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Derby Twins take advantage of Bat Cat walks
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DERBY TWINS 6, BAT CATS 1 — The good news? 

The Bat Cats and Derby each delivered two hits.

The bad news?

The Bat Cats' bases-loaded no-out ninth inning rally produced zero runs.

The Bat Cats gift wrapped a 6-1 Derby Jayhawk Collegiate League baseball victory with eight walks and three hit-batters Sunday night.

Derby's Kade Sheldon delivered a 3-run double that scored Ramon Martinez, Tyson Owens and Joel Lindahl after walks by Bat Cat pitcher Carson Bougher.

A fourth-inning single by Bat Cat Andrugh Yee scored Luke Nohinek for a 3-1 score.

Derby's Caden Richards reached on a fifth-inning error and scored on Lindahl's fly ball for a 4-1 score. Four walks issued by reliever Clayton Feldman led to two seventh-inning insurance runs. Lindahl scored on Noah Allison's bases-loaded walk. Sheldon scored on a wild pitch. 

In the ninth inning, Nohinek and Kyle Walker walked and T.J. Shaw singled to load the bases. But Yee popped out. Deacon Pomeroy grounded into a game-ending double play.

The Bat Cats play Derby at home Monday and the Junction City Brigade Tuesday.

GB Bat Cats 000 100 000 — 1 2 1

Derby Twins 003 010 20x — 6 2 0

Bougher, Feldman (6) Strecker (8) and Pomeroy. Sutherland, Zerger (7) and Driskoll. W—Sutherland, 1-0. L—Bougher, 0-1. 2B—D—Sheldon.

JAYHAWK LEAGUE

Hutchinson Monarchs 5-0

GB Bat Cats 4-1

Kansas Cannons 5-3

Haysville Aviators 3-2

Junction City Brigade 4-4

Derby Twins 3-3

Wichita Wildcats 2-5

Kingman Islanders 1-5

Newton Rebels 1-5

6-12—Bat Cats at Brigade; Newton at Wildcats

6-11—Wildcats at Newton; Monarchs at Aviators; Islanders at Derby

6-10—Brigade at Bat Cats; Derby at Islanders; Monarchs at Aviators; Cannons at Hays

6-9—Derby at Bat Cats; Wildcats at Islanders; Dodge City at Cannons 

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