Garden City Buffs fall in 6A Regional final to Goddard
Garden City High School softball sees its season end after a 4-3 loss to Goddard in eight innings in the 6A Regional final. Amanda Kirkhart delivered the decisive blow for Goddard, driving in two runs to seal the win after Garden City led early. The Buffs had previously defeated Wichita North 1-0 while Goddard topped Hutchinson 5-0 to reach the final. Coach John Ford praised the team's effort as they faced one of the state's top programs.
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Katie Ford
Kasey Spencer
Lady Lions
Garden City
Goddard
Buffs
Wichita North
Hutchinson
GCHL
John Ford
Chandra Knowles
Knowles
Nashae Billinger
Lions
Mallory Caron
Kirkhart
Benitez scores late as Garden City tops Derby 2-0 in regional semifinal
Freshman Cindy Benitez broke a 0-0 deadlock with 11:25 remaining, finishing a Melinda Williams feed to boost Garden City High School past Derby 2-0 in the 6A South Central Regional 2 semifinal at Memorial Stadium. Goalkeeper Lindsey Alexander earned her sixth shutout of the season as Garden City advances to Thursday's regional final against Wichita Haysville Campus.
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Garden City
Cindy Benitez
Lady Buffaloes
Memorial Stadium
Benitez
Buffs
Derby Panthers
Wichita- Haysville
Colts
Wichita Southeast
GCHL
Lindsey Alexander
Alexander
Melinda Williams
Derby
Paige Feikert
Cindy
Williams
Garden City High School
Irma Reyes
Leslie Waldschmidt
Hafner walk off caps Indians win over Royals in Cleveland
Cleveland Indians beat Kansas City 6 4 as Ambiorix Burgos blew another save and Grady Sizemore tied the game with a ninth inning homer. Hafner belted his 12th homer to seal the comeback and snap Cleveland's six game skid.
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Cleveland
Kansas City Royals
Ambiorix Burgos
Travis Hafner
Andy Sisco
Cleveland Indians
Grady Sizemore
Burgos
Indians
Sizemore
Jhonny Peralta
Sisco
Hafner
Andrew Sisco
Hawpe lifts Rockies past Dodgers with big night
Brad Hawpe powered Colorado to a 5-1 win over Los Angeles, homering and driving in four as Byung-Hyun Kim excelled after a rough first inning. Hawpe’s three run shot broke a 1-1 tie, and he added an RBI single. Matt Holliday had two hits and an RBI, while Kim allowed one earned run in seven innings despite early wildness.
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Denver
Brad Hawpe
Byung-Hyun
Kim
Hawpe
Colorado Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers
Derek Lowe
Lowe
Matt Holliday
Dodgers
Kenny Lofton
Jeff Kent
Danny Ardoin
Kent
RBI
Lofton
Ardoin
Los Angeles
Grady Little
Colorado
Clint Hurdle
Garrett Atkins
Rockies
Todd Helton
Holliday
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Scott Blarton
Lee Rockies