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Bat Cats earn double shutout sweep
Hoisington's Moore scores winning run
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The Great Bend Bat Cats summer baseball team achieved a rare feat with a pair of shutout wins over the Wichita Wildcats Thursday 1-0 and 10-0 at Al Burns Memorial Field.

The Bat Cats (4-2, 4-0 Jayhawk Collegiate) play at Derby Saturday and return home Monday against Derby.

BAT CATS 1, WILDCATS 0 (G1) — Hoisington's Tony Moore delivered his first summer highlight by scoring the game-winning run in a 1-0 victory. Moore doubled his fun by scoring the game-ending run in the nightcap.

Fort Hays State baseball player Moore singled, advanced to third base on an Elias Leon's double and scored on T.J. Shaw's eighth-inning sacrifice fly. Moore doubled, walked and reached base three times.

A trio of Bat Cats delivered an 8-inning no-hitter. Starter Cooper Annin pitched 42/3 innings and worked around five walks with six strikeouts. Reliever Ryland Khan worked out of Annin's bases-loaded fifth-inning jam by retiring Colton Roberts on a groundout to shortstop Shaw.

After Khan pitched 22/3 innings, Cade Kunz struck out two batters in the eighth inning. 

Wildcat Colton Roberts threw five shutout innings. Van Haneberg was tagged with the loss.

BAT CATS 10, WILDCATS 0 (G2) — Great Bend Panther pitcher Carson Umphres completed a double shutout with a 61-pitch, 3-hit gem with seven strikeouts.

Moore walked and scored on a passed ball for a 1-0 first-inning lead. Luke Nohinek singled home Andrugh Yee for a 2-0 lead.

The Bat Cats blew the game open with a 5-run third inning. Caleb Cowan singled home Nohinek. Joey Marker and Moore scored on errors. Peanut Brazille scored on Kyle Walker's single. Moore scored on Deacon Pomeroy's single for a 7-0 lead.

Walker's bases-loaded walk forced home Lane French in a 3-run fifth inning. Brazzle scored on Yee's hit-by-pitch. Moore scored on a Nohinek single.

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Colton Roberts, Van Haneberg (6) and Clupny. Annin, Khan (5), Kunz (8) and Leon. W—Kunz, 1-0. L—V. Haneberg. 2B—GB—Leon. 0 0 1

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Colton Roberts, Van Haneberg (6) and Clupny. Annin, Khan (5), Kunz (8) and Leon. W—Kunz, 1-0. L—V. Haneberg. 2B—GB—Leon. 

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White, Cox (4) and Witt. Umphres and Nohinek. W—Umphres, 1-0. L—White.