LIBERAL, Kan. – Connor Ross laced a one-out single to right-center field in the top of the ninth inning which scored Andy Shadid with the go-ahead run and the Hays Larks picked up their fourth straight win with a 3-2 victory over the Liberal BeeJays Tuesday night at Brent Gould Field.

The Larks (10-1, 6-1 Jayhawk League) tied the game with two runs in the seventh on an Austin O’Brien single and Devlin Granberg groundout.

Ryan Van Leeuwen (1-0) recorded the final out of the eighth inning on a flyout with runners at the corners and picks up the win. Chad Smith worked around a leadoff single in the ninth for his third save.

Starting pitcher Stephen Yancey allowed two runs on three hits over 7 2/3 innings and faced only three batters six of his seven full innings.

The two teams play game two of the three-game series Wednesday in Liberal.

Tuesdays’s Jayhawk League scoreboard
Dodge City 8, Bethany 2
El Dorado 6, Derby 3
Wellington 11, Haysville 4