BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com
CHENEY — The Hutchinson Bats led the Cheney Diamond Dawgs for the fourth consecutive game Friday. But co-league leader Cheney roared past the Bat Cats 9-4 to split the 4-game Sunflower Collegiate League baseball series. The game was delayed when umpires arrived 40 minutes after the scheduled start.
Cheney (26-6) and Hutchinson (26-6) are tied for first with Great Bend (26-11, 22-10) 11/2 games ahead of Newton (20-11).
The Bat Cats enjoyed a promising start when JoJo Nieves scored on Colby Christian's first-inning single.
But the Bat Cats fell apart when two errors contributed to five unearned runs. Five Cheney baserunners scored after reaching base on an error, walk or hit by pitch.
Bat Cats starter Payton Tinkler (0-2) was tagged for seven runs. An error by third baseman Colter Maldanado led to a 5-run second inning. Gavin Rogers, Cole Miears and Lenny Ashby delivered RBIs. Connor Myles and Rogers drove home runs in the third inning for a 7-1 lead. Cheney's Ryan Scott tripled home Jason Syring and Ashby in the sixth inning for a 9-2 lead.
The Bat Cats scored single runs in the sixth, eighth and ninth innings. Nieves scored on a sixth-inning double play. Alex Rodgers scored on a Zane Spinn eighth-inning RBI single. Raithen Malone scored on Maldanado's ninth-inning groundout.
Cheney showcased top-notch defense. The Diamond Dawgs turned a sixth-inning double play. Right fielder Ryan Scott threw out Simon Larranaga at third base. Centerfielder Miears stole a home run on Alex Rodgers' deep fly ball in the third inning.
GB Bat Cats 100 001 011 — 4 6 2
Cheney 052 002 00x — 9 9 2
Tinkler, Lanik (4) and Connor Allen. Miner, Wisner (8) and Guevara. W—Miner, 3-1. L—Tinkler, 0-2. 2B—GB—Nieves, Rodgers, Malone; C—Ashby 2, Epp, Myles. 3B—C—Scott.
PITCHING (26-11)—Lanik 5-1, 4.76; Stuart 4-0, 3.29; Howell 3-0, 2.34; Austin 2-0, 1.20; Riley 2-1, 5.74; Tower 2-1, 5.06; Nedved 2-1, 2 SV, 2.31; Albus 2-2, 3.75; McWilliams 1-0, 6.50; Thornton 1-0, 0.00; Rose 1-1, 0.45; Gonzalez 1-1, 4.50; Brett Allen 0-1, 2.79; Tinkler 0-2, 5.51
HITTING—Rodgers, .350, 32R, 13 RBI, 16 SB, 5 HR; Larranaga, .333, 23R, 23 RBI, 8 HR; Gates, .333, 19R, 30 RBI, 14 SB; Silva .333, 22 R, 13 SB; Wallar, .305, 21R, 30 RBI, 6 HR; Mustow, .297, 20R, 2 HR; Christian, .256, 13R, 17 RBI, 11 SB; Kreutzer, .255, 9R, 11 RBI; Gotreaux, .250, 11R 8 SB; Maldanado, .212, 9R, 10 RBI; Schumacher, .228, 9R; Connor Allen, .183, 11R; Malone, .188, 16R, 1 HR; Aramal, .160, 8R, 1 HR; Spinn, .185, 5R.
Cheney 27-6
Hutchinson 26-6
Great Bend 26-10
Derby 21-12
Newton 20-12
Haysville 17-14
Kingman 16-17
316 Elite 3-25
Mulvane 3-29
Lobos 3-31
7-21—Great Bend forfeit over Lobos; Newton at Hutchinson; Haysville at Cheney
7-20—Great Bend forfeit over Lobos; Hutchinson at Newton; Derby at Kingman; Cheney at Haysville
7-19—Great Bend forfeit over Lobos; Newton at Hutchinson; Derby at Kingman; Cheney at Kansas Cannons; Elite at Mulvane (2)
7-18—Great Bend forfeit over Lobos; Kingman at Derby; Hutchinson at Newton; Cheney at Haysville
7-17—Cheney 4, Haysville 3; Kingman 12, Derby 2; Elite at Mulvane (2)
7-16—Hutchinson forfeit over Mulvane; Derby 14, Lobos 8; Haysville 9, Newton 5
7-15—Cheney 9, Great Bend 4; Kingman 5-10, Elite 0-8; Lobos 5, Derby 1; Hutchinson forfeit over Mulvane
7-14—Great Bend 16, Cheney 7; Derby 2, Lobos 0; Haysville 7, Newton 5; Hutchinson 19, Mulvane 6
