DODGE CITY — Jaxon Wondra sparked Great Bend's baseball team into first place in the Western Athletic Conference in an 11-0 and 7-4 sweep over Dodge City Friday.
The Panthers (12-7, 7-3 WAC) started WAC play losing to Garden City and Hays. Great Bend needs one victory against Garden City May 5 to clinch a share of the WAC title.
PANTHERS 11, DODGE CITY 0 (G1) — Hard-throwing Jaxon Wondra (5-1, 2.49 ERA) dominated with six strikeouts and a 2-hitter in an efficient 74-pitch outing. Wondra has 36 strikeouts in 251/3 innings.
Third baseman Carter Dreiling and second baseman Rafael Chavez turned a second-inning double play. First baseman Kale Kern turned a third-inning double play.
Jaxon Wondra drove in three runs. Trenton Kern and Daxton Minton each drove in two runs.
The Panthers scored six first-inning runs. Wondra's double scored Minton and Ribordy. Wondra scored on Trenton Kern's single. Chavez doubled in Kern. Chavez scored on Christian Alcala's groundout. Alcala scored on Minton's groundball.
Gavin Wondra scored on Trenton Kern's groundball. Ribordy stole home. Minton's single scored Kale Kern. Gavin Wondra scored on a passed ball. Minton scored on Jaxon Wondra's single.
PANTHERS 7, DODGE CITY 4 (G2) —Great Bend lefthander Koehn Ribordy (3-1) threw 32/3 effective innings with five strikeouts.
The Panthers roared to a 5-1 lead. Minton scored on a first-inning error and Ribordy scored on Trenton Kern's single. Christian Alcala scored on a passed ball after Gavin Wondra scored on a Jaxon Wondra sacrifice fly for a 4-0 lead.
Minton scored on Trenton Kern's fourth-inning single. Minton scored on a sixth-inning balk. Kale Kern scored on Gavin Wondra's fly ball.
Dodge City scored two seventh-inning runs, but reliever Gavin Wondra retired the final two batters.
Great Bend 600 23 — 11 8 0
Dodge City 000 00 — 0 2 1
Jaxon Wondra, Gavin Wondra (5) and Trenton Kern. Rohr, Wooes (5) and Ochs. W—J. Wondra 5-1. L—Rohr. 2B—GB—Jaxon Wondra, Chavez.
Great Bend 220 101 1 — 7 11 2
Dodge City 010 010 2 — 4 4 1
Ribordy, Chavez (4), G. Wondra (5) and T. Kern. Gifford, Martinez (6) and Ochs, W—Ribordy, 3-1. L—Gifford. 2B—GB—Alcala, Kale Kern.
WAC BASEBALL
Great Bend 7-3 12-7
Hays High 6-4 6-10
Garden City 5-5 10-10
Dodge City 3-6 7-10
Liberal 2-6 9-13
4-28—Great Bend 4-5, Liberal 3-11; Dodge City 8-13, Garden City 3-5
4-30—Hays 10-10, Liberal 0
5-1—Great Bend 11-7, Dodge City 0-4; Hays 6, Garden City 1
5-2—Manhattan 5-8, Liberal 0-3
5-5—Great Bend at Garden City (2); Dodge City at Liberal (2)
5-8—Manhattan at Hays; Wichita West at Garden City; Dodge City at Andover
5-9—Great Bend at McPherson; Dodge City at Rock Creek
GREAT BEND (7-3, 12-7)—L *Garden City 2-3; L Hays 4-6; WW Hutchinson 9-8; 10-2; WL Pratt 7-9; 8-4; W *Dodge City 3-2; W *Liberal 3-2; WW *Hays High 15-3; 7-3; W McPherson 5-3; W Rose Hill 10-7; L Blue Valley SW 2-17; L Spring Hill 1-10, L Joplin, Mo. 2-7; WL *Liberal 4-2; 5-11; WW *Dodge City 11-0; 7-4; 5-6—*Garden City (2); 5-9—at McPherson; 5-14—Manhattan; 5-19—at 5A regionals
HAYS (6-4, 6-10)—L Stillwater, Okla. 0-10; L Maize 0-17; LL Rock Creek 2-6; 7-10; W *Great Bend 6-4; L *Dodge City 1-4; WL *Garden City 8-1; 1-6; LL *Great Bend 3-15; 3-7; WW *Dodge City 10-7; 5-3; L Spring Hill 3-11; L DeSoto 1-14; WW *Liberal 4-3; 5-3; 5-1—*Garden City (1); 5-8—Manhattan; 5-14—*Liberal; Hays Tournament
GARDEN CITY (5-5, 10-10)—L Arkansas City 0-7; L Newton 0-8; W *Great Bend 3-2; WL Holcomb 10-5; 6-13; WW *Liberal 3-1; 5-4; WW Goodland 8-2; 11-1; W *Dodge City 10-8; WL *Hays 6-1; 1-8; L Manhattan 1-14; L Junction City 7-10; L *Liberal 0-2; WW Scott City 14-4; 21-10; LL *Dodge City 3-8; 5-13; L *Hays 1-6; 5-6—*at Great Bend (2); 5-8—Wichita West; 5-12—Hays TMP
DODGE CITY (3-6, 7-10)—WL Newton 4-2; 4-5; WW Ulysses 18-2; 18-5; LL Salina Central 0-5; 1-2; W *Hays 4-1; L *Great Bend 2-3; L *Garden City 8-10; W Junction City 10-2; L Manhattan 1-10; LL *Hays 7-10; 3-5; WW Garden City 8-3; 13-5; LL *Great Bend 0-11; 4-7; 5-5—*at Liberal (2); 5-8—at Andover; 5-9—at Rock Creek; 5-12—*Liberal (1); 5-15—at Goddard Eisenhower
LIBERAL (2-6, 9-13)—L Arkansas City 5-8; W Newton 18-12; WL Holcomb 14-2; 2-3; WW Hugoton 14-6; 18-2; LL *Garden City 1-3; 4-5; LL Goddard Eisenhower 2-6; 0-2; L*Great Bend 2-3; WL Woodward, Okla. 6-4; 2-12; W *Garden City 2-0; WW Cimarron 5-3, 7-2; WL *Great Bend 11-1; 2-4; LL *Hays 3-4; 3-5; LL Manhattan 0-5, 3-8; 5-5—*Dodge City (2); 5-12—*at Dodge City (1); 5-14—*at Hays (1)
