HAYS – The Hays Senior Eagles moved to 4-0 and advanced to Sunday’s championship game of the Wild West Fest Tournament after a 9-0, five inning run-rule win over Russell Saturday evening at Larks Park.
Colby Dreiling and Brady Kreutzer combined on the three-hit shutout. Dreiling made the start and gave up the three hits with two strikeouts and no walks over three innings and picked up the win. Kreutzer pitched the final two innings and didn’t allow a hit with one strikeout and one walk.
The Eagles (16-2) scored six runs in the first then added another the second and two in the third.0
Brock Lummus and Remington Cox both had two hits. Garrett Wellbrock had a hit and drove in three runs. Lummus and Carson Jacobs both had two RBIs.
The Senior Eagles will play Liberal for the championship at 3 p.m. Sunday. The Rattlers are 3-1 and defeating Smith Center-2 15-0 and the Hays Junior Eagles 11-1 Saturday.
The Junior Eagles went 1-1 Saturday, edging Smith Center-2 11-9. They went 1-3 in pool play and face Smith Center-2 in the fifth place game at 11 a.m. Sunday.
Saturday’s WWF Results
Liberal 15, Smith Center-2 0
Smith Center-1 10, Russell 3
Hays Eagles 17U 11, Smith Center-2 9
Liberal 11, Hays Eagles 17U 1
Hays Eagles 19U 9, Russell 0
Sunday’s WWF Schedule
11 a.m.: Hays Eagles 17U vs. Smith Center-2 (fifth place)
1 p.m.: Smith Center-1 vs. Russell (third place)
3 p.m.: Hays Eagles 19U vs. Liberal (first place)