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Late rallies spark Bat Cats past Kingman
Moore's homer helps Bat Cats split twin bill
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BAT CATS 12, KINGMAN 7 — Great Bend scored three runs in the eighth inning and tallied six runs in the ninth inning for a 12-7 Jayhawk Collegiate League baseball victory over Kingman Thursday.

Carson Umphres doubled, singled twice and reached base five consecutive times to spark the Bat Cats.

Down 6-3, Cole Pladson singled home T.J. Shaw. Caleb Cowan's walk forced home Lane French. Campbell Coleman's hit-by-pitch forced home Pladson for a 6-6 tie.

In the ninth inning, Tony Moore scored after French's bunt was misplayed to ignite a 6-run inning. Shaw scored on a wild pitch. French and Umphres scored on another error. Logan Renken scored on a wild pitch. Caleb Cowan homered for a 12-6 lead.

Kingman's Garryn Plummer and Nolan Freund delivered RBI for a 2-0 lead. Bat Cat Luke Nohinek scored when French was hit by a fifth-inning pitch. Moore scored on Pladson's fly ball. Shaw scored on a Umphres double for a 3-2 lead.

Kingman scored four runs for a 6-3 lead. Plummer scored on a sixth-inning groundout. Plummer's 2-run double was followed by Freund's RBI seventh-inning double for a 6-3 lead. 

Andrugh Yee (1-0) pitched 21/3 innings for the victory. Second baseman Moore and shortstop Shaw teamed for a seventh-inning double play.

Great Bend (18-13, 19-15 Jayhawk) will place fourth behind second-place Junction City (20-11 Jayhawk) and Derby (18-11 Jayhawk).

GB Bat Cats 000 030 036 — 12 11 2

Kingman 002 001 301 — 7 12 3

Bougher, Khan (7), Yee (7) and Nohinek, Leon. Tannahill, Drouhard (6), Arensdorf (7), Munz (9) and Corey Reese. W—Yee, 1-0. L—Arensdorf. 2B—GB—Umphres; K—Plummer, Freund, Beavers. HR—GB—Cowan.

BAT CATS 4, KANSAS CANNONS 2 (G1) — With one perfect swing, Hoisington's Tony Moore delivered a late-game shocker with a game-winning 2-run homer in a 4-2 victory over the Kansas Cannons in Wednesday's Jayhawk Collegiate League game. Elias Leon singled prior to Moore's roundtripper off reliever Aiden Nunez.

Bat Cats starter Tyler Clementz threw six brilliant innings with 10 strikeouts. Clementz struck out Blake Seefeldt and retired Owen Baxter on a sixth-inning groundout to strand Teigan Munce at third base.

Tyler Stuhlsatz pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning to earn a save.

In a 2-run Bat Cats fourth inning, Kyle Walker scored on a passed ball after he singled home Peanut Brazzle, who doubled.

Cannon Nico Rodriguez scored on a fourth-inning groundout and Owen Baxter singled home Cooper Greene for a 2-2 tie.

CANNONS 10, BAT CATS 2 (G2) — Drew Becker's 3-run triple sparked the Cannons past the Bat Cats 10-2. The Cannons tagged starter Cooper Annin for six runs and Owen Kaiser for three runs.

Bat Cat Cole Pladson doubled home Walker and Moore for a 2-0 first inning lead. Cannons centerfielder Jack Helberg threw out J.J. Fontana to complete a second-inning double play.

The Kansas Cannons outscored the Bat Cats 10-2 in the final six innings.  Gunnar Gustafson drove home two runs. Rodriguez, Helberg and Cooper Greene each drove in one run.

GB Bat Cats 000 200 2 — 4 5 1

Kansas Cannons 000 200 0 — 2 4 0

Clementz, Stuhlsatz (7) and Nohinek. Santana, Doty (4), Nunuz (6) and Becker. W—Clementz. L—Nunez. SV—Stuhlsatz. 2B—GB—Brazzle, Renken. HR—GB—Moore.

GB Bat Cats 200 000 0 — 2 6 1

Kansas Cannons 014 104 x — 10 8 0 

Annin, Kaiser (4), Strecker (6) and Leon. Seefeldt, Holzer (4), Richard (7) and Baxter. W—Holzer. L—Annin, 1-1. 2B—GB—Brazzle, Pladson. 3B—KC—Becker.

JAYHAWK COLLEGIATE LEAGUE 

x-clinched title 

x-Hutchinson Monarchs 25-7 28-7

Junction City Brigade 20-11 23-11

Derby Twins 20-11 23-11

GB Bat Cats 19-13 20-15

Haysville Aviators 16-15 18-16 

Kansas Cannons 15-15 18-16-1 

Rose Hill Wildcats 12-18 12-17 

Newton Rebels 7-24 9-26

Kingman Islanders 6-26 7-25

7-18—Bat Cats 6, Kingman 1; Monarchs 6, Wildcats 2; Derby 11-14, Newton 5-4; Cannons 18, Aviators 2

7-17—Bat Cats 12, Kingman 7; Monarch 6, Wildcats 0;  Cannons 20, Aviators 9

7-16—Bat Cats 4-2, Cannons 2-10; Derby 5, Wildcats 2; Brigade 13, Newton 7

7-15—Aviators 9, Bat Cats 3; Brigade 13, Monarchs 3; Wildcats 4, Derby 3; Newton 11, Cannons 6

