BAT CATS 10, BRIGADE 8 — Bat Cat Deacon Pomeroy homered, doubled and drove home four runs to spark a wild 10-8 Jayhawk Collegiate League baseball victory over the Junction City Brigade Tuesday. Oklahoma State-bound Pomeroy has homered in two consecutive games.
"It was a 2-0 count, and he'd thrown off-speed before," Pomeroy said. "I thought he'd throw fastball, and that's what I got."
Bat Cat pitcher Eli Lang (2-0) struck out four batters in six innings. Ryland Khan earned a ninth-inning save. Elias Leon drove in three runs.
The Bat Cats (6-3, 6-1 Jayhawk) move one-half game ahead of Hutchinson (6-1, 5-1 Jayhawk) for first place. Great Bend travels to Junction City Thursday. Rival Hutchinson visits Great Bend Friday.
Pomeroy's double scored Peanut Brazzle in the first inning. Logan Renken scored on Pomeroy's bass-loaded walk and Brazzle scored on a passed ball in the second. Former Bat Cat Kyler Horsman drilled a 2-run homer for the Brigade.
The Bat Cats responded with six runs. Pomeroy's 2-run homer was followed by Tony Moore scoring on a Tyler Clementz single for a 6-2 lead. Leon's single scored Renken and Brazzle. Moore's single scored Leon for a 9-2 lead.
The Brigade rallied for six seventh-inning runs for a 9-8 score. Gannon White delivered a 2-run single and scored on a groundball. Ian Luce scored on an error. Eli Kellogg's 2-run single made it 9-8. Shortstop Kyle Walker ended the inning with a sharp defensive play of Horsman's groundball.
Leon's single scored Pomeroy with a valuable seventh-inning insurance run.
JC Brigade 002 000 600 — 8 9 2
GB Bat Cats 120 330 10x — 10 10 3
Lang, Gagnon (2), McDonald (5), George (8) and Kellogg. Lang, Field (7), Khan (9) and Leon. W—Lang, 2-0. L—Klus. SV—Khan. 2B—GB—Pomeroy; JC—Kellogg, Harpole. HR—GB—Pomeroy; JC—Horsman.
JAYHAWK LEAGUE
GB Bat Cats 6-1 6-3
Hutchinson Monarchs 5-1 6-1
Kansas Cannons 5-3 6-3
Haysville Aviators 4-2 5-2
Junction City Brigade 4-4 4-4
Derby Twins 4-4 4-4
Wichita Wildcats 3-5 3-5
Kingman Islanders 1-7 1-7
Newton Rebels 1-5 1-6
6-13—Bat Cats at Brigade; Newton at Wildcats
6-12—Wildcats at Newton; Monarchs at Aviators; Islanders at Derby
6-10—Bat Cats 10, Brigade 8; Derby 8, Islanders 2; Aviators 6, Monarchs 5; Cannons 5, Hays 5 (TIE)
6-9—Bat Cats 7, Derby 1; Wildcats 4, Islanders 2; Cannons 12, Dodge City 6; Monarchs 8, Wichita Blacksox 3
6-8—Derby 6, Bat Cats 1; Aviators 13-1, Newton 10; Brigade 11, Cannons 5
6-7—Cannons 12, Brigade 11; Islanders 13, Wildcats 7
6-6—Derby 2, Brigade 0; Monarchs 14, Cannons 4
6-5—Bat Cats 1-10, Wildcats 0-0; Brigade 5, Derby 1; Aviators 18, Islanders 2; Monarchs 2, Cannons 0; Hays 9, Newton 3
6-4—Bat Cats 6, Newton 2; Cannons 5, Wildcats 2; Brigade 10, Islanders 1; Aviators 10, Wellington 9
6-2—Bat Cats 17, Newton 6; Monarchs 8, Derby 5; Cannons 7, Wildcats 3; Brigade 15, Islanders 4; Aviators 17, Moos 0
6-1—Wildcats 11, Brigade 10; Derby 9, Haysville 4
5-31—Haysville 13, Derby 7; Monarchs 13, Newton 2
5-30—Monarchs 4, Newton 3; Wildcats 3, Brigade 1
