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Raiders' bats hot in Omaha
Monday, August 16, 2004
Booming bats weren't enough for the Lawrence Raiders.

Raiders eliminated at Central Regional
Sunday, August 15, 2004
Johnson County, Iowa, plated five runs in the ninth inning to trip Lawrence's Raiders, 12-11, on Saturday in an elimination game at the American Legion Central Plains Regional Tournament.

Former Raiders coach pleased
Wednesday, August 4, 2004
The Lawrence Raiders haven't seen the last of former coach Reggie Christiansen. When the Raiders, who won the AAA American Legion state baseball tournament Monday in Chanute, play in the Central Plains Regional next week in Omaha, Neb., Christiansen will be there.

Raiders roll to state title
Tuesday, August 3, 2004
Wonder what Pittsburg Post 64 thinks of the Lawrence Raiders now? The Raiders left a lasting impression after plating 33 runs in just two baseball games against Pittsburg at the AAA American Legion state baseball tournament -- 19 on Sunday, and 14 more in a 14-5 pounding of Pittsburg in the championship game Monday at Katy Park.

Woodling: City's summer baseball program sizzling
Tuesday, August 3, 2004
In case you hadn't noticed, these are halcyon days for Lawrence's American Legion baseball program.

Bandits bounced in regional title game
Tuesday, August 3, 2004
The 16-under Lawrence Bandits advanced to the championship game of the Mid-Plains Regional on Monday, where they lost, 8-2, to Lake Charles, La.

Raiders steamroll into finals
Monday, August 2, 2004
Not many baseball teams can surrender seven runs in one inning and still win by eight. The torrid Lawrence Raiders can.

Bandits suffer first loss at Legion regional meet
Monday, August 2, 2004
Lawrence's Bandits fell to Lake Charles, La., 4-2, in the winners' bracket final at the Mid Plains Regional American Legion baseball tournament.

Outlaws ousted by host Chanute, 14-4
Monday, August 2, 2004
A bittersweet Sunday ended on a bitter note for the Lawrence Outlaws in the losers' bracket of the AAA American Legion state baseball tournament.

Raiders rally, win coach's final game
Sunday, August 1, 2004
Reggie Christiansen couldn't have asked for a nicer going-away present. "That was probably my biggest win as a head coach," Christiansen said. "We're down seven late, and we came back. It was fun."

Pittsburg denies Outlaws shot at Raiders
Sunday, August 1, 2004
For the Lawrence Outlaws, it would have been a dream match-up -- playing the Lawrence Raiders in tonight's winners bracket of the AAA American Legion baseball state tournament.

Bandits blank Enid, 5-0
Sunday, August 1, 2004
Max Ellenbecker struck out 14 and tossed a two-hit shutout as Lawrence's Bandits blanked Enid, Okla., 5-0, Saturday night in the second round of the Mid Plains Regional American Legion tournament.

Raiders advance in state tourney
Saturday, July 31, 2004
(Web Posted Saturday at 10:47 p.m.) Lawrence's Raiders battled back from a seven-run deficit to defeat Hays, 9-7, at the state American Legion baseball tournament Saturday night.

Raiders win Legion AAA opener
Friday, July 30, 2004
(Web Posted Friday at 5:20 p.m.) Jake Hoover clubbed four hits and Ryan Engel three as the defending champion Lawrence Raiders opened the State AAA Legion baseball tournament with a 13-2 pasting of Arkansas City Thursday afternoon.

Bandits win American Legion A state crown
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
When you're hot you're hot, and the Lawrence Bandits are torrid after winning the state American Legion A baseball title Monday morning.

Raiders keep truckin'
Monday, July 26, 2004
After the Lawrence Raiders put their backs to the wall Sunday, they solved the crisis by blasting baseballs over it.

Outlaws earn state berth
Monday, July 26, 2004
Cole Massey was 2-for-4 with a double and five RBIs, and the Lawrence Outlaws rebounded from a loss in the first championship game to beat top-seeded Topeka Post 74, 8-5, in the second championship game to earn a trip to the American Legion AAA state baseball tournament.

Weather delays local events
Sunday, July 25, 2004
For most of the teams in the losers bracket at the American Fastpitch Assn. "B" Girls National Tournament, Friday's weather delays simply delayed their dreams of fighting for a championship.

Outlaws on brink of state
Sunday, July 25, 2004
Will Falk's complete-game five-hitter kept top-seeded Topeka Post 74 in check, and Matt Falk's RBI single in the eighth inning drove in the winning run as the Lawrence Outlaws improved to 2-0 in their AAA American Legion zone baseball tournament with a 4-3, eight-inning victory Saturday.

Christiansen hired at S. Dakota State
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Kansas University assistant baseball coach Reggie Christiansen was named the new head coach at South Dakota State on Monday.

Raiders sweep twinbill
Monday, July 19, 2004
What a difference 12 hours makes. Lawrence's Raiders cruised to a doubleheader sweep of North Platte (Neb.) Post 163, 15-0 and 11-0, in about three hours Sunday at Free State High. The twinbill was easy compared to Saturday night's 6-4 victory, when the Raiders needed every ounce of effort to overcome five fielding errors and outlast North Platte.

Kansas aide a finalist at South Dakota State
Monday, July 19, 2004
Kansas University baseball assistant and Lawrence Raiders head coach Reggie Christiansen is a finalist for the South Dakota State baseball job.

Raiders not great, but good enough to triumph
Sunday, July 18, 2004
Those poor Lawrence Raiders. If injury-induced absences continue to add up, soon they'll be shorthanded because everyone will be on the bench applying ice packs to every joint, bone and muscle imaginable.

Raiders sweep twinbill
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Lawrence's Raiders swept Salina, 12-6 and 13-3, in an American Legion baseball doubleheader on Monday.

Outlaws batter Ottawa for third
Monday, July 12, 2004
With Ottawa hurler Patrick Barrigan on the mound, Sunday was not an expected time for the Lawrence Outlaws to turn into Murderers' Row.

