The Hays Larks hit five home runs as they win a shootout in Dodge City 18-11 Tuesday night to increase their Jayhawk League lead to 2 1/2 games.

Ryan Busboom and Zair Koeiman both hit two homers and Austin Darby added one as the Larks win their seventh straight and 11 of their last 13.

Jake McDavid (2-1) picks up the win.

The Larks are now 25-10 overall and 19-10 in the Jayhawk League and lead both the A’s and Liberal by 2 1/2 games. The Larks are in Liberal Wednesday to face the Bee Jays for the final time in their final road game of the season. They return home Friday to begin a three-game weekend series with Derby.

NBC Midwest Regoinal
El Dorado beat the Hutchinson Monarchs 6-0 then rolled past Park City 10-0 to advance to the elimination final where they will meet Haysville Wednesday evening at 5pm. The Heat fell 2-0 to the Kansas Cannons who advances to the title game.

The Heat-Broncos winner plays the Cannons in the finals Wednesday night at 8pm needing a win to force a second and decisive title game Thursday morning.

The tournament winner receives an automatic berth into the NBC World Series.