HAYS, Kan. – The Hays Larks secured a 30 win season for the sixth time in the last seven years with an 11-2 win over El Dorado Thursday night at Larks Park.
Trevor Boone’s two-run single with the bases loaded in the first inning gave them the lead for good as they sweep the three-game series. The Larks (30-13, 30-12 Jayhawk League) pushed four runs across in the fifth then three in the sixth to put the game out of reach.
Keone Givens, Colin Simpson, Trevor Boone, Nick Jones, Alex Weiss and Trey Ochoa all had two hit games. Boone and Max Remy both drove in two runs.
Alex Lopez (6-2) was the first of six Larks pitchers and picked up the win. Tyler Starks struck out the side in the ninth to close the game.
The Larks, who have finished first or second in the Jayhawk League in 15 of the last 17 years, tie Liberal for the best record in the league but lost the tiebreaker to the Bee Jays who claimed their first title since 1999.
The Larks will play three games against the Colorado Sox on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week before opening play at the NBC World Series in Wichita, Kan. on Sunday July 30.