The Hays Larks completed a three game sweep of El Dorado Sunday night with a 7-6 come from behind win. The Larks committed seven errors on the night leading to most of the early runs by the Broncos. Hays trailed until the bottom of the fifth inning when Austin Darby singled, scoring Zair Koeiman…Joe Betcher hit a sacrifice fly to score Jon Ryan…and Austin Jarvis also hit a RBI single scoring MacKenzie Handel. Hays would trail again into the bottom of the seventh inning when Ryan Busboom crushed a two run home run giving the Larks the final edge 7-6. Austin Cox picked up the win in relief pitching a scoreless eighth. Colton Revis blew threw three hitters in the ninth for his third save of the summer.
Hays is 17-8 on the summer and 11-8 in Jayhawk League play. El Dorado falls to 15-12 and 10-12. The Larks took five of six on the season from El Dorado.
Hays is back on the road Monday night at Dodge City and Liberal on Tuesday, taking on the top two teams in the League. The Larks sit third with fifteen games to go.
Post Game chat with Manager Frank Leo: