HAYS – Starting pitcher Austin Isenhart and three releivers combine to hold Wellington to four hits and all nine Hays Larks had at least one hit as the Larks beat Wellington 9-3 to finish off four-game sweep Sunday night at Larks Park and move into first place in the Jayhawk League second half.

Frank Leo Postgame

Game Highlights

Isenhart (2-1) allowed two earned runs on four hits with three strikeouts and one walk over six innings and picked up the win. Relievers Tyler Schwaner, Sam Reed and Graylon Brown combined for three innings of shutout ball. All four hold the Heat (17-22, 12-20 JL) without a hit past the third inning.

Nate Olinger led the Larks 14-hit attack, going 3-for-5 and drove in three. His bases loaded double, that was lost in the lights by Wellington right fielder Kendall Radcliffe in the eighth, blew the game open. Austin O’Brien, Connor Ross and newcomer Jeff Deimling all had two hits.

The Larks move a game ahead of Dodge City, Haysville and Liberal in the second half Jayhawk League race.

They open a six-game road trip with the first of three at Bethany on Tuesday. They will then play three in Derby over the weekend then return home where they will host Dodge City in two of their final three regular season games.