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Hoisington softball earns sweep
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Hoisington's Jordyn Boxberger swings at a pitch. - photo by Hugo Gonzalez
Published: Apr 29, 2023, 3:26 PM

Cardinals sweep Dragons

HOISINGTON – Hoisington pitcher Jordyn Boxberger struck out eight batters in the opener and the Cardinals completed a 3-1 and 12-5 Central Kansas League softball sweep over Halstead. The Cardinals (12-4, 10-4) drop Halstead to 6-10, 5-9 CKL.

CARDINALS 3, HALSTEAD 1 (G1) – Hoisington’s Kashlin Beck delivered the key plays with a run-scoring groundout that scored Ellie Crawford and a 2-run double to score Boxberger and Mollie Steiner in a 2-run fifth inning.

Halstead Brett Young singled home Emma Boese in the first inning.

CARDINALS 12, HALSTEAD 5 (G1) – Hoisington got the bats rolling in the nightcap. Crawford drove home three runs. Boxberger tripled and drove in two runs. Steiner doubled and drove in two runs. Beck doubled, tripled and drove in two runs.

Paige Lamatsch and Addyson Ogle each drove in a run.

Halstead 100 000 0 –1 3 1

Hoisington 000 120 x – 3 7 0

Morris and Boese. Boxberger and Crutcher. W—Boxberger, 6-2. L—Morris. 2B—HOIS—Beck.

Halstead 102 100 1 – 5 11 5

Hoisington 112 206 x – 12 16 2

Carmichael, Morris (4), Thompson (6) and Young, Boese. Willesden, Crawford (6) and Beck. W—Willesden, 6-2. L—Carmichael. 2B—HOIS—Beck, Steiner. 3B—HOIS—Boxberger, Beck. HR—HOIS—Lamatsch.

CKL SOFTBALL

Haven 14-0 16-0

Pratt 14-0 15-1

Hoisington 10-4 12-4

Hesston 8-6 8-8

Larned 7-7 8-8

Smoky Valley 7-9 7-11

Halstead 5-9 6-10

Hillsboro 4-10 4-12

Lyons 1-13 1-13

Nickerson 1-13 1-15

5-9—Hoisington at Larned; Nickerson at Halstead; Lyons at Hillsboro; Smoky Valley at Hesston; Pratt at Haven

5-5—Larned at Nickerson; Halstead at Lyons; Haven at Hesston; Hillsboro at Pratt

5-4—Hoisington at Smoky Valley

5-1—Lyons at Pratt Skyline

4-28—Larned 7-3, Smoky Valley 6-2; Hoisington 3-12, Halstead 1-4; Hillsboro 23-10, Nickerson 6-2; Pratt 7-6, Hesston 0-5; Haven 18-13, Lyons 0-0

4-24—Hoisington 18-20, Ellinwood 0-1; Haven 23-10, Chaparral 0-2; Halstead 14-5, Douglass 6-7

4-21—Halstead 14-5, Larned 6-12, Halstead 6-5; Hoisington 16-9, Hillsboro 3-3; Pratt 12-16, Smoky Valley 0-1; Haven 21-17, Nickerson 0-2; Hesston 16-8, Lyons 2-1

4-18—Larned 3-11, Hillsboro 1-14; Haven 22-12, Hoisington 2-10; Pratt 18-22, Lyons 0-0; Smoky Valley 7-3, Halstead 4-5; Hesston 15-17, Nickerson 0-1

4-14—Haven 18-11, Larned 0-0; Hoisington 7-17, Hesston 5-4; Pratt 17-18, Nickerson 1-2; Halstead 11-23, Hillsboro 8-2

4-11—Smoky Valley 15-5, Lyons 0-2; Kingman 20-24, Nickerson 3-3

4-6—Haven 17-18, Halstead 4-4; Pratt 8-6, Hoisington 1-1; Hesston 3-18, Larned 4-17; Hillsboro 11-7, Smoky Valley 4-6; Nickerson 11-13, Lyons 9-14

4-4—Pratt 15-12, Larned 0-2; Smoky Valley 16-9, Nickerson 1-8; Haven 16-14, Hillsboro 1-4; Hoisington -15, Lyons 1-0

3-31—Hesston 13-7, Halstead 3-8; Pratt 14, Kingman 4;  Abilene 16-17, Hillsboro 1-2

3-30—SE Saline 19-24, Smoky Valley 3-2

3-28—Pratt 11-11, Halstead 1-1; Hoisington 15-15, Nickerson 0-0; Hesston 12-4, Hillsboro 1-3; Larned 4-4, Lyons 3-3

3-23—Wichita Trinity 21-14, Hesston 6-5
Larned baseball salvages split with Lyons/Sterling
Anthony Gonzalez
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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