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Great Bend softball beats Dodge City 12-7
Braelyn Turner pitches against Dodge City 1.jpg

BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com

For the first time in several years, Great Bend's softball team occupies first place in the Western Athletic Conference. The Panthers outscored Dodge City 12-7 in Tuesday's WAC game.

The Panthers (4-3, 3-0 WAC) built a 7-1 lead. Reliever Alyssa McCauley held off the Red Demons' late rally. Panther starter Braelyn Turner (3-1) struck out 11 batters and McCauley struck out three batters. Dodge City (0-6, 0-4 WAC) welcomes the Panthers Thursday for a WAC doubleheader.

Panthers Paige Thexton, Katherine Mazouch and McCauley each drove home two runs.

DeShawna Bryant singled home Thexton in the first inning. Thexton's 2-run single scored McCauley and Lauryn Davis in a 6-run fourth inning. Denver Ringo and Davis reached base safely on bunts. Halle Post and Thexton scored on an error. Post's bases-loaded walk forced home Ringo.

Dodge City's McKenna Lampe delivered a 2-run single and Emma Bell ripped an RBI single in a 3-run fifth inning. Ava Kaiser and Post drove in runs as the Red Demons contributed two errors in a 3-run fifth inning for a 10-4 lead.

Dodge City's Addyson Froetschner drove home two runs and Tatum Steiner drove in a run for a 10-7 score. McCauley provided two valuable insurance runs with a 2-run sixth-inning homer.

Dodge City 001 033 0 — 7 8 5

Great Bend 100 632 x — 12 13 1

Musslin and Steiner. Turner, McCauley (6) and Davis. W—Turner, 3-1. L—Musslin. 2B—GB—Rivas, Bryant; DC—Turner, Bell. HR—GB—McCauley

WAC SOFTBALL

Great Bend 3-0 4-3

Hays High 5-1 5-3

Garden City 1-2 5-2

Liberal 0-2 0-6

Dodge City 0-4 0-6

4-11—Great Bend 12, Dodge City 7; Garden City 8-1, Hays 2-5; McPherson 6, Liberal 5, Maize 15, Liberal 0

4-13—Great Bend at Dodge City (2)

4-14—Liberal at Hugoton

GREAT BEND (3-0, 4-3)—L Manhattan 3-9; L McPherson 4-16; WL Hutchinson 17-6, 5-6; WW *Liberal 7-6, 7-3; W *Dodge City 12-7; 4-13—*at Dodge City (2); 4-18—*Hays High (2); 4-20—*Hays High (1); 4-25—*Garden City (1); 4-27—*Garden City (2); 5-9—at Hays TMP (2)

HAYS (5-1, 5-3)—W *Garden City 13-6; LL Valley Center 0-20, 2-8; W *Dodge City 13-0; WW Dodge City 15-0, 16-0; WL *Garden City 5-1, 2-8; 4-18—*at Great Bend (1); 4-20—*Great Bend (2); 4-27—Hays TMP (2); 5-2—*at Liberal (2); 5-5—*Liberal (1); 5-12—Manhattan, Newton

GARDEN CITY (1-2, 5-2)—WW Wichita North 15-0, 15-0; L *Hays 6-13; WW Goodland 10-0, 11-8; WL *Hays 8-2, 1-5; 4-18—*Liberal (1); 4-20—*at Liberal (2); 4-25—*at Great Bend (1); 4-27—*Great Bend (2); 5-2—*Dodge City (2); 5-4—*at Dodge City (1); 5-5—Scott City (2); 5-12—Topeka High (2)

LIBERAL (0-2, 0-6)—L Derby 0-15; L Goddard 1-22; LL *Great Bend 6-7, 3-7; L McPherson 5-6, L Maize High 0-15; 4-14—at Hugoton (2); 4-18—*at Garden City (1); 4-20—*Garden City (2); 4-24—*Great Bend (1); 4-27—Scott City (2); 5-2—*Hays High (2); 5-5—*at Hays High (1); 5-9—*Dodge City (1); 5-11—*at Dodge City (2)

DODGE CITY (0-4, 0-6)—WL Salina Central 33-5, 5-8; L *Hays 0-13; LL *Hays 0-15, 0-16; L *Great Bend 7-12; 4-13—*Great Bend (2); 4-20—at Hays TMP (2); 4-25—Kingman (2); 4-28—at Wichita Heights (2); 5-2—*at Garden City (2); 5-4—*Garden City (1); 5-9—*at Liberal (1); 5-11—*Liberal (2)