Raiders split pair in tourney
Monday, July 12, 2004
The Lawrence Raiders capped an exhausting weekend of baseball by managing a split of two games at the North Platte Invitational.

Raiders split in Nebraska tournament
Sunday, July 11, 2004
The Lawrence Raiders endured a long, exhausting day of baseball, and managed to split a pair of games at the North Platte Invitational on Saturday.

Topeka Post 400 too much for Outlaws
Sunday, July 11, 2004
It was Mark Herbster who got the win pitching for Topeka Post 400, defeating the Lawrence Outlaws, 5-2, in the final round-robin game of the Outlaw Tournament.

Raiders win pair
Tuesday, July 6, 2004
Lawrence's Raiders bounced back from Sunday's loss at the Bartlesville, Okla., tournament with a doubleheader sweep of Leavenworth in American Legion baseball Monday at Free State Field.

Blunders doom Raiders in loss to Fort Smith
Monday, July 5, 2004
Lawrence's Raiders committed five errors and fell to Fort Smith, Ark., 12-6, Sunday in the semifinals of the Bartlesville American Legion baseball tournament.

Raiders fall, 6-3
Sunday, July 4, 2004
Lawrence's Raiders plated two runs in the seventh inning and had the tying run at the plate with two outs, but ultimately fell to Springfield, Mo., 6-3, Saturday at the Fourth of July tournament.

Rain cancels final day of Al Ice Woodbat Classic
Monday, June 28, 2004
Déjà vu sometimes can be as miserable as a rainy day. The Lawrence Raiders' chance at winning the Al Ice Memorial Woodbat Classic, like last year, was washed away when persistent rain canceled the final day.

Outlaws reach title game
Monday, June 28, 2004
Lawrence's Outlaws lost their final pool-play game Sunday, but they still earned a berth in the championship game of the Pittsburg Wooden Bat Tournament.

Double disappointment
Sunday, June 27, 2004
Lawrence Raiders third baseman Tyler Blankenship said it felt really, really good. The crowd at Hoglund Ballpark nearly saw a towering home run in the sixth inning of Saturday's game between Lawrence and the Tulsa (Okla.) Memorial Chargers.

Outlaws take pair in Pittsburg
Sunday, June 27, 2004
Lawrence's Outlaws won a pair of games in American Legion baseball Saturday at the Pittsburg Woodbat Tournament. The Outlaws (14-6) beat Independence, Kan., 3-0, then roughed up Carl Junction, Mo., 7-2.

Raiders rally to earn split
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
After wasting a late lead in the opener against Topeka 400, Lawrence's Raiders rebounded for a 2-0 win and a doubleheader split in American Legion baseball Tuesday at Topeka Seaman High.

Raiders fall to Highland
Monday, June 21, 2004
Illinois Highland took advantage of seven walks -- including two in the eighth inning -- to claim a 4-2 American Legion baseball victory Sunday over the Lawrence Raiders in the Omaha Round-Robin Tournament.

Raiders go 1-1
Sunday, June 20, 2004
Lawrence's Raiders lost to Creighton Prep, 6-5, then defeated Roncalli, 7-4, in games against Omaha, Neb., American Legion baseball teams Saturday.

Barnstormers edge Raiders
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Lawrence's Raiders committed three errors in a 4-3 American Legion baseball loss to the Kansas City Barnstormers on Tuesday.

Raiders' Jackson 'unbelievable'
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Ryne Jackson knew his father wouldn't be present to watch him pitch Monday night for the Lawrence Raiders, but Jackson definitely knew what his dad would want him to do.

Raiders advance to semis
Sunday, June 13, 2004
The Lawrence Raiders reached the semifinals of the Manhattan Tournament with a 14-3, five-inning victory over Lee's Summit (Mo.) on Saturday.

Hoover brilliant as Raiders win Topeka tourney
Monday, June 7, 2004
Lawrence Raiders pitcher Jake Hoover said he wasn't nervous when he took the mound in the championship game of the Topeka 400 tournament Sunday at Seaman Field.

Raiders reach title game
Sunday, June 6, 2004
Lawrence's Raiders plated three runs in the bottom of the seventh to defeat Leavenworth, 5-4, in a second-round Topeka Post 400 American Legion baseball tournament game at Seaman's field.

Raiders split season-opening doubleheader
Wednesday, June 2, 2004
The Lawrence Raiders opened a long and busy summer schedule with a doubleheader split against Topeka Post 74 on Tuesday. The Raiders won the first game, 11-2, before dropping the nightcap 2-0.

Raiders bemoan layoff
Tuesday, August 19, 2003
Carl Brooks is no fan of long periods of inactivity prior to a postseason baseball tournament. "It killed us," said Brooks, coach of the Lawrence Raiders. "We weren't the same team, and the only explanation I have is the layoff."

Rochester eliminates Raiders
Sunday, August 17, 2003
Lawrence's Raiders picked the wrong time to face the Rochester (Minn.) A's.

Minot stings Raiders
Saturday, August 16, 2003
Five runs weren't enough and five errors were too many for the Lawrence Raiders. Minot, N.D., Vista took advantage of the five Lawrence miscues to post a 10-5 victory over the Raiders in the American Legion baseball Central Plains regional Friday.

6Sports video: Raiders riding 20-win streak
Wednesday, August 13, 2003
The team hopes it can keep it up as it moves into regional play in Minnesota.

Raiders ready for regional run
Tuesday, August 12, 2003
From the way Matt Lane was out-leaping -- or out-yelling -- his teammates during their game of "500" in the outfield Monday night at Free State High, one certainly wouldn't have guessed that the Lawrence Raiders will be playing later this week for a chance to compete in the American Legion World Series.

6Sports video: Raiders prepare for region
Tuesday, August 12, 2003
The team is confident as it gets ready to hit the road for New Ulm, Minn.

