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Pratt softball sweeps past Larned
P madison Wood

Swathers sweep Indian softball

HESSTON – Hesston squeezed out a 6-4 softball victory over Larned (2-4, 0-4 CKL) and completed the sweep with a 15-0 run-rule in Friday’s Central Kansas League doubleheader.

HESSTON 6, LARNED 4 (G1) – Larned pitcher Madison Wood kept the Indians within range.

Kenzie Reinert scored a first-inning run on an error. Kenzie Reinert scored the second Larned run on a third-inning passed ball.

Madison Reinert tripled and scored on Camryn Ettleman’s sacrifice fly and Maya Wilson scored on Teagan Walker’s sacrifice fly in the seventh inning.

Hesston’s Brenlyn Richmond drove in two runs. Kramer, Emma Gudeman and Elyse Griffin each had two hits.

HESSTON 15, LARNED 0 (G2) – Hesston pitcher Richmond struck out four batters and yielded a single to Maya Wilson.

Hesston (5-1, 3-1 CKL) scored nine first-inning runs and six second-inning runs. Richmond drilled a 3-run triple and drove home five runs. Griffin drove in three runs amd Gudeman drove in two runs.

Larned 101 000 2 – 4 4 0

Hesston 202 002 x – 6 8 2

Wood and Hedding. Griffin and Carson. W—Griffin. L—Wood 1-2. 3B—L—Madison Reinert.

Larned 000 – 0 1 2

Hesston 96x – 15 5 0

Lemuz, Wood (1), Crosby (2) and Simmons. Richmond and Roth. W—Richmond. L—Lemuz 1-2. 2B—H—Griffin. 3B—H—Richmond.

CENTRAL KANSAS LEAGUE

Hoisington 6-0 6-0

Smoky Valley 4-0 4-2

Hesston 3-1 5-1

Haven 3-1 3-1

Halstead 2-2 2-2

Pratt 2-2 3-5

Nickerson 2-4 2-4

Larned 0-4 2-4

Hillsboro 0-4 0-6

Lyons 0-4 0-6

HOISINGTON (6-0, 6-0)—WW Nickerson 16-0, 11-0; WW Lyons 10-0, 15-0; WW Pratt 11-6, 8-5; 4-8 at Kingman; 4-12 Hesston 4-16 at Haven; 4-19 Hillsboro; 4-22 Ellinwood; 4-23 at Hays TMP; 4-26 at Halstead; 5-2 Smoky Valley; 5-7 Larned

SMOKY VALLEY (4-0, 4-2)—LL SE Saline 3-13, 0-10; WW Nickerson 22-4, 18-12; WW Hillsboro 12-2, 14-4; 4-9 Haven; 4-12 at Lyons; 4-16 Halstead; 4-19 at Pratt; 4-26 Larned; 5-2 at Hoisington; 5-7 Hesston

HESSTON (3-1, 5-1)—W Kingman 7-3; W Liberal 11-0; WL Halstead 5-2, 1-9; WW Larned 6-4, 15-0; 4-9 Hillsboro; 4-12 at Hoisington; 4-16 Nickerson; 4-19 Lyons; 4-26 Pratt; 5-3 at Haven; 5-7 at Smoky Valley

HAVEN (3-1, 3-1)—WW Hillsboro 19-0, 24-0; WL Halstead 7-5, 0-13; 4-9 at Smoky Valley; 4-12 at Larned; 4-16 Hoisington; 4-19 at Nickerson; 4-22 at Wichita Trinity; 4-26 Lyons; 4-30 Russell; 5-3 Hesston; 5-7 at Pratt

HALSTEAD (2-2, 2-2)—WL Hesston 9-1; 2-5; WL Haven 13-0, 5-7; 4-9 Pratt; 4-12 Hillsboro; 4-16 Smoky Valley; 4-19 Larned; 4-22 Douglass; 4-26 Hoisington; 4-29 Kingman; 5-3 Lyons; 5-7 at Nickerson

PRATT (2-2, 3-5)—LL Great Bend; WL Kingman; WW Larned; LL Hoisington; 4-9 Halstead; 4-12 at Nickerson; 4-16 Lyons; 4-19 Smoky Valley; 4-23 Dodge City; 4-26 Hesston; 5-3 Hillsboro; 5-7 Haven; 5-9 Andale

NICKERSON (2-4, 2-4)—LL Hoisington 0-16, 0-11; LL Smoky Valley 4-4, 12-18; WW Lyons 17-6, 15-4; 4-12 Pratt; 4-16 at Hesston; 4-19 Haven; 4-23 at Kingman; 4-26 at Hillsboro; 5-3 at Larned; 5-7 Halstead  

LARNED (0-4, 2-4)—WW Bucklin 14-4, 12-2; LL Pratt 7-19, 2-15; LL Hesston 4-6, 0-15; 4-9 at Lyons; 4-12 Haven; 4-16 at Hillsboro; 4-19 Halstead; 4-22 at Spearville; 4-26 at Smoky Valley; 5-3 Nickerson; 5-7 at Hoisington

HILLSBORO (0-4, 0-6)—LL Abilene 8-12, 7-26; LL Haven 0-19, 0-24; LL Smoky Valley 2-12, 4-14; 4-9 at Hesston; 4-12 at Halstead; 4-16 Larned; 4-19 at Hoisington; 4-26 Nickerson; 5-3 Pratt; 5-7 at Lyons;

LYONS (0-4, 0-6)—LL Republic County 2-17, 4-19; LL Hoisington 0-10, 0-15; LL Nickerson 6-17, 4-15; 4-9 Larned; 4-12 Smoky Valley; 4-16 at Pratt; 4-26 at Haven; 4-29 Skyline; 5-3 at Halstead; 5-7 Hillsboro