HAYS – Austin Isenhart allowed one run over 6 1/3 innings and Chad Smith picked up a four-out save in the Hays Larks 2-1 win over Haysville Saturday night at Larks Park. Isenhart (1-1) struck out a season-high nine batters and walked three as the Larks (23-6, 19-5 Jayhawk League) evened the three-game series a win apiece.

Game Highlights

 

Chad Smith got a one-pitch out to strand runners at second and third to end the eighth inning then retired three straight in the ninth after giving up two singles to open the inning. It’s Smith’s ninth save of the season and eighth in his last eight outings.

The Larks scored a run in the first on a Devlin Grandberg single. Austin O’Brien led off the sixth with a triple and scored the go-ahead run in the sixth on a Jacob Boston single.

Haysville (13-15, 11-15 JL) stranded 13 baserunners, nine of them in the final four innings and eight of those were left in scoring position.

The two teams close out the series Sunday night with free admission courtesy of Super 8 Motel and the Hays Rotary.