KINGMAN ISLANDERS 10, BAT CATS 9
KINGMAN — Kingman Islander Jesus Cruz stole a victory by stealing home on a pitch by Great Bend Bat Cat Brett Allen for a 10-9 baseball victory. Cruz singled and advanced on two ninth-inning wild pitches.
The Bat Cats forced a 9-9 when JoJo Nieves singled home Peyton Robertson. Connor Chavez reached third base, but Nieves was tagged out attempting to reach second base.
Great Bend led 4-0 Nolan Bushko scored on a bases-loaded walk. Matt Mendez scored on Brady Kreutzer's fly ball. Jackson Webster scored on a steal. Peyton Robertson scored on Jace Wentling's single.
The Islanders scored seven runs off Bat Cats reliever Parton, who yielded six hits and walked two batters. Landon Helm, Cruz and Dan Taylor delivered RBIs.
In a 4-run seventh, Mendez singled home Nieves, Webster doubled home Robby Bolin and Mendez and Armani Raygoza scored on a wild pitch
GB ab r h rbi avg Islanders ab r h rbi avg
Bushko CF/P 2 1 1 0 .500 Cruz 2B 6 3 3 1 .500
Bolin CF 0 1 0 0 .000 Taylor LF 5 1 1 1 .200
Mendez SS 3 2 1 1 .333 Waliczek SS 5 2 3 2 .600
Raygoza 1B 2 1 0 0 .000 Plummer C 2 0 0 0 .000
Bartels 1B 1 0 0 0 .000 Van der Walt C 3 1 2 1 .667
Webster 3B 4 1 1 2 .250 Malish RF 4 1 3 0 .750
Robertson DH 2 2 1 1 .500 Erway 1B 4 0 0 0 .000
Woita DH 0 0 0 0 .000 McBeth DH 1 0 0 0 .000
Kreutzer LF 3 0 0 1 .000 Neill DH/P 1 1 1 2 1.000
Parton LF/P 1 0 0 0 .000 Reitmayer CF 3 0 0 1 .000
Wentling C 4 0 1 0 .250 Freund 3B 2 0 0 0 .000
Chavez 2B 4 0 1 0 .250 Helm 3B 3 1 1 1 .333
Nieves RF 4 1 2 1 .500
30 9 8 6 39 10 14 9
BatCats 400 000 401 — 9 8 0
Islanders 000 017 011 — 10 14 12
2B—Webster, Cruz, Taylor, Helm. SF—Kreutzer. E—Freund. LOB—GB 9, Islanders 14. DP—Islanders 2.
Bat Cats IP H R ER BB SO
Winkler 1 1 0 0 0 0
Treto 1 1 0 0 1 2
Howell 1 0 0 0 1 1
Hernandez 1 1 0 0 1 0
Bushko 1 1 1 1 0 1
Parton 0.2 6 7 7 2 0
Curry 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Gruber 1 0 0 0 0 2
Allen 1.2 4 2 2 3 4
8.2 14 10 10 8 11
Islanders
Roberts 1 2 4 1 2 1
Munz 1 0 0 0 2 0
Yamka 2 0 0 0 1 1
Chamberlain 2 0 0 0 2 3
Fontainne 0 3 4 4 2 0
Johnson 2 0 0 0 2 4
Neill 1 3 1 1 0 1
9 8 9 6 11 10
WP—Allen 2, Roberts 1, Munz 1, Fontainne 2.
Jonathan Mariani has been hired as the Great Bend Bat Cats head baseball coach after serving as an assistant coach for two seasons.
Mariani has worked as a volunteer assistant baseball coach for Barton Community College since 2019 with primary responsibilities for coaching outfielders and first base coach. Mariani was responsible for taking care of Lawson-Biggs Field, the baseball facility, and grounds keeping for the softball field and track/field complex for two years.
Mariani coached for the Fort Collins, Colo. Foxes in 2019 before moving to Great Bend. Mariani played outfield and second base at Fort Hays State University from 2013-2018. He played summer baseball for the Topeka Golden Giants. He served as an assistant coach for Hays Thomas More Prep in 2019 while finishing his master’s degree at Fort Hays State.
2023 BAT CATS
JUNE—6-3— L Kingman Islanders 9-10;
6-5/6/7—at Haysville Aviators, 7; 6-8/9—Hutchinson Monarchs, 7; 6-10—at Hutchinson Monarchs, 7; 6-12—Newton Rebels, 7; 6-13—at Newton Rebels, 7; 6-14—Newton Rebels, 7; 6-15/16—Derby Twins, 7; 6-17—at Derby Twins, 7; 6-19—Kingman Islanders, 7; 6-20—at Kingman, 7; 6-21—Kingman Islanders, 7; 6-22—at Kansas Cannons, 7; 6-23/24—Kansas Cannons, 7, 6; 6-26—at Dodge City, 7; 6-27/28—at Liberal BeeJays, 7; 6-29/30
JULY—1—Colorado Cage Rats, 7; 2—All-Star Game, Al Burns Field; 3—Dodge City, 3; 5/6/7—Haysville Aviators, 7; 8/9—at Hutchinson Monarchs, 7; 10—Hutchinson Monarchs, 7; 12—at Newton Rebels, 7; 13—Newton Rebels, 7; 14—at Newton Rebels, 7; 15/16—at Derby Twins, 7; 17—Derby Twins, 7; 19—at Kingman Islanders, 7; 20—Kingman Islanders, 7; 21—at Kingman22/23—at Kansas Cannons, 7; 24—Kansas Cannons, 7; 26/27—Liberal BeeJays, 7; 29/30/31—Jayhawk Tournament