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Hard-luck Indians lose 3-2
HESSTON — Larned's tough baseball luck continued with its third 1-run loss in a 3-2 setback to the Hesston Swathers Friday.
The second game was postponed by wet weather.
Hesston (7-0 CKL) dropped the Indians to 0-5, 0-3 CKL.
HESSTON 3, LARNED 2 (G1) — Larned pitchers Reece Morgan and Anthony Gonzalez combined for eight strikeouts and yielded two earned runs.
Hesston's Keldon Lange scored a second-inning run when River Bartel struck out, but reached first base.
Larned's Owen Shaver raced home on a double steal with Gonzalez for a 1-1 tie.
Two walks cost Larned when Josiah Roth scored on Tanner McAllister's third-inning single.
Hesston returned the favor when Landis Hagerman scored on Shaver's bases-loaded walk for a 2-2 tie.
Kason Landes scored the game-winning run on a fifth-inning Larned error.
Hesston catcher Wesley Hawes threw out Larned's Morgan for the game's final out on an attempted steal.
Larned 001 100 0 — 2 5 1
Hesston 011 010 x — 3 4 3
Morgan, Gonzalez (5) and Shaver. Flaming, Humphreys (4), Landes (6) and Hayes. W—Humphreys, 2-0. L—Morgan, 0-2. SV—Landes. 2B—L—Shaver.
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