Hutchinson completes two-game sweep of Garden City

By Mike Pilosof

Photo by Adam Shrimplin

Garden City, KS-For the most part, Hutchinson pitching overpowered Garden City in game two.

The combination of Sadie Loney and Maryssa Rollin scattered seven hits, Rolin also hit a home run, and the Blue Dragons topped Garden City 10-2 Thursday afternoon at Tangeman Sports Complex.

Hutchinson got going in the first when Caitlin Schumacher, fresh off her three-hit performance in game one, got the Blue Dragons on the board with an RBI groundout. In the third, Alexis Way tripled home a run, Rollin blasted a two-run bomb to center, and the road team was up 4-0. An inning later, Way smacked a bases-clearing double, and Rollin singled home a pair to make it 8-0.

Garden City finally got on the board in the bottom of the fourth when Madison Biller smoked a two-out, RBI double to center. But the bats were silent most of the day, scratching out just one run the rest of the way: a McKayla Encinias RBI single in the seventh.

Meantime, Hutchinson put the game out of reach in the top of the seventh. Kylee Dunn cranked an RBI double to the gap, and Natalie Bevan produce a sacrifice fly to make it 10-1.

Garden City starter, Audrey Graf, allowed four runs on six hits in 2 1/3. Kaylee Rogers relieved her, going 4 2/3 and yielding six runs on six hits.

Way clubbed three hits for Hutchinson, who won their fifth straight game. Rollin knocked in four runs, and Loney allowed just three hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Note: With the Jayhawk cancelling all sporting events through Apr. 1, the Broncbusters next game is tentatively set for Apr. 3 at Barton.