Great Bend has won three straight games at home, while Hays has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Panthers will welcome the Indians at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Great Bend 2.7, Hays 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Great Bend got the win against Liberal by a conclusive 12-1. Considering the Panthers have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hunter Herrman
| 04/11/25 @ Liberal | 6 |
| 04/01/25 @ Hays | 1 |
| 03/28/25 vs Hutchinson | 3 |
| 05/08/24 @ Manhattan | 2 |
| 05/03/24 vs South | 3 |
| + 6 more games |
Hunter Herrman tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Great Bend got a big performance out of Daxton Minton, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Wondra, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI.
Great Bend was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Liberal only posted a batting average of .261.
Nine must be Hays' lucky number: they beat Garden City with that score not once but twice on Friday. The Indians walked away with a 9-5 win over the Buffaloes. The victory continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Buffaloes: they've now won five in a row.
Hays' win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Great Bend, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
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