Hays Post Sports
HAYS – The TMP-Marian Monarchs extended their unbeaten streak to six games Tuesday, knocking off the Colby Eagles in a pair of games in Hays.
GAME 1: TMP 3, Colby 2
In the first game of the doubleheader, TMP starter Ty Schmeidler
allowed just two runs in four-plus innings as the Monarchs held off the Eagles
in a 3-2 victory.
After a scoreless top half of the first inning for Schmeidler, the TMP offense scratched a run across in the bottom of the inning.
Jacob Seib led off the inning with a double, and Ian Nehls drove him home on an RBI single. Putting TMP 1-0.
Colby tied the game with a solo homer in the top of the third inning.
With the game tied at one in the bottom of the third, Seib led off the inning with a triple. Nehls walked, and then Schmeidler was hit by a pitch to lead the bases.
Caden Dinkel delivered an RBI single to center, putting TMP up 2-1. Later in the inning, Grant Nehls drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, putting TMP up 3-1.
The Eagles add a run in the fourth on an error, but after that, Schmeidler and fellow pitcher Grant Nehls shut the Eagles down and secured the 3-2 TMP victory.
Schmeidler picked up the win. He allowed just two runs, one earned with three walks and six strikeouts.
Nehls earned the save with two and a third innings of perfect relief.
Jacob Seib was 2-for-3 with a double and a triple.
GAME 2: TMP 15, Colby 1
Six Monarchs recorded a multi-hit game in the day's second
game, and five had at least TMP RBIs in a 15-1 run-rule victory.
Adler Browns two-run single in the top of the first inning helped the Monarchs jump out to an early lead.
The Eagle cut into the TMP lead in the second, making it 2-1 TMP.
TMP’s offense came to life in the bottom of the third inning, scoring four times and extending their lead to 6-1.
Ty Schmeidler got the scoring started in the bottom of the third, driving in Ian Nehls on an RBI single for a 3-1 lead.
Grant Nehls singled home a second run in the inning for a 4-1 lead. They then added a run on a wild pitch, and Trevor Fabrizius drove in a run on a sacrifice fly.
Leading 6-1, the Monarchs' offense exploded for nine runs in the fourth inning on their way to a 15-1 victory.
After three straight singles to open the inning, including back-to-back run-scoring singles by Ian Nehls and Schmeidler, Caden Dinkel hit a two-run home run to left, putting the Monarchs up 10-1.
TMP’s Easton Werth drove in two runs with a groundball, making it 12-1.
Seib and Ian Nehls delivered again with back-to-back RBI singles, making it 14-1 TMP.
Scheidler reached on an error that resulted in another TMP run scoring for a 15-1 lead.
TMP’s Carson Liles made his season debut in the top of the fifth as he makes his way back from injury.
He gave up one hit with two strikeouts in four shutout innings.
Caden Dinkel was three-for-four with a two-run home run and a run scored. He has six straight multi-hit games to open the season.
Ian Nehls, Ty Schmeidler, Adler Brown, and Easton Werth all drove in two runs each.
TMP travels to Holcomb on Friday.