Hays Post Sports
GOODLAND—TMP softball continued its unbeaten streak Tuesday, running it to 14 straight games, in a sweep of the Goodland Cowgirls on the road: 3-1 and 23-0.
GAME 1: TMP 3, Goodland 1
In the first game of the day, the Monarchs rallied from down 1-0, scoring two runs in the sixth and one more in the seventh to win 3-1.
The two teams played to a 0-0 draw through the first two innings before Goodland took advantage of an error in the bottom of the third inning, taking a 1-0 lead.
Despite both teams threatening through the next two innings, neither team was able to break through on the scoreboard until TMP pushed across two runs in the top of the sixth inning.
Brooke Koenigsman tripled home the tying run with one out in the top of the sixth inning, and then two hitters later, she scored on an error by the Goodland second baseman, putting TMP up 2-1.
Brynn Rebel added an RBI double in the seventh inning, lifting TMP to the 3-1 win.
Rebel and Koenigsman each collected a pair of hits and an RBI.
Rebel also earned the win in the circle, allowing just one unearned run, on three hits with seven strikeouts in seven innings.
GAME 2: TMP 23, Goodland 0
In the second game of the day, every Monarch but one collected at least one hit, and all but two recorded an RBI.
The Monarchs got the offense going early, scoring five runs in the first two innings and then putting the game away with 13 runs in the top of the third inning.
Brooke Koenigsman doubled in a pair of runs in the first inning, putting TMP up 2-0.
The Monarchs also scored runs on a sacrifice fly, an error, and a Brynn Schoepf double in the first inning for a 5-0 lead.
In the Monarchs' five-run second inning, Goodland committed five errors, resulting in a TMP run. They added a Koenigsman two-run double and scored on a fielder’s choice and a passed ball for a 10-0 lead in the second inning.
With TMP leading 10-0 in the top of the third inning, Rebel and Bria Windholz both homered, Paige Koenigsman doubled, and Nicole Schumacher, Molly Helget and Brooke Koenigsman singled to drive in runs. TMP scored on three Goodland errors in the inning in a 23-0 victory.
Brooke Koenigsman finished 4-for-4 with 6 RBIs and 4 runs scored. Paige Koenigsman added 4 RBIs.
Bria Windholz earned the win in the circle. She allowed just one hit with three strikeouts in three shutout innings.
TMP travels to Pratt to face Skyline on Tuesday, April 22.