Eagles sweep doubleheader

ELLINWOOD — Ellinwood's baseball team will ride into postseason with momentum after sweeping Sylvan-Lucas 6-5 and 15-5 in Monday's non-league twin bill.

The Eagles (12-12) travel to Kismet to play Southwestern Heights (12-11) Wednesday in the 3A Russell baseball regional.

EAGLES 6, SYLVAN-LUCAS 5 (G1) — Eagles' lefthander Cohen Gunn (5-2, 0.90 ERA) struck out six Mustangs and delivered the game-winning single to score Brody Brack. Gunn has 78 strikeouts in 382/3 innings.

Brack scored on Jaxon Burbank's single in a 4-run second. Noah Herrman scored on Drake Hosman's double. Burbank scored on Gunn's groundout. Hosman scored on Trace Tudor's single for a 4-3 lead.

Brack scored on a wild pitch for a 5-5 tie.

EAGLES 15, SYLVAN-LUCAS 5 (G2) — Ellinwood's Tudor and Cade Coleman each drove home three runs and Cohen Gunn added a pair of runs batted home.

The Eagles earned the run-rule victory with a 5-run fifth inning. Layton Wirtz scored the game-winner on a wild pitch.

EAGLES 6, MINNEAPOLIS 2 (G1) — Ellinwood pitcher Hosman (4-2, 5.79 ERA) permitted one earned run and struck out five Lions May 8.

Tudor delivered a 2-run double and drove home three runs. Banks Jacobs and Bryce Williams drove home runs.

EAGLES, 11, MINNEAPOLIS 10 (G2) — Ellinwood's Shae Hoskins singled home Gunn with the game-winning run after the Eagles rallied from an 8-0 deficit.

Hoskins drove home two runs. Hosman, Tudor, Jacobs, Coleman, Wirtz and Brack each drove home one run.

Relief oitcher Jacobs (1-1) yielded one earned run in six brilliant innings with four strikeouts.

3A RUSSELL REGIONAL (5-13)—Russell (19-5) vs. Minneapolis (4-18); Southwestern Heights (12-11) vs. Ellinwood (12-12); Ellis (16-8) vs Nickerson (9-17); Holcomb (15-9) vs. Sylvan-Lucas (7-15)

Sylvan-Lucas 301 100 0 — 5 10 1

Ellinwood 040 010 1 — 6 12 3

Bohnen, Shearer (2), Meier (4), Charvat (5), Pasek (6), Keith (7) and Frederking. Coleman, Cohen Gunn (6) and Jacobs. W—Coleman. L—Bohnen. 2B—Hosman, Herrman; SL—Charvat.

Sylvan-Lucas 004 01 — 5 5 2

Ellinwood 103 65 — 15 20 3

Obermueller, Frederking (3), Keith (4), Nelson (5) and Keith. Hoskins and Jacobs, W—Hoskins, 4-2. L—Obermueller. 2B—E—Jacobs, Tudor; SL—Seehafer, Keith.

Minneapolis 011 000 0 — 2 6 0

Ellinwood 013 020 0 — 6 10 1

Helget and Rice. Hosman, Coleman (5) and Jacobs. W—Hosman. 4-2. L—Helget. 2B—E—Coleman, Hosman, Tudor.

Minneapolis 172 000 0 — 10 10 2

Ellinwood 005 410 1 — 11 13 3

Anderson, Johnson (4), Rice (5) and Rice. Hoskins, Jacobs (2) and Jacobs, Coleman (2). W—Jacobs, 1-1. L—Rice. 2B—E—Cohen Gunn, Hoskins; M—Griffin 2.