Larned splits baseball twin bill

LARNED  — Larned's baseball team rallied for a 12-1 second game victory over Lyons. The Lions won the opener.

LYONS 5, LARNED 4 (G1)—  Lyons' Zayn Zambo scored the game-winning run on Deacon Showalter's fifth-inning groundout. Lyons reliever Anthony "Ace" Ventura retired seven consecutive batters to earn a save.

Logan Isaac scored on Ethan's Luck sacrifice fly in a 3-run third inning. Blake Smith and Ventura scored on Porter Anderson's single.  David Meyers scored on a fifth-inning error for a 4-2 lead before Zambo scored a fifth run.

Carson Shaver scored on Tristan Regan's first-inning single. Camden Bird scored on a Hunter Hobbs' fourth-inning double.

Down 5-2, Larned's Andres Gonzalez scored on Mason Miller's single. Miller scored on Bird's double.

LARNED 12, LYONS 1 (G2)— Larned's Bird and Reese Morgan each drove home three runs.

Morgan singled home Shaver and Mason Martin scored on a passed ball in a 3-run first inning. Morgan scored on Bird's single.

In a 5-run second frame, Martin scored on a walk. Gonzalez scored on a balk. Regan scored on a wild pitch. Miller scored on Bird's sacrifice bunt. Luke Krehbiel scored on a passed ball for an 8-1 lead.

Shaver scored on Regan's hit by pitch. Martin scored on Morgan's single. Gonzalez scored on a walk. Regan scored on Bird's sacrifice fly for a 12-1 lead.

Lyons 003 020 0 — 5 5 1

Larned 100 120 0 — 4 8 5

Gilliand, Ventura (5) and Luck. Regan and Shaver.  W—Gilliand. L—Regan, 0-2. SV—Ventura. 2B—LARNED—Bird, Shaver, Hobbs

Lyons 100 0 — 1 3 1

Larned 354 x — 12 7 2

Porter Anderson, Zambo (2), Meyer Anderson (3) and Luck. Shaver and Martin. W—Shaver, 1-1. L—P. Anderson. 2B—LYONS—Gilliand