{"id":87604,"date":"2025-07-01T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=87604"},"modified":"2025-07-01T09:02:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:02:24","slug":"larks-trounce-as-with-explosive-offense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=87604","title":{"rendered":"Larks trounce A&#8217;s with explosive offense"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By RORY MOORE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hays Larks defeated the Dodge City A\u2019s 20-2 at Larks Park on Monday to improve their record to 15-3-1 and maintain first place in the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Baseball League. After going scoreless in the first inning, the A\u2019s took the lead with one run, and the Larks responded with a commanding performance by scoring six runs in the second, and 14 runs in the third, including two home runs by Dylan LaRue to end the game in seven innings via the mercy rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"339\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87599\" data-id=\"87599\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-1-of-14.jpg?resize=790%2C339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-1-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C439&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-1-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C159&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-1-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C64&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-1-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C329&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-1-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C659&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-1-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C878&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-1-of-14-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Larks huddle around Head Coach Frank Leo for pep talk. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"589\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87600\" data-id=\"87600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-2-of-14.jpg?resize=790%2C589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-2-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C763&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-2-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=349%2C260&amp;ssl=1 349w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-2-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-2-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C572&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-2-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1145&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-2-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1526&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-2-of-14-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Outfielder Trent Baker is greeted by teammates during introductions. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87601\" data-id=\"87601\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-3-of-14.jpg?resize=790%2C361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-3-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C468&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-3-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C169&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-3-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C69&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-3-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C351&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-3-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C702&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-3-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C936&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-3-of-14-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Nick Gray had three seven strikeouts and allowed one run in five innings. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"311\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87602\" data-id=\"87602\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-4-of-14.jpg?resize=790%2C311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-4-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C403&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-4-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C146&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-4-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C59&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-4-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C302&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-4-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C604&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-4-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C806&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-4-of-14-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Gray throws to Lorenzo Rios. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"521\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87603\" data-id=\"87603\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-5-of-14.jpg?resize=790%2C521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-5-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-5-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C244&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-5-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C99&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-5-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C507&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-5-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1013&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-5-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1351&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-5-of-14-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Rios twists toward a charting A.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"495\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87590\" data-id=\"87590\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-6-of-14.jpg?resize=790%2C495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-6-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C641&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-6-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C232&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-6-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C94&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-6-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C481&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-6-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C962&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-6-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1282&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-6-of-14-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Rios tags out a runner at home plate.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"745\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87591\" data-id=\"87591\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-7-of-14.jpg?resize=790%2C745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-7-of-14.jpg?resize=1024%2C966&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-7-of-14.jpg?resize=275%2C260&amp;ssl=1 275w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-7-of-14.jpg?resize=150%2C142&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-7-of-14.jpg?resize=768%2C725&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-7-of-14.jpg?resize=1536%2C1450&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-7-of-14.jpg?resize=2048%2C1933&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Leo stressed the use of sacrificial bunts in their offensive strategy.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87592\" data-id=\"87592\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-8-of-14.jpg?resize=674%2C1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-8-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=674%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 674w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-8-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=171%2C260&amp;ssl=1 171w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-8-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=99%2C150&amp;ssl=1 99w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-8-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1167&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-8-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1011%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1011w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-8-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1348%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1348w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-8-of-14-scaled.jpg?w=1685&amp;ssl=1 1685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-8-of-14-scaled.jpg?w=1580 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Baker celebrates his homer to left field. