LARNED — Larned (1-6, 1-4 CKL) rallied for an 11-1 victory to gain a split with Smoky Valley in Tuesday's Central Kansas League baseball doubleheader.
LARNED 11, VIKINGS (G2) 1 — Larned's Anthony Gonzalez, Mason Miller and Reese Morgan homered to spark the Indians.
Gonzalez ripped a 2-run homer and Hunter Hobbs doubled home Regan in a 3-run first inning. In a 3-run third, Mason Miller scored on a groundout, Hobbs delivered an RBI single and scored on a passed ball.
Reese Morgan's 2-run homer was followed by Regan scoring on a fourth-inning groundout for a 9-0 lead. Mason Miller homered and Kade Johnson scored on an error.
Larned pitcher Tristan Regan struck out 10 Vikings in a 3-hit outing.
VIKINGS 11, LARNED 1 (G1) — Reese Morgan singled home Miller for Larned's run.
Viking Kylan Lindquist drove home three runs and Kaleb Burgardt drove in two runs.
Larned 100 00 — 1 2 5
Smoky Valley 108 02 — 11 8 0
Reece Morgan, Hegerman (3), Eli Morgan (5) and Shaver. Heitschmidt and Riedel. W—Heitschmidt. L—R. Morgan. 2B—SV—Heitschmidt, Burgardt.
Larned 330 311 — 11 14 1
Smoky Valley 000 100 — 1 3 4
Tristan Regan and Shaver. Burgardt, Jader (3), Lindquist (6) and Riedel. W—Regan. L—Burgardt. 2B—L—Hobbs. 3B—L—Eli Morgan. HR—L—Gonzalez, Miller, R. Morgan.