Larned baseball sweeps Haven
By JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com
MOUNT HOPE — The Larned Indians, the defending Central Kansas League baseball champions, roared to a fast start with a 4-2 and 14-1 windswept doubleheader sweep over Haven. Larned (2-0, 2-0 CKL) plays Friday at Halstead. Winds blew 20 to 30 mph with gusts past 40 mph, kicking up constant dust on the dirt infield.
“I have been in a lot of Kansas wind games but that tops them all with 40 mph south wind gusts,” said Larned coach Chad Erway. “The players wore sunglasses to hit and pitch because it was a dirt infield.”
Erway was happy how his team performed in less than ideal conditions.
“We pitched very well. Everyone we put on the bump was sharp,” Erway said. “We hit the ball well and picked it up in the field. Overall, I was very pleased with our opening performance.”
LARNED 4, HAVEN 2 — Indian pitcher Landon Erway struck out six batters, doubled twice and drove in two runs to spark the Indians past Haven. Reliever Isiah Perez closed out the game in the seventh inning. Second baseman Evan Skelton keyed the defense by turning a double play. Catcher Carson Smith threw a baserunner out.
Erway’s double scored Evan Skelton after a hit batter and stolen base. Gage Skelton’s single brought home Erway for a 2-0 lead on pitcher Jeff Hendrixson. Erway’s groundout scored Carson Smith in the third inning for a 3-0 lead.
Havens’s Jackson States singled home Hendrixson after a single and passed ball in a two-run fifth inning. James Henkle singled home States to clise Larned’s lead to 3-2.
Larned’s Erway doubled, stole third base and scored on Perez’s groundout in the sixth inning.
LARNED 14, HAVEN 1 — Isiah Perez led a 14-run attack with five runs batted in a 14-1 victory over Haven. Pitcher Johnathon Herter worked three innings. Gage Skelton struck out four hitters in 21/3 innings and Evan Skelton struck out two batters. The Indians retired Haven’s final 13 batters.
Perez doubled home Evan Skelton and Landon Erway in the first inning. He singled home Mason Burris and Evan Skelton in a six-run sixth inning. His groundball scored Evan Skelton in a three-run second inning.
Evan Skelton, Erway and Herter each drove in two runs apiece. Larned scored six runs in the first two innings. The Indians scored runs off five Haven pitchers.
LARNED 4, HAVEN 2
LARNED ab r h rbi HAVEN ab r h rbi
Mason Schartz 3 0 0 0 Jordan Shafer 3 0 0 0
Evan Skelton 2 1 1 0 Jackson States 4 1 2 1
Landon Erway 3 2 2 2 Eric Williams 3 0 1 0
Isiah Perez 3 0 0 1 James Henkle 2 0 1 1
Gage Skelton 3 0 1 1 Ezra Ezell 2 0 1 0
Johnathon Herter 3 0 1 0 Jamar Miller 3 0 0 0
Alex Barger 3 0 0 0 Ruben Romero 3 0 0 0
Dalton Bright 2 0 0 0 Nathan Rohling 2 0 0 0
Carson Smith 2 1 0 0 Jeff Hendrixson 3 1 1 0
TOTALS 24 4 5 4 TOTALS 25 2 6 2
LARNED 201 001 00 — 4 5 1
HAVEN 000 020 0x — 2 6 2
LOB—Larned 1, Haven 6. E—Isiah Perez, Jordan Shafer, Jamar Miller. 2B—Landon Erway (2). HBP—Evan Skelton, Jordan Shafer, Ezra Ezell. SB—Carson Smith, Landon Erway, Evan Skelton (2).
LARNED IP H R ER BB SO HR
Landon Erway (W) 6.00 6 2 2 2 6 0
Isiah Perez (S) 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
HAVEN
Jeff Hendrixson (L) 6.00 5 4 3 1 2 0
Jackson States 1.00 0 0 0 0 2 0
PB—Carson Smith (2). SO—Mason Schartz (2), Johnathon Herter, Dalton Bright, Eric Williams, James Henkle, Jamar Miller (2), Ezra Ezell, Ruben Romero. BB—Dalton Bright,
James Henkle, Nathan Rohling.
LARNED 14, HAVEN 1
LARNED ab r h rbi HAVEN ab r h rbi
Mason Schartz 5 1 1 0 Jordan Shafer 2 0 0 0
Evan Skelton 4 3 1 2 Bobby Schrag 1 0 0 0
Landon Erway 3 2 1 2 Jackson States 3 0 0 0
Isiah Perez 5 2 2 5 Eric Williams 2 0 0 0
Gage Skelton 5 1 0 1 James Henkle 2 0 0 0
Johnathon Herter 2 2 2 2 Ezra Ezell 2 0 0 0
Alex Barger 4 0 1 0 Wyatt Boese 1 0 0 0
Dalton Bright 1 2 0 0 Ruben Romero 2 1 2 0
Jordan Taylor 1 0 0 0 Nathan Rohling 1 0 1 0
Carson Smith 3 0 1 0 Mason Groves 1 0 0 0
Mason Burris 1 1 0 0 Jeff Hendrixson 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 14 9 12 TOTALS 19 1 3 0
Larned 331 106 0 — 14 9 1
Haven 010 000 x — 1 3 9
LOB—Larned 9, Haven 2. E—Alex Barger, James Henkle, Ezra Ezell (2), Jeff Hendrixson, Jackson States (5). 2B—Isiah Perez. HBP—Johnathon Herter. SB—Mason Schartz, Johnathon Herter (3), Gage Skelton, Landon Erway (2), Isiah Perez (2), Evan Skelton (2).
