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Bat Cats win baseball opener
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SALINA — Ryan Monson drove home three runs and a trio of pitchers led the Great Bend Bat Cats to a 9-1 victory over the Salina Shock in Wednesday’s Sunflower Collegiate League baseball opener.

The Bat Cats open their home season at 7 p.m. Friday at Veterans Park against the Hutchinson Monarchs.

Dawson Pomeroy singled home Collin Meinert and Hunter Romero scored on an error for a 2-0 lead. Brenden Tauber scored on an error and Monson singled home Meinert for a 4-0 lead.

Salina’s John Olivier singled home Ryan Chargo for the Shocks’ run.

The Bat Cats roughed up reliever Christian Justice for five eighth-inning runs. 

Monson singled home Tauber and Chase Gibson. Romero singled home Meinert. Bloomer singled home Monson. Nolan Riley drove home Romero with a groundout for a 9-1 lead.

Bat Cat starter Tanner Howe and relievers Easton Young and Zach Poe each worked three solid innings. Howe and Poe each struck out three batters.

Great Bend 220 000 050 — 9 12 0  

Salina Shocks 000 000 000 — 1 5 0

Howe, Young (4), Poe (7) and Carpenter, Gibson. Fiehn, Clark (6), Justice (8) and Wissel. W—Young, 1-0. L—Fiehn. 2B—GB—Pomeroy. 3B—GB—Bloomer, Tauber; S—Chargo.

GREAT BEND BAT CATS

W—Salina Shock 9-1

L—Hutchinson Monarchs 5-11

W—Salina Shock 7-6

W—Derby Twins 15-9

6-4—El Dorado Broncos, 7 

6-5—El Dorado Broncos, 7

6-6—Salina Shock, 7

6-8—Andale Warhawks, 6

6-9—Andale Warhawks, 7

6-11—Mulvane Patriots, 7

6-12—at Mulvane Patriots, 7

6-13—at Wichita Sluggers DH, 5:30

6-15—at Cheney Diamond Dawgs, 6

6-16—Cheney Diamond Dawgs, 3

6-18—Newton Rebels at Wichita Eck Stadium, 5:30

6-19—at Newton Rebels, 7

6-20—Hutchinson Monarchs, 7

6-21—at Hutchinson Monarchs, 7

6-23—at Salina Shock, 7 

6-26—Derby Twins, 7

6-27—at Andale Warhawks, 6

6-28—at Andale Warhawks, 7

6-29—Haysville Aviators, 7

6-30—Haysville Aviators, 3

7-2—Sunflower All-Star Game, Wichita, Eck Stadium

7-4—at El Dorado Broncos, 7

7-6—at Mulvane Patriots, 7

7-7—Newton Rebels, 3

7-9—Haysville Aviators at Wichita Eck Stadium, 5:30 

7-10—Salina Shock, 7 

7-11—Wichita Sluggers DH, 5:30

7-13—Cheney Diamond Dawgs, 6

7-14—at Cheney Diamond Dawgs, 5

7-16—Hutchinson Monarchs, 7

7-17—at Hutchinson Monarchs, 7

7-18—at Derby Twins, 7