Panthers
| 03/28/25 vs Hutchinson | 14 |
| 03/25/25 vs Garden City | 13 |
| 04/11/25 @ Liberal | 11 |
| 04/11/25 @ Liberal | 8 |
| 04/07/25 @ Dodge City | 8 |
Great Bend faced Hays in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Panthers put the hurt on the Indians with a sharp 10-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Daxton Minton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Hunter Herrman looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
Back at the plate, Carson Umphres and Trenton Kern did most of the damage at the plate: Umphres scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Kern scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. That's the most hits Kern has posted since back in May of 2024. Koehn Ribordy was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Great Bend has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hays, they moved to 6-2 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Great Bend will head out to take on Bishop Carroll at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hays, they will square off against Clay Center on Thursday.
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