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Leader & Times
The Bee Jays are off to a lackluster start to the 2025 season after a series split with the Game Day Angels this past weekend.
The Bee Jays dug an early hole in Game 1 after giving up three runs in the first inning after a rough start by Jason Davis, but the Bee Jays couldn’t generate much offense and fell 6-2.
Liberal rebounded Friday with an 8-4 win after having a stronger start at the plate but had several fielding errors.
The final score isn’t as important as the experience in what has become an annual tradition between the Liberal Bee Jays and Liberal Rattlers.
The Bee Jays won 8-5, but the score may be deceptive. This year, the Bee Jay pitchers took the field with the Rattlers, and the Rattler pitchers took the field with the Bee Jays. That way, the Rattler batters faced Rattler pitchers, and the Bee Jay batters faced Bee Jay pitchers.
One bad inning prevented the Liberal Bee Jays from earning a series sweep against the Denver Cougars in a three-game set over the weekend, and it was the first inning.
Liberal gave up three runs in the series opener Saturday after the Friday game was postponed due to heavy rain.
The game was reduced to seven innings, and that, too, may have cost the Bee Jays who rallied late but could not take the lead in an 11-8 loss.
With temperatures hovering around 50 degrees Tuesday night at Brent Gould Field, the Bee Jays opened the season with a cold start, but they heated up late to earn a come-from-behind 3-2 win.
Josh Reed took the mound for the Bee Jays but struggled with his location and walked a batter and beaned two others. Dodge City got a clutch two-out hit to score two runs and took the early lead.
