For the seventh straight year, the Liberal Bee Jays win their 4th of July Game. The B.J.’s topped the Dodge City A’s 13-8 in front on a big crowd at Brent Gould Field on Friday night.
The A’s came ready to play scoring single runs in the first and second for a 2-0 advantage. Dodge City walks paved the way for a five run Bee Jay second. DC walked four and hit one. Matt Bernath laced a two RBI single. Drew Grego was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Justin Hudson legged out a two RBI double to left center for the 5-2 lead. Liberal added three in the fourth. Drew Grego doubled with one out. After a walk, Carson Willis connected on a towering three run home run to left for the 8-2 lead. Dodge City crept back in the game with single runs in the fifth and sixth to make it 8-4. The B.J.’s weren’t done scoring two in the sixth for a 10-4 advantage. After two walks, Jack Ryan ripped a two RBI double off the bag at third. Liberal tacked on three insurance runs in the seventh. Drew Grego, Justin Hudson, and Carson Willis singled. Grego’s single produced a run. Willis singled and Dodge City threw wildly at third allowing another run to score. Drew Garcia hit a sac fly.
Liberal out-hit Dodge City 10-7. Dodge City committed two errors and Liberal had one. Drew Grego was Epic Touch Player of the Game going 3-5 with two doubles. Justin Hudson and Carson Willis added two hits a piece. Jason Davis pitched five innings for the win with five strikeouts. Braedon Whipple went three hit less innings with five strikeouts.
Dodge is 10-15 overall and 8-8 in the Rock Mountain. The Bee Jays are 11-9 overall and 9-9 in the Rocky Mountain. The same two teams play Saturday night at 7pm at Cavalier Field in Dodge City on 1270 and 92.3.
