A spotless 4-0 record over a three day stretch has given Hays High the title of Diamond Classic champions for 2019.  The round robin tournament hosted by the Indians also featured Goddard-Eisenhower, Great Bend, Salina Central and Manhattan.

Hays wrapped up the tournament and championship with a 9-6 win over Goddard-Eisenhower on Saturday.  The Indians took a 3-0 run in the bottom of the first inning only to give the runs back in the top of the second.  Hays tied the game in the bottom of the second and then trailed 5-4 entering the fourth.  Hays added three more runs in the fourth and two in the sixth to win 9-6.

Willie Sennett took the victory pitching in relief of starter Dylan Dreiling.  Brock Lummus drove in three runs and hit his second home run of the tournament.  Lummus was named MVP of the tournament.  Four of his five hits over the three days went for extra bases including two home runs, a double and a triple.  He drove in seven runs over the four days including the only run in a 1-0 win over Manhattan on Thursday.  He hit a home run in the game for the only run of the contest.

Also named to the all-tournament team for Hays was Willie Sennett, Trey Riggs, Palmer Hutchison and Cody Petersen.

Hays moves to 17-1 on the season and will end the regular season on Tuesday at Ulysses.  The Indians have secured at least the two seed at next week’s Regional Tournament.  Bishop Carroll leads the standings in the west half of 5A at 17-0.  All other teams in the west have at least four losses.

The remainder of the all tournament team included:
Aiden Proctor – Manhattan
Jackson Walker – Manhattan
Zac Cox – Manhattan
Ethan Crotty – Eisenhower
Wade Reynolds – Eisenhower
Collin Mackey – Eisenhower
Dakota Hogan – Salina Central
Brogen Richardson – Salina Central
Colin Hall – Great Bend
Koy Brack – Great Bend