The Lawrence Cactus rallied from an early deficit to claim a narrow win in the opener, then rolled to a run-rule-shortened victory in the nightcap of a youth baseball doubleheader sweep of the Kansas City Blaze on Sunday at Ice Field.

Lawrence bounced back from a six-run deficit to win the opener, 9-8, then pounded 12 hits in a 16-0 rout in Game Two.

“We got off to a rough start, but the kids did a nice job of adjusting,” Cactus coach Wilson Kilmer said. “We weren’t real sharp as far as our pitching, and they are an aggressive-swinging team.”

The Cactus (11-3) will travel Thursday to a tournament in Bartlesville, Okla.

Game One

K.C. Blaze 240 200 0 — 8 15 5

Cactus 021 014 1 — 9 6 4

W — Drew Noble.

Cactus highlights — Noble CG; Tim Lewis 3-for-3, 2B, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, 2 SBs; Preston Schenck 1-for-4, BB, 2 runs, SB; Colin Toalson 1-for-3, BB, 2B, 2 runs; Cory Delg 1-for-4, SB.

Game Two

K.C. Blaze 000 00 — 0 4 3

Cactus 417 4x –16 12 3

W — Tanner Kilmer.

Cactus highlights — Kilmer 5 IP, 0 runs, 0 ER, 4 hits, 6 Ks, 0 BBs; Lewis 3-for-4, 3 runs, 4 RBIs; Toalson 2-for-3, 2B, HR, 3 runs, 4 RBIs.