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HOISINGTON — Hoisington ended the 2026 baseball season with a 5-3 victory over Lyons Tuesday. No. 17 seed Hoisington (8-15) is eliminated from 4A baseball postseason play. Lyons (14-11) will play 4A postseason baseball.

Cardinal reliever Brodie Crites (4-2, 4.20 ERA) yielded no earned runs in 61/3 innings.

Lyons scored two first-inning runs. Luke Isaac raced home on an attempted double steal as catcher Marcus Ingram threw out Blake Smith. Caleb Giorgetti scored on an error.

Kaydin Umphrey's first-inning single scored Brodie Crites. Corbyn Holinde scored on Layton Hoffman's second-inning single.

Thomas Higgins scored on Holinde's single to ignite a 3-run fourth. Holinde scored on a Crites single. Crites scored on Drake Martin's bases-loaded walk for a 5-2 lead.

Anthony Ventura scored on a fifth-inning error.

Lyons 200 010 0 — 3 8 1

Hoisington 110 300 0 — 5 11 3

Ventura, Isaac (3), Diasio (5) and Zambo. Umphrey, Crites (2) and Ingram. W—Crites, 4-2. L—Ventura, 2-4. 2B—H—Higgins.