Hesston, KS -


The Larks hosted Northwest Kansas Technical College yesterday afternoon on Sophomore Day, and the Larks were able to come away with the DH sweep after winning 11-6 & 14-10.  These wins extend their win streak to four games, and they will look to add two more today in their DH with Dodge City CC beginning at 1:00 PM at The Bess.   


Game 1 

In game one, the Larks began the game scoring early as they put up 10 runs in the first three innings and took the 10-1 lead going into the fourth inning.  The Larks would go on to put up one more run in the bottom half of the fourth, as they led 11-2.  That would be the end of the scoring for the Larks, as NKTC tried to fight back, but the Larks put them away and took the 11-6 victory.  Teri Stanton got the start in the circle for the Larks, she would end up going 5.0 innings while giving up 0 walks and struck out 7 on the afternoon.  Emily DeMartino would throw 1 inning in the circle for the Larks as she would face just one hitter, as the Larks turned a triple play to end the top of the sixth.  The Larks saw a big performance by Kimberlin Hopson as she went 2-3 with 2 RBI and a triple, Jessie Miranda would also add a triple for her only hit of the game.  Marissa Harrison also had a good game offensively as she went 2-4 with 2 RBI and a double!


Game 2

In game two, fans were able to see a lot of runs score between both teams as the Larks would end up taking the game by a score of 14-10.  This game saw Jessie Miranda have a career performance as she went 5-5 with 2 doubles, an RBI, and 6 stolen bases.  Jessie also took over the top spot for all-time career hits leader in Hesston Softball history!  Madison Rosales had another big performance as she went 4-5, with a double and 4 RBI in the game.  Alexis Silvey continued her dominate season as she went 3-4 with 2 RBI and had 3 stolen bases.  Emily DeMartino would get the start in the circle for the Larks as she went 4 innings and gave up 6 runs while striking out 1 hitter.  Natalie Fischer came in for relief and was able to secure the victory as she went 3 innings while giving up 3 runs.  


The Larks will be back in action this afternoon at The Bess as they face off with Dodge City CC beginning at 1:00 PM for a DH.  You can find the live stream of this game HERE.