BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com
DERBY — Bat Cat Simon Larranaga returned to form with a homer and double to spark Great Bend past Derby 12-7 in Sunday's finale of a 4-game series. Great Bend (24-9, 20-8) won three of four games heading to Tuesday's home showdown against Cheney (23-4).
Bat Cat Zane Spinn drove home three runs with productive at-bats. The Bat Cats appreciated Derby's generosity. Six runners scored after reaching base on a walk or hit batter. Three runs scored on Derby errors.
Spinn's first-inning groundout scored Riley Silva. Larranaga's homer sparked a 3-run second inning. Dre Amaral scored on an error and Connor Allen scored on Silva's single. Bodi Wallar and Colby Christian scored third-inning runs after a hit batter and error for a 6-0 lead.
Derby's Karson Klima hit a 2-run single and Cade Baker's RBI third-inning single made it 6-3. Silva scored on Spinn's fourth-inning sacrifice fly. Silva and Gates scored on an error and Spinn scored on Wallar's sixth-inning double for a 10-3 lead.
Trevor Baugh's RBI single and bases-loaded walks by Kirk Trahan and Baker made it 10-6. Great Bend's Amaral scored on a wild pitch and Kyle Gates scored on a passed ball for a 12-6 lead. Baugh's ninth-inning homer ended the scoring.
Bat Cats starter David Stuart (3-1) worked five innings and Matthew Howell and George Austin finished the game.
GB Bat Cats 132 103 002 — 12 9 0
Derby Twins 003 001 021 — 7 9 3
Stuart, Howell (6), Austin (8) and Connor Allen. Tennill, Hardcastle (4), Bell (6), Bullard (7), Syring (9), Arsiaga (9) and Baker. W—Stuart, 3-1. L—Tennill 2B—GB—GB—Wallar, Larraranga; D—Hackworth. 3B—D—Klima. HR—GB—Larranaga (7); D—Baugh (1).
BAT CATS PITCHING (25-9)—Lanik 5-1, 4.76; Stuart 4-0, 5.55; Tower 3-1, 4.17; Austin 2-0, 1.20; Howell 2-0, 2.25; Riley 2-0, 5.00; Nedved 2-1, 2.31; Albus 2-2, 3.75; McWilliams 1-0, 3.00; Thornton 1-0, 0.00; Rose 1-1, 0.45; Gonzalez 1-1, 4.50; Brett Allen 0-1, 3.30; Tinkler 0-1, 3.37
BAT CATS HITTING—Larranaga, .347, 22R, 22 RBI, 7 HR; Gates, .337, 16R, 23 RBI, 14 SB; Rodgers, .319, 26R, 10 RBI, 15 SB, 3 HR; Mustow, .311, 20R, 2 HR; Silva .306, 21 R, 12 SB; Wallar, .301, 19R, 28 RBI, 6 HR; Christian, .256, 13R, 16 RBI, 11 SB; Kreutzer, .255, 9R, 11 RBI; Gotreaux, .250, 11R 8 SB; Maldanado, .220, 9R, 10 RBI; Schumacher, .220 7R; Connor Allen, .196, 11R; Malone, .182, 14R, 1 HR; Aramal, .174, 8R, 1 HR; Spinn, .118, 4R.
