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HOISINGTON – Hoisington pitcher Taylor Boxberger keyed the Cardinals’ 12-2 and 15-7 Central Kansas League softball sweep over winless Halstead (0-14). Hoisington (9-5) plays at Hesston May 1.

HOISINGTON 12, HALSTEAD 2 (G1)—Keeley Wolf and Brooke Reif each drove home four runs. Boxberger struck out six batters. Madyson Beckett drove in two Halstead runs.

Brooke Steinert scored on an error and Wolf scored on a second-inning groundout. Wolf delivered a two-run third-inning single for a 4-0 lead. Jenna Urban scored on an error and Reif drilled a tw-run fifth-inning double.

The Cardinals Steinert hit an RBI single followed by two-run hits by Wolf and Reif that ended the game on a 10-run rule.

HOISINGTON 15, HALSTEAD 7 (G2)—Brooke Bachar, Aurora Ingram and Trinity Dolezal each drove in two runs. Halstead’s Callie Considine drove in three runs and Becktt drove in two runs.

Bailee Bachar, Ingram, Dolezal and Urban scored on first-inning errors. Reif and Urban delivered RBIs in the second inning.

Wolf scored on an error and Brooke Bachar and Ingram drove home runs in a three-run third inning. Brooke Bachar and Ingram drove home fourth-inning runs. Dolezal’s two-run hit was followed by Steinert’s RBI single in the sixth inning.

Halstead 000 101 – 2 5 3

Hoisington 022 035 – 12 13 1

Considine and Wingert. Boxberger and Dolezel. W—Boxberger. L—Considine. 2B—Hois—Reif. 3B—Hois—Urban.

Halstead 040 012 0 – 7 14 6

Hoisington 423 303 x – 15 14 0

Beckett, Considine (3) and Wingert. Boxberger and Dolezal. W—Boxberger. L—Beckett.

2B—Hal—Goodman 2, Becktt; Hois—Brooke Bachar.

CKL SOFTBALL
Haven 14-0
Kingman 12-2
Hoisington 9-5 
Larned 10-6 
Lyons 8-6

S. Valley 8-6
Pratt 7-6
Hillsboro 5-8 
Hesston 4-10
Halstead 0-14 
Nickerson 0-14

THURSDAY
Smoky Valley 12, Pratt 4
Pratt 13, Smoky Valley 3

FRIDAY
Haven 14-2, 12-2 Lyons
Kingman 23-1, 13-2 Hillsboro
Hoisington 15-7, 12-2 Halstead
Larned 11-3 14-4, Hesston

HAVEN (14-0)—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; WW Pratt 9-3, 19-18; WW Lyons 14-2, 12-2; 5-1—at Kingman; 5-4–at Hoisington; 5-8—Halstead

KINGMAN (12-2)—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; WW Halstead 17-7, 17-1; WW Hillsboro 23-1, 13-2; 5-1—Haven; 5-8—at Nickerson

LYONS (8-6)—WL Hoisington 4-2, 1-19; WW Hesston 12-3, 15-6; WW Nickerson 11-2, 10-0; WW Halstead; LL Kingman 4-9, 4-5; WL Hillsboro 5-2, 5-8; LL Haven 2-14, 2-12; 5-1—at Smoky Valley; 5-4—Pratt; 5-8—Larned

HOISINGTON (9-5)—WL Lyons 19-1, 2-4; 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; WL Larned 20-1, 4-7; WW Halstead 15-7, 12-2; 5-1—Hesston; 5-4—Haven; 5-8—at Pratt

LARNED (8-6)—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; WL Hoisington 7-4, 1-20; 4-27—Hesston; 5-3—Smoky Valley; 5-8—at Lyons

SMOKY VALLEY (8-6)—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; WL Pratt 12-4, 3-13; 5-1—Lyons; 5-3—at Larned; 5-8—Hillsboro

PRATT (7-6)—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; LL Haven 3-9, 18-19; WL Smoky Valley 13-3, 4-12; 5-1—Nickerson; 5-4–at Lyons; 5-7—Hillsboro; 5-8—Hoisington

HILLSBORO (5-8)—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; WL Lyons 8-5, 2-5; LL Kingman 1-23, 2-13; 5-1—at Halstead; 5-4—Hesston; 5-7—Pratt; 5-8—at Smoky Valley

HESSTON (4-10)—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; WW Nickerson 12-0, 16-8; LL Larned 3-11, 4-14; 5-1—at Hoisington; 5-4—at Hillsboro;

HALSTEAD (0-12)—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; LL Kingman 7-17, 1-17; LL Hoisington 7-15 2-12; 5-1—Hillsboro; 5-4—at Nickerson; 5-8—at Haven

NICKERSON (0-14)—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; LL Hesston 0-12, 8-16; 5-1—at Pratt; 5-4—at Halstead; 5-8—Kingman