LARNED IP H R ER BB SO HR
Johnathon Herter (W) 3.00 2 1 0 2 1 0
Gage Skelton 2.33 1 0 0 0 4 0
Evan Skelton 0.67 0 0 0 0 2 0
HAVEN IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jordan Shafer (L) 1.00 2 4 4 3 1 0
Colby Cooprider 1.00 3 2 2 0 1 0
Nathan Rohling 2.00 1 2 0 1 2 0
Mason Groves 1.00 2 3 0 0 0 0
James Henkle 1.00 1 3 0 2 1 0
PB—Eric Williams (3). SO—Alex Barger (2), Carson Smith, Dalton Bright, Isiah Perez, Eric Williams, James Henkle, Ezra Ezell, Jeff Hendrixson (2), Bobby Schrag, Jackson States. BB—Johnathon Herter, Dalton Bright (2), Landon Erway (2), Evan Skelton, Eric Williams, Wyatt Boese.
Central Kansas League
Nickerson 4-0 4-0
Larned 2-0 2-0
Pratt 3-1 5-1
Hoisington 4-2 4-2
Hillsboro 2-2 2-2
Lyons 0-0 0-2
Kingman 1-3 1-3
Smoky Valley 1-3 2-4
Halstead 1-3 1-5
Haven 1-5 1-5
Tuesday’s games
Nickerson 8-9, Smoky Valley 1-1
Larned 4-14, Haven 2-1
Hoisington 5-11, Hillsboro 4-7
Pratt 12-10, Halstead 1-3
Friday’s games
Larned at Halstead
Hoisington at Pratt
Lyons at Hillsboro
Smoky Valley at Kingman
NICKERSON (4-0, 4-0)—WW Kingman 6-2, 14-13; WW Smoky Valley 8-1, 9-1; 4-12—Halstead; 4-15—at Hoisington; 4-19—Pratt; 4-22—at Larned; 4-26—Hillsboro; 4-29—at Great Bend; 5-6—at Lyons; 5-10--Haven
LARNED (2-0, 2-0)—WW Haven 6-2, 14-1; 4-8—at Halstead; 4-12—Hoisington; 4-15—Lyons; 4-19—at Hillsboro; 4-22—Nickerson; 4-29—Smoky Valley; 5-6—Kingman; 5-10—Pratt; 5-12—Great Bend
PRATT (3-1, 5-1)—WW Ulysses 13-5, Trinity 11-6; WL Kingman 7-4, 2-4; WW Haven 2-0, 10-8; WW Halstead 12-1, 10-3; 4-8—Hoisington; 4-12—Hillsboro; 4-19—at Nickerson; 4-26—Smoky Valley; 4-29—at Lyons; 5-10—at Larned
HOISINGTON (4-2, 4-2)—WL Haven 4-3; 6-9; WL Halstead 11-9, 1-11; WW Hillsboro 5-4; 11-7; 4-8—at Pratt; 4-12—at Larned; 4-15—Nickerson; 4-22—Smoky Valley; 4-26—Lyons; 4-29—at Kingman; 5-9—at Russell
HILLSBORO (2-2, 2-2)—WL—Smoky Valley 16-15, 22-23; WL Hoisington 5-4, 7-17; 4-8—Lyons; 4-12—at Pratt; 4-15—at Kingman; 4-19—Larned; 4-22—Marion; 4-26—Nickerson; 4-29—Haven; 5-10—at Halstead
LYONS (0-0, 0-2)—Wichita Independent 1-11, 4-14; 4-8—at Hillsboro; 4-12—Kingman; 4-15—at Larned; 4-19—Haven; 4-22—at Halstead; 4-26—at Hoisington; 4-29—Pratt; 5-6—Nickerson; 5-10—Smoky Valley
SMOKY VALLEY (1-3, 2-4)—WL Ell-Saline 8-4, 9-11; WL--Hillsboro 23-22, 15-16; LL Nickerson 1-8, 1-9; 4-8—at Kingman; 4-19—Halstead; 4-22—at Hoisington; 4-26—at Pratt; 4-29--Larned; 5-5--Haven; 5-10—at Lyons
KINGMAN (1-3, 1-3)—WL Pratt 4-2, 4-7; LL Nickerson 2-6, 13-14; 4-8—Smoky Valley; 4-12—at Lyons; 4-15—Hillsboro; 4-22—at Haven; 4-26—Halstead; 4-29—Hoisington; 5-6—at Larned
HALSTEAD (1-3, 1-5)—LL Wichita Independent 0-15, 4-14; WL Hoisington 11-1; 9-11; LL Pratt 1-12, 3-10; 4-8—Larned; 4-12—at Nickerson; 4-15—at Haven; 4-19—at Smoky Valley; 4-22—Lyons; 4-26—at Kingman; 5-10—Hillsboro
HAVEN (1-5, 1-5)—WL Hoisington 9-6, 3-4; LL Pratt 0-2, 8-10; LL Larned 2-6, 1-14; 4-11—at Remington; 4-15—Halstead; 4-19—at Lyons; 4-22—Kingman; 4-29—at Hillsboro; 5-5—at Smoky Valley; 5-10--Nickerson
