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Haven softball rallies past Indians
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Larned third baseman Baylea Perez charges home to field a Haven bunt.

LARNED — Haven’s softball team scored 12 consecutive runs to rally from a 7-2 deficit to sweep Larned 10-1 and 14-7 in eight innings.

Haven (7-3, 7-1 CKL) leads the Central Kansas League. Larned (4-8, 2-8 CKL) plays Hillsboro (6-2, 6-2 CKL) at home April 23.

HAVEN 10, LARNED 1 (G1) — Haven pitcher Maquire Estill struck out 12 Indians  in a three-hit outing. Haven’s Sierra Nisly, Abby Hartung and Lexi Smith each drove home two runs. Brooke Brawner and Kaylie Kincaid added RBI base hits.

Alea Makings doubled home Baylea Perez for Larned’s sixth-inning run. Makings delivered two hits and Shaylee Martin singled.

HAVEN 14, LARNED 7 (G2) — Haven pitcher Maquire Estill shut down the Indians on two hits over five innings after the Wildcats trailed 7-2.

The Wildcats forced extra innings when Brooke Brawner doubled home Carlee Arnold and Kylie Hefling and Sierra Nisley’s bases-loaded walk forced home Brawner for a 7-7 tie.  

Amie Yoder delivered a two-run single and Hefling, Brawner and Esill added RBI hits in a seven-run eighth inning off reliever Baylea Perez.

The pesky Indians led 3-0 after Martin doubled home Baylea Perez and Kendry Grandy doubled home Abby Towery and Trinity Woods. Ivory Muldrow scored on an error and Perez scored on Lynzi Myrick;s groundout for a 5-1 lead. Grandy scored and Perez tripled home Muldrow for a 7-2 lead after three innings.

Haven 421 200 1 — 10 12 1

Larned 000 001 0 — 1 3 1 

Estill and Yoder. Taylor and Martin. W—Estill. L—Taylor. 2B—L—Makings; H—Kincaid.

Haven 011 101 37 — 14 18 1

Larned 322 000 00 — 7 8 0

Brawner, Estill (3) and Yoder. Towery, Perez (5) and Martin. W—Estill. L—Perez. 2B—L—Grandy; H—Brawner 3. 3B—L—Grandy. 

CKL SOFTBALL

Haven 7-1 7-3

Hoisington 8-2 8-2

Pratt 8-2 8-2

Hillsboro 6-2 6-2

Lyons 5-5 5-5

Smoky Valley 5-5 5-7

Halstead 4-6 4-6

Nickerson 3-7 3-7 

Larned 2-8 4-8

Hesston 0-10 1-11

TUESDAY—Pratt 12-2, 4-2 Nickerson; Hoisington 16-1, 15-0 Hesston; Smoky Valley 5-0, 15-7 Lyons; Haven 10-1, 14-7 Larned; Hillsboro 16-4, 17-7 Halstead

HAVEN (7-1, 7-3)—WW Halstead 11-1, 8-4; LL Kingman 5-6, 7-8; WW Hesston 15-0, 15-0; WL Hoisington 12-11,4-8; WW Larned 10-1, 14-7; 4-23—at Nickerson; 4-26—Lyons; 4-30—at Hillsboro; 5-3—Pratt; 5-7—at Smoky Valley

HOISINGTON (8-2, 8-2)—WW Nickerson 10-0, 12-7; WW Smoky Valley 10-0, 9-4; WL Pratt 12-3, 11-14; WL Haven 8-4, 11-12; WW Hesston 16-1, 15-0; 4-18—Ellinwood; 4-23—Halstead; 4-26—at Hillsboro; 5-3—at Larned; 5-7—at Lyons 

PRATT (8-2, 8-2)—WW Hillsboro 7-2, 21-7; 3-29—Kingman, ppd.; WL Larned 11-10, 6-10; WL Hoisington 14-11, 3-12; WW Lyons 9-4, 10-3; WW Nickerson 12-2, 4-2; 4-23—Smoky Valley; 4-26—at Halstead; 5-3—at Haven; 5-7—Hesston

HILLSBORO (6-2, 6-2)—LL Pratt 2-7, 7-21; WW Smoky Valley 6-5, 11-8; WW Hesston 12-4, 19-2; WW Halstead 16-4, 17-7; 4-18—at Remington; 4-23—at Larned; 4-26—Hoisington; 4-30—Haven; 5-3—Lyons; 5-7—at Nickerson

LYONS (5-5, 5-5)—WW Larned 13-12, 13-9; WW Nickerson 10-6, 12-5; WL Halstead 7-2, 3-4; LL Pratt 4-9 3-10; LL Smoky Valley 0-5, 7-15; 4-23—Hesston; 4-26—at Haven; 5-3—at Hillsboro; 5-7—Hoisington

SMOKY VALLEY (5-5, 5-7)—WW Hesston 14-6, 9-4; LL Hoisington 0-10, 4-9; LL SE Saline 2-13, 6-7; LL Hillsboro 5-6, 8-11; WL Larned 17-13, 5-14; WW Lyons 5-0, 15-7; 4-23—at Pratt; 4-26—Nickerson; 5-2—Halstead; 5-7—Haven

HALSTEAD (4-6, 4-6)—LL Haven 1-11, 4-8; WW Hesston 16-15, 14-4; WL Lyons 4-3, 2-7; WL Nickerson 12-2, 4-13; LL Hillsboro 4-16, 7-17; 4-23—at Hoisington; 4-26—Pratt; 4-29—at Cheney; 5-2—at Smoky Valley; 5-7—Larned

NICKERSON (3-7, 3-7)—LL Hoisington 0-10, 7-12; LL Lyons 6-10, 5-12; WW Larned 10-6, 11-10; WL Halstead 13-4, 2-12; LL Pratt 2-12, 2-4; 4-23—Haven; 4-26—at Smoky Valley; 4-30—at Kingman; 5-3—at Hesston; 5-7—Hillsboro

LARNED (2-8, 4-8)—LL Lyons 12-13, 9-13; WL Pratt 10-6, 10-11; WW Ellinwood 9-3, 5-4; LL Nickerson 6-10, 10-11; WL Smoky Valley 14-5, 13-17; LL Haven 1-10, 7-14; 4-23—Hillsboro; 4-26—at Hesston; 5-3—Hoisington; 5-7—at Halstead

HESSTON (0-10, 1-11)—LL Smoky Valley 6-14, 4-9; WL Chaparral 1-9, 0-15; LL Halstead 15-16, 4-14; LL Haven 0-15, 0-15; LL Hillsboro 4-12, 2-19; LL Hoisington 1-16, 0-15; 4-23—at Lyons; 4-26—Larned; 5-3—Nickerson; 5-7—at Pratt