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HHS baseball swept by Great Bend

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The Hays High baseball team was swept in a doubleheader for the first time this season, falling to Great Bend at home.

Great Bend 8, Hays 5
In the first game the Panthers scored four runs in the first inning and scored in each of the first four innings to earn the 8-5 win.

The first four hitters of the game reached base and came around to score for the Panthers as they jumped out to a 4-0 lead. The Indians got on the board with an RBI groundout by Connor Rule scoring Marcus Altman who reached on a fielder’s choice.

Great Bend scored single runs in the second and third innings and added two more in the fourth to go up 8-2. Hays got one back in the fifth and scored two in the seventh as they fall 8-5.

Altman was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.

He also suffered the loss on the mound; he allowed eight runs over three innings.

Great Bend 15, Hays 6
In game number two the first six batters of the game for Great Bend reached base against Cole Schumacher with four of them coming home to score. After giving up a lead-off single Schumacher walked three and hit two batters before being replaced by Dalton Stout. Schumacher allowed four runs and got the loss.

With Great Bend leading 5-0 Hays answered with four runs in their half of the third inning cutting the score to 5-4. With one out in the inning Cole Schumacher drove an RBI triple to left scoring Jace Armstrong who reached on a single. Marcus Altman and Dalton Stout followed with RBI singles and Braydon Delzeit drive in the fourth run on a sacrifice fly.

Each team scored two more in the fifth inning highlighted by a Connor Rule two-run homerun.

Leading 8-6 Great Bend put together their big inning, scoring seven runs in the seventh securing the 15-6 win.

Rule was 1-for-3 with that two-run homerun and scored twice. Altman was 2-for-3, scored twice and drove in a run.

The Indians at 8-4 on the season and will host the Western Diamond Classic May 5-7.

TMP soccer gets past Hays High

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The TMP and Hays High girls soccer teams met on the pitch at TMP Thursday afternoon with TMP coming away with the 4-1 victory.

Sydney Sulzman gave the Indians the lead in the first half but TMP’s Kayla Vitztum tied the game at 1 late in the first half.

In the second half TMP scored three unanswered goals on their way to the win. Tyra Younie, Ashley Oustrander and Halle Lang all had second half goals for the Monarchs.

TMP moved to 6-1-1 on the season. Hays High is 7-5.

Tiger softball shut out twice at MIAA Tournament

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Fort Hays State saw its 2016 season come to an end on Thursday with a pair of losses at the MIAA softball tournament at the ASA Hall of Fame Complex. The Tigers lost 10-0 in five innings to Northwest Missouri State in the first round then fell 1-0 to Central Missouri.

Game Highlights

 

The Bearcats scored two unearned runs in the first inning then added a pair of three run home runs from Jessica Rawie to blow the game open. FHSU was held to two hits, a Paxton Duran double and Rilee Krier single.

Duran took the loss in the circle with eight earned runs on 10 hits.

Duran bounced back in the second game, holding Central Missouri scoreless for six innings but the Jennies broke through with the games only run on a seeing-eye single up the middle by Ali Jo Rogers to plate a runner from second in the seventh inning. Fort Hays State had a pair of singles in the bottom of the seventh, but could not find a way to get a run across to extend the game.

Duran scattered 10 hits and struck out three stranding 10 baserunners, is of them in scoring position. She ends teh season at 15-19 overall and became the second Fort Hays State player to reach 200 strikeouts in a season with 202. Duran threw the second most innings in a single season at FHSU, coming up just 2/3 innings shy of the record held by Kayla Rupa.

Fort Hays State finished the season at 21-30 overall.

Tiger baseball suffers walkoff loss at Pitt State

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PITTSBURG, Kan. – Pittsburg State’s Gage Grant delivered a one-out bases loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Gorillas to a 3-2 victory over Fort Hays State Thursday in the opening game of a three-game MIAA series.

The Gorillas (14-29, 9-25 MIAA) loaded the bases against FHSU (19-26, 13-21 MIAA) reliever Giles Fox (2-1) thanks to consecutive singles, a fielder’s choice and an intentional walk.

