Cardinal softball wins pair
HOISINGTON — The Hoisington/Central Plains softball team rolled past Nickerson 17-2 and 18-3 to sweep the Central Kansas League doubleheader Tuesday.
The Cardinals (6-0, 2-0 CKL) have scored 93 runs in six games. Pitchers Ellie Crawford (3-0) and Brynn Tarlton (3-0) stayed unbeaten. The Cardinals play Hays Thomas More Prep Friday.
CARDINALS 17, NICKERSON 2 (G1) — Hoisington's Crawford drove in four runs. Marly Brewer drove in three runs. The Cardinals (6-0, 2-0 CKL) had 10 extra-base hits, five doubles, three triples and two homers.
In a 13-run first inning, Crawford drilled a 3-run homer and Brewer ripped a 2-run homer and RBI double. Brynn Tarlton hit a pair of RBI triples and Kylie Kempke tripled home a run. Claire Crutcher hit a 2-run double. Reese Aylward added an RBI single.
Crawford, Gabby Reif and Mackenzie Foulger added runs batted home for a run-rule victory.
Nickerson's Shalie Powell and Brylee Squires drove in runs for the Panthers. Powell and Taylor Huggard each delivered two hits.
CARDINALS 18, NICKERSON 3 (G2) — Hoisington's Kempke, Reif and Tarlton each delivered three RBI. The Cardinals hit eight extra-base hits, three doubles, three triples and two homers.
Brewer's home started a 6-run first inning. Reif and Tarlton added RBI hits. Reif hit a 2-run double, Sneath hit a 2-run single and Foulger added an RBI in a 5-run second inning. In a 5-run third inning, Tarlton hit a 2-run triple and Kempke and Crawford added run-scoring hits.
Kempke's 2-run homer ended the game on the 15-run rule.
Nickerson's Kaitlyn Kreutzer, Huggard and K Hathaway each drove in runs. Lily Chapman, Mayci Terhune and Kreutzer singled.
Nickerson 002 0 — 2 8 2
Hoisington (13)20 2 — 17 20 1
Chapman and Huggard. Aylward, Crawford (3) and Crutcher. W—Crawford, 3-0. L—Chapman. 2B—H—Crutcher 2, Brewer, Reif, Tarlton. 3B—H—Tarlton 2, Kempke. HR—H—Crawford, Brewer
Nickerson 030 0 — 3 3 2
Hoisington 655 2 — 18 16 3
Terhune and Powell. Tarlton and Crutcher. W—Tarlton, 3-0. L—Terhune. 2B—H—Crutcher, Reif, Brewer; 3B—H—Tarlton 2, Crawford. HR—H—Kempke, Jacobs
