EARL WATT

   • Leader & Times

After dropping the opening game to Great Bend 4-2, the Liberal Redskins ended the day with an 11-6 win Tuesday in a double header split.

Liberal had two golden opportunities late against Great Bend in Game 1, but left the bases loaded in the fifth and seventh innings in a 4-2 loss. Kye Morris had three of Liberal’s five hits.

In Game 2, the Redskins jumped out early and scored five runs in the first and five more in the second to take a 10-0 lead.

Liberal added another run in the third before the Panthers rallied late to score six runs, including four in the seventh before Blayden Betts recorded the final out.

Kappelmann led Liberal with three hits, and Austin Dodge had two.