By: Mike Smith
Dodge City softball continued its strong season last week, going 4-0 on the road in conference play with a pair of wins over Garden City and Fort Hays Tech Northwest each.
The performance of
Riley Moore helped lead the charge for the Conquistadors as the sophomore had a strong week. Moore, in the four games, went 10-16 from the plate, hitting .625 for the week with seven runs scored, four doubles, two triples, seven RBI, a walk, and four stolen bases.
Moore earning the week conference honors marks the eighth time this season the Conqs have had a player be selected as Player of Pitcher of the Week.
In the doubleheader with Garden City, she posted a 2-4 game with an RBI, a double, and a run scored in game one, while following that up by going 3-5 with four RBI, two doubles, and two runs scored in game two. In the series with Tech, she went 1-3 with an RBI, a walk, a run scored, and two stolen bases in game one, while she had a 4-4 game in game two against Tech with an RBI, three runs scored, two stolen bases, a double, and two triples.
On the season, Moore is hitting .389 with 56 hits, 14 doubles, four triples, eight home runs, 43 RBI, 19 walks, 52 runs scored, and 18 stolen bases. She ranks in the top five of the KJCCC in runs scored, hits, doubles, triples, and total bases.
Moore surpassed 100 career runs scored, becoming only the third player in program history to accomplish that, and is currently third all-time in career runs scored. She also ranks in the top 10 in school history in single-season runs scored and triples already for this season, with a chance to break into the top 10 in several other categories. She has also broken into the top 10 in multiple other career categories, along with runs scored, including stolen bases, home runs, doubles, and RBI.
The Conqs are enjoying one of their best seasons in years, sitting at 32-12 on the year, marking the most wins since 2003, with 14 games remaining in the regular season. Up next, the Conqs take on Pratt on Wednesday, April 15th, on the road.