The Tigers jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a Caleb Cherryholmes homer in the second and Austin Unrein sacrifice fly in the third. Pitt State scored on a sac fly in the bottom of the third then tied the game with a homer in the sixth.

Starter Kyle Vogt allowed two runs on nine hits over six innings with six strikeouts and a walk. Fox allowed one run on five hits with five strikeouts and two walks over 2 1/3 innings.

Rohr and TMP boys win Russell golf tournament

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RUSSELL – Hayden Rohr placed first and the TMP-Marian boys golf team won the Russell invitational by one shot Thursday.

Rohr placed first with a 78, the Monarchs had three finish in the top-15 and combined for a 351 team score to beat Phillipsburg by one as they finished with a 352. Hoisington was third with a team score of 357.

Collin Werth placed fifth with an 86. Michael Braun shot a 92 to place 13th.

Phillipsburg’s Trey Sides shot and 83 to finish second and Jacey Kellerman finished fourth with an 85.

Hays High softball returns to action with a pair of wins

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By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – It had been nearly two weeks since the Hays High softball team played a competitive game. Thursday the Indians rattled off 25 runs and 34 hits in victories of Salina-Sacred Heart and Thomas More Prep-Marian iat the TMP Sports Complex.

Hays 9, Sacred Heart 4
Freshman pitcher Jaysa Wichers gave up single runs in four different innings but limited the damage in each inning to pick up her third win of the season. Hays struck for three runs in the first and four runs in the third to take a firm hold of the game at 7-4. Wichers allowed six hits and four runs while striking out seven and walking just three.

Hays pounded out fourteen hits with six players collecting multiple hits, led by Kaitlyn Brown with three. Tessa Stickel, Albany Schaffer and Brown each scored twice, while Nicole Dinkel drove in two runs.

Highlights


Hays 16, TMP 10
TMP took a 2-0 lead after the first two innings, scoring on two passed balls. Hays then erupted for six runs in the top of the fourth sending ten to the plate. In the inning, the Indians recorded six hits and a walk before the second out was ever recorded.

The Monarchs got a single run back in the bottom of the third on a two out RBI double by Bailey Lacy, scoring Emily Schulte. Hays got the run back in the fourth when Nicole Dinkel scored on a wild pitch. Hays loaded the bases in the fourth inning but was held without another run when Bailey Lacy induced a ground out after replacing starting pitcher Alison Helgit.

The Indians pushed their lead as 13 following a five run sixth innings, again putting ten to the plate. This time Hays scored five runs on five hits highlighted by a two-RBI double from Albany Schaffer and a RBI double from Nicole Dinkel. Hays took a 16-3 lead after the top half of the sixth inning.

TMP needed four runs to stave off the run-rule to end the game. The Monarchs scored seven. Indian’s freshman pitcher Kaitlyn Brown cruised through five innings allowing just three runs on three hits. However in the sixth inning she walked four while TMP collected four hits capped by a two-RBI triple from Brianna Romme. Brown though settled down and retired four of the next five batters to give Hays the 16-10 win. Brown picked up her third win of the season.

Coach Erin Wagner

 

Hays tallied 20 hits in the victory and capitalized on six Monarch errors. Madison Prough led the way with four hits. Tessa Stickel, Nicole Dinkel, and Kaitlyn Brown each at three. Brown ended the night with six base hits total which equaled the number of hits she had through the first ten games of the season.

With the victory Hays is now 6-6 on the season. TMP beat Sacred Heart 3-2 in nine innings in the first game of the night. The two losses drops Sacred Heart to 7-7 on the season. With the split TMP is 11-5.

Duran, Krier, Dobson, and Beltz Earn All-MIAA Honors

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FHSU Sports Information

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State seniors Paxton Duran, Rilee Krier, Courtney Dobson, and Tori Beltz earned All-MIAA honors for the 2016 softball season. All four were honorable mention selections at their respective positions.
2016 SB All MIAA
Duran earns All-MIAA honors for the third time in her career as a pitcher. This is the second straight year she has earned honorable mention an honorable mention nod after second team honors as a sophomore. Duran is having the best season of her career in regards to ERA and strikeouts. She holds a 2.67 ERA heading into the MIAA Tournament and ranks second in the conference in strikeouts with 197. The only area that is misleading about Duran’s performance this year is her record at 15-17, but she has unfortunately taken 10 losses in 13 complete games that were decided by one run. In those 13 starts, she allowed just 2.2 runs per game (lower than her ERA). She has been a workhorse in the circle for the Tigers with 212.1 innings this year (ranks second in MIAA) and has 25 complete games (fourth in MIAA). With a strikeout to close out FHSU’s 2-1 win over Nebraska-Kearney last Sunday, Duran reached 600 strikeouts for her career.

