The Dodge City Athletics went into last weekend needing a sweep of first place Haysville to have a chance take one of the Jayhawk League’s automatic bids to the National Baseball Congress World Series.
In the three games, Dodge City scored one run on 11 hits, losing every game.
“It is pretty disappointing,” A’s center fielder Allen Riley said. “Going into the second game, I feel like we were in all the games. The game Friday night was pretty tough. We just did not swing the bat well. All the other games were pretty tough.
“It was kind of fitting to know we had a chance to write our own destiny, because we really did not do to well.”
The only way Dodge City has a chance at the NBC tournament is if other teams drops out.
“It is like a one percent chance of something like that happening,” A’s head coach Phil Stephenson said.
With being a long shot to play in the tournament, Dodge City still has something to play for in its final two games — not finishing in last place in the Jayhawk League.
“We went through a rough season,” Riley said. “I don’t think any of us want to finish last in the league, that is just something you don’t want to go through. I know all the guys are going to try to do their best to get us out of last place. You don’t want to look at the (standings) and see the Dodge City A’s in last — I know I don’t.”
The A’s who have a 10-20 record, are a half game behind 11-20 Derby and not far from 10-16 El Dorado.
Dodge City will meet up with Hays tonight on the road at 7. So far this season, Dodge City is 4-3 against the Larks. Hays has only defeated Dodge City once at home.
Thursday night will be the team’s final game at Cavalier Field, hosting Liberal at 7.
The Bee Jays won the first four games they played against Dodge City and have gone 5-2 overall against the Athletics this season.
“It will be pretty fun,” Riley said. “We started out the first game of the season was in front of home fans, so that’s kind of (nice) that the last game is in front of home fans. I hope we can get a good turnout, that would be nice.”
The A’s started the season going 10-3, but after a 14-game losing streak they fell to the back of the standings.
“It is always sad to see a season come to an end,” Stephenson said, “especially one that started with such promise and it has kind of ended in disappointment.”
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The Dodge City Athletics went into last weekend needing a sweep of first place Haysville to have a chance take one of the Jayhawk League’s automatic bids to the National Baseball Congress World Series.
In the three games, Dodge City scored one run on 11 hits, losing every game.
“It is pretty disappointing,” A’s center fielder Allen Riley said. “Going into the second game, I feel like we were in all the games. The game Friday night was pretty tough. We just did not swing the bat well. All the other games were pretty tough.
“It was kind of fitting to know we had a chance to write our own destiny, because we really did not do to well.”
The only way Dodge City has a chance at the NBC tournament is if other teams drops out.
“It is like a one percent chance of something like that happening,” A’s head coach Phil Stephenson said.
With being a long shot to play in the tournament, Dodge City still has something to play for in its final two games — not finishing in last place in the Jayhawk League.
“We went through a rough season,” Riley said. “I don’t think any of us want to finish last in the league, that is just something you don’t want to go through. I know all the guys are going to try to do their best to get us out of last place. You don’t want to look at the (standings) and see the Dodge City A’s in last — I know I don’t.”
The A’s who have a 10-20 record, are a half game behind 11-20 Derby and not far from 10-16 El Dorado.
Dodge City will meet up with Hays tonight on the road at 7. So far this season, Dodge City is 4-3 against the Larks. Hays has only defeated Dodge City once at home.
Thursday night will be the team’s final game at Cavalier Field, hosting Liberal at 7.
The Bee Jays won the first four games they played against Dodge City and have gone 5-2 overall against the Athletics this season.
“It will be pretty fun,” Riley said. “We started out the first game of the season was in front of home fans, so that’s kind of (nice) that the last game is in front of home fans. I hope we can get a good turnout, that would be nice.”
The A’s started the season going 10-3, but after a 14-game losing streak they fell to the back of the standings.
“It is always sad to see a season come to an end,” Stephenson said, “especially one that started with such promise and it has kind of ended in disappointment.”
