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Larned earns split with Hesston
Carson Shaver
Larned Indian pitcher Carson Shaver delivers a strike. - photo by Janet Fleske Special to the Tribune

LARNED — Larned reliever Carson Shaver threw 32/3 shutout innings for a 7-3 victory to help the Indians split a baseball twin bill against Hesston Friday. Hesston (7-2, 7-1 CKL) won the nightcap 12-2.

LARNED 7, HESSTON 3 (G1) — Larned led 5-0. Shaver scored on a Reese Morgan single and Mason Miller singled in Conner Speier for a 2-0 lead. Shaver scored on Tristan Regan's second-inning single after driving home Easton Fox and Anthony Gonzalez.

Hesston's Blayne Wilson scored on Andrew Huxman's fly ball. Keagan Shelite scored on Levi Flaming's single and Jacob Burkholder scored on Wilson's single for a 5-3 score. 

Larned's Shaver scored on an error and Miller singled home Deacon Martin for a 7-3 victory.

HESSTON 12, LARNED 2 (G2) — Hesston broke the game open with an 8-run fourth inning for a 12-2 run-rule victory. Larned yielded six walks and committed six errors that contributed to 11 unearned runs.

Hesston's Flaming homered and drove home five runs. Brody Curran drove in three runs. Hesston delivered four extra-base hits.

Larned's Shaver and Hunter Hobbs scored runs. Shaver, Martin and Hobbs each singled.

Larned (2-6, 1-3 CKL) plays Smoky Valley (1-6, 1-6 CKL) Tuesday.

Hesston 002 100 0 — 3 5 2

Larned 230 200 x — 7 10 1

Burkholder, McAllister (3) and Landes. Morgan, Shaver (4) and Shaver. W—Shaver. L—Burkholder. 2B—L—Morna, Gonzalez; H—Curran, Wilson. 3B—L—Wilson

Hesston 200 820 — 12 8 3

Larned 002 00x x — 2 3 6

Curran and Landes. Regan, Martin (4), Bird (5) and Shaver. W—Curran. L—Regan. 2B—H—McAllister. 3B—H—Burkholder, McAllister. HR—H—Flaming 

CKL BASEBALL

Pratt 6-0 7-3

Hesston 7-1 7-2

Haven 6-2 6-2

Hoisington 2-3 6-3

Halstead 2-6 2-10

Nickerson 1-2 1-8

Larned 1-3 2-6

Hillsboro 1-5 3-6

Smoky Valley 1-6 1-6

FRIDAY—Haven 10-10, Halstead 2-2; Larned 7-2, Hesston 3-12; Pratt 8-11, Hoisington 3-2; Andale 18-18, Nickerson 3-3; Smoky Valley 7-10, Hillsboro 5-11

MONDAY—Haven at Remington

TUESDAY—Pratt at Lyons; Nickerson at Hoisington; Smoky Valley at Larned; Herington at Hillsboro