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Bat Cats lose heartbreaker 4-3
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Great Bend Bat Cats pitcher David Blackburn delivers a pitch against the Hutchinson Monarchs on Friday at Al Burns Memorial Field in Great Bend.. - photo by Hugo Gonzalez
The Great Bend Bat Cats delivered a brave comeback with their best hitter up. But 316 Sluggers reliever Payton Tolle struck out Alex Rodgers to hand the Bat Cats a hard-fought 4-3 loss in Saturday’s Sunflower Collegiate baseball showdown. The Bat Cats play the Sluggers at home at 3 p.m. Sunday.