Larks end summer with win

By NICK McQUEEN nmcqueen@dailynews.net All season long, in home games, Hays Larks manager Frank Leo has given third baseman Cam Brown the business about his radar for placing the ball in Larks Park. The Larks' leader in home runs, doubles and ...-7/29/2010, 10:49 AM
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Larks let another lead slip away

By RANDY GONZALES rgonzales@dailynews.net The Hays Larks were victimized again by their struggling bullpen, letting a four-run lead slip away Tuesday night at Larks Park. After his team's 6-5 loss to Liberal, Hays manager Frank Leo sat with pit ...-7/28/2010, 10:49 AM
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Larks put up fight in tough loss

By RANDY GONZALES rgonzales@dailynews.net Manager Frank Leo made it clear Tuesday night that if the Larks go down, they will go down fighting. In Hays' 6-5 loss to Liberal in Jayhawk League action at Larks Park, a close call didn't go the La ...-7/28/2010, 1:06 PM
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Phillips' feat a Larks rarity

By CONOR NICHOLL cnicholl@dailynews.net When ace right-hander Andrew Heck starts a game, the Larks are 7-0. When Heck doesn't pitch, Hays drops to 13-16. Right-hander Mark Phillips thought about the Larks' inconsistency before he took the mound M ...-7/27/2010, 3:30 PM
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No-hitter secures third place for Larks

By CONOR NICHOLL cnicholl@dailynews.net Hays Larks pitching coach Keith Harper catches every pregame bullpen session by his starting pitchers. During the warmup, Harper pictures a six-inch square. If they are above, below, inside or out of the ...-7/28/2010, 9:55 AM
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Larks take 3 of 4 from Derby at home

Larks to open final week of league play By The Hays Daily News The Hays Larks split a Jayhawk League doubleheader with Derby on Sunday, winning the opener at Larks Park 8-1 before losing the second game 6-2. On Saturday night in the series open ...-7/27/2010, 10:09 AM
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Larks win one, lose one in Liberal

By The Hays Daily News LIBERAL -- The Hays Larks split two games in one night on Tuesday against Jayhawk League foe Liberal. The Larks won the first game, the completion of a suspended game from earlier this season, 7-6, and lost the regularly-sche ...-7/21/2010, 1:29 PM
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Larks lineup getting it done at the plate

By CONOR NICHOLL cnicholl@dailynews.net Hays Larks catcher Ollie Goulder sat in the dugout shortly after Monday's Jayhawk League loss to Dodge City. Goulder reflected on the team's offensive power and quickly named off several of Hays' leading hi ...-7/21/2010, 1:29 PM
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Larks drop league game in 10

By CONOR NICHOLL cnicholl@dailynews.net The Hays Larks carried a three-run lead against Dodge City into the final two innings Monday night at Larks Park. Larks manager Frank Leo expected the bullpen to close down the win. Instead, the relief corp ...-7/20/2010, 10:30 AM
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Larks drop non-league game at Junction City

By The Hays Daily News JUNCTION CITY -- The Hays Larks dropped a non-league road game, 6-5, to the Junction City Generals on Saturday. The Larks (16-11) trailed 5-0 after six innings when the Generals scored five runs in the fourth. Hays countere ...-7/19/2010, 11:10 AM
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Larks pick up key league win

By The Hays Daily News HAYSVILLE -- The Hays Larks picked up a key Jayhawk League win on the road Tuesday in the first of a four-game set with the league-leading Haysville Heat. Jacob Booden pitched five innings and the Larks claimed a 4-2 victor ...-7/14/2010, 11:10 AM
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Larks rally falls short on Sunday

By The Hays Daily News The Hays Larks scored four runs in the ninth, but it wasn't enough to overcome a 15-8 deficit heading into the final inning, as the Larks lost 15-12 to the visiting El Dorado Broncos. The loss is the only one in six games ...-7/13/2010, 9:33 AM
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Schlick pitches Larks to Friday win