Raiders' Bailey cream of crop
Wednesday, August 6, 2003
Lawrence Raiders coach Carl Brooks doesn't mince words when it comes to Derek Bailey. "In this season, Derek has been one of the top three or four players I've ever coached," the 30-year coaching veteran said.

Brooks to go out on top
Tuesday, August 5, 2003
Back in the early 1970s when I thought I was God's gift to sports writing, Carl Brooks was suffering from a similar age-impaired lack of humility. Brooks was head coach of the Lawrence Legion Hawks B-team then. He was young and headstrong and convinced he could coach a band of ragamuffins to a national championship while blindfolded, hog-tied and taking a nap.

6Sports video: Raiders ready for regional play
Tuesday, August 5, 2003
Lawrence has featured an explosive offense in Coach Carl Brooks' final year.

Raiders await regional
Tuesday, August 5, 2003
Only one team -- the Kansas champion Lawrence Raiders -- has qualified for the Region 6 American Legion baseball tournament next week in New Ulm, Minn. Championship tournaments in the other states ticketed for that regional aren't scheduled to begin until late this week.

Raiders first at last
Monday, August 4, 2003
Lawrence Raiders coach Carl Brooks probably rehearsed what he would say if he ever won an American Legion Class AAA state title hundreds of times before Sunday. But when the moment came to fruition at Larks Park in Hays -- after the Raiders knocked off the Salina Falcons for the second time at state, 5-3 -- Brooks practically was speechless.

Raiders near title
Sunday, August 3, 2003
When the Lawrence Raiders play for the American Legion AAA state championship at 3 p.m. today, Tony Ice knows what a game of this magnitude means. Ice, 82, probably has watched and coached more baseball than the current Raiders have played combined, so is he their good-luck charm?

Renegades drop USSSA opener, 4-2
Wednesday, July 30, 2003
Lawrence's Renegades couldn't rebound from a tough third inning in a 4-2 loss to Savannah, Ga., Tuesday in the USSSA World Series.

Raiders cruise in opener
Wednesday, July 23, 2003
So this is what happens when the Lawrence Raiders get serious. Or at least Derek Bailey. Bailey's three-run home run -- which cleared the center-field fence by 15 feet -- sparked the Raiders to a 12-2 victory over the Blue Valley Huskies Tuesday night in their American Legion Zone II baseball

6Sports video: Raiders roll over BV Northwest
Wednesday, July 23, 2003
Derek Bailey led the way as Lawrence opened the Legion zone tournament with a 12-2 win.

Raiders favored to win zone
Tuesday, July 22, 2003
It's not enough that the Lawrence Raiders have one of the state's most talented baseball teams entering this week's American Legion Zone Tournament at Free State High Field. Lawrence is 32-10 and the defending zone champion, but it doesn't matter. Raiders coach Carl Brooks isn't taking any chances.

Raiders roll
Wednesday, July 16, 2003
Kyle Unruh pitched four solid innings of relief, helping the Lawrence Raiders overcome an injury to starter Matt Lane in an 8-3 victory against Gardner.

Renegades fall in semis
Monday, July 14, 2003
Lee's Summitt, Mo., rallied for three runs in the bottom of the sixth for an 8-6 victory over the Lawrence Renegades in the semifinals of a youth baseball tournament Sunday.

Raiders take doubleheader from Chanute
Sunday, July 13, 2003
The Lawrence Raiders continued to cruise Saturday, taking both games in an afternoon doubleheader against Chanute, 4-2 and 7-2, extending their winning streak to six.

Renegades listless in loss at tourney
Sunday, July 13, 2003
The Lawrence Renegades couldn't get anything going Saturday against a tough pitcher, losing 9-1 to the Lee's Summit (Mo.) Tigers at the Worth Harley-Davidson Tournament.

Raiders pound Paola, 17-5
Wednesday, July 9, 2003
It's tough to imagine, but the Lawrence Raiders have had better offensive games. Just ask Paola. The American Legion baseball squad pounded 16 hits in a 17-5, seven-inning victory Tuesday night against Paola at Free State High's field. The Raiders (23-10) scored at least four runs in three different innings and four players had at least two hits.

6Sports video: Raiders return home, roll past Paola
Wednesday, July 9, 2003
Lawrence pounds on the Panthers in a 17-5 win.

Raiders win consolation championship, 7-1
Monday, July 7, 2003
Lawrence's Raiders defeated Wichita's Gators, 7-1, Sunday in the consolation championship of the Enid Fourth of July youth baseball tournament.

Raiders edge Enid, 8-6
Sunday, July 6, 2003
Lawrence's Raiders defeated host Enid, Okla., 8-6, Saturday at the Fourth of July youth baseball invitational.

6Sports video: Bailey putting lessons to good use
Wednesday, July 2, 2003
Derek Bailey leads the Lawrence Raiders following a spring spent as a redshirt for KU.

Leavenworth stops Lawrence
Tuesday, July 1, 2003
Lawrence's Raiders lost, 10-8, to Leavenworth Monday night at Free State High's field, but the American Legion baseball game itself was an afterthought.

Raiders road warriors
Monday, June 30, 2003
Lawrence's Raiders wrapped up a successful weekend of American Legion baseball by downing Claremore, Okla., 10-8, Sunday.

Renegades snag wood-bat title
Monday, June 30, 2003
Lawrence's Renegades won twice in their final at-bat Sunday, winning first place at the 18-team Keystone Baseball Blowout wood-bat tournament at Mid America Complex.

Outlaws fall, 8-2
Monday, June 30, 2003
Leavenworth scored eight unanswered runs to defeat Lawrence's Outlaws, 8-2, Sunday to conclude the American Legion Pittsburg Wooden Bat Tournament.

Renegades win pair
Sunday, June 29, 2003
Lawrence's Renegades won two games Saturday to win their pool in the Keystone Blowout youth baseball tournament.

Outlaws drop two
Sunday, June 29, 2003
The Lawrence Outlaws didn't allow an earned run in two games but lost both Saturday in the American Legion Pittsburg Wooden Bat Tournament.

