LARNED — Central Kansas League baseball champion Pratt shut down Larned 7-1 and 15-1 in Tuesday's doubleheader.

Pratt (20-4, 16-0 CKL) drops Larned (10-13, 5-10 CKL) into next week's projected McPherson 4A baseball regional against Augusta (14-8).

PRATT 7, LARNED 1 (G1) — Pratt's trio of pitchers limited Larned to four hits with seven strikeouts. Larned's Conner Spreier scored on Cooper Herbert's third-inning groundout.

Pratt's Cresten Pore singled home Caleb Strong and Josiah Schmidt.

PRATT 15, LARNED 1 (G2) — Pratt's trio of pitchers struck out eight batters. Larned's Hunter Hobbs scored on a fourth-inning error.

Pratt's Matt Thimesch drove home five runs with a pair of 2-run singles. Pore drove in three runs.

Pratt 006 001 0 — 7 7 1

Larned 001 000 0 — 1 4 1

Thimesch, Fernandez (3), Strong (6) and Pore. Reece Morgan, Miller (6) and Hobbs. W—Thimesch. L—Reece Morgan. 2B—L—Tristan Regan 3B—P—Schmidt.

Pratt 333 06 — 15 13 1

Larned 000 10 — 1 1 3

Pore, Vander Vyver (3), Schmidt (5) and Pore. Tristan Regan, Miller (5) and Hobbs. W—Vander Vyver. L—Regan.