BAT CATS 12, HUTCHINSON 3 — Great Bend's Kirby Orth homered and drove home five runs to spark the Bat Cats past Hutchinson 12-3 Wednesday. The summer's largest crowd roared its approval as Great Bend rallied from a 3-0 deficit. Andrugh Yee hammered his 10th home run and drove home three runs. Jayhawk Collegiate leader Great Bend (22-8) leads Junction City (20-9), Hutchinson (19-9) and Derby (19-9) for a NBC World Series berth. Defending NBC World Series champion Hutchinson is already an automatic qualifier. The Bat Cats need one more victory to clinch first place either in Friday's home game against Haysville or Saturday at Haysville. Orth's 2-run homer scored T.J. Shaw and Jaxon Bunkers scored on an error for a 4-3 lead. Orth's 2-run double scored George McCarroll and Shaw and Yee's single scored Orth for a 7-3 lead. Cesar Chapman scored on McCarroll's double to ignite a 5-run seventh. McCarroll scored on Orth's groundout. Yee's homer scored Shaw. Peanut Brazzle scored on a wild pitch for a 12-3 lead. Hutchinson 100 200 002 — 5 8 2 Great Bend 0001 133 50x — 12 17 1 Hicks, Jarrell (6), Lyons (7), Day (7) and Harding. Murphy, Field (7) and Kessler. W—Murphy. L—Hicks. 2B—GB—McCarroll. HR—GB—Yee (10), Orth (6). JAYHAWK COLLEGIATE Great Bend Bat Cats 22-8 24-8 Junction City Brigade 20-9 21-9 Hutchinson Monarchs 19-9 20-9 Derby Twins 19-9 19-10 Haysville Aviators 14-13 19-13 Kansas Cannons 14-14 15-14-1 Newton Rebels 9-19 11-21 Wichita Factory 8-20 8-20 Kingman Islanders 2-26 2-26 7-13—Hutchinson 5, Haysville 3; Cannons 11, Kingman 5; Newton 5, Wichita 0 7-14—Hutchinson 12, Great Bend 3; Junction City 5, Derby 3; Newton 15, Cannons 5; Haysville 17, Kingman 5 7-15—Great Bend 11, Hutchinson 5; Junction City 9, Derby 0; Cannons 15, Newton 4 7-17—Haysville at Great Bend 7-18—Great Bend at Haysville