Hays Post
HOLCOMB – With only three seniors and 16 freshman and sophomores on their roster, the TMP-Marian baseball team opened their season with a pair of losses in Holcomb Thurday losing 16-11 and 7-4.
The Monarchs, who are looking to replace a good chunk of production from last year's 14-6 team due to graduation and not being in a cooperative with LaCrosse, started three freshman and a sophomore.
TMP hosts Colby in a doubleheader Tuesday.
Game 1: Holcomb 16, TMP-Marian 11
The Monarchs grabbed the early lead by scoring three in the top of the second then
added another run in the third. The Longhorns answered with four in the bottom
of the fourth to tie. TMP added three in the top of the fourth but Holcomb
answered with five in the fourth for a 9-7 lead.
TMP took the lead back with three in the fifth on an Ian Nehls inside the park home run. Holcomb scored five in the bottom of the inning to take the lead for good.
Adler Brown had two of the Monarchs six hits and scored three runs. Nehls and Drew Werth both homered.
Caden Dinkel pitched 1 1/3 innings of relief and suffered the loss allowing 10 runs (five earned) on six hits. Starters Carson Liles allowed four runs on six this with six strikeouts and a walk.
Game 2: Holcomb 7, TMP-Marian 4
The Lonhorns broke a 4-4 tie with four runs in the bottom of the fifth.
The Monarchs lost despite outhitting Holcomb 7-4 but committed four errors.
Starting pitcher Garrett Feauto allowed six runs (four earned) on one hit with three walks and a strikeout over four innings and took the loss.
Kendall Walker and Adler Brown both had two of TMP’s seven hits.
HAYS – The TMP-Marian softball team lost twice to Holcomb Thursday at the Monarch Softball Complex. The Longhorns won game one 16-4 then took the second contest 9-8.
The Monarchs drop to 2-2 on the season.
Game 1: Holcomb 16, TMP-Marian 4
The Longhorns scored in every inning except the second and led 16-1 before the
Monarchs plated three runs in the bottom of the sixth.
The Monarchs committed five errors which resulted in nine unearned runs.