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Larned baseball splits doubleheader
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Larneds Logan Erway smacks a ball into center field for a double. - photo by Photo by JANET FLESKE

HESSTON — Larned's Brandon Ceniceros drilled a pair of two-run homers to help the Indians gain a split with an 8-4 victory in Friday's Central Kansas League baseball doubleheader against Hesston. The Swathers won the opener 11-3.

Larned (9-7, 7-7 CKL) plays Hoisington (11-5, 9-5 CKL) at home May 3. Hesston improves to 10-6, 8-6 CKL.

LARNED 8, HESSTON 4 (G2) — Ceniceros delivered four hits to spark the Indians. Winning pitcher Dillan Smith (1-3) struck out seven batters.

Gunnar Cline scored on a passed ball and Ceniceros scored on a second-inning sacrifice fly for a 2-0 lead. Hesston's Jacob Eilert tripled and scored on Jared Nelson's bunt.

Ceniceros' first homer scored Cline and Logan Erway scored on a fourth-inning passed ball for a 5-1 lead. Jackson Humphreys' double scored Cody Wohlgemuth for a 5-2 score. Hesston's Austin Griffin and Brendan Boles delivered RBI hits in the fifth for a 5-4 score.

Larned added a sixth-inning run when Mello Bryant scored on a sacrifice fly by Tristen Burger. Ceniceros followed Jack Stelter's seventh-inning walk with a two-run homer to left field for an 8-4 lead.

HESSTON 11, LARNED 3 (G1) — Hesston tagged Larned starter Aidan Smyth for eight runs, five earned in four innings. Hesston's Brady Cox doubled, tripled and drove home three runs. Wohlgemuth drove home two runs/.

Larned's Stelter singled home Mason Perez in the first inning. Brayden Rupp scored on a second-inning wild pitch. Stelter's double scored Burger in the seventh inning.

Larned 110 000 1 — 3 7 3

Hesston 302 330 x — 11 11 0

Smyth, Pleasant (5) and Stelter. Humphreys, Nelson (7) and Eilert. W—Humphreys. L—Smyth, 4-2. 2B—L—Stelter; H—Griffin, Cox. 3B—L—Perez; H—Boles, Cox.

Larned 020 301 2  — 8 9 2

Hesston 001 120 0 — 4 8 0

Smith, Pleasant (7) and Stelter. Nelson, Cox (4) and Eilert. W—Smith, 1-3. L—Nelson. 2B—L—Ceniceros; H—Boles, Humphreys. 3B—L—Erway; H—Eilert. HR—L—Ceniceros 2.

CKL BASEBALL

Nickerson 12-2 12-2 

Pratt 10-4 10-4

Hillsboro 8-4 9-5

Hoisington 9-5 11-5

Haven 7-5 9-5

Hesston 8-6 10-6

Larned 7-7 9-7

Halstead 3-11 3-11

Lyons 2-12 2-12

Smoky Valley 2-12 2-14

NICKERSON (12-2, 12-2)—WL Hoisington 8-2, 4-5; WW Lyons 13-3, 3-0; WW Larned 10-0, 7-2; WW Halstead 16-4, 18-2; WL Pratt 2-0, 2-4; WW Haven 13-3, 5-4; WW Smoky Valley 7-1, 16-0; 4-29—at Kingman; 5-3—at Hesston; 5-7—Hillsboro

PRATT (10-4, 10-4)—WW Hillsboro 4-0, 9-7; 3-29—Kingman, ppd.; WL Larned 11-1, 9-11; LL Hoisington 9-10, 1-5; WW Lyons 15-2, 20-1; WL Nickerson 4-2, 0-2; WW Smoky Valley 10-0, 16-1; WW Halstead 15-0, 11-0; 5-3—at Haven; 5-7—Hesston

HILLSBORO (8-4, 9-5)—LL Pratt 0-4, 7-9; WL Smoky Valley 15-0, 3-4; WW Hesston 11-3, 9-3; WW Halstead 10-5, 7-3; WL Remington 11-1, 6-8; WL Larned 16-5, 6-11; WW Hoisington 7-6, 10-9; 4-30—Haven; 5-3—Lyons; 5-7—at Nickerson

HOISINGTON (9-5, 11-5)—WL Nickerson 5-4, 2-8; WW Smoky Valley 6-1, 11-1; WW Pratt 10-9, 5-1; WL Haven 8-6, 5-8; WL Hesston 9-2, 1-9; WW Ellinwood 17-2, 15-0; WW Halstead 7-3, 11-1; LL Hillsboro 6-7, 9-10; 5-3—at Larned; 5-7—at Lyons 

HAVEN (7-5, 9-5)—WW Halstead 10-0, 4-3; WW Kingman 10-7, 9-3; WL Hesston 7-6, 10-21; WL Hoisington 8-5, 6-8; WL  Larned 5-0, 2-5; LL Nickerson 3-13, 4-5; WW Lyons 5-2, 12-2; 4-30—at Hillsboro; 5-3—Pratt; 5-7—at Smoky Valley

HESSTON (8-6, 10-6)—WW Smoky Valley 10-4, 9-4; WW Chaparral 16-6 11-1; WL Halstead 8-7, 0-10; WL Haven 21-10 6-7; LL Hillsboro 3-11, 3-9; WL Hoisington 9-1, 2-9; WW Lyons 14-3, 16-5; WL Larned 11-3, 4-8; 5-3—Nickerson; 5-7—at Pratt

LARNED (7-7, 9-7)—WL Lyons 3-0, 7-8; WL Pratt 11-9, 1-11; WW Ellinwood 13-3, 11-0; LL Nickerson 0-10, 2-7; WW Smoky Valley 15-10, 11-1; WL Haven 5-2, 0-5;  WL Hillsboro 11-6, 5-16; WL Hesston 8-4, 3-11; 5-3—Hoisington; 5-7—at Halstead

HALSTEAD (3-11, 3-11)—LL Haven 0-10, 3-4; WL Hesston 10-0, 7-8; WW Lyons 12-2, 11-1; LL Nickerson 4-16, 2-18; LL  Hillsboro 5-10, 3-7; LL Hoisington 3-7, 1-11; LL Pratt 0-15, 0-11; 4-29—at Cheney; 5-2—at Smoky Valley; 5-7—Larned

LYONS (2-12, 2-12)—WL Larned 8-7, 0-3; LL Nickerson 3-13, 0-3; LL Halstead 2-12, 1-11; WW Pratt 2-15, 1-20; WL Smoky Valley 9-1, 3-9; LL Hesston; LL Haven; 5-3 Hillsboro; 5-7—Hoisington

SMOKY VALLEY (2-12, 2-14)—LL Hesston 4-9, 4-10;  LL Hoisington 1-6, 1-11; LL SE Saline 6-10, 5-13; WL Hillsboro 4-3, 0-15; LL Larned 10-15, 1-11; WL Lyons 9-3, 1-9; LL Pratt 0-10, 1-16; LL Nickerson 1-7, 0-16; 5-2—Halstead; 5-7—Haven