Sports in 2014
December 19, 2014
Northwest Fall athletics found success in the 2014 season similar to other teams based in Kansas City.
Northwest experienced a rewarding fall athletics season in 2014. Most fall sports were host to an excellent season in regards to performance. The teams with less satisfactory years still had their uplifting moments.
Read the rest of this story in the December 12th edition of the NW Passage.
The Royals advanced to the playoffs even with having the least amount of homeruns and walks in the MLB. The only other team to ever do that is the 1985 World Series Champion Kansas City Royals. Their improved offense in the postseason was the pivotal factor in their success.
2014 Postseason Offensive Statistics for the Kansas City Royals
| Player Name | Batting Average | RBI (Runs Batted In) | Slugging Percentage (Percentage of player’s hits that aren’t singles) |
| Alcides Escobar | .292 | 5 | .415 |
| Norichika Aoki | .195 | 3 | .195 |
| Lorenzo Cain | .333 | 8 | .417 |
| Eric Hosmer | .351 | 12 | .544 |
| Alex Gordon | .204 | 11 | .370 |
| Billy Butler | .262 | 8 | .333 |
| Salvador Perez | .207 | 6 | .276 |
| Omar Infante | .255 | 6 | .373 |
| Mike Moustakas | .231 | 7 | .558 |
| Jarrod Dyson | .125 | 0 | .125 |
![Freshmen Ian Murdock, Avery Cornelius and seniors Alexis Petry and Dylan Reed hold up the spirit stick Dec. 1 in the Main Gym. It was awarded to the band by judges due to their support of other groups. “In the moment, there was so much adrenaline and just pure energy,” Reed said. “Last year at [the Sweetheart assembly], we were a skit away from winning and I was hoping to run it back”](https://smnw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ejohnson_nsln_12.1_52-475x317.jpg)