The Liberal Bee Jays handed the Hays Larks their third loss of the summer Tuesday night at Larks Park in Hays. Liberal built a 10-4 lead on the way to a 10-6 victory.
The Larks scored one in the first and one in the third. The B.J.’s plated three in the fourth for the 3-2 lead before Hays scored two in the bottom of the fourth for the 4-3 lead. Liberal tied the game with a fifth inning run. A six run sixth gave Liberal a 10-4 lead. The Larks scored single runs in the seventh and ninth innings.
The B.J.’s out-hit Hays 12-8. Liberal had two errors. Cole Manuel was 3-5 with a home run and two RBI’s. Josiah Rojas was 2-4 with a triple. Cal Anthony was 2-4 with two runs. Noah Giovanelli was 2-4 with a double. Cooper Kardokus and Drew Gartman drove home two runs a piece.
Andrew Banda started on the mound and went five innings allowing two earned runs with three strikeouts and a walk. Braxon Trenkle worked 1 and 2/3 allowing one run. Jack Taczy went 1 and 1/3 scoreless. Braden Whipple worked the ninth.
Hays is 20-3 overall and 14-3 in the Rocky Mountain. Liberal is 15-8-1 overall and 12-6 in the Rocky Mountain. The same two teams meet Wednesday night in Hays with pre-game at 6:45 and first pitch at 7pm on 1270 and 92.3 FM.
