Dodge City softball team made it five wins in a row after breaking out the brooms during a midweek Jayhawk Conference doubleheader against Garden City picking up a 12-3 win in six innings and an 11-8 victory. 
 
The wins move the Conquistadors to 3-0 in KJCCC action on the season and 7-8 on the year. Conqs keep the season rolling on Saturday, March 5th when they are set to host Seward County for a KJCCC doubleheader starting at 1:00 pm. 
 
Game 1 – at Garden City (Won 12-3 in six innings)
 
Conqs started slow on the day falling behind 2-0 after just the first inning against Garden City but they would respond in several ways. The party got started offensively for the Conqs in the top of the third as Oliva Ortiz led the inning off with a single which was followed by a double by Stephanie Torres and then a two-RBI double by Melanie Castro to tie the game at 2-2. The Conqs tallied two more runs in the third and took the lead at 4-2 and added to that with a three top of the fourth. The Conqs secured the game with a five-run output in the top of the fifth with an RBI triple by Castro and a two-RBI double by Riley Haney highlighting the inning. In the bottom of the sixth, the Conqs shut the door and finished the game for a 12-3 win. 
 
Alexis Holman was strong inside the circle earning the win by tossing all six-inning giving up just three runs on eight hits and no walks, while striking out one, and only tossing 63 pitches. 
 
Offensively the Conqs tallied 11 hits led by Castro who was 4-4 with five RBI, two runs scored, a double, triple, and stolen base. Haney added a 2-4 game with a double, three RBI, and run scored, while Torres was 2-2 with three runs scored, an RBI, and two doubles.
 
Game 2 – at Garden City (Won 11-8)
 
Game two saw both teams hold advantages at different junctures of the contest as it was a tight battle to the end. The Conqs got things started with a solo home run by Castro to make it 1-0 in the top of the first, but Garden City countered with two runs in the bottom of the inning. In the top of the second, the Conqs quickly regained the lead as Castro recorded a two-RBI double and then Kalei Villegas followed with an RBI double to make it 4-2 Conqs. Conqs added a run in the third and fourth innings on an Addison Spencer solo home run and Haney RBI double, but Garden City tallied two in the bottom of the third and one in the fourth making it 6-5 after four innings. Garden City then took the lead by scoring three runs in the bottom of the fifth. Conqs were back on the board again in the top of the sixth doing damage with two-outs as Haney singled in Castro for a run and then an AJ Poell double scored two runs and the Conqs went up 9-8. In the top of the seventh, the Conqs added some insurance runs as Castro notched an inside park home run scoring two runs in the sequence and the Conqs went on to secure the 11-8 win. 
 
Danika Utajara finished the contest for the Conqs tossing the final two innings earning the save, while Alicyn O'Neill in relief earned the win tossing three innings. Destiny Saldivar started the contest and tossed two innings. 
 
Castro continued to spearhead the Conqs offense going 4-4 with five RBI, five runs scored, two home runs, two doubles, and a walk in the win. Villegas posted a 2-3 contest with an RBI, double, and walk, while Haney was 2-5 with two RBI, a walk, and double. Hadlee Richardson added a multi-hit game going 2-4.