The TMP-Marian baseball team splits their doubleheader in Garden City Thursday. The Monarchs drop the opener 4-1 but come back to win game two 8-7 in 10 innings, their first win of the season. They are now 1-3.
The Monarchs host Ellis Tuesday which you can hear on 14-KAYS.
Megan Bird scored three goals to lead the Hays High girls’ soccer team to a 5-1 win over Liberal Thursday at the Hays High field. Michelle Linville and Taylor Herman also scored as the Indians win their second straight and move to 5-1 on the season.
The Indians had 13 shots on goal to the Redskins two.
The Hays High boys golf team finished seventh with a 331 at the McPherson Invitational at the Turkey Creek Golf Course.
Payton Ruder was the only top-15 finisher for the Indians coming in fifth after shooting a 77.
Other scores Kaden Beilman 81, Nathan Rome 85, Ryan Unruh 88, Cash Hobson 88, Chase Lynd 89, and Lane Clark 91
The Fort Hays State baseball team rallied from an early 4-1 deficit to beat Nebraska-Kearney 5-4 in game one of their MIAA doubleheader Wednesday afternoon at Larks Park in Hays. The Lopers turned the tables on the Tigers erasing a 4-0 first inning deficit for a 10-5 win in game two. The split leaves Fort Hays State at 16-14 overall and 12-13 in the MIAA. The Lopers are also 16-14 but 16-12 in conference play.
Game 1: Fort Hays State 5, Nebraska-Kearney 4
Clayton Garland’s single to right field scored Sam Thornton with the game winning run as the Tigers erase an early 4-1 deficit. Ryan Busboom led off the sixth inning with a double stole second then scored on a throwing error to tie the game.
Both teams scored a run in the first inning, but the Lopers answered with three in the top of the second for a 4-1 lead.
Kyle Leroy picked up the win in relief, getting the final out in the seventh to move to 2-1. Starter Jesse Hart gave up four runs on six hits, walking six and striking out four over 6 2/3 innings.
Game 2: Nebraska-Kearney 10, Fort Hays State 5
Fort Hays State struck for four runs in the first but the Lopers come back with three in the third and two in the fourth to take the lead. They would add two more in the eighth and one in the ninth. Clayton Garland’s solo home run to lead off the sixth was the Tigers only run after the first inning.
Loper starter Alejandro Sosa shook off the rough early start to pick up the win. He retired 10 straight and 16 of 17 batters from the third through eighth innings.
Shane Wade had a two-run double, Ryan Busboom a RBI single and Clayton Garland an RBI sac fly in the first for the Tigers.
Starter Michael Edlefson retired the first six to start the game but takes the loss, giving up five runs on five hits over 3 1/3 innings.
Fort Hays State sophomore Samantha Hobson was named the MIAA Women’s Golf Athlete of the Week on Wednesday (Apr. 3) for her efforts at the Regis Invitational on Monday and Tuesday (Apr. 1-2).
Hobson finished second individually at the Regis Invitational in Lakewood, Colo. at the Fox Hollow Golf Course. She helped the Tigers rally from a fifth-place standing after the first day of competition to finish second overall in the final standings.
Hobson shot her lowest collegiate round on the second day, a 3-over par 75 after an 84 on the first day. She jumped from seventh individually after the first round to second in the final standings. It was the third time Hobson shot in the 70s this year and the 75 was well under her season stroke average of 83.1.
She collected her team-leading second Top 5 finish of the season.
-FHSU Sports Information-
The Fort Hays State softball team drops one spot to No. 18 in the latest NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll, released on Wednesday, April 3. The Tigers drop a spot despite going 4-0 in MIAA play last week. The Tigers had a record of 27-5 when the poll was conducted, but now sit at 29-5 after a doubleheader sweep of Panhandle State on Tuesday.
Fort Hays State, Central Oklahoma, and Missouri Western all remain in the poll this week as representatives from the MIAA. Central Oklahoma also dropped one spot in the rankings to No. 10 with a record of 25-7 and Missouri Western held steady in the No. 24 spot with a record of 24-8.
Fort Hays State and Missouri Western will have a Top 25 showdown in Hays on Friday, which begins a key weekend for the Tigers at home. FHSU also faces Northwest Missouri State on Saturday. Both Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri State are in the upper half of the MIAA standings. Fort Hays State and Central Oklahoma lead the MIAA, each at 9-1, while Missouri Western is just a game back at 8-2 and Northwest Missouri is 6-4.
Below is the Top 25 poll for April 3, 2013…
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Indianapolis (11) | 30-2 | 392 | 2 |
| 2 | West Texas A&M (3) | 27-4 | 382 | 1 |
| 3 | Armstrong (1) | 27-4-1 | 369 | 4 |
| 4 | ValdostaState | 26-8 | 352 | 3 |
| 5 | Southeastern OklahomaState | 28-7 | 324 | 5 |
| 6 | North Georgia | 30-9 | 291 | 6 |
| 7 | Texas Woman’s University | 33-7 | 281 | 8 |
| 8 | Rollins | 35-6 | 280 | 7 |
| 9 | HumboldtState (1) | 28-9 | 260 | 14 |
| 10 | Central Oklahoma | 25-7 | 244 | 9 |
| 11 | California (Pennsylvania) | 14-0 | 223 | 10 |
| 12 | GrandValleyState | 20-2 | 205 | 15 |
| 13 | ColoradoSchool of Mines | 25-4-1 | 197 | 12 |
| 14 | Adelphi | 20-6 | 185 | |
| 15 | North Alabama | 28-10 | 180 | 23 |
| 16 | SonomaState | 25-8 | 172 | 16 |
| 17 | Tampa | 22-8 | 157 | 13 |
| 18 | Fort Hays State | 27-5 | 131 | 17 |
| 19 | ColumbusState | 29-11 | 110 | 19 |
| 20 | Molloy | 22-6 | 106 | 11 |
| 21 | Grand Canyon | 27-10 | 87 | 18 |
| 22 | Gannon | 15-2 | 76 | 20 |
| 23 | AngeloState | 24-10 | 48 | |
| 24 | MissouriWesternState | 24-8 | 39 | 24 |
| 25 | West VirginiaState | 16-5 | 20 |
– FHSU Sports Information –
The Hays High baseball team split their home opening doubleheader with Dodge City Tuesday at Larks Park. The Indians win the opener 3-1 then are shutout in game two 3-0. They are now 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the Western Athletic Conference. The Indians play at Kapaun Mt. Carmel Friday.
Game 1: Hays 3, Dodge City 1
Hayden Hutchison holds the Red Demons to one unearned run on two hits in the complete game victory. Hutchison also hit a two-run double in the third to give the Indians all the runs they would need. Hutchison scored Hays third run on a wild pitch.
Game 2: Dodge City 3, Hays 0
The Indians were held to one hit, a Chandler Rule single in the fourth. Cade Parker takes the loss, allowing three runs on five hits over four innings.
The Fort Hays State women’s golf team finished second at the Regis Invitational at Fox Hollow in Lakewood, Colorado.
The Tigers, who were in fifth place after a 349 in the first round Monday, shoot a 329 in the second round but still finished 46 strokes behind first place Regis.
Samantha Hobson fired a 3-over 75 on Tuesday, the second lowest round of the tournament to finished alone in second place at 12-over, 10 shots out of first. Carmen Thompson finished 10th with a 167 and Megen DeWerff was 12th with a 169.
The Hays High girls’ soccer team improved to 4-1 with a 3-1 victory at Dodge City Tuesday.
The Indians get goals from Shelby Dinkel, Megan Bird and Taylor Herman. Goalkeeper Laura Truman had five saves.
The Indians are back at home tomorrow at one o’clock against Liberal.
The 17th-ranked Tiger softball team ran their winning streak to seven with a doubleheader sweep of Oklahoma-Panhandle State Tuesday afternoon at Tiger Stadium in Hays. The Tigers rallied with a run in the bottom of the seventh to win the opener 2-1 then run-ruled the Aggies 9-1 in the second game. FHSU is now 29-5 on the season.
Game 1: No. 17 Fort Hays State 2, Panhandle State 1
Kellsi Olsen’s walk-off single with two outs in the seventh scored Amanda Vaupal from second to lift the Tigers to the win. Olsen’s heriocs came after the Aggies scored a the tying run in the sixth with a two-out double.
Olsen tripled to lead off the third and scored on Bianca Adame’s RBI single giving Fort Hays State the 1-0 lead.
Maddie Holub held the Aggies to three hits, two of them in the sixth, striking out 14 and walking just one. She’s moves to 15-1 with the complete game win.
Game 2: Fort Hays State 9, Panhandle State 1
The Tigers strung together five consecutive singles, scoring three runs in the first inning. Amanda Vaupel drove in one run and Tori Beltz the other two.
Maddie Holub hit a three-run homer and Amanda Vaupel a two-run shot to highlight the Tigers six-run fourth inning which put the game away. Courtney Dobson added an RBI single. Holub’s home run was her 14th of the season, which sets a new single-season record, passing Jessika Anastos’ 13 in 2008.
Paxton Duran (12-4) picks up the win, allowing one run on three hits with three strikeouts and two walks over 4.0 innings. Jordan Jones pitched the final inning allowing two hits and striking out one.
Holub threw the second complete game no-hitter of her career on Friday at Truman in a 1-0 victory. She faced just two batters over the minimum, allowing a walk and hit-by-pitch, while striking out nine. She helped her own cause in the no-hit performance, producing the only run for FHSU with a solo home run.
On Saturday, she allowed just one hit and one run in a five-inning run-rule win over Lindenwood. She struck out nine batters in that game as well. Then, with FHSU grabbing a 3-2 lead in the sixth inning of game two at Lindenwood, she entered to pitch the final two innings and earn her third save of the season. For the week, she averaged 1.5 strikeouts per inning and held opponents to an .045 batting average.
Holub moved to 14-1 overall on the season with wins in her two starts.The 5-7 senior pitcher is native of Hays, Kan. where she competed at Thomas More Prep-Marian High School.
– MIAA Media Relations –
Fort Hays State junior javelin thrower Makayla McPhail has been named the MIAA Women’s Field Athlete of the Week for her efforts this past weekend at the Alex Francis Classic in Hays.
In her first competition of the spring, McPhail won the women’s javelin competition at the Alex Francis Classic in Hays. Her throw of 154’5″ is second best in the nation, just four inches off the best throw in the nation so far this year. She broke her own meet record with the throw and was just five inches off her own stadium record.
The distance is an automatic qualifying mark for the NCAA Championships as she is now one of four athletes with an automatic qualifying mark in the event.
McPhail was the national runner-up in the javelin last year.
