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2012 Jayhawk League Champions
3rd place at the NBC
Five Larks were named to the all-Jayhawk League first team, including Player of the Year Austin Darby and Pitcher of the year Justin Ziegler. Hays also had two players named to the all-Jayhawk League second team. Click here for the full Jayhawk League squad



STEVEN HAUSLER • Hays Daily News Larks players play a game of trash can ball during a lightning delay in their final home game of the season against Dodge City on Wednesday at Larks Park.

Five Larks named to Jayhawk first team

By The Hays Daily News Five Hays Larks have been named to the all-Jayhawk League first team, joined by two more on the second team. The Larks, the 2012 Jayhawk League Champions, also produced the Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year in the ...-8/27/2012, 9:44 AM
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Larks notes: A look at the record books

By NICK McQUEEN nmcqueen@dailynews.net WICHITA -- The 2012 season, of course, didn't end the way the Hays Larks would have liked it to. After battling some difficulties in late July to make a late-season push and win the Jayhawk League, the Lar ...-8/12/2012, 10:09 PM
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Larks take third place at NBC

By NICK McQUEEN nmcqueen@dailynews.net WICHITA -- Despite winning six straight games after dropping its tournament opener, the Hays Larks had one bad habit during the 78th annual National Baseball Congress World Series. Against a perennial cont ...-8/12/2012, 10:09 PM
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Larks' season comes to an end

By The Hays Daily News WICHITA — The Hays Larks' 2012 season came to an end Friday night in the semifinals of the 78th annual NBC World Series at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. Falling down 3-0 after three innings, Hays couldn't regroup and lo ...-8/10/2012, 9:56 PM
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Bats come alive for Larks in win

By KLINT SPILLER kspiller@dailynews.net WICHITA -- Hays Larks pitcher Justin Ziegler left the mound with a big smile on his face after ending his perfect third inning with a strikeout. It was one of three perfect innings for Ziegler in his one ...-8/7/2012, 10:10 AM
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Larks win comfortable at NBC

By NICK McQUEEN nmcqueen@dailynews.net WICHITA -- It took four games, but the Hays Larks got the comfortable win they had been looking for. After playing in three one-run games in their first three outings at the National Baseball Congress Worl ...-8/6/2012, 10:33 AM
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Larks stay alive at NBC

By NICK McQUEEN nmcqueen@dailynews.net WICHITA — Playing in several showcases in high school, Hays Larks starter Joey Begel is no stranger to what it felt like as a teenager playing on the big stage. He kept that in mind a little bit when pi ...-8/1/2012, 9:57 PM
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Larks drop rare first round loss at NBC

By NICK McQUEEN nmcqueen@dailynews.net WICHITA -- For the second straight season, the Hays Larks struggled in their first game at the National Baseball Congress World Series at Wichita's Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. The only difference this time wa ...-7/31/2012, 10:28 AM
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Larks end regular season on high note; NBC up next

By CONOR NICHOLL cnicholl@dailynews.net In the seventh inning, Hays Larks assistant coach Dusty Washburn, a former Larks' first baseman, spoke to the squad in a quick team meeting near the third base dugout. Hays had its season-high 10-game win ...-7/26/2012, 11:02 AM
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Larks clinch title, suffer loss

By The Hays Daily News The Hays Larks finished the weekend with a loss, but they took away a positive as well -- the Jayhawk League championship. The Larks (28-11, 22-11) clinched the Jayhawk League championship on Saturday after defeating Derby ...-7/23/2012, 10:14 AM
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Larks win, clinch title

By The Hays Daily News For the first time since 2008, the Hays Larks are the Jayhawk League champions. Hays clinched the crown Saturday with a 5-1 victory against Derby at Larks Park. Ryan Busboom hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning to g ...-7/22/2012, 1:41 PM
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Ninth straight win for Larks

By NICK McQUEEN nmcqueen@dailynews.net In the Jayhawk League, teams go through ups and downs. The Hays Larks, winners of nine straight as of Friday night, have not experienced too much of the latter -- at least in terms of wins and losses. ...-7/21/2012, 6:30 PM
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Larks' Saturday game time moved

By The Hays Daily News Due to the heat, Saturday's Hays Larks game against the Derby Twins has been moved to 8 p.m., rather than 7 p.m. Saturday's game is Harley/Poker night at Larks Park. Players will be brought onto the field on motorcycles 20 m ...-7/20/2012, 5:57 PM
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Larks set for finals Jayhawk series

