Hays Post
GARDEN CITY – The TMP-Marian baseball team closed out their regular season with a split in Garden City Tuesday at Clint Lightner Field. The Monarchs scored 10 runs in the final three inning and won the opener 14-6 before falling 20-5 in five innings in game two.
The Monarchs closed out the regular season 17-9. They host Bennington in their 2-1A regional opener Friday at 5 p.m. at TMP-Marian HS.
Game 1: TMP-Marian 14, Garden City 6 The Monarchs scored 10 of their 14 runs in the final three innings. Leading by one run in top of the fifth, Caden Dinkel’s RBI double pushed the lead to 5-3. Kendall Walker followed with a two-run double to push the lead to 7-3.
Back to back singles from Braxton Basgall and Ian Nehls then a walk to Carson Liles loaded the bases in the sixth. Logan Baalmann doubled to drive in two to push the lead to 9-4. Caden Dinkel pushed across another run when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Adler Brown drew a bases loaded walk to push the lead to 11-4.
Liles hit a two-run inside the park home run and Baalmann scored on a wild pitch to close out TMP’s scoring in the seventh.
Carson Liles allowed one run on four hits with two strikeouts and no walks in four innings of relief and picked up the win. Starter Logan Baalmann allowed three runs (one earned) on three hits with one strikeout and three walks. Isaac Purington gave up two runs on two hits with two walks in the seventh.
Baalmann had three of TMP’s 11 hits and drove in three runs.
Game 2: Garden City 20, TMP-Marian 5 (5 innings) The Monarchs scored three runs in the top of the first only to see the Buffaloes answer with 14 runs on the bottom of the inning.
TMP scored their first run on an error then then took a 2-0 lead when Logan Baalmann hit into fielder’s choice. Ty Schmeidler’s sacrifice fly pushed their lead to 3-0.
Garden City took advantage of seven walks, three hit batters, three singles, a double and a triple in the bottom of the inning.
The Monarchs were held to five hits. Schmeidler drove in two of their five runs.
Schmeidler suffered the loss on the mound allowing eight runs on two hits with five walks and one strikeout. Ian Nehls allowed five runs on one hit with two walks before Adler Brown came in to finish the game and gave up seven runs on nine hits with one strikeout and three walks.