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Ellinwood sweeps Mustang baseball
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SYLVAN GROVE — The Ellinwood baseball team will ride into postseason after rolling past the Sylvan/Lucas Mustangs 13-2 and 12-2 in  pair of non-league wins. Ellinwood (13-11) will play Bennington (7-13) in the 2-1A Hays baseball regional after ending the year 7-1.

EAGLES 13, MUSTANGS 2 (G1) — Pitcher Trace Tudor (3-5) continued his progress with another solid start with eight strikeouts in 42/3 innings.

Cohen Gunn led a 13-hit attack with two hits, two runs scored and four runs batted home. Campbell Coleman drove in two runs with two doubles. Banks Jacobs drove in two runs. Tudor and Cade Coleman each drove in a run.

The Eagles scored eight unearned runs off eight Mustang errors.

EAGLES 12, MUSTANGS 2 (G2) — Ace pitcher Drake Hosman (7-1) struck out eight batters to solidify the No. 1 spot in the Eagles rotation.

Cohen Gunn drove in two runs. Hosman, Gavin Kubick, Cooper Gunn and Bryce Williams each drove in one run.

The Eagles took advantage of 11 walks and scored three unearned runs off eight Mustang errors.

Ellinwood 100 206 4 — 13 13 2

Sylvan/Lucas 020 000 0 — 2 1 8

Tudor, Cohen Gunn (5), Cooper Gunn (7) and Jacobs. Cody Charvat, Connor Charvat (5), Obermuller (7) and Keith. W—Tudor, 3-5. L—Cody Charvat. 2B—E—Campbell Coleman 2, Cohen Gunn, Jacobs, Cade Coleman.

Ellinwood 110 271 — 12 12 3

Sylvan/Lucas 000 200 — 2 3 8

Hosman and Jacobs. Pasek, Gorrell (5) and Walters. W—Hosman, 7-1. L—Pasek. 2B—E—Cohen Gunn; SL—Connor Charvat.

2-1A HAYS REGIONAL—Hays TMP 19-5 vs. Oberlin 0-16/Ell-Saline 0-18 winner; Ellinwood 13-11 vs. Bennington 7-13; Salina Sacred Heart 17-7 vs. Republic County 2-20; Ellis 17-8 vs. Plainville 2-14

EAGLES 16, LIONS 5 (G1) — The Eagles kept late-season momentum with a sweep over the Minneapolis Lions 16-5 and 13-2 May 9.

Cooper Gunn and Shea Hoskins each drove in three runs. Cohen Gunn and Trace Tudor each drove home two runs. Drake Hosman, Campbell Coleman and Cade Coleman each drove home a run.

EAGLES 13, LIONS 2 (G2) — Tudor delivered five RBI with a pair of doubles. Hosman, Hoskins and Cohen Gunn each drove home two runs. Banks Jacobs and Cooper Gunn drove in a run.

Ellinwood 204 163  — 16 15 2

Minneapolis 000 050 — 5 8 4

Jacobs, Cohen Gunn (5) and Campbell Coleman. Pickrell, White (5), Arnold (6) and Anderson. W—Jacobs, 1-2. L—Pickrell. 2B—E—Cohen Gunn, Campbell Coleman 2; M—Rice.

Ellinwood 251 23 — 13 10 1

Minneapolis 000 20 — 2 6 6

Cooper Gunn, Campbell Coleman (5) and Jacobs.  Helget, Klein (5) and Rice. W—Cooper Gunn. L—Helget. 2B—E—Tudor 2, Williams, Cohen Gunn.