By Jonathan Zweygardt
Hays Post
After playing eight straight games on the road, to open the season, the TMP-Marian Monarchs (7-3) softball team hosted the Goodland Cowgirls (5-7) in their home opener on Thursday afternoon and it was pitching that led the way in both games.
GAME 1: Goodland 2, TMP 0
The Goodland Cowgirls took the first game of doubleheader Thursday
scoring two runs in the second inning and that was more than enough for the Cowgirls
to take game one 2-0.
TMP starter Brynn Rebel struck out the side in the first inning but ran into trouble in the second.
Goodland got a pair of runners on with one out for Paige Nachtigall who drove in both runs with an RBI single.
With the 2-0 lead Goodland starter Allison Cure settled in, she allowed just seven hits with a pair of walks and five strikeouts in the complete game shutout.
The Monarchs lone threat came in the bottom of the fifth when they loaded the bases with one out but failed to score.
Hannah Rose collected three hits in the loss for TMP.
GAME 2: TMP 17, Goodland 0 (4 innings)
In the second game of the day the TMP offense family got to
Cure, using a 10-run inning in a 17-0 run-rule victory.
TMP jumped on Cure in the bottom of the first inning scoring four times for a 4-0 lead.
The Monarchs loaded the bases with one out for Bridget Feldt drove in a pair of runs with an RBI single. Bria Windholz and Addison Watson added RBI singles of their own putting TMP up 4-0.
TMP broke the game open for good with a 10-run third inning.
Molly Helget got the scoring started in the inning with an RBI single.
After a fielder鈥檚 choice TMP led 6-0.
Then with two out Brooke Koenigsman walked in a run. Feldt doubled in a pair of runs making it 10-0 TMP.
Windholz made it 11-0 with an RBI double. Teagan Gottschalk doubled in two more runs and then Helget singled in a second run in the inning putting TMP up 14-0.
Leading 14-0 the first two hitters of the fourth inning reach base for the Monarchs and the Brooke Koenigsman delivered on her first homerun of the season to deep centerfield giving TMP the 17-0 run-rule victory.
Bria Windholz earned the win in the circle for TMP.
She allowed just three hits in four shutout innings with one walk and two strikeouts.
Feldt drove in a career-high five runs and was two-for-three with two runs scored.
Koenigsman finished three-for-three with four RBI鈥檚 and three runs scored.
Helget was three-for-three with two RBI鈥檚 and a run scored.
TMP will host Pratt-Skyline on Tuesday.