BY JIM MISUNAS
HOISINGTON – Hoisington’s Brooke Steinert drilled a three-run homer and Aurora Ingram hit a two-run homer to ignite the Cardinals’ 17-2 and 17-4 Central Kansas League softball sweep of Nickerson Friday.
Hoisington (7-3) plays at Larned (7-5) Tuesday while Nickerson drops to 0-12.
HOISINGTON 17, NICKERSON 2 (G1) – Steinert hit a three-run home and Ingram followed with a two-run shot to spark a 10-run first inning. Steinert finished with five RBIs and Ingram drove in three runs. Bailee Bachar, Brooke Reif and Keeley Wolf each drove home two runs.
Nickerson’s Kaitlin Colle and Kylee Stucky drove home runs.
HOISINGTON 17, NICKERSON 4 (G2) – Jenna Urban homered and Urban, Ingram and Wolf each drove home three runs. Brooke Bachar, Reif, Riley Brungardt and Taylor Boxberger each drove in two runs.
The Cardinals scored six runs in the first inning and five runs in the second frame. Ingram and Brungardt delivered two-run hits and Urban and Wolf drove in runs in the first inning.
Nickerson’s Faulkner, Megan King, Brakelle Bullock and Colle drove home runs. The Panthers yielded eight walks.
Nickerson 020 – 2 4 4
Hoisington (10) 25 – 17 12 0
Eidson and Brylee Engelland. Boxberger and Dolezel. W—Boxberger. L—Eidson. 2B—H—Ingram, Reif. HR—H—Steinert, Ingram.
Nickerson 003 0 – 4 6 0
Hoisington 653 3 – 17 14 1
Brooke Engelland, Kaufman (2) and Eidson. Boxberger and Dolezel. W—Boxberger. L—Brooke Engelland. 2B—N—Bullock; H—Bailee Bachar, Brooke Bachar, Reif. HR—H—Urban.
CKL SOFTBALL
Haven 10-0
Kingman 8-2
Hoisington 7-3
Pratt 6-3
Lyons 6-4
Larned 7-5
S. Valley 7-5
Hillsboro 4-5
Hesston 2-8
Halstead 0-10
Nickerson 0-12
APRIL 16
Hoisington 7-5, 12-8 Smoky Valley
APRIL 17
Lyons def. Halstead
Haven 15-0, 17-0 Hesston
Larned 12-2, 15-3 Nickerson
APRIL 20
Pratt 11, Hillsboro 10
Larned 13-3, 14-1 Halstead
Kingman 9-4, 5-4 Lyons
Hoisington 17-2, 17-4 Nickerson
Smoky Valley 11-7, 27-4 Hesston
APRIL 24
Hesston at Nickerson
Hoisington at Larned
Kingman at Halstead
Lyons at Hillsboro
Pratt at Haven
HAVEN (10-0)—WW Smoky Valley 10-0, 15-0; WW Nickerson 22-0, 10-0; WW Hillsboro 9-3, 14-7; WW Larned 14-0, 25-5; WW Hesston 15-0, 17-0; 4-24—Pratt; 4-27—at Lyons; 5-1—at Kingman; 5-4–at Hoisington; 5-8—Halstead
KINGMAN (8-2)—WL Larned 16-5, 9-11; WW Hoisington 13-3, 17-7; 4-6—Hesston, ppd.; WL Smoky Valley 8-7, 7-15; WW Pratt 12-8, 21-8; WW Lyons 9-4, 5-4; 4-24—at Halstead; 4-27—at Hillsboro; 5-1—Haven; 5-8—at Nickerson
HOISINGTON (7-3)—WW Lyons 19-1, 4-2; LL Kingman 3-13, 7-17; WL Hillsboro 10-0, 9-11; WW Smoky Valley 7-5, 12-8; WW Nickerson 17-2, 17-4; 4-24—at Larned; 4-27—Halstead; 5-1—Hesston; 5-4—Haven; 5-8—at Pratt
PRATT (6-3)—WW Hesston 10-0, 10-0; WW Halstead 15-5, 14-8; WL Larned 11-7, 0-6; LL Kingman 8-12, 8-21; W Hillsboro 11-10; 4-24—at Haven; 4-26—at Smoky Valley; 5-1—Nickerson; 5-4–at Lyons; 5-8—Hoisington
LYONS (6-4)—LL Hoisington 1-19, 2-4; WW Hesston 12-3, 15-6; WW Nickerson 11-2, 10-0; WW Halstead; LL Kingman 4-9, 4-5; 4-24—at Hillsboro; 4-27—Haven; 5-1—at Smoky Valley; 5-4—Pratt; 5-8—Larned
LARNED (7-5)—WL Kingman 11-9, 6-15; WL Hillsboro 12-8, 1-16; WL Pratt 6-0, 7-11; LL Haven 0-14, 5-25; WW Nickerson 12-2, 15-3; WW Halstead 13-3, 14-1; 4-24—Hoisington; 4-27—Hesston; 5-3—Smoky Valley; 5-8—at Lyons
SMOKY VALLEY (7-5)—LL Haven 0-10, 0-15; WW Halstead 12-7, 16-5; WW—Nickerson 15-3, 16-9; WL Kingman 15-7, 7-8; LL Hoisington 5-7, 8-12; WW Hesston 11-7, 27-4; 4-26—Pratt; 5-1—Lyons; 5-3—at Larned; 5-8—Hillsboro
HILLSBORO (4-5)—WW Nickerson 14-3, 11-1; WL Larned 16-1, 8-12; LL Haven 3-9, 7-14; WL Hoisington 11-9, 0-10; L Pratt 10-11; 4-24—Lyons; 4-27—Kingman; 5-1—at Halstead; 5-4—Hesston; 5-8—at Smoky Valley
HESSTON (2-8)—LL Pratt 0-10, 0-10; LL Lyons 3-12, 6-15; 4-6—Kingman, ppd.; WW Halstead 14-10, 7-6; LL Haven 0-15, 0-17; LL Smoky Valley 7-11, 4-27; 4-24—at Nickerson; 4-27—at Larned; 5-1—at Hoisington; 5-4—at Hillsboro;
HALSTEAD (0-10)—LL Smoky Valley 7-12, 5-16; LL Pratt 5-15, 8-14; LL Hesston 10-14, 6-7; LL Lyons; LL Larned 3-13, 1-14; 4-24—Kingman; 4-27—at Hoisington; 5-1—Hillsboro; 5-4—at Nickerson; 5-8—at Haven
NICKERSON (0-12)—LL Hillsboro 3-14, 1-11; LL Haven 0-22, 0-10; LL Smoky Valley 3-15, 9-16; LL Lyons 2-11, 0-10; LL Larned; 2-12, 3-15 LL Hoisington 2-17, 4-17; 4-24—Hesston; 5-1—at Pratt; 5-4—at Halstead; 5-8—Kingman
