HAYS, Kan. – An exciting start to Jayhawk League play for the Hays Larks. Austin O’Brien hit a two-out walk off home run off of Drake Harper in the bottom of the ninth to lift them to a 7-5 win over the defending Jayhawk League North Division champs El Dorado Tuesday night at Larks Park.

It’s the Larks first walk off win since July 12, 2014 when they beat the Fort Collins (Colo.) Foxes 15-11.

The Larks (5-0, 1-0 JL) led 5-3 until the Broncos (3-1, 0-1 JL) tied the game with two runs in the eighth.

Mike Mioduszewski singled with one out in the ninth but was forced out at second on Nate Olinger’s ground ball. One pitch later, O’Brien went opposite field over the scoreboard in right for the game winner.

Jax Biggers had three of the Larks 10 hits, two of them doubles and drove in two runs. Mioduszewski and Devlan Granberg both had two hits.

D.J. Carr (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth and picked up his first win of the season.

Game two of the three-game series is Wednesday night at 7 pm. Free admission courtesy of Dr. Krug and Jones and Walk in Chiropractic.