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Bat Cats' pitcher spins no-hitter
BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com Sam Houston State pitcher Zachary Alarid has made a dazzling debut with the Great Bend Bat Cats. The right-handed Alarid struck out 12 batters and threw a no-hitter to dominate the Wichita Factory Phenoms 3-0 on a nifty 94-pitch gem Thursday. Alarid retired 21 of 22 batters. Isaac Lager drew a third-inning walk to spoil Alarid's bid for a perfect game. Alarid (2-0) has yielded no earned runs in 13 innings. The Bat Cats (7-1, 6-1) swept the Factory Phenoms 5-1 in Thursday's Jayhawk Collegiate opener at Al Burns Memorial Field. BAT CATS 3, PHENOMS 1 (G2) — Kirby Orth drilled a 2-run fourth-inning homer off losing pitcher Peyton Gosch. Peanut Brazzle scored after a walk. Brazzle's fifth-inning sacrifice fly scored Jaxon Bunker for a 3-0 decision. BAT CATS 5, PHENOMS 1 (G1) — Bat Cats starter Mason Murphy (1-0) and Hays reliever Carter Graham each struck out five batters in another dominant start. Bat Cats Delarco Delancy delivered the game's biggest base hit with a 2-run double that scored Andrugh Yee and Brazzle. T.J. Shaw scored on a first-inning passed ball. The Bat Cats added single runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Shaw scored on Bunkers' groundout. Orth scored on Chase Chapman's sacrifice fly for a 5-1 lead. Murphy overcame five walks and yielded three hits. Wichita's Myles Ross scored on Manny Myers' sacrifice fly. Graham yielded three hits and walked one batter. Wichita 001 000 0 — 1 6 3 Bat Cats 102 110 x — 5 3 0 Sanders, Foster (4) and Dinkel Murphy, Graham (5) and Kessler. W—Murphy, 1-0.L—Sanders. 2B—GB—Delancy. Wichita 000 000 0 — 0 0 1 Bat Cats 000 210 x — 3 5 0 Gosch, Myers (6) and Clupny. Alarid and Chavira. W—Alarid, 2-0.L—Gosch. HR—GB—Orth. JAYHAWK COLLEGIATE Great Bend Bat Cats 6-1 7-1 Junction City Brigade 5-1 6-1 Hutchinson Monarchs 6-2 6-2 Haysville Aviators 3-3 7-3 Kansas Cannons 4-5 4-5 Derby Twins 3-4 3-4 Newton Rebels 3-4 3-5 Wichita Factory 3-6 3-6 Kingman Islanders 1-8 1-8 6-11—Great Bend 5-3, Wichita 1-0; Cannons 5, Haysville 4; Derby 8, Newton 6 6-12—Derby at Newton; Topeka Capitals at Haysville; Kingman at Junction City 6-13—Newton at Great Bend; Kingman at Derby; Wichita at Haysville; Junction City at Hutchinson 6-14—Derby at Dodge City; Hutchinson at Junction City; Hays at Newton 6-15—Newton at Great Bend; Haysville at Wichita; Derby at Kingman
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