HUTCHINSON – Hoisington pitchers Jordyn Boxberger and Ellie Crawford threw 1-hit shutouts to power past Nickerson 16-0 and 11-0 to sweep Thursday’s Central Kansas league softball doubleheader at Fun Valley.

Kashlin Beck homered in both games.

CARDINALS 16, NICKERSON 0 – Hoisington’s Beck ripped a grand slam homer that scored Kylie Kempke, Boxberger and Mollie Steiner to spark a 12-run fourth inning.

Boxberger, Crawford, Carly Delzeit, Claire Crutcher and Kempke each drove in a run.

Boxberger (1-0) struck out seven batters in four innings.  Nickerson’s Taylor Huggard singled to break up Boxberger’s no-hitter. Panther pitcher Peighton Shultz yielded nine earned runs.

CARDINALS 11, NICKERSON 0 – Steiner drove home three runs and Beck drilled a 2-run homer to spark the Cardinals. Boxberger and Crawford drove in runs.

Crawford (1-0) struck out eight batters in five innings. Kaitlyn Kreutzer singled to break up Crawford’s no-hitter.

Hoisington 040 (12) – 16 9 1

Nickerson 000 0 – 0 1 5

Boxberger and Crutcher. Shultz, Terhune (4) and Powell. Chapman, W—Boxberger, 1-0. L— Terhune. 2B—H—Crawford. HR—H—Beck.

Hoisington 102 44 – 11 12 0

Nickerson 000 00 – 0 1 2

Crawford and Crutcher, Tarlton. Chapman, Terhune (4) and Huggard, Powell. W—Crawford, 1-0. L—Chapman, 0-1. 2B—H—Tarlton. HR—H—Beck.