Maldanado, Nieves spark Bat Cats

BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com

DODGE CITY – Great Bend’s Colter Maldanado and JoJo Nieves ignited an 18-1 rout of the Dodge City A’s Thursday with four RBIs apiece. The Bat Cats (6-1, 2-0) play Mulvane at 3 p.m. in Saturday’s doubleheader scheduled at Al Burns Memorial Field.

Maldanado hit a 2-run single, an RBI single and forced home a run on a hit-by-pitch. Nieves ripped a 2-run double and 2-run single. Bodi Waller drilled a 3-run homer for the Bat Cats’ first home run of the summer.

Maldanado’s 2-run single and Dawson French’s RBI single keyed a 4-run first inning. Maldanado singled home Conner Allen in the third inning.

Waller’s 3-run homer capped a 10-run fourth inning. Nieves hit a 2-run single. Allen, Kreutzer, Ryan Silva and Maldanado also drove home runs in the fourth inning. Nieves hit a 2-run double in a 3-run fifth inning.

The Bat Cats took advantage of more than a dozen walks and hit batters.

Bat Cats pitcher Brayden Tower earned the victory over Matt Nedved started the ballgame.

GB Bat Cats 401 (10)30 0 – 18 12 0

Dodge City 001 000 0 – 1 5 2

Nedved, Tower (4), McWilliams (6) and Allen. Roberts. Valtesta (4), Sandoval (6) and Duran. W—Tower, 1-0. L—Roberts. 2B—GB—Rodgers, Nieves, Kreutzer; DC—O’Sullivan.  HR—GB—Waller.

SUNFLOWER COLLEGIATE

Hutchinson 4-0 4-0

Great Bend 4-0 8-1

Newton 3-1 3-1

Derby 3-2 5-2

Cheney 2-2 3-2

Haysville 2-2 2-2

Kingman 2-2 2-3

316 Elite 0-2 0-2

Mulvane 0-5 0-5

Wichita Lobos 0-4 0-4

6-14—316 Elite at Great Bend (2), 6 p.m.; Liberal at Hayvsille; Hutchinson a Cheney  

6-13—Kingman at Wichita Lobos (2); Liberal at Haysville; Derby at Newton; Cheney at Hutchinson

6-12—Great Bend at Mulvane (2); Newton at Derby  

6-11—Great Bend 18-7, Mulvane 2-1; Derby at Newton; Hutchinson at Cheney; Haysville at Valley Center; Wichita Lobos at Kingman

6-10—Derby 10, Newton 7

6-9—Great Bend 18, Dodge City 1;  Newton 7, Mulvane 0

6-8—Hutchinson 10-8, Wichita Lobos 2-1; Derby 4-1, Cheney 2-4; Kingman 4, Haysville 1; Newton 16, Mulvane 3

6-7—Hutchinson 5-2, Wichita Lobos 2-2; Newton 6, Mulvane 2; Kingman 14, Haysville 4; Cheney 9, Derby 5