Larned softball sweeps Vikings

LARNED – Larned’s Karley Lemuz delivered the game-winning RBI and the Indians delivered a sweep with a game-ending double play for hard-fought 7-6 and 3-2 Central Kansas League softball wins over Smoky Valley.

Larned (8-8, 7-7 CKL) continues an impressive season while passing the Vikings (7-11, 7-9 CKL) in the standings.

LARNED 7, VIKINGS 6 (G1) – Larned pull off its best rally of the season with a 3-run seventh inning. Kenzie Reinert reached on an error, Madison Wood singled and Emma Thompson reached base on a bunt. Alexa Ryersee singled home Teagan Walker and Wood. Thompson triggered a celebration when a Lemuz groundball chased her home.

Ryersee singled home Kenzie Reinert and Walker in the first inning. Kenzie Reinert scored on Wood’s fifth-inning single. Ivy Hope scored on Madison Reinert’s sixth-inning single.

LARNED 3, VIKINGS 2 (G2) – Madison Reinert threw six shutout innings to preserve a 3-0 lead. After Campbell Gaskill and Claire Broxterman scored, the Indians second baseman Emma Thompson, first baseman Kamryn Ettleman and third baseman Lemuz completed a game-ending double play.

Thompson scored on a fourth-inning error. Walker scored on Thompson’s sixth-inning single and Thompson scored on a Viking error for a 3-0 lead.

Smoky Valley 000 040 2 – 6 13 3

Larned 200 011 3 – 7 11 1

Adam and Norberg, Wood and Ryersee. W—Wood, 6-6. L—Adam. 2B—L—Walker; SV—Adam.

Smoky Valley 000 000 2 – 2 6 3

Larned 000 102 x – 3 4 3

Ryals and Norberg. Madison Reinert and Ryersee. W—M. Reinert, 2-0. L—Ryla.s 2B—SV—Ryals.

CKL SOFTBALL

Haven 14-0 16-0

Pratt 14-0 15-1

Hoisington 10-4 12-4

Hesston 8-6 8-8

Larned 7-7 8-8

Smoky Valley 7-9 7-11

Halstead 5-9 6-10

Hillsboro 4-10 4-12

Lyons 1-13 1-13

Nickerson 1-13 1-15

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

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

5-4—Hoisington at Smoky Valley

5-1—Lyons at Pratt Skyline

4-28—Larned 7-3, Smoky Valley 6-2; Hoisington 3-12, Halstead 1-4; Hillsboro 23-10, Nickerson 6-2; Pratt 7-6, Hesston 0-5; Haven 18-13, Lyons 0-0

4-24—Hoisington 18-20, Ellinwood 0-1; Haven 23-10, Chaparral 0-2; Halstead 14-5, Douglass 6-7

4-21—Halstead 14-5, Larned 6-12, Halstead 6-5; Hoisington 16-9, Hillsboro 3-3; Pratt 12-16, Smoky Valley 0-1; Haven 21-17, Nickerson 0-2; Hesston 16-8, Lyons 2-1

4-18—Larned 3-11, Hillsboro 1-14; Haven 22-12, Hoisington 2-10; Pratt 18-22, Lyons 0-0; Smoky Valley 7-3, Halstead 4-5; Hesston 15-17, Nickerson 0-1

4-14—Haven 18-11, Larned 0-0; Hoisington 7-17, Hesston 5-4; Pratt 17-18, Nickerson 1-2; Halstead 11-23, Hillsboro 8-2

4-11—Smoky Valley 15-5, Lyons 0-2; Kingman 20-24, Nickerson 3-3

4-6—Haven 17-18, Halstead 4-4; Pratt 8-6, Hoisington 1-1; Hesston 3-18, Larned 4-17; Hillsboro 11-7, Smoky Valley 4-6; Nickerson 11-13, Lyons 9-14

4-4—Pratt 15-12, Larned 0-2; Smoky Valley 16-9, Nickerson 1-8; Haven 16-14, Hillsboro 1-4; Hoisington -15, Lyons 1-0

3-31—Hesston 13-7, Halstead 3-8; Pratt 14, Kingman 4;  Abilene 16-17, Hillsboro 1-2

3-30—SE Saline 19-24, Smoky Valley 3-2

3-28—Pratt 11-11, Halstead 1-1; Hoisington 15-15, Nickerson 0-0; Hesston 12-4, Hillsboro 1-3; Larned 4-4, Lyons 3-3

3-23—Wichita Trinity 21-14, Hesston 6-5