HAYS – Hoisington pitcher Ellie Crawford helped the Cardinals bounce back with a 10-0 softball shutout over the Hays Thomas More Prep Monarchs. TMP rallied to win the opener 6-3.
Hoisington (14-4) drops behind Southeast Saline (11-3) for the top seed in the Hoisington softball regional.
CARDINALS 10, TMP 0 (G2) – Crawford (7-1) was in total command with nine strikeouts in a 2-hit shutout. Crawford doubled and drove home three runs.
Mollie Steiner and Kylie Kempke drove in two runs apiece. Brynn Tarlton also drove home a run.
TMP 6, CARDINALS 3 (G1) – Hoisington led 3-2, but the Monarchs rallied with a 4-run sixth inning.
Hoisington pitcher Jordyn Boxberger yielded 2-out RBI singles to Brooke Koeningsman, Bria Windholz and Nicole Schumacher.
Hoisington’s Kashlin Beck and Kempke delivered RBI third-inning singles. Kempke singled home Crawford for a 3-2 lead after Tricia Schremmer’s sacrifice bunt. The Cardinals missed a golden opportunity when Beck was forced out at second base on Crawford’s bloop drive to right field with no out one.
Hoisington 002 010 0 – 3 8 1
Hays TMP 110 004 x – 6 8 1
Boxberger and Crutcher. W—Rebel. L—Boxberger, 7-3. 3B—TMP—Dreiling.
Hoisington 230 401 – 10 10 0
Hays TMP 000 000 – 0 2 5
Crawford and Crutcher. Windholz and Rose. W—Crawford 7-1. L—Windholz. 2B—H—Crawford, Kempke.
Haven 11-1 13-1
Hesston 10-2 12-2
Hoisington 9-3 14-4
Halstead 9-3 11-3
Pratt 9-3 12-6
Smoky Valley 6-6 6-8
Larned 4-8 8-8
Nickerson 2-10 2-12
Hillsboro 0-12 0-14
Lyons 0-12 0-14
MONDAY—Haven 2-8, Wichita Trinity 1-4; Hoisington 12-13, Ellinwood 0-1; Halstead 14-14, Douglas 4-4; Larned 10-6, Spearville 2-4; Ellsworth 16, Nickerson 1; Kingman 12, Nickerson 2
TUESDAY—Hays-TMP 6-0, Hoisington 3-10; Haven 18-14, Smoky Valley 0-1; Pratt 10-13, Dodge City 3-3
FRIDAY—Lyons at Haven; Pratt at Hesston; Hoisington at Halstead; Larned at Smoky Valley; Nickerson at Hillsboro
HAVEN (11-1, 13-1)—WW Hillsboro 19-0, 24-0; WL Halstead 7-5, 0-13; WW Larned 6-5, 13-3; WW Hoisington 3-2, 3-0; WW Nickerson 13-2; 18-2; WW Wichita Trinity 2-1; 8-4; WW Smoky Valley 18-0; 14-1; 4-26 Lyons; 4-30 Russell; 5-3 Hesston; 5-7 at Pratt
HESSTON (10-2, 12-2)—W Kingman 7-3; W Liberal 11-0; WL Halstead 5-2, 1-9; WW Larned 6-4, 15-0; WW Hillsboro 15-0, 14-0; WL Hoisington 4-3, 2-3; WW Nickerson 15-0, 11-1; WW Lyons 13-1; 19-1; 4-26 Pratt; 5-3 at Haven; 5-7 at Smoky Valley
HOISINGTON (9-3, 14-4)—WW Nickerson 16-0, 11-0; WW Lyons 10-0, 15-0; WW Pratt 11-6, 8-5; WW Kingman 13-8, 8-7; WL Hesston 3-2; 3-4; LL Haven 2-3, 0-3; WW Hillsboro 17-2; 17-0; WW Ellinwood 12-0; 13-1; WL TMP 10-0; 3-6; 4-26 at Halstead; 5-2 Smoky Valley; 5-7 Larned
PRATT (9-3, 12-6)—LL Great Bend 3-5, 1-5; WL Kingman 8-3, 8-19; WW Larned 19-7; 15-2; LL Hoisington 6-11; 5-8; WL Halstead 11-0; 0-1; WW Nickerson 15-3, 16-0; WW Lyons 7-0, 7-0; WW Smoky Valley 7-5; 11-1; WW Dodge City 10-3; 13-3; 4-26 Hesston; 5-3 Hillsboro; 5-7 Haven; 5-9 Andale
HALSTEAD (9-3, 9-3)—WL Hesston 9-1; 2-5; WL Haven 13-0, 5-7; WL Pratt 1-0; 0-11; WW Hillsboro 12-0, 13-3; WW Smoky Valley 12-0, 13-3; WW Larned 5-0; 13-3; 4-22 Douglass; 4-26 Hoisington; 4-29 Kingman; 5-3 Lyons; 5-7 at Nickerson
SMOKY VALLEY (6-6, 6-8)—LL SE Saline 3-13, 0-10; WW Nickerson 22-4, 18-12; WW Hillsboro 12-2, 14-4; WW Lyons 14-0, 17-2; LL Halstead 0-8, 3-14; L Pratt 5-7; 1-11; LL Haven 0-18; 1-14; 4-26 Larned; 5-2 at Hoisington; 5-7 Hesston
LARNED (4-8, 6-8)—WW Bucklin 14-4, 12-2; LL Pratt 7-19, 2-15; LL Hesston 4-6, 0-15; WW Lyons 18-2, 15-1; LL Haven 5-6, 3-13; WW Hillsboro 15-1, 21-5; L Halstead 0-5; 3-13; WW Spearville 10-2; 6-4; 4-26 at Smoky Valley; 5-3 Nickerson; 5-7 at Hoisington
NICKERSON (2-10, 2-12)—LL Hoisington 0-16, 0-11; LL Smoky Valley 4-4, 12-18; WW Lyons 17-6, 15-4; LL Pratt 3-15 0-16; LL Hesston 0-15, 1-11; LL Haven 2-13; 2-18; L Ellsworth 1-16; L Kingman 2-12; 4-26 at Hillsboro; 5-3 at Larned; 5-7 Halstead
HILLSBORO (0-12, 0-14)—LL Abilene 8-12, 7-26; LL Haven 0-19, 0-24; LL Smoky Valley 2-12, 4-14; LL Hesston 0-15, 0-14; LL Halstead 0-12, 3-13; LL Larned 1-15, 5-21; LL Hoisington 2-17; 0-17; 4-26 Nickerson; 5-3 Pratt; 5-7 at Lyons;
LYONS (0-12, 0-14)—LL Republic County 2-17, 4-19; LL Hoisington 0-10, 0-15; LL Nickerson 6-17, 4-15; LL Larned 2-18, 1-15; LL Smoky Valley 0-14, 2-17; LL Pratt 0-7, 0-7; LL Hesston 1-13; 1-19; 4-26 at Haven; 4-29 Skyline; 5-3 at Halstead; 5-7 Hillsboro