Great Bend’s Bat Cats baseball team had a great first year, winning three of four games at the NBC World Series before losing to Cheney’s Diamond Dawgs. To help with the cost of attending the World Series at Wichita, the Great Bend City Council voted to refund the $750 facility charge for use of Al Burns Field.Even though the city is strapped for cash, and even though it needs to invest more money in Al Burns Field eventually, refunding the Bat Cats’ $750 was a wonderful gesture. The team has been an asset to our community in many ways.General Manager Roger Ward grew up in Great Bend and Al Burns Field doesn’t look much different than it did when he played there.