The crowd at Friday's non-league match between the Hutchinson Salthawks (Hutchinson, KS) and the host Great Bend Panthers (Great Bend, KS), saw Hutchinson's softball squad nip Great Bend by a count of 6-5.

The Salthawks now sport a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they host Newton for a non-league match on Thursday, April 6. Hutchinson will face a Railroaders squad coming off a 13-10 non-league loss to Andover Central (Andover, KS). The Railroaders record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Great Bend falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Liberal (Liberal, KS) to face the Redskins in a non-league match on Tuesday, April 4. The Redskins enter the match with a record of 0-2. Liberal lost 22-1 in their recent non-league match against Goddard (Goddard, KS)