HAYS – The TMP-Marian Monarchs softball team earned a doubleheader sweep of the Ellis Railroaders Tuesday at the Monarchs Softball Complex. The Monarchs (7-3, 4-0 MCL) used an eight-run third inning to take game one 14-2 in run-rule fashion and then rallied with four runs in the sixth for a 12-11 win in game two.
Game 1: TMP 14, Ellis 2
Ellis got a run in the top of the first inning for a 1-0
lead but the Monarchs bats came alive in the bottom of the second inning.
Karli Komarek singled with two outs in the inning and the scored two batters later on an error evening the game at one. Madison Augustine delivered a two-run single in the following at bat but TMP up 3-1, and they never trailed again.
Ellis got a run back in the top of the third innings, but Jaci VonLintel connected on a two-run homerun in the bottom of the inning putting TMP up 5-2. Teagan Gottschalk added two more with a triple and then Augustine drove in another run for an 8-2 lead on an RBI single.
After back-to-back errors and two straight groundouts the Monarchs built an 11-2 lead through three innings.
TMP added three more runs on back-to-back errors in the fourth inning building a 14-2 lead through four innings.
Augustine earned the win. She allowed just two runs on five hits with seven strikeouts in five innings.
Hannah Garcia, Komarek and Augustine each collected a pair of hits and Augustine added four RBI’s. VonLintel drove in three runs.
GAME 2: TMP 12, Ellis 11
The Monarchs scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth
inning as they rallied for a 12-11 win in the second game of the doubleheader.
The game started with Ellis scoring two runs in the top of the first and second innings.
Down 4-0, the Monarchs got all four runs back in the bottom of the second inning.
TMP opened the inning with an Ellis error and a walk. Karli Komarek drove in the Monarchs first run of the game with an RBI single . TMP added a second run on an error. Sophie Allen’s two-run homerun tied the game at four in the bottom of the second.
With the game tied at four Ellis scored three in their half of the third for a 7-4 lead but the Monarchs got two of those runs back in the bottom of the inning cutting Ellis’ lead 7-6.
Ellis surrendered four straight walks to open the bottom of the fourth with Jaci VonLintel walking in the game tying run for a 7-7 score. The Monarchs then took the lead on a passed ball at 8-7 through four innings.
The Railers went back on top scoring three in the top of the sixth for a 10-8 lead.
But the Monarchs answered with four in the bottom of the inning for a 12-10 lead.
The inning started with back-to-back hit by pitches and then TMP loaded the bases with an intentional walk.
TMP scored on a wild pitch and followed that with a run scored on an error putting TMP up 12-10.
Ellis got a run back in the top of the seventh but the Monarchs held on for the 12-11 victory.
Halle Dreiling, Jaci VonLintel and Adison Watson each collected two hits. Karli Komarek drove in three runs for the Monarchs.
Madison Augustine got the victory. She allowed 11 total runs, seven earned, on nine hits in six innings with four strikeouts and six walks.