DODGE CITY, Kan. – Dodge City scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and beat the Hays Larks 5-3, snapping the Larks four-game win streak Wednesday night at Cavalier Field.
The Larks scored two in the sixth on doubles from Easton Kirk and Cole Solomon to take a 3-2 lead.
The Athletics tied the game on a throwing error by Kirk on a steal attempt then Adam Hollar hit a two-out, two-run triple off reliever Ryan Kotulek.
Ryan Ruder allowed three runs on two hits in one inning of relief and suffered the loss.
The Larks (12-4, 6-3 Jayhawk League) slip to third place in the Jayhawk League, a game back of Liberal. They host the A’s at Larks Park Thursday at 7 pm. Free admission courtesy of the Glassman Corporation and Invenergy.