LARNED — Larned pitcher Asher Alexander struck out eight batters in 2-hit 2-0 baseball victory over Hays Legion Post 173 Tuesday.

Larned improves to 11-10 and Hays is 10-10

LARNED 2, HAYS 0 — Larned's Ian Gilliland singled home K.J. Cell in the first inning.

Gavin Reese scored on Owen Shaver's second-inning single.

Alexander retired Ty Scheve to strand two base runners in the fourth inning.

HAYS 13, LARNED 9 — Larned's Kade Johnson drove home three runs in a 13-9 high-scoring loss to Hays.

Larned's Cooper Herbert Gilliland, Easton Fox and Reece drove in runs. Fox delivered three hits.

Six Larned errors delivered six unearned runs for Hays. Hays broke a 9-9 tie with four seventh-inning runs. Kolter Pfannenstiel drove home two runs.

Hays 220 221 4 — 13 11 3

Larned 213 201 0— 9 9 6

Schumacher, Scheve (4), Pfannenstiel (6) and Beall. Meade, Mazouch (5) and Shaver. W—Schumacher. L—Mazouch. 2B—H—Johnson.

Hays 000 00 — 0 2 1

Larned 110 0x — 2 7 1

Clark, Herters (4) and Zimmerman. Alexander and Shaver. W—Alexander.