Bat Cats upset Hays Larks

HAYS — The Great Bend Bat Cats finally beat their nemesis — the Hays Larks.
Bat Cat pitcher Daniel Hegarty threw seven solid innings to earn Saturday’s 7-4 victory which prevented the Larks from clinching the Jayhawk League baseball title. The Bat Cats (10-23, 15-24) return home Monday to start a three-game series against the Dodge City A's.
Hays led 1-0 after two innings when Devin Hager’s single scored John Rensel.
Austin McNicholas scored on a groundball to start a four-run fourth inning. Blein ray’s single scored Gavin Johnson. Andrew Schatz’s double scored Ray. Schatz scored on an error for a 4-1 lead.
Chris Swanberg’s RBI single scored McKay Banks in a three-run eighth inning. Schatz’s single scored Swanberg and Ray for a7-1 lead.
Hays’ Easton Kirk drilled a two-run homer and Clayton Rasbaery’s single scored Jacob Boston in a three-run eighth inning.

GB Bat Cats 000 400 030 — 7 12 1
Hays Larks 010 000 030 — 4 11 4
Hegarty, Gutierrez (8), Gant (9) and Andrew Schatz. Munoz, Slusser (8) and Kirk. W—Hegarty. L—Munoz. 2B—GB—Reece Johnson, Romero, Alexander. HR—Kirk.

JAYHAWK LEAGUE
Hays Larks 25-8
Dodge City A’s 21-12
Liberal Beejays 19-14
Derby Twins 18-17
El Dorado Broncos 15-19
GB Bat Cats 10-23
Haysville Aviators 9-24

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25
Dodge City at Great Bend
Liberal at Hays
Haysville at El Dorado

TUESDAY, JULY 24
Dodge City at Great Bend
Liberal at Hays
Haysville at Derby

MONDAY, JULY 23
Dodge City at Great Bend
Liberal at Hays
El Dorado at Haysville

SUNDAY, JULY 22
Hays 5, Great Bend 2, 10 innings
Dodge City 7, El Dorado 0
Derby 11, Liberal 9

SATURDAY, JULY 21
Great Bend 7, Hays 4
El Dorado 11, Dodge City 2
Liberal 13, Derby 7

FRIDAY, JULY 20
Dodge City 6, El Dorado 4
Liberal 15, Derby 4

THURSDAY, JULY 19
Great Bend 9, Liberal 6
Dodge City 6, El Dorado 4
Hays 9, Haysville 6

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18
Dodge City 3, Liberal 1
El Dorado 16, Derby 13
Haysville 9, Hays 6

TUESDAY, JULY 17
Dodge City 7, Great Bend 6
Derby 8, El Dorado 3
Hays 15, Haysville 2