Bat Cats’ offense turns tide

HAYSVILLE – The Great Bend Bat Cats finally lived up to their name pounding out a 17-8 Jayhawk League baseball victory Friday over the Haysville Aviators. The Bat Cats (6-6, 2-6 Jayhawk) can escape the Jayhawk cellar with a victory Saturday.

Barton Cougar Nolan Riley drove home five runs and Braden Madsen drove home four runs in a 15-hit attack. Austin McNicholas and Chris Swanberg each drove in two runs.

Haysville’s Nate Stolze, Luke Jacketa and Zach Nogalski homered. Darian Williams drove home three runs.

Blaine Ray delivered an RBI single, Chris Swanberg scored on an error and Riley hit an RBI single in the first inning. Brendan Madsen scored on a second-inning groundout. Swanberg scored on a third-inning groundout.

In a four-run fourth, Nick Urban-Michalak hit an RBI single and Riley, Madsen and Austin McNicholas forced home runs on two walks and a hit batter.

The Bats Cats scored two runs in the last four innings. Riley drilled a two-run sixth inning double. Swanberg hit a two-run seventh-inning single. Riley ripped a homer and Madsen added an RBI eighth-inning single. Madsen hit a two-run ninth-inning single.

GB Bat Cats 311 042 222 – 17 15 2

Haysville 303 020 000 – 8 11 5

Anderson, Anthony Schatz (3), Boren (8) and Andrew Schatz. Coffman, Sosa (5) and Stolze. W--Schatz. L—Coffman. 2B—GB—Riley, Reece Johnson; H--Stolze. HR—GB—Riley; H—Stolze, Jacketa, Nogalski.

JAYHAWK LEAGUE

Hays Larks 6-2
Derby Twins 6-4
Liberal Beejays 6-4
Dodge City A’s 4-4
El Dorado Broncos 3-5
GB Bat Cats 3-6
Haysville Aviators 3-6

SUNDAY, JUNE 17
El Dorado at Liberal 2
Dodge City at Derby

SATURDAY, JUNE 16
Great Bend 11, Haysville 4
Dodge City 13, Derby 3

FRIDAY, JUNE 15
Great Bend 17, Haysville 8
Derby 12, Dodge City 6
Liberal 10, El Dorado 8

THURSDAY, JUNE 14
Haysville 11, Great Bend 10
Derby 12, Dodge City 6
Liberal 10, El Dorado 8

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13
Great Bend 8, Derby 5
Liberal 6, Hays 5
Derby 3, El Dorado 2

TUESDAY, JUNE 12
Derby 15, Great Bend 7
Hays 2, Liberal 1
El Dorado 21, Dodge City 11

MONDAY, JUNE 11
Derby 5, Great Bend 4

SUNDAY, JUNE 10
Hays 5, El Dorado 4
Derby 11, Liberal 5

SATURDAY, JUNE 9
Great Bend 7-6, 10-6 OKC
Dodge City 10, Haysville 5
Hays 10, El Dorado 2
Liberal 11, Derby 2

FRIDAY, JUNE 8
Great Bend 7, OKC 6
Haysville 12, Dodge City 8
El Dorado 5, Hays 1
Derby 11, Liberal 4

THURSDAY, JUNE 7
Hays 4, Great Bend 3 
Liberal 16, Haysville 4