The Hays High softball team split their season-opening doubleheader at Goodland. The Cowgirls rallied with three runs in the fifth and three in the sixth for an 8-6 come from behind win in the opener. The Indians raced out to an 11-0 lead in the second game then held on a for a 14-10 victory. Both teams are now 1-1 on the season. The Indians are now off until March 28th when they travel to Pratt.

Game 1: Goodland 8, Hays 6
The Indians took a 3-2 lead with three runs in the fifth on a Kaylie Schoendall sac fly, a Shea Briggs fly out and a Courtney Storer single.

Goodland answered with three in the bottom of the inning to go up 5-3.

Hays scored three more in the top of the sixth to take a 6-5 lead. Julie Balzer drove in a run on a groundout then Kaylie Schoendall hit a two-run homer.

The Cowgirls answered again with three in the bottom of the sixth for the final margin.

Madison Prough (0-1) takes the loss, allowing all eight runs on 13 hits over six innings walking four and striking out two.

Game 2: Hays 14, Goodland 10
The Indians raced out to an 11-0 lead then held on for their first victory of the season. The Indians scored one in the first then eight, all unearned, in the second and two in the third.

Hays was up 12-1 when the Cowgirls struck for seven in the fifth to get back in the game. Six of the seven runs were unearned thanks to two Indian errors.

Both teams would score two in the seventh for the final margin.

Madison Prough (1-1)picks up the win, going 4.2 innings allowing seven runs (1 earned) on one hit with three walks and two strikeouts.

Haley Wells and Katelyn Schumacher both had three hits and three RBIs.