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"737\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87593\" data-id=\"87593\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-9-of-14.jpg?resize=790%2C737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-9-of-14.jpg?resize=1024%2C955&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-9-of-14.jpg?resize=279%2C260&amp;ssl=1 279w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-9-of-14.jpg?resize=150%2C140&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-9-of-14.jpg?resize=768%2C716&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-9-of-14.jpg?resize=1536%2C1432&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-9-of-14.jpg?resize=2048%2C1909&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Jackson Babcock and Garrett Gruell embrace Dylan LaRue for his 3-run homer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"252\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87594\" data-id=\"87594\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-10-of-14.jpg?resize=790%2C252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-10-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C326&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-10-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C118&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-10-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C48&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-10-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C244&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-10-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C488&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-10-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C651&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-10-of-14-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Baker races against a live ball towards third. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"485\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87595\" data-id=\"87595\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-11-of-14.jpg?resize=790%2C485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-11-of-14.jpg?resize=1024%2C629&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-11-of-14.jpg?resize=370%2C227&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-11-of-14.jpg?resize=150%2C92&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-11-of-14.jpg?resize=768%2C472&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-11-of-14.jpg?resize=1536%2C943&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-11-of-14.jpg?resize=2048%2C1257&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Baker avoids an out during a long third inning. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"422\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87596\" data-id=\"87596\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-12-of-14.jpg?resize=790%2C422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-12-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C547&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-12-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C198&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-12-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-12-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C410&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-12-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C820&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-12-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1094&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-12-of-14-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Julio Ramos closes out a dominant performance by the Larks. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"422\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87597\" data-id=\"87597\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-13-of-14.jpg?resize=790%2C422\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-14-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C784&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-14-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1504%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1504w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-14-of-14-scaled.jpg?resize=2005%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2005w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-14-of-14-scaled.jpg?w=1580 1580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-14-of-14-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">LaRue hit a 2-run homer followed by a 3-run homer in the third.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>LaRue went 3-5, scored three runs, and produced five RBIs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe were able to get the bats going early, and it just kept working for us,\u201d LaRue said. \u201cThe boys played really good tonight. I was swinging at a few too many balls but, other than that, I think I was pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The outfielder hit a two-run homer followed by a three-run homer during the Larks\u2019 explosive offensive showing in the third. Both came with two outs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBoth of them were in two-strike counts,\u201d LaRue said. \u201cI was trying to get a pitch that was close to the zone and get a hit while I was under pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dylan, brother of former Lark Tyler LaRue, showed his value to the team after an injury kept him inside the dugout prior to this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was supposed to come when he was still on the team,\u201d he said. \u201cUnfortunately, I tore my ACL that season, so I wasn\u2019t here [for that]. After that, [Head Coach Leo] Frank still had my contact info, so that\u2019s how I was able to come here this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frank Leo influenced the team\u2019s performance by emphasizing the execution of key plays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe talked about that in pregame,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s little things you do during the course of a season that\u2019s going to help you down the road, like the execution of defense on the guy trying to steal home plate. We did good things and took the wind out of their sail.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leo considers his team\u2019s offensive performance integral to its goal of defending their championship title.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe sac bunt game is something we\u2019ve been using,\u201d he said. \u201cWe play to win, and we try to prepare for the World Series because we\u2019re going to need those things. We get the sac bunt down, the next batter gets the big hit to drive it home and give us the lead, and the long ball takes over from there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the Larks victory was decisive, Leo considered the A\u2019s a challenge to play.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re in second place,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re 8-6, so they\u2019ve been a quality team and they let one get away from them. Our offense rose to the occasion and proved how capable they are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Larks\u2019 defensive game was decisive too, as winning pitcher Nick Gray threw seven strikeouts while allowing one run and three hits in five innings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was tough setting there in the beginning, but once the offense split up six in that one inning, I knew I had to go back out there and throw strikes,\u201d Gray said. \u201cThat third inning was a rough one, sitting there for that long. I figured we\u2019d finally get that last one pretty quick, but it rolled out longer than what I thought.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gray credits the batters for the Larks&#8217; strong showing against the A\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI credit this to the offense,\u201d he said. \u201cWhenever you put up 20 runs in a game, you can\u2019t credit anybody else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Larks\u2019 next home game will be against the Newton Rebels at 7 p.m. on Monday at Larks Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By RORY MOORE Tiger Media Network The Hays Larks defeated the Dodge City A\u2019s 20-2 at Larks Park on Monday to improve their record to&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":87601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":false,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4540,7349],"tags":[11177,12664,14641,15700],"class_list":["post-87604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-baseball-sports","category-sports","tag-hays-larks","tag-larks","tag-larks-baseball","tag-rory-moore"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Baseball-3-of-14-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1170&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=87604"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87606,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87604\/revisions\/87606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/87601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=87604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=87604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=87604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}