Dodge City Softball Sweeps LHS

Dodge City came to Liberal and swept the Liberal softball team 15-2 and 22-6 Thursday afternoon at the National Beef Family Sports Complex.  Liberal got off to a good start in game one as Lacie Lanning narrowly missed a home run with a ball off the fence on the fly in right center to score a run in the first.  But LHS left the based loaded that inning.  Dodge City tied the game with a run in the second.  The Red Demons scored six in the third, five in the fourth, and three in the fifth.  Liberal only had two hits.  Kaleah Chaloupek only allowed three earned runs.  Dodge City used the big inning in game two.  They scored eight in the second and 12 in the fourth to win 22-6 in four innings.  Lanning and Chaloupek had three hits a piece.  Alexia Torres and Lanning both had doubles.  Liberal is 8-12 and finishes 0-8 in the WAC.  Liberal plays in the regional tournament next week.