Cardinal softball wins pair

LARNED — The Hoisington/Central Plains softball team remained unbeaten with a 12-2 and 4-0 Central Kansas League sweep over the Larned Indians Tuesday. 

The Cardinals (8-0, 4-0 CKL) have scored 109 runs in eight games. Pitchers Ellie Crawford (3-0) and Brynn Tarlton (4-0) stayed unbeaten. The Cardinals play Pratt Friday. Larned (4-3, 0-2 CKL) plays Hesston Friday. 

CARDINALS 12, LARNED 2 (G1) — Hoisington's Marly Brewer, Ellie Crawford, Gabby Reif, Brynn Tarlton and Mackenzie Foulger each drove home two runs. Reif and Tarlton each delivered three hits.

Reif singled home Brewer and Foulger singled in Crawford in the first. Brewer's 2-run single drove in Mea Sneath and Claire Crutcher, Crawford's 2-run single drove home Kylie Kempke and Brewer and Tarlton's 2-run double drove in Crawford and Reif in a 7-run second inning.

Reif's single scored Brewer in a 3-run third inning. Tarlton scored on Foulger's single and Reif scored on a wild pitch.

Larned's Jadyn Crosby singled in Brooke Simmons and Karley Lemuz scored on Crosby's groundout.

CARDINALS 4, LARNED 0  (G2) — Hoisington's Crawford and Tarlton combined for a 3-hit shutout.

Crawford doubled home Brewer in the third inning. In a 3-run fifth inning, Sneath scored on Kempke's single, Kempke scored on Crawford's double and Crawford scored on Reif's single.

Larned's Maya Wilson, Teagan Walker and Gillian Smith singled.

Hoisington 273 00 — 12 15 1

Larned 010 10 — 2 2 1

Crawford and Crutcher. Lemuz, Wood (2) and Hedding. W—Crawford, 3-0. L—Lemuz, 2-1. 2B—H—Crosby, Sneath, Tarlton. 

Hoisington 002 00 0 — 4 11 1

Larned 000 000 0 — 0 3 0

Crawford, Tarlton (3) and Crutcher. Wood, Crosby (5) and Hedding. W—Tarlton, 4-0. L—Wood, 0-2. 2B—H—Crawford 2.

CKL SOFTBALL

Halstead 8-0 10-0

Haven 6-2 8-3

Hesston 6-2 7-5

Hoisington 4-2 8-2

Pratt 2-4 2-6

Hillsboro 1-5 3-6

Smoky Valley 1-5 1-5

Larned 0-4 4-5

Nickerson 0-4 2-8

FRIDAY—Halstead 10-8, 8-5; Hesston 17-13, Larned 3-3; Pratt 10-10, Hoisington 4-9; Andale 15-19, Nickerson 0-1; Smoky Valley 17-12, Hillsboro 6-12

MONDAY—Haven at Remington

TUESDAY—Pratt at Lyons; Nickerson at Hoisington; Smoky Valley at Larned; Herington at Hillsboro

HALSTEAD (8-0, 10-0)—W Kingman 7-1;  W Liberal 4-3; WW Pratt 1-0, 7-6; WW Hesston 12-2, 6-3; WW Nickerson 15-0, 15-0; WW Haven 10-9, 8-5; 4-17—at Hillsboro; 4-22—Smoky Valley; 4-24—Larned; 4-28—at Douglass; 5-2—at Hoisington; 5-8—Bluestem

HAVEN (6-2, 8-3)—W Sabetha 11-6; L Burlington 0-6; WW Smoky Valley 16-1, 16-1; WW Hillsboro 12-0, 15-2; WW Pratt 11-0, 11-3; LL Halstead 9-10, 5-8; 4-14—at Remington; 4-17—Larned; 4-22—at Hoisington; 4-25—Nickerson; 4-28—Wichita Trinity; 5-6—at Russell; 5-9—at Hesston

HOISINGTON  (4-2, 8-2)—WW Russell 14-4, 14-6; WW Ellinwood 18-2, 12-3; L Nickerson 17-2, 18-3; WW Larned 12-2, 4-0; LL Pratt 4-10, 9-10; 4-17—at Hesston; 4-22—Haven; 4-25—at Hillsboro; 5-2—Halstead; 5-5—at Beloit; 5-8—at Smoky Valley; 5-12—Hays TMP 

HESSTON (6-2, 7-5)—WL SE Saline 4-3, 3-4; L Liberal 5-6; L Kingman 9-10; WW Hillsboro 11-4, 18-2; LL Halstead 2-12, 3-6; WW Smoky Valley 10-0, 17-2; WW Larned 17-3, 13-3; 4-17—Hoisington; 4-22—at Nickerson; 5-2—at Pratt; 5-5—Newton; 5-9—Haven

PRATT (2-4, 2-6)—LL Halstead 0-1, 6-7; LL Great Bend 11-16, 5-7; LL Haven 0-11, 3-11; WW Hoisington 10-4, 10-9;  4-17—Nickerson; 4-22—at Mulvane; 4-25 —at Smoky Valley; 4-29—Dodge City; 5-2—Hesston; 5-5—Kingman; 5-9—Hillsboro; 5-13—Larned; 5-15—Andale

HILLSBORO (1-5, 3-6)—WW Canton-Galva 21-1, 19-4; LL Hesston 4-11, 2-18; LL Haven 0-12, 2-15; L Moundridge 3-8; WL Smoky Valley 14-12, 6-17; 4-15—Herington; 4-17—Halstead; 4-22—Larned; 4-25—Hoisington; 4-29—Inman; 5-2—at Nickerson; 5-5—at Council Grove; 5-9—at Pratt

SMOKY VALLEY (1-5, 1-5)—LL Haven 1-16, 4-10; LL Hesston 0-10, 2-17; WL Hillsboro 17-6, 12-14; 4-15—at Larned; 4-22—at Halstead; 4-25—Pratt; 4-29 Lyons; 5-1—SE Saline; 5-5—Nickerson;  5-8—Hoisington

LARNED (0-4, 4-5)—WL Cimarron 22-7, 5-6; WL Lyons 12-2 (4-4 suspended); WW Ellis 21-4, 18-5; LL Hoisington 2-12, 0-4; LL Hesston 3-17 3-13; 4-15—Smoky Valley; 4-17—at Haven; 4-22—Hillsboro; 4-24—at Halstead; 4-28—Spearville; 4-29—Russell; 5-9—at Nickerson; 5-13—at Pratt

NICKERSON (0-4, 2-8)—WL Hutchinson Trinity 8-17, 2-14; WL Lyons 14-13, 9-16; Hoisington LL 2-17, 3-18; LL Halstead 0-15, 0-15; WW Andale 0-15, 1-19; 4-17—at Pratt;  4-22—Hesston; 4-25—at Haven; 4-28—Kingman/Ellsworth; 5-2—Hillsboro; 5-5—at Smoky Valley;  5-9—Larned