If you’re heading to Wichita to watch the Hays Larks at the 85th NBC World Series, you might want to buy a program. Manager Frank Leo has added nine players to his roster which was down to 17 following the KCLB Post-Season Tournament. Only 13 of the Larks original 22 players to start the season are still with the team.

Two of the new players are actually familiar faces to the program. Nick Goza, who played four seasons with the Larks from 2011-2015 is back along with Carlos Tavera who was a member of last year’s team.

Goza was recently named the Arizona Athletics Cy Young Award winner after going 9-1 with a 1.67 ERA in the Arizona League this summer. He has a 19-10 career record with the Larks in 54 appearances, the last of which was in 2015.

Tavera went 4-0 in nine appearances (5 starts) last summer for the Larks and made one relief appearance against the Clarinda A’s at the MBC WS.

The Larks (32-10), who qualified for the first week of the NBC World Series by winning the KCLB Post-Season Tournament, will play the second game of the day Saturday against the Waco (TX) Missions at 3:30 p.m. at Wichita State’s Eck Stadium.

You can hear all of the Larks games from the NBC World Series on KAYS (94.3-FM, 1400-AM).