Austin Darby, who led the squad with a .393 batting average, was named the Jayhawk League Player of the Year while Justin Ziegler was named the Pitcher of the Year after going 6-2 with a 2.17 ERA. First baseman Ryan Busboom, second baseman Zair Koeiman and relief pitcher Blake Johnston join the Darby and Ziegler [...]
Four members of the Hays Larks have been named to the NBC World Series All-America Team. Pitcher Shawn Lewick, catcher Brett Lang along with outfielders Austin Darby and Aaron Cornell receive the honor. Lewick went 2-0 in the tournament and had the second lowest ERA at 1.29. Darby was tied for the RBI lead with [...]
The Hays Larks run at an elusive NBC World Series title will have to wait another year. The Larks, who won six-straight games in the losers bracket following an opening round loss to the Greeley (CO) Grays, were eliminated by the Seattle (WA) Studs 6-2 in Friday night’s semifinals. The Larks finish the tournament 6-2 [...]
Shawn Lewick pitched a complete-game three-hitter and the Hays Larks take advantage of 10 walks and three hit batters as they knock off the defending NBC World Series champion Santa Barbara Foresters 8-0 in seven innings Thursday night to advance to the semifinals. Frank Leo Postgame Interview Frank Leo Post 8-9-12 Game Highlights 8-9-12 Larks [...]
The Hays Larks survive stranding 17 base runners as they stay alive at the NBC World World Series with a 5-3, 11 inning victory over the Nevada (MO) Griffons Wednesday evening at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium in Wichita. Frank Leo Postgame Interview larkspost8-8-12 Game Highlights larksHL8-8-12 The Larks opened the 11th with back-to-back singles from Austin Darby [...]
The Hays Larks scored three in the first and that was all Justin Ziegler needed. The Larks starter pitched his second complete game of the NBC World Series, allowing an unearned run in the sixth inning as the Larks stayed alive with an 11-1, six inning run-rule win over the Hutchinson Monarchs Monday night. Frank [...]
The Hays Larks finally got the bats going, knocking off the Tulsa (OK) Braves 9-2 Sunday afternoon at the NBC World Series. The win moves them to the fourth round of the loser’s bracket where they take on either the defending tournament champion Santa Barbara (CA) Foresters or the Hutchinson (KS) Monarchs Monday night. Frank [...]
Elvin Rodriguez drove in Brett Lang with a one-out single to left field in sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie as the Hays Larks stay alive at the NBC World Series with a 3-2 win over the Newton Rebels. Frank Leo Postgame Interview larkspost8-4 Game Highlights larksHL8-4-12 Newton scored two runs with two outs [...]
Larks starter Joey Begel retired 11 of the final 12 batters he faced, throwing a complete game 3-hitter as the Larks stay alive at the NBC World Series with a 3-2 win over the Wichita Prospects in a quick game that lasted just one hour and 24 minutes Wednesday morning. Manger Frank Leo’s Postgame Interview: [...]
Three first inning errors resulted in two unearned runs and that was the difference Monday night as the Hays Larks drop their opener at the NBC World Series 2-1 to the Greeley (CO) Grays. Frank Leo Postgame Interview Frank Leo Post 7-30 Game Highlights Larks Game Highlights 7-30 A fielding error by Elvin Rodriguez, a [...]
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