LARNED — Larned’s Haley Skelton drilled a three-run homer and drove home five runs to spark the Indians to a 5-2 Central Kansas League softball victory over Lyons. The Lions won the nightcap 9-7 to salvage a split.
Larned (9-11) will meet rival Hoisington (8-12) in Monday’s 4A Larned softball regional. Pratt (17-1) meets Nickerson (0-19) in the second game.
LARNED 5, LYONS 2 — Pitcher Mattie Glover yielded two unearned runs, but benefited from strong defensive plays. Centerfielder Ivory Muldrow threw to shortstop Baylea Perez for a first-inning double-play. Daci Stover was thrown out at home on a third-inning tag by catcher Lynzi Myrick.
Skelton homered off pitcher Ruth Pineda after Maddy Wares reached on a passed ball on a strikeout and Perez singled in the third inning. Skelton singled home Muldrow and Perez after a hit by pitch and single in the fifth inning.
Pineda scored in the first inning when a bunt by Stover was misplayed. Pineda scored a third-inning run on a Larned error.
LYONS 9, LARNED 7 — Larned trailed 6-0 before rallying. Lynzi Myrick third-inning homer highlighted a 10-hit attack. Monica Clark and Ivory Muldrow each drove home two runs.
Pinch runner Renee Tracy and Monica Clark scored on errors and Muldrow’s groundout scored three second-inning runs. Clark’s single scored Madison Erway in the fourth inning and Clark scored the tying run on Muldrow’s groundout.
Jessiah Smith homered for a 7-6 lead and Bailey Hollinger’s seventh-inning two-run homer gave the Lions a 9-6 lead. Hollinger drove home four runs. Smith and Stover each drove home two runs.
Kelsey Parr’s RBI seventh-inning single scored Muldow, but pitcher Logan Griffitt retired Skelton and Myrick to end the game.
LARNED 5, LYONS 2
Lyons 101 000 0 — 2 4 0
Larned 003 020 x — 5 5 3
Pineda and Fierro. Glover and Makings. W—Glover. L—Pineda. 2B—Lyons—Smith, Marshall. 3B—Larned—Erway. HR—Larned—Skelton.
LYONS 9, LARNED 7
Lyons 240 001 2 — 9 8 3
Larned 031 200 1 — 7 10 1
Griffitt and Fierro. Glover and Makings. W—Griffitt. L—Glover. 2B—Lyons—Smith, Jaime, Glover. 3B—Larned—Erway. HR—Larned—Myrick; Lyons—Hollinger 2, Smith.
CKL SOFTBALL
Pratt 17-1
Haven 17-3
Kingman 16-4
Lyons 13-7
SValley 13-7
Larned 9-11
Hoisington 8-12
Hesston 7-11
Halstead 5-15
Hillsboro 2-17
Nickerson 0-19
MONDAY’S GAME
Lyons 10, Hoisington 7
TUESDAY’S GAMES
Haven 14-3, Halstead 6-0
Pratt 15-3, Hoisington 0-2
Kingman 13-10, Nickerson 1-0
Larned 5-7, Lyons 2-9
Smoky Valley 12-20, Hillsboro 11-2
SOFTBALL REGIONALS
4A CLAY CENTER MAY 16—Clay Center-Wakefield 13-3 vs. Concordioa 2-15, 4:30 p.m.; Smoky Valley 13-7 vs. Chapman 7-13, 3 p.m.
4A KINGMAN MAY 18—Haven 17-3 vs. Wichita Trinity 1-17, 3 p.m.; Kingman/Norwich 16-4 vs. Clearwater 4-16, 4:30 p.m.
4A LARNED MAY 15—Pratt 17-1 vs. Nickerson 0-19, 3 p.m.; Larned 9-11 vs. Hoisington/Central Plains 8-12, 4:30 p.m.
3A MARION MAY 15-16—SE Saline 17-1 vs. Halstead 5-15, 3:30 p.m.; Lyons 13-7 vs. Marion 12-8, 6:30 p.m.; Sterling 16-2 vs. Hesston 7-11, 2 p.m.; Hutchinson Trinity 14-6 vs. Remington 9-9, 5 p.m.
2A MEDICINCE LODGE MAY 15-16—Elkhart 16-2 bye; Stanton County 3-13 at Spearville 4-8, 5:30 p.m.; Medicine Lodge 12-4 vs. Ellinwood 14-6
2A MOUNDRIDGE MAY 16-17—Moundridge 12-7 bye; Hillsboro 2-17 vs. Little River 2-17, 3 p.m.; Inman 7-13 vs. Canton-Galva 4-14
