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Larned, Ellis split twin bill
LARNED — Larned pitcher Jadyn Crosby threw four innings and drove home four runs with a pair of doubles to spark the Indians past Ellis 13-2 in Friday's second softball game. Ellis won the opener 3-2.
Larned (7-13) drops Ellis to a 9-9 record.
LARNED 13, ELLIS 2 (G2) — Crosby delivered a 2-run single and a pair of RBI doubles. Crosby (6-8) struck out five batters.
Jillian Hagerman and Brooke Simmons each hit a pair of RBI singles. Brileigh Stahlecker hit an RBI double, Gillian Smith hit an RBI single and Kendra Marvin hit an RBI grounder.
ELLIS 3, LARNED 2 (G1) — Crosby (5-8) was tagged with a hard-luck loss despite 10 strikeouts.
Ellis' Kia Mader doubled home Chloe Gillespie to spark a 3-run first inning. Mader and Maggie Downing scored on Rylan Asehenbrenner's single.
Simmons scored on Hagerman's fourth inning single. Hagerman scored on a seventh-inning passed ball.
Ellis 300 000 0 — 3 4 0
Larned 000 100 1 — 2 3 0
Zimmerman and Aschenbrenner. Crosby and Simmons. W—Zimmerman. L—Crosby, 5-8. 2B—L—Hagerman; E—Mader.
Ellis 000 20 — 2 7 4
Larned 362 2x — 13 12 1
Fabrizius, Mullins (2) and Aschenbrenner. Crosby, Stahlecker (5) and Simmons. W—Crosby, 6-8. L—Fabrizius. 2B—L—Crosby 2, Stahlecker; E—Zimmerman.
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