By RANDY GONZALES rgonzales@dailynews.net Good pitching cures a lot of ills. Friday night at Larks Park, left-hander Levi Schlick was Dr. Feelgood for a Larks club needing a lift. Schlick pitched six-plus innings of shutout ball to help Hays ...-7/10/2010, 4:50 PM
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Larks drop one to Liberal

By RANDY GONZALES rgonzales@dailynews.net In their 15 previous nine-inning games, the starting pitchers for the Hays Larks had combined for just five quality starts (six innings with three runs or fewer). That trend didn't change on Tuesday nig ...-7/7/2010, 11:51 AM
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Larks rained out

DERBY -- The Hays Larks were rained out on both Saturday night and Sunday night in their Jayhawk League series with Derby. Derby won Friday night's series opener, 9-8 in 10 innings. The two teams will make up the rainouts when Derby travels to H ...-7/5/2010, 10:50 AM
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Hays falls in wild game

DERBY -- The Hays Larks lost, 9-8, to the Derby Twins on Friday night. Derby broke a 8-8 tie with a run in the bottom of the 10th inning off an error, a stolen base and a single. Hays is now 13-6 overall, 9-5 in the Jayhawk League. Mark Phillips (1-1 ...-7/4/2010, 5:29 PM
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Larks win big

By The Hays Daily News DODGE CITY -- Larry Rodriguez homered and drove in four runs and Levi Schlick pitched six strong innings to lead the Hays Larks to a 16-2 Jayhawk League win over Dodge City on Wednesday night. Rodriguez hit a three-run home ...-7/1/2010, 10:50 AM
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Larks overcome bad inning, defeat Dodge City

By RANDY GONZALES rgonzales@dailynews.net The Hays Larks overcame one bad inning to beat Dodge City in Tuesday night's Jayhawk League game at Larks Park. The Athletics took advantage of seven walks and a hit batter to score seven times ...-7/1/2010, 7:38 AM
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Larks win in 13 innings

By NICK McQUEEN nmcqueen@dailynews.net Throwing in the mid-90s when he's been on the mound, Hays Larks infielder Larry Rodriguez is used to blazing the ball to home plate. In the final game with the Colorado Sox, though, Rodriguez filled in at ...-6/26/2010, 8:10 PM
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Split for Larks

By CONOR NICHOLL cnicholl@dailynews.net The Hays Larks had dominant pitching in both games of their home doubleheader against the Colorado Sox on Thursday night at Larks Park. However, in Game 2, the Larks had trouble offensively, defensively and ...-6/25/2010, 10:50 AM
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Larks take one back from Dodge

By The Hays Daily News DODGE CITY -- The Hays Larks bounced back from a home loss to the A's the night before with a 7-4 road win over Dodge City on Wednesday night in Jayhawk League play. Andrew Heck hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs ...-6/24/2010, 10:10 AM
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Larks' pitching struggles in loss to Dodge City

By JACK NICHOLL jnicholl@dailynews.net Five up, five down. That's what the Hays Larks' pitchers did Tuesday at Larks park against Dodge City. Except it wasn't the Dodge City hitters that were going down - it was Hays pitchers. The Larks (7-3 ...-6/23/2010, 10:50 AM
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Larks blown out by Dodge City at home

By RANDY GONZALES rgonzales@dailynews.net The Hays Larks have lost three home games so far this season due to rain. It rained again Tuesday night, but it wasn't enough to call off the Jayhawk League game with Dodge City. Perhaps i ...-6/23/2010, 1:17 PM
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Larks earn league sweep on road

By The Hays Daily News EL DORADO -- The Hays Larks completed a series sweep of El Dorado Sunday night, beating the Broncos 8-1. Hays (7-2 overall), second in the Jayhawk League standings behind the Haysville Heat, won its fourth straight to impro ...-6/21/2010, 10:10 AM
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Cooper signs contract; Larks thin on hill

By CONOR NICHOLL cnicholl@dailynews.net Hays Larks ace pitcher Patrick Cooper signed with the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, a move that brought an end to one of the best pitching careers by a Lark in manager Frank Leo's 30 years. Cooper, 10-3 wit ...-6/18/2010, 10:09 AM
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