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Indians surprise Russell
LARNED — Larned surprised Russell 7-5 after the Broncos earned a 5-1 victory in the opener of Tuesday's non-league baseball doubleheader.
Larned (8-11) handed Russell (17-3) its third loss of the spring.
LARNED 7, RUSSELL 5 (G2) — Larned built a 7-1 lead with a 4-run seventh inning before Tristan Regan retired the final three batters after Russell closed within 7-5.
The Indians tagged Russell's Sam Theielen (5-1) with his first loss.
Mason Miller scored on wild pitch in a 4-run seventh. Reece Morgan scored on a Hunter Hobbs single. Regan scored on a hit batter. Hobbs scored on Easton Fox's sacrifice fly.
Hunter Hobbs' single scored Mason Miller and Anthony Gonzalez after Miller scored Larned's first run on a passed ball.
RUSSELL 5, LARNED 1 (G1) — Russell pitcher Max Evans threw a 3-hitter with nine strikeouts. Gonzalez singled home Fox for Larned's run.
Russell's Kyle Huser drove in a run. The Broncos scored four runs on passed balls or wild pitches.
Larned 001 000 0— 1 3 0
Russell 050 000 x — 5 4 2
Reese Morgan, Miller (3) and Hobbs. Evans and Theilen. W—Evans, 2-0. L—Reese Morgan.
Larned 001 020 4— 7 5 7
Russell 100 000 4 — 5 6 1
Tristan Regan and Hobbs. Zorn, Theilen (3), Dreiling (6), Ross (7) and Theilen. W—Regan. L—Theilen, 5-1. 2B—R—Theilen.
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