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Pitchers Cavazos, Gruber spark Bat Cats
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Updated: Jul 1, 2024, 1:36 PM
Published: Jun 30, 2024, 2:09 AM

NEWTON – Great Bend Bat Cats pitcher D.J. Cavazos threw a 3-hitter to power a 7-1 Jayhawk Collegiate baseball victory over the last-place Newton Rebels. Cavazos struck out four batters in a 99-pitch outing. 

Chayse Gruber matched Cavazos with four solid innings in a 7-2 victory in the nightcap.

BAT CATS 7, REBELS 1 (G1) – The Bat Cats (13-7, 12-7 Jayhawk) scored four first-inning runs and coasted home.

Jesse Ponce doubled to lead off and sprinted two bases on a wild pitch to start a 4-run first. Christian Ammann doubled in Cooper Smith after back-to-back singles by Smith and Jhett Creel. Ian George singled in Creel. Kade Goeke singled in Ammann.

Newton’s Tytin Goebel singled in Jerdy Lopez after a first-inning walk and stolen base. Newton's Lopez and Marcus Pollard singled.

After a trio of walks to Carson Lorch, Smith and Creel, Lorch scored on George’s groundout. Creel scored on Anthony Capobianco’s single for a 6-1 lead. George scored on Joey Marker’s seventh-inning single for a 7-1 final.

BAT CATS 7, REBELS 2 (G2) – Gruber struck out five batters in a 52-pitch outing.

Garrett Ninness started a 3-run game by scoring on a second-inning wild pitch. Ninness scored his second run on Kade Goeke's sacrifice fly. 

Ninness singled home Anthony Capobianco after a triple to ignite a 4-run seventh inning. Lorch singled in Ninness. Kyle Walker singled in Joey Marker. Lorch scored on a double steal for a 7-2 lead.

Newton's red-hot Tytin Goebel doubled home Jerdy Lopez in the fourth inning and singled home Blake Goss in the sixth inning.

GB Bat Cats 400 200 1 – 7 8 0

Newton Rebels 100 000 0 – 1 3 0 

Cavazos and George. Fierro, Harding (4), Drouhard (5), Dronet (7) and Yen-Tseng. W—Cavazos, 1-0. L—Fierro. 2B—GB—Ammann 2, Ponce.

GB Bat Cats 010 101 4 – 7 12 0

Newton Rebels 000 101 0 – 2 4 1 

Gruber, Bougher (5), Heredia (7) and George. Gomez, Lewis (6), Zarechi (7) and Yen-Tseng. W—Gruber, 2-0. L—Gomez, 0-3. 2B—N—Goebel. 3B—GB—Capobianco.

JAYHAWK COLLEGIATE

Kansas Cannons 15-5 17-6

Derby Twins 15-6 17-6

Hutchinson Monarchs 13-6 14-6

Haysville Aviators 13-7 14-8

GB Bat Cats 12-7 13-7

Kingman Islanders 6-11 6-11

Wichita Dirtbags 5-11 5-11

Diamond Kings 3-13 3-13

Newton Rebels 3-17 3-17

MONDAY–Hutchinson 10, Bat Cats 3; Haysville 11, Newton 10

TUESDAY–Bat Cats 11, Cannons 4; Dirtbags 15, Kingman 4; Hutchinson 13, Haysville 8; Derby 19, Newton 1

WEDNESDAY–Cannons 5, Bat Cats 0; Hutchinson 6, Haysville 4; Derby 19, Newton 1

THURSDAY–Derby 11, Newton 1; Bat Cats 11, Newton 5; Cannons 8, Haysville 1; Derby 10, Diamond Kings 5

FRIDAY–Dirtbags 6, Hutchinson 3; Cannons 16, Haysville 4; Derby 16, Wellington 3

SATURDAY–Bat Cats 7-7, Newton 1-2; Derby 3, Diamond Kings 0; Hutchinson 9, Dirtbags 1

SUNDAY–Stripes 9, Stars 2

MONDAY–Wellington at Newton

TUESDAY–Great Bend Bombers at Bat Cats; Derby at Hutchinson; Cannons at Diamond Kings
Cougar baseball shocks No. 3 Cowley Tigers
Barton baseball
Published: Apr 2, 2025, 9:54 PM
ARKANSAS CITY -- The Barton Cougar baseball team scored early and often plating 11 of its runs over the first four innings to upset No. 3 Cowley College 12-8 on Tuesday. The Cougars (21-8) have won four in a row over the Tigers (23-7). Barton plays Jayhawk West leader Colby at 1 p.m. Thursday at Lawson-Biggs Field. The Cougars travel to Colby Sunday. Tyler Janssen led the Cougars balanced offensive attack providing three of the Cougars six extra base hits on the afternoon, finishing 3-for-5 and single shy of the cycle. The freshman drove in four runs highlighted behind his fourth-inning three-run round tripper for his fourth of the year. Eight of Barton's nine in the lineup furnished a hit with Janssen being joined by Kyle Graves 3-for-6 day at the plate and RBI, as the duo combined for six of the Cougars 14 hits on the afternoon. Kyle Walker was second in runs produced, driving in two of his three runs during Barton's four run top of the second frame, finishing 2-for-5 at the dish with a walk. Rounding out the Cougars' multi-RBI performances was Ayden Hadley and Wyatt Yetter, each driving in two runs apiece. Hadley distributed his pair with a first inning double while Yetter added the final run of a three-run first on a groundout followed by a leadoff fourth inning blast for his first big fly of the season. Despite finishing 0-for-1 at the plate, Barrett Donaldson generated three of Barton's nine walks created with a run scored. Braden Hauschel earned a no-decision in his one-inning of work allowing three runs on two hits with a walk and strikeout. Eli Lang (1-0) notched his first collegiate victory tossing 4.1-innings in relief scattering seven hits and three runs with Landon Haines getting the final two outs of the sixth allowing one hit with a stirkeout. Andrew McCarthy tossed a scoreless seventh with a strikeout while operating around a pair of walks. Cade Kunz handled the eighth yielding two runs on a hit and collected a strikeout before handing off to Preston Golden for the ninth, as the sophomore locked it down
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