6Sports video: Raiders come back with victory over Gardner
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
The Raiders, who outlasted Gardner in a 10-6 nine-inning game at Free State High, face Topeka Post 400 today.

Raiders ‘workmanlike' in 10-6 victory
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
Lawrence Raiders coach Carl Brooks summed up his club's game Tuesday against Gardner perfectly: "Workmanlike."

Renegades split doubleheader
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
If Lawrence Renegades coach Lynn Harrod loves baseball because of its unpredictable beauty, then Tuesday was a terrific example of the game going in minutes from awesome to ugly.

Renegades tumble in semis
Monday, June 23, 2003
Lawrence's Renegades saw their 13-game baseball winning streak come to an end Sunday at the 16-team Johnson County 3&2 Tournament.

Tables turn on Raiders in 11-0 loss
Sunday, June 22, 2003
Lawrence's Raiders received a taste of their own medicine Saturday night against Arkansas City at the Al Ice Memorial Wood Bat Classic at Hoglund Ballpark.

Renegades sweep twinbill
Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Tuesday's doubleheader matchup between the Lawrence Renegades and Wichita Gators pitted a 6-6 squad against an 11-1 team.

6Sports video: Renegades win two more
Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Lawrence improves to 8-6 with a sweep of a doubleheader with the Wichita Gators.

6Sports video: Raiders blanket foes over weekend
Tuesday, June 17, 2003
The Lawrence Raiders ran roughshod over the competition with two shutouts.

6Sports video: Top 10 sports stories of 2002
Wednesday, January 1, 2003
6Sports reports on the top 10 sports stories of 2002.

Local briefs
Friday, August 9, 2002
• Renegades land five on all-tourney team
• Spencer finishes 12th at Kansas City Junior

Wingert named Raiders' MVP
Tuesday, August 6, 2002
Troy Wingert was a double winner when they passed out Lawrence Amateur Baseball Association Awards. Wingert, a catcher who led the Raiders in several offensive categories, was named the team's most valuable player and was also awarded the Al Ice Scholarship.

Renegades take 4th at Series
Monday, August 5, 2002
Lawrence's Renegades dropped a pair of games Sunday at the U-18 Triple Crown World Series, but finished fourth at the baseball tournament. Lawrence was defeated by the KC Generals, 14-3, and then lost to the Augusta Cubs, 12-5, in the third-place game.

Renegades drop 2
Sunday, August 4, 2002
The Lawrence Renegades dropped two games on Saturday at the Triple Crown World Series, but the 18-and-under traveling team survived pool play with a 1-3 record. The Renegades (28-17) will face the Kansas City Generals at 9:45 a.m. today.

Great Bend ends season for Raiders, 7-5
Saturday, August 3, 2002
By Andy Samuelson

Lawrence's Raiders had one glaring weakness all season — a lack of pitching.
On Friday, that one flaw, combined with a sub-par offense and a five-run fifth by Great Bend, put an end to the Raiders' run at an American Legion state title as Lawrence fell, 7-5.

Renegades split pair at Triple Crown
Saturday, August 3, 2002
J-W Staff Report

For jumping up an age slot, the Lawrence Renegades held their own Friday at the U-18 Triple Crown World Series, splitting a pair of games.
The Renegades, primarily a team of 16- and 17-year-olds, opened the 18-under tournament by beating the Tomball (Texas) Crusaders, 3-0, but dropped their second game, 19-2, to the Augusta (Kan.) Cubs.

6Sports video reports: Two and out for the Raiders
Saturday, August 3, 2002
The Lawrence Raiders had a good season, but Great Bend was able to overtake them in the end.

Raiders shut out in AAA Legion baseball state opener
Friday, August 2, 2002
By Chuck Woodling

Matt Faust. Remember the name. You may hear it again when the Blue Valley West Jaguars' pitcher is hurling in the major leagues.
Faust, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound right-hander, pitched five impressive innings as the Jaguars blanked the Lawrence Raiders, 3-0, in the first round of the State AAA American Legion baseball tournament on Thursday afternoon at Sodens Grove Park.

6Sports video reports: The Raiders' bats are silenced
Friday, August 2, 2002
The high-offense Lawrence Raiders team was beaten by a 93-mile-an-hour slider.

Patience is a virtue
Thursday, August 1, 2002
By Chuck Woodling


Some of Troy Wingert's numbers are simply unimaginable in baseball.
Nobody hits .457. No one has a .564 on-base percentage. Not even Babe Ruth had a .767 slugging percentage.

6Sports video report: The Lawrence Raiders are off to States
Thursday, August 1, 2002
The Raiders are climbing high thanks to hot batting.

Legion State Tournament: Raiders to open with Jags
Tuesday, July 30, 2002
By Chuck Woodling

Runs may be at a premium when the Lawrence Raiders open Thursday in the Class AAA State Legion baseball tournament in Emporia. When the Raiders tangle with the Blue Valley Jaguars at 1 p.m. at Sodens Grove Park, they'll see a familiar face in right-hander Matt Faust.

6Sports video report: Raiders head to state
Tuesday, July 30, 2002
6Sports reports on what is yet to come for the Raiders after their win on Friday in the Zone Tournament.

American Legion Baseball: Raiders roll to state
Saturday, July 27, 2002
By Andy Samuelson

Matt Berner picked up where he left off Thursday night, blasting a two-run home run in the first inning Friday night, and the Lawrence Raiders followed his lead by piecing together a 10-5 victory over the Olathe North Eagles to claim their third straight American Legion Zone II championship.

USSSA World Series: Renegades knocked off in championship
Saturday, July 27, 2002
Try as they might, the Lawrence Renegades couldn't steal two games from the Team Connecticut Bombers. The Bombers, from Hartford, Conn., lived up to their name Friday, beating Lawrence, 16-5, in the championship game of the USSSA World Series.

