The Liberal High School softball team played two games as part of a triangular at McPherson on Tuesday afternoon. Liberal lost 6-5 to McPherson and 15-0 to Maize.
In the McPherson game, the Bullpups scored four runs in the first. The Redskins plated a run in the second. Mac took a 5-1 lead with a run in the fourth. LHS rallied with three in the fifth to make it 5-4. LHS scored a run in the seventh to tie the game at 5-5. McPherson hit a walk off home run in the bottom of the seventh to win 6-5. McPherson out-hit Liberal 11-9. Liberal had three errors and McPherson did not commit an error. Jenna Ormiston pitched for Liberal with three strikeouts and one walk. Taylor Harding and Maedeen McClure had two hits a piece. McClure had two doubles and Harding had one. McClure drove home two. McPherson is now 7-1 after beating Maize later in the evening.
In Liberal’s second game, they were blown out by Maize 15-0 in three innings. The Eagles scored 14 in the second inning. Maize out-hit Liberal 16-2. Maize is 5-4.
Coach Tom McClure’s comments:
“We played a great game 1 on lost it on a shot to left field. Game two we faced a team that was built for power but had holes on defense and pitching. Unfortunately we did not get into the game.”
Liberal is 0-6 and plays at Hugoton on Friday.