Krier earns All-MIAA honors for the first time in her three years with the Tigers. Krier is undoubtedly having the best season of her career, leading the team in batting average (.361), hits (57), runs (35), on-base percentage (.420) and stolen bases (22). She is just the second player in program history to reach at least 20 stolen bases in a season, joining Bianca Adame who accomplished it twice. She ranks seventh in the MIAA in stolen bases, 14th in hits, 17th in batting average and 19th in on-base percentage. Krier ranks second all-time at FHSU in stolen bases with 43 for her career.

Dobson earns All-MIAA honors for the fourth time in her career, becoming just the fourth player in program history to earn all-conference honors in all four years at FHSU. She joins Hallie McMillen, Maddie Holub, and Amanda Vaupel on that list. Dobson is the career leader in defensive assists at FHSU with 354. She has started all 208 games she has played in her career and ranks fourth all-time at FHSU in runs scored with 107. So far this year, she is batting .292 with eight doubles, two triples, one home run, 15 RBI, and 22 runs. In the field, she has committed just six errors at second base in 172 chances.

Beltz earns All-MIAA honors for the third time in her career. Beltz ranks high in several career offensive categories at FHSU. She is now the career leader in walks with 80, while ranking second in home runs (29), RBI (134), and sacrifice flies (6). She is also second all-time in defensive putouts with 973. This season, she is hitting .280 and leads the team in home runs (10), doubles (9), walks (22), slugging percentage (.529), and RBI (36). She ranks ninth in the MIAA in home runs, 11th in walks, and 19th in RBI.

Below is the 2016 All-MIAA Softball Team
Player of the Year: Morgan Heard, SS, Central Oklahoma
Pitcher of the Year: Emmie Robertson, Pittsburg State
Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Torri Blythe, 2B, Northwest Missouri
Ali Jo Rogers, SS, Central Missouri & Katie Klosterman, 3B, Missouri Western
Freshman of the Year: Carli Jones, 1B, Central Oklahoma
Coach of the Year: Jennifer Trotter, Missouri Western

1st Team
Pitcher: Emmie Robertson, Pittsburg State$
Pitcher: Kayce Wooldridge, Northeastern State
Catcher: Tori Collett, Central Oklahoma
First Base: Kate Ruwe, Nebraska-Kearney
Second Base: Torri Blythe, Northwest Missouri
Shortstop: Morgan Heard, Central Oklahoma
Third Base: Katie Klosterman, Missouri Western
Outfield: Morgan Rathmann, Missouri Western
Outfield: Lexi Watson, Central Oklahoma
Outfield: Rebecca Wyatt, Nebraska-Kearney
Designated Player: Rachel Ray, Southwest Baptist
Utility/Non-Pitcher: Kylie Guthier, Pittsburg State
Utility/Pitcher: Emily Robinson, Central Missouri
$= Repeat First Team Selection

2nd Team
Pitcher: Kendle Schieber, Northwest Missouri
Pitcher: Janie Smith, Missouri Western
Catcher: Nicole Nease, Pittsburg State
First Base: Carli Jones, Central Oklahoma
Second Base: Ally Dziadula, Central Oklahoma
Shortstop: Rebecca Maher, Northwest Missouri
Third Base: Chantel Adams, Northwest Missouri
Third Base: Katy Remy, Pittsburg State
Outfield: Rachel Harper, Central Oklahoma
Outfield: Abi Corbett, Missouri Southern
Outfield: Jobi Heath, Central Oklahoma
Designated Player: Taylor Hamilton, Missouri Western
Utility/Non-Pitcher: Alexis Theis, Lindenwood
Utility/Pitcher: Marina Quimby, Washburn
Note= Two third baseman due to tie in the voting

