By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

The El Dorado Broncos scored five runs on the third inning to take the lead and held off the Hays Larks the rest of the night for a 12-7 win Saturday night at Larks Park. The Broncos take the first three games of the series and are now 6-0 and 3-0 in the Jayhawk League. The Larks fall to 3-5 and 0-3.

Game Highlights

 

Hays grabbed the early lead on a Brooks Balisterri single in the second inning but it was short lived as the Broncos struck for five runs on five hits, three of them for extra bases, a half inning later.

El Dorado scored three unearned runs with two outs in the sixth to go up 9-2. Derick Mount hit a two-run homer in the seventh to cut the gap to 9-5 but the Broncos tack on two in the eighth and one in the ninth.

The Larks left the bases loaded in the sixth and seventh and strand 13 in the game.

Brandon Bell (1-1) retired the first six but gives up the five-run third and takes the loss for the Larks. Andrew Moralez allowed two runs on five hits over five innings and picks up the win for El Dorado.

The Larks try to avoid the four-game sweep at home Sunday night. Free admission for the 7 pm game courtesy of Pepsi and Freddy’s Frozen Custard.