CIRCLE 16, HOISINGTON/CENTRAL PLAINS 1 — Circle scored 10 unearned runs to roll past Hoisington 16-1 to qualify for the 4A state softball championship. Circle (20-8) played a 4A AVCTL schedule while the Cardinals (18-8) play a 3A Central Kansas League schedule.
Gabby Reif drove home Marly Brewer for the Cardinals' run. Brewer, Ellie Crawford and Kylie Kempke singled.
Circle scored 11 fifth-inning runs. Kendyl Acker homered and drove home four runs. Ava Tunnell and Brynne Bowman each drove home two runs.
HOISINGTON 8, ULYSSES 5 — Hoisington's Gabby Reif, Reese Aylward and Kempke each drove home two runs. Crawford and Claire Crutcher each drove home one run. Pitcher Brynn Tarlton (7-2) struck out nine batters in six innings.
Aylward singled home Brewer in the first inning. Aylward, Kempke and Crutcher delivered third-inning RBI. Reif hit 2-run single and Crawford and Kempke drove in fourth-inning runs.
Ulysses 102 011 0 — 5 4 2
Hoisington 103 400 x — 8 10 4
Harbor and Molina. Tarlton, Crawford (7) and Crutcher. W—Tarlton, 7-2. L—Harbor. 3B—H—Kempke; U—Vitolas.
Circle 410 0(11) — 16 11 0
Hoisington 001 000 0 — 1 4 7
Wilbur and Swilley. Crawford and Crutcher. W—Swilley. L—Crawford 10-6. 2B—H—Brewer; C—Tunnell, Bowman. 3B—C—Fowler. HR—C—Acker.
MULVANE 15, LARNED/LA CROSSE 0 — Mulvane scored 14 runs in the third inning to run-rule Larned/La Crosse 15-0 in Tuesday's 4A softball regional. Larned's Karley Lemuz singled.
Mulvane's Regan Witt drove home five runs with three doubles. Gracyn Crow drove in three runs. Kiki Warner and Bailey Hall each drove in two runs.
Larned 000 — 0 1 6
Mulvane 10(14) — 15 13 0
Wood and Hedding. Warner and Hill. W—Warner. L—Wood. 2B—M—Witt 3, Hall.
4A WEST REGIONALS
MCPHERSON—McPherson 15, Clay Center 0; Mulvane 15, Larned/La Crosse 0; McPherson 9, Mulvane 2; McPherson 28-0
CHAPMAN—Chapman 15, Concordia 0; Andale 7, Pratt 3; Chapman 5, Andale 3; Chapman 23-3
CLEARWATER—Clearwater 10, Hugoton 0; Buhler 13 Rose Hill 3; Clearwater 13, Buhler 3; Clearwater 24-4
HOISINGTON—Hoisington/Central Plains 8, Ulysses 5; Circle 14, Augusta 10; Circle 16, Hoisington 1; Circle 20-8
3A HALSTEAD—Chaparral 17, Belle Plaine 3; Wichita Trinity 10, Chaparral 0; Kingman 4, Cheney 3; Halstead 3, Conway Springs 1; Haven 7, Hesston 0; SEMIFINALS—5-21—Wichita Trinity 22-3 vs. Kingman 17-8; Haven 22-4 vs. Halstead 21-3
2A INMAN—Bennington 7, Little River 2; Sterling 20, Ellinwood 13; Inman 15, Ell-Saline 0; Salina Sacred Heart 7, Sylvan/Lucas 2; (5-20) SEMIFINALS—Bennington 17, Sterling 3; Inman 13, Salina Sacred Heart 2; CHAMPIONSHIP Inman 8, Bennington 1; Inmn 23-1
3A MINNEAPOLIS—Minneapolis 16, Plainville/Stockton 0; Smoky Valley 16, Russell-Victoria 4; Beloit 7, Nickerson 6; Lyons 7, Ellsworth 5; SEMIFINALS—Minneapolis 13, Smoky Valley 3; Beloit 15, Lyons 0; CHAMPIONSHIP—(5-21) Minneapolis (20-4) vs. Beloit (19-8)
