By STEVE CARPENTER - Hutchinson CC Sports Information
The Hutchinson Community College baseball team made another schedule change to take advantage of the good February weather for Saturday.
Hutchinson (2-1) will take on No. 9 Cowley in a doubleheader at 1 and 3:30 p.m. at Hobart-Detter Field. The Blue Dragon Sports Network will stream both contests beginning at 12:50 p.m.
After two weeks of dormancy after their February 2 season opener at NOC-Enid, the Blue Dragons shuffled their schedule this week. Hutchinson added the Tabor College JV on Wednesday and swept the Bluejays 13-3 and 10-0. Both games were five-inning run rules and Game 2 was the first no-hitter by the Blue Dragon pitching staff since 2008, a five-man combined effort.
Cowley, the favorite to win both the Jayhawk East and Region VI titles this season played their first games this past Monday, winning a pair of neutral field games in Edmond, Oklahoma. The Tigers mauled NOC-Enid 31-4 in five innings and blasted NEO 20-9 in seven innings.
The last time Hutchinson and Cowley met was the championship game of the 2019 Region VI Tournament at Eck Stadium in Wichita.
There is no admission for Saturday's games at Hobart-Detter Field, but because of KJCCC Covid protocols, only the first 125 people through the gate will be admitted and masks will be required at all times.