LARNED – Larned’s Brandon Ceniceros drilled a grand-slam homer to spark the Indians past rival Hoisington High 6-1 and 13-3 Tuesday’s Central Kansas league doubleheader. Larned adjusted perfectly in 50-degree temperatures with 25 mph northwest winds.
Larned’s baseball team has rebounded with a four-game winning streak after getting routed by Nickerson 29-2 last week. The Indians (6-8) play Hesston at home Friday. Hoisington (3-8) plays Halstead Friday.

LARNED 6, HOISINGTON 1 (G1) — Larned pitcher Alex Barger threw 57 pitches and struck out seven batters in five innings of shutout baseball. Reliever Aidan Smyth struck out five batters and yielded an unearned run.
Larned’s Jordan Taylor singled home Mason Perez for a first-inning run off Hoisington pitcher Avery Brewer. Pinch runner Brayden Lemuz scored an unearned third-inning run off back-to-back errors.
Mason Burris singled home Mello Bryant and Jack Stelter’s sacrifice fly scored Lemuz for a 5-0 lead after five innings. Bryant scored a sixth-run on a double play ball.
Hoisington’s Myles Menges scored on unearned run on a seventh-inning error. The Cardinals featured two baserunners in six innings and Barger picked off baserunner Philip Donecker.

Hoisington 000 000 1 — 1 3 6
Larned 101 021 x — 6 10 1
Brewer and Menges. Barger, Smyth (6) and Glover and Martin. W—Barger. L—Brewer.

LARNED 13, HOISINGTON 3 (G2) – Ceniceros drove in five runs and benefited from a friendly northwest wind in a six-run second inning.
Ceniceros’ sacrifice fly scored Mason Perez with a first-inning run. Perez was hit by a pitch and Mello Bryant walked to force home runs. Ceniceros’ home run scored Perez, Bryant and Shevin Martin for a 7-0 lead.
Damontay Phillips and Martin scored on a third-inning error for a 9-0 Indian lead. Martin’s two-run double scored Trey Byers and Mason Burris for an 11-0 lead. Martin scored on an error for a 12-0 lead.
Hoisington’s Jerred Bieberle and Jacob Specht delivered run-scoring singles and the Indians contributed three errors for unearned fifth-inning runs off starter Austin Gladow.
Jack Stelter’s game-ending single scored Ceniceros after an error and single by Hunter Fitzpatrick.

Hoisington 000 03 – 3 3 3
Larned 162 31 – 13 7 5
Hanzlick, Donovan (2), Nickerson (4), Steinert (5) and Menges. Gladow, Pleasant (5) and Stelter. W—Gladow. L—Hanzlick. 2B—L—Martin, Stelter. HR—L—Ceniceros.

CKL BASEBALL
Nickerson 14-0
Pratt 11-0
Kingman 9-3
Haven 7-5
Hillsboro 5-5
Larned 6-8
S. Valley 4-8
Halstead 4-8
Hoisington 3-8
Hesston 3-9
Lyons 0-12
APRIL 20
Pratt 11, Hillsboro 5
Larned 11-3, 7-4 Halstead
Kingman 15-0, 16-0 Lyons
Nickerson 11-1, 4-0, Hoisington
Smoky Valley 4-2, 7-2 Hesston
TUESDAY, APRIL 24
Hillsboro 19-1, 14-4 Lyons
Kingman 14-13, 11-10 Halstead
Larned 6-1, 13-3 Hoisington
Nickerson 13-3, 13-10 Hesston
Pratt 13-3, 3-0 Haven
THURSDAY, APRIL 26
Pratt at Smoky Valley
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
Halstead at Hoisington
Haven at Lyons
Hesston at Larned
Kingman at Hillsboro

NICKERSON (14-0)—WW Hillsboro 7-4, 6-3; WW Haven 11-6, 13-3; WW Lyons 24-3, 30-0; WW Smoky Valley 15-0, 12-5; WW Larned 12-0, 17-2; WW Hoisington 11-1, 4-0; WW Hesston 13-3, 13-10; 5-1—at Pratt; 5-4—at Halstead; 5-8—Kingman

