HAYS, Kan. – The TMP-Marian baseball team split with Garden City at the Monarch Sports Complex Tuesday. Gavin Schumacher’s double scored Ryan Ruder in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Monarchs to a 5-4 win in the opener. Schumacher’s game winner was the fourth straight hit in the innings. Ricky Hockett allowed four runs, two earned on six hits with three strikeouts and one walk and picked up the win. TMP (4-2) won the first game despite committing five errors.

Garden City scored 10 in the fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie and won the second game 12-4. Ryan Ruder gave up seven runs on seven hits with two walks and a strikeout and suffers the loss. Tate Garcia had two TMP’s six hits in the game.

The Monarchs host Dodge City Monday.