Honorable Mention
Pitcher: Nicole Brady, Central Oklahoma; Jessie Walker, Central Oklahoma; Eryn Stockman, Emporia State; Paxton Duran, Fort Hays State; Madison Ragar, Lincoln; Ashley Lutz, Missouri Southern; Shyanne Saladino, Missouri Western; Sarah Baldwin, Northwest Missouri; Morgan Myers, Pittsburg State; Kacey Ayers, Southwest Baptist; Samantha Carson, Washburn

Catcher: Erin Dwyer, Nebraska-Kearney; Kayla Ibarra, Northeastern State; Jessica Rawie, Northwest Missouri; Dana Graves, Southwest Baptist

First Base: Danielle Sprinkle, Emporia State; Tori Beltz, Fort Hays State; Kailey Green, Missouri Western; Paige Gann, Northeastern State; Alexis Kelsey, Northwest Missouri

Second Base: Courtney Dobson, Fort Hays State; Jssica Wolken, Lincoln; Madeline Bohr, Lindenwood; Paige Shifflett, Missouri Western; Maddie Boyd, Northeastern State; Taylor Zimmerman, Washburn

Shortstop: Ali Jo Rogers, Central Missouri; Tori Nienhueser, Lincoln; Alexandra Newcomb, Lindenwood; Shelbie Atwell, Missouri Western; Kelsey Harmon, Northeastern State; Jenna Bolton, Pittsburg State; Cassidy Merriman, Washburn

Third Base: Emily King, Central Missouri; Ashton Smith, Central Oklahoma; Caitlyn Touchette, Lindenwood; Makenzi Dallas, Nebraska-Kearney; Haley Acrey, Northeastern State

Outfield: Alex Leonhart, Central Missouri; Caitlin VanVleck, Emporia State; Morgan Swisher, Emporia State; Rilee Krier, Fort Hays State; Hope McLeod, Lincoln; Brooklyn Sisk, Lindenwood; Alana Hester, Missouri Southern; Sydney Washington, Missouri Western; Paige Hamelin, Nebraska-Kearney; Ryan Martin, Northeastern State; Jessica Boone, Northeastern State; Jaedra Moses, Northwest Missouri; Ashton Pratt, Pittsburg State; Catie Cummins, Pittsburg State; Caitlin Evans, Southwest Baptist

Designated Player: Erica Harper, Emporia State; Madison Jones, Northwest Missouri

Utility/Non-Pitcher: Hailey Crabtree, Central Missouri; Ashley Rudder, Washburn

Mapes, Herd lead Tigers to run-rule win over Nebraska-Kearney

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State hit five home runs and Logan Herd threw his second complete game of the season in a 14-4 eight inning run-rule win over Nebraska-Kearney Wednesday night at Larks Park. FHSU (19-25, 13-20 MIAA) has won two straight while the Lopers (18-24, 15-18 MIAA) lost their second in a row.

Steve Johnson Postgame Interview


Game Highlights

 

Herd (3-5), who was coming off his worst outing of the season Saturday at Missouri Southern, allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits. The freshman struck out six and walked two.

Connor Ross gave the Tigers the early lead with a solo homer in the bottom of the first inning. Alex King put FHSU up for good with a solo shot to open the bottom of th third. Joe Mapes added a two-run bomb later in the inning to make the score 5-1. Caleb Cherryholmes opposite field three-run shot to right in the fifth made it 8-3. Mapes added a three-run blast in the sixth.

King went 4-for-5 wiht two RBIs and two runs scored to lead the Tigers 17-hit attack. Ross and Nick Hammeke both had three hits and Mapes drove in five.

Giavotella’s 3-run HR helps Weaver, Angels beat Royals

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By JOE RESNICK
Associated Press

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Johnny Giavotella drove in three runs with his first homer of the season, Mike Trout and Carlos Perez had two-run singles, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 9-4 Tuesday night.

Jered Weaver (3-0) allowed four runs and nine hits over six innings and struck out four. The Angels scored one more run than they totaled in the right-hander’s first three starts this season.

