Eagles' 'Top Gunn' sparks baseball split BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com HOISINGTON — Ellinwood's left-handed pitcher Cohen Gunn struck out 15 batters in an 11-0 victory over Hoisington to salvage a split of Friday's non-league baseball doubleheader. Ellinwood (1-1) beat Hoisington for the first time. Hoisington rallied to win Friday's opener 12-11. ELLINWOOD 11, HOISINGTON 0 (G2) — Ellinwood's Gunn threw a 2-hit shutout with two walks in a brilliant 90-pitch outing. Gunn recorded all 15 Cardinal outs on strikeouts in the 5-inning affair. Hoisington's Marcus Ingram and Kaydin Umphrey singled for the Cardinals' two hits. Gunn threw 70% fastballs along with a mix of sliders and a splitter. "My 2-seam fastball works away from right-handed batters. My strikeout pitch for their 3 and 4 hitters was my slider," Gunn said. "The other guys I'd start with a solider and mixed my pitches. All my pitches were working." Catcher Banks Jacobs kept Gunn under control. "Banks knows the game really well, and does a good job knowing what I should pitch next," Gunn said. Gunn has adjusted his starting position on the mound. "I'm throwing more strikes since I fixed my stance. I stay more up-and-down with my leg rather than bending back," Gunn said. Banks Jacobs drove home four runs. Cade Coleman and Gunn each drove home two runs. Shea Hoskins and Noel Herrman each drove in one run. Drake Hosman scored on a Jacobs first-inning single. Gunn's 2-run double scored Noah Herrman and Brody Brack in a 5-run fourth inning. Hosman, Gunn and Trace Tudor scored on bases-loaded walks. Jacobs' single scored Hosman and Gunn in a 5-run fifth inning. Tudor scored on Coleman's single and Shea Hoskins scored on an error. Coleman scored on Noah Herrman's single. The Cardinals walked 15 batters with two hit batters. HOISINGTON 12, ELLINWOOD 11 (G1) — Hoisington's Rhen Galla scored the tying run and Marcus Ingram scored the winning run on seventh-inning passed balls. Galla doubled, Ingram and Brody Corbett walked. Hoisington's Thomas Higgins and Layton Hoffman drove in two runs. Ingram, Kaydin Umphrey and Brody Corbett each drove in one run. Hoisington led 9-2 after five innings. Bentley Corbett scored on an error and Brody Corbett scored on a wild pitch. Ryker Stout scored on an error for a 3-0 lead. Bentley Corbett scored on a bases-loaded walk to ignite 6-run fifth inning. Drake Martin and Brody Corbett scored on Hoffman's single. Hoffman scored on a balk. Ingram's triple scored Noah Herrman. Umphrey's single scored Branson Barnard for a 9-2 lead. Higgins singled home Brody Corbett for the Cardinals' 10th run. Hoisington led 9-2 after five innings when Ellinwood scored nine run in two innings. The high-scoring opener featured 17 walks, seven errors and nine unearned runs. Ellinwood's Coleman, Noah Herrman and Brack each drove in two runs. Jacobs and Hoskins each drove in one run. Ellinwood 000 116 3 — 11 6 4 Hoisington 021 061 2 — 12 10 6 Hosman, Hoskins (5), Tudor (6) and Jacobs. Humphrey, Galla (5), Ingram (6), Martin (7) and Ingram. W—Martin. L—Jacobs, 0-1. 2B—H—Corbett, Galla. 3B—H—Ingram. Ellinwood 100 55 — 11 4 1 Hoisington 000 00 — 0 2 3 Cohen Gunn and Jacobs. Martin, Higgins (4), Hoffman (4) and Ingram. W—Gunn, 1-0. L—Martin. 2B—E—Jacobs, Cohen Gunn.