Cardinal baseball splits with Vikings
LINDSBORG – Hoisington’s Tony Moore drove home four runs to spark the Cardinals past Smoky Valley 15-4 in Thursday’s Central Kansas League baseball opener. The Vikings won the second game 5-4. Hoisington (7-11, 5-11) plays Nickerson at home Tuesday.
CARDINALS 15, VIKINGS 4 (G1) – Hoisington broke the game open with seven runs in the third inning and six runs in the fifth inning. Pitcher Holt hanzlick struck out seven batters in five innings.
Shawn Ingram drove in three runs with two hits. Holt Hanzlick doubled and drove home two runs. Cole Steinert had three hits, scored three runs and drove in a run. Chase Steinert delivered two hits.
Also delivering RBIs were M.J. Aylward, Jack Wikum and Alex Elmore.
VIKINGS 5, CARDINALS 4 (G2) – Hoisington led 4-2, but the Vikings scored two sixth-inning runs to steal a split. Cardinal pitcher Leyton Haxton permitted two earned runs.
Chase Steinert doubled and drove in a run with two hits. Cole Steinert drove in a run with a hit. Leyton Haxton had two hits and an RBI. Hanzlick and Moore doubled.
WILDCATS 11, CARDINALS 3 (G2) – Haven scored seven runs in the fifth inning to pull away. Chase Steinert drove in two runs and Haxton drove home a run. Hanzlick doubled.
Hoisington 027 06 – 15 14 6
Smoky Valley 200 02 – 4 5 0
Hanzlick and Chase Steinert. W—Hanzlick. 2B—H—Cole Steinert, Haxton
Hoisington 100 030 0 – 4 11 3
Smoky Valley 200 012 x – 5 7 0
Haxton and Chase Steinert. L—Haxton. 2B—H—Chase Steinert, Moore, Hanzlick
Haven 022 070 0 – 11 12 0
Hoisington 020 100 0 – 3 5 8
Aylward, Moore (5) and Chase Steinert. 2B—H--Hanzlick
CKL BASEBALL
Pratt 13-1 14-2
Hesston 10-3 12-3
Larned 9-4 11-4
Halstead 8-6 8-8
Hillsboro 7-7 9-7
Haven 7-7 7-7
Smoky Valley 7-9 7-11
Lyons 5-9 5-9
Hoisington 5-11 7-11
Nickerson 0-14 0-16
TUESDAY—Larned 9-8, Holcomb 5-7; Haven 16-11, Hoisington 8-3; Hillsboro 10-19, Nickerson 6-10
THURSDAY—Hoisington 15-4, Smoky Valley 4-5
FRIDAY—Haven at Hesston; Hillsboro at Pratt; Halstead at Lyons; Larned at Nickerson
3A HAYS REGIONAL—1 Larned 11-4 vs. 8 Beloit 2-14; 4 Hays-Thomas More Prep 7-7 vs. 5 Russell/Victoria 6-8; 2 Minneapolis 10-6 vs. 7 Lincoln/Sylvan 5-9; 3 Ellsworth 8-8 vs. 6 Hoisington/Central Plains 7-11
2A ELLIS REGIONAL—1 Ellis 12-0 vs. 8 Ellinwood 0-12; 4 Salina Sacred Heart 7-5 vs. 5 Bennington 5-11; 2 Inman 16-2 vs. 7 Ell-Saline 4-11; 3 Little River 13-3 vs. 6 Republic County 3-9
3A KINGMAN REGIONAL—1 Wichita Collegiate 12-2 vs. 8 Chaparral 4-12; 4 Douglass 7-5 vs. 5 Halstead 8-8; 2 Kingman 13-3 vs. 7 Haven 5-9; 3 Cheney 10-4 vs. 6 Wichita Trinity 8-10
3A COUNCIL GROVE REGIONAL—1 SE of Saline 17-1; 4 Hillsboro 9-7 vs. 5 Osage City 8-10; 2 Hesston 12-3 vs. 7 Council Grove 2-16; 3 Eureka 8-6 vs. 6 Smoky Valley 7-11
