The Ellis baseball team sweeps Ellworth Tuesday by scores of 13-3 and 16-1. Nathan Cox and Easton Smith both have four hits and drive in three in the opener. Smith picks up the win, allowing two runs on two hits while striking out eight and walking four over three innings.

Brandon Bollig strikes out 10 in the second contest and picks up the win. He allows the one run on one hit and walks two. Bollig and Brevin LaBarge both have three hits and combine to drive in five.

Softball swept
The Railer softball team loses 15-9 and 20-16 to the Bearcats to fall to 2-2 on the season. They trailed 9-8 after five innings in the first game, but the Bearcats score two in the sixth and four in the seventh.

Lexi Rome was one of four Railers to have two hits and drove in three.

The Railers jumped out to an 8-3 lead after three innings in game two but Ellsworth answers with four in the fourth, five in the fifth and seven in the sixth to take a 20-10 lead. Ellis rallies with six in the bottom of the seventh but the comeback bid falls short.