HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Monarchs dropped their first home game of the summer Saturday night, falling 13-6 to the Derby Twins at Hobart-Detter Field.
The Twins erupted for seven runs in the seventh inning, breaking open what had been a close game and handing the Monarchs their first home loss of the 2025 season. Hutchinson now sits at 14-5 on the year and will look to rebound Sunday night against the Kansas Cannons. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Despite leading 4-2 after five innings, the Monarchs couldn’t hold off a relentless Derby offense that tallied 14 hits and capitalized on Hutchinson’s miscues, including two costly errors and a wild pitch in the seventh that helped spark the rally.
Griffin Cooley, Joel Lindahl, and Cade Sutherland led the charge for Derby. Sutherland crushed a two-run homer to center in the seventh and added a two-run triple in the ninth, finishing with four RBIs. Lindahl added a bases-clearing double to cap the seventh-inning outburst.
Monarchs starter Ethan Giesbrecht pitched effectively through five innings, striking out eight and allowing just three runs before the Twins’ bats came alive against the Hutchinson bullpen.
Jake Gutierrez paced the Monarchs at the plate, going 4-for-5 with two RBI's in his debut as a Monarch. Gutierrez is from Lubbock, Texas and just joined the Monarchs. Jackson Legg added three hits and an RBI double, while Dylan Bell scored twice and drew two walks.
Hutchinson had a chance to respond late, scoring in the seventh and eighth innings to cut the deficit to 10-6, but the Twins tacked on three more in the ninth to seal the victory.
The loss ends a dominant home stretch for the Monarchs, who had previously gone 8-0 at Hobart-Detter to open the season.