Hays High softball held their home opener Thursday at Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex by hosting Dodge City. The Red Demons beat the Indians 6-1 in a single game in Dodge City on Tuesday.
Ramie Lopp threw a no-hitter on just 80 pitches in game one for a 7-0 victory for the Red Demons. Hays never moved any of their three base runners past first. The Indians walked once and were hit by two pitches.
Coach Erin Wagner
Four of the Red Demons runs were unearned due to three Hays High errors. Dodge City scored one in the first, four in the third and two more in the fifth. The first five runs of the game came with two outs.
Hays led by four runs twice in game two but could not hold on for the victory. The Indians scored four in the first inning and two more in the second for a 6-2 advantage. Dodge City switched pitchers for the third inning trailing 6-3 and Ramie Lopp threw five more innings of scoreless ball.
Highlights
The Red Demons tallied two runs on no hits in the fourth inning to draw within one run at 6-5. The sixth inning is where Dodge City seized control. Brittany Lomas tied the game on her only hit of the game. The next batter, Taryn Coon, hit a three run home run for the final difference of 9-6. It was Coon's only hit of the double header.
Hays drops to 2-3 on the year. All three losses have come to Dodge City. Freshman pitcher Aubree Thomas worked all fourteen innings and took the loss in both games. Dodge City improves to 5-0 with Lopp taking the victory in both contests.