OMAHA – The Kearney Runza Seniors finished their tenure at the Creighton Prep CWS Tournament with a dominant win, closing out Creighton Prep #2 10-0 Saturday afternoon.
Kearney (14-12) won on ten runs with twelve hits and no errors while the Junior Jays 2 were scoreless on five hits and no errors.
Nolan Smith collected three hits at three at bats with Smith having a single, single, and double to end his day. Kearney was up early in the first inning as Jacob Hansen’s single, Kaleb Larson’s sac fly, and Kole Throckmorton’s single all scored one run.
Kearney would add another run off a Jase Blattner single in the second, making a 6-0 contest.
The Runza Seniors continued their scoring in the third as Garrison Burns singled adding a run, and Smith’s double added another two scores. Blatter added a run from a single.
Derrick Nonhof earned the win for Kearney, as the starting pitcher gave up five hits and no runs over four innings, striking out four and walking none.
Kearney concludes their CWS trip to Omaha, finishing 3-3 on the stretch. The Runza Seniors begin a homestand on Tuesday, taking on Lincoln Southeast at 6 PM. Wednesday night Kearney rematches the North Platte Nationals at 7:30 PM, and Thursday night Kearney hosts Lexington at 5. All contests can be heard on KGFW with pregame set for fifteen minutes prior to first pitch. Find more details at KGFW.com on the sports calendar page.
Full game recaps can be found from each CWS Prep Tourney contest at KGFW.com.
