Hays Post
HAYS - The TMP-Marian baseball team closed out their regular season with a doubleheader sweep of Garden City Friday at the Monarch Baseball Complex. TMP ended a four-game losing streak with a 17-2 run-rule victory in game one. They took the second contest 13-6.
TMP ends the regular season 6-14. They will play Sacred Heart Monday at 2 p.m. in their 2-1A regional opener in Salina.
Garden City has lost three-straight and five of their last six and ends the regular season 7-13.
Game 1: TMP-Marian 17, Garden City 2 (3 innings)
After Garden City scored two runs in the top of the first innings, the Monarchs answered with four in the bottom of the first. They scored 12 in the second and one in the third to end the game by run-rule.
Ian Nehls led the Monarchs offense with four of their 14 hits and three RBIs. Kendall Walker had three hits. Joey Mindrup and Adler Brown both added two hits, Mindrup had TMP's only extra base hit with a double.
Carson Liles allowed both runs on three hits with five strikeouts and two walks over three innings and picked up the win.
Game 2: TMP-Marian 13, Garden City 6
The Monarchs scored nine in the bottom of the sixth to rally from a two-run deficit. Carson Liles tied the game with a one-out double. Adler Brown broke the tie with an RBI double. Freshman Caden Dinkel later blew the game open with a 3-run, inside-the-park home run.
Garden City grabbed the early lead with two runs in the third. The Monarchs answered with three in the bottom of the inning on a passed ball, a bases-loaded walk and sacrifice fly.
The Buffs scored three in the fourth to retake the lead at 5-3. TMP answered with a run in the fifth. Garden City added another run in the top of the sixth to push their lead to 6-2.
Carson Liles had two of TMP's seven hits and drove in two. Dinkel had three RBI's. Brown, Garrett Feauto and Drew Werth all drove in one run.
Ian Nehls allowed one run on three hits over 2 1/3 innings of relief with three strikeouts and no walks and picked up the win.