LARNED — Larned's baseball team built late-season momentum with an 11-8 and 3-1 Central Kansas League sweep over Nickerson.

Larned (10-14, 5-8 CKL) has won seven of eight games. Nickerson drops to 9-17, 4-10.

LARNED 11, NICKERSON 8 (G1) — Crosby (7-9) struck out eight batters and permitted zero earned runs. Brylee Squires scored on a passed ball.

LARNED 3, NICKERSON 1 (G2) — Simmons drove in three runs and Stahlecker and Marvin each delivered two runs batted in.

Nickerson 200 010 5 — 8 7 4

Larned 201 044 x — 11 10 1

Newman, Malloy (6) ad Chase Welch. Reese Morgan, Krehbiel (5) and Shaver. W—R. Morgan, 3-4. L—Newman. 2B—L—Torres; N—Shelton 2. HR —L—Torres.

Nickerson 001 000 0 — 1

Larned 120 000 x — 3

Shelton, Rist (3) and Chase Welch. Miller, Mead (6) and Shaver. W—Miller, 2-4. L—Shelton. 2B—L—Torres.