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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2026/4/1777562014966.jpeg" alt="Starting pitcher Alyssa Rogers celebrates with catcher Addi Lutz after the final out of Game 2, a 10-1 Blue Dragon victory, that clinched the 2026 KJCCC Division I softball championship on Wednesday at Pratt." />
 <figcaption>Starting pitcher Alyssa Rogers celebrates with catcher Addi Lutz after the final out of Game 2, a 10-1 Blue Dragon victory, that clinched the 2026 KJCCC Division I softball championship on Wednesday at Pratt.</figcaption>
 </figure><div>Hutchinson CC Sports Information
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 PRATT &ndash; The Hutchinson Community College softball team needed to turn in a little extra work to win its second-straight Jayhawk Conference softball championship on Wednesday at Lemon Park. The Blue Dragons scored three runs in the top of the 10th inning against the Pratt Beavers to earn an 8-6 victory in Game 1 on Wednesday. The Dragons clinched the league title with a 10-1 rule-run victory over the Beavers in Game 2. Hutchinson (38-12) wins the 2026 Jayhawk Conference championship outright with a 27-5 record. The Blue Dragons won their second-straight league title and the third in four seasons. This is the second time the Blue Dragons won back-to-back league championships. That also happened in 1986 and 1987.&nbsp; This is Hutchinson's sixth all-time league championship. The Blue Dragons will close out the regular season at 1 p.m. Saturday with a non-league doubleheader against Cloud County at Fun Valley. GAME 1 RECAP &ndash; Hutchinson 8, Pratt 6 (10 innings) The Blue Dragons faced an uphill battle in the first game on Wednesday, falling behind 3-0 after one inning. They chipped away with single runs in the second, fourth and sixth innings, tying the game in the sixth on a two-out RBI single by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2025-26/bios/dreher_riley_mt89">Riley Dreher</a>&nbsp;that scored pinch runner&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2025-26/bios/martinez_lia_6ihy">Lia Martinez</a>. In the eight, the Dragons took a 5-3 lead when&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2025-26/bios/topping_hadley_8nip">Hadley Topping</a>&nbsp;hit a two-run home run, but the Beavers tied the game on a Dallas Rutter two-run double in the bottom of the inning. After a scoreless ninth, the Blue Dragons broke three with three runs in the 10th. Topping doubled to left-center to score&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2025-26/bios/kruger_kaibryn_43ko">Kaibryn Kruger</a>.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2025-26/bios/benson-hladik_emery_vzv4">Emery Benson-Hladik</a>'s fourth hit of the game was an RBI single to make it 7-5 and a fielder's choice by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2025-26/bios/lutz_addison_pivq">Addi Lutz</a>&nbsp;scored&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2025-26/bios/o-connor_leyla_2f21">Leyla O'Connor</a>&nbsp;for an 8-5 lead. Pitcher&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2025-26/bios/schmidt_jessica_plsu">Jessica Schmidt</a>&nbsp;(6-2) tossed a career-long seven innings in relief to earn the win. She struck out a career-high 11 and allowed four hits and three runs. Benson-Hladik led the Blue Dragons' 16-hit attack going 4 for 5 with a double, one run and two runs driven inning. This was Benson-Hladik's third four-hit game of the season. <a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2025-26/bios/o-connor_leyla_2f21">Leyla O'Connor</a>&nbsp;was 3 for 6 with a double and two runs scored. O'Connor had her 12th multi-hit game of the season and fourth of three or more hits.&nbsp; Topping was 2 for 5 with a double, home run and three RBIs. Both hits came in extra innings. Kruger was 2 for 5 with a run and two stolen bases. Relief pitcher&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2025-26/bios/williams_mia_3e4t">Mia Williams</a>&nbsp;worked 2 2-3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts. GAME 2 RECAP &ndash; Hutchinson 10, Pratt 1 (5 innings) <a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2025-26/bios/rogers_alyssa_v57x">Alyssa Rogers</a>&nbsp;twirled her third complete game of the season and the Dragon offense had 11 digs, including a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/sball/2025-26/bios/stephenson_macey_4w86">Macey Stephenson</a>&nbsp;three-run home run to run rule Game 2 and clinch the KJCCC title outright. Rogers (7-3) scattered five hits and allowed one unearned run while turning in a season-high seven strikeouts.&nbsp; Benson-Hladik had two more hits, going 3 for 3 with an RBI double and two runs scored. Kruger had a pair of doubles, going 2 for 4.&nbsp; Dreher was 1 for 3 with an RBI fielder's choice and a two-run single.</div>

🥎 Blue Dragons clinch second-straight KJCCC crown