Kansas City Handles Lincoln, Clinches Spot in Postseason

Lincoln, NE — It was the fifth consecutive victory over the Saltdogs on Saturday night as the Monarchs took care of Lincoln with a 9-1 victory to clinch the series.

Kansas City wasted no time as they got the offense going quickly in the opening frame. Tyler Gentry and Austin Callahan both registered a hit while Luken Baker drove in the opening tally on an RBI single to left field. With a runner at third, Saul Garza grounded out into an RBI that brought home Callahan. It was a quick 2-0 lead.

There were four scoreless frames and then Kansas City added another run in the top of the sixth. Garza and JD Davis grabbed a base-knock and Sahid Valenzuela walked to load the bases. Hudson Head put a ball in play up the middle to bring in Garza.\

In the the seventh frame, it was Baker yet again and this time, he mashed a solo homer to give KC their largest lead with a 4-0 advantage.

The Monarchs have gotten some exceptional pitching performances this series as Jimmy Endersby had his best day in a KC uniform on the bump. The former Astros product went 7.2 innings with a season-high 10 strikeouts while only allowing three hits with a run.

Lincoln was held scoreless the entire way, but finally broke through in the eighth. Arbolida singled and then made his way to third. He was brought home on a groundout RBI from Jacob Morrow.

In the ninth frame, the Monarchs would finish the night with a bang as they put up a five-spot to seal the win. A run had already scored and the bases were loaded with two down, Sahid Valenzuela was hit by a pitch which brought home a tally and Head walked which made it 7-1. This brought in Jose Torres who lined a ball into center to bring in two runs and cap off an exciting night.