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Indians' pitcher dominates CKL twin bill
Larned 2B Abby Towery secures a pop fly.
Larned 2B Abby Towery secures a pop fly. - photo by Photo by JANET FLESKE


LARNED – Larned pitcher Mattie Glover dominated Hesston 11-3 and 14-0 in a Central Kansas League softball twin bill sweep over Hesston. Third-place Larned (10-6) plays Smoky Valley May 3.

LARNED 11, HESSTON 3 (G1) – Glover struck out seven batters, homered and drove in four runs with a trio of base hits. Lynzi Myrick homered and doubled and drove in two runs. Alea Makings scored four runs with thee base hits. Baylea Perez delivered two base hits.

Hesston (4-10) was sparked by Emily Schmidt with four hits and an RBI. Rylie Schilling delivered two hits and an RBI.

LARNED 14, HESSTON 0 (G2) – Glover struck out six batters and threw a four-hit shutout on a perfect 80-degree afternoon.  The Indians drilled five extra-base hits – doubles by Glover, Abby Towery and Perez and tripled by Towery and Myrick. Myrick and Glover each drove in two runs. Julie Tapia and Towery each drove home a run.

Hesston 100 110 0 – 3 10 3

Larned 330 302 x – 11 12 2

Wade, Jones (4) and Schmidt. Glover and Martin. W—Glover. L—Wade. 2B—L—Makings, Tapia, Myrick, Glover. HR—L—Myrick, Glover.

Hesston 000 00 – 0 4 6

Larned 231 8x – 14 12 0

Wade, Jones (3), Schmidt (4) and Schmidt, Wade (2). Glover and Martin. W—Glover. L—Wade. 2B—Glover, Towery, Perez. 3B—L—Towery, Myrick.

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