BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com
HUTCHINSON — No one knew at the time, but when Hutchinson Monarch starter Nathan Adler worked out of a bases-loaded no-out jam, the Monarchs were on their way to a third consecutive baseball victory over the Great Bend Bat Cats 7-3 Wednesday.
Great Bend’s Kyle Gates doubled home Alex Rodgers and Riley Silva for a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Colter Maldanado was hit by a pitch, loading the bases with no out. Wichita State pitcher Adler rallied to retire Si Schumacher and struck out Dawson French and Dre Amaral to leave the bases loaded.
Rodgers drilled a second-inning homer for a 3-0 lead. But the Bat Cats’ offense went silent the next seven innings with three harmless singles.
Bat Cats ace pitcher Ian Lanik (4-1) yielded a pair of home runs that cost him six runs. Four Monarch runners scored after drawing walks.
Monarch Sawyre Thornhill ripped a grand slam homer after second-inning walks to Nixon Brannan, Will Stark and Lane Brewster. Brannan drilled a 2-run homer after a Jon Jenkins double for a 6-3 lead after three innings. Brewster scored on Joey Baran’s sixth-inning single for a 7-3 final.
The top four Bat Cat batters delivered 6-for-15 at the plate with three runs scored and three RBIs. Rodgers stole two bases as the Bat Cats stole four bases. The Bat Cats’ bottom of the order continues to struggle with 2-of-15 hitting Wednesday.
Hutchinson (15-5) ties the Bat Cats (19-6, 15-5) for second place in the Sunflower Collegiate League. The Bat Cats play the Kingman Islanders at home Thursday and Saturday.
GB Bat Cats 210 000 000 — 3 8 0
Hutchinson 042 001 00x — 7 7 0
Lanik, Howell (6) and Schumacher. Adler, Mulhollon (6), Davis (9) and Baran. W—Adler. L—Lanik, 4-1. 2B—GB—Gates; H—Jenkins. HR—GB—Rodgers (3); H—Thornhill (2), Brannan (1).
Cheney 17-3
Great Bend 15-5
Hutchinson 15-5
Newton 11-6
Derby 12-8
Haysville 10-8
Wichita Lobos 6-12
Kingman 6-12
Mulvane 1-16
316 Elite 0-18
7-2—Kingman at Great Bend; Derby at Mulvane; Haysville at Hutchinson; Elite at Newton (2)
7-1—Great Bend at Kingman; Haysville at Hutchinson; Derby at Mulvane; Elite at Newton (2)
6-30—Kingman at Great Bend; ; Hutchinson at Haysville; Wellington at Newton
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
6-21—Great Bend 8, Haysville 1, Cheney 11-17, 316 Elite 0-0
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; Lobos 6, 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 11-4, Mulvane 1-3
6-15—Great Bend 4, Newton 1, Cheney 18, Kingman 4; Lobos 12, Mulvane 1
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
6-1—Great Bend 12, McPherson 5
2022 BAT CATS SCHEDULE
BAT CATS (19-6, 15-5)
W—McPherson Pipeliners 12-5 (W Albus 1-0)
W—Hays Larks 5-3 (W Lanik 1-0)
L— Hays Larks, 0-8 (L Gonzalez 0-1)
W —316 Elite, 9-5 (W Stuart 1-0)
W —316 Elite, 3-2 (W Austin 1-0)
W—Dodge City A’s, 5-2 (W Riley 1-0)
W—Dodge City A’s, 18-1 (W Tower 1-0)
W—Mulvane Patriots, 15-2 (W Lanik 2-0)
W—Mulvane Patriots, 7-1 (W Gonzalez 1-1)
W— Mulvane Patriots, 8-0 (W Albus 2-0)
W— Mulvane Patriots, 11-0 (W Stuart 2-0)
W—316 Elite, 15-0 (W Nedved 1-0)
W—316 Elite, 13-1 (W Howell 1-0)
W—Newton Rebels, 4-1 (W Tower 2-0)
W—Newton Rebels, 11-7 (W Austin 2-0)
W—Newton Rebels, 6-3 (W Lanik 3-0)
L—Newton Rebels, 2-6 (L Albus 1-2)
L—Haysville Aviators, 3-4 (L Rose 0-1)
W—Haysville Aviators, 8-1 (W Tower 3-0)
W—Haysville Aviators, 6-3 (W Lanik 4-0)
W—Haysville Aviators, 7-5 (W Riley 2-0)
W—Hutchinson Monarchs, 4-3 (W Thornton 1-0)
L—Hutchinson Monarchs, 2-6 (L Albus 1-3)
L—Hutchinson Monarchs, 6-13 (L Tower 3-1)
L—Hutchinson Monarchs, 3-7 (L Lanik 4-1)
6-30—Kingman Islanders, 7
7-1—at Kingman Islanders, 7
7-2—Kingman Islanders, 7
7-3—at Kingman Islanders, 3
7-7—Derby Twins, 7
7-9—Derby Twins, 6
7-10—at Derby Twins, 7
7-12—Cheney, 7
7-13—at Cheney, 7
7-14—Cheney, 7
7-15—at Cheney, 7
7-18—at Wichita Lobos, 7
7-19—Wichita Lobos, 7
7-20—at Wichita Lobos, 7
7-21—Wichita Lobos, 7
