DODGE CITY – The Hays High softball team was back on the road Tuesday. After dropping a pair of games in Garden City Monday, the Indians split their doubleheader at Dodge City Tuesday, winning game one 9-6 and losing game two 10-9.
The Indians are 6-6 overall and 6-4 in the Western Athletic Conference. Dodge City is also 6-6 overall and 4-2 in the WAC.
After an off day Wednesday, HHS plays a split doubleheader with Sacred Heart and TMP-Marian Thursday then travels to Colby Friday.
Game 1: Hays High 9, Dodge City 6
The Indians scored four runs in the top of the seventh to break a 5-5 tie. Riley
Dreher started the rally with a leadoff single. She scored on Lakyn Zimmerman’s
double. After a fly out, Morgen Berry singled which drove in Zimmerman which
cut the lead to 7-5. Following a Red Demon error and another flyout, Ashlyn Zimmer
tripled to drive in two runs to push the lead to 9-5.
Dodge City took advantage of a walk and an error to score a run in the bottom of the inning, but a strikeout ended the game.
Dreher (3-2) picked up the complete game victory, allowing five earned runs on nine hits with five strikeouts and two walks.
Lainey Hardman had three of the Indians 12 hits and scored a run. Berry had three hits with an RBI and two runs scored. Dezerae Schmidt added two doubles and scored a run.
Game 2: Dodge City 10, Hays High 9
The Indians rallied with three runs in the top of the seventh but the rally came
up one run short. Lakyn Zimmerman singled then Elle Dreiling tripled with one
out to cut the deficit to 10-7. Morgen Berry followed with a double which
scored Dreiling. Following a flyout, Reagen Winter singled which drove in Berry.
A walk pushed the tying run to second but a popup ended the game.
Dodge City scored four in the bottom of the first to grab the early lead. After the Indian scored three in the third and three in the fourth to take a 6-4 lead, the Red Demons answered with five in the fourth and one in the sixth.
Zimmerman, Dreiling, Berry, Winter and Dezerae Schmidt all had two hits. Dreiling and Berry both drove in two runs.
Aubree Thomas (3-4) went the distance but suffered the loss. She allowed four earned runs on seven hits with six strikeouts and two walks.