SUNFLOWER COLLEGIATE
Cheney 23-4
Hutchinson 22-6
Great Bend 20-8
Newton 13-8
Derby 17-11
Haysville 14-11
Kingman 8-18
Wichita Lobos 7-16
Mulvane 1-24
316 Elite 0-19
7-10—Great Bend 12, Derby 7; Hutchinson 11, Kingman 0; Mulvane at Haysville; Lobos 4, Elite 0
7-9—Great Bend 10, Derby 5; Hutchinson 10, Kingman 0; Haysville 6, Mulvane 5; Cheney 6, Newton 5; Haysville 8, Mulvane 2
7-8—Derby 4, Great Bend 3; Hutchinson 16, Kingman 3; Newton 6, Cheney 3; Lobos 7, Elite 4
7-7—Great Bend 4, Derby 3; Hutchinson 15, Kingman 10; Cheney 5, Newton 4
2022 BAT CATS SCHEDULE
BAT CATS (25-9, 21-8)
W—McPherson Pipeliners 12-5 (W Albus 1-0)
W—Hays Larks 5-3 (W Lanik 1-0)
L— Hays Larks, 0-8 (L Gonzalez 0-1)
W —316 Elite, 9-5 (W Stuart 1-0)
W —316 Elite, 3-2 (W Austin 1-0)
W—Dodge City A’s, 5-2 (W Riley 1-0)
W—Dodge City A’s, 18-1 (W Tower 1-0)
W—Mulvane Patriots, 15-2 (W Lanik 2-0)
W—Mulvane Patriots, 7-1 (W Gonzalez 1-1)
W— Mulvane Patriots, 8-0 (W Albus 2-0)
W— Mulvane Patriots, 11-0 (W Stuart 2-0)
W—316 Elite, 15-0 (W Nedved 1-0)
W—316 Elite, 13-1 (W Howell 1-0)
W—Newton Rebels, 4-1 (W Tower 2-0)
W—Newton Rebels, 11-7 (W Austin 2-0)
W—Newton Rebels, 6-3 (W Lanik 3-0)
L—Newton Rebels, 2-6 (L Albus 1-2)
L—Haysville Aviators, 3-4 (L Rose 0-1)
W—Haysville Aviators, 8-1 (W Tower 3-0)
W—Haysville Aviators, 6-3 (W Lanik 4-0)
W—Haysville Aviators, 7-5 (W Riley 2-0)
W—Hutchinson Monarchs, 4-3 (W Thornton 1-0)
L—Hutchinson Monarchs,, 2-6 (L Albus 1-3)
L—Hutchinson Monarchs, 6-14 (L Tower 2-1)
L—Hutchinson Monarchs, 3-7 (L Lanik 4-1)
W—Kingman Islanders, 17-1 (W Stuart 3-1)
L—Kingman Islanders, 3-4 (L Nedved 2-1)
L—Kingman Islanders, 5-6 (L Brett Allen 0-1)
W—Kingman Islanders, 4-3 (W McWilliams 1-0)
W—Derby Twins, 4-3, 14 innings (W Howell 2-0)
L—Derby Twins, 3-4 (L Tinkler 0-1)
W—Derby Twins, 10-5 (W Lanik 5-1)
W—Derby Twins, 12-7 (W Stuart 4-1)
W—Cheney, 4-1 (Rose 1-1)
7-13—at Cheney, 7
7-14—Cheney, 7
7-15—at Cheney, 7
7-18—at Wichita Lobos, 7
7-19—Wichita Lobos, 7
7-20—at Wichita Lobos, 7
7-21—Wichita Lobos, 7
2022 BAT CATS ROSTER
1—Hagen Rose, RHP, Temple College, Troy, Texas
2—Raithen Malone, IF, Temple, Baytown, Texas
3—Colter Maldanado, IF, Barton CC, Lawrence
4—Alex Rodgers, CF, Barton CC, Omaha, Neb.
6—Brady Kreutzer, utility, Fort Hays, Hays
7—Zane Spinn, IF, Temple, Holland, Texas
8—JoJo Nieves, utility, Barton CC, Junction City
9—Dawson French, OF, Temple, Lakeway, Texas
10—Grant Fahrlander, C/IF, U of Texas, Bee Cave, Texas
12—David Stuart, RHP, Barton CC, Lawrence
13—Adam Mustow, RHP/utility, Hutchinson, Sydney, Australia
14—Dre Amaral, IF, Bossier Parrish, Ontario, Canada
15—Cade McWilliams, LHP, Hendrix College, Arlington Texas
16—Hunter Gotreaux, IF, Hutchinson CC, Moss Bluff, La.
17—Kyle Gates, OF, Temple, LaVernia, Texas
18—George Austin, RHP, NE Texas, Dallas
19—Riley Silva, OF, Barton CC, Ontario, Canada
21—Ian Lanik, RHP, Barton CC, Eagle, Neb.
22—Matt Nedved, LHP, Barton CC, Topeka
23—Matthew Howell, OF/LHP, NE Texas CC, Huntsville, Texas
24—Connor Allen, C, Barton CC, Wichita
25—Simon Larranaga, 1B, Temple, Mont Belvieu, Texas
26—Si Schumacher, C/IF, NE Texas CC, Carthage, Texas
27—J.C. Gonzalez, LHP, SW Christian, Oklahoma City
28—Dash Albus, LHP, Temple, Abilene, Texas
30—Bodi Wallar, utility, Hutchinson CC, Papillion, Neb.
31—Brayden Tower, RHP, Emporia State, Shawnee
32—Colby Christian, 1B/OF, Temple, Porter, Texas
34—Tyrus Riley, RHP, Barton , Bentonville, Ark.
