GREAT BEND BAT CATS 7, JUNCTION CITY BRIGADE 3 — Andrugh Yee's bases-loaded double scored Luke Nohinek, Kyle Walker and T.J. Shaw to spark a 4-run ninth inning in Monday's Jayhawk Collegiate League baseball showdown.
J.J. Fontana scored on a wild pitch after leading off with a single. Nohinek was hit by a pitch and Walker's perfect bunt single loaded the bases off pitcher Trevor Laughlin.
Great Bend had stranded nine baserunners and left the bases loaded twice in a 3-3 tie.
The Bat Cats (15-11, 14-9 Jayhawk) snapped a 3-game losing streak with the victory over Junction City (13-11, 11-11 Jayhawk). The Bat Cats travel to Hutchinson (20-5, 18-5) Wednesday and return home Thursday to challenge the Jayhawk leader.
Bat Cats pitcher Carson Umphres (3-1, 2.65 ERA) worked a masterful 90-pitch outing with four strikeouts and zero walks.
Hoisington's Tony Moore singled home Tyler Clementz to start 2-run second inning. Moore scored on Walker's bases-loaded walk.
Junction City's Eric Bradicich's double scored P Firgens in a 3-run fourth inning. Brayden Harpole scored on a wild pitch. Bradicich scored on Gannon White's single for a 3-2 lead.
Shaw singled, moved up on Yee's single and scored on an Elias Leon fifth-inning single. Leon preserved a 3-3 tie y throwing out G Yonto in the seventh inning.
GB Bat Cats 020 010 004 — 7 13 0
JC Brigade 000 300 000 — 3 8 0
McCarthy, Umphres (2) and Leon. Gowan, Laughlin (8), Horsman (9) and Harding. W—Umphres, 3-1. L—Laughlin. 2B—GB—Yee, Leon, Clementz; JC—Bradicich.
JAYHAWK COLLEGIATE LEAGUE
Hutchinson Monarchs 19-5 21-5
Derby Twins 16-8 18-8
GB Bat Cats 14-9 15-11
Haysville Aviators 14-10 17-10
Junction City Brigade 11-11 13-11
Rose Hill Wildcats 11-13 11-13
Kansas Cannons 10-12 12-13-1
Kingman Islanders 6-19 6-19
Newton Rebels 4-18 5-20
7-7—Bat Cats 7, Brigade 3; Monarchs 10, Wildcats 4, Kingman 7, Derby 6; Cannons at Dodge City
7-8—Derby 14, Kingman 1; Monarchs 8, Aviators 1; Hays 9, Cannons 5
7-9—Bat Cats at Monarchs; Derby at Cannons; Brigade at Aviators (2); Kingman at Newton
7-10—Monarchs at Bat Cats; Newton at Kingman; Cannons at Derby (2)
7-11—Bat Cats at Cannons; Haysville at Wildcats; Monarchs at Kingman
7-12—Bat Cats at Cannons; Liberal at Derby; Wildcats at Haysville; Kingman at Monarchs; Newton at Brigade (2)