NEWTON – Great Bend Bat Cats pitcher D.J. Cavazos threw a 3-hitter to power a 7-1 Jayhawk Collegiate baseball victory over the last-place Newton Rebels. Cavazos struck out four batters in a 99-pitch outing.
Chayse Gruber matched Cavazos with four solid innings in a 7-2 victory in the nightcap.
BAT CATS 7, REBELS 1 (G1) – The Bat Cats (13-7, 12-7 Jayhawk) scored four first-inning runs and coasted home.
Jesse Ponce doubled to lead off and sprinted two bases on a wild pitch to start a 4-run first. Christian Ammann doubled in Cooper Smith after back-to-back singles by Smith and Jhett Creel. Ian George singled in Creel. Kade Goeke singled in Ammann.
Newton’s Tytin Goebel singled in Jerdy Lopez after a first-inning walk and stolen base. Newton's Lopez and Marcus Pollard singled.
After a trio of walks to Carson Lorch, Smith and Creel, Lorch scored on George’s groundout. Creel scored on Anthony Capobianco’s single for a 6-1 lead. George scored on Joey Marker’s seventh-inning single for a 7-1 final.
BAT CATS 7, REBELS 2 (G2) – Gruber struck out five batters in a 52-pitch outing.
Garrett Ninness started a 3-run game by scoring on a second-inning wild pitch. Ninness scored his second run on Kade Goeke's sacrifice fly.
Ninness singled home Anthony Capobianco after a triple to ignite a 4-run seventh inning. Lorch singled in Ninness. Kyle Walker singled in Joey Marker. Lorch scored on a double steal for a 7-2 lead.
Newton's red-hot Tytin Goebel doubled home Jerdy Lopez in the fourth inning and singled home Blake Goss in the sixth inning.
GB Bat Cats 400 200 1 – 7 8 0
Newton Rebels 100 000 0 – 1 3 0
Cavazos and George. Fierro, Harding (4), Drouhard (5), Dronet (7) and Yen-Tseng. W—Cavazos, 1-0. L—Fierro. 2B—GB—Ammann 2, Ponce.
GB Bat Cats 010 101 4 – 7 12 0
Newton Rebels 000 101 0 – 2 4 1
Gruber, Bougher (5), Heredia (7) and George. Gomez, Lewis (6), Zarechi (7) and Yen-Tseng. W—Gruber, 2-0. L—Gomez, 0-3. 2B—N—Goebel. 3B—GB—Capobianco.
JAYHAWK COLLEGIATE
Kansas Cannons 15-5 17-6
Derby Twins 15-6 17-6
Hutchinson Monarchs 13-6 14-6
Haysville Aviators 13-7 14-8
GB Bat Cats 12-7 13-7
Kingman Islanders 6-11 6-11
Wichita Dirtbags 5-11 5-11
Diamond Kings 3-13 3-13
Newton Rebels 3-17 3-17
MONDAY–Hutchinson 10, Bat Cats 3; Haysville 11, Newton 10
TUESDAY–Bat Cats 11, Cannons 4; Dirtbags 15, Kingman 4; Hutchinson 13, Haysville 8; Derby 19, Newton 1
WEDNESDAY–Cannons 5, Bat Cats 0; Hutchinson 6, Haysville 4; Derby 19, Newton 1
THURSDAY–Derby 11, Newton 1; Bat Cats 11, Newton 5; Cannons 8, Haysville 1; Derby 10, Diamond Kings 5
FRIDAY–Dirtbags 6, Hutchinson 3; Cannons 16, Haysville 4; Derby 16, Wellington 3
SATURDAY–Bat Cats 7-7, Newton 1-2; Derby 3, Diamond Kings 0; Hutchinson 9, Dirtbags 1
SUNDAY–Stripes 9, Stars 2
MONDAY–Wellington at Newton
TUESDAY–Great Bend Bombers at Bat Cats; Derby at Hutchinson; Cannons at Diamond Kings
