The Hays Monarchs American Legion baseball team used some solid pitching to run their win streak to five with a doubleheader sweep of Great Bend Wednesday night at the TMP Field. The Monarchs take the opener 6-1 then win the nightcap 8-1.

Dick Hockett went the distance in the first game, allowing just one unearned on three hits while striking out four and walking none. The Monarchs scored five in the fourth keyed by a two-run single from Grant Romme and a Jordan Gottschalk’s RBI double. Braiden Werth finished with three RBIs.

In the second game, the Monarchs took advantage of advantage of six Great Bend errors and seven walks to score two in the first and two in the second then blew the game open with four in the fifth. Grant Romme and Jordan Gottschalk both had two hits including a double. Romme drove in two. Liam Stults picks up the win, allowing one run on one hit while striking out four and walking three.

The Monarchs are now 9-3. They are off until Monday when they at Larned for two.