The end of last week was chock-full of baseball and softball. Both Humboldt teams took second overall in their two tournaments while Yates Center baseball and softball swept Pleasanton, Marmaton Valley softball split at Chetopa and Crest baseball and softball got swept by Jayhawk-Linn. With May peeking around the corner and regionals ahead, heres a quick recap of last weeks action.
Humboldt
The Cubs hosted their annual baseball and softball tournament on Thursday and despite their exemplary record heading into the games, both teams lost in the championship game.
Humboldt baseball (12-2) opened versus Central Heights and won 10-5.
Kaiden Barnett earned the win after allowing four runs (two earned) on five hits with five walks in 4.1 innings. He struck out four.
Joe Murrow, Josh Hull and Dagen Goodner each had two hits and Gunner Elder had a triple.
The Cubs slipped up a game later when they faced Anderson County for the championship and lost 5-2.
Humboldt led 2-1 heading into the fifth before the Bulldogs scored three in the fifth to jump ahead.
Xavier Bauer earned the loss for the Cubs after allowing four runs on eight hits and two walks and a home run. He struck-out two.
It was much the same story for Humboldt softball (11-3).
They romped to a 13-3, five-inning win versus Central Heights.
Brooklyn Ellis allowed three runs on three hits and two walks while striking out seven. Morgan Mauk and Laken Hunter each had three hits.
Humboldt then went on to lose the championship game to Anderson County 7-4.
Ellis allowed seven runs on 11 hits while Aricah McCall had the only mult-base hit in the game.
Humboldt will travel to Cherryvale on Tuesday.
Yates Center
Both Wildcat teams really came to play Thursday night when they hosted Pleasanton.
Baseball (7-3) beat the Blu-Jays 16-1 and 22-2 while softball (9-3) won 14-0 and 15-1.
In baseballs first game, Asher Sievers earned the win, going five innings and allowing just one run on three hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.
Caden Graham had three hits and Nolan Jones, Tyton Smoot, Connor Griffith and Carter Burton each had two.
In game two, Smoot took the mound and got the win, allowing two runs (zero allowed) on two hits and a walk with three strikeouts.
Kendrick Jones had a phenomenal game, going 5-5 at the plate including hitting a home run. Carter Burton had four hits and Jaymond Rice, Smoot, and Graham each had three.
For softball, Madelynn Collins earned the seven-inning shutout win in game one, allowing just one hit and five walks while striking out 11.
Hannah Jones, Julia Day and Collins each had three hits while Morgan Collins, Jordan Weseloh, Kyra Griffith and Allie Chrisman each had two. Morgan Collins homered in the game.
In game two, Morgan Collins took the mound and allowed one run (zero earned) on a hit and a walk with eight strikeouts.
