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Haysville roughs up Bat Cats' pitching, 9-4
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Logan Renken Home run - photo by Lori Farmer

HAYSVILLE AVIATORS 9, BAT BATS 4 — Haysville roughed up Great Bend's pitching en route to a 9-4 Jayhawk Collegiate League baseball victory Tuesday. The Aviators overcame six errors, four walks and two hit batters.

The Aviators scored four runs off starter Jacob Field and five runs against reliever Cade Kunz. Haysville's Eric Nuno ended any suspense with a grand slam homer against Kunz.

Horn's 2-run first-inning single scored Gam Jones and Owen Rush. Riley Schrader's third-inning double scored Braden Horn and Nuno. Jones, Rush and Horn scored on Nuno's grand slam homer.  Luke Westerman scored on Rush's eighth-inning single.

Great Bend showed a spark with a 3-run seventh inning. Logan Renken homered. Kyle Walker scored on Cole Pladson's triple. Pladson scored on Andrugh Yee's single.

Walker doubled and scored on a ninth-inning error for an 9-4 final.

Haysville 202 000 410 — 9 10 6

GB Bat Cats 000 000 301 — 4 7 2

Lake, Sonnenburg (6), Madrigal (7), Crosby (8) and Horn. Field, Kunz (7), Minton (9) and Nohinek. W—Lake. L—Field. 2B—GB—Walker; H—Schrader. 3B—Pladson. HR—GB—Renken; H—Nuno.

BAT CATS 12, KINGMAN 7 — Great Bend scored two runs in the eighth inning and tallied six runs in the ninth inning for a 12-7 Jayhawk Collegiate League basketball victory over Kingman.

Carson Umphres doubled, singled twice and reached base five consecutive times to spark the Bat Cats.

Great Bend (18-13, 19-15 Jayhawk) drops to fourth place, trailing second-place Junction City (19-11 Jayhawk) and Derby (17-11 Jayhawk).

GB Bat Cats 000 030 026 — 12 11 2

Kingman 002 001 301 — 7

Bougher, Khan (7), Yee (7) and Nohinek, Leon. Tannahill, Drouhard (6), Arensdorf (7), Munz (9) and Corey Reese. W—Yee, 1-0. L—Arensdorf. 2B—GB—Umphres; K—Plummer, Freund, Beavers. HR—GB—Cowan.

JAYHAWK COLLEGIATE LEAGUE

x-clinched title

x-Hutchinson Monarchs 24-7 26-7

Junction City Brigade 20-11 23-11

Derby Twins 18-11 21-11

GB Bat Cats 18-13 19-15

Haysville Aviators 16-14 19-14

Rose Hill Wildcats 11-15 11-15  

Kansas Cannons 14-15 17-16-1 

Newton Rebels 7-22 8-24

Kingman Islanders 6-24 7-24

7-16—Bat Cats 4-2, Cannons 2-10; Derby 5, Wildcats 2; Brigade 13, Newton 7

7-17—Bat Cats 12, Kingman 7; Monarchs, Wildcats; Derby at Newton; Cannons 20, Aviators 9

7-18—Kingman at Bat Cats; Wildcats at Monarchs; Newton vs. Derby (2); Aviators at Cannons