Hays Post Sports
WICHITA - The Hays High Indians' bid for a spot in the 5A State Softball Tournament came up short in the regional finals against Bishop Carroll on Wednesday.
Game 1: Hays 11, Andover 5
Hays never trailed in their 11-5 regional semifinal win over Andover. The Indians took a 5-0 lead with three runs in the second and two more in the third.
All of the runs in the third came with two outs. Alyse Zimmerman doubled to score Brynlee Brous and Jaylee Summers for the game's first runs. Brynlee Rupp brought Zimmerman back to the plate with a single.
Four straight hits to open the fourth inning added to more runs for the Indians. Lanie Becker started with a single. Avery Solida doubled and Brous loaded the bases with a single. Katie Klein plated Becker and Solida for a 5-0 lead.
Andover did fight back with two runs in the fourth only to be answered by four more by Hays. Brous knocked in Rupp and Riley Dreher with a single. Soliday scored on a Summers single and Brous scored on an error for a 9-5 lead.
Zimmerman and Klein each scored one more time for the final of 11-5.
Summers (6-5) pitched six innings for the win. She allowed five runs, three earned, on six hits. She walked three and struck out three. Lanie Becker pitched a scoreless seventh.
Game 2: Bishop Carroll 9, Hays 0
A six run fifth inning was to much to overcome for the Hays High Indians, falling to Bishop Carroll 9-0 in the regional final.
Brynlee Rupp and Lanie Becker each had a hit in the first inning. It would be the only two hits for Hays in the game. Rupp, Avery Solida, and Brynlee Brous each walked once. Brous reached one more time on an error.
Bishop Carroll scored a single run in the first inning then another in the third. It was the fifth inning that did the damage. The Golden Eagles had seven of their twelve hits in the inning while the Indians had two of their four errors. The result was an 8-0 lead for Bishop Carroll. They added a single run in the sixth for the final of 9-0.
Riley Dreher (9-5) took the loss allowing eight runs, five earned, on ten hits. She recorded one strikeout and walked none. Lanie Becker pitched the sixth and allowed one run.
Hays ends their season at 17-11.