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Free bases spark Monarchs
The Hutchinson Monarchs converted 13 walks and five hit batters into a 15-9 victory over the Great Bend Bat Cats in Friday's Jayhawk Collegiate baseball game.
Great Bend has yielded 31 runs and walked 28 batters the past two games. The Bat Cats overcome 15 walks and two hit batters in a wild 18-16 victory Wednesday.
Great Bend led 4-0 as Decarlo Delancy and Kirby Orth delivered run-scoring singles before the pitching unraveled.
Great Bend starter Mason Murphy walked five batters and hit two batters in a nightmarish 8-run second inning.
Bat Cat coach Roger Ward was ejected by the home plate umpire after a checked swing was called a ball and a 3-2 pitch delivered a walk.
Drew Bugner ripped a 2-run single and Dalton Sabathe hit an RBI single in the 8-run second.
Barton Cougar reliever Jacob Field kept the Bat Cats close by permitting one run in four innings.
However, Great Bend reliever Brody Curran duplicated Murphy's effort with three walks and three hit batters in the Monarchs' 5-run seventh inning.
Bat Cat Andrugh Yee ripped a 3-run triple and scored on an error in a 4-run eighth inning.
Hutchinson 080 001 501 — 15 8 3
Great Bend 400 001 040 — 9 8 1
Hicks, Harrell (5), Wray (8) Day (9) and Sabake. Murphy, Field (2), Curran (7), Ortega (8) and Kessler. W—Harrell. L—Murphy. 2B—GB—Sarna; H—Grimes. 3B—GB—Yee.
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