HOISINGTON – The Hoisington Cardinals (4-5) rallied for two runs to surprise Halstead 3-2 to gain a split of Friday’s Central Kansas League baseball doubleheader. Layton Haxton scored the game-winner on a groundball by M.J. Aylward.
HALSTEAD 11, CARDINALS 5 (G1) – Halstead’s Carter Hiebert and Kaden Lopez each drove home three runs. Kaleb Wise, Chandler Drake and Adler Dawson each drove home two runs.
Hoisington’s Holt Hanzlick scored a fifth-inning run on a passed ball. The Cardinals scored four runs in the fifth inning. M.J. Aylward scored on an error. Tony Moore singled home Quentin Boxberger. Chase Steinert singled home Moore. Layton Haxton singled home Hanzlick for an 11-5 final
CARDINALS 3, HALSTEAD 2 (G2) – Hoisington rallied for a 3-2 eight-inning victory as Chase Steinert and Layton Haxton singled and Cole Steinert walked to load the bases. Alex Elmore’s single scored Chase Steinert, but Cole Steinert was thrown out at home. Aylward delivered a groundball that scored Haxton with the walk-off game-winning run.
Hoisington pitcher Holt Hanzlick struck out 11 batters.
Halstead’s Ivan Gutierrez scored the first run on a stolen base. Tony Moore’s single scored Aylward for a 1-1 tie after five innings. Gutierrez scored on an eighth-inning error for a 2-1 lead.
Halstead 300 200 6 – 11 10 3
Hoisington 000 140 0 – 5 5 2
Drake and Mueller. Boxberger and Chase Steinert. W—Drake. L—Boxberger. 2B—HAL—Drake, Lopez
Halstead 001 000 01 – 2 4 2
Hoisington 000 010 02 – 3 6 3
Wise, Mueller (8) and Radke. Hanzlick, Haxton (8) and Chase Steinert. W—Haxton. L—Mueller. 2B—HAL—Gutierrez 2
CKL BASEBALL
Pratt 8-1 9-2
Hesston 8-3 10-3
Halstead 6-4 6-4
Lyons 4-3 4-3
Hillsboro 4-4 5-4
Smoky Valley 5-6 5-6
Hoisington 4-5 4-5
Larned 3-4 3-4
Haven 3-5 3-5
Nickerson 0-10 0-10
FRIDAY—Pratt 8-11, Hesston 0-4; Haven at Lyons; Halstead 11-2, Hoisington 5-3; Smoky Valley 10-8, Larned 10-10
PRATT (8-1, 9-2)—WL Kingman 5-3, 2-3; WW Larned 12-6, 12-9; WL Smoky Valley 12-1, 6-7; W Hoisington 18-6; WW Nickerson 15-0, 4-2; WW Hesston 8-0, 11-4; 4-27 at Lyons; 4-30 at Haven; 5-7 Hillsboro; 5-11 at Halstead
HESSTON (8-3, 10-3)—WL Halstead; W Chaparral 10-0; W Wichita Independent 16-3; W Larned 6-4; WW Hoisington 5-4, 10-9; WW Nickerson 9-6, 14-1; WW Lyons 15-12, 11-3; LL Pratt0-8, 4-11; 4-30 Smoky Valley; 5-7 Haven; 5-11 at Hillsboro
HALSTEAD (6-4, 6-4)—WL Hesston; WL Haven 11-1, 5-14; WL Hillsboro 19-8, 15-25; WW Smoky Valley 4-1, 5-1; 4-23 Hoisington 11-5, 2-3; 4-27 Cheney; 4-30 Nickerson; 5-1 Larned; 5-7 at Lyons; 5-11 Pratt
LYONS (4-3, 4-3)—WL Hoisington 3-2, 3-8; WW Nickerson 14-4, 8-4; W Smoky Valley 22-6; LL Hesston 12-15, 3-11; 4-23 Haven; 4-27 Pratt; 4-30 at Hillsboro; 5-7 Halstead; 5-11 at Larned
HILLSBORO (4-4, 5-4)—WW Haven 6-3, 3-1; WL Smoky Valley 7-6, 1-12; WL Halstead 25-15, 8-19; W Remington 17-13; LL Hoisington 3-15, 5-9; 4-27 at Larned; 4-30 Lyons; 5-7 at Pratt; 5-11 Hesston
SMOKY VALLEY (5-6, 5-6)—WW :Nickerson 12-2, 18-0; WL Pratt 7-6, 1-12; WL Hillsboro 11-7, 6-9; L Lyons 6-22; LL Halstead 1-4, 1-5; WL Larned 8-10; 4-26 SE Saline; 4-30 at Hesston; 5-6 Hoisington; 5-11 at Haven
HOISINGTON (4-5, 4-5)—WL Lyons 8-3, 2-3; L Pratt 6-18; LL Hesston 4-5, 9-10; WW Hillsboro 15-3, 9-5; WL Halstead 3-2, 4-11; 4-27 at Ellinwood; 4-30 at Larned; 5-4 Haven; 5-6 at Smoky Valley; 5-11 Nickerson
LARNED (3-4, 3-4)—LL Pratt 6-12, 9-12; L Hesston 4-6; WW Haven 7-6, 16-1; WL Smoky Valley 10-8; 4-27 Hillsboro; 4-30 at Hoisington; 5-1 at Halstead; 5-4 at Holcomb; 5-7 at Nickerson; 5-11 Lyons
HAVEN (3-5, 3-5)—LL Hillsboro 3-6, 1-3; WL Halstead 14-5, 1-11; LL Larned 6-7, 1-16; WW Nickerson 15-0, 7-3; 4-23 at Lyons; 4-30 Pratt; 5-4 Hoisington; 5-7 at Hesston; 5-11 Smoky Valley;
NICKERSON (0-10, 0-10)—LL Smoky Valley 2-12, 0-18; LL Lyons 4-14, 4-8; LL Pratt 0-15, 2-4; LL Hesston 6-9, 1-14; LL Haven 0-15, 3-7; 4-27 Kingman; 4-30 at Halstead; 5-7 Larned; 5-11 at Hoisington