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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 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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