWN, PA – Between Champion City’s Jake Miller (Chester, NY; Valparaiso) and Brendan Gray of Johnstown, fans at Sargant’s Stadium at The Point were treated to a fantastic pitchers’ duel. The two starters threw at least seven innings each as the Mill Rats won 3-1. It appeared the Kings would take an early lead in their first inning, as Mitchell Okuley ...
Kings Fall 17-16 to Miners in Offensive Turnstile
Date:07/22/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen SPRINGFIELD, OH – In this game lasting nearing three and a half hours, both teams combined for 33 runs, 31 hits, and seven errors as the miners completed a two-game sweep of the Kings at Carleton Davidson Stadium. This contest also featured six home runs, as Bo Seccombe (Tallahassee, FL; Faulkner) swatted two home runs. The Miners took the lead for good in the opening frame...
Kings Fall to Aviators Twice in Doubleheader
Date:07/19/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen SPRINGFIELD, OH – The Champion City Kings fell to the Lafayette Aviators 2-1 and 5-1 in a doubleheader on Saturday. Jake Miller (Chester, NY; Valparaiso) threw the first complete game for the Kings in 2021 despite suffered the close loss. In the first game, Lafayette struck first on a fielder’s choice with one out. Jack Lang, the leadoff batter, walked to start the ac...
Rex Win Offensive Battle 18-13 over Kings
Date:07/16/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen SPRINGFIELD, OH – If baseball fans wanted a game with lots of offense, they came to the right place Thursday Night at Carleton Davidson Stadium. A combined thirty-one runs on thirty hits with twenty-one stranded baserunners took place, as the Terre Haute Rex improved to 8-0 against Champion City with an 18-13 win. Only five zeroes would hit the scoreboard on a warm Thursday ...
Three Kings Combine for Two-Hit Shutout, Defeat Miners 5-0
Date:07/07/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen SPRINGFIELD, OH – Garrett Peters (Springfield, OH; Ohio State), Joe Toth (Stow, OH; Adrian College), and Gabe Phipps (Yorktown, IN; Butler) combine to hold the West Virginia Miners scoreless and just two hits, with the Kings offense getting timely hitting once again in the 5-0 victory. West Virginia loaded the bases with two outs in the first inning against Peters, but a gr...
Kings Snap Two Streaks with 6-2 Win over Chillicothe
Date:07/05/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen SPRINGFIELD, OH – Timely hitting and a strong relief core helped Champion City snap their four-game losing streak and Chillicothe’s thirteen game winning streak in a 6-2 win over the Paints. A Chillicothe win would have set the Prospect League record for the longest winning streak, but the Kings came out strong in the first inning. Chillicothe threatened in the first ...
Early Start Not Enough to Snap Paints’ Win Streak, Kings Fall 7-6
Date:07/04/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen CHILLICOTHE, OH – A 6-0 lead for the Champion City Kings after two innings batting proved to be a surmountable deficit for the host Chillicothe Paints, as the Kings fell for the fourth straight time 7-6. Chillicothe tied the league record with the longest winning streak at thirteen straight. Things began well for the Kings, as Brent Widder (Sheboygan, WI; Evansville) began ...
Chillicothe staves off Champion City in 12-5 Decision
Date:07/03/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen SPRINGFIELD, OH – The Champion City Kings returned home to Carleton Davidson Stadium for the first time since clinching the First Half title. In the second game of four, the Chillicothe Paints were the opponent. Down 6-1 in the middle of the third inning, the Kings chopped away at the deficit but couldn’t overtake the Paints en route to their twelfth straight win. Gab...
Paint Gallop Late Over Kings in Second Half Opener
Date:07/02/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen CHILLICOTHE, OH – The second half of the 2021 Prospect League began on the road for the Champion City Kings, who were 12-5 heading into action against Chillicothe. The Kings got off to another great start, but it wasn’t enough to hold back the stampede of an 8-1 finish as Champion City fell 8-2 in a weather-shortened game. The Kings got on the board first against Tyle...
