2025-26 Hutcinson Blue Dragon Softball News Releases

Season
Blue Dragon outfielder Kaibryn Kruger (left) and Jessica Schmidt (right) were named to the Region 6 Tournament all-tournament team after strong performances in Dodge City.
  • Softball
  • May 20, 2026
SCHMIDT, KRUGER NAMED TO REGION 6 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
  • May 20, 2026
Kaibryn Kruger makes a catch in center field as the Blue Dragon softball team sees its season end on Sunday with a 3-2 loss to the Butler Grizzlies in the Region 6 Tournament loser's bracket final in Dodge City. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information).
  • Softball
  • May 10, 2026
DRAGONS’ SEASON ENDS IN REGION 6 TOURNAMENT LOSER’S BRACKET FINAL
  • May 10, 2026
Blue Dragon second baseman Leyla O'Connor makes his running catch on a pop-up in Hutchinson's 4-0 loss to Dodge City in the winner's bracket final of the Region 6 Tournament at Legends Park in Dodge City (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
  • Softball
  • May 09, 2026
DRAGON BATS GO SILENT AGAINST DODGE CITY AT REGION 6
  • May 09, 2026
Led by first-team infielder Riley Dreher, 11 total Blue Dragon players earned recognition on the 2026 all-KJCCC All-Conference softball team, which was released on Friday.
  • Softball
  • May 08, 2026
DREHER LEADS 11 BLUE DRAGONS ON ALL-KJCCC SOFTBALL TEAM
  • May 08, 2026
Shortstop Riley Dreher starts a 6-3 inning-ending double play to help the No. 1 seeded Blue Dragons get out of a jam in a 5-3 opening-round victory over Pratt in the 2026 Region 6 Tournament at Legends Park in Dodge City. (Billy Watson/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
  • Softball
  • May 08, 2026
DRAGONS OPEN REGION 6 WITH VICTORY OVER PRATT
  • May 08, 2026
Sophomore center fielder Kaibryn Kruger hits a go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning as the top-seeded Blue Dragon softball team earns a 9-1 victory in five innings over Colby in the Region 6 Tournament winner's bracket semifinals on Friday at Legends Park in Dodge City. (Billy Watson/Blue Dragon Sports Information).
  • Softball
  • May 08, 2026
DRAGONS ADVANCE TO REGION 6 WINNERS’ BRACKET FINAL AFTER RUN-RULE VICTORY
  • May 08, 2026
Emery Benson-Hladik and the top-seed Blue Dragon softball team open Region 6 Tournament play at Noon Friday vs. Pratt in an opening-round matchup at Legends Park. (Andrew Carpenter/Digital Fox Photography)
  • Softball
  • May 07, 2026
BLUE DRAGONS OPEN REGION 6 TOURNAMENT ON FRIDAY VS. PRATT
  • May 07, 2026
Blue Dragon sophomore Jessica Schmidt is this week's NJCAA Division I Softball National Pitcher of the Week.
  • Softball
  • May 06, 2026
SCHMIDT NAMED NJCAA NATIONAL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
  • May 06, 2026
Blue Dragon sophomore pitcher Jessica Schmidt was named the KJCCC Division I Softball Pitcher of the week for the second-straight week on Tuesday.
  • Softball
  • May 05, 2026
SCHMIDT NAMED KJCCC PITCHER OF WEEK FOR 2ND-STRAIGHT WEEK
  • May 05, 2026
Sophomore center fielder Kaibryn Kruger is about to celebrate with teammates after hitting a game-tying two-run home run the bottom of the first inning of Game 1 of a 5-3 Blue Dragon victory over Cloud County on Saturday at Fun Valley. (Andrew Carpenter/Digital Fox Photography).
  • Softball
  • May 02, 2026
DRAGONS REACH 40-WIN MARK WITH DH SWEEP OF T-BIRDS
  • May 02, 2026
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.
  • Softball
  • April 29, 2026
BLUE DRAGONS CLINCH SECOND-STRAIGHT KJCCC CROWN
  • April 29, 2026
Blue Dragon sophomore pitcher Jessica Schmidt is this week's KJCCC Division I Softball Pitcher of the Week.
  • Softball
  • April 28, 2026
SCHMIDT NAMED KJCCC PITCHER OF THE WEEK
  • April 28, 2026
Lia Martinez had career single-game highs of three hits, three runs and three RBIs in Game 2 of a KJCCC doubleheader sweep by the Blue Dragons over Fort Hays Tech Northwest on Saturday at Fun Valley. (Sammi Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information).
  • Softball
  • April 25, 2026
BLUE DRAGONS ROUT TIGERS TWICE TO LOWER MAGIC NUMBER
  • April 25, 2026
Blue Dragon teammates rush out to celebrate with Hadley Topping, who it a walk-off single in Hutchinson's 2-1 Game 1 victory over Garden City on Wednesday at Fun Valley. (Sydney Holzrichter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
  • Softball
  • April 22, 2026
TOPPING WALK-OFF SETS STAGE FOR BLUE DRAGON SWEEP
  • April 22, 2026
Hailey Ediger comes up big in the pitching circle when the Blue Dragons needed it as she tosses a complete-game two-hit shutout over Dodge City to earn a doubleheader split on Saturday at Dodge City. (Sydney Holzrichter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
  • Softball
  • April 18, 2026
DRAGONS GET KEY KJCCC SPLIT WITH DODGE CITY
  • April 18, 2026
Blue Dragon catcher Tailor Golly tags out a Colby runner at home plate in a 5-1 victory over the Trojans in Game 2 of a KJCCC doubleheader on Thursday at Fun Valley. (Sydney Holzrichter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
  • Softball
  • April 16, 2026
BLUE DRAGONS MAINTAIN CUSHION ATOP KJCCC WITH SWEEP OF COLBY
  • April 16, 2026