PRATT, Kan. — The Nickerson High School baseball and softball teams were swept by the Pratt Greenbacks on Thursday at the Green Sports Complex.

The Nickerson baseball team falls to 1-11, while the Panther softball team drops to 2-10.

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 </figure>SEAN BOSTON Hutch PostPRATT, Kan. — The Nickerson High School baseball and softball teams were swept by the Pratt Greenbacks on Thursday at the Green Sports Complex.The Nickerson baseball team falls to 1-11, while the Panther softball team drops to 2-10.<div><h1>BASEBALL RECAPS</h1>
Game 1 &mdash; Pratt 15,&nbsp;Nickerson 0
A dominant offensive performance powered Pratt to a 15-0 run-rule victory over Nickerson on Thursday, fueled by an eight-run second inning.
The Greenbacks opened the scoring in the first inning as Cresten Pore delivered a two-run single and Ethan Koger added an RBI walk to give Pratt a 3-0 lead.
Pratt erupted in the second, scoring eight runs on seven hits. Caleb Strong had a pair of extra-base hits in the inning, including a two-run double. Josiah Schmidt, Luke Gatlin, Madden Wilson, Kyler Craft and Owen Schmidt each drove in runs as part of the outburst.
The Greenbacks added four more in the third, highlighted by an RBI single from Wilson, an RBI triple by Craft, and another two-run double from Strong.
Schmidt earned the win for Pratt, tossing three shutout innings while allowing just one hit and striking out three. Fallon Rist took the loss for Nickerson, giving up seven runs in one inning of work.
Strong led Pratt&rsquo;s 13-hit effort, going a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBIs. Craft, Wilson, and Schmidt each recorded multiple hits. Pratt also drew seven walks and swiped eight bases, led by Schmidt&rsquo;s three steals. The defense was flawless, turning a double play and committing no errors.
Corbin Shelton had the lone hit for Nickerson.
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Game 2 &mdash;&nbsp;Pratt 15, Nickerson 0
Pratt erupted for nine runs in the first inning and never looked back, cruising to a 15-0 win over Nickerson in three innings Thursday to sweep the doubleheader.
Owen Schmidt ignited the Greenbacks' early surge with an RBI triple in the first. Cresten Pore was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in another run, followed by RBI hits from Luke Gatlin, Max Thimesch, Madden Wilson, Kyler Craft and Josiah Schmidt, who capped the inning with a two-run single.
Pratt continued to pour it on in the second with a steal of home by Pore and an RBI single by Schmidt. Three more runs crossed in the third on a double by Gatlin, a hit batter, and a sacrifice fly from Schmidt.
Thimesch earned the win for Pratt, scattering three hits over three scoreless innings. He struck out one and walked one. Nickerson&rsquo;s Corbin Shelton took the loss after surrendering 12 runs on 11 hits across two innings.
Dale Smith led Nickerson with two hits out of the leadoff spot. The Panthers played clean defense with no errors.
Pratt tallied 13 hits in the victory, led by Schmidt&rsquo;s 3-for-3 day at the plate. Pore, Gatlin, and Schmidt each collected multiple hits, and Pore also stole two of the team&rsquo;s seven total bases. The Greenbacks played error-free in the field, with Pore recording five defensive chances.
Nickerson returns to action Tuesday at home against Hesston.
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<h1>SOFTBALL RECAPS</h1>
Game 1 &mdash; Pratt 20, Nickerson&nbsp;5
Despite a three-hit effort from Jayli Groth, Nickerson couldn&rsquo;t keep pace with a red-hot Pratt offense on Thursday, falling 20-5 in four innings.
Groth went 3-for-3 at the plate, including a double in the fourth, and drove in a run in the first inning to give the Panthers an early lead.
Pratt responded with four runs in the bottom half of the first, highlighted by a two-run inside-the-park home run from Addison Sowers and an RBI double from Savannah Copus.
The Greenbacks broke things open in the second with an eight-run outburst. Sowers tripled in three runs, and Renee Hamm, Anaston Teasley, and Taylor Creadick each added RBI hits in the frame.
Nickerson added two more in the third on a home run by Lily Chapman, but Pratt struck for six more in the bottom half. Sowers continued her dominant day with an RBI single and finished 3-for-3 with six RBIs. Hope Hughes added a two-run double and Creadick collected her fourth hit of the game.
Mayci Terhune took the loss for Nickerson, allowing 20 runs on 16 hits across three innings. Copus earned the win for Pratt, giving up five runs on 10 hits while striking out four.
Nickerson finished with 10 hits. Groth and Chapman each drove in two runs, while Kaitlyn Kreutzer and Kyleigh Hathaway both had multi-hit games. The Panthers stole five bases, including two each by Kreutzer and Groth.
Pratt racked up 16 hits with four from Creadick in the leadoff spot. Winklepleck, Copus, and Teasley also had multi-hit efforts. The Lady Greenbacks were sharp defensively, committing no errors and collecting five stolen bases.
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Game 2 &mdash; Pratt 15, Nickerson 0
Nickerson couldn&rsquo;t overcome a fast start from Pratt on Thursday, falling 15-0 in three innings in the second game of their doubleheader.
The Greenbacks jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning behind RBI hits from Anaston Teasley, Hope Hughes, and Madilyn Bolen. Mica Stapleton also drew a bases-loaded walk to bring in the game&rsquo;s first run.
Pratt added three more runs in the second, capitalizing on a pair of hit batters and a passed ball to stretch the lead to 8-0.
The third inning sealed it, as Pratt erupted for seven more runs on six hits. Taylor Creadick and Addison Sowers each delivered RBI singles, Teasley cleared the bases with a three-run double, and Hughes capped the scoring with her third hit of the game.
Dallie Winklepleck earned the win in the circle, throwing three shutout innings while allowing two hits and striking out five. Lily Chapman took the loss for Nickerson, giving up five runs in the first.
Jayli Groth and Shalie Powell each had a hit for the Lady Panthers. Taylor Huggard stole two bases, and Nickerson played clean defensively with no errors. Kaitlyn Kreutzer led the team with three defensive chances.
Hughes finished 3-for-3 to lead Pratt&rsquo;s 11-hit effort, while Teasley went 2-for-2 with three RBIs. The Greenbacks were aggressive on the basepaths with seven stolen bases and committed no errors in the field.
Nickerson will look to bounce back Tuesday when it hosts Hesston.
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⚾🥎 Panther baseball and softball teams swept by Greenbacks