Larned baseball rebounds with sweep
BY JIM MISUNAS
HALSTEAD – Larned baseball coach Chad Erway guaranteed the Indians would work hard to improve after getting outscored 29-2 by defending champion Nickerson.
The Indians delivered with an emphatic 11-3 and 7-4 Central Kansas League sweep over Halstead (4-6) Friday. The Indians (4-8) plays Hoisington (3-6) at home Tuesday.
LARNED 11, HALSTEAD 3 (G1) – Larned took advantage of four errors to score seven unearned runs. Pitcher Alex Barger struck out eight batters in 42/3 innings.
Mason Perez scored on a wild pitch after reaching base on a third-inning strikeout. Gladow scored on a fouth-inning passed ball after a steal and passed ball.
Halstead’s David Schulte delivered an RBI single and scored on a fourth-inning error for a 2-2 tie.
Larned parlayed two walks, a hit batter and error for a six-run fifth inning. Perez and Jordan Taylor hit RBI singles and Barger drove home two runs. Carson Smith and Tristen Burger scored on errors and Gladow scored on a balk for a 8-2 lead.
Larned’s Mello Bryant scored on a wild pitch, Perez scored on an error and Smith scored on Barger’s RBI double for an 11-2 lead.
LARNED 7, HALSTEAD 4 (G1) – Larned’s Smith home three runs and pitcher Gladow threw 42/3 innings to earn the victory. The Indians benefited from seven walks and two errors that led to five unearned runs.
Shevin Martin and Smyth forced home runs on bases-loaded walks. Martin scored on a wild pitch and Barger’s hit-by-pitch produced a four-run second inning. Perez’s single scored Brayden Rupp and Stelter scored on a groundout for a 6-0 lead. Smith’s single scored Bryant for a 7-1 lead after 41/2 innings.
Halstead’s Kaden Lopez and David Schulte, Dalton Kraus and carter Hiebert delivered RBI singles.
Larned 001 160 3 – 11 7 4
Halstead 000 200 1 – 3 3 4
Barger, Smyth (5) and Stelter. Mendez, Herman (5) and W—Barger. L—Mendez. 2B—L—Barger.
Larned 042 010 0 – 7 5 1
Halstead 000 112 0 – 4 8 2
Gladow, Smith (5) and Stelter. Casey, Gutierrez (6) and. W—Gladow. L—Casey. 2B—H—Schulte.
CKL BASEBALL
Nickerson 12-0
Pratt 9-0
Kingman 7-3
Haven 7-3
Halstead 4-6
Hillsboro 3-5
Hoisington 3-6
Larned 4-8
S. Valley 4-8
Hesston 3-7
Lyons 0-10
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Hoisington 12-1, Smoky Valley 11-9
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Halstead 15-3, 23-4 Lyons
Haven 14-4, 21-9 Hesston
Nickerson 12-0, 17-2 Larned
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Pratt, Hillsboro
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
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Hesston at Nickerson
Hoisington at Larned
Kingman at Halstead
Lyons at Hillsboro
Pratt at Haven
NICKERSON (12-0)—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; 4-24—Hesston; 5-1—at Pratt; 5-4—at Halstead; 5-8—Kingman
PRATT (9-0)—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; 4-24—at Haven; 4-26—at Smoky Valley; 5-1—Nickerson; 5-4–at Lyons; 5-8—Hoisington
KINGMAN (7-3)—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; 4-24—at Halstead; 4-27—at Hillsboro; 5-1—Haven; 5-8—at Nickerson
HAVEN (7-3)—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; 4-24—Pratt; 4-27—at Lyons; 5-1—at Kingman; 5-4–at Hoisington; 5-8—Halstead
HALSTEAD (4-6)—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; 4-24—Kingman; 4-27—at Hoisington; 5-1—Hillsboro; 5-4—at Nickerson; 5-8—at Haven
HILLSBORO (3-5)—LL Nickerson 4-3, 3-6; WL Larned 5-4, 10-13; WL Haven 11-10, 1-12; W Hoisington 15-2; L Pratt; 4-24—Lyons; 4-27—Kingman; 5-1—at Halstead; 5-4—Hesston; 5-8—at Smoky Valley
HOISINGTON (3-6)—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; 4-24—at Larned; 4-27—Halstead; 5-1—Hesston; 5-4—Haven; 5-8—at Pratt
LARNED (4-8)—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; 4-24—Hoisington; 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
HESSTON (3-7)—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; 4-24—at Nickerson; 4-27—at Larned; 5-1—at Hoisington; 5-4—at Hillsboro;
LYONS (0-10)—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; 4-24—at Hillsboro; 4-27—Haven; 5-1—at Smoky Valley; 5-4—Pratt; 5-8—Larned