PRATT (11-0)—WW Hesston 10-0, 11-0; WW Halstead 10-0 11-1; WW Larned 10-0, 13-8; WW Kingman 12-2, 22-3; W Hillsboro 11-5; WW Haven 13-3, 3-0; 4-26—at Smoky Valley; 5-1—Nickerson; 5-4—at Lyons; 5-7—Hillsboro; 5-8—Hoisington

KINGMAN (9-3)—WL Larned 16-1, 3-5; WW Hoisington 26-19, 16-6; 4-6—Hesston; WW Smoky Valley 9-8, 12-2; LL Pratt 2-12, 3-22; WW Lyons 15-0, 16-0; WW Halstead 14-13, 11-10; 4-27—at Hillsboro; 5-1—Haven; 5-8—at Nickerson

HAVEN (7-5)—WW Smoky Valley 5-3, 13-12; LL Nickerson 6-11, 3-13; WL Hillsboro 12-1, 10-11; WW Larned 15-1, 4-3; WW Hesston 14-4, 21-9; LL Pratt 3-13, 0-3; 4-27—at Lyons; 5-1—at Kingman; 5-4–at Hoisington; 5-8—Halstead

HILLSBORO (5-5)—LL Nickerson 4-3, 3-6; WL Larned 5-4, 10-13; WL Haven 11-10, 1-12; W Hoisington 15-2; L Pratt 5-11; WW Lyons 19-1, 14-4; 4-27—Kingman; 4-30—Hoisington; 5-1—at Halstead; 5-4—Hesston; 5-7—Pratt; 5-8—at Smoky Valley
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LARNED (6-8)—WL Kingman 5-3, 1-16; WL Hillsboro 13-10 4-5; LL Pratt 0-10, 8-13; LL Haven 1-15, 3-4; LL Nickerson 0-12, 2-17; WW Halstead 11-3, 7-4; WW Hoisington 6-1, 13-3; 4-27—Hesston; 5-3—Smoky Valley; 5-8—at Lyons

SMOKY VALLEY (4-8)—LL Haven 3-5, 12-13; WL Halstead 10-0, 3-13; LL Kingman 8-9, 2-12; LL Nickerson 0-15, 5-12; WL Hoisington 11-9, 1-12; WW Hesston 4-2, 7-2; 4-26—Pratt; 5-1—Lyons; 5-3—at Larned; 5-8—Hillsboro

HALSTEAD (4-8)—WL Smoky Valley 13-3; 0-10; LL Pratt 0-10, 1-11; WL Hesston 5-3, 11-12; WW Lyons 15-3, 23-4; LL Larned 3-11, 4-7; LL Kingman 13-14, 10-11; 4-27—at Hoisington; 5-1—Hillsboro; 5-4—at Nickerson; 5-8—at Haven

HOISINGTON (3-8)—WW Lyons 18-3, 8-7; LL Kingman 19-26, 6-16; L Hillsboro 2-15; WL Smoky Valley 12-1, 9-11; LL Nickerson 1-11, 0-4; LL Larned 1-6, 3-13; 4-27—Halstead; 5-1—Hesston; 5-4—Haven; 5-8—at Pratt

HESSTON (3-9)—LL Pratt 0-10, 0-11; WW Lyons 12-2, 10-3; 4-6—Kingman, ppd.; WL Halstead 12-11, 3-5; LL Haven 4-14, 9-21; LL Smoky Valley 2-4, 2-7; LL Nickerson 3-13, 10-13; 4-27—at Larned; 5-1—at Hoisington; 5-4—at Hillsboro;

LYONS (0-12)—LL Hoisington 3-18, 7-8; LL Hesston 2-12, 3-10; LL Nickerson 3-24, 0-30; LL Halstead 3-15, 4-23; LL Kingman 0-15, 0-16; LL Hillsboro 1-19, 4-14; 4-27—Haven; 5-1—at Smoky Valley; 5-4—Pratt; 5-8—Larned