AUGUSTA, Kan. – The Hays Larks scored in every inning but one Sunday night and knocked off the Wellington Heat 10-1 to advance to the KCLB Post-Season Tournament championship at Rodney Wheeler Stadium.
Wyatt Divis went 4-for-5 with a home run and a double and drove in four runs. He also allowed only the one run on five hits with three strikeouts and no walks over 7 1/3 innings on the mound for his fifth win of the season.
Mikey Gangwish, who started at first base for the first time this season, went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs. Infielder Grant Lung, who was acquired before the start of the tournament, also had three hits.
The Larks (31-9) will play for the KCLB Post-Season Tournament championship Monday at 7 p.m. against the winner of the 4 o’clock game between Wellington and Dodge City. The A’s stayed alive with a 7-5 win over McPherson Sunday afternoon.
The Larks did find out they will receive one of the two At-Large bids into the First Week of the NBC World Series should they not win the KCLB Tournament and will play at a yet to be determined time this upcoming Saturday.