MCPHERSON — Andover held off Great Bend's rally for a 7-5 baseball victory to start the Panthers' season 0-2. McPherson dropped the Panthers 8-4 in Tuesday's baseball opener.
The Panthers return home Thursday to play Wichita Independent.
MCPHERSON 8, GREAT BEND 4 (G1) — McPherson scored six first-inning runs off starter Collin Hall and rolled to an 8-4 opening baseball victory over the Panthers.
The Bullpups parlayed two walks, two errors and a hit batter into four unearned runs. Spencer Whitfield forced home a run on a bases-loaded walk. Gabe Hoover and Honestee Whittker scored on an infield error. Kourtney Craig and Chandler Wiard delivered RBI singles. Craig scored on an error for a 6-0 lead.
Great Bend’s Joey Soupiset drilled a second-inning home run. A potential rally ended when Hall was picked off second base.
Townshend Kurth’s sacrifice fly scored Alex Schremmer in the third inning.
McPherson’s Honestee Whittker delivered a two-run single to score Aiden Hoover and Jakob File for two unearned fourth-inning runs for an 8-2 lead.
Chance Perry’s groundball that was mishandled brought home Schremmer in the fifth inning. Reliever Tanner Cheatham retired Eddie Bujanda and Soupiset to work out of further trouble.
Jesus Bujanda’s bases-loaded walk forced home Kurth in the seventh inning. Reliever Jakob File left the bases loaded by retiring Riley Smith and Hall to end the ballgame.
ANDOVER 7, GREAT BEND 5 (G2) — Andover scored five unearned runs as the Trojans took advantage of four Panther errors and five walks.
Back-to-back errors to three first-inning runs. Jackson Nicklaus and Eli Fahnestock scored on an error. Preston Drake single scored Jaxson Hurt off starter Eddie Bujanda.
Fahnestock's double scored Trey Conrad for a 4-0 lead after a walk, error and sacrifice bunt.
Great Bend's Kurth walked, stole second and third base and scored on a third-inning wild pitch. Sterling Pierce scored on a fourth-inning double play ball by shortstop Alex Schremmer for a 5-1 lead.
Riley Smith walked and scored on Calan Haberman's fourth-inning groundball for a 5-2 score. Andover's Hurt scored on an error and Pierce scored on a passed ball for a 7-2 lead after five inning.
Haberman scored on a bases-loaded walk and Eddie Bujanda's single scored Kurth and Chance Perry in a three-run sixth inning. Schremmer was thrown out at third base to end the rally.
Great Bend 011 010 1 — 4 7 4
McPherson 600 200 x — 8 6 1
Hall, Kurth (3) and Eddie Bujanda. Wiard, Cheatham (4), Aiden Hoover (6), File (7) and Whitfield. W—Cheatham, 1-0. L—Hall, 0-1. 2B—GB—Schremmer. HR—GB—Soupiset.
Great Bend 001 103 0 — 5 5 5
Andover 311 020 x — 7 6 1
Eddie Bujanda, Jesus Bujanda (2), Soupiset (4), Schremmer (6) and Hall. Helm, (4), Muehling (4), Pierce (7) and Brown. W—Muehling, 1-0. L—E. Bujanda, 0-1. 2B—A—Fahnestock.
WAC BASEBALL
Liberal 2-0
Hays High 2-0
Dodge City 2-0
Garden City 1-0
Great Bend 0-2
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
McPherson 8, Great Bend 4; Andover 8, Great Bend 5
THURSDAY
Wichita Independent at Great Bend
Holcomb at Garden City
Russell at Hays High
Woodward, Okla. at Liberal
FRIDAY
Wichita South at Dodge City
LIBERAL (2-0)—WW Hugoton 10-0, 9-2; 3-28—Woodward, Okla.; 3-30—at Maize South; 4-5—*Great Bend; 4-9—*Dodge City 1; 4-16—*at Garden City; 4-18—Newkirk, at Alva, Okla.; 4-20—Perry, Okla./Crossings Christian, Okla. at Alva, Okla.; 4-26—*at Hays; 5-4—KC Christian/at St. Thomas Aquinas; 5-7—*at Dodge City 1
HAYS HIGH (2-0)—WW—Colby (4-0, 9-1); 3-28—Russell; 4-1—Washburn Rural; 4-5—*at Garden City; 4-9—*Great Bend 1; 4-12—*at Dodge City; 4-18—*at Great Bend 1; 4-26—*Liberal; 4-30—Salina Central; 5-2/4—Hays Diamond Classic; 5-7—at Ulysses
DODGE CITY (2-0)—WW Wichita East 14-13, 9-8; 3-29—Wichita South; 4-2—*at Garden City 1; 4-5—at Wichita Southeast; 4-9—*at Liberal 1; 4-12—*Hays High; 4-16—*Great Bend 1; 4-22—at Wichita Heights; 4-23—*Garden City 1; 4-26—at Great Bend 1; 4-30—McPherson; 5-3—at Emporia; 5-7—*Liberal 1
GARDEN CITY (1-0)—W Hays-TMP 6-4; 3-28—Holcomb; 4-2—*Dodge City 1; 4-5—Hays High; 4-12—*at Great Bend 1; 4-16—*Liberal; 4-18—Colby; 4-23—*at Dodge City 1; 4-26—at Wichita North; 4-30—Wichita Heights; 5-4—at Emporia; 5-9—Great Bend 1
GREAT BEND (0-2)—L McPherson 4-8; L Andover 5-7; 3-28—Wichita Independent; 4-2—Junction City; 4-5—*at Liberal; 4-9—*at Hays High 1; 4-12—*Garden City 1; 4-16—*at Dodge City 1; 4-18—*Hays High 1; 4-26—*Dodge City 1; 5-2/4—at Hays Diamond Classic; 5-9—at *Garden City 1; 5-7—Hutchinson/Hays-TMP
