SALINA – The Salina Hawks scored a run in the fifth inning to break a 4-4 tie then added two more in the sixth to break a 4-4 tie and eliminate the Hays Monarchs Jr. American Legion from the Salina Class A zone tournament with a 7-4 win Tuesday at Dean Evans.

The Monarchs (18-7) scored two in the top of the first on a double from Tate Garcia. Gavin Schumacher and Luke Ruder both drove in runs in the fourth to tie the game.

Cole Zimmerman allowed all seven runs (three earned) on eight hits with four walks and seven strikeouts over six innings and suffered the loss.

The Monarchs, who had won five straight and nine of 10, end the season with three straight losses.