GREAT BEND, Kan. – Great Bend scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to hand the Hays High baseball team their first loss of the season. The Panthers took advantage of two walks and an error and scored the winning run on a dropped third strike.

The Indians (11-1, 5-1 WAC), scored two in the top of the seventh to break a 4-4 tie. Willie Sennett and Palmer Hutchison both walked to lead off the inning. Sennett moved to third then eventually scored on a couple of wild pitches. Hutchison then scored on an error by the Great Bend second baseman.

Great Bend scored three in the bottom of the fifth to break a 1-1 tie the Indians quickly tied the game with three in the top of the sixth. Cody Petersen singled to start the inning followed by a Palmer Hutchison double. Trey Riggs was hit by a pitch to lead the bases. Brock Lummus’ single drove in the first run. Josh Haynes added a two-out RBI single then Riggs scored the tying run on an error.

Riggs allowed four runs, three earned, on five hits over 1 2/3 innings of relief and takes the loss.

Freshman Dylan Dreiling made his first career start and gave up a run on a walk an triple in the first then retired seven of the next eight and pitched three scoreless innings before leaving in the fifth. Dreiling allowed two runs on three hits with six strikeouts and three walks.

Palmer Hutchison had two of the Indians six hits.