By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Game 1: Hays 11, Colby 0 (5 inn.)
Hays scored four runs in the first inning, five in the second and two in the third as the Indian’s softball team cruised to a 11-0 run rule win in five innings. Colby threatened to score in the first inning on a single, walk and hit batter, but couldn’t push a run across when Hannah Hearld struck out the final two batters of the first inning.
Hays put eight batters to the plate in each the first and second inning scoring a total of nine runs on eight hits including a Kaylie Schoendaller three-run home run to cap the scoring in the second inning. Hearld struck out nine picking up her sixth win of the season.
Game 2: Hays 7, Colby 3
Just like in game one Colby threatened to score in the first inning, but this time was able to push a run across on a throwing error taking a 1-0 lead after the top of the first. The damage in the first inning though was held in check thanks to when Haley Wells cut down a runner trying to steal second to start the game. Hays hit three singles in the bottom of the first, but left the bases loaded.
After the Indians allowed the one run, Hays retired the next 13 batters. Hays was able to tie the game in the bottom of the second inning on a RBI single by Wells, scoring Julie Balzer who led the inning off with a single. The Indians took the first lead of game number two when Madison Prough led off the bottom of the fourth inning with her first career home run to left center field. Hays took a 3-1 lead when Haley wells drove in Balzer again this time on a ground out.
Colby had one last push in them and was able to tie the game at three scoring two runs on three singles in the top of the sixth inning. Tied 3-3 going to the bottom of the sixth, Hays scored their first four runners of the inning on back to back doubles by Kylie Brown and Nicole Dinkel. Wells followed those two hits up with an RBI single. Albany Schaffer topped off the scoring with a two run homer, her second of the season grabbing a 7-3 lead.
Colby got a single to open the seventh inning, but first baseman Kylie Brown caught a pop up bunt on a diving effort forcing a double play at first to help squelch any come back..
Hearld gets the win and improves to 7-1 on the year.
Hays moves to 7-1 on the season and will play Pratt on Thursday in a make up double header. Colby falls to 8-2.