RJ Williams drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning then Keegan Curtis worked out of a two-on, no-out jam in the bottom of the inning to lift the Hays Larks to a 6-5 win over the Derby Twins Sunday night at Panther Field in Derby. The Larks take two of three from the Twins to move to 14-12 overall and 11-10 in the Jayhawk League.

Reggie Wilson hit a three-run homer in the fourth to give the Larks a 4-0 lead. They were up 5-1 until the Twins Taylor Sanagorski tied the game with a grand slam off of Brandon Bell following two Larks errors in the bottom of the eighth.

Williams gave the Larks the lead back for good when he grounded to shortstop with two on and one out.

Curtis entered with runners at first and second and no outs in the bottom of the ninth and after a sacrifice bunt which moved the tying and go-ahead runners in scoring position, recorded back to back strikeouts to end the game.

Bell allowed five unearned runs on eight hits over 7 1/3 innings but did not figure in the decision. Derrick Mount pitched 2/3 scoreless innings for the win with Curtis gets the save.

The Larks return home to face the Newton (KS) Rebels in a non-league game Tuesday.

Sunday’s Jayhawk League results…
Liberal 8, Bethany 7
Haysville 8, El Dorado 4
Dodge City 8, Wellington 7 (12 innings)