7-14—Bat Cats 15, Aviators 2; Brigade 14, Monarchs 1; Kingman 11, Blacksox 4; Cannons 9, Newton 4

7-13—Bat Cats 3, Cannons 2; Derby 13, Liberal 7

7-12—Monarchs 8, Kingman 2; Brigade 11-14, Newton 2-4

7-11—Monarchs 17, Kingman 4

7-10—Monarchs 11, Bat Cats 1; Newton 11, Kingman 4; Cannons 13-3, Derby 1-7

7-9—Monarchs 3, Bat Cats 2; Cannons 10, Derby 4; Haysville 10-2, Brigade 6-6; Newton 11, Kingman 3

7-8—Derby 14, Kingman 1; Monarchs 8, Aviators 1; Hays 9, Cannons 5

7-7—Bat Cats 7, Brigade 3; Monarchs 10, Wildcats 4, Kingman 7, Derby 6; Hays 8, Newton 3

7-6—Brigade 13, Bat Cats 0;  Monarchs 5, Aviators 2; Wildcats 6, Newton 5

7-5—Derby 13, Bat Cats 9; Monarchs 16, Kingman 6; Brigade 9, Cannons 0

7-3—Derby 8, Bat Cats 4; Aviators 7, Newton 3; Wildcats 2, Kingman 1

7-2—Derby 14, Dodge City 10; Aviators 7, Newton 5; Brigade 7, Cannons 5; Monarchs 12, Blacksox 3; Islanders 15, Wildcats 12

7-1—Wildcats 7-0, Bat Cats 5-4; Aviators 13, Kingman 8; Monarchs 11, Cannons 2; Newton 9, Dodge City 4

6-30—Derby 12, Brigade 11; Aviators 6, Kingman 3

6-29—Monarchs 10, Cannons 5

6-28—Bat Cats 13, Newton 6; Derby  10, Monarchs 5; Haysville 18, Wellington 1; Brigade vs. Kingman; Wildcats 12, Cannons 2

6-27—Bat Cats 22, Newton 6; Cannons 6, Wildcats 3; Brigade 15, Kingman 10; Monarchs 5, Derby 4

6-26—Bat Cats 6, Kingman 5; Newton 5, Monarchs 3

6-25—Bat Cats 14, Dodge City 2; Haysville 11, Derby 8; Monarchs 13, Newton 8; Wildcats 8, Brigade 0; Kingman 8, Cannons 4

6-24—Derby 5, Haysville 1; Wildcats 11, Brigade 4; Cannons 20, Kingman 10

6-23—Derby 20 Wellington 8

6-22—Aviators 7, Cannons 5; Derby 21, Newton 6

6-21—Bat Cats 8, Kingman 1; Monarchs 7, Wildcats 4; Cannons 11, Aviators 10; Newton 12, Derby 11; Brigade 9, KC Knights 8

6-20—Aviators 16, Bat Cats 12; Derby 10, Wildcats 4; Brigade 14, Monarchs 10

6-19—Haysville 4, Bat Cats 3; Derby 10, Wildcats 7; Cannons 6, Newton 4

6-18—Cannons 10, Newton 6; Monarchs 2, Brigade 1; Wildcats 12, Aviators 8

6-16—Bat Cats 7, Cannons 5; Aviators 14, Wildcats 13; Monarchs 8, Kingman 1

6-15—Derby 9, Monarchs 8; Brigade 10, Newton 4

6-14—Monarchs 9, Bat Cats 5; Brigade 10-7, Aviators 3-6; Kingman 7, Newton 2

6-13—Monarchs 2, Bat Cats 1; Derby 16, Cannons 15; Kingman 5, Newton 4; Brigade 13, KC Monarchs 3

6-12—Bat Cats 8, Brigade 5; Wildcats 6, Newton 5; Aviators 16, Kingman 3

6-11—Newton 6, Wildcats 5; Monarchs 11, Aviators 8; Derby 8, Kingman 3

6-10—Bat Cats 10, Brigade 8; Derby 8, Kingman 2; Aviators 6, Monarchs 5; Cannons 5, Hays 5 (TIE)

6-9—Bat Cats 7, Derby 1; Wildcats 4, Kingman  2; Cannons 12, Dodge City 6; Monarchs 8, Wichita Blacksox 3

6-8—Derby 6, Bat Cats 1; Aviators 13-1, Newton 10; Brigade 11, Cannons 5

6-7—Cannons 12, Brigade 11; Kingman 13, Wildcats 7

6-6—Derby 2, Brigade 0; Monarchs 14, Cannons 4

6-5—Bat Cats 1-10, Wildcats 0-0; Brigade 5, Derby 1; Aviators 18, Kingman 2; Monarchs 2, Cannons 0; Hays 9, Newton 3

6-4—Bat Cats 6, Newton 2; Cannons 5, Wildcats 2; Brigade 10, Kingman 1; Aviators 10, Wellington 9

6-2—Bat Cats 17, Newton 6; Monarchs 8, Derby 5; Cannons 7, Wildcats 3; Brigade 15, Kingman 4; Aviators 17, Moos 0

6-1—Wildcats 11, Brigade 10; Derby 9, Haysville 4

5-31—Haysville 13, Derby 7; Monarchs 13, Newton 2

5-30—Monarchs 4, Newton 3; Wildcats 5, Brigade 1

5-29—Cannons 5, Black Sox 1