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Cardinals roll past Halstead baseball
Lane French SS
Hoisington Central Plains shortstop Lane French

HILLSBORO — Hoisington/Central Plains swept Halstead 3-2 and 10-0 for a Central Kansas League baseball doubleheader sweep over Halstead Friday. The Cardinals (11-7, 7-7 CKL) drop Halstead to 5-17, 4-12 CKL.

CARDINALS 3, HALSTEAD 2 (G1) — Hoisington's Lane French (3-1) struck out 10 batters to earn a complete-game victory.

The Cardinals led 3-0. French scored on Kaydin Umphrey's groundout. French singled in Brodie Crites. Aiden Hekele scored on Umphrey's groundout.

Halstead's Ben Schulte scored on a wild pitch as the Dragons combined three singles and a walk for two seventh-inning runs. Noah Diehl scored on a groundout. French retired Reese Carmichael to strand the tying runner on base. 

CARDINALS 10, HALSTEAD 0 (G2) — Hoisington's Tyrus Penka (3-1) threw a 3-hit shutout in five innings.

French, Bentley Corbett and Marcus Ingram each drove in two runs. Rhen Galla, Umphrey and Penka also drove in runs. 

Halstead 000 000 2 — 2 6 2

Hoisington 011 010 x  — 3 4 1

Odendahl and Schulte. French and Ingram. W—French, 3-1. L—Odendahl. 2B—HOIS—Corbett. 3B—HOIS—Crites

Halstead 000 00 — 0 3 2

Hoisington 323 2x  — 10 8 0

Gavlak, Diehl (3), Healey (4) and Schulte. Penka and Ingram. W—Penka, 3-1. L—Odendahl. 2B—HOIS—Ingram, Penka. 3B—HAL—Schulte.

CKL BASEBALL

Pratt 12-0 15-3

Hesston 11-3 12-4

Larned 9-3 12-6

Haven 10-4 15-7

Hoisington 7-7 11-7

Halstead 4-12 5-17

Hillsboro 3-11 7-12

Smoky Valley 2-10 4-13

Nickerson 2-10 2-18

5-1—SE Saline 15-5, Smoky Valley 0-8

5-2—Pratt 5-6, Hesston 1-5; Nickerson 4-0, Hillsboro 1-13; Haven 7, Andale 2; Hutchinson 12, Haven 0

5-5—Hillsboro at Council Grove; Pratt at Kingman; Nickerson at Smoky Valley

5-6—Russell at Larned

5-8 Hesston at Smoky Valley

5-9—Larned at Nickerson; Hillsboro at Pratt; Haven at Hesston

5-13—Hoisington at Lyons; Larned at Pratt

5-15—Andale at Pratt

PRATT (12-0, 15-3)—WW Halstead 15-1; 14-1; LL Great Bend 0-6; 5-7; WW Haven 9-2; 16-6; WW Hoisington 8-3; 11-2; WW Lyons 12-0; 15-1; WW Nickerson 15-0; 15-0; WW Smoky Valley 17-0; 13-2; WW Hesston 5-1; 6-5 5-5 at Kingman; 5-9 Hillsboro; 5-13 Larned; 5-15 Andale

HESSTON (11-3, 12-4)—L Life Prep 2-7; WW Hillsboro 19-0; 14-3; WW Halstead 13-6; 7-6; WW Smoky Valley 7-4; 22-15; WL Larned 12-2; 3-7; WW Hoisington 15-6; 15-3; WW Nickerson 15-2; 9-1; W Douglass 16-1; LL Pratt 1-5; 5-6; 5-5 Newton; 5-9 Haven

HAVEN (10-4, 15-7)—W Marion 20-2; W Chase 10-0; WW Smoky Valley 16-1; 10-4; WW Hillsboro 10-4; 12-3; LL Pratt 2-9; 6-16; WW Halstead 10-2; 10-2; WW Remington 12-2; 11-4; LL Larned 6-8; 2-7; WW Hoisington 7-5; 8-0; WW Nickerson 11-1; 10-0; LL Wichita Trinity 4-12; 9-10; W Andale 7-2; L Hutchinson 0-12; 5-9 at Hesston

HOISINGTON (7-7, 11-7)—WW Russell 15-14; 13-11; WW Ellinwood 8-3; 4-1; WL Nickerson 15-5; 7-21; WW Larned 2-1; 6-3; LL Pratt 3-8; 2-11; LL Hesston 6-15; 3-15; LL Haven 5-7; 0-8; WW Hillsboro 11-5; 10-7; WW Halstead 3-2; 10-0; 5-8 at Smoky Valley; 5-13 at Lyons

HALSTEAD (4-12, 5-17)—L Kingman 2-5; L SE Saline 8-9; LL Sedgwick 0-6; 4-10; LL Pratt 1-15; 1-14; LL Hesston 6-13; 6-7; WW Nickerson 8-7 12-2; LL Haven 2-10; 2-10; WL HIllsboro 14-4; 1-6; WL Smoky Valley 6-5; 2-3; LL Larned 3-7; 2-7; WL Douglass 12-8; 1-11; LL Hoisington 2-3; 0-10

HILLSBORO (3-11, 7-12)—WW Canton 11-1; 13-7; LL Hesston 0-19; 3-14; LL Haven 3-12; 2-9; L Moundridge 6-8; WL Smoky Valley 11-10; 5-7; W Herington 16-1; WL Halstead 6-1; 4-14; LL Larned 3-4; 3-9; LL Hoisington 5-11; 7-10; W Marion 6-1; WL Nickerson 13-0; 1-4; 5-5 at Council Grove; 5-9 at Pratt

SMOKY VALLEY (2-10, 4-13)—L Abilene 1-7; LL Haven 1-16; 4-10; LL Hesston 4-7; 15-22; WL Hillsboro 7-5; 10-11; LL Larned 1-2; 3-12; WL Halstead 3-2; 5-6; LL Pratt 0-17; 2-13; WL Lyons 7-5; 0-11; WL SE Saline 8-5; 0-15; 5-5 Nickerson; 5-8 Hoisington

NICKERSON (2-10, 2-18)—LL Hutchinson Trinity 8-10; 0-5; LL Lyons 5-12; 2-10; LL Halstead 7-8; 2-12; LL Andale 3-18; 3-18; WL Hoisington 21-7; 5-15; LL Pratt 0-15; 0-15; LL Hesston 2-15; 1-9; LL Haven 1-11; 0-10; LL Kingman 3-22; 4-20; WL Hillsboro 4-1, 0-13; 5-5 at Smoky Valley; 5-9 Larned