By CONOR NICHOLL cnicholl@dailynews.net Elvin Rodriguez estimated he had hardly any game-time reps in approximately six weeks. The shortstop had several weeks off after his spring season ended with Northwood (Tex.) University. Then, he came to th ...-7/20/2012, 10:24 AM
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Home runs lift Larks past Dodge

By The Hays Daily News DODGE CITY -- The Hays Larks won their seventh straight game with an 18-11 victory Tuesday at Dodge City. The Larks tied their season-long for consecutive victories. Hays opened the season 7-0. Monday's win ended the season s ...-7/18/2012, 10:24 AM
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Larks extend Jayhawk lead

By CONOR NICHOLL cnicholl@dailynews.net The positive news from Monday night's contest is the Hays Larks defeated Dodge City, 3-1, at Larks Park. It gave Hays its sixth straight victory, kept the Larks in first place in the Jayhawk League, and bumpe ...-7/17/2012, 10:35 AM
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Larks take lead

By The Hays Daily News Following their fifth straight win, the Hays Larks are alone in first place in the Jayhawk League. Jumping out to a 5-0 lead with a first-inning grand slam from Ryan Busboom, the Larks disposed of Liberal, 10-3 Sunday at Larks ...-7/17/2012, 10:54 AM
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Darby playing well for Larks

By CONOR NICHOLL cnicholl@dailynews.net Austin Darby was impressive as a freshman at the University of Nebraska last year. Darby, from Colorado Springs, Colo., hit well in the Cornhuskers' fall season, and then took over in right field late in th ...-7/14/2012, 5:04 PM
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Larks take two of three in Haysville

By The Hays Daily News HAYSVILLE -- The Hays Larks won their last two games of their three-game series this weekend at the Haysville Heat. The Larks won Saturday 7-2 and Sunday 6-0. The Larks moved to 20-10 and 14-10 in the Jayhawk League, whi ...-7/9/2012, 9:55 AM
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Larks fall to Heat on road

By The Hays Daily News HAYSVILLE -- The Hays Larks lost, 4-2, on the road Friday night to the Haysville Heat, the last place team in the Jayhawk League. Joey Begel took the loss in a quality start. He pitched six innings and allowed three runs on f ...-7/7/2012, 8:10 PM
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Larks win rain-shortened game

By The Hays Daily News The Hays Larks took an early lead and held on for a 7-3 Jayhawk League win in a rain-shortened game Saturday night at Larks Park. The game was called after seven innings because of rain. Blake Johnston picked up the win in ...-7/1/2012, 10:51 AM
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Begel steps up for Larks in Friday win

By CONOR NICHOLL cnicholl@dailynews.net In the last few days, the Hays Larks lost ace left-hander Shawn Lewick to the Wichita Wingnuts, an independent baseball team. Joey Begel, the team's No. 2 starter, was bumped up to Friday and again strug ...-6/30/2012, 5:28 PM
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Host families the 'backbone' for Larks baseball

By RANDY GONZALES rgonzales@dailynews.net Frank Leo puts it plain and simple: Host families are the key to Larks baseball. "There's no doubt, it's the backbone of our program," said Leo, in his 32nd year managing the local summer-collegiate tea ...-6/30/2012, 5:28 PM
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Larks' Lewick signs with Wingnuts

By The Hays Daily News Shawn Lewick, starting pitcher for the Hays Larks and this spring for the Fort Hays State University baseball team, has signed with the Wichita Wingnuts of the American Association of Independent Baseball league. The left-h ...-6/29/2012, 1:58 PM
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Larks' Koeiman is well-traveled

By CONOR NICHOLL cnicholl@dailynews.net Zair Koeiman's baseball career has taken him from Curacao, to the Netherlands, to Eastern Oklahoma junior college and now, this summer, to a strong start as the Hays Larks' second baseman. But it all starte ...-6/28/2012, 10:39 AM
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LARKS SUMMER
CAMP 2012

Learn the game of baseball with the Hays Larks. Beginning Monday, June 4, Boys entering second through eighth grade have the opportunity to test their skills with the best players in summer collegiate baseball. Click here for more info.

LARKS ON RADIO
Several games will be broadcast or webcast this summer on the radio and over the internet. Click here for a broadcast schedule.

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