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Bat Cats score record 30 runs
The first-place Great Bend Bat Cats delivered a record-breaking offensive performance with a 30-6 baseball victory over the Kingman Islanders Thursday. The Bat Cats broke their previous program record of 24 runs after losing to Derby Wednesday. Great Bend (17-5, 16-5 Jayhawk) pounded out 13 extra-base hits. The Bat Cats scored 10 runs in the first and fourth innings. Player of the Game T.J. Shaw drilled a 3-run homer. "He hung a curveball, pulled my hands in and it was gone," Shaw said. "I'm happy I got my first one out of the way." Utah Tech-bound Shaw delivered seven RBI with four hits and four runs scored. "My first RBI double, I got an inside fastball and pulled it down the line," Shaw said. "It ended up being a great night. It was a great team win. Thirty runs is crazy." Kirby Orth and Dylan Sarna each drove home four runs. Andrugh Yee drilled his sixth homer and drove home three runs. Chase Kessler drove home three runs. Medrano (4-0, 5.32 ERA) struck out three batters in three innings. Drew Koch and Owen Kaiser combined for three scoreless innings. Kingman's Jesus Yanez doubled and drove home two runs. Kingman 011 004 0 — 6 9 1 Great Bend (10)42 (10)40x— 30 30 2 Pore, Schreiner (1), Rowe (4), Stewart (6) and Yanez. Medrano, Koch (4), Curran (6), Kaiser (7) and Kessler. W—Medrano, 2-1. L—Pore. 2B—GB—Yee 2, Shaw 2, Chapman 2, Kessler, Sarna, Bunkers; K—Yanez, McDaniel. HR—GB—Yee (7), Orth (3), Shaw (1), Graham (1). JAYHAWK COLLEGIATE Great Bend Bat Cats 15-5 17-5 Junction City Brigade 15-6 16-6 Derby Twins 13-6 13-7 Hutchinson Monarchs 14-7 14-7 Haysville Aviators 9-8 14-8 Kansas Cannons 9-11 9-11-1 Newton Rebels 6-13 8-15 Wichita Factory 6-14 6-14 Kingman Islanders 2-18 2-18 7-1—Derby 10, Great Bend 5; Junction City 5-17, Haysville 4-10; Wichita 4, Kingman 1 7-2—Great Bend 30, Kingman 6; Newton 12, Haysville 10; Derby 9, Hutchinson 4; Cannons 14, Wichita 3 7-3—Great Bend at Kingman; Haysville at Newton; Hutchinson at Derby; Wichita at Cannons 7-5—Great Bend at Haysville; Newton at Derby
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