Aug 09, 2020

Monarchs roll past Houston, TX Express

Posted Aug 09, 2020 10:07 AM

WICHITA, Kan. - The Hutchinson, KS Monarchs stayed alive in the 2020 NBC World Series powered by Evergy on Saturday night at Eck Stadium, defeating the Houston, TX Express 10-4. 

Hutchinson obtained its 32nd win of the season, the third most in program history. Tanner White led the Monarchs with three hits in five at-bats, coming up with four RBIs in the process. Austin Callahan hit his ninth home run of the summer season, tying the single season record for home runs in program history with teammate Clayton Chadwick. 

The Houston, TX Express finished the NBC World Series with three wins, the most out of their three appearances, and collected its highest finish in program’s history with fourth place. 

Tied 1-1 after the first inning, the Monarchs opened the gap with a five-run top of the second inning. A triple by White scored three runs and an RBI single with a sacrifice fly allowed the Monarchs to move ahead 6-1. 

The Express scored a run in the bottom of the fifth inning, but four combined runs in the sixth and seventh inning allowed the Monarchs to claim the game by run-rule through the middle of the seventh inning. The Express, however, prevented a run-rule outing by scoring in the bottom of the seventh inning and scored another run in the bottom of the ninth, but the Monarchs held on to guarantee themselves their best overall finish (which was previously fourth) in the NBC World Series in 2020.