6Sports video report: Raiders go on top early, win tourney
Saturday, July 27, 2002
6Sports reports on the Lawrence Raiders baseball game against Olathe North in the Zone Tournament finals. The Raiders defeated the Eagles 10-5.

Renegades reach national semifinal
Friday, July 26, 2002
Lawrence's Renegades continued to roll through the loser's bracket of the USSSA World Series on Thursday, winning twice to reach today's national semifinal. With a win against Ontario, Canada, at 10 this morning, the Renegades would play the Team Connecticut Bombers for the national championship.

Bottom-of-the-7th rally sends Raiders to semis
Friday, July 26, 2002
By Mike Miller

Before every home game, Lawrence Raiders public address announcer Rick Bailey plays the theme from "The Natural," the 1984 Robert Redford baseball classic in which Redford plays a slugger who leads his team to the title with a dramatic late-inning home run.

6Sports video report: Raiders move ahead in the Zone Tournament
Friday, July 26, 2002
6Sports reports on the Raiders' Zone Tournament win against Shawnee Mission West.

Outlaws' rally falls short in season-ending loss
Thursday, July 25, 2002
By Andy Samuelson

Lawrence's Outlaws had four players who knew that a loss Wednesday night would signal the end of their American Legion baseball careers. With that harsh reality — and an even more pressing 7-2, seventh-inning deficit — staring them in the face, the recently-graduated high school players would have done anything to prolong their diamond time.

Renegades split
Thursday, July 25, 2002
Lawrence's Renegades rebounded from what coach Lynn Harrod called "absolutely horrendous defense" to split a pair of games Wednesday at the USSSA World Series. They will play the winner of the Louisville-North Oakland (Mich.) game at 10:45 a.m. today.

American Legion: Raiders roll in opener
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
By Mike Miller

There aren't many ways to rattle Raiders ace Aaron Madill. Just ask Olathe North. North put up two runs in the second inning on Madill on Tuesday night during the second game of the American Legion Zone I Tournament at Free State Field. Maybe the Lawrence pitcher, who's approaching the team record for innings pitched, was due for a loss.

Renegades perfect in pool play
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
John Parker scattered eight singles and Nick Walters struck a key pinch-hit double to lift the Lawrence Renegades to a 6-3 win over the Kentucky Blue Grass Tribe on Tuesday in the USSSA World Series.

Late error dooms Outlaws
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
By Andy Samuelson

Lawrence Outlaws coach Ryan Goodwin isn't hardheaded. He just believes in his boys. It doesn't matter that Tuesday night the Outlaws suffered an 8-7 loss to the Shawnee Mission Lancers in their first game of the American Legion AAA Zone 1 Tourney.

6Sports video report: Raiders take on Olathe North in Zone Tournament
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
6Sports reports on the first round of the American Legion Zone tournament, where the Raiders are off to a strong start.

Raiders ready for zone opener
Tuesday, July 23, 2002
By Mike Miller

Just once, Lawrence Raiders coach Carl Brooks would like to win the zone tournament with solid pitching and defense instead of hoping the offense scores oodles of runs.
Not that Brooks much cares how his team wins, but for the last two zone tournaments, the 18-under American Legion baseball team has lost early in the tournament, then worked its way through the loser's bracket by pouncing on opponents.

Outlaws optimistic thanks to good draw
Tuesday, July 23, 2002
By Mike Miller

It's not the Lawrence Outlaws' hitting, pitching or defense that may play the biggest part in this week's Legion zone tournament.
Instead, coach Ryan Goodwin's psyched about the competition — or, rather, the way it's set out.

Bailey's blasts power Raiders, 13-3
Saturday, July 20, 2002
By Andy Samuelson

Derek Bailey should sleep in more often.
A late start is the only explanation the Lawrence Raiders outfielder could offer after he slugged three home runs in the Raiders' 13-3 victory against Olathe East in the American Legion regular-season finale Friday night at Free State High.

6Sports video reports: The Lawrence Raiders end their regular season with a win
Saturday, July 20, 2002
Derek Bailey helps the Raiders overwhelm the Olathe East Hawks with three homers.

BVW beats Raiders
Friday, July 19, 2002
Lawrence Raiders pitcher Blake Dickson allowed just five hits, but was a hard-luck loser in a 1-0 loss to Blue Valley West Thursday at BV Northwest's field.

Raiders roll to 11-5 win
Thursday, July 18, 2002
Troy Wingert went 4-for-5 with two triples and three RBIs as Lawrence's Raiders bashed Kansas City Post 199 Varsity Sports, 11-5, on Wednesday night at Eisenhower Field. Wingert, who is hitting about .430, ripped three-baggers to both left-center and right-center fields.

Kansas City Grays down Raiders, 18-5
Wednesday, July 17, 2002
By Andy Samuelson

Lawrence Raiders' coach Carl Brooks would have made a good counselor Tuesday night. He didn't berate his team after one of its most lopsided losses of the season. He just calmly talked about what went wrong.

6Sports video report: Raiders start first of four games in four days against KC Grays
Wednesday, July 17, 2002
6Sports reports on Tuesday night's Lawrence Raiders game against the Kansas City Grays.

KC Grays top Outlaws, 9-6
Tuesday, July 16, 2002
Kansas City's Grays beat Lawrence's Outlaws, 9-6, on Monday at KC Piper High School. Cameron Taylor went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs and David Allen was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for the Outlaws (12-23). Lawrence will travel Wednesday to Manhattan.

City Baseball Roundup: Raiders split twinbill
Monday, July 15, 2002
The Lawrence Raiders overcame an early 3-0 deficit in the first game, but couldn't come back after being down nine runs in the nightcap during an American Legion baseball doubleheader split Sunday with Manhattan.

American Legion: Raiders sweep Junction City
Sunday, July 14, 2002
Lawrence's Raiders made quick work of Junction City on Saturday, rolling to 16-7 and 15-5 run-rule victories at Ice Field. The first game lasted five innings and the second four with a total elapsed time of 31/2 hours.

