ELLIS – The Ellis Railroaders rallied for a 12-9 victory In the opener and shut out Ellinwood 16-0 to sweep the Eagles in Tuesday’s softball doubleheader.
ELLIS 12, ELLINWOOD 9 (G2) – Ellinwood (6-14) led 8-4, but was outscored 8-1 in the final 41/2 innings. Ellinwood committed three errors in Ellis’ 6-run sixth inning.
Ellinwood’s Bennett Jacobs doubled and drove in three runs and Kyndal Moore doubled and drove in two runs.
Emma Nienke, Kennedy Behnke and Kadie Bailey each drove in a run.
Ellis’ Taylor Seibel delivered four hits and drove in two runs. Emily James and Alyssa Rome each drove in two runs.
ELLIS 16, ELLINWOOD 0 (G2) – Ellinwood’s Jacobs and Nienke singled in Rome’s 2-hit shutout.
Keydawn Haag homered and drove home four runs for Ellis (13-5). Jennifer Cunningham and Braelyn Born each drove in three runs. Kia Mader drove in two runs.
Ellinwood 053 010 0 – 9 13 9
Ellis 311 106 x – 12 12 5
Jacobs and Shinliver. Haag and Cunningham. W—Haag. L—Jacobs. 2B—ELLIN—Bailey, Moore, Jacobs. ELLIS—Starn, Born, Seibel. 3B—ELLIS—Haag.
Ellinwood 000 – 0 2 2
Ellis 20(14) – 16 15 1
Jacobs and Shinliver. Rome and Cunningham. W—Rome. L—Jacobs. 2B—ELLIS—Seibel 2, Vine. 3B—ELLIS—Norn. HR—ELLIS—Haag.
