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Cardinals lose championship on walkoff
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Hoisington's (24) Tylor Boxberger Pitches against Beloit Monday night during the regional championship game. - photo by Hugo Gonzalez
Updated: Jun 1, 2019, 1:09 PM
Published: May 15, 2019, 3:13 AM

By JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com

 HAYS – Beloit Trojan standout Darby Odle played the role of Supergirl. Odle pitched eight innings and delivered the game-winning base hit for a 6-5 championship victory over Hoisington in the Hays 3A softball regional.

Odle was touched for five runs, but retired the Cardinals smoothly in the final two innings. With two out, Odle ripped the game-winner off Hoisington pitcher Taylor Boxberger.

Breanna Schroeder doubled off Boxberger and moved to third base on Karson Brown’s bunt. Odle delivered the game-winning single to centerfield.

Hoisington defeated Hays-Thomas More Prep 9-3 and Beloit eliminated Sylvan 9-1 in Wednesday’s semifinals. Beloit (17-2) qualifies for the 3A state tournament at Emporia's Trusler Sports Complex.    

Hoisington’s Gracie Aylward drove in Bailee Bachar in the first inning. Beloit’s Paige Goddard and Sydney Barrett scored on a Cardinal error for a pair of unearned runs. Karson Brown and Goddard homered in the third inning for a 4-1 lead.
The Cardinals scored two fourth-inning runs. Kassidy Nixon doubled home Trinity Dolezal and Jenna Urban stole home. The Cardinals led 5-4 when Bachar doubled home Brooke Steinert and Skylar Eidson singled home Bachar in the fifth inning.

Two more errors cost the Cardinals. Jessica Meier scored on a sixth-inning error for a 5-5 tie.

The Cardinals (17-4) were retired in order in the final two innings.

Hoisington 100 202 00 – 5 12 4

Beloit 022 001 01 – 6 11 0

Odle and Brown. Boxberger and Eidson. W—Odle. L—Boxberger. 2B—H—Bachar 2, Jenna Urban, Nixon; B—Drum, Schoreder, Odle. 3B—H-Nixon. HR—B—Goddard, Brown.

 HOISINGTON 9, HAYS-TMP 3 (G1) – Trinity Dolezal homered and drove in three runs with four hits to spark the Cardinals.

The Cardinals broke the game open with a seven-run second inning. Kadence Urban delivered an RBI double. Brooke Steinert hit a run-scoring single. Skylar Eidson and Gracie Aylward added RBIs and Dolezal capped the rally with a two-run homer for a 7-1 lead.

Aylward and Dolezal delivered RBI hits for a 9-1 lead after six innings.

The Monarchs scratched out two runs in the seventh inning. M.K. Dwyer and Kyleigh Allen delivered RBI hits.

Hays TMP 100 000 2 – 3 8 0

Hoisington 070 002 x – 9 11 0

Allen and Pope. Nixon and Eidson. W—Nixon. L—Allen. 2B—H—Aylward 2, Kadence Urban, Dolezal; T—Dwyer. 3B—T—Allen. HR—H—Dolezal.

 
Larned baseball salvages split with Lyons/Sterling
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Larned Indian Anthony Gonzalez delivers a base hit against Lyons/Sterling. - photo by Janet Fleske Special to the Tribune
Published: Apr 2, 2025, 9:36 PM
Larned splits baseball twin bill LARNED — Larned's baseball team rallied for a 12-1 second game victory over Lyons. The Lions won the opener. LYONS 5, LARNED 4 (G1)— Lyons' Zayn Zambo scored the game-winning run on Deacon Showalter's fifth-inning groundout. Lyons reliever Anthony "Ace" Ventura retired seven consecutive batters to earn a save. Logan Isaac scored on Ethan's Luck sacrifice fly in a 3-run third inning. Blake Smith and Ventura scored on Porter Anderson's single. David Meyers scored on a fifth-inning error for a 4-2 lead before Zambo scored a fifth run. Carson Shaver scored on Tristan Regan's first-inning single. Camden Bird scored on a Hunter Hobbs' fourth-inning double. Down 5-2, Larned's Andres Gonzalez scored on Mason Miller's single. Miller scored on Bird's double. LARNED 12, LYONS 1 (G2)— Larned's Bird and Reese Morgan each drove home three runs. Morgan singled home Shaver and Mason Martin scored on a passed ball in a 3-run first inning. Morgan scored on Bird's single. In a 5-run second frame, Martin scored on a walk. Gonzalez scored on a balk. Regan scored on a wild pitch. Miller scored on Bird's sacrifice bunt. Luke Krehbiel scored on a passed ball for an 8-1 lead. Shaver scored on Regan's hit by pitch. Martin scored on Morgan's single. Gonzalez scored on a walk. Regan scored on Bird's sacrifice fly for a 12-1 lead. Lyons 003 020 0 — 5 5 1 Larned 100 120 0 — 4 8 5 Gilliand, Ventura (5) and Luck. Regan and Shaver. W—Gilliand. L—Regan, 0-2. SV—Ventura. 2B—LARNED—Bird, Shaver, Hobbs Lyons 100 0 — 1 3 1 Larned 354 x — 12 7 2 Porter Anderson, Zambo (2), Meyer Anderson (3) and Luck. Shaver and Martin. W—Shaver, 1-1. L—P. Anderson. 2B—LYONS—Gilliand
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