By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post
HAYS - Hays High (8-4, 7-1) completed their three game season series with Dodge City (6-7, 1-4) with a doubleheader at home on Tuesday at Leo-Harper Field. The Indians scored in double figures in both games, winning 12-3 and 11-6.
Game 1: Hays High 13, Dodge City 3
Hays High scored in five of six innings for a 13-3 win over Dodge City. The Indians gave up three runs in the top of the first and then answered with three of their own to tie the game.
Hays scored six more in the bottom of the second to grab firm control of the game at 9-3. A single tally in the third inning made the score 10-3. The Indians added on three more runs during the fifth and sixth innings for a 13-3 run-rule victory.
Highlights
Johnny Cano scored three runs and drove in three more. Carter Graham and Brett Rhoades each scored two and drove in two. They each had two hits. Landon Hardman tallied two hits and two runs while Weston Werth scored two runs.
Tiger Johnson pitched the first two innings allowing three runs but none earned. Johnny Cano (2-1) pitched three innings of hitless ball for the victory. Ian McGuire pitched the sixth inning.
Game 2: Hays 11, Dodge City 6
All of the fireworks came in the first three innings as Hays High took an 11-0 lead enroute to a 11-6 victory.
The Indians batted around in the first inning scoring five runs. Then sent ten to the plate in a ten run third inning. Hays added a run in between during the second innings.
Highlights
That would be all the scoring though for Hays. Dodge City scored four in the fourth and two in the sixth inning. The Indians also worked themselves out of a some potential trouble with some defensive gems. Ian McGuire made a sliding catch to rob a hit and right fielder Landon Hardman threw out two would be singles at first base.
Hays Carter Graham and Brett Rhoades each had three hits. Both had a pair of doubles and Rhoades added one of three triples for the Indians who had 17 hits in the victory. Trace Jacobs and Bennett Smith also had triples.
Tiger Johnson, Jacobs, Jalen Smith, Bennett Smith and Landon Hardman had two hits each.
Coach Dustin Dreher
The Indians used four pitchers. Carter Graham (2-1) threw the first two innings facing the minimum batters for the victory. Jalen Smith worked two innings, Trenton Welch struck out three in his one inning of work and Brett Rhoades pitched the last two innings.
Hays heads to DeSoto on Friday to face Kansas City-Piper and Spring Hill.