WICHITA, Kan. – Tyler Blomster struck out six without a walk and gave up only one run over 6 2/3 innings to lead the Hays Larks to a 7-2 victory over the Clarinda (IA) A’s in their opening game of pool play in Championship Week at the NBC World Series at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.

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Game Highlights

The Colorado School of Mines standout allowed only two Clarinda baserunners into scoring position over the first six innings before yielding a run in the seventh. Blomster scattered six hits for his fifth win of the season.

Carlos Tavera struck out A’s leadoff hitter Reid Bonner to end the Clarinda threat in the seventh and allowed one run on one hit with three strikeouts. Shane Browning faced the minimum in the ninth to close out the game.

The Larks (35-10) jumped out to a 5-0 lead over the first five innings. After a leadoff double, Ryne Randle scored on a Wyatt Divis single in the first. Jacob Boston’s two-out two-run triple scored RJ Williams and Divis in the third.

The Larks would add single runs in the fourth and fifth before Nic Gaddis hit a two-run homer down the left field line in the seventh.

Sean Bergeron (4-1) allowed five runs – two earned- on nine hits over 4 1/3 for Clarinda (23-27) who committed three errors in the game.

The Larks will face another former Jayhawk League member Sunday when they play Wellington at 7 pm. The Heat, who have won two-straight Kansas Collegiate Baseball League regular season and tournament titles, held off the San Diego Stars 7-4 in the first game of the day Friday.