7-13—Cheney 15, Great Bend 5; Derby 5, Lobos 3; Newton 10, Haysville 7; Kingman 9,. Elite 7
7-12—Great Bend 4, Cheney 1; Haysville 11, Newton 1; Hutchinson 11, Mulvane 1; Kingman 5, Elite 4
7-11—Cheney 5, Newton 3
7-10—Great Bend 12, Derby 7; Hutchinson 11, Kingman 0; Lobos 4, Elite 0
7-9—Great Bend 10, Derby 5; Hutchinson 8, Kingman 0; Haysville 6, Mulvane 5; Cheney 6, Newton 5
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
7-6—Newton 12, Mulvane 5
7-4—Derby 13, Mulvane 3
7-3—Great Bend 4, Kingman 3; Hutchinson 12, Haysville 2; Derby 12-2, 2-1 Mulvane
7-2—Kingman 6, Great Bend 5; Haysville 4, Hutchinson 2; Cheney def. Lobos 2 (forfeit)
7-1—Kingman 4, Great Bend 3; Hutchinson 12, Haysville 2; Cheney 9, Kansas Cannons 5
6-30—Great Bend 17, Kingman 1; Hutchinson 5, Haysville 4, 12 innings; Cheney 12-10, Lobos 9-0; Newton 9, Wellington 3
6-29—Hutchinson 7, Great Bend 3; Cheney 1, Mulvane 0; Derby 15-0 14-2 Elite; Haysville 6-5, 3-2 Elite
6-28—Hutchinson 13, Great Bend 6; Cheney 16-14, Mulvane 7-1; Haysville 3, Lobos 2; Newton 15, Kingman 7
6-27—Hutchinson 6, Great Bend 2; Kingman 4, Newton 2; Derby 11, Elite 0; Haysville 6, Lobos 1
6-26—Cheney 13, Mulvane 1; Newton 5, Kingman 2; Haysville 8, Lobos 4
6-25—Great Bend 4, Hutchinson 3; Cheney 10, Mulvane 1; Newton 16, Kingman 6; Derby 9, Elite 4; Haysville 14, Lobos 1
6-24—Derby 5, Hutchinson 4; Hutchinson 9, Derby 0; Cheney 13-16, 316 Elite 0-0 ; Kingman 5, Mulvane 3
6-23—Great Bend 7, Haysville 5; Kingman 13, Mulvane 3; Hutchinson 8-2, Derby 2-1
6-22—Great Bend 6, Haysville 3; Newton def. Lobos (2), forfeit; Kingman def. Mulvane, forfeit
6-21—Great Bend 8, Haysville 1, Cheney 11-17, 316 Elite 0-0; Kingman def. Mulvane, forfeit
6-20—Newton 7-1, Lobos 6-0, Haysville 4, Great Bend 3
6-19—Newton 6, Great Bend 2; Derby 23, Haysville 11
6-18—Cheney 13, Kingman 1; Mulvane 3, Lobos 0; Mulvane 4; Derby 12 Haysville 8; Hutchinson 15, 316 Elite 0
6-17—Great Bend 6, Newton 3; Cheney 15, Kingman 1; Hutchinson 16, 316 Elite 0; Mulvane 13, Lobos 12; Haysville 6, Derby 3
6-16—Great Bend 11, Newton 7; Hutchinson 12-10, 316 Elite 2-4; Derby 9, Haysville 2; Cheney 9, Kingman 8; Lobos 11-0, Mulvane 1-2
6-15—Great Bend 4, Newton 1, Cheney 18, Kingman 4
6-14—Great Bend 15-13, 316 Elite 0-1; Haysville 14, Liberal 6; Cheney 12, Hutchinson 4; Derby 15, Kansas Cannons 0
6-13—Kingman 6-0, Lobos 4-6; Liberal 17, Haysville 8; Newton 11, Derby 1; Cheney 15, Hutchinson 5
6-12—Great Bend 8-11, Mulvane 0-0; Hutchinson 7, Cheney 4; Newton 11, Derby 5
6-11—Great Bend 18-7, Mulvane 2-1; Derby 2, Newton 1; Cheney 7, Hutchinson 4; Haysville 4, Valley Center 1; Lobos 6, Kingman 5
6-10—Derby 10, Newton 7; Lobos 6, Kingman 4
6-9—Great Bend 18, Dodge City 1; Newton 7, Mulvane 0
6-8—Hutchinson 10-8, Lobos 2-1; Derby 4-1, Cheney 2-4; Kingman 4, Haysville 1; Newton 16, Mulvane 3; 316 Elite 3, North Dallas 0; Dallas Tigers 2, 316 Elite 1
6-7—Hutchinson 5-7, Lobos 2-2; Newton 6, Mulvane 2; Kingman 14, Haysville 4; Cheney 9, Derby 5; 316 Elite 7, Dallas Twins 5; Dallas Tigers 9, 316 Elite 2
6-6—Great Bend 5, Dodge City 2
6-5—Great Bend 9-3, 316 Elite 5-2; Haysville 5, Kingman 3; Derby 13, Cheney 0
6-4—Newton 7, Valley Center 6; Haysville 12, Kingman 4
6-3—Hays 8, Great Bend 0; Derby 14, Kansas Cannons 7; Newton 11, Valley Center 2; Wellington 9, Kingman 6
6-2—Cheney 15, Wellington 1; Great Bend 5, Hays 3; Derby 7, Kansas Cannons 5; Newton def. Elite (2) forfeit
6-1—Great Bend 12, McPherson 5; Newton def. Elite (2) forfeit
