On a warm breezy day with temperatures in the mid 80’s, the Seward softball team wrapped up their home season Wednesday. The #15 Hutchinson Blue Dragons came to town and swept the Saints 4-0 and 7-6.
In game one, Hutch scored two in the first, one in the fifth, and one in the sixth. The Dragons out-hit the Saints 8-4. Ireland Caro pitched the distance allowing one earned run.
Seward had a rally up their sleeves in game two. The Blue Dragons got off to a good start with four in the third. SCCC responded with four in the bottom of the fourth. Hutch scored runs in the fifth and sixth to lead 6-4. Seward plated two in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at 6-6. Hutchinson scored in the seventh and held on to win 7-6. Hutch out-hit SCCC 10-9 and Seward committed the game’s only three errors. Beth Denney was 2-4 with a double and three RBI’s. Maddy Pack was 2-4.
Seward is 23-23 overall and 14-16 and in fifth place in the Jayhawk West. Seward finishes 13-13 at French Family Field. Hutchinson is 36-6 overall and 27-3 in the Jayhawk West. Seward plays two at Colby at 2pm on Saturday.