Cardinals’ Nixon sparks sweep

HOISINGTON – Hoisington/Central Plains Oiler pitcher Kassidy Nixon threw a no-hitter and homered to spark the Cardinals to a Central Kansas League softball doubleheader sweep over Larned 15-0 and 11-0 Friday. The Cardinals (15-1, 13-1 CKL) own first place in the Central Kansas League.

CARDINALS 15, INDIANS 0 (G1) – Nixon (9-0) struck out eight batters. Nixon hit a first-inning homer.

Kadence Urban drove home three runs and drove in the first run in an 8-run first inning. Kashlin Beck hit a 2-run second-inning homer. Addyson Ogle ripped a pair of RBI singles.

CARDINALS 11, INDIANS 0 (G2) – Pitcher Jordyn Boxberger (6-1) threw a 2-hit shutout with five strikeouts. Kiana Meyer singled twice for Larned (1-13, 1-13 CKL).

Urban started a run-rule victory with a 2-run first inning double. Urban, Nixon, Boxberger, Mollie Steiner, Beck, Ogle and Gracie Aylward delivered RBIs in a 9-run fourth inning. Beck and Ogle scored on passed balls.

Larned 000 – 0 0 5

Hoisington 852 – 15 9 1

Wood and Kenzie Reinert. Nixon and Urban. W—Nixon, 9-0. L—Wood. 2B—H—Nixon. 3B—H—Aylward. HR—H—Nixon, Beck.

Larned 000 0 – 0 2 3

Hoisington 200 9 -- 11 5 0

Lemuz and Meyer. Boxberger and Urban. W—Boxberger 6-1. L—Lemuz. 2B—H—Urban.

CKL SOFTBALL

Hoisington 13-1 15-1

Pratt 11-2 12-4

Haven 10-4 12-4

Halstead 9-4 9-4

Smoky Valley 8-5 8-7

Hillsboro 5-7 7-7

Hesston 3-9 4-10

Nickerson 3-11 3-13

Lyons 2-10 2-11

Larned 1-13 1-13

4-26—Hoisington 23-0, 21-0 Kingman; Haven 13-0, 24-4 Hillsboro; Cheney 8-5, 15-0 Halstead; Smoky Valley 15-0, 11-1 Larned; Wichita Trinity 26, Hesston 14; Hesston 23,  Wichita Trinity 20; Kingman 10-0 10-0 Nickerson

4-29—Pratt 11-6, 10-0 Haven; Hoisington 15-0, 11-0 Larned; Nickerson 19, Halstead 18; Halstead 12, Nickerson 1; Smoky Valley 16, Hesston 7

5-3—Hillsboro at Lyons; Larned at Holcomb