The funeral services for longtime Liberal Bee Jays general manager Bob Carlile will be Thursday. Carlile passed away Friday. The funeral is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at the Seward County Activity Center and then move to Brent Gould Field, the home of the Liberal Bee Jays. Some information for any former Bee Jay players or coaches who plan on attending Bob Carlile’s funeral services on Thursday, January 12 at 100 p.m, the services at the activity center will be [...]

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City Commissioner and long-time Liberal businessman, Bob Carlile passed away Friday evening shortly after 8:00pm of an apparent heart attack. Bob was very active in the community, the Liberal Bee Jays, and his company J&R Sand which he started in 1959, and grew into the thriving company that it is today, employing over 70 people. Bob was involved in several highway organizations in Kansas and Oklahoma, and J&R Sand received numerous awards for their work under his direction. Bob was [...]

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Several former Liberal Bee Jays are taking center stage in this year’s MLB playoffs. Tampa Bay catcher and 1999 Liberal Bee Jay Kelly Shoppach slugged two homers and drove in five runs in the Rays’ 9-0 win at Texas Friday in game one of the ALDS. He is the first catcher since Johnny Bench to accomplish that feat. Shoppach hit 11 homers during the regular season. Shoppach helped beat former Bee Jay Ian Kinsler’s team. Kinsler played for the Bee [...]

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Baseball America recognizes two Liberal Bee Jays as two of the best prospects in the summer league. Wichita State left-hander Josh Smith was named the top prospect in the Jayhawk League, while sophomore right-handed pitcher Cale Elam of WSU was named the third-best prospect in the Jayhawk League. Smith was the BJ ace and was 6-3 with a 3.50 ERA. He had 56 strikeouts and 23 walks in 43 and two thirds innings. Elam was the Liberal closer and had [...]

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Hitting Player AVG AB H R RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB SBA Arroyo 0.373 99 37 39 17 19 9 3 2 1 18 20 Bergeron 0.318 192 61 42 51 15 39 11 1 6 8 9 Walker 0.321 165 53 37 24 21 33 9 3 1 3 5 Nagamine 0.349 172 60 34 53 30 33 12 1 5 0 0 McCall 0.282 131 37 25 21 11 37 9 0 2 0 0 Semler [...]

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Liberal Bee Jays fans who happened to watch the Royals game Monday night may have seen a familiar face. Former Bee Jays manager Bob Cerv was given the Royal treatment and sat in the Buck O’Neil Legacy seat during the Royals game against the Yankees. O’Neill, the former player in the Negro Leagues Buck O’Neill had an enormous impact on the world of baseball and the lives of the everyday people he touched. Buck spent many days and nights supporting [...]

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