FORT SCOTT, Kan. - Despite the continued resurgence at the plate and a new single-season stolen bases record, Highland Community College(8-48, 4-28 KJCCC) dropped both ends of the series finale against Labette Community College (15-31, 12-20 KJCCC) on Saturday. The Scotties spread 23 hits across the doubleheader and Isaiah White swiped his 33rd and 34th bases of the year in game two, but the Cardinals claimed both wins - 13-5 and 12-10 - in the neutral site battle.

For the third time in the series, the visiting team opened the scoring in the top of the first, this time a three-run frame for the Scotties. Gage Handzel picked up the first RBI for Highland with a sac fly to right center scoring White. Dylan Zimmerman scored on a slow roller by Solomon Holmes, as the hit found Labette's shortstop playing too deep to catch either Holmes at first or Zimmerman at home, with the HCC centerfielder easily sliding under the tag attempt.

The Scotties added a third run to close out the inning, but as in the previous two contests in the series, the home team was able to answer in the bottom of the first. After tying the game 3-3, Labette broke away with back-to-back four-run innings in the fourth and fifth, with Highland unable to find an answer beyond a two-run effort in the top of the fifth.

Big innings and a fierce back-and-forth battle was the story of game two, but it started with a quick flash of history for Highland. Coming into the game one stolen base shy of tying the record of 33 swipes, set by Jason Ferris in 2000, White led off with a single through the left side. After a first-pitch flyout to center by Zimmerman, White swiped second on the second pitch of Gage Handzel's plate appearance to tie the record, then wasted no time in breaking the record as he sprinted to third on the next pitch, easily sliding under the tag attempt.

Unfortunately, White was stranded in the first, but Highland held the Cardinals scoreless in the bottom of the first as Grayson Wroten capitalized on a bit of inattentive baserunning, catching a shallow popup from Wiljery Santiago on the apron and chasing down Francisco Feliciano retreating to first to make the tag.

Highland opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the top of the second, adding a third with a towering solo blast from Handzel in the third inning.

Labette had the first big inning of the contest, unleashing five runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a 5-3 lead. The Cardinals made the most of a pair of looping doubles down the left-field line in the inning, scoring on back-to-back plate appaearances by Edwin Lemus and Wiljerry Santiago.

Holmes was able to nip one run back for the Scotties in the top of the fifth, taking advantage of a wild pitch to move from second to third then racing home after an errant throw from Labette's catcher.

Highland converted back-to-back leadoff walks into a five-inning outburst of its own in the sixth inning to retake the lead at 9-6. Wroten followed Dawson Feil in drawing walks, with White's pace loading the bases as he beat out a throw from Labette's second-baseman. Zimmerman was plunked to score Feil, with a sac fly scoring Wroten. Zach Polubinksi wrapped up the scoring for Highland, driving in Holmes with a sac fly to right, bringing Feil back to the plate for the second time in the inning, but the HCC catcher wasn't able to extend the rally, as his second effort of the game to deep center was gathered by Labette's David Daigle.

The Cardinals managed to answer with three runs in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at 9-9, but Wroten turned a leadoff single into a run for Highland in the seventh, scoring on a passed ball, but Labette was able to put together another three-run frame in the bottom of the eighth to break the contest open.

Handzel drew a two-out walk for the Scotties and Holmes followed up with a single to put the tying run on the basepaths, but a great reflex play by Labette's third-baseman ended the rally as he was able to get a glove on Noah Bishop's slicing poke and step on the bag for a force out.

Highland finishes the season with an 8-48 overall record and a 4-28 mark in Jayhawk Conference action.