For the latest Northeast Kansas League standings (click here).....Lot's of league matchups still to come throughout this month with Zone tournaments coming up at the end of the month.

July 5th

Sabetha and Holton Split Double-Header League Showdown

Holton and Sabetha split a twinbill with Sabetha winning game one 14-1 in four innings and Holton winning the five inning nightcap 3-2.  Sabetha scored five runs in the first, three runs in the second and six runs in the third to back Brendon Garrett's two-hitter in game one.  Tate Steinlage had three hits, scored two runs and knocked in another four runs.  Nolan Keim & Taylor Bauman had two hits with Bauman's hits being doubles.  Sabetha had 13 hits in their three innings of offense.
 
Holton scored three runs in the first and Brandon Schumann made those runs good in a 3-2 win.  Schumann scattered six hits and allowed only one earned run in the contest.  Nolan Keim & Graham Droge each had a pair of hits for Sabetha.  Benji Stoller suffered his first loss of the season despite allowing only three hits and fanning six.

Seneca Uses Solid Pitching From Kramer to Down Frankfort

Seneca faced off with Frankfort in one game on Thursday in a Northeast Kansas League showdown. Seneca utilized a solid pitching outing by Dylan Kramer, who pitched a complete game, as Seneca won 6-1 over Frankfort.

July 6th

Doniphan County Sweeps Hiawatha on the Road

Behind a couple of heavily offensive games for Doniphan County they came away with a sweep of league opponent Hiawatha in a double-header, last night, winning 13-4 and 10-6.

In game one Doniphan County never trailed taking an early 3-0 lead after plating three runs in the first inning, but after three innings the game would be tied after Hiawatha responded with one-run in the bottom of the first and two in the third.

Doniphan County would get the bats going late in the game again plating eight more runs,  including a four-run inning in both the sixth and seventh innings. Doniphan County not only double Hiawatha's total hits in game one 14-7 but capitalized on five Hiawatha errors in the game.

Dylan Gabriel went the distance for Doniphan County, pitching all seven innings giving up four runs (only two earned) on seven hits and three walks, while striking out 14. He was aided by his own offense and that of his teammates, too. Gabriel went 3-4 with two runs scored, while Cody Bennett also had three-hits, going 3-3 with a double, two runs scored, four RBI and two walks. Sawyer Adkins and Jordan Thornberry each had a pair of hits, while Zach Halter blasted a home-run in the game.

For Hiawatha it was Dakota Bayles and Parker Hasenkamp who had a solid offensive outing in the game one loss. Bayles went 2-2 with a triple and two runs scored, while pitching five innings. Hasenkamp went 2-3 during the game.

Game two was a little bit more even between the two teams as each squad used three pitchers to get through the matchup, but it would a big sixth inning that gave the win to Doniphan County.

Hiawatha had the lead a few times in the game and lead it 6-2 after a five-run third inning, but Doniphan County would get one back in the fourth and then open things up with a decisive seven-run sixth.

Each team finished the game with nine total hits, but for Doniphan County six of those were doubles. The offense was led by Paden Halter and Colton Masters for Doniphan County who both register a multi-hit game.. Halter went 2-3 with a double and two RBI, while Masters was 2-4 with a double and an RBI.

Again for Hiawatha Bayles had another solid offense game going 3-4 with a triple and two RBI, while Taylor Jacobsen went 2-4 with a double and RBI. Josh Hinkle had three RBI on a 1-3 night.