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SHAWNEE, Kan. – Fort Hays State Softball had a huge offensive day at the Top Gun Midwest Classic on Friday (Feb. 27). The Tigers scored 24 runs over their two games, producing an 8-7 win over Quincy University and a 16-8 run-rule win over 2025 NCAA Super Region finalist Augustana (S.D.). Alexis Mohr was on fire, producing a 3-homer, 10-RBI day, including a grand slam, while Lilliana Ramirez-Johnson had a grand slam as well. With the pair of wins, FHSU moved to 7-6 overall for the season.
Fort Hays State 8, Quincy 7
After falling down 3-0 on a three-run home run in the top of the first, the Tigers rallied back to top Quincy in the first contest of the day. The Tigers got two of the runs back on RBIs by Abbey Duarte and Lilliana Ramirez Johnson in the bottom of the first. Alexis Mohr pushed the Tigers into the lead 5-3 in the third on her first home run of the day, a 3-run shot.
After the Hawks pulled within a run a 5-4 after scoring once in the top of the fifth, Mohr blasted her second bomb of the game in the bottom half, a 2-run shot to give the Tigers a 7-4 advantage. Grace Johns added an RBI double to make it 8-4.
The Hawks tried to come up with a late rally, scoring twice in the sixth and once in the seventh, but the Tigers were able to hang on. Solana Carpenter went the distance in the pitching circle for FHSU, striking out four, picking up her third win of the season.
Mohr was a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate with 5 RBIs, while her sister Lilly Mohr had a 3-for-4 game at the plate.
Fort Hays State 16, Augustana 8 (5 inn.)
The Tiger bats remained hot in the second contest of the day, doubling their total from the game before to defeat Augustana, which won 50 games last year and was an NCAA Super Regional finalist.
Much like the first game, the Tigers fell down early by giving up a pair of runs in the first inning. They came storming back in the second and third innings to overtake the Vikings and never give the lead back.
In the second, the Mohr sisters Lilly and Alexis had back-to-back sacrifice fly RBIs to get the game tied. Then the Tigers erupted for seven runs in the third. Audrey Gillespie put the Tigers on top with a 2-RBI single, Lilly Mohr drove in a run with an RBI single, and then Alexis Mohr remained scalding hot by nuking a grand slam over the left field wall. FHSU led 9-2.
Augustana picked up three runs in the bottom of the third to make it 9-5, but the Tigers kept pouring on the offense. Lilly Mohr had an RBI single in the fourth that turned into three runs due to an outfielder error. Two extra runs came in to score on the play, making it 12-5. The Vikings picked up three more runs in the fourth to get back within four, 12-8, but the Tigers added four more in the fifth on their second grand slam of the game. Lilliana Ramirez-Johnson blasted the shot to dead center field, pushing the Tigers to a 16-8 lead. They kept the Vikings scoreless in the bottom of the fifth to win by run-rule.
Myah Wolfe started the game and went 2.1 innings for FHSU, allowing five runs (three earned). Kamaya Soniea-Harris relieved for 1.1 innings and allowed three runs. Mackenzie Hudson closed out the game for 1.1 innings and picked up the win, now 1-1 on the season. Taya Speltz was the losing pitcher for Augustana, allowing eight runs (six earned) over 2.1 innings of work. Augustana's two relievers following allowed four runs each.
Alexis Mohr finished her day a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate over two games with three home runs and 10 RBIs, one of the most impressive single-day performances in program history. Ramirez-Johnson finished the day 4-for-6 with 5 RBIs and 5 runs scored. Lilly Mohr was 5-for-7 for the day with three RBIs. The trio combined for 18 of the team's 22 RBIs for the day.
Fort Hays State will wrap up its weekend at the Top Gun Midwest Classic on Saturday with games against Winona State (2:40 p.m.) and Minnesota Duluth (5 p.m.).