The Hays Eagles go 6-0 over the weekend to claim the Wild West Tournament. Sunday, the Eagles rallied from an early deficit to beat Great Bend 12-8 then knocked off the Topeka Capitals 4-1 in the title game. The Eagles improve to 35-4 on the season. They travel to Salina for a doubleheader with the Falcons Tuesday.

Title Game: Eagles 4, Topeka Capitals 1
The Hays Eagles needed just one strong inning at the plate, versus the Topeka Capitals to claim the championship of the Wild West Tournament on Sunday. Jarrett Sanders hit a towering two-run home run in the bottom of the second inning, the only inning the Eagles would score. Zach Legleiter followed the home run with a single and a stolen base.  Daniel Bittle scored Legleiter with a double, then scored on Casey Sedbrook’s double.

The four run second inning would be all that pitcher Austin Unrein needed in the 4-1 victory. Topeka got the game’s first batter aboard due to an error, then following a fielder’s choice at second, Unrein and his defense retired 17 batters in a row. The Capitals scored a run in the seventh with a one out RBI single (the batter was thrown out by right fielder Casey Sedbrook trying to stretch the hit into a double).

Topeka managed just two hits over seven innings, scored just one run and committed three errors.  Hays scored four runs on six hits and had only one error.

Semifinals: Eagles 12, Great Bend 8
After Great Bend scored five in the first, the Eagles rally with four in the first and five in the second. Casey Sedbrook and Austin Unrein both drove in a run with a first inning double. Hayden Hutchison added a two-run homer to pull the Eagles within a run.

Unrien and Riley Kaus both drove in runs with singles in the second and Hutchison added a three-rum homer.

Hutchison (7-0) picks up the win allowing eight runs on 13 hits.