The TMP-Marian baseball team suffers their first losses of the season, losing 9-8 and 3-0 in Garden City Tuesday. TMP falls to 4-2. They are off until Tuesday when they host Ellis.

The Monarchs score three in the top of the sixth to break a 5-5 tie but the Buffs answer with four in the bottom of the inning for the walkoff win. The last two runs scoring off an error.

Jared Vitztum goes 3-for-3 and drives two while Kameron Schmidt had two hits and drive on three. Schmidt takes the loss, striking out five and walking five.

Liam Stults goes the distance in the second game, allowing one earned run on three hits while striking out four and walking four. Garden City scores a run in the second and two in the fourth.

The Monarchs tried to rally, putting runners at second and third with one out in the seventh but a flyout and a strikeout ended the threat.