HOISINGTON — The Hoisington/Central Plains softball team split a doubleheader with Hays Thomas More Prep to virtually assure the Cardinals of a 4A home regional site. The Cardinals won the opener 9-5 and lost the second game 10-3.
The Cardinals (17-7) are tied with Buhler (17-7) for the fourth seed, but the Crusaders will be a huge underdog against McPherson (24-0) Tuesday.
CARDINALS 9, TMP 5 (G1) — The Cardinals rallied from a 5-4 deficit with a 5-run sixth inning. Reese Aylward's triple scored Marly Brewer, Macie Strong and Kylie Kempke for the game-winning runs. Brynn Tarlton scored on Gabby Reif's groundout to start the 5-run inning.
Brewer scored on Reif's double to start a 3-run first frame. Strong and Reif scored on an error. Tarlton hit a fourth-inning homer.
Cardinal ace pitcher Ellie Crawford (10-5) struck out seven batters against the Monarchs (24-2).
Monarch Brooke Koenigsman drove in two runs.
TMP 10, CARDINALS 3 (G2) HOISINGTON — The Hoisington/Central Plains softball team split a doubleheader with Hays Thomas More Prep to virtually assure the Cardinals of a 4A home regional site. The Cardinals won the opener 9-5 and lost the second game 10-3.
The Cardinals (17-7) are tied with Buhler (17-7) for the fourth seed, but the Crusaders will be a huge underdog against McPherson (24-0) Tuesday.
CARDINALS 9, TMP 5 (G1) — The Cardinals rallied from a 5-4 deficit with a 5-run sixth inning. Reese Aylward's triple scored Marly Brewer, Macie Strong and Kylie Kempke for the game-winning runs. Brynn Tarlton scored on Gabby Reif's groundout to start the 5-run inning.
Brewer scored on Reif's double to start a 3-run first frame. Strong and Reif scored on an error. Tarlton hit a fourth-inning homer.
Cardinal ace pitcher Ellie Crawford (10-5) struck out seven batters against the Monarchs (24-2).
Monarch Brooke Koenigsman drove in two runs.
TMP 10, CARDINALS 3 (G2) — Monarch Brynn Rebel homered and drove home two runs. The Monarchs scored in six innings.
Hoisington's Crawford homered. Gabby Reif and Mea Sneath also drove home runs.
Hays TMP 201 020 0 — 5 3 3
Hoisington 300 105 x — 9 9 2
Rebel, Simpson (6) and Gottschalk. Crawford and Crutcher. W—Crawford, 10-4. L—Rebel. 2B—H—Reif 2; TMP—Watson. 3B—H—Aylward. HR—H—Tarlton; TMP—Koenigsman.
Hays TMP 231 110 2 — 10 9 1
Hoisington 100 100 1 — 3 7 4
WIndholz and Koenigsman. Crawford, Tarlton (3) and Crutcher. W—Windholz. L—Crawford, 10-5. L—Rebel. 2B—H—Crawford; TMP—Koenigsman. HR—H—Crawford; TMP—Rebel.
4A PROJECTED WEST REGIONALS
MCPHERSON—McPherson 24-0 vs. Clay Center 6-16; Larned 15-9 vs. Mulvane 13-9
CHAPMAN—Chapman 20-2 vs. Ulysses 8-12; Pratt 14-8 vs. Andale 12-10
CLEARWATER—Clearwater 22-4 vs. Hugoton 8-12; Circle 18-8 vs. Rose Hill 11-11
HOISINGTON—Hoisington/Central Plains 17-7 vs. Concordia 8-12; Buhler 17-7 vs. Augusta 10-14
DNQ—Abilene 5-19; DNQ—Wellington 5-19; DNQ—Winfield 3-20
