Larned sweeps Halstead

HALSTEAD – Larned’s six-run rally sparked a sweep over Halstead 11-10 and 5-2 in Saturday’s Central Kansas League baseball doubleheader. Larned (9-4, 9-4 CKL) has won three consecutive CKL twin bills.

INDIANS 11, DRAGONS 10 (G1) – Larned scored six seventh-inning runs and held off Halstead’s rally. Jacob Grosfield scored on Brady Hope’s sacrifice fly. Jack Stelter’s single scored Eian Sanders. Dillan Smith scored on a hit batter. Stelter and Kaden Pontius scored on an error. Grosfield’s single scored Logan Erway for an 11-7 lead. 

Reliever Christian Murray struck out Austin Radke to preserve an 11-10 victory over the Dragons scored three runs.

Dillan Smith and Grosfield each drove home two runs. Hope, Stelter, Pontius and Erway each drove home one run.

INDIANS 5, DRAGONS 2 (G2) – Larned finally solved Halstead starter Chandler Drake for five runs in the final three innings. Larned reliever Stelter worked the final 42/3 innings.

Halstead led 2-0 after Kaleb Wise scored on a first-inning error and Carter Hiebert scored on a second-inning balk.

Larned’s Dillan Smith singled home Erway and Orth in a three-run fifth inning. Dillan Smith scored on Aidan Smyth’s single for a 3-2 lead. Pontius singled home Hope and Stelter scored on a seventh-inning error.

Larned 023 000 6 – 11 12 1

Halstead 040 120 3 – 10 14 6

Hope, Murray (7) and Stelter. Considine, McDonald (4), Mueller (6) and Radke. W—Murray. L—Mueller. 2B—H—Lopez

Larned 000 030 2 – 5 12 1

Halstead 110 000 0 – 2 9 1

Orth, Stelter (3) and Stelter, Hope (3). Drake and Radke. W—Stelter. L—Drake. 2B—L—Erway

CKL BASEBALL

Pratt 12-1 14-2

Hesston 10-3 12-3

Larned 9-4 9-4

Halstead 8-6 8-8

Smoky Valley 5-8 5-10

Hillsboro 5-7 7-7

Haven 5-7 5-7

Lyons 5-8 5-8

Hoisington 4-8 6-8

Nickerson 0-12 0-14

FRIDAY—Pratt 5-11, Haven 4-0; Hesston 11-9, Smoky Valley 0-6; Larned 6-5, Hoisington 2-4; Hillsboro 10-5, Lyons 9-8; Halstead 13-16, Nickerson 3-1

SATURDAY—Larned 11-5, Halstead 10-2