After a 2-hit loss, Deacon Pomeroy ignited a 7-1 Jayhawk Collegiate League baseball victory over the Derby Twins Monday at Al Burns Memorial Field.
Pomeroy's homer after an Elias Leon third-inning double keyed a trio of multi-run innings. Peanut Brazzle singled home Pomeroy after a seventh-inning walk. Caleb Cowan doubled and scored on Tony Moore's groundout.
The Bat Cats added three eighth-inning insurance runs. Leon's single scored Kyle Walker and Andrugh Lee scored on Cowan's groundout. Leon scored on a wide pitch for a 7-1 lead.
Bat Cats starter Tyler Clementz (1-1) struck out eight batters in a brilliant 7-inning, 94-pitch outing.
Reliever Tyler Stuhlsatz benefited from back-to-back double plays keyed by shortstop Kyle Walker. Walker turned a 6-3 eighth-inning double play on a Ramon Martinez groundball. Second baseman Joey Marker and Walker delivered a 4-6-3 double play on a ninth-inning Tyson Owens' groundball.
"We got the bats going late in the game," Clementz said. "We got a lot more momentum going."
Derby Twins 000 100 000 — 1 2 1
GB Bat Cats 000 200 23x — 7 7 2
Fitak, Ches (6) and Owens. Clementz, Stuhlsatz (8) and Nohinek. W—Clementz, 1-1. L—Fitak. 2B—GB—Leon. HR—GB—Pomeroy.
BAT CATS 10, BRIGADE 8 — Bat Cat Deacon Pomeroy homered, doubled and singled to spark a wild 10-8 Jayhawk Collegiate League baseball victory over the Junction City Brigade.
The Bat Cats (6-3, 6-1 Jayhawk) move one-half game ahead of Hutchinson (6-1, 5-1 Jayhawk) for first place.
Great Bend led 9-2, but the Brigade rallied for six seventh-inning runs for a 9-8 lead.
JC Brigade 002 000 600 — 8 9 2
GB Bat Cats 120 330 10x — 10 10 3
Lang, Gagnon (2), McDonald (5), George (8) and Kellogg. Lang, Field (7), Khan (9) and Leon. W—Lang. L—Klus. SV—Khan. 2B—GB—Pomorey; JC—Kellogg, Harpole. HR—GB—Pomeroy; JC—Horsman.
JAYHAWK LEAGUE
GB Bat Cats 6-1 6-3
Hutchinson Monarchs 5-1 6-1
Kansas Cannons 5-3 6-3
Haysville Aviators 4-2 5-2
Junction City Brigade 4-4 4-4
Derby Twins 4-4 4-4
Wichita Wildcats 3-5 3-5
Kingman Islanders 1-7 1-7
Newton Rebels 1-5 1-6
6-13—Bat Cats at Brigade; Newton at Wildcats
6-12—Wildcats at Newton; Monarchs at Aviators; Islanders at Derby
6-10—Bat Cats 10, Brigade 8; Derby 8, Islanders 2; Aviators 6, Monarchs 5; Cannons 5, Hays 5 (TIE)
6-9—Bat Cats 7, Derby 1; Wildcats 4, Islanders 2; Cannons 12, Dodge City 6; Monarchs 8, Wichita Blacksox 3
6-8—Derby 6, Bat Cats 1; Aviators 13-1, Newton 10; Brigade 11, Cannons 5
6-7—Cannons 12, Brigade 11; Islanders 13, Wildcats 7
6-6—Derby 2, Brigade 0; Monarchs 14, Cannons 4
6-5—Bat Cats 1-10, Wildcats 0-0; Brigade 5, Derby 1; Aviators 18, Islanders 2; Monarchs 2, Cannons 0; Hays 9, Newton 3
6-4—Bat Cats 6, Newton 2; Cannons 5, Wildcats 2; Brigade 10, Islanders 1; Aviators 10, Wellington 9
6-2—Bat Cats 17, Newton 6; Monarchs 8, Derby 5; Cannons 7, Wildcats 3; Brigade 15, Islanders 4; Aviators 17, Moos 0
6-1—Wildcats 11, Brigade 10; Derby 9, Haysville 4
5-31—Haysville 13, Derby 7; Monarchs 13, Newton 2
5-30—Monarchs 4, Newton 3; Wildcats 3, Brigade 1
