Hays Post
HAYS – Peyton Ebbing had four hits and three Hays Larks pitchers combined for a seven-inning shutout and the Larks completed a three-game sweep of the Colorado RoughRiders with an 11-0 win Sunday evening at Larks Park.
The Larks (21-4, 11-2 RMBL) scored a run in the first inning then added five in the second and five in the sixth as they ran their winning-streak to eight games.
Hays scored in the first on a double play. Kam Walton and Trent Baker both had RBI singles in the second. The Larks scored the other three runs on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch, bases-loaded walk and groundout.
Ebbing drove in two in the sixth on one of his three doubles. The Larks also scored on an error, a wild pitch and Brady Evans single.
Starting pitcher Jose Valasquez (1-1) pitched four scoreless innings with four strikeouts and two walks picked up the win. Preston Tabor added two scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Luuk ter Beek threw a perfect seventh.
STEAK SNAPPED
Tyler LaRue went 0-for-2 with two walks which ended his hitting streak at 12 games.
ERROR FREE
The Larks did not commit an error in Sunday night's win. It was the first error-free game since June 11, a span of 15 games.
HOME SWEET HOME
The Larks are 13-0 at home this summer and have won 17-straight games at Larks Park dating back to last season. Their last home loss was on June 22, 2022 to the Liberal Bee Jays.
UP NEXT
The Larks host RMBL foe Dodge City Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. Admission will be free courtesy Sternberg Museum of Natural History/Downtown Hays Development Corporation/Hays Convention &Visitors Bureau.