HOISINGTON – Nickerson pitcher Johnny Huggard threw a one-hit shutout to complete the Panthers’ 11-1 and 4-0 baseball sweep of Hoisington Friday.
Defending Central Kansas League champion Nickerson (12-0) plays Hesston Tuesday while Hoisington (3-6) plays at rival Larned (4-8) Tuesday.
NICKERSON 11, HOISINGTON 1 (G1) – Nickerson pitcher Carson Cornelius held the Cardinals to one run and four hits.
Nickerson’s Tanner Schrag and Kolbi Schrag homered. Tanner Schrag drove home four runs and Kolbi Schrag drove in three runs. Jaron Kauffman drove home two runs. Josh Salazar delivered four hits.
NICKERSON 4, HOISINGTON 0 (G2) – Huggard struck out three batters in a masterful seven-inning shutout.
Kolbi Schrag and Kaleb Jackson delivered two-run singles in the third inning for the Panthers’ only runs. Hoisington pitchers Nate Nicholson and Isaac Prosser held the Panthers to eight hits.
Nickerson 332 03 – 11 11
Hoisington 000 01 – 1 4
Cornelius and Eaton. Boxberger and Menges. W—Cornelius, 3-0. L—Boxberger. 2B—N—Josh Salazar. HR—Tanner Schrag, Kolbi Schrag.
Nickerson 004 000 0 – 4 8 0
Hoisington 000 000 0 – 0 1
Huggard and Eaton. Nickerson, Prosser and Menges. W—Huggard, 2-0. L—Nickerson. 2B—N—Smith.
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