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No. 17 Tiger Softball Takes Two at Lindenwood
The Fort Hays State softball team ran their winning streak to five with a doubleheader sweep of Lindenwood Saturday afternoon in St. Charles, Missouri. The Tigers were 11-1, five inning run-rule winners in game one then scored the go-ahead run on a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the sixth and win the second contest 3-2. The Tigers are now 27-5 overall and 9-1 in the MIAA. The Lions have lost seven of their last nine and are now 11-17 and 4-8 in the MIAA.
Game 1: #17 Fort Hays State 11, Lindenwood 1 (5 innings)
Maddie Holub (14-1) backed up her no-hitter at Truman the day before with a complete-game one-hitter Saturday against the Lions. The TMP-Marian senior allowed the one run on one hit, striking out nine and walking none.
Amanda Vaupel and Danie Brinkmann both drove in three. Brinkmann had a two-run single in the Tigers five-run fourth. Vaupel added a two-run double in FHSU’s three-run fifth.
Holub added a solo homer, her 14th of the season, in the Tigers two-run second.
Game 2: #17 Fort Hays State 3, Lindenwood 2
Maddie Holub drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie and lift the Tigers to the sweep. A Jenna Lang double and two walks loaded the bases for Holub who then recorded the final six outs for her third save of the season.
Holub walked two in the sixth but managed to work out of a bases-loaded jam with two strike outs to end the sixth. Holub induced a grounder to first base to end the game after giving up a two-out double.
Paxton Duran (11-4) picks up the win, allowing two runs on four hits, striking out three and walking three.
The Tigers grabbed an early 2-0 lead, scoring one in the first on a throwing error and one in the second on a Courtney Dobson single.
The Lions scored two in the fifth to tie the game.
FHSU Baseball Series Finale at Southwest Baptist Cancelled
The final game of Fort Hays State’s three-game baseball series Saturday at Southwest Baptist has been cancelled due to rain in Bolivar, Mo. Saturday’s game will not be made up.
The two teams split the doubleheader on Friday.
The Tigers are back at home Wednesday for a 2pm doubleheader against Nebraska-Kearney which you can heard on KAYS (1400-AM) and Hays Post.
Tiger Baseball Splits at Southwest Baptist
The Fort Hays State baseball team split their doubleheader at Southwest Baptist Friday. The Bearcats held the Tigers to one run on six hits in a 5-1 win in game one. The Tigers bounced back, scoring 13 runs on 20 hits, to win game two 13-4. Fort Hays State is now 15-13 overall and 11-12 in the MIAA. The Bearcats are 10-15 overall and 10-11 in the conference. The two close 0ut their three-game series Saturday afternoon at 1pm.
Game 1: Southwest Baptist 5, Fort Hays State 1
The Bearcats used a pair of two-out doubles to fuel their five-run fourth inning. The Tigers had grabbed a 1-0 lead on Jordan Miller’s RBI single in the second.
Alex Ellison (2-5) takes the complete game loss, allowing just one earned run on nine hits, striking out three and walking two.
Game 2: Fort Hays State 13, Southwest Baptist 3
The Tigers broke a 1-1 tie, scoring four in the sixth. They then blew the game open with a seven-run eighth. They added one in the ninth for the final margin.
Clayton Garland’s RBI single in the first gave the Tigers the early lead.
Kelton Rule’s one-out RBI single in the sixth gave the Tigers the lead for good. Shane Wade made it 3-1 with a double down the left field line. Chris Santoscoy drove in the final two runs of the inning with a two-out single to right.
Rule hit a solo homer and Ryan Busboom a three-run shot in the Tigers seven-run eighth. Jay Sanders triple to left and drove in another run.
Sam Thornton homered in the ninth.
Clayton Garland and Shane Wade both had four hits.
Tayler Davis (4-2) gets the win, allowing all four runs, one earned, on six hits striking out seven and walking one.
Holub Carries No. 17 FHSU Softball to Sweep Over Truman
The Fort Hays State softball team didn’t allow a run as they Truman 1-0 and 4-0 Friday afternoon in Kirksville, Missouri. The No. 17 ranked Tigers have now won 12 of their last and improve to 25-5 overall and 7-1 in the MIAA. Truman falls to 16-8 and 4-4 in the conference.
Game 1: Fort Hays State 1, Truman 0
Maddie Holub throws the second complete game no-hitter in her career and the sixth no-hitter in FHSU history. Holub (13-1) struck out nine while walking one.
Holub’s solo home run in the third inning was the game’s only run.
Game 2: Fort Hays State 4, Truman 0
Maddie Holub tied the FHSU single-season record for home runs in a season with her 13th. Her first inning solo shot gave the Tigers all of the runs they would need for the doubleheader sweep. The Tigers scored two in the third on a throwing error and wild pitch. A bases-loaded walk in the fourth produced the final run for the Tigers.
Paxton Duran (10-4) gets the complete game shutout victory allowing six hits while striking out five and walking one.
HHS Baseball Opens Season with Sweep of Pratt
The Hays High baseball teams opened their season with a doubleheader sweep of Pratt yesterday afternoon in Pratt. The Indians won the first game 11-0 in five innings. Hays High’s Hayden Hutchison allowed just one hit in four innings and struck four for the win. He was also 2-2 at the plate with four RBI’s. Layne Downing was 2-for-3 with 2RBi’s.
In game two Hays scored four runs in the first and seven in the 5th on their way to the 15-4 win. Hutchison was 4-for-4 with 2RBI’s, Downing has 3 RBI’s and Chandler Rule and Zach Legleiter both added 2RBI’s.
With four more double, two in the first game and two more in the second, Hayden Hutchison set the career record for doubles, with 30. Hutchison had 26 doubles last season.
