It was an action packed weekend in the Northeast Kansas League in legion baseball action with plenty of league games and a few non-league, as well.

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Friday June 29th

Hiawatha Wins Second League Game with 13-10 Win over Holton

Hiawatha took down Holton in a high scoring affair league matchup on Friday night behind two five-run innings and nine Holton errors, Hiawatha snatched up the 13-10 win. Holton was able to out hit Hiawatha on the night 10-9 but ultimately it was the mistakes by Holton that proved to be costly for them, as they were credited with nine errors giving Hiawatha a steady dose of baserunners throughout the night.

Quentin Overdick, had the only multi-hit night for Hiawatha 2-3 with two RBI's, while Taylor Jacobsen notched three RBI's and Jeff Costa and Dakota Bayles each had two RBI's, apiece.

For Holton, their offense was lead by Eric McKinsey who went 3-4 with two runs scored, two RBI's and a walk in the loss.

Dalton Lehmukhl earned the pitching win for Hiawatha, in relief, throwing four innings.

Atchison downed Royal Valley in a League Showdown

Behind a stellar pitching performance and early offense Atchison shutdown Royal Valley to notch another Northeast Kansas League win. Jake Sowers pitched for Atchison striking out 11 Royal Valley batters on his way to helping Atchison to the 6-2 win. Atchison got their bats going, also in the game and they did so early with nine hits in the first three innings.

Saturday June 30th

Sabetha Wins Lighting Shortened Contest Over Hiawatha with Big Early Inning

Sabetha scored 8 runs in the third inning to defeat Hiawatha 8-2 in an abbreviated contest called by lightning Saturday.  Sabetha had seven hits in the inning with the big blow a 2-run Taylor Bauman single.  Kyle Stallbaumer & Derek Chadwell had doubles in the inning.  Tate Steinlage pitched four innings for the win.  Steinlage allowed only one hit and one earned run.

Sunday July 1st

Doniphan County Sweeps League Leader Sabetha in  Double-Header

Doniphan County swept Sabetha in a DH Sunday winning game one 6-5 and game two 11-4.  Doniphan County scored five unearned runs in the first to quickly erase a 1-0 deficit.  Doniphan County took advantage of a couple of Sabetha errors and Zach Halter hit a 2-run homer to cap the inning.  Sabetha tied the score at five apiece in the top of the sixth on only one hit.  Sabetha used five walks and a couple of errors to tie the score.  Doniphan County answered in the bottom of the sixth on a Halter double and Colton Master one-out ground ball single up the middle.  Jordan Thornberry was the winning pitcher. 
 
Doniphan County pounded 10 hits and took adantage of another 10 walks to win the nightcap 11-4.  Zach Halter pitched a complete game allowing only five hits.  Halter aided his own cause with three hits.  Jordan Thornberry and Coby Bennett each had two hits with Bennett clubbing a 2-run homer in the first.

Atchison and Seneca Split League Twinbill

In another Northeast Kansas League double-header on Sunday this time it was a split between the two squads, Atchison and Seneca. Atchison took game one 6-4, while Seneca came back in the night to split the twinbill as they earned the 5-3 win.

Hiawatha Split Non-League Double-Header with Leavenworth at Home

Playing in the confines of Noble field Hiawatha hosted non-league foe, Leavenworth on Sunday and looked to continue some more recent success on the baseball diamond.

Game one was all Leavenworth as they held Hiawatha to one-hit, while tallying six-hits themselves. Hiawatha was also plagued by six errors in the 4-1 loss to Leavenworth. Marshall Swearingen tallied the only Indians hit in the game.

In game two it was a different story for Hiawatha, as they took advantage and made the most of their opportunities from their seven hits, plating eight runs to give them an 8-6 win. Hiawatha scored early and never trailed in the game plating three in the first and third innings, one in the second and two in fourth. Kyle White was the only Hiawatha player to register a multi-hit game, going 2-3 with a run scored and walk. Five different Hiawatha players notched an RBI in the win, as Dakota Bayles pitched a complete game.

Royal Valley Earned a Sweep in League Action Over Frankfort

Royal Valley notched a few more league wins under their belt with a double-header sweep of Frankfort on Sunday, winning 8-1 and 7-2. With the win Royal Valley moved up in the Northeast Kansas League standings giving them a total of five leagues on the season.