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Great Bend Bat Cats improve to 3-0
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AUGUSTA — Great Bend Bat Cat Andrugh Yee drove home four runs in a 11-4 victory over the Kansas Cannons in Wednesday's Jayhawk Collegiate League baseball game. Great Bend led 9-0 after two at-bats.

Bat Cats starter Mason Murphy struck out even batters in six innings. Relievers Vince Iseman and Carter Cushing combined for five strikeouts.

The Bat Cats (3-0, 2-0) play at the Derby Twins (2-1, 2-1) Thursday.

T.J. Shaw and Cesar Chavira scored on Yee's first-inning single. Decarlo Delancy scored on a Jaxon Bunkers groundout.

Kessler scored on a bases-loaded walk to start a 6-run second. Yee's double scored Shaw and Chavira. Delancy scored on Peanut Brazzle's groundout. Yee scored on Bunkers' home run for a 9-0 lead.

Cannon Talan Barraza scored on a groundout and Colton Petersmith scored on a second-inning error. Z Makarewich scored on a sixth-inning groundout,

Bat Cat Brazzle scored on a seventh-inning passed ball. Bunkers' scored on Chase Kessler single for an 11-3 lead.

Zach Makerewich homered for the final Kansas Cannon run.

Great Bend 360 000 200 — 11 6 1

Kansas Cannons 020 001 010 — 4 4 1

Murphy, Iseman (7), Cushing (9) and Kessler. Barnarski, Saville (2), Shelite (6) and WItt. W—Murphy, 1-0. L—Barnaski, 0-1. 2B—GB—Yee, Brazzle. KC—Makarewich. HR—GB—Bunkers; KC—Makarewich.

JAYHAWK COLLEGIATE

Junction City Brigade 3-0 4-0

Great Bend Bat Cats 2-0 3-0

Hutchinson Monarchs 4-1 4-1

Derby Twins 2-1 2-1

Newton Rebels 2-1 2-1

Wichita Factory 2-3 2-3

Kansas Cannons 1-4 1-4

Haysville Aviators 0-1 4-1

Kingman Islanders 0-5 0-5

6-5—Cannons 7, Hutchinson 4; Wichita 5, Kingman 4; Junction City 14, KC Knights 4

6-6—Derby at Great Bend; Haysville at Junction City; Cannons at Hutchinson; Wichita at Kingman

6-7—Derby at Hutchinson; Newton at Junction City; Wichita at Cannons

6-8—Kingman at Great Bend; Haysville at Newton