Mavericks blast Lansing
Sunday, July 14, 2002
Derek Holland struck out six batters in a complete-game effort Saturday, leading the Lawrence Mavericks to a 10-2 victory over Lansing in the Class A Zone Four Tournament at Free State.

Jays nip Bandits, 9-7
Sunday, July 14, 2002
Lawrence's Bandits fell to the Kansas City Jays, 9-7, on Saturday at the American Legion 16-and-under Zone One tournament. The Bandits, 1-1 at the tournament, need to win three games today without a loss to win the title.

Renegades win pair to reach USSSA state semifinals
Sunday, July 14, 2002
Lawrence's Renegades won two baseball games Saturday at the USSSA State tournament at Trussler Sports Complex. The Renegades, who beat Wichita, 9-4 and Independence 7-1, meet either Augusta or Independence at 2 p.m. today in the state semifinals.

6Sports video report: Alumni take on current players
Saturday, July 13, 2002
6Sports reports on Friday night's Lawrence Raiders game against former Raiders players.

Lawrence Raiders fall to KC Grays, 10-5
Friday, July 12, 2002
The Kansas City Grays scored five runs in the first inning and added three more in the second en route a 10-5, 18-under American Legion baseball victory against the Lawrence Raiders on Thursday night at KC Piper High.
"For the first time in a while, our pitching and our defense didn't hold up real well," Lawrence coach Carl Brooks said. "We had a couple of errors in the first inning, and that really put us behind the 8-ball. We couldn't quite come back."

Outlaws sweep KC 199
Thursday, July 11, 2002
Lawrence's Outlaws swept an 18-under American Legion baseball doubleheader with Kansas City Post 199 on Wednesday that featured a bizarre conclusion.
After winning the opening game, 3-1, the Outlaws were ahead 7-4 in the nightcap when a bench-clearing brawl took place in the top of the seventh inning. After the KC Post 199 pitcher was ejected, the team only had eight players remaining and the game was called because of American Legion rules.

American Legion: Outlaws lose fifth straight
Wednesday, July 10, 2002
By Andy Samuelson

July hasn't been a kind month to the Lawrence Outlaws. While temperatures have increased, the American Legion team's confidence has steadily decreased after five straight losses. The most recent setbacks happened Tuesday night in Manhattan's doubleheader sweep at Free State High School.

Raiders slip past O-East
Wednesday, July 10, 2002
Aaron Madill pitched a complete-game five-hitter Tuesday night, and the Lawrence Raiders defeated Olathe East, 4-2. Lawrence played perfect defense behind Madill (7-1), the Raiders' fourth-straight game without an error. Madill walked one and struck out one.

Former baseball players, coaches to be honored
Wednesday, July 10, 2002
Former players and coaches in American Legion- or Breakfast Optimist-sponsored high school-aged baseball will be celebrated in an alumni game Friday at Ice Field.

St. Joseph edges Outlaws, 15-14
Monday, July 8, 2002
The Lawrence Outlaws, an 18-under American Legion baseball team, fell to St. Joseph, Mo., 15-14, in eight innings Sunday in the Leavenworth Invitational. The Outlaws settled for fifth place in the tournament.

Youth Baseball Roundup: Raiders third in tourney; Renegades split
Sunday, July 7, 2002
Enid, Okla., edged Lawrence's Raiders 4-1, on Saturday in the semifinals of the Enid Woodbat Tournament, an 18-and-under American Legion tournament. Blake Dickson had a two-hitter entering the seventh. He allowed two earned runs on three hits.

Raiders blanked, 3-0
Saturday, July 6, 2002
Lawrence's Raiders mustered just two hits in a 3-0 American Legion baseball loss to Lawton (Okla.) on Friday at the Enid Woodbat Tournament. The Raiders, 2-1 in the tourney and 22-12 overall, placed second in their pool and will meet host Enid in a tourney semifinal at 7:45 tonight.

Raiders roll past Arlington
Friday, July 5, 2002
The Lawrence Raiders rallied from a three-run deficit in the fourth inning for a run-rule 14-6 victory against Arlington, Texas, on Thursday night in the Enid Fourth of July Invitational baseball tournament.
The Raiders trailed 6-3 when they came to bat in the bottom of the fourth. But they scored once in the fourth, then exploded for six runs in the fifth and four in the sixth.

Raiders win in Oklahoma
Thursday, July 4, 2002
This was the opening the Lawrence Raiders anticipated.
The Lawrence 18-and-under American Legion baseball team opened the Enid Fourth of July Woodbat Tournament by beating the Wichita Hit Men, 7-1, Wednesday in Enid, Okla.

Raiders hammer Tigers
Tuesday, July 2, 2002
The Lawrence Raiders' bats continue to sizzle. "I have coached baseball a long time. I have never had a team this hot," Raiders coach Carl Brooks said after his players slammed 14 hits in an 11-2 American Legion baseball victory over the Blue Valley Tigers on Monday.

American Legion: Raiders hammer Falcons in lopsided sweep
Monday, July 1, 2002
By Mike Miller

The hits just keep coming for the Lawrence Raiders. Runs and wins, too. The Raiders beat up Olathe South on Sunday, sweeping a doubleheader, 12-4 and 17-2. They had dumped 29 runs and 31 hits on Bartlesville, Okla., Saturday, and perfect hitting conditions at Free State Field gave Lawrence ample opportunities to do even more damage against the Falcons.

Renegades split pair
Monday, July 1, 2002
Lawrence's Renegades split a pair of games on Sunday at a woodbat tournament. Cal Heinrich was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in a 10-2 victory over Andrew County (Mo.). Spence Chaney was 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs.

Raiders roll; Renegades split pair
Sunday, June 30, 2002
The Lawrence Raiders used two big innings and 31 hits to pummel the Bartlesville Cubs in both ends of an 18-and-under American Legion baseball doubleheader on Saturday. The Raiders used a 10-run sixth to subdue the Cubs, 17-5, in the first game, then plated eight runs in the fifth inning of a 12-4 rout in the nightcap. Both games were shortened by the run rule.

