Larned baseball surprises Russell

LARNED – Larned pitcher Brady Hope checked Russell and the Indians handed the No. 8 ranked Broncos their first loss 7-3 in Tuesday’s baseball doubleheader. Russell (17-1) edged the Indians 6-5 in the nightcap. Larned (9-7) plays at Nickerson Friday.

LARNED 7, RUSSELL 3 (G1) – Larned’s Hope struck out nine batters in a 101-pitch gem. Eian Sanders singled home Hope and Caden Morgan and Ty Smith scored on a first-inning error. Cade Colglazier and Morgan hit sacrifice flies to score Mason Miller and Carson Shaver for a 5-2 lead.

Sanders doubled home Smith and Deacon Martin singled in Smith for Larned’s final two runs.

RUSSELL 6, LARNED 5 (G2) – Larned nearly rallied from a 5-0 deficit, but Russell reliever Mason Rohr retired Deacon Martin to preserve a 6-5 victory. Russell opened the door with four walks and an error in the seventh inning.  Shaver scored a run and Smith singled home Hope and Colglazier in the seventh inning.

Russell’s Mason Rohr hit a 2-run single and Thaddeus Wohler delivered an RBI single for a 5-0 lead.

Larned’s Colglazier and Smith drove home Hope and Colglazier in the third inning. Russell’s Cameron Farmer singled home Charlie Krug with a valuable insurance run for a 6-2 lead.

Russell 200 000 1 – 3 6 1

Larned 320 101 x – 7 10 2

Rohr, Middleton (1), Evans (5), Brun (6) and Wohler. Hope and Shaver. W—Hope, 2-2. L—Rohr. 2B—L—Sanders.

Russell 050 100 0 – 6 6 1

Larned 002 000 3 – 5 4 5

Griffin, Cross (5), Rohr (7) and Rohr, Wohler (7). Morgan, Shaver (6) and Shaver, Morgan (6). W—Griffin. L—Morgan, 1-3. 2B—L—Colglazier; R—Krug.

 CKL BASEBALL

Haven 13-1 15-1

Pratt 11-3 12-4

Hesston 10-4 12-4

Hoisington 8-6 10-6

Lyons 8-6 10-6

Larned 8-6 9-7

Halstead 5-9 6-10

Smoky Valley 4-10 4-12

Nickerson 3-11 3-13

Hillsboro 0-14 0-16

5-1—Kingman 8-14, Nickerson 5-5; Lyons 15-9, Pratt Skyline 2-2

5-2—Larned 7-5, Russell 3-6

5-4—Hoisington at Smoky Valley

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

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

4A WEST RECORDS (x-eliminated)—Clay Center 17-1; Rose Hill 15-3; Pratt 12-4; McPherson 12-4; Buhler 13-5; Lyons/Sterling 10-6; Abilene 11-7; Ulysses 8-6; Larned/La Crosse 9-7; Augusta 10-8; El Dorado 8-8; Wellington 8-8; Chapman 8-8; Circle 8-10; Mulvane 6-10; x-Andale/Garden Plain 5-11; Clearwater 4-14; x—Hugoton 3-11; x-Winfield 1-17

3A CHAPARRAL PROJECTED—1 Wichita Trinity 18-0 vs. 8 Conway Springs 4-12 vs. Chaparral 3-13 winner; 4 Kingman 12-4 vs. 5 Cheney 8-8; 2 Haven 15-1 vs. 7 Halstead 6-10; 3 Wichita Collegiate 14-4 vs. 6 Douglass 8-10

3A HOISINGTON PROJECTED—1 Hesston 12-4 vs. 8 Nickerson 3-13; 4 Sylvan/Lincoln 9-9 vs. 5 Beloit 8-10; 2 Ellinwood/Stafford 10-6 or Hoisington/Central Plains 10-6 vs. Smoky Valley 4-12; 3 Ellinwood/Stafford 10-6 or Hoisington/Central Plains 10-6 vs. 6 Ellsworth 7-11