Edinson Volquez (3-1) gave up eight runs and 12 hits in in five innings. The right-hander, facing the Angels for the first time since 2007, was coming off a 4-0 win over Detroit in which he allowed five hits through seven innings.

Mike Moustakas homered and Jarrod Dyson hit a pair of RBI doubles for the defending World Series champions, who had six two-base hits altogether – all against Weaver. The franchise record is 11, set on Aug. 11, 2003 against the Yankees.

Stellar pitching leads Monarchs in sweep

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

RUSSELL, Kan. – The TMP-Marian baseball team got two solid pitching performances from Ricky Hockett and Ryan Ruder in a doubleheader sweep of Russell/Victoria. The Monarchs have won three straight and six of their last seven and improve to 10-4 on the season. TMP will play at Salina-Sacred Heart on May 3.

Game 1:  TMP 7, Russell/Victoria 0
Ricky Hockett needed only one run of support as he no hit Russell/Victoria in a 7-0 win in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Tuesday in Russell.  With the help of his defense the Monarch senior faced the minimum through six innings.  The Broncos had three base runners, two of which were erased, one by a caught stealing and the other was doubled off first base.

The Monarchs got the majority of their offense in the top of the fourth inning, scoring six runs. TMP picked up four hits in the inning.  The Broncos helped out by hitting two TMP batters, walking two batters and  committing an error.

Game 2:  TMP 3, Russell/Victoria 0
Ryan Ruder continued the dominance over Russell/Victoria on the hill in Game 2.  Ruder held the Broncos to only three hits in seven innings of play.  The first of those hits came with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning.

TMP scored two runs in the fourth inning and then added an insurance run on a Hockett home run in the fifth. Russell drops to 9-5 with the loss and will be on the road in Beloit on May 3.

BRIAN SCHUMACHER INTERVIEW


GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Strong pitching leads TMP-Marian softball to sweep of Goodland

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HAYS, Kan. – Alison Helget and Bailey Lacy combined to strike out 19 as the TMP-Marian softball team swept Goodland 6-1 and 10-0 yesterday.

Alison Helget allowed only one hit and struck out nine in the opener. The Cowgirls only run came in the fourth after two Monarch errors. TMP blew open the one-run game with four in the fifth inning. Helget also had two hits and drove in three.

Bailey Lacy struck out 10 in the second contest. Lacy held Goodland to two hits in the six inning run-rule victory. Meagan Brin drove in three to help the Monarchs to their sixth straight win as they improve to 10-4.

Hays High’s Nicole Dinkel signs with Cloud County Community College

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Dustin Armbruster

Sometimes it takes one day to help find your path. For Hays High senior Nicole Dinkel, it was one really good day in 2015. Dinkel participated in a softball showcase and had a day where she did everything well and seemed to hit every pitch sent her way. That was enough to catch the attention of the coaches at Cloud County Community College in Concordia, Kansas.

Tuesday, just a few hours before taking the diamond versus Colby, Dinkel signed her national letter of intent to play for the Thunderbirds. Another deciding factor for choosing Cloud County was the school’s strong biology programs which Dinkel plans on entering.

Nicole Dinkel

First year head coach Erin Wagner said that while not a vocal leader Dinkel does lead with her work ethic, always taking extra reps and showing up to the voluntary workouts and practices.

Coach Erin Wagner

Dinkel is a career .342 hitter with 49 hits, but is having one over her best seasons to date batting 13-30 for a .433 average. She is one of only three hitters on the team to record a home run this season and has tallied four in her career. Dinkel also leads the team in steals (12), walks (6), hit-by-pitch (3), tied for the team lead in runs (11) and has struck out second fewest times this year (2).

Hays High girls’ soccer beats Great Bend

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HAYS, Kan – Sierra Brown’s second half goal lifted the Hays High Indians soccer team to a 1-0 win over Great Bend on the road Monday.

Brown’s goal came on an assist from Cori Isabell in the 71st minute. Taylor Groen-Younger earned the shutout with 3 saves.

The Indians more to 7-3 and 4-1 in the Western Athletic Conference. Hays will take on TMP-Marian Thursday.

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