Hays Post
JUNCTION CITY – Trent Baker and Wilbert Espinal both homered and the Hays Larks used a couple of big innings to beat the Junction City Brigade 15-7 Monday at Rathert Stadium to run their winning-streak to 10 games.
Baker opened the game with a home run, Espinal put it away with a grand slam which was the punctuation mark of a seven-run seventh inning.
Trailing 2-1, the Larks (14-2) scored five in the third to take the lead for good. They used four-straight walks to tie the game 2-2. Garrett Gruell gave them the lead with an RBI single. Will Carpenter and Taber Stokes both added RBI singles.
Starter Mack Ortner (1-0) allowed two runs on two hits with five strikeouts and two walks over three innings and was awarded the win.
STATS OF THE GAME
- Five Larks pitchers
combined to strikeout 13 Brigade batters. - Larks pitchers have recorded double-digit strikeouts in four-straight games with a total of 52 in the
last four games.
- The Larks matched a season-high with 16 hits
- The Larks drew a season-high
14 walks in the game.
- The 15 runs scored is a season-high.
UP NEXT
The Larks continue their seven-game road trip with a two-game series against the Western Nebraska Pioneers Wednesday in Gering, Neb.