WELLINGTON – Wellington led wire-to-wire Friday in an 8-2 win over the Hays Larks as the two teams split a short two-game series in Wellington.

The Heat broke onto the scoreboard first with a single run in the fourth. They added two more in both the fifth and sixth innings taking a 5-0 lead into the seventh.

The Larks were able to get on the board in the top of the seventh but the Heat answered with three in the bottom of the seventh and led 8-1 through seven. Hays got another run in the eighth but fall 8-2.

Larks starter Wyatt Divis allowed three runs, two earned in five innings and suffered the loss. He struck out six and walked two.

Drake Angeron and George Southerland each collected a pair of hits and Matt Cavanagh drove in the Larks only run.

Hays is 21-7 on the summer and they are in McPherson for the first of two against the Pipeliners on Saturday.