Cardinals sweep past Hillsboro
HOISINGTON — Hoisington's Kadence Urban drilled a 2-run homer as the Cardinals completed a sweep of Hillsboro 15-5 and 17-4 in Tuesday's Central Kansas League softball games. Hoisington (10-0) dropped Hillsboro (5-5, 3-4 CKL).
HOISINGTON 15, HILLSBORO 5 (G1) — Hoisington's heavy hitters Shaylah Kempke, Kassidy Nixon, Jordyn Boxberger and Ava Henry each drove home three runs in a lopsided run-rule. The Cardinals rapped out six extra-base hits.
Kempke hit a 2-run homer and drove home B Blanc with the game-winning run. Nixon ripped a 2-run homer, scored four runs and singled and doubled. Boxberger hit a 2-run single and RBI single. Henry scored in runs with a single and double.
Pitcher Nixon threw three shutout innings with two strikeouts. The Cardinals committed five errors that led to five unearned runs. Kirsten Kluver and Bernhardt had RBIs.
HOISINGTON 17, HILLSBORO 4 (G2) — The Cardinals roughed up Hillsboro starter Sky Stucky for 17 runs and 11 hits. The Trojans committed four errors and Stucky walked five batters. The Cardinals put the game away with an 8-run fourth inning.
Jordyn Boxberger, Henry and Tricia Schremmer all drove home two runs. Nixon and Kashlin Beck each drove home one run.
Hillsboro 000 23 — 5 3 5
Hoisington 425 31 — 15 15 5
Arnold and Stucky. Nixon, Willesden (4) and Urban. W—Nixon. L—Arnold. 2B—H—Nixon, Urban, Kempke, Henry. HR—H—Nixon, Kempke.
Hillsboro 202 00 — 4 5 7
Hoisington 315 8x — 17 11 2
Stucky and Arnold. Boxberger and Urban. W—Boxberger. L—Stucky. 2B—H—Nixon. HR—H—Urban.
CKL SOFTBALL
Hoisington 10-0 10-0
Pratt 8-2 8-4
Halstead 7-2 7-2
Haven 6-2 8-2
Smoky Valley 5-5 5-7
Hillsboro 3-5 5-5
Hesston 2-5 2-5
Nickerson 2-8 2-8
Lyons 1-7 1-8
Larned 1-9 1-9a
TUESDAY (4-19)—Pratt 11-1, 8-5 Smoky Valley; Hesston at Lyons; Haven 17-8, 19-9 Nickerson; Hoisington 15-0, 15-5 Hillsboro; Halstead 12-1, 17-0 Larned
FRIDAY (4-22)—Pratt at Hesston; Lyons at Haven; Hoisington at Halstead; Nickerson at Hillsboro
HOISINGTON (10-0, 10-0)—WW Lyons 10-0, 10-0; WW Pratt 10-8, 9-7; WW Hesston 15-0, 13-1; WW Haven 16-12, 13-7; WW Hillsboro 15-0, 15-5; 4-22—at Halstead; 4-26—Ellinwood; 4-29—Larned 5-5—Smoky Valley; 5-10—at Nickerson
PRATT (8-2, 8-4)—LL Kingman 7-17, 5-10; WW Larned 16-1, 21-3; LL Hoisington 8-10 7-9; WW Nickerson 10-4, 7-1; WW Lyons 15-0, 7-2; WW Smoky Valley 11-1, 8-5; 4-22—at Hesston, 4-29—Haven; 5-6—at Hillsboro; 5-10—Halstead
HALSTEAD (7-2, 7-2)—W Hesston 16-0; LL Haven 8-15 2-17; WW Hillsboro 16-6, 18-3; WW Smoky Valley 11-6, 15-3; WW Larned 12-1, 17-0; 4-22—Hoisington; 4-26—Cheney; 4-29—at Nickerson; 5-6—Lyons; 5-10—at Pratt
HAVEN (6-2, 8-2)—WW Halstead 15-8, 17-2; WW Larned 22-2, 19-3; WW Chaparral 17-1, 15-0; LL Hoisington 12-16, 7-13; WW Nickerson 17-8, 19-9; 4-22—Lyons; 4-26—Hillsboro (11-0, 4th); 4-29—at Pratt; 5-3—Kingman; 5-6—Hesston; 5-10—at Smoky Valley
SMOKY VALLEY (5-5, 5-7)—WW Nickerson 13-0, 20-11; L SE Saline 1-4, 0-6; WL Hillsboro 14-4 4-5; WW Lyons 16-2, 17-1; LL Halstead 6-11, 3-15; LL Pratt 1-11, 5-8; 4-26—Larned; 4-29—Hesston; 5-5—at Hoisington; 5-10—Haven
HILLSBORO (3-5, 5-5)—WL Smoky Valley 5-4, 4-14; LL Halstead 6-16, 3-18; WW Remington 17-7, 19-5; WW Larned 15-12, 16-6; LL Hoisington 0-15, 5-15; 4-26—Haven (0-11, 4th); 4-29—at Lyons; 4-22—Nickerson; 5-6—Pratt; 5-10—at Hesston
HESSTON (2-5, 2-5)—L Halstead 0-16; WL Larned 15-7, 21-23; LL Hoisington 0-15, 1-13; WL Nickerson 23-22, 5-20; 4-19—at Lyons; 4-22—Pratt; 4-26—Wichita Independent; 4-29—at Smoky Valley; 5-3—Chaparral; 5-6—at Haven; 5-10—Hillsboro
NICKERSON (2-8, 2-8)—LL Smoky Valley 0-13, 11-20; WL Lyons 12-8, 10-11; LL Pratt 4-10, 1-7; WL Hesston 20-5, 22-23; LL Haven 8-17, 9-19; 4-22—at Hillsboro; 4-26—at Kingman; 4-29—Halstead; 5-6—at Larned; 5-10—Hoisington
LARNED (1-9, 1-9)—LL Pratt 1-15, 3-21; WL Hesston 23-21, 7-15; LL Haven 2-22, 3-19; LL Hillsboro 12-15, 6-16; LL Halstead 1-12, 0-17; 4-26—at Smoky Valley; 4-29—at Hoisington; 5-3—at Holcomb; 5-6—Nickerson; 5-10—Lyons
LYONS (1-7, 1-8)—LL Hoisington 0-10, 0-10; WL Nickerson 11-10, 8-12; LL Smoky Valley 2-16, 1-17; LL Pratt 0-15, 2-7; L Marais Des Cygnes 2-14; 4-19—Hesston; 4-22—at Haven; 4-29—Hillsboro; 5-3—Skyline; 5-6—at Halstead; 5-10—at Larned