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HOISINGTON – Hoisington’s Chase Steinert doubled home Braxton Linsner and M.J. Aylward with the tying and winning runs for a dramatic 11-10 victory over Hesston in Friday’s Central Kansas League baseball game. Hesston (3-1) rallied from an 8-2 deficit for a 16-11 victory in the opener. The wild twin bill featured 48 runs and 61 hits in windswept conditions.

Hoisington (1-5) travels to Haven (4-2) Thursday.

HOISINGTON 11, HESSTON 10 (G2) – Linsner singled and Aylward walked to set up Steinert’s seventh-inning game-winner off reliever Layne Clark. Steinert and Tony Moore each drove home three runs. Ryan Galla and Alex Elmore also delivered RBIs.

Hesston’s Shelite doubled twice and drove home three runs. Lange and Wilson drove home two runs.

HESSTON 16, HOISINGTON 11 (G1) – Hoisington starter Layton Haxton was staked to an 8-2 lead, but Hesston scored 11 runs in the fourth inning off Haxton and Steinert. Hesston pounded out 19 hits. Lange, Wilson and Clark each drove home three runs. Shelite and Cox drove in two runs apiece.

Hoisington responded with 15 hits in a competitive hitting game. Steinert and Lance French each drove home three runs. M.J. Aylward, Haxton (two doubles) and Elmore each drove in a run.

Hesston 101 (11)01 2 – 16 19 4

Hoisington 152 000 3 – 11 15 2

Shelite, Lewis (3) and Rhodes. Haxton, Steinert (4), Aylward (4) and Dalton. W—Lewis. L—Steinert. 2B—H—Haxton 2, Moore, Steinert, Elmore; Hesston—Clark, Shelite. 3B—H—French.

Hesston 014 104 0 – 10 18 6

Hoisington 300 303 2 – 11 9 3

Shelite, Lange (5), Clark (7) and Wilson. French, Bunch (4), Aylward (7) and Dalton. W—Aylward. L—Clark. 2B—H—Steinert; Hesston—Shelite 2, Wilson 2, Lange. 3B—H—Moore; Hesston—Cox.

CKL BASEBALL

Pratt 6-0 8-0

Lyons 5-1 5-1

Hesston 3-1 3-1

Haven 4-2 4-2

Hillsboro 3-3 3-3

Halstead 2-2 2-2

Smoky Valley 2-3 2-5

Larned 1-5 1-5

Hoisington 1-5 1-5

Nickerson 0-5 0-5

FRIDAY—Hesston 16, Hoisington 11; Hoisington 11, Hesston 10; Smoky Valley 8,  Lyons 7; Lyons 5, Smoky Valley 0; Pratt 18-2, 14-3 Nickerson; Hillsboro 16, Halstead 5; Halstead 14, Hillsboro 13; Haven 17, Larned 9; Larned 7, Haven 6

MONDAY (4-11)—Lyons at Pratt

THURSDAY (4-14)—Hoisington at Haven; Halstead at Smoky Valley; Larned at Hillsboro; Nickerson at Hesston 

PRATT (6-0, 8-0)—WW Kingman 12-2, 15-5; WW Larned 15-7, 11-1; WW Hoisington 10-0, 7-1; WW Nickerson 18-2, 14-3; 4-11—Lyons; 4-19—Smoky Valley; 4-22—at Hesston, 4-29—Haven; 5-6—at Hillsboro; 5-10—Halstead

LYONS (5-1, 5-1)—WW Hoisington 18-8, 20-2; WW Nickerson 11-4, 10-0; WL Smoky Valley 5-0, 7-8; 4-11—at Pratt; 4-19—Hesston; 4-22—at Haven; 4-29—Hillsboro; 5-3—Skyline; 5-6—at Halstead; 5-10—at Larned 

HESSTON (3-1, 3-1)—WW Larned 9-0, 6-2; WL Hoisington 16-11, 10-11; 4-14—Nickerson; 4-19—at Lyons; 4-22—Pratt; 4-26—Wichita Independent; 4-29—at Smoky Valley; 5-3—Halstead (0-2, 4th);  5-6—at Haven; 5-10—Hillsboro

HAVEN (4-2, 4-2)—WW Hillsboro 8-5, 11-0; WL Halstead 4-3, 3-13; WL Larned 17-9, 6-7; 4-14—Hoisington; 4-19—at Nickerson; 4-22—Lyons; 4-29—at Pratt; 5-3—Kingman; 5-6—Hesston; 5-10—at Smoky Valley

HILLSBORO (3-3, 3-3)—LL Haven 5-8, 0-11; WW Smoky Valley 15-1, 10-8; WL Halstead 16-5, 13-14; 4-12—Remington; 4-14—Larned; 4-19—at Hoisington; 4-29—at Lyons; 4-22—Nickerson; 5-6—Pratt; 5-10—at Hesston 

HALSTEAD (2-2, 2-2)—WL Haven 13-3, 3-4; WL Hillsboro 14-13, 5-16; 4-14—at Smoky Valley; 4-19—at Larned; 4-22—Hoisington; 4-25—Cheney; 4-29—at Nickerson; 5-3—Hesston (2-0, 4th); 5-6—Lyons; 5-10—at Pratt

SMOKY VALLEY (2-3, 2-5)—W Nickerson 20-12; LL SE Saline 1-2, 6-13; LL Hillsboro 1-15, 8-10; WL Lyons 8-7, 0-5; 4-14—Halstead; 4-19—at Pratt; 4-26—Larned; 4-29—Hesston; 5-5—at Hoisington; 5-10—Haven

LARNED (1-5, 1-5)—LL Pratt 5-17, 1-11; LL Hesston 0-9, 2-6; WL Haven 7-6, 9-17; 4-14—at Hillsboro; 4-19—Halstead; 4-26—at Smoky Valley; 4-29—at Hoisington; 5-3—at Holcomb; 5-6—Nickerson; 5-10—Lyons

HOISINGTON (1-5, 1-5)—L Lyons 8-18, 2-20; LL Pratt 0-10, 1-7; WL Hesston 11-10, 11-16; 4-14—at Haven; 4-19—Hillsboro; 4-22—at Halstead; 4-26—Ellinwood; 4-29—Larned 5-5—Smoky Valley; 5-10—at Nickerson

NICKERSON (0-5, 0-5)—L Smoky Valley 12-20; LL Lyons 4-11 0-10; LL Pratt 2-18, 3-14; 4-14—at Hesston; 4-19—Haven; 4-22—at Hillsboro; 4-26—at Kingman; 4-29—Halstead; 5-6—at Larned; 5-10—Hoisington