June is coming fast
Play ball????? It might look more like Christmas than opening day, but the Hays Larks play their season opener seven weeks from tonight at historic Larks Park. The first pitch is on June 4, and save the weekend of June 18-20 to help us celebrate the 75th anniversary season! #LarksMagic
Get your 75 year Larks Hat!
Get your 75 Year Celebration Larks Hat!!!
You may select in store pick up, or shipping for a flat rate of $10.00!
Any questions, please contact Kaycee or TK at Phaze2, 785-628-2224!
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Larks Camp
Each year the Hays Larks hosts Summer Camp. Sign up before June 1st!
All Skills
Pitching | Catching
Hitting
TEAMWORK | RELATIONSHIPS
Larks Camp not only provides the tools to increase your baseball skills, it also allows players to build fundamental life skills and relationships that last a lifetime.
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HAYS LARKS BASEBALL CAMP
HAYS LARKS BASEBALL CAMP
Join us at Larks Camp! Campers enjoy a fun time and learn to play baseball with the Hays Larks. Camps are held at the Hays High Baseball Field and the instructors are the Larks players and staff themselves!
All Skills
Instruction will cover: hitting, throwing, fielding and base running. A controlled game will be played each day. The last day of camp will feature contests in the various areas of the game
June 7,8,9,10
9:30-12:00 Boys entering grades 2-8
Cost $60 ($50 for 2nd family member)
Pitching & Catching
Pitching instruction will include: care and warming up of the arm, pitching mechanics, fielding and pickoff moves. Catchers will receive instruction on receiving, throwing and blocking. Various drills will be used for practice.
June 16,17
9:30-11:00 Boys entering grades 4-8
Cost: $35 ($30 for 2nd family member)
Hitting
Instruction will cover hitting and bunting mechanics. Practice time will include station work. The indoor hitting facility (two batting cages) will be utilized
June 22,23
9:30-10:30 Boys entering grades 2-4
10:45-11:45 Boys entering grades 5-8
Cost: $30 ($25 for 2nd family member)
The Hays Town Team
The city of Hays has a long-standing baseball history. Records show that the game was played as early as 1869 as a team of soldiers from Fort Hays challenged the Hays Town Team to a game. Photographs have been found as early as 1901 of the Hays Team…
1920’s-1930’s
Newspaper research and an interview with Gene “Dusty” Glassman brings into view a storied background of semi-pro baseball through the ages in Hays. Dusty became involved with Hays baseball in 1926 as a batboy, and later played many years and managed for a few years before turning his attention to the little league program. The 20’s produced…
THE START OF
SOMETHING NEW
During the 40’s, the current baseball stadium came into being and fans flocked to the games, lining the foul lines with their cars and picnic blankets and chairs. Kids hustled after foul balls for a nickel and ran up and down the cars looking for empty pop bottles for a rebate of 2¢…
1940’s-1950’s
Players shining during those years included Glassman, Walters, Les Pelzel, Tony Ruder, Marvin “Lefty” Dreiling, “Lefty” Braun, Hilary Schumacher, Tony “Red” Pfeifer, Hess Ruder, Bill Walters, Ed Wasinger and Earl Hobbs, who years later lured…
1960’s-Present
In 1976, the Jayhawk League was formed. This is an NCAA sanctioned summer collegiate league…