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