Kings Fall in First Half Finale at West Virginia 6-3
Date:07/01/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen BECKLEY, W.V. – After a night where the Kings won in eleven innings to clinch their first playoff spot since coming to Springfield, Ohio, the West Virginia Miners split the series with a 6-3 win over Champion City. The Kings were held to five hits in the game and the Miners offense scored five of their six runs off of starter Garrett Peters (Springfield, OH; Ohio State.) Th...
The Kings are in the Playoffs! Champion City 5, West Virginia 3 (11 Innings)
Date:06/30/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen BECKLEY, W.V. – For the first time since moving to Springfield, Ohio, the Champion City Kings are in the Prospect League Playoffs as the First Half winners with an eleven-inning 5-3 win at West Virginia. With the playoff spot, the Kings will host the Second Half winner of the Ohio River Valley Division on August 5th at Carleton Davidson Stadium. Champion City got off to a g...
Paints Stampede Kings 14-5
Date:06/28/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen SPRINGFIELD, OH – A pair of six-run innings boosted a red-hot Chillicothe Paints team ahead of first place Champion City and the Kings couldn’t complete the comeback, falling 14-5 on a Sunday afternoon. Gabe Phipps (Yorktown, IN; Butler) got the start for Champion City, who was looking to shut down a Paints team that won seven straight. Chillicothe, however, remained...
Trey Carter Named Prospect League Pitcher of the Week for June 28th, 2021
Date:06/28/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
PROSPECT LEAGUE RELEASE SPRINGFIELD, OH – Trey Carter (Wheelersburg, OH; Rio Grande) has won the Pitcher of the Week award issued by the Prospect League Podcast, giving Champion City back-to-back awards in two weeks with Brent Widder winning this first as the Slugger of the Week. Carter, the left-handed pitcher and occasional first-baseman for Champion City, made one start and three bullpe...
The Champion City Kings recorded a win against the Lafayette Aviators 7-4
Date:06/27/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By: Madison Dennis Springfield, Ohio—The Champion City Kings recorded a win against the Lafayette Aviators 7-4. The Kings’ starting pitcher, Gage Voorhees pitched almost seven full outstanding innings. In the top of the first inning, aside from one walk there was three quick outs from the Aviators. The Kings recorded four hits, including Ben Ross (Springfield, Ohio; Notre Dam...
Kings Fall to Terre Haute Rex 8-10
Date:06/26/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By: Madison Dennis Springfield, Ohio— The Champion City Kings fell to the Terre Haute REX, 8-10 in a close battle all the way through the end at Carleton Davidson Stadium. Despite the loss, Chase Carney, Ben Ross, and Lukas Galdoni all recorded home runs during the game. Coming into the game, the Kings had a record of 14-10. They most recently lost to the Terre Haute REX, Wednesday...
Rex Edge Kings 5-3 behind Four Run First Inning
Date:06/24/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen SPRINGFIELD, OH – After a stellar 6-2 road trip featuring trips to Johnstown, Chillicothe, Lafayette, and Danville, the Kings returned home to Carleton Davidson Stadium to face the Rex from Terre Haute. Jake Miller got the start, but the Rex sent eight batters to face the left-hander from Chester, NY and scored four en route to a 5-3 win over the host Kings. Miller (Valpara...
Kings Split With Dans on Doubleheader Tuesday
Date:06/23/2021 Source:Champion City Kings
By Lee W. Mowen DANVILLE, IL – The Champion City Kings split a Tuesday doubleheader against the Danville Dans, dropping the first game 6-4 before securing a 7-6 win in the nightcap. Mitchell Okuley (Powell, OH; Ohio State) went 4-for-6 combined, with the Kings outhitting the Dans 17-13 in the fourteen innings. In both games, the Dans jumped out on top first. For the first game, the Kings s...
