FHSU Sports Information

Fort Hays State Softball dropped its regular season finale by an 8-2 decision to Nebraska-Kearney before the second game of a doubleheader was canceled due to severe weather in the area.

FHSU finishes the regular season at 28-18 overall, closing out the MIAA portion with a 17-9 record.

Kylie Strand led the offense, going 2-for-3 with an RBI while Danie Brinkmann was 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a run scored. Bianca Adame was 2-for-4 with a run.

Paxton Duran (16-8) threw the first 3.1 innings, taking the loss after allowing five runs on six hits and walking three with two strikeouts. Jordan Jones tossed the final 2.2 innings, allowing three runs on six hits.

FHSU got the scoring started in the third, as Adame singled before stealing second and taking third on Courtney Dobson’s ground out.  With one down, Brinkmann lined a shot to left field for a double, scoring Adame and giving FHSU a 1-0 lead.  After Callie Wright walked, Strand took a ball the opposite way for a single, scoring Brinkmann and stretching the Tigers’ lead to two.

The Lopers would tie the game in the bottom of the third on Sarah Rome’s two-RBI double before scoring three runs in the fourth and fifth innings to put the game way.

Game 2 was called in the bottom of the first with the score tied, 0-0.

The Tigers are the fourth seed in the MIAA Championships next week (May 1-4) in Overland Park, Kan.  FHSU will face Central Missouri, the fifth-seed, at 6 p.m.