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Bat Cats' loss sparks 4-way Jayhawk battle
BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com
HUTCHINSON — Hutchinson's 12-3 victory over the Great Bend Bat Cats Tuesday guaranteed a 4-team showdown for the Jayhawk Collegiate League.
Great Bend (23-8, 21-8 Jayhawk), Hutchinson (19-8) or Derby (19-8) would win the league if they win their final games. Junction City (19-9) must defeat Derby and the Bat Cats must lose two games.
Defending NBC champion Hutchinson visits Great Bend Wednesday.
Great Bend's Andrugh Yee hit his ninth homer. Kirby Orth hit his fifth homer to bring home George McCarroll.
Shortstop T.J. Shaw turned James Dagenhart's second-inning groundball into a double play. Centerfielder Orth turned a fly ball out by Jackson Schanuel into a eighth-inning double play at home plate.
Hutchinson pounded out 15 hits off a trio of Great Bend pitchers. The Monarchs scored four runs in the third inning and added five runs in the seventh inning.
Schanuel drilled a 3-run homer. J.J. Spafford drove in two runs with three hits. Carter Hepner and Nash Wray each drove home two runs.
Hutchinson starter Bradyn McClure struck out nine batters and reliever Daegen Vinduska added a trio of strikeouts.
Great Bend 100 020 000 — 3 7 2
Hutchinson 104 010 51x — 12 15 1
Curran, Iseman (5), Kaiser (7) and Chavrira. McCure, Vindustka (7) and Sabethe. W—McClure. L—Curran, 0-1. SV—Vinduska. 2B—H—Knox. 3B—H—Bugner. HR—GB—Yee (9), Orth (5); H—Schanuel.
JAYHAWK COLLEGIATE
Great Bend Bat Cats 21-8 23-8
Hutchinson Monarchs 19-8 20-8
Derby Twins 19-8 19-9
Junction City Brigade 19-9 20-9
Haysville Aviators 14-13 19-13
Kansas Cannons 13-14 14-14-1
Newton Rebels 9-18 11-20
Wichita Factory 8-20 8-20
Kingman Islanders 2-26 2-26
7-13—Hutchinson 5, Haysville 3; Cannons 11, Kingman 5; Newton 5, Wichita 0
7-14—Hutchinson 12, Great Bend 3; Junction City 5, Derby 3; Newton 15, Cannons 5; Haysville 17, Kingman 5
7-15—Hutchinson at Great Bend; Junction City at Derby; Cannons at Derby
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