Outlaws have fun -Lawrence Outlaws 6-2, Gardner 3-1
Saturday, June 29, 2002
By Andy Samuelson

With the sing-song, high-pitched chants flying out of the home team's dugout like mosquitoes Friday night at Free State High, it would have been easy for someone to think they were at a girls summer softball game instead of a boys American Legion baseball contest.

Raiders pound Blue Valley
Saturday, June 29, 2002
Lawrence's Raiders defeated the Blue Valley Huskies, 12-4, in a five-inning, run-rule game Friday night. Troy Wingert blasted two solo home runs while Matt Berner had a home run and triple, good for four RBIs, for the Raiders.

American Legion: Errors mar Outlaws' home opener
Wednesday, June 26, 2002
By Andy Samuelson

It wasn't the homecoming the Lawrence Outlaws had hoped for Tuesday night at Free State High School. After 20 games on the road, the 18-and-under American Legion team's chance for a victory in its home opener was all but dashed by eight errors.

Bandits fall to Jays
Wednesday, June 26, 2002
The Lawrence Bandits Legion basbeall team dropped a road game Tuesday at Kansas City, Kan.

Raiders drop double-header at Emporia
Wednesday, June 26, 2002
Emporia swept a doubleheader from Lawrence's Raiders, 6-3 and 10-5 on Tuesday night. Tommie Mangino, Matt Berner and Aaron Madill had two hits apiece in the first game. Andrew Pyle and Troy Wingert had two hits in the second game for the Raiders, who travel to Topeka 400 Wednesday.

Two Raiders earn all-tourney berths
Tuesday, June 25, 2002
Pitcher Blake Dickson and outfielder Derek Bailey of the Lawrence Raiders earned berths on the Al Ice Memorial Woodbat Classic all-tournament team. Three members of tourney champion Augusta also were selected — pitchers Alex Hadorn and Dan Heise and outfielder Larry Similton.

Raiders rip Rangers in seventh-place contest
Monday, June 24, 2002
By Levi Chronister

Before this year's Al Ice Memorial Woodbat Classic, Lawrence Raiders coach Carl Brooks said playing small ball — such as bunting — would be crucial to winning games.
In Sunday's seventh-place game, though, it was big ball — two doubles and a triple — that made the difference in the Raiders' 5-2 victory over Dodge City's Rangers.

Renegades win pair in Triple Crown tournament
Monday, June 24, 2002
The Lawrence Renegades won their final two games of the Triple Crown Tournament on Sunday in Blue Springs, Mo.
The Renegades defeated the Kansas City Generals, 4-0, in their first game and topped St. Louis' Florissant Travelers, 15-14, in eight innings.

Raiders clip defending champions
Sunday, June 23, 2002
By Levi Chronister

One night after committing five errors in an 8-1 loss to Arkansas City in the Al Ice Memorial Woodbat Classic on Friday, the Lawrence Raiders had a change of fortune. The Raiders scored five runs — four unearned — with the help of four errors by the defending champion Tulsa (Okla.) Memorial Chargers in a 5-4 victory Saturday at Kansas University's Hoglund Ballpark.

Renegades split at qualifying tournament
Sunday, June 23, 2002
Lawrence's Renegades, an 18-and-under traveling baseball team, split a pair of games Saturday in a Triple Crown World Qualifier tournament. Lawrence was clipped in the opening game, 4-3, by the Florissant (Mo.) Travelers. The Renegades rallied to win their second game, 6-5, against the Kansas City Generals.

Al Ice Memorial Woodbat Classic: Raiders drop to 0-2 in pool
Saturday, June 22, 2002
By Andy Samuelson

For a team low on pitching, Lawrence Raiders coach Carl Brooks had to be ecstatic about Troy Wingert's relief effort Friday night — eight strikeouts in 31/3 innings. "He was great," Brooks said about the pitcher that shut down the Arkansas City Diamondbacks in the late innings of the Raiders' second game of the Al Ice Memorial Woodbat Classic at Free State High.

6Sports video report: Raiders try to rebound after first night loss
Saturday, June 22, 2002
6Sports reports on the Raiders performance on the second night of the Al Ice Woodbat Classic.

Ponca City topples Raiders in pool play, 4-2
Friday, June 21, 2002
By Mike Miller

It was a case of too little offense, too late for the Lawrence Raiders, which surprised — OK, dismayed — coach Carl Brooks to no end.
The 18-and-under Legion baseball team lost its opener in the Al Ice Memorial Woodbat Classic, 4-2, to Ponca City, Okla., on Thursday night at Free State High School. The switch from aluminum bats to wooden bats can sometimes sap an offense, but this blindsided Brooks.

Outlaws fall
Friday, June 21, 2002
Junction City pounded 20 hits and stopped Lawrence's Outlaws, 20-4, on Wednesday in American Legion baseball.

6Sports video reports: Raiders lose the first game in the Woodbat tournament
Friday, June 21, 2002
Ponca City manages to come in ahead of the Lawrence Raiders.

Fundamentals key during Woodbat Classic
Thursday, June 20, 2002
By Mike Miller

It's the same story every year. The team that makes the transition from aluminum bats to wood bats the easiest, usually wins the Al Ice Memorial Woodbat Classic.
Except Lawrence Raiders coach Carl Brooks doesn't see it that way.

Outlaws 16, Paola 7
Wednesday, June 19, 2002
Box score: late-inning rally lifts Outlaws over Paola.

Raiders clipped, 13-12
Wednesday, June 19, 2002
Lawrence's Raiders overcame a 9-0 deficit, but fell to Kansas City Post 83, 13-12, Tuesday night in American Legion baseball.

Raiders win third straight contest
Monday, June 17, 2002
Lawrence's Raiders didn't brood after dropping two games on Friday at the College World Series American Legion baseball tournament. The Raiders instead became focused, winning their next three games, including Sunday's 10-5 decision over Omaha Northwest.

