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Bat Cats sweep doubleheader
BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com
Hoisington's Lane French threw three shutout innings as the Great Bend Bat Cats rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Newton Rebels to sweep Monday's Jayhawk Collegiate League doubleheader.
BAT CATS 6, NEWTON 4 (G2) — The Bat Cats erased a 4-run first-inning deficit with six runs.
Cesar Chavira started a 3-for-3 night when he singled home Kirby Orth. Deraclo Delancy scored on George McCarroll's fourth-inning groundout for a 4-2 Newton lead.
"Our mentality is the game's not over," Chavira said. "I went with the pitches and hit to the opposite way."
Andrugh Yee doubled home Jaxon Bunkers to ignite a 3-run fifth inning. Yee scored the tying run when Newton catcher Francisco Arias threw the ball away.
Delancy delivered the game's biggest play when he stole second base. Chavira's clutch double drove home Delancy for a 5-4 lead.
Yee doubled home Peanut Brazzle for a valuable sixth-inning insurance run.
Newton scored four first-inning runs. Mark Wiemann singled in Tyson Shade. Arias singled in Taj Smith and Wiemann. Danny Balderas scored on an error.
BAT CATS 8, NEWTON 4 (G1) — Chase Chapman, Cesar Chavira and Peanut Brazzle each drove home two runs to spark an 8-4 victory.
Brazzle singled home Chase Kessler and Dylan Serna for a 3-0 lead after Chase Chapman scored on a bases-loaded second-inning walk.
In the third, Kirby Orth scored on Decarlo Delancy's second and Chapman's homer drove home Delancy for a 6-1 lead.
Chavira's single scored Jaxon Bunkers and Orth for an 8-3 lead.
Bat Cat starter Eli Lang worked five innings and reliever Brody Curran earned a save with two scoreless innings.
Newton's Walker Wakefield singed in Sam Benz and hit a fifth-inning home run. Caden Ehardt homered and Sam Benz singled in Sam Schmidt.
Newton 001 210 0 — 4 8 2
Great Bend 033 200 x — 8 6 1
Tredemeyer, Meade (4) and Arias. Lang, Curran (6) and Kessler. W—Lang. 2-0. L—Tredemeyer, 0-1. 2B—GB—Delancy. HR—GB—Chapman; N—Ehardt, Wakeland.
Newton 400 000 0 — 4 8 1
Great Bend 000 231 x — 6 7 2
Kniep, Tappen (5), Benz (6) and Arias. Smith, French (5) and Chavira. W—French. 1-0. L—Tappen. 2B—GB—Yee 2, Chavira, McCarroll; N—Wiemann.
JAYHAWK COLLEGIATE
Great Bend Bat Cats 8-1 9-1
Junction City Brigade 7-2 8-2
Hutchinson Monarchs 7-3 7-3
Haysville Aviators 5-3 9-3
Derby Twins 5-4 5-5
Kansas Cannons 5-5 5-5
Newton Rebels 3-7 3-9
Wichita Factory 3-9 3-9
Kingman Islanders 1-10 1-10
6-15—Great Bend 8-6, Newton 4-4; Haysville 10, Wichita 5; Derby 9, Kingman 5
6-16—Great Bend at Junction City; Hutchinson at Haysville; Newton at Wichita; Cannons at Kingman
6-17—Junction City at Great Bend; Haysville at Hutchinson; Wichita at Newton; Kingman at Cannons
6-18—Junction City at Derby; Cannons at Newton; Kingman at Haysville
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