Aug 07, 2022

⚾ Larks come up short in NBC title game

Posted Aug 07, 2022 7:03 AM

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

WICHITA – Traditionally there are fireworks at the end of the NBC World Series championship game. Saturday night Santa Barbara started the show early scoring six runs in the first two innings and cruised to a 12-1 win over the Hays Larks to win their 10th title and denying the Larks their first crown in six trips to the title game.

The Foresters (31-12) used two singles and took advantage of a couple of Larks errors to score two runs in the bottom of the first inning. They added four more runs in the second after back-to-back walks to open the frame and were on their way to a third-straight NBC title.

The Larks would get their only run in the fifth on a Hunter Rosson who finished with two hits giving him a team-high 12 in the tournament.

Santa Barbara starting pitcher Parker Smith (7-0) pitched seven innings and picked up the win. The Rice sophomore struck out five and walked one and allowed the one run on four hits.

Larks starter Hunter Marshall (4-1) suffered the loss going one inning and allowing six runs on five hits with three walks and one strikeout.

DOMINANT

Santa Barbara has now won 10-straight NBC World Series title games and this is their 10th NBC World Series championship. They became the third team in NBC World Series history to win three straight joining Fort Wayne (IN) in 1947-50 and Fairbanks (AK) in 1972-74.

The Foresters have won 15-straight games overall at the NBC World Series which ties the record set by the Boulder Collegians for the most consecutive wins.

SHORT AGAIN

The Larks are now 0-6 in NBC World Series championship games. They are tied with Fairbanks (AK) and Anchorage (AK) for the second most runner-up finishes, one behind Liberal who has seven.

KANSAS STRONG

This was the 40th appearance by a Kansas team in the championship game. Kansas team are now 19-21 in the NBC World Series finals.