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EARL WATT
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Two weeks ago a bid to the NBC World Series seemed bleak, and a Rocky Mountain title out of reach.
Seven straight Rocky Mountain Baseball League wins later, the Bee Jays not only received a bid to the national tournament, but they also claimed the league title outright, and after knocking off Dodge City 12-1 Saturday night, the Bee Jays grabbed bottles of water and doused each other in celebration of the dramatic finish to the season, and first-year head coach Caeden Trenkle stood soaked after having the water cooler dumped on him.
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EARL WATT
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Josiah Rojas had six RBIs in the first four innings, and the Liberal Bee Jays pulled even with the Hays Larks for first place in the Rocky Mountain Baseball League with an 11-2 win Wednesday at Brent Gould Field.
The Bee Jays swept all four league games from the Larks this season.
The Bee Jays defeated Hays Tuesday 14-6 to set up a battle for first Wednesday.
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ROBERT PIERCE
• Leader & Times
Athletics at Turpin High School are held to a higher standard than many schools. This can be seen with the numerous footballs posted all over the broadcast booth at the Cardinals’ field with state championships and runner-ups for that program.
Turpin has achieved success in other programs over the years, but the school’s softball program is relatively new, with less than two decades on the diamond for the Lady Cardinals.
Thus far in its short history, Turpin softball has achieved little success, but this past season, the program took a significant leap forward with its first winning season and its first ever All-State player.
Read more: McGowan becomes first Turpin All-State softball player
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EARL WATT
• Leader & Times
While the Bee Jays and Hays Larks are 2-2 in the first four games they’ve played against each other this season, the Bee Jays won two league games while dropping to non-league games to the Larks.
Liberal dropped a nonleague game Monday at Brent Gould Field 18-7.
The Bee Jays used four different pitchers in the seven-inning game that was shortened by rune rule.
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EARL WATT
• Leader & Times
Liberal kept its NBC World Series tournament hopes alive by taking two out of three from Rocky Mountain League-leading Hays.
After dropping the first game of the series 3-2, the Bee Jays won Game 2 10-6 to force the rubber game Wednesday.
Brooks Kappelmann pitched six scoreless innings to lead the Bee Jays to a 4-3 win.
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