Renegades qualify for USSSA World Series
Monday, June 17, 2002
The Lawrence Renegades won the USSSA 18-and-under Fathers Day Tournament Sunday with a 10-0 victory over the Indy Blaze and and a 16-7 victory over the Topeka Shockers. Seth Johnson pitched a no-hitter against Independence with five strikeouts and no walks.

Raiders take two at tourney
Sunday, June 16, 2002
In the words of coach Carl Brooks, it was a "great day to be a Raider." The 18-under baseball team from Lawrence pounded 32 hits in winning two games Saturday at the Omaha College World Series American Legion Tournament.

Renegades reach title game
Sunday, June 16, 2002
Lawrence's Renegades defeated Independence, 6-5, on Friday in the pool championship game of the six-team Ottawa USSSA tournament. The Renegades, 8-5 overall, advance to today's title game against a yet-to-be determined opponent at 4:30 p.m. today at Ottawa's Drake Field.

Raiders drop two in Omaha
Saturday, June 15, 2002
Lawrence's Raiders 18-under baseball team dropped a pair of games at the 10-team College World Series American Legion tournament on Friday. Papillion (Neb.) used a four-run first inning to trip the Raiders, 7-2. Omaha (Neb.) Creighton Prep scored 11 runs in the third to down the Raiders, 13-3.

Renegades trip Topeka
Saturday, June 15, 2002
Lawrence's Devon Myers hit a go-ahead, two-run home run as the Renegades defeated the Topeka Shockers, 3-1, Friday at a USSSA 18-under baseball tournament. "Yeah, I was pleased," Lawrence coach Lynn Harrod said. "We played our first good defensive game all year."

6Sports video report: Raiders 0-2 in Omaha
Saturday, June 15, 2002
6Sports reports on the Raiders' first two games in the Omaha Tournament.

6Sports video reports: The Raiders expect to improve on last year's Omaha Tournament
Friday, June 14, 2002
The Raiders promise to have a better showing in the event.

Raiders prevail, 8-3
Thursday, June 13, 2002
By Andy Samuelson

Matt Berner certainly knows about the baseball term "ducks on the pond," referring to runners on base.
But if the Lawrence Raiders' shortstop were a hunter Wednesday at Free State High, he would have left the field without bagging his limit.

6Sports video report: Lawrence Raiders win again
Thursday, June 13, 2002
Kevin Romary reports on the Radiers' victory over Topeka Post 400, 8-3.

Raiders rout Ozawkie
Wednesday, June 12, 2002
By Andy Samuelson

Lightning striking twice in the same spot is said to be quite a rare thing. Tuesday night at Free State High it happened not twice, but three times. OK, so there was only one bolt from the skies. But the other two jolts from Lawrence's Troy Wingert played a big part in the Raiders' 10-0, run-rule blowout of Ozawkie Post 224 in an American Legion baseball game.

6Sports video report: Lawrence Raiders meet up with Ozawkie
Wednesday, June 12, 2002
6Sports reports on the match between the Lawrence Raiders and Ozawkie Post 225.

Youth Baseball Roundup: Raiders take third at tourney
Monday, June 10, 2002
Early to bed and early to rise made the Lawrence Raiders, well, at least third-place finishers in the Fort Hays State Invitational 18-under baseball tournament. Playing the consolation championship game at 10 a.m., the Raiders rolled to a 12-0 rout of the Kansas City Grays on Sunday in a game shortened to four innings by the run rule.

Raiders split in Hays meet
Sunday, June 9, 2002
Lawrence's Raiders will play in the third-place game of the Hays Tournament today. The Raiders blanked Hays, 4-0, behind the three-hit pitching of Ben Bieker, then fell in the semifinals to Wichita's Sluggers, 8-0.

Raiders win one, lose one in Hays
Saturday, June 8, 2002
Lawrence's Raiders 18-under American Legion baseball team split two games during pool play of the Hays Tournament on Friday. The Raiders pounded the Augusta Cubs, 8-1, in their opener before committing six errors while losing the nightcap, 5-3, to the Kansas City Grays.

6Sports video report: Raiders game cancelled
Wednesday, June 5, 2002
6Sports reports on the cancellation of the Lawrence Raiders' game against Kansas City Post 199.

Outlaws take 2nd
Tuesday, June 4, 2002
The Lawrence Outlaws rebounded from losses in their first two games to reach the championship game of the USSSA Pepsi Challenge 18-and-under baseball tournament over the weekend.

Raiders take two from Indians
Monday, June 3, 2002
By Andy Samuelson

Eudora's Andrew Pyle is still getting to know his new summer teammates, but the one thing Pyle knows for sure is that they can really hit the baseball hard. It showed Sunday afternoon at Free State High School when Lawrence's Raiders swept Shawnee Post 327, 7-5 and 12-8, in an American Legion doubleheader.

Renegades 1-2 in tourney
Monday, June 3, 2002
The Lawrence Renegades, an 18-and-under traveling team, went 1-2 in the Quinn Smith Memorial Tournament during the weekend. After falling, 11-9, to the Wichita Hitmen and beating the Garden City Blues, 11-2, on Saturday, the Renegades (4-3) fell to the Topeka Stars, 9-1, on Sunday.

Raiders tumble to KC 83
Sunday, June 2, 2002
Kansas City Post 83 upended Lawrence's Raiders, 3-2, in an American Legion baseball game on Saturday night at Free State High's Field. Kyle McManness, Troy Wingert and Tommy Mangino each had two hits for the Raiders, who led, 2-0, after one inning.

6Sports video report: Raiders open season with double header
Saturday, June 1, 2002
6Sports reports on the first two games of the Lawrence Raiders' baseball season.

Renegade team irks LABA
Friday, May 31, 2002
By David Mitchell

Lawrence's Renegades qualified for the 18-and-under Triple Crown World Series by winning a baseball tournament last weekend in Belton, Mo.
Don't expect the local American Legion post to throw a victory parade.