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Derby Twins drop Bat Cats, 10-3
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The Great Bend Bat Cats dodged Thursday's threatening weather, but there was no way to hide from the Derby's hitters. Derby dominated the Bat Cats 10-3 in the opening Sunflower Collegiate baseball showdown.

The Bat Cats (7-2 Sunflower) are tied with the Kansas Cannons (7-2) for first place heading to Friday's 7 p.m. home game against Derby.

Great Bend's final scoring threat fizzled when Jake Tatom was called out on an appeal. Tatom was ruled leaving third base early despite tagging third base on Marshall Hale's fifth-inning fly ball. Connor Chavez homered and Tatom and Jase Woita delivered RBIs.

Bat Cats reliever Tyrus Riley (Barton County) struck out seven batters in 32/3 innings.

Derby raced to a 9-0 lead. Holden Pantier scored a first-inning run. Pantier homered and Justin George hit a 2-run third-inning single. Karson Klima drilled a bases-loaded double in a 4-run fourth inning. Derby hammered out five doubles.

Derby Twins 203 400 100 — 10 10 2 

GB Bat Cats 000 102 000 — 3 5 3

Warady, Dickson (6), Syring (8) and Weiss. Allen, Curry (4), Parton (5), Riley (6), Wilson (9) and Hale. W—Warady. L—Allen, 1-2. 2B—GB—Raygoza; D—Royal, Weiss, Cowan, Klima, Wilson. HR—GB—Chavez; D—Pantier.

SUNFLOWER COLLEGIATE

Great Bend Bat Cats 7-2

Kansas Cannons 7-2 

Derby Twins 6-3 

Haysville Aviators 3-3 

Hutchinson Monarchs 2-4

Newton Rebels 1-5

Kingman Islanders 1-8

6-19—Islanders at Bat Cats; Monarchs at Cannons; Aviators at Rebels; Twins at Heat

6-17—Bat Cats at Twins; Islanders at Rebels; Aviators at Monarchs 

6-16—Twins at Bat Cats; Rebels at Islanders; Monarchs at Aviators; Cannons at Larks

6-15—Twins 10, Bat Cats 3; Islanders 9, Rebels 3; Aviators 4, Monarchs 1

6-14—Cannons 10, Islanders 5

6-13—Bat Cats 9, Rebels 6; Twins 7, Monarchs 6; Cannons 5, Islanders 1

6-12—Cannons 7, Islanders 6; Monarchs 12, Twins 9; Bat Cats 5, Rebels 2

6-11—Bat Cats 5-6, Monarchs 6-0; Rebels 5, Cannons 1

6-10—Aviators 14, Islanders 6; Cannons 6, Twins 4; Rebels 8, Curve 3

6-9—Cannons 14, Twins 7

6-8—Bat Cats 8, Monarchs 7; Twins 6, Cannons 2; Aviators 7, Islanders 6

6-7—Bat Cats 11, Aviators 4; Cannons 5, Rebels 2; Twins 12-7, Islanders 8-1

6-6—Bat Cats 4-13, Aviators 1-2; Twins 7, Islanders 3; Cannons 3, Rebels 2; 

6-3—Islanders 10, Bat Cats 9; Cannons 6, Aviators 3