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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 softball sweeps Ellis
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Larned pitcher Karley Lemuz - photo by Janet Fleske Special to the Tribune
Published: Apr 7, 2025, 2:25 AM
Larned softball wins opener LARNED — Larned's softball team scored 39 runs to dominate the Ellis Railroaders 21-4 and 18-5 in Friday's doubleheader. LARNED 21, ELLIS 4 (G1) — Larned's Brooks Simmons tripled and drove home a trio of runs. Driving home a pair of runs were Eowyn Hedding, Maya Wilson, Teagan Walker, Jadyn Crosby and Jillian Hagerman. Hagerman and Karley Lemuz each doubled. Lemuz (2-0) pitched five innings to earn the victory. The Indians took advantage of nine walks, seven errors, six wild pitches and two hit batters. Ellis' Maleah Vine drove home two runs. Rylan Aschenbrenner had an RBI LARNED 18, ELLIS 5 (G2) — Larned's Hedding doubled and drove in three runs. Walker and Hagerman each drove in two runs. Driving home one run were Lemuz, Brooke Simmins, Crosby, Ivy Hope and Gillian Smith. Crosby (2-0) pitched five innings to earn the victory. Railroader Vine drove home two runs. Kia Mader and Raegan Jimenez drove in runs. Larned 010 938 — 21 15 1 Ellis 400 000 — 4 2 7 Lemuz and Brooke Simmons. Rome and Ashenbrenner. W—Lemuz, 2-0. L—Rome, 0-3. 2B—L—Hagerman, Lemuz. 3B—L—Brooke Simmons Larned 240 2(10) — 18 17 4 Ellis 00 14 — 5 6 2 Crosby and Hedding. Rome and Jimenez. W—Crosby, 2-0. L—Rome, 0-4. 2B—L—Hedding, Walker; E—Rome, Jimenez. 3B—L—Walker
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