Bee Jays Hit Four Homers in Win at Goddard

Justin Harris homered twice and Cayde Ward and Aidan Shepardson added round trippers as the Liberal Bee Jays routed the Kansas Curve 12-2 Tuesday night at Goddard Eisenhower High School.
Liberal scored first when Cayde Ward walked and Ryan Proctor lashed a triple to right center in the second. Justin Harris led off the third with a towering homer to left.  The Bee Jays scored three in the fifth for a little breathing room.  Aidan Shepardson singled.  Wyatt Frant walked. On a 3-2 pitch with two outs, Cayde Ward lofted a three run homer over the fence in left for the 5-0 lead.  The Bee Jays plated three more in the sixth.  Ryan Proctor reached on a dropped third strike.  Jack Malone singled.  Harris hit a three run homer to left for his second homer of the game.  Liberal took a 10-0 lead with two more in the seventh.  Wyatt Grant and Cayde Ward singled.  Blaine Thomas singled but Grant was thrown out at home.  Ryan Proctor cleared the bases with a two RBI double to left center.  The Curve scored two unearned runs in the bottom of the seventh.  Aidan Shepardson got in on the act with a solo homer to left center in the eighth for an 11-2 lead.  In the ninth, Blaine Thomas doubled and Tyler Boggs singled him home.
Liberal, who has a 3.11 team ERA was solid on the mound.  Eric Turner went six strong innings with six strikeouts.  Corbin Bailey pitched his first inning as a Bee Jay and allowed two unearned runs.  Matt Walsh and Kyle Duffey worked scoreless innings.  At the plate, Aidan Shepardson was 4-5.
Liberal begins a stretch of nine straight days with a game with their sixth straight win.  The Bee Jays are 17-2 overall and 12-0 in the Jayhawk Division of the Kansas Collegiate League.  The Curve is 13-11 overall and 3-8 in the Jayhawk.  The Bee Jays play at Valley Center Wednesday night on 1270 and kscbnews.net with the Dugout Show at 6:45.