Dodge City brought the storm to the Liberal Bee Jays Thursday night at Cavalier Field in Dodge City. Dodge City built a 9-2 lead and got through the top of the fifth before a thunderstorm canceled the rest of the game. The Bee Jays finish their road trip 3-2.
The A’s scored two in the first. Cooper Kardokus hit an opposite field home run to left in the third to make it 2-1. Dodge scored four in the third to lead 6-1. Liberal made it 6-2 in the fourth when Cal Anthony doubled and scored on a Josiah Rojas single. The A’s scored three in the fourth for the 9-2 lead.
Dodge out-hit Liberal 7-3. DC had two errors. B.J. pitching walked six in four innings.
The A’s are 10-11-1 overall and 8-7 in the Rocky Mountain. Liberal is 13-7 overall and 11-6 in the Rocky Mountain. The two teams play in the 4th of July Game Saturday night at 7pm at Brent Gould Field. Pregame at 6:45 on 1270 and 92.3 FM. The game is a non-league game. Community Bank, the City of Liberal, and SCCC are the buyout sponsors. The fireworks show will follow the game.
