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.