The Hays Eagles Senior American Legion drops their opener at the Blue Springs (M0.) Wood Bat Tournament Wednesday, falling 9-2 to the Central (Mo.) Spartans from St. Charles, Mo. The loss drops the Eagles to 19-13 on the season.

The Spartans jumped on Eagles starter Brady Bieker with four runs in the first inning. Hays got on the board in the third on a Hayden Hutchison single.

The Spartans added two in the fourth to go up 6-1. Clayton Basgall scored on a wild pitch in the fifth to make it 6-2. Central then put the game away scoring three in the bottom of the sixth.

Bieker (2-5) takes the loss, allowing six runs, five earned, on six hits while walking three and striking out one.

Dan Bittel had four of the Eagles nine hits.

The Eagles continue pool play Thursday against the Hawthorne Bank Outlaws from Lee’s Summit, Mo. and SMCI from DeSoto, Kan.