LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – There’s good starts then there are good starts. Thursday the Hays Eagles Junior American Legion scored 14 runs in the first inning then added eight in the second for good measure and rolled past host Leavenworth 24-0 to move to 2-0 in pool play at the A State Tournament.

Josh Haynes went 4-for-4 with five RBIs. Tyson Dinkel had a couple of hits and drove in foru while Remington Cox and Blake Herman both had three RBIs.

Andrew Moore and Tyson Dinkel combined on a three hitter.

The Junior Eagles close out pool play Friday night against Clay Center. The top two from each pool advance to Saturday’s semifinals.