The Santa Barbara Foresters fell 9-7 to the Hays Larks on Tuesday night in Wichita, Kansas after opening the NBC World Series with two wins.
Santa Barbara plays again on Thursday in the double-elimination national tournament. The Larks are one of only two remaining undefeated teams, with the NJCAA National Team, and the two are matched up against each other tonight.
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Santa Barbara was on its way to beating the Larks, taking a 5-0 lead with three runs in the top half of the fifth. Jaylin Davis delivered a two-run homer in the second inning. The Larks rallied with a five-run fifth inning, but the Foresters took another lead with a two-run sixth.
The Foresters defeated the Sedalia Bombers 5-3 in their first game in Wichita, followed up by an 11-2 victory over the St. Joseph Mustangs.
The Foresters are four-time NBC champions with the last title coming in 2012.