The Indians start the year 2-0 and they will host Dodge City on Tuesday.
HHS Girl’s Soccer Advances to McPherson Invite Championship
Taylor Herman scored with just a half second left in the second half lifting the Hays High girl’s soccer team to a 1-0 win over Newton last night in the semifinals of the McPherson Invitational.
Hays out shot Newton 3-1.
With the win the Indians advance to the championship game Saturday evening against Andover Central.
Andover Central defeated Maize South 2-1 on penalty kicks.
The Indians are 3-0 on the season.
HHS Softball Drops Two at Pratt
The Hays High Indian softball team couldn’t overcome a pair of fast starts by the Pratt Greenbacks dropping both games of their doubleheader yesterday in Pratt. In the first game Pratt scored three runs in the first and six in the second on their way to a 10-2 win. Julie Balzer had and Kaylie Schoendaller each drove in a run.
In game two Hays had a 12-9 lead heading into the seventh where Pratt scored four runs for the 13-12 win. Katelyn Schumacher was 4-for-5 with three RBI’s and Kaylie Schoendaller was 3-for-4 with 4RBI’s in the loss.
Hays is 1-3 on the season and they host Dodge City next Thursday.
6-Run First Carries FHSU Baseball Past Newman
The Fort Hays State Tigers scored nine runs in the first three innings as they run their winning streak to three with a 12-5 rout of Newman Wednesday evening in Wichita.
Jay Sanders hit a two-out grand slam in the first to give the Tigers the lead for good. Horace Johnson added a solo homer in the same inning, helping the Tigers move to 14-12 overall.
Johnson had four of the Tigers 16 hits and drove in three. Sanders finished with five RBIs.
Chase Newman picked up his first win of the season, allowing two runs on five hits over 5.0 innings.
Fort Hays State returns to MIAA play Friday at Southwest Baptist. The Bearcats split a pair of extra inning games with Central Missouri on Wednesday.
Tiger Softball Slips To No. 17 in Latest National Poll
Fort Hays State softball is ranked No. 17 in the latest NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll, released on Wednesday. The Tigers dropped six spots in the rankings after a pair of losses last week amid a six game stretch in which they went 4-2.
Fort Hays State entered the poll for the first time in the school’s NCAA history three weeks ago on March 13 at No. 21 in the nation. Following a 4-0 week on the road in conference play, FHSU jumped all the way to No. 11 in last week’s poll, before sliding back to No. 17 this week.
Fort Hays State is one of three schools from the MIAA referenced in the Top 25 this week, which includes Central Oklahoma at No. 9 and Missouri Western at No. 24.
The Tigers return to conference action this week with a pair of road doubleheaders at Truman and Lindenwood. Following the trip, FHSU returns home for six consecutive doubleheaders. The Tigers have only played four contests at home so far this season.
Below is the complete Top 25 Poll for March 27, 2013…
Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 West Texas A&M (16) 24-2 400 1
2 Indianapolis 24-2 380 2
3 Valdosta State 23-6 364 3
4 Armstrong 22-3-1 358 4
5 Southeastern Oklahoma State 27-6 310 5
6 North Georgia 30-7 304 6
7 Rollins 32-4 299 10
8 Texas Woman’s University 30-7 285 9
9 Central Oklahoma 20-5 239 16
10 California (Pennsylvania) 14-0 233 12
11 Molloy 16-4 216 14
12 Colorado School of Mines 22-3-1 211 13
13 Tampa 19-8 207 7
14 Humboldt State 24-9 181
15 Grand Valley State 14-2 178 17
16 Sonoma State 21-8 175 15
17 Fort Hays State 23-5 162 11
18 Grand Canyon 24-9 123 8
19 Columbus State 25-11 112 20
20 Gannon 13-2 97 22
21 West Alabama 18-10 70 18
22 St. Mary’s (Texas) 28-10 58 25
23 North Alabama 25-9 45 24
24 Missouri Western 20-8 40
25 Lenoir-Rhyne 22-7 37
-FHSU Sports Information-
HHS Girls Soccer Wins McPherson Invitational Opener
The Hays High girls’ soccer team moved to 2-0 with a first-round win at the McPherson Invitational Tuesday. The Indians scored four goals in the first half and blanked Augusta 5-0.
Shelby Dinkel, Lacey Pfannenstiel, Michelle Linville and Taylor Herman all scored in the first half. Megan Bird scored the Indians lone second half goal as they hold the Orioles without a shot on goal.
Hays will now play Newton in the semifinals Thursday night at six. The Railers edged Salina South 2-0.
TMP-Marian Baseball Swept in Season Opener
The TMP-Marian Monarchs opened their season with a pair of 3-2 losses to Scott City yesterday at Larks Park. The Monarchs rallied with one in the seventh in game one but had a runner thrown out at second trying to stretch a single into a double. Shane Zimmerman takes the loss in the opener allowing two earned runs on two hits while striking out seven and walking four over five innings.
The Beavers did all of their scoring in game two in the first two innings. TMP scored a run in the first and had the bases loaded with just one out but back-to-back out strikeouts ended the threat. Cameron Brinn takes the loss in game two allowing all three runs on two hits, striking out three and walking five.
FHSU’s Saravia Named MIAA Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Gabriela Saravia has been named the MIAA Women’s Field Athlete of the Week for her efforts in the high jump this past week at the UT-Arlington Bobby Lane Invitational.
Saravia topped a field of 19 competitors with a height of 5-feet, 8.75-inches, a new career best. With that effort, she moved to second on the NCAA Division II national performance list with the best provisional mark posted yet this spring for the outdoor season.
– FHSU Sports Information –