Bee Jays Win Home Finale

The Liberal Bee Jays finished 13-1 at Brent Gould Field after an 11-5 win over the Dodge City A’s in a non league game Friday night at Brent Gould Field.  The Bee Jays wrap up the regular season 28-11.

Dodge City struck first against 17 year old starting pitcher J. Brooks Kappelmann with a two run second inning.  Jackson Schofield launched a towering solo home run to right in the second to make it 2-1.  Liberal tied it in the third.  Coldon Kiser walked and stole second.  Mateo Garcia ripped an RBI double down the right field line to tie the game 2-2.  The Bee Jays broke the game open in the fifth with five runs.  Coldon Kiser walked and scored on a wild pitch.  Derek Lukes ripped a three RBI double over the center fielder’s head.  Jackson Schofield singled him home.  Liberal scored four in the sixth.  Coldon Kiser and Ryuta Kusumoto singled.  Mateo Garcia singled home a run.  Nick Husovsky ripped a two RBI double down the right field line.  Jackson Schofield singled home another run.

Liberal out-hit Dodge City 13-5 while Liberal committed two errors and DC had one.   Brooks Kappelmann went four innings with six strikeouts and two walks allowing two runs.  Zayden Martinez went 1 and 2/3 and Josh Doerr worked 1 and 1/3 scoreless.  Jackson Schofield was the Epic Touch Player of the Game going 3-3 with three RBI’s.  Ryuta Kusumoto was 3-4.  Mateo Garcia was 2-4 with two RBI’s.  Derek Lukes was 2-4 with three RBI’s.

Dodge City finishes 20-19 and Liberal is 28-11.  The Bee Jays play the Seattle Studs Thursday night at 6pm at Eck Stadium at Wichita State with Bee Jay Dugout Show at 5:45 on 1270 and 92.3.