LARNED — Larned's baseball team built late-season momentum with an 11-8 and 3-1 Central Kansas League sweep over Nickerson Friday.

Larned (10-14, 5-8 CKL) has won seven of eight games. Nickerson drops to 9-17, 4-12 CKL.

LARNED 3, NICKERSON 1 (G2) — Larned pitchers Mason Miller (2-4) and Dominic Mead limited the Panthers to one run with eight strikeouts.

Third baseman Reece Morgan turned a second-inning double play with second baseman Conner Spreier. Morgan and catcher Owen Shaver turned a third-inning double play with the bases loaded.

Reece Morgan singled home Miller in the first. Luke Krehbiel scored on Reece Morgan's fly ball and Spreier scored on a second-inning error.

Rylan Morrell singled home Chase Welch for Nickerson's run. Reliever Fallon Rist (4-4) threw four shutout innings with eight strikeouts.

LARNED 11, NICKERSON 8 (G1) — Larned's Antonio Torres homered and doubled and drove home five runs to spark the Indians.

Easton Fox drove home two runs. Miller, Tristan Rega, Owen Shaver and Spreier also drove in runs.

Nickerson's Riley Brawner, Dale Smith and Easton Clifford each drove in two runs.

Nickerson 200 010 5 — 8 7 4

Larned 201 044 x — 11 10 1

Newman, Malloy (6) ad Chase Welch. Reese Morgan, Krehbiel (5) and Shaver. W—R. Morgan, 3-4. L—Newman, 1-3. 2B—L—Torres; N—Shelton 2. HR —L—Torres.

Nickerson 001 000 0 — 1 4 4

Larned 120 000 x — 3 5 2

Shelton, Rist (3) and Chase Welch. Miller, Mead (6) and Shaver. W—Miller, 2-4. L—Shelton